Nominees for 2015 SAFTAs announced

Documentary Short Nominations 2015

Best Documentary Short:
• Port Nolloth: Between a rock and a hard place - Butterfly Films;
• Orbis - Saltpeter Productions.

Best Achievement in Directing - Documentary Short:

• The last Boers of Patagonia - Richard Finn Gregory;
• Port Nolloth: Between a rock and a hard place - Felix Seuffert;
• Boys don't cry - Teboho Pietersen.

Best Achievement in Cinematography - Documentary Short:

• The last Boers of Patagonia - Richard Finn Gregory;
• Port Nolloth: Between a rock and a hard place - Felix Seuffert;
• Orbis - Felix Seuffert.

Best Achievement in Sound - Documentary Short:

• The last Boers of Patagonia - Daniel Eppel;
• Orbis - Guy Steer;
• Port Nolloth: Between a rock and a hard place - Daniel Eppel.

Best Achievement in Editing - Documentary Short:

• The last Boers of Patagonia - Richard Finn Gregory;
• Orbis - Khalid Shamis;
• Port Nolloth: Between a rock and a hard place - Anna Telford.

Documentary Feature Nominations 2015

Best Documentary Feature:
• I, Afrikaner - Go Trolley Films;
• The Vula Connection - Sabido Productions;
• Miners Shot Down - Uhuru Productions.

Best Achievement in Directing - Documentary Feature:

• Miners Shot Down - Rehad Desai;
• I, Afrikaner - Annalet Steenkamp;
• Fatherland - Tarryn Crossman.

Best Achievement in Cinematography - Documentary Feature:

• The Vula Connection - Peter Rudden;
• Plot for Peace - Diego Ollivier, Nicolaas Hofmeyer, Manuel Lapiere, Jon Kovel;
• Nelson Mandela: The Myth & Me - Guilio Biccari, Nicolaas Hofmeyer, Michael Downie.

Best Achievement in Sound - Documentary Feature:

• Plot For Peace - Not South African;
• Miners Shot Down - Vaughn Phillips, Mark Phillips;
• Nelson Mandela: The Myth & Me - Guy Steer.

Best Achievement in Editing - Documentary Feature:

• The Vula Connection - Annamarie James;
• Fatherland - Alastair Thomas, CA van Aswegen;
• Unearthed - Daniel Mitchell.

Wildlife Programme Nominations 2015

Best Wildlife:
• Game of Lions - Wildlife Films;
• Hippo vs Croc - Earth Touch.

Best Achievement in Director - Wildlife:

• Mystery of the Arctic Cairn - Kyle O'Donoghue;
• Game of Lions - Dereck Joubert.

Best Achievement in Editing - Wildlife:
• Hippo vs Croc - Ruaan Botha;
• Elephant Gangs - Este Nortje;
• Great White Code Red - Arne Leisegang, Ruaan Botha.

Best Achievement in Sound - Wildlife:

• Hippo vs Croc - Dave Birch;
• Great White Code Red -Tristan Horton;
• Nux Schwartz - Dave Birch;
• Wild Kalahari - Robyn Keene-Young, Mark Phillips, Adrian Bailey.

Best Achievement in Cinematography - Wildlife:

• Great White Code Red - Boris Von Schoenebeck, Grant Brokensha, Lee Jackson, Riaan Venter, Barry Skinstad;
• Hippo vs Croc - Boris Von Schoenebeck, Grant Brokensha, Barry Skinstad, James Boon, Dale Hencock;
• Hippo Gangs - Peter Lamberti;
• Game of Lions - Dereck Joubert.

Best Achievement in Original Score - Wildlife:

• Great White Code Red - Dave Birch, Nux Schwartz;
• Hippo vs Croc - Dave Birch, Nux Schwartz;
• Game of Lions - JB Arthur;
• Cheetah Race to rule - Ben Willem.

Student Film Nominations 2015

Best Student Film:
• Ana, Patrick & Nicholas - AFDA;
• The Other Woman - AFDA;
• Resilience - AFDA;
• Courier - City Varsity.

Short Film Nominations 2015

Best Short Film:
• Security - Mannequin Pictures;
• Keys, Money, Phone - Muti Films;
• Picture Perfect Heist - Benchfilms.

Animation Nominations 2015

Best Animation:
• All entries received under Animation category were moved to Student category, as they were made by students.

