SABC Video Entertainment announces that the 2024 South African Film and Television Awards will be broadcast live on SABC2 on Saturday the 26th of October 2024 at 20:00.
Lerato Kganyago and Skhumba are confirmed as the hosts of the 18th edition of the SAFTAS. Nomalanga Shozi and Katleho Sinivasan will be the hosts of the red-carpet bringing the glitz and glamour to the viewers from 19:30 – 20:00.
The Craft awards, which will be recorded on Friday the 25th of October 2024 will be broadcast on S3 on the 3rd of November 2024 at 19:30. The hosts for the Craft Awards are Kuhle Adams and Christopher Jafta.
SABC has scored a total of 39 nominations in the 18th edition of the South African Film and Television Awards, with SABC1 leading the pack with 16 nominations, followed by SABC2 with 12 nominations and S3 with 11 nominations.
SABC Video Entertainment SAFTA 2024 nominees list
| Category
|
Programme Title | Production House / Practitioner | Channel |
| Best Achievement in Directing – Documentary
|
Music Is My Life – Joseph Shabalala and Ladysmith Black Mambazo | Mpumi “Supa” Mbele | SABC1 |
| Best Made For TV Documentary or Documentary Series
|
Freedom Flyer – The Sailor Malan Story
|
Slic – Eye Productions | S3 |
| Pale Ya Kosa | Full Circle Productions | SABC2 | |
| Best Documentary Feature
|
Music Is My Life – Joseph Shabalala and Ladysmith Black Mambazo
|
Life of JS Productions | SABC1 |
| Best Children’s Programme | Baking With The Reys
|
Rey Music | S3 |
| Takalani Sesame
|
Pulp Films and Sesame Workshop South Africa | SABC2 | |
| Best Educational Programme
|
Activated | Trace TV | SABC2 |
| Badimo | Mirror Effect | SABC2 | |
| The Khoekhoe Saga | On Set Images | SABC2 | |
| Best Factual Programme | Rebounders
|
Red Sugar | SABC2 |
| Vimba | Bad Bees | SABC2 | |
| Best Competition Reality Show
|
Crown Chasers | Weil Entertainment | S3 |
| Best Structured Or Docu-Reality Show
|
Reno Race | RHT United T/A RichCon | SABC1 |
| Best Youth Programme
|
100 Days To Succeed
|
Youngpreneur Media | S3 |
| Best International Format
|
The Masked Singer S1 | Rose and Oaks Media | S3 |
| Best Variety Show
|
Sport@10 | SABC | SABC1 |
| Best Achievement In Editing – TV Comedy
|
uBettina Wethu Season 3 | Tshenolo Ditlhake, Nyeleti Furumele & Lwahluma Piki | SABC1 |
| Best Achievement In Sound – TV Soap
|
Generations – The Legacy | Louis Morobe (MMVS) | SABC1 |
| Best Achievement In Scriptwriting – Telenovela
|
The Estate | Bongekile Ndaba (Clive Morris Productions) | S3 |
| Best Achievement In Scriptwriting – TV Soap
|
Skeem Saam | Peu Communications | SABC1 |
| Best Achievement In Directing – TV Soap
|
Generations – The Legacy | Kekeletso Mphuthi
(MMVS) |
SABC1 |
| Skeem Saam | Mmoni Moabi, Percy Maboane, and Ricardo Klassen (Peu Communications) | SABC1 | |
| Best Supporting Actor in A TV Soap
|
Skeem Saam | Clement Maosa | SABC1 |
| Skeem Saam | Putla Sehlapelo | SABC1 | |
| Best Supporting Actor In A Telenovela
|
The Estate | Mpho Sebeng | S3 |
| Best Actress In A TV Soap
|
Skeem Saam | Elizabeth Serunye | SABC1 |
| Best TV Soap
|
Skeem Saam | Peu Communications | SABC1 |
| Best Supporting Actress In A TV Comedy
|
Onse Kasi | Meme Ditshego | SABC2 |
| Best TV Presenter
(Public Vote) |
Baking With the Reys | Mimi Rey | S3 |
| Expresso | Kuhle Adams | S3 | |
| Hectic Nine-9 | Dante Poole | SABC2 | |
| Noot vir Noot | Emo Adams | SABC2 | |
| The Khoekhoe Saga | Jolene Martins | SABC2 | |
| The Sauce | Nomalanga Shozi | SABC1 | |
| The Masked Singer S1 | Mpho Popps | S3 | |
| Most Popular TV Soap or Telenovela
(Public Vote) |
Generations – The Legacy | MMVS | SABC1 |
| Giyani – Land of Blood | Tshedza Pictures | SABC2 | |
| Skeem Saam | Peu Communications | SABC1 | |
| The Estate | Clive Morris Productions | S3 |
Congratulations to all the nominees.
