The headline ceremony of the 2011 South African Film and Television Awards took place last night (Sunday, 27 February 2011) at Madame Zingara's, Melrose Arch in Johannesburg.
The event followed last Sunday's
non-fiction ceremony and awarded television and film recipients in the fiction categories.
Big winners in the TV category were the generational drama Erfsondes and 2010's two gal pal series 4Play: Sex Tips for Girls and The Mating Game.
SABC2's Erfsondes scooped the Golden Horn for Best TV Drama, with series writer Henrietta Gryffenberg winning Best Drama Writer.
e.tv's 4Play took the Horn in three categories and SABC2's The Mating Game won two.
The surprise of the evening: the sudden appearance of a Best Actor in a TV Drama category, which didn't exist when the nominees were announced.
When TVSA enquired about the omission of the category the National Film and Video Foundation
told us that there were no nominees in it.
Seems something Big happened between then and now because not only did Vusi Kunene win an award for his role as Tifo on Soul City but he got a special mention acknowledgement at the ceremony, as did two other drama actors: Patrick Shai for his role on Hola Mpinji and Emmanuel Castis for Erfsondes.
Without further adieu, these are all the winners (in red):
TELEVISION
TV DRAMA
Best TV Drama
Erfsondes (Imani Media)
Home Affairs (Penguin Films)
The Mating Game (Uhuru Productions)
4Play (Curious Pictures)
Best Actress in a TV Drama
Maggie Benedict (The Mating Game, Uhuru Productions)
Mbali Maphumulo (4Play, Curious Pictures)
Erica Wessels (Erfsondes, Imani Media)
Brenda Ngxoli (Home Affairs, Penguin Films)
Noxee Maqashalala (One Love, Curious Pictures)
*Maggie Benedict also got a special mention for delivering a harrowing, humanitarian performance in the film Darfur.
Best Actor in a TV Drama
Vusi Kunene (Soul City)
Best Supporting Actor in a TV Drama
Kere Nyawo (Zone 14, The Bomb Shelter)
Thulani Didi (Zone 14, The Bomb Shelter)
Pepi Khambule (Society, Puo Pha Productions)
Best Supporting Actress in a TV Drama
Theresa Benade (Home Affairs, Penguin Films)
Helene Truter (Home Affairs, Penguin Films)
Senamile Sishi (Soul City, T.O.M Pictures)
Gabisile Tshabalala (Hola Mpinji, Black Drop Productions)
Best Ensemble in a TV Drama
The Mating Game (Uhuru Productions)
4Play (Curious Pictures)
Society (Puo Pha Productions)
One Love (Curious Pictures)
Best Director in a TV Drama
Amanda Lane (4Play, Curious Pictures)
Rolie Nikiwe (One Love, Curious Pictures)
Bobby Heaney (Erfsondes, Imani Media)
Best Writer / Writing Team in a TV Drama
Henriette Gryffenberg (Erfsondes, Imani Media)
Anita Khanna (The Mating Game, Uhuru Productions)
Greg Latter (Soul City, T.O.M Pictures)
Best Editor in a TV Drama
Melanie Janks Golden (4Play, Curious Pictures)
Maryke Kruger (Home Affairs, Penguin Films)
Christa Lategan (Erfsondes, Imani Media)
Best Art / Production Design in a TV Drama
Marlene Ming (4Play, Curious Pictures)
Flo Ballack (The Mating Game, Uhuru Productions)
Dylan Lloyd (Zone 14, The Bomb Shelter)
Best Cinematographer in a TV Drama
Rory O'Grady (One Love, Curious Pictures)
Jon Kovel (The Mating Game, Uhuru Productions)
Trevor Brown (Erfsondes, Imani Media)
Trevor Calverley (4Play, Curious Pictures)
TV SOAP
Best Soapie
7de Laan (public vote)
Who won via public vote
despite a voting fiasco. The initial SMS voting number given for it in the TV promos was wrong and had to be changed so the votes cast before the correction were lost. Voting lines opened on 14 February and the correction was made on 16 February.