Best Youth Programme Nominations 2015

Best Youth Programme:
• Creature Club - Terno Productions;
• Ispani - Blue Wizard Productions;
• Stumbo Stomp Amapantsula - Brandgenuity.

Best Children Programme Nominations 2015

Best Children's Programme:
• Challenge SOS - 2 Blonds and A Redhead Filming;
• Takalani Sesame - Ochre Media;
• YOTV Live YO Party - Urban Brew.

Best Factual /Educational Programme Nominations 2015

Best Factual/Educational Programme:
• Think Big - Bomb;
• Step up 2 a start-up - Ferguson Films and HB Pictures;
• Hello Doctor TV Show - Hello Doctor;
• S'Movana - Lucky Bean Media/Rise Up Productions.

Best Current Affairs /Actuality Programme Nominations 2015

Best Current Affairs /Actuality Programme:
• Matric Magic - Combined Artists;
• Viola`s Hope - Nguni TV;
• Safe Haven - Combined Artists.

Best Magazine Programme Nominations 2015

Best Magazine Programme:
• 50|50 - Clive Morris Productions;
• Movers & Shakers - Vusion Media;
• Mooiloop! - Blue Marble Entertainment.

Variety Show Nominations 2015

Best Variety Show:
• Charly`s Cake Angels Season Two - Cooked In Africa Films;
• Kasi-Licious - Okuhle Media;
• Seasons at Terroir - Cooked in Africa Films.

Talk Show Nominations 2015

Best Talk Show:
• Katch It With Khanyi - Endemol South Africa;
• I am Woman - Leap of Faith - Plexus Films;
• Jou show met Emo - Homebrew Films.

Reality Show Nominations 2015

Best Reality Show:
• Kabelo's Boot-camp - Connect TV;
• Ultimate Braai Master: The roads less travelled - Cooked in Africa Films;
• I want to sing gospel - Eclipse TV.

Game Show Nominations 2015

Best Game Show:
• Clover little big cook off - Quizzical Pictures;
• Cula Sibone - Connect TV;
• Nguwe Na - Connect TV;
• Tropika Island of Treasure Season 6 - Quizzical Pictures.

International Format Show Nominations 2015

Best International Format Show:
• Clash of the Choirs SA - Endemol South Africa;
• The Comedy Central Roast Of Kenny Kunene Fired Up - Viacom International Media Networks Africa;
• I love South Africa - African Media Production Network.

TV Drama Nominations 2015

Best TV Drama:
• Swartwater - Quizzical Pictures;
• 90 Plein Street - Born Free Media;
• Donkerland - Deon Opperman Produksies.

Best Achievement in Directing -TV Drama:

• Swartwater - John Trengove, Jozua Malherbe, Denny Miller;
• Rockville Season 2 - Johnny Barbuzano;
• 90 Plein Street - Jahmil Qubeka.

Best Achievement in Scriptwriting -TV Drama:

• Geraamtes In Die Kas - Joshua Rous, Luke Rous, Sandra Vaughn, Corine du Toit;
• Swartwater - Helene Truter;
• Traffic! - Writing Team.

Best Achievement in Cinematography - TV Drama:

• Ngempela - Adam Bentel;
• Donkerland - Adam Bentel;
• Soul City - Tom Marais;
• End Game - Jonathan de la Querra.

Best Achievement in Editing - TV Drama:

• End Game - Nicola Comminos, Jeremy Briers, Jack Esterhuizen, Karien Goosen, Gugulethu Sibandze;
• Geraamtes in die Kas - Nick Costaras;
• 90 Plein Street - Tanya Hagen, Sharron Hawkes;
• Donkerland - Ula Oelsen.

Best Achievement in Sound - TV Drama:

• End Game - Richard Hedges;
• Donkerland - Ben Oelsen;
• 90 Plein Street - Guy Steer.

Best Achievement in Original Score - TV Drama:

• Swartwater - Brendan Jury;
• End Game - Joel Assaizky;
• 90 Plein Street - Jorge Arrigone.

Best Achievement in Art /Design Production - TV Drama:

• Swartwater - Marna Heunis;
• 90 Plein Street - Tanya van Tonder;
• End Game - Amanda Scholtz;
• Donkerland - Flo Ballack.

