The nominees of the much anticipated South African Film & Television Awards (SAFTAs) have been announced.

According to the popular award organisation, this year’s nominees are truly an indication of the creativity, innovation and resilience of our local industry despite the trials that were faced since the on-set of the pandemic.

Leading the pack this year is fan favorites’ The River, DAM and Tali’s Baby Diary with eleven nominations each while hot on their heels, DiepCity and Suidooster earned ten nominations.

Other notable nominations went to SABC 1’s drama series Skeem Saam which scored six nominations, while 7 de Laan scored three nominations and Giyani: Land of Blood received 2 nominations, to name.

The new comers are making their mark at this year’s awards as SABC 3’s The Estate received three nominations while Showmax’s The Wife received ten impressive nominations where Bonko Khoza, Abdul Khoza and Zikhona Sodlaka received nominations for Best Actor, Best Supporting Actor and Best Supporting Actress respectively and last but not least ETV’s House of Zwide received 8 nominations while Scandal received 9 nominations.

The feature film leading this year’s nominations tally is Netflix’s “I Am All Girls,” which received 11 nominations across various categories such as Best Directing, Best Cinematography and Best Feature Film while “How To Ruin Christmas, Season 2” received an impressive 16 nominations.

The SAFTAs were established in 2005 to honour, celebrate, promote and reward the creativity, quality and excellence of South African film and television talent and content.

Congratulating the nominees Makhosazana Khanyile, Chief Executive Officer of the NFVF said that this year’s motif ‘Frame the Future’ was a call for the industry to work together in crafting a new path forward.

“Last year, we faced our greatest challenge ever post-Covid, this year, we celebrate the connectedness that helped us get through, while actively promoting optimism within our local industry. With the release of this year’s nominees, we are looking forward to a remarkable show that will showcase the creative innovation that our local industry has continued to display despite the circumstances that have been faced”.

This year’s public voting categories, BEST TV PRESENTER and MOST POPULAR SOAP/TELENOVELA include stiff competition, and all voting lines will be open on 1 August for votes to be cast! See the full list of nominees via a link.

SAFTAs16 will take place on 2 and 3 September 2022 as a simulcast on S3 (SABC 3) & Mzansi Magic.