Best Director in a TV Soap
Isidingo Directing Team (Endemol South Africa)
Rhythm City Directing Team (Curious Pictures)
Generations Directing Team (Morula Pictures)
Best Writer / Writing Team in a TV Soap
Isidingo Writing Team (Endemol South Africa)
Rhythm City Writing Team (Curious Pictures)
Generations Writing Team (Morula Pictures)
Best Ensemble in a TV Soap
Rhythm City (Curious Pictures)
Isidingo (Endemol South Africa)
7de Laan (Danie Odendaal Productions)
Best Lead Actor in a TV Soap
Tshepo Maseko (Isidingo, Endemol South Africa)
Kagiso Modupe (Scandal!, Ochre Media Pty Ltd)
Best Lead Actress in a TV Soap
Moshidi Motshegwa (Rhythm City, Curious Pictures)
Keketso Semoko (Isidingo, Endemol South Africa)
KB Motsilanyane (Rhythm City, Curious Pictures)
Best Supporting Actor in a TV Soap
Thami Mngqolo (Generations, Morula Pictures)
Leslie Fong (Isidingo, Endemol South Africa)
Maurice Paige (Isidingo, Endemol South Africa)
Best Supporting Actress in a TV Soap
Tebogo Khalo (Rhythm City, Curious Pictures)
Sarah Ngubeni (Isidingo, Endemol South Africa)
TV COMEDY
Best Director in a TV Comedy
Bobby Heaney (Konsternasie Oppie Stasie, Imani Media)
Joshua Rous (City Ses'la, Rous House Productions)
Best Writer / Writing Team in a TV Comedy
Meren Reddy and Luke Rous (City Ses'la, Rous House Productions)
Ga Re Dumele Team (Rous House Productions)
Best Lead Actor in a TV Comedy
David Clatworthy (Konsternasie Oppie Stasie, Imani Media)
Tshamano Sebe (Stokvel, Penguin Films)
Wikus du Toit (Proesstraat, Richter Medien)
Best Lead Actress in a TV Comedy
Busi Lurayi (City Ses'la, Rous House Productions)
Andrea Dondolo (Stokvel, Penguin Films)
Anthea Thompson (Deeltitel Dames, Penguin Films)
Best Ensemble in a TV Comedy
Proesstraat (Richter Medien)
FILM
Best Director in a Feature Film
Oliver Schmitz (Life Above All, Local Motion Pictures)
Craig Freimond (Jozi, VideoVision)
Regardt van den Bergh (The Incredible Adventures of Hanna Hoekom, kykNET/Spookasem Films)
Best Writer / Writing Team in a Feature Film
Oliver Schmitz (Life Above All, Local Motion Pictures)
Craig Freimond (Jozi, VideoVision)
Stephane Sycholt (Themba - A Boy Called Hope, DO Productions)
Best Ensemble in a Feature Film
Life Above All (Local Motion Pictures)
The Incredible Adventures of Hanna Hoekom (kykNET/Spookasem Films)
Jozi (VideoVision)
Best Cinematographer in a Feature Film
Dewald Aukema (Skin, Moonlighting Films)
Willie Nel (Hopeville, Curious Pictures)
Lance Crevars (Spud, Rogue Star Films)
Best Editor in a Feature Film
Megan Gill (Spud, Rogue Star Films)
CA van Aswegen (The Incredible Adventures of Hanna Hoekom, kykNET/Spookasem Films)
Melanie Janks Golden (Hopeville, Curious Pictures)
Best Sound Designer in a Feature Film
Sound Team (The Incredible Adventures of Hanna Hoekom, kykNET/Spookasem Films)
Barry Donnelly (Spud, Rogue Star Films)
Charlotte Buys (Jozi, VideoVision)
Best Production Designer in a Feature Film
Karel Flint (Hopeville, Curious Pictures)
Billy Kean (Skin, Moonlighting Films)
Tracey Perkins (Life Above All, Local Motion Pictures)
Best Music Composition in a Feature Film
Music by Restless Natives, supervised by Kesvian Naidoo (Visa Vie, Big World Cinema)
Paul Norwood (Shucks Tshabalala, Indigenous Films)
Craig Hawkins (Shucks Tshabalala, Indigenous Films)
Murray Anderson (Hopeville, Curious Pictures)
Riku Lätti (The Incredible Adventures of Hanna Hoekom, kykNET/Spookasem Films)
Best Costume Designer in a Feature Film
Nadia Kruger (Life Above All, Local Motion Pictures)
Diana Cilliers (Themba - A Boy Called Hope, DO Productions)
Maria Hofmeyr (Shucks Tshabalala, Indigenous Films)
Best Make-Up / Hairstylist in a Feature Film
Debra Nicol (Shucks Tshabalala, Indigenous Films)
Tanya Kenny (Shucks Tshabalala, Indigenous Films)
Raine Edwards (Life Above All, Local Motion Pictures)
Raymond Shongwe (Hopeville, Curious Pictures)
Best Feature Film
Life Above All (Local Motion Pictures)
Darfur (ZenHQ Films)
Spud (Rogue Star Films)
Jozi (VideoVision)
Skin (Moonlighting Films)
Best Lead Actor in a Feature Film
Themba Ndaba (Hopeville, Curious Pictures)
Junior Singo (Themba - A Boy Called Hope, DO Productions)
Troye Sivan (Spud, Rogue Star Films)
Best Lead Actress in a Feature Film
Khomotso Manyaka (Life Above All, Local Motion Pictures)
Lerato Mvelase (Life Above All, Local Motion Pictures)
Anneke Weidemann (The Incredible Adventures of Hanna Hoekom, kykNET/Spookasem Films)
Best Supporting Actor in a Feature Film
Lionel Newton (Jozi, VideoVision)
Tony Kgoroge (Skin, Moonlighting Films)
Jamie Royal (Spud, Rogue Star Films)
Best Supporting Actress in a Feature Film
Harriet Manamela (Life Above All, Local Motion Pictures)
Keaobaka Makanyane (Life Above All, Local Motion Pictures)
Ella Ramangwane (Skin, Moonlighting Films)
SPECIAL AWARDS
Lifetime Achievement Award for Acting: Winston Ntshona
Lifetime Achievement for Casting: Moonyeen Lee
Lifetime Achievement Award for Acting and Social Activism: Lilian Dube
Flash alert: TVSA's Cande and Makisto were at the ceremony so keep a lookout for goss and pics of what went down.