Season 3
The 3rd Annual SAFTA Awards took place at the State Theatre in Pretoria on Saturday 7 February, 2009, with the live transmission at 20h00 on SABC2.
Nominees of the third South African Film and Television Awards (SAFTAs) were announced in 2008 at an event held at Johannesburg's Atlas Studios.
The nominee’s announcement is a culmination of call-for-entries and judging processes, which commenced in April and August 2008 respectively.
The judging process, which began with a filtration phase, took about three months to conclude. When the entries had all been filtered, they were subsequently taken to the final judging phase, where the judges decided upon the nominees and eventual winners from the filtered entries.
The SAFTAs is the primary event recognising and giving accolade to practitioners in the South African Film and Television industry.
Over 70 awards nominations were announced for the following categories: Feature films, Documentary, Student and Short films as well as TV Dramas, Soapies, Comedies, Reality, Gameshows, Wildlife shows, Talkshows, Magazine shows and News and Actuality Programmes, Animation, Variety shows and Sports Shows with the addition of Music Shows.
Public voting played a bigger role with regard to the Soapie genre with the addition of character awards for Best Hero/Heroine, Best Comic, Best Dressed and Best Villain/Villainess.
The SAFTAs 2009 introduced an additional award for Best Newcomer. The Best Newcomer award will be presented to an individual who has recently entered the industry either in the technical or performance field and has displayed outstanding effort in their work as a newcomer.
Another category is the Lifetime Achievement Award, which is awarded to individuals who have made an outstanding contribution to the industry.
The SAFTAs committee, spearheaded by the National Film and Video Foundation (NFVF) CEO Eddie Mbalo, appointed Mandla Langa and Hanellie Bekker to be the Joint Chairs of the SAFTA 2009 judging panels.
The Joint Chairs of the judging panels were responsible for overseeing the entire process of the judging phase. They made up the body that accounts for all results and to whom all judges account to.
The judging panels were made up of over 50 industry practitioners who are both specialists in their field and recognized individuals within the industry. Once again judges from online publications were not considered.
The theme of the awards this year is “South African Story”.
The The Golden Horn awards were held at a glittering event at the State Theatre in Pretoria on Saturday 7 February, 2009, with the live transmission at 20h00 on SABC2.
These were the nominees in each category, with the winners in red:
2009 Winners
TV COMEDY
Best Supporting Actor
Thabo Mnguni (Family Bonds)
Denzel Edgar (FONT)
Owen Swanson (City Ses'la)
Best Supporting Actress
Dionne Malan (The Coconuts)
Shaeleen Tobin (The Coconuts)
Nkuli Sibeko (City Ses'la)
Best Actor
Darren Maule (FONT)
Meren Reddy (City Ses'la)
Richard van der Westhuizen (Andries Plak)
Best Actress
Phumzile Mlangeni (Family Bonds)
Thuli Thabethe (City Ses'la)
Tumi Masemola (City Ses'la)
Best Director
Timm Andrews (The Coconuts)
Joshua Rous (City Ses'la)
Alex Yazbek (Kompleks II)
Best Ensemble Cast
FONT
Kompleks II
City Ses'la
Best Comedy
FONT
Kompleks II
City Ses'la
GENERAL TV
Best Youth & Children Programme
Hip 2B2
Soul Buddyz
Which Way?
