18th South African Film & Television Awards

The 18th edition of the South African Film & Television Awards were held at the Gallagher Convention Centre in Midrand for two nights. The craft awards were hosted on the 25th of October, while the main awards took place on the 26th of November 2024, honoring achievements in the South African film and television Industry.^[1][2]

th 18th South African Film & Television Awards
Awarded for	Excellence in Film & Television
Presented by	National Film and Video Foundation (NFVF)
Hosted by	Lerato Kganyago Skhumba Hlophe
Preshow hosts	Nomalanga Shozi Kat Sinivasan Kuhle Adams Christopher Jaftha
Official website	Official SAFTAs site
Highlights
Best Feature Film	The Fragile King
Most awards	Shaka Ilembe (12)
Most nominations	Shaka Ilembe (17)
Television coverage
Network	Mzansi Magic SABC 2
18th South African Film & Television Awards

Winners & nominees

Best TV Presenter Laconco Dante Poole Devi Sankaree Gavender Emihle Mimi Rey Emo Adams Govan Albert Whittles Jolene Martin Kuhle Adams Mpho Modikoane Nomalanga Shozi	Most Popular TV Soap/Telenovela Scandal! Generations: The Legacy Binnelanders Skeem Saam Outlaws Isitha: The Enemy Gqeberha: The Empire Smoke & Mirrors Gomora Redemption Umkhokha: The Curse My Brother's Keeper Diepe Waters House of Zwide Giyani: Land of Blood The River Suidooster The Estate Sibongile & The Dlaminis
Best TV Sopie Skeem Saam Scandal! Suidooster Generations: The Legacy	Best Telenovela Outlaws Gqeberha: The Empire The River
Best TV Drama Shaka Ilembe Lioness Fatal Seduction	Best Structured Sophie Reality Show Young, Famous & African Life With Kelly Khumalo BAE Beyond Borders The Mommy Club
Best TV Comedy Yoh! Christmas MisEduction Tatkiek	Best Feature Film The Fragile King Seconds iNumber Number:Jozi Gold
Best Educational Program The Khoekhoe Saga Actived -Disability Show Badimo	Best Lifestyle Program Die Argitektc Elders:Frankeyk The Cook-A-Long
Best Current Affairs/Informative TV Show CheckPoint With Nkepile Mabuse The Devi Show Daily Thetha Expressions	Best Variety Show Spots @10 One Night With Sip & Talk
Best Students Film Lights Out Anguish Bewilderness Boomerang By Two	Best Structured Or Docu-Reality Show Reno Race Sex And Pleasure Habits of Gen-Z
Best Made For TV Documentary or Documentary Series Rosemery's Hit list Boetle Boer-Inside The Mind Of Monster Convict Conman Freedom Flyer-The Sailor Malan Story	Best Short Film Fathers Day Awake Thrift Tot Die Food
Best Natural Historical & Environmental Programme Legends Of Venom:Viper City Beasts:Cape Of Chaos/Otter Chaos Snakes In The City	Best Online Content The Adventures of Noko Mashaba :Struggles of The Youth Awkward Dates Giving It Gears With Jason Goliath
Best International Format The Masked Singer: South Africa The Brug(The Bridge) The Perfect Picture -Season 2	Best Made For TV Movie Ouma Olive Die Ongelooflike Kind(Child) N Ty's Van Waterpere
Best Entertainment Programme Koppestam Slim Vang Sy Baas The Saturday Showdown	Best Factual Programme Vimba Rebounders Outopsie

Leading Performances

Best Actor in TV Drama Thembinkosi Mthembu on Shaka ILembe Nhlanhla Kunene on Adulting (TV series) Thembinkosi Mthembu on Adulting (TV series) Frank Rautenbach on Lioness (TV series)	Best Actress in TV Drama Shannon Ersa on Lioness (TV series) Kgomotso Christopher on Fatal Seduction Nomzamo Mbatha on Shaka ILembe
Best Actor in TV Comedy Prev Reddy on MisEduction Sne Dladla on Black Tax Siyabonga Raymond Sepotokele on Yoh! Christmas	Best Actress in TV Comedy Marion Holm on Tatkiek Jo-Anne Rayneke on Black Tax Phuti Komo on Entangled
Best Actor in Feature Film Vusi Kunene on Seconds Tomy Mnyambo on Little Nunus Big Heist Sdumo Mtshali On iNumber Number: Jozi Gold Pierre Van Pletzen on Huns Steek Die Rubicon Oor	Best Actress in Feature Film Antonette Louw on The Fragile King Kate Liquorish on Dou Your Worst Mmabatho Mogomotsi on Seconds
Best Actor in Telenovela Presley Chweniyagae on The River Jody Abrahams on Arendsvlei Lindani Nkosi on My Brothers Leeper (TV series) Themba Ndaba on Redemption	Best Actress in Telenovela Zikhona Sodlaka on Gqeberha: The Empire Sindi Dlathu on The River Connie Chiume on Gomora(TV series)
Best Actor in TV sopie Melusi Mbele on Scandal! Germany Geldenhuys on Binnelanders Eugene Elof on Binnelanders	Best Actress in TV sopie Elizabeth Serunye on Skeem Saam Je-Ani Swiegelaar on Binnelanders Nolwazi Shange on Scandal!

External links

• Official SAFTAs site