On Saturday night (20 February 2010) the
4th annual South African Film and Television Awards took place at the State Theatre in Pretoria and almost knocked guests and viewers into a coma.
Despite the many complaints and criticisms last year about the ceremony being
much too long and drawn-out, the
exact same problem struck this year: except this time round lots of the nominees - and winners specifically - decided that it was more trouble than it was worth to actually pitch up.
Winners in numerous categories weren't around to collect their Golden Horns and there was clearly no directorial plan as to what to do when it happened. A random selection of their fellow cast members shuffled in to try to save the show, emerging from an auditorium that thinned out as the hours went on and on and .... 'zzzzz (to the backdrop of VERY bad dancers).
If you didn't manage to make it through seeing who won, here are the nominees in the main television categories, with the winners in red:
DRAMABest Drama SeriesA Place Called Home (T.O.M Pictures)
Sokhulu & Partners (Paw Paw Films)The Lab (Curious Pictures)
Best Drama Mini-SeriesDeath of a Queen (Mud Hut Productions)iZingane zoBaba (Paw Paw Films)
Noah’s Ark (Sidewalk Productions)
Best DirectorAkin Omotoso and Rolie Nikiwe (A Place Called Home)Tim Greene (iZingane zoBaba)
Barry Berk & John Trengrove (The Lab)
Best ActorRonnie Nyakale (Sylvester in A Place Called Home)
Patrick Shai (Moses Mokoena in Noah’s Ark)
Fana Mokoena (Jaws Bhengu in The Lab)Best Supporting ActorTerence Bridgett (Wong in Erfsondes)Fana Mokoena (Officer Khobane in Hopeville)
Jabulani Hadebe (Mandla Dlamini in uGugu no Andile)
Best ActressShoki Sebotsane (Grace in Death of a Queen)
Jana Strydom (Kate Spencer in Erfsondes)
Linda Sokhulu (Pamela Thusi in Sokhulu & Partners)Best Supporting ActressBongi Ndaba (Thembeka in iZingane zoBaba)
Nolwazi Shange (Precious in A Place Called Home)Harriet Manamela (Ausi Dlamini in uGugu no Andile)
Best Ensemble CastA Place Called Home
Soul City
The LabBest Writing TeamiZingane zoBaba team
Sokhulu & Partners teamThe Lab team
SOAPIESBest Soapie -
determined by public vote7de LaanBest DirectionIsidingo (Endemol South Africa)7de Laan (Danie Odendaal Productions)
Generations (Morula Pictures)
Best ActorPierre van Pletzen (Oubaas van Zyl in 7de Laan)
Seputla Sebogodi (Kenneth Mashaba in Generations)Mlangeni Nawa (Zeb Matabane in Isidingo)
Best Supporting ActorTobie Cronje (Kallie Koster in Binnelanders)
Jack Devnarain (Rajesh Kumar in Isidingo)Zenzo Ngqobe (Stone Khuze in Rhythm City)
Best ActressVinette Ibrahim (Charmaine Beukes-Mentjies in 7de Laan)
Katlego Danke (Dineo Mashaba in Generations)Keketso Semoko (Agnes Matabane in Isidingo)
Best Supporting ActressLulu Nxozi (Belinda in Generations)
Kim Engelbrecht (Lolly De Klerk in Isidingo)Connie Chiume (Mamokete Khuze in Rhythm City)
Special mention for Supporting Actress in a Soap: Linda Sokhulu (Ziyanda in Rhythm City)
Best Ensemble CastGenerations
IsidingoScandal!
Best Writing Team7de Laan
Generations
IsidingoOther Special Mentions:For Multi-camera Team in a Soap: the Scandal! team
Art Direction in a Soap: Meagan Havenga for Generations
Costume Design in a Soap: Natalie Lundan for GenerationsCOMEDYBest ComedyFamily BondsSeduction 101
Stokvel
Best DirectorNyembezi Kunene (Family Bonds)
Donovan Marsh (Seduction 101)
Vusi Dibakwane (Stokvel)Best ActorNat Ramabulana (Blessing in Askies)
Mandla Thabethe (Bongo in Family Bonds)
Tshamano Sebe (Biza in Stokvel)Best Supporting ActorNo nominations
Best ActressLawrencia Mthembu (Gogo in Family Bonds)Lele Ledwaba (Pinkie in Stokvel)
Thembi Mtshali-Jones (Hazel in Stokvel)
Best Supporting ActressNo nominations
Best WritingNo nominations
Best Ensemble CastFamily Bonds
Seduction 101
StokvelOTHER GENRESBest News & Actuality ProgrammeCarte Blanche – Lotz Murder (Combined Artists)Carte Blanche - Xenophobia (Combined Artists)
Carte Blanche - Zuma (Combined Artists)
Best Magazine Programme50/50 (Clive Morris Productions)Carte Blanche (Combined Artists)
Flash! (Red Pepper Productions)
Best Variety Show
All Access (Homebrew Films)
So You Think You Can Dance (Rapid Blue)
Strictly Come Dancing (Rapid Blue)
Best Music Show
Jam Sandwich (Mahala Media)
Live (Urban Brew)
Mama What Went Down (Fuel Media Productions)
Best Talk Show
Dis hoe dit is met Steve (Clive Morris Productions)
Late Night with Kgomotso (T.O.M Pictures)
The Late Debate (Urban Brew Studios)
Best Reality Show
Our House (Zen HQ Films)
Treasure Hunt (Welela Studios)
Vodacom Thumb Wars (Fuel Media Productions)
Best Game Show
Drawing the Line (Jungle Works & Current Affairs Films)
The Kids Are Alright (Endemol South Africa)
Noot vir Noot (Stemmburg Television)
SPECIAL AWARDS
Lifetime Achievement Awards were given to:
Katinka Heyns for Direction and Acting
Dr John Kani for Performance On Stage and in Film
Joe Mafela for Performance on TV
Posthumous Lifetime Achievement Awards were given to:
Thys Heyns for Production
Percival Rubens for Direction
Dirk De Villiers for Production, Writing and Direction
Zakes Mokae for Performance
A Certificate of Recognition Awards was given to:
AFDA for Development
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For all the winners in the film categories, please see:
TVSA's SAFTAs 4 Show Page.
Joe Mafela accepting the Lifetime Achievement Award