Best Achievement in Make-up and Hair Styling - TV Drama:

• Donkerland - Nicola Roodt;
• Rockville Season 2 - Ngah Nyembe;
• 90 Plein Street - Innocentia Williams, Lisel Melo.

Best Achievement in Costume Design - TV Drama:

• Donkerland - Sune` Jansen;
• Swartwater - Brenda Khambule;
• Rockville Season 2 - Lebogang Lehasa;
• End Game - Rochelle Selling.

Best Actress in a lead role -TV drama:

• Jenna Dunster as Anna de Witt in Donkerland;
• Nthati Moshesh as Dibuseng Makwarela in Thola;
• Jana Strydom as Karen Le Roux in Swartwater.

Best Actor in a lead role -TV drama:

• Louw Venter as Francois le Roux in Swartwater;
• Gerard Rudolf as Johan de Jager in Donkerland;
• Hannes Muller as Klein Piet de Witt in Donkerland.

Best supporting Actress - TV drama:

• Brenda Ngxoli as Gladys in Rockville;
• Zikhona Sodlaka as Zee in After 9;
• Franci Swanepoel as Lorraine Jooste in Sterlopers;
• Helene Lombaard as Veronika Bezuidenhout in Geraamtes in Die Kas.

Best supporting Actor - TV drama:

• Mothusi Chebeletsane as Sigwebana in Donkerland;
• Fezile Mpela as Zwide in Donkerland;
• James Alexander as Gavin Winters in Geraamtes in Die Kas.

TV Soap Nominations 2015

Best TV Soap:
• Binnelanders - Stark Films;
• Isibaya 2 - Bomb;
• Rhythm City - Quizzical Pictures.

Best Achievement in Directing - TV Soap:

• Isibaya 2 - Adze Ugah;
• Isidingo - Raymond Sargent, Sthembiso Mathenjwa;
• 7de Laan - Directing Team.

Best Achievement in Scriptwriting - TV Soap:

• Isibaya 2 - Adze Ugah;
• Binnelanders - Mitzi Booysen;
• Rhythm City - Charlie Sapadin, Anthony Akerman, Darryl Bristow-Bovey.

Best Achievement in Cinematography - TV Soap:

• Isibaya - Zeno Petersen;
• Skeem Saam - William Collinson;
• 7de Laan - Tenson Hlabangana, Patrick Doddemeade, Vusi Khozane;
• Binnelanders - Chris Gardner.

Best Achievement in Editing - TV Soap:

• Isibaya - Sibongeleni Mabuyakhulu, Jeremy Briers;
• 7de Laan - Julie Scott Lawson;
• Skeem Saam - Gugu Sibandze.

Best Achievement in Sound - TV Soap:

• Isibaya - Vaughn and Mark Phillips;
• 7de Laan - Jason Cochrane, Louis van Rensburg;
• Rhythm City - Willie Nieuwoudt.

Best Achievement in Original Score - TV Soap:

• Isibaya - Phillip Miller;
• Skeem Saam - Benjamin Willem;
• 7 de Laan - Jason Cochrane, Louis van Rensburg.

Best Achievement in Art/Design Production - TV Soap:

• Isibaya - Dylan Lloyd;
• Binnelanders - Megan Havenga;
• 7 de Laan - Rohan Horn.

Best Achievement in Make-up and Hair Styling - TV Soap:

• 7 de Laan - Esther Venter, Morne Marx;
• Binnelanders - Elzette van der Schyff;
• Isidingo - Amy Sprawson.

Best Achievement in Costume Design - TV Soap:

• Isibaya - Rochelle Selling;
• Binnelanders - Sune` Jansen;
• Muvhango - Muvhango Wardrobe Team.

Best Actress in a Lead Role -TV Soap:

• Masasa Mbangeni as Thembeka in Scandal;
• Kgomotso Christopher as Katlego in Isidingo;
• Tema sebopedi as Lerato in Isidingo;
• Desiree Gardner as Daleen Jonker in Binnelanders;
• Brumilda van Rensburg as Jana du Preez in Binnelanders.

Best Actor in a Lead Role - TV Soap:

• Jamie Bartlett as David Genaro in Rhythm City;
• Motlatsi Mafatshe as Sechaba in Isidingo;
• Bongani Gumede as Mandla Ndlovu in Isibaya.

