All the winners at the 2017 SAFTAs

THE 11^th annual South African Film and Television Awards took place this past Saturday at Sun City, Johannesburg. The theme for this year’s awards was “SA has got it, let’s celebrate it”. The awards are aimed at celebrating the talent that the country has, and showing appreciation to the stars in the industry.

Over 400 production companies submitted their entries, with 258 nominees in 89 categories. Thando Thabethe and Katlego were the hosts of the evening and the awards ceremony was broadcast on SABC 2.

Full list of winners below:

Best Documentary short – The Silent Form, SaltPeter Productions
Best Achievement in Directing – Documentary Short – Six to Six, Mia Cilliers
Best Achievement in Sound Design – Documentary Short – The Silent Form, João Orecchia
Best Achievement in Sound Design – Documentary Short – The Silent Form, Guy Steer
Best Achievement in Editing – Documentary Short – The Silent Form, Khalid Shamis
Best Achievement in Directing – Wildlife Programme – Soul of the Elephant, Derek Joubert
Best Achievement in Cinematography – Wildlife Programme – Incredible Spiders,Willem Van Heerden
Best Achievement in Cinematography – Wildlife Programme – Incredible Spiders, Boris Von Schoenebeck
Best Achievement in Cinematography – Wildlife Programme – Incredible Spiders, Greg Nelson
Best Achievement in Cinematography – Wildlife Programme – Incredible Spiders, Lee Jackson
Best Achievement in Sound Design – Wildlife Programme – Incredible Diggers, Dave Birch
Best Achievement in Sound Design – Wildlife Programme – Incredible Diggers, Jono Green
Best Achievement in Sound Design – Wildlife Programme – Incredible Diggers, Nux Schwartz
Best Achievement in Sound Design – Wildlife Programme Incredible Diggers, Tristan Horton
Best Achievement in Editing – Wildlife Programme – Incredible Diggers, Ruaan Botha
Best Achievement in Directing – Documentary Feature – To Skin a Cat Greg Lomas & Colwyn Thomas
Best Achievement in Cinematography – Documentary Feature – Doc-U-Mentally, Andre Meyer
Best Achievement in Sound Design Documentary Feature – Nobody’s died Laughing, Barry Donnelly
Best Achievement in Editing – Documentary Feature – Nobody’s died Laughing, Geoffrey Butler
Best Youth Programme (Age 16 – 25) – 100% youth, Tshedza Media
Best Children’s Programme – Disney Cookabout, Penguin Films
Best Factual Education Programme – Ocean Adventurer, Okuhle Media
Best Current Affairs Actuality Programme – Spieners SABC
Best Magazine Show – 50/50, Clive Morris Productions
Best Variety Show – Expresso, Cardova Productions
Best Reality Show – Vrydag4uur, Red Pepper Pictures
Best Game Show – Point of Order, Both Worlds
Best Music Show – Coke studio, Good noise productions
Best International Format Show – The Voice South Africa, African Media and Production Network
Best Achievement in Scriptwriting – TV Drama – Die Boekklub, Louis Pretourius
Best Achievement in Cinematography – TV Drama – Bloedbroers, Adam Bentel
Best Achievement in Editing – TV Drama – Bloedbroers, Ula Oelsen
Best Achievement in Editing – TV Drama – Bloedbroers, Johan Cronje
Best Achievement in Sound Design – TV Drama – Heist Season 1, Jonty Everton
Best Achievement in Original Music/ Score-TV Drama – Bloedbroers, Janine Neethling
Best Achievement in Art / Production Design – TV Drama – Bloedbroers, Bathoni Robinson
Best Achievement in Wardrobe, Make-Up and Hairstyling – TV Drama – Bloedbroers, Julia Rubinstein