Best News & Actuality Programme
Police Brutality
Private Hospital Fees - Carte Blanche
I.D. Theft
Best Sports Show
Shosholoza
Siyadlala
Slamdunk
Best Magazine Programme
Eastern Mosaic
Pasella
Top Billing
Best Variety Show
Big Up
Roer
The Weakest Link
Best Game Show
Crazy Games
Noot vir Noot
Jam Alley
Best Reality Show
The Biggest Loser
Revlon Supermodel
Strictly Come Dancing
Best Educational Programme
Making Moves
Our Moments
Takalani Sesame
Best Factual Educational Entertainment
Khumbul’ekhaya
Solving It
Zola 7
Best Talkshow
Big Up
Chartroom
Ziyawa La
Best Music Show
Gospel Time
Starlight Classic
Metro FM Awards
Best TV Wildlife Programme
Hippo Hell
Cheetah Blood Brothers
Lions of Crocodile River
Best Documentary Short
Blues for Tiro
Betrayed - Counting the Booty Series
Art of God
Best Documentary Feature
Ingrid Jonker
A pair of Boots & a Bicycle
Love, Communism, Revolution & Rivonia - The Bram Fischer Story
TV SOAP
Best Supporting Actor
Mduduzi Mabaso (Rhythm City)
Zane Meas (7de Laan)
Leslie Fong (Isidingo)
Best Supporting Actress
Nokuthula Ledwaba (Rhythm City)
Florence Masebe (Muvhango)
Candy Moloi (Muvhango)
Best Actor
Jamie Barlett (Rhythm City)
Menzi Ngubane (Generations)
Zenzo Ngqobe (Rhythm City)
Best Actress
Nthati Moshesh (Scandal!)
Ashley Callie (Isidingo)
Sonia Mbele (Generations)
Best Directed Soap
Isidingo
Generations
Rhythm City
Best Ensemble Cast
7de Laan
Isidingo
Rhythm City
PUBLIC VOTES
Best Dressed
Karabo Moroka (Generations) - Connie Ferguson
Dineo Mashaba (Generations) - Katlego Danke
Lucilla Vilakazi (Rhythm City) - KB Motsilanyane
Best Comic
Queen (Generations) - Sophie Ndaba
Fats (Rhythm City) - Mpho Molepo
Paula (7de Laan) - Diaan Lawrenson
Best Hero/Heroine
Karabo Moroka (Generations) - Connie Ferguson
Sibusisio Dlomo "Ngamla" (Generations) - Menzi Ngubane
Rajesh Kumar (Isidingo) - Jack Devnarain
Best Villain/Villainess
Barker Haynes (Isidingo) - Robert Whitehead
Doobsie Mukwevho (Muvhango)
David Genaro (Rhythm City) - Jamie Bartlett
Best Soapie
Isidingo
Muvhango
Generations
7de Laan
Rhythm City
Scandal
FILM
Best Animation
Backyard Stories
Kiep and kiep and Sporro
Best Student Film
Shadow Boy
Service Pistol
LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Cynthia Shange
With an extra Award to Carl Fischer
TV DRAMA
Best Drama Mini-series
Entabeni
Erfsondes
Riemvasmaak
Best Supporting Actress
Connie Chiume (Zone 14)
Denise Newman (Riemvasmaak)
Esmeralda Bihl (Riemvasmaak)
Best Supporting Actor
Nick Boraine (Crossroads)
Dumisane Dlamini (Usindiso)
Mpho Molepo (Justice for All)
Best Actress
Portia Joel (Riemvasmaak)
Pamela Nomvete (Crossroads)
Linda Sokhulu (Ubizo)
Best Actor
Thomas Gumebe (Bay of Plenty)
Tumisho Masha (Crossroads)
Errol Schartz (Riemvasmaak)
Best Director
Sara Blecher & John Trengrove (Bay of Plenty)
Norman Maake (Entabeni)
Peter Goldsmid & Xoli Norman (Riemvasmaak)
Best Ensemble Cast
Bay of Plenty
Riemvasmaak
Zone 14
Best Full-Length Drama
Bay of Plenty
Crossroads
Zone 14
FEATURE FILMS
Best Music Composition
No nominations. One winner: Confessions Of A Gambler
Best Cinematographer
Mike Downie/Amelia (The World Unseen)
Jonathan Kovel (Confessions of a Gambler)
Sunel Haasbroek (Big Fellas)
Best Supporting Actor
David Dennis (The World Unseen)
Cokey Falkow (Big Fellas)
Kagiso Lediga (Big Fellas)
Best Supporting Actress
Natalie Becker (The World Unseen)
Nabeweya Scello (Confesssions of a Gambler)
Grethe Fox (The World Unseen)
Best Ensemble Cast
No nominations. One winner: The World Unseen.
Best Writing Team
Shamim Sarif (The World Unseen)
Rayda Jacobs (Confessions of a Gambler)
Best Director
No nominations. One winner: Shamim Sarif (The World Unseen)