And the Safta winners are...
The previously banned film, Of Good Report, has cleaned up at the annual South African Film and Television Awards (Saftas), held at Gallagher Estate in Jo'burg. See the full list of winners here.
Of Good Report, which was initially banned from being shown at last year's Durban International Film Festival, scooped six awards at the Saftas last night - including Best Feature Film.
Isibaya dominated in the Soapie category, with four wins, while 7de Laan clinched the Best Soapie award (public vote).
1. BEST ACTRESS IN A TV COMEDY
Tsholo Monedi (Tiny) - Skwizas : Season 2
2. BEST ACTOR IN A TV COMEDY
Obed Baloyi (Tsutsuma) - Ga Re Dumele
3. BEST ENSEMBLE IN A TV COMEDY
Late Nite News (Diprente Films)
4. BEST WRITING TEAM OF A TV COMEDY
ZA news
Andrew Donaldson
Anne Hirsch
Marianne Thamm
Thierry Cassuto
5. BEST DIRECTOR OF A TV COMEDY
ZA news - Aaron Naidoo & Thierry Cassuto
6. BEST TV COMEDY
ZA News - Both Worlds
7. BEST ANIMATION
Khumba - Triggerfish Animation Studios
8. BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A TV DRAMA
Akhumzi Jezile (Ngulube) - Tempy Pushas
9. BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A TV DRAMA
Harriet Manamela (Meike Maputla) - Skeem Saam
10. BEST ACTOR IN A TV DRAMA
Siyabonga Thwala (Musa) - Intersexions: Season 2
11. BEST ACTRESS IN A TV DRAMA
Tina Jaxa (Nokuthula) - Intersexions: Season 2
12. BEST WRITING TEAM OF A TV DRAMA
Room 9 - Athos Kyriakides & Thuso Sibisi
13. BEST DIRECTOR OF A TV DRAMA
Tempy Pushas - Libby Dougherty & Tebogo Malope
14. BEST TV DRAMA
Intersexions: Season 2 - Quizzical Pictures
15. BEST WRITING TEAM OF A TV SOAP
Writing Team Isibaya
(Above: The Isibaya writing team)
16. BEST DIRECTOR OF A TV SOAP
Adze Ugah & Denny Miller - Isibaya
(Above: Denny Miller)
17. BEST ENSEMBLE TV SOAP
Scandal - Ochre Media
18. BEST ACTOR TV SOAP
Siyabonga Thwala (Mpiyakhe Zungu) - Isibaya
19. BEST ACTRESS TV SOAP
Thembi Nyandeni (Mkabayi Zungu) - Isibaya
(Above: Thembi Nyandeni on stage)
20. BEST WRITER IN A MADE FOR TV MOVIE
Writing Team Inside Story
21. BEST DIRECTOR IN A MADE FOR TV MOVIE
Rolisizwe Nikiwe - Inside Story
22. BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A FEATURE FILM
Tshamano Sebe (Vuyani) - Of Good report
23. BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A FEATURE FILM
Tina Jaxa (Head Mistress) - Of Good Report
(Above: The Mahotalla Queens take it away)
24. BEST ACTOR IN A FEATURE FILM
Mothusi Magano (Parker Sithole) - Of Good Report
25. BEST ACTRESS IN A FEATURE FILM
Antoinette Louw (Elle Winter) - Die Laaste Tango
26. BEST WRITING TEAM OF A FEATURE FILM
Jahmil X.T. Qubeka - Of Good Report
27. BEST DIRECTOR OF A FEATURE FILM
Jahmil X.T. Qubeka - Of Good Report
(Above: Jahmil X.T. Qubeka on stage)
28. BEST FEATURE FILM
Of Good Report - Spier Films & New Brighton Pictures
29. BEST TV SOAPIE
7de Laan
30. BEST DIRECTOR OF A WILDLIFE PROGRAMME
Craig & Damon Foster – Touching The Dragon
31. BEST EDITOR OF A WILDLIFE PROGRAMME
Keith Fraser – Speed Kills: Savannah
32: BEST CINEMATOGRAPHER OF A WILDLIFE PROGRAMME
DOP team - Speed Kills: Savannah
33: BEST TV WILDLIFE PROGRAMME
Touching the Dragon - NHU Africa
34: BEST PRODUCTION DESIGNER OF A FEATURE FILM
Johnny Breedt, Long Walk to Freedom
35: BEST MUSIC COMPOSITION OF A FEATURE FILM
Bruce Retief, Khumba
36: BEST MAKE UP AND HAIR FOR A FEATURE FILM
Meg Tanner for Long Walk to Freedom
37: BEST SOUND DESIGNER OF A FEATURE FILM
Jim Petrak, Nothing for Mahala
38: BEST STUDENT FILM
KanyeKanye, AFDA Film School
39: BEST SHORT FILM
Atomic Squid Production, Armed Response
40. BEST DOP/CINEMATOGRAPHER OF A FEATURE FILM
Willie Nel, Sleepers Wake
41. BEST YOUTH AND CHILDREN PROGRAMME
Big Up
42. BEST NEWS AND ACTUALITY PROGRAMME
Carte Blanche
42. BEST VARIETY PROGRAMME
Bitten
43. BEST TALK SHOW
Life with Thami
44. BEST REALITY SHOW
Around Iceland on Inspiration
45. BEST INTERNATIONAL FORMAT REALITY SHOW
Taboo Africa
46. BEST EDITOR OF A DOCUMENTARY SHORT
Alexander Melck - Waterborne
47. BEST EDITOR OF A DOCUMENTARY FEATURE
Riaan Hendricks , The Devil's Lair
48. BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE
The Devil’s Lair Fireworx Media
49. BEST EDITOR IN A TV SOAP
Editing Team, The Wild
50. BEST ART DIRECTION OF A TV SOAP
Annerie Gericke, The Wild
51. BEST ART DIRECTION OF A TV COMEDY
Amanda Scholtz, Those who can’t
52. BEST MUSIC SHOW
Jam Sandwich
53. LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Abigail Kubeka
(Thumbnail image: Siyabonga Thwala. Photos via Facebook.com/safilmandtvawards)