Best Achievement in Wardrobe, Make-Up and Hairstyling – TV Drama – Bloedbroers, Sulet Meintjes
Best Achievement in Post Production – Editing – TV Soap/Telenovela – The Road, Kirsten de Magalhaes, Andrew Traill, Julian Thomas, Nqobizwe Ndlangamandla, Sharron Hawkes
Best Achievement in Art Direction/ Production Design – TV Soap/Telenovela – The Road, Dylan Lloyd & Johann Krynauw
Best Achievement in Wardrobe, Make-up and Hair – TV Soap/Telenovela – The Road Trudi Barklem & Julene Paton
Best Achievement in Post Production – Original Music/Score-TV Soap/Telenova Isibaya, Philip Miller
Best Achievement in Scriptwriting -TV Comedy – Hotel, Bennie Fourie & Stiaan Smith
Best Achievement in Post Production – Sound Design- TV Comedy – Puppet Nation ZANEWS!, Neil Benjamin
Best Achievement in Post Production -Editing – TV Comedy – The Bantu Hour Season 1 Marc de Montbron, Khulekani Zondi &Siyandi Rasi
Best Achievement in Art / Production Design – TV Comedy – Puppet Nation ZANEWS! Racine Williams, Catherine Jacot- Guillarmod, Simone Rossouw
Best Achievement in Wardrobe, Make-up and Hair – TV Comedy – Puppet Nation ZANEWS!, Cheney Van Graan, Geralt Renaldo Cloete, Alice Josephine Jacobs
Best Achievement in Scriptwriting -Feature Film – Sink, Brett Michael Innes
Best Achievement in Editing – Feature Film – Sink, Nicholas Costaras & Brett Michael Innes
Best Achievement in Cinematography – Feature Film – Modder en Bloed, Adam Bentel
Best Achievement in Art Production Design – Feature Film – Noem My Skollie, Warren Gray
Best Achievement in Original Music/ Score – Feature Film – Sink, Chris Letcher
Best Achievement in Sound Design – Feature Film – Modder en Bloed, Jim Petrak
Best Achievement in Costume Design – Feature Film – Noem My Skollie, Emma Moss
Best Achievement in Make-up and Hairstyling – Feature Film – Noem My Skollie, Gale Shepherd
Best made for TV Movie – Stick-Up, Inside Job Media, Turning Heads Academy & 33 Films
Most Popular TV Soap – Isibaya
Best TV Presenter – Thembisa Mdoda
Best Feature Film – Sink (Nostalgia Productions)
Best Documentary Feature – Nobody’s Died Laughing
Best Actor – Feature Film – Dan Jaques Mouton, Noem My Skollie
Best Actress – Feature Film – Shoki Mokgape – Sink
Best Supporting Actress – Feature Film – Hlubi Mboya – Dora’s Peace
Best Supporting Actor – Feature Film – Abdurahgmaan Adams – Noem My Skollie
Best Short Film – The Suit
Best Student Film – Finding Freedom
Best TV Soap/Telenovela – The Road
Best Achievement in Directing – TV Soap/Telenovela – High Rollers
Best Actor – TV Soap/Telenovela – Anthony Coleman – High Rollers
Best Actress – TV Soap/Telenovela – Tina Jaxa – Gold Diggers
Best Supporting Actress – TV Soap/Telenovela – Linda Sebezo – Greed & Desire
Best Supporting Actor – TV Soap/Telenovela – Mandla Gaduka – Ashes to Ashes
Best Talk Show Host – Anele Mdoda – Real Talk with Anele
Best TV Drama – Heist
Best Achievement in Directing – TV Drama – Heist (Rolie Nikiwe)
Best Actress – TV Drama – Tiffany Barbuzano – Sober Companion
Best Actor – TV Drama – Jerry Mofokeng – Heist
Best Supporting Actress – TV Drama – Jana Cilliers – Die Boekklub
Best Supporting Actor – TV Drama – Warren Masemola – Heist
Best TV Comedy – Puppet Nation ZANews
Best Achievement in Directing – TV Comedy – Puppet Nation ZANews
Best Actress – TV Comedy – Chantal Herman
Best Actor – TV Comedy – James Borthwick
Best Supporting Actor – TV Comedy – Reabetswe Rangaka
Best Supporting Actress – TV Comedy – Sylvaine Strike