18th South African Film & Television Awards

th 18th South African Film & Television Awards
th 18th South African Film & Television Awards
Awarded for	Excellence in Film & Television
Presented by	National Film and Video Foundation (NFVF)
Hosted by	Lerato Kganyago ; Skhumba Hlophe
Preshow hosts	Nomalanga Shozi; Kat Sinivasan; Kuhle Adams; Christopher Jaftha
Official website	Official SAFTAs site
v ; t ; e ; Major film awards by countries
Africa	Ghana Movie Awards (Ghana); Africa Movie Academy Awards (Nigeria); South African Film and Television Awards (South Africa);
Central	Didor International Film Festival (Tajikistan);
East	Golden Rooster Awards, Hong Kong Film Award, Hundred Flowers Awards and Huabiao Awards (China); Japan Academy Film Prize (Japan); Grand Bell Awards Buil Film Awards and Blue Dragon Film Awards (South Korea); Golden Horse Awards (Taiwan);
South	National Film Awards, Meril-Prothom Alo Awards, Bachsas Awards (Bangladesh); National Film Awards (India); National Film Awards (Nepal); Lux Style Awards, ARY Film Awards and Nigar Awards (Pakistan);
Southeast	Myanmar Motion Picture Awards (Myanmar); Citra Awards (Indonesia); Malaysia Film Festival (Malaysia); FAMAS Award, Gawad Urian and Luna Award (Philippines); Suphannahong Awards (Thailand); Vietnam Film Festival and Kite Awards (Vietnam);
West	Hafez Awards (Iran); Ophir Award (Israel); International Antalya Film Festival (Turkey);
East	Czech Lion Awards and Czech Film Critics' Awards (Czech Republic); Polish Film Awards and Golden Lions (Poland); Gopo Awards (Romania); Golden Eagle Award and Nika Award (Russia); Sun in a Net Awards (Slovakia); Vesna Award (Slovenia); Golden Dzyga (Ukraine);
North	Robert Awards and Bodil Awards (Denmark); Estonian Film and Television Awards (Estonia); Jussi Awards (Finland); Irish Film & Television Awards (Ireland); Lielais Kristaps (Latvia); Sidabrinė gervė (Lithuania); Amanda Award (Norway); Guldbagge Awards (Sweden); British Academy Film Awards (United Kingdom);
South	Heart of Sarajevo (Bosnia and Herzegovina); Golden Arena Awards (Croatia); Hellenic Film Academy Awards (Greece); David di Donatello and Nastro d'Argento (Italy); Golden Camera Awards (Macedonia); Sophia Awards (Portugal); Goya Awards (Spain); FEST (Serbia); Media Wave Awards (Hungary);
West	Austrian Film Award (Austria); Magritte Award and Ensor Award (Belgium); César Awards (France); German Film Award (Germany); Golden Calf (Netherlands); Swiss Film Award (Switzerland);
North America	Canadian Screen Awards (Canada); Ariel Award (Mexico); Academy Awards (United States);
Oceania	AACTA Awards (Australia); New Zealand film and television awards (New Zealand);
South America	Argentine Academy of Cinematography Arts and Sciences Awards (Argentina); Grande Prêmio do Cinema Brasileiro (Brazil); Altazor Award (Chile); Macondo Awards (Colombia);
Highlights
Best Feature Film	The Fragile King
Most awards	Shaka Ilembe (12)
Most nominations	Shaka Ilembe (17)
Television coverage
Network	Mzansi Magic ; SABC 2
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Last updated February 26, 2025

The 18th edition of the South African Film & Television Awards were held at the Gallagher Convention Centre in Midrand for two nights. The craft awards were hosted on the 25th of October, while the main awards took place on the 26th of November 2024, honoring achievements in the South African film and television Industry.^[1]^[2]

Winners & nominees

Best TV Presenter

Laconco
- Dante Poole
- Devi Sankaree Gavender
- Emihle Mimi Rey
- Emo Adams
- Govan Albert Whittles
- Jolene Martin
- Kuhle Adams
- Mpho Modikoane
- Nomalanga Shozi

Most Popular TV Soap/Telenovela

Scandal!
- Generations: The Legacy
- Binnelanders
- Skeem Saam
- Outlaws
- Isitha: The Enemy
- Gqeberha: The Empire
- Smoke & Mirrors
- Gomora
- Redemption
- Umkhokha: The Curse
- My Brother's Keeper
- Diepe Waters
- House of Zwide
- Giyani: Land of Blood
- The River
- Suidooster
- The Estate
- Sibongile & The Dlaminis

Best TV Sopie

*Skeem Saam

- Scandal!
- Suidooster

Best Telenovela

Outlaws
- House of Zwide
- Redemption
- Gqeberha: The Empire
- The River

Best TV Drama

Shaka Ilembe
- Lioness
- Fatal Seduction
- Adulting

Best Structured Reality Show

•Young, Famous & African

°Life With Kelly Khumalo

°The Real Housewives of Durban

°The Unexpected:DJ Zinhle

External links

Official SAFTAs site

References

↑ Ferreira, Thinus (September 5, 2024). "2024's SAFTA nominations announced: See all the dominators and new categories at this year's event" . South Africa: News24. Retrieved September 6, 2024.
↑ SAFTA Fact Sheet, NFVF, archived from the original on March 30, 2014, retrieved March 22, 2016

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[1] Ferreira, Thinus (September 5, 2024). "2024's SAFTA nominations announced: See all the dominators and new categories at this year's event" . South Africa: News24. Retrieved September 6, 2024.

[SAFTA_fact_sheet-2] SAFTA Fact Sheet, NFVF, archived from the original on March 30, 2014, retrieved March 22, 2016

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18th South African Film & Television Awards

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Winners & nominees

External links

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