Best Supporting Actor - TV Soap:

• Paul Luckhoff as Wimpie du Toit in Binnelanders;
• Pallance Dladla as Jabu Zungu in Isibaya;
• Justin Strydom as AK in Isidingo.

Best Supporting Actress - TV Soap:

• Celeste Ntuli as Siphokazi Zungu in Isibaya;
• Quanita Adams as Zadie September in Binnelanders;
• Marjorie Lange as Gloria in Scandal.

TV Comedy Nominations 2015

Best TV Comedy:
• ZA news: Puppet nation - Both Worlds;
• Check Coast - Burnt Onion Productions;
• Lastborn Does The Loeries - Quizzical Pictures.

Best Achievement in Directing - TV Comedy:

• ZANews: Puppet Nation - Thierry Cassuto, Alex Fynn;
• Late Nite News with Loyiso Gola - Kagiso Lediga;
• Check-Coast - John Barbuzano, Rolie Nikiwe.

Best Achievement in Scriptwriting -TV Comedy:

• ZANews: Puppet Nation - ZANews Writing Team;
• Check coast - Writing Team;
• Late Nite News with Loyiso Gola - Kagiso Lediga, Christopher Steenkamp, Mpheng Morobe, Camilo Saloojee.

Best Achievement in Cinematography - TV Comedy:

• Lastborn Does The Loeries - Moabi Maseko;
• ZANews: Puppet Nation - Tonga Isango;
• Check Coast - Leon Kriel;
• Late Nite News with Loyiso Gola - Boitumelo Moroka.

Best Achievement in Sound - TV Comedy:

• ZANews: Puppet Nation - Lyle Bennett;
• Late Nite News with Loyiso Gola - Jeremy C Elwell.

Best Achievement in Editing - TV Comedy:

• ZANews: Puppet Nation - Nikolai Groudev, Jessie Viljoen, Alex Fynn;
• Check Coast - Sandra Vieira;
• Lastborn Does The Loeries - Kholofelo Malatshi.

Best Achievement in Original Score -TV Comedy:

• Check Coast - Faheem Khan, George Avakian;
• ZANews: Puppet Nation - Lyle Bennett.

Best Achievement in Art/Design Production - TV Comedy:

• ZANews: Puppet Nation - Franci van den Heever, Matthew Sanna;
• Single Galz - Amanda van Wyngaardt;
• Single Guys - Vallery Groenewald.

Best Achievement in Make-up and Hair Styling - TV Comedy:

• ZANews: Puppet Nation - Franci van den Heever;
• Single Galz - Hilda Sebiloane;
• Skwizas 3 - Strike lolo Kopase, Sonto Nhlapo.

Best Achievement in Costume Design - TV Comedy:

• ZANews: Puppet Nation - San-Mari Calaca;
• Single Galz - Lulu Dukashe;
• Single Guys - Brenda Khambule.

Best Actress in a Lead Role - TV Comedy:

• Motlatji Ditodi as Baby in Kota Life Crisis;
• Tsholo Monedi as Tiny in Skwizas 3;
• Mary Mhlongo as MaKhambule in Skwizas 3;
• Busisiwe Lurayi as Phumzile in Ses top la II;
• Lilian Dube as Mmane in Skwizas 3.

Best Actor in a Lead Role - TV Comedy:

• Nik Rabinowits as Desmond Tutu, Pieter de Villiers, Vladimir Putin, Oscar Pistorious etc. in ZaNews: Puppet Nation;
• Mackmillian Leshumo as Voni in Kota Life Crisis;
• Thabo Malema as Khaya in Single Guys;
• Thomas Gumede as Zanele in Single Guys.

Best Supporting Actress - TV Comedy:

• June van Merch as Mrs Williams in Treknet;
• Nomsa Buthelezi as Honesty in Check Coast;
• Brenda Ngxoli as Pinky in Ses top la II.

Best Supporting Actor - TV Comedy:

• Warren Masemola as Thokozani in Ses'Top la II;
• Craig Jackson as Gaylard in Kota Life Crisis;
• Jamela Vuma as Intelligent in Ses'Top la II;
• Bongani Madondo as Cassius in Kota Life Crisis.

Feature Film Nominations 2015

Best Feature Film:
• iNumber Number - Quizzical Pictures;
• Four Corners - Giant Films;
• Faan se Trein - Faan Films.

