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SAFTAs 2023: Full list of winners at the 17th edition

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Lerato Mvelase scoops a win at SAFTAs 2023

The South African Film and Television Awards 2023 took place on Saturday, 30th of September.

The 17th edition was held physically for the first time in three years due to the pandemic, it took place at Gallagher Estate in Midrand, Johannesburg with Zozibini Tunzi and Lawrence Maleka as hosts for the event.


Netflix SA and kykNET were the night’s big winners, hauling home 19 and 15 Golden Horns.

How to Ruin Christmas led the TV Comedy category with five wins while eTV bagged 12 awards to come out on top among the TV channels.

The legendary Koos Roets and the late Derek Watts were honoured with the Lifetime Achiever awards.

Below are the full list of winners:

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A TV SOAP

Odelle De Wet – Binnelanders

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A TV SOAP

Charlie Bouguenon – Binnelanders

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A TELENOVELA

Deli Malinga – Redemption

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A TELENOVELA

Thulani Mtsweni – Gomora

BEST ACTRESS IN A TV SOAP

Cindy Swanepoel – Binnelanders

BEST ACTOR IN A TV SOAP

Melusi Mbele – SCANDAL!

BEST ACTRESS IN A TELENOVELA

Michelle Botes – Legacy

BEST ACTOR IN A TELENOVELA

Lawrence Maleka – The River

BEST TV SOAP

Scandal!

BEST TELENOVELA    

Legacy

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A TV DRAMA

Nthati Moshesh – Saavage Beauty

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A TV DRAMA

Craig Urbani – Makoti Season 2

BEST ACTRESS IN A TV DRAMA

Lerato Mvelase – Justice Served Season 1

BEST ACTOR IN A TV DRAMA

Morné Visser – Justice Served Season 1

BEST TV DRAMA

Lavish

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A TV COMEDY

Kate Normington – Tali’s Joburg Diary

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A TV COMEDY

Desmond Dube – How to Ruin Christmas Season 3

BEST ACTRESS IN A TV COMEDY

Thando Thabethe – How to Ruin Christmas Season 3

BEST ACTOR IN A TV COMEDY

James Borthwick – Hotel Season 5

BEST TV COMEDY

How to Ruin Christmas Season 3

BEST SHORT FILM

Cogito Ergo Sum (I Think Therefore I Am)

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A FEATURE FILM

Awethu Hleli – You’re My Favourite Place

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A FEATURE FILM

Chris Chameleon – Wild is the Wind

BEST ACTRESS IN A FEATURE FILM

Noxolo Dlamini – Silverton Siege

BEST ACTOR IN A FEATURE FILM

Jarrid Geduld – Indemnity

BEST ACHIEVEMENT IN DIRECTING – FEATURE FILM

Gaia – DSTV Box Office

BEST FEATURE FILM 

Gaia -DSTV Box Office

Discretionary Awards

EMERGING FILMMAKER AWARD

David Franciscus

OUTSTANDING PERSON WITH DISABILITY CONTRIBUTOR AWARD

Jabaar Mohamed

YOUTH ACHIEVER AWARD

Xolisa Mpafa

LIFETIME ACHIEVER AWARD

Derek Watts

LIFETIME ACHIEVER AWARD

Koos Roets

BEST TV PRESENTER (PUBLIC VOTE) 

Tshegofatso Mosupye – Yo MTV Raps Uncapped

MOST POPULAR TV SOAP OR TELENOVELA (PUBLIC VOTE) 

Scandal!

BEST ACHIEVEMENT IN SOUND – DOCUMENTARY

Kusasa

BEST ACHIEVEMENT IN EDITING – DOCUMENTARY

Kusasa

BEST ACHIEVEMENT IN CINEMATOGRAPHY – DOCUMENTARY

Changemaker – Simphiwe Rorwana

BEST ACHIEVEMENT IN DIRECTING – DOCUMENTARY 

Lobola, A Bride’s True Price?

BEST DOCUMENTARY SHORT

A camera on my Lap – Encounters Film Festival

BEST MADE FOR TV DOCUMENTARY

Senzo: Murder of a Soccer Star

BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE        

Lobola, A Bride’s True Price?