Best Achievement in Directing - Feature Film:

• iNumber Number - Donovan Marsh;
• Faan se Trein - Koos Roets;
• Four Corners - Ian Gabriel.

Best Achievement in Scriptwriting - Feature Film:

• iNumber Number - Donovan Marsh;
• Faan se Trein - Pieter Fourie;
• Four Corners - Hofmeyr Scholtz.

Best Achievement in Editing - Feature Film:

• Four Corners - Ronelle Loots;
• Hard to get - Nicholas Costaras;
• Faan se Trein - Nicholas Costaras;
• iNumber Number - Donovan Marsh.

Best Achievement in Cinematography - Feature Film:

• Four Corners - Vicci Turpin;
• iNumber Number - Tom Marais;
• Faan se Trein - Amelia Henning;
• Hard to get - Tom Marais.

Best Achievement in Art/Production Design - Feature Film:

• Faan se Trein - Waldemar Coetsee;
• Winnie Mandela - Emelia Weavind;
• Four Corners - Chris Bass.

Best Achievement in Original Score - Feature Film:

• Four Corners - Markus Wormstorm;
• Leading Lady - Benjamin Willem;
• Hard to Get - Christopher Letcher.

Best Achievement in Sound - Feature Film:

• Four Corners - Barry Donnelly;
• Leading Lady - Jim Petrak;
• Faan Se Trein - Barry Donnelly.

Best Achievement in Costume Design - Feature Film:

• Winnie Mandela - Pierre Vienings;
• Faan se Trein - Diana Cilliers;
• Four Corners - Sylvia van Heerden.

Best Achievement in Make-up and Hairstyling - Feature Film:

• Faan se Trein - Theola Booyens;
• Winnie Mandela - Megan Tanner;
• Four Corners - Carla Fourie.

Best Actress in a Lead Role - Feature Film:

• Thishiwe Zuqubu as Skiets in Hard to Get;
• Erica Wessels as Helena in Alles wat Mal is;
• Elzette Maarschalk as Aletta in Seun;
• Donalee Roberts as Amore in Pad Na jou Hart.

Best Actor in a Lead Role - Feature Film:

• Jezriel Skei as Ricardo in Four Corners;
• S'dumo Mtshali as Chili Ncgobo in iNumber Number;
• Pallance Dladla as TK in Hard to Get;
• Willie Esterhuizen as Faan in Faan se Trein.

Best Supporting Actress - Feature Film:

• Mary Twala as Sarah Novuka in Leading Lady;
• Marga van Rooy as Tannie Marietjie in Die Windpomp;
• Nicola Hanekom as Beatrice in Faan se Trein.

Best Supporting Actor - Feature Film:

• Irshaad Ally as Gasant in Four Corners;
• Brendon Daniels as Farakhan in Four Corners;
• Israel Makoe as Mugza in Hard to Get;
• Deon Lotz as Dr Dippenaar in Faan se Trein.

Golden Horn Best Presenter Nominations 2015

• Best Presenter - Magazine Show;
• Mover and Shakers - Vusi Zion;
• Doctor's Orders - Darren Green;
• Mooiloop - Ensemble.

Best Presenter - Talk Show:

• Ekse let's Talk with Masichaba Lekalake - Masichaba Lekalake;
• Blue Couch - Jessica Mtimkulu.

Best Presenter - Variety Show:

• Expresso Morning - Katlego Maboe;
• The Real Goboza - Phat Joe;
• Kasi-Licious - Katlego Mlambo;
• Maggs on Media - Jeremy Maggs.

Best Presenter - International Show:

• Clash of the choirs SA - Bonang Matheba;
• Big Brother Mzansi - Lungile Radu;
• I Love South Africa - Masichaba Lekalake.

Best Presenter - Music Show:

• Gospel Classics Season 3 - Tshepo Maseko;
• Turn Up - Siyabonga Ngwekazi;
• Gumba Gumba - Ntombi Ngcobo Mzolo.

Best Presenter - Game Show:

• Cula Sibone - Bujy Bikwa;
• Nguwe Na - Thembi Seete;
• Noot vir Noot - Johan Stemmet.

The winners will be announced on the 20th and 22nd of March at Gallagher Estate in Midrand. The SAFTA are a Clive Morris Production.