BEST NATURAL HISTORY AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAMME

Crocodile’s Revealed

BEST CHILDREN’S PROGRAMME 

Nick Music Africa – Nicktoons

BEST EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMME 

MTVShuga: What Makes A Man

BEST FACTUAL PROGRAMME

Rebounders: Grizelda Grootboom

BEST COMPETITION REALITY SHOW

Tropika Island of Treasure All-Stars

BEST STRUCTURED SOAPIE REALITY SHOW 

Life With Kelly Khumalo Season 3

BEST STRUCTURED OR DOCU-REALITY SHOW

Sex in Afrikaans

BEST YOUTH PROGRAMME

TREND Season 1

BEST ONLINE CONTENT

Lunch With Hitler – YouTube

Production House: Argento Holdings

BEST LIFESTYLE PROGRAMME 

Homegrown Taste South Africa Season 1

BEST CURRENT AFFAIRS PROGRAMME         

Carte Blanche Mining Takedown

BEST MADE FOR TV MOVIE

Whatever It Takes

BEST INTERNATIONAL FORMAT 

Survivor South Africa: Return of the Outcasts

BEST ENTERTAINMENT PROGRAMME 

Miss South Africa 2022 Live Finale

BEST VARIETY SHOW 

Sunday Sexy Love

BEST ACHIEVEMENT IN MAKE – UP AND HAIRSTYLING – TV COMEDY 

How to Ruin Christmas Season 3

BEST ACHIEVEMENT IN WARDROBE – TV COMEDY

Tali’s Joburg Diary

BEST ACHIEVEMENT IN SOUND – TV COMEDY

Hotel Season 5

BEST ACHIEVEMENT IN ART DIRECTION – TV COMEDY

Hotel Season 5

BEST ACHIEVEMENT IN EDITING – TV COMEDY  

How to Ruin Christmas Season

BEST ACHIEVEMENT IN SCRIPTWRITING – TV COMEDY

Tali’s Joburg Diary

BEST ACHIEVEMENT IN CINEMATOGRAPHY – TV COMEDY

Hotel Season 5

BEST ACHIEVEMENT IN DIRECTING – TV COMEDY

Tali’s Joburg diary

BEST ACHIEVEMENT IN MAKE- UP AND HAIRSTYLING – TV DRAMA

Desert Rose

BEST ACHIEVEMENT IN WARDROBE – TV DRAMA

Lavish

BEST ACHIEVEMENT IN SOUND – TV DRAMA

Donkerbos

BEST ACHIEVEMENT IN ORIGINAL MUSIC/SCORE – TV DRAMA

LUDIK

BEST ACHIEVEMENT IN ART DIRECTION – TV DRAMA

The Brave Ones

BEST ACHIEVEMENT IN EDITING – TV DRAMA

Justice Served Season 1

BEST ACHIEVEMENT IN CINEMATOGRAPHY – TV DRAMA

Blood Psalms

BEST ACHIEVEMENT IN SCRIPTWRITING – TV DRAMA 

Good Men

BEST ACHIEVEMENT IN DIRECTING – TV DRAMA

Donkerbos

BEST ACHIEVEMENT IN MAKE-UP AND HAIRSTYLING – TV SOAP/TELENOVELA

House of Zwide

BEST ACHIEVEMENT IN WARDROBE – TV SOAP/TELENOVELA

House of Zwide

BEST ACHIEVEMENT IN SOUND – TV SOAP/TELENOVELA

Suidooster

BEST ACHIEVEMENT IN EDITING – TV SOAP/TELENOVELA

Diepe Waters

BEST ACHIEVEMENT IN ORIGINAL MUSIC/SCORE – TELENOVELA

The Blackdoor Season 1

BEST ACHIEVEMENT IN CINEMATOGRAPHY – TELENOVELA

The Blackdoor Season

BEST ACHIEVEMENT IN ART DIRECTION – TV SOAP/TELENOVELA

Legacy

BEST ACHIEVEMENT IN SCRIPTWRITING – TELENOVELA

DiepCity Season 2

BEST ACHIEVEMENT IN DIRECTING – TELENOVELA

The Wife S3

BEST ACHIEVEMENT IN SCRIPTWRITING – TV SOAP

Scandal!

BEST ACHIEVEMENT IN DIRECTING – TV SOAP          

Suidooster

BEST ACHIEVEMENT IN MAKE-UP AND HAIRSTYLING – FEATURE FILM

Silverton Siege

BEST ACHIEVEMENT IN COSTUME DESIGN – FEATURE FILM 

Silverton Siege

BEST ACHIEVEMENT IN SOUND DESIGN – FEATURE FILM

Silverton Siege

BEST ACHIEVEMENT IN EDITING – FEATURE FILM

Silverton Siege

BEST ACHIEVEMENT IN PRODUCTION DESIGN – FEATURE FILM

Silverton Siege

BEST ACHIEVEMENT IN ORIGINAL MUSIC/ SCORE – FEATURE FILM  

Gaia – DSTV Box Office

BEST ACHIEVEMENT IN CINEMATOGRAPHY – FEATURE FILM

Gaia – DSTV Box Office

BEST ACHIEVEMENT IN SCRIPTWRITING – FEATURE FILM

The Umbrella Men

BEST STUDENT FILM

Shumba – AFDA

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