Thami Dish - Co-founder of The South African Feather Awards

Tamitish, the founder of the 2021 Feather Awards, poses for a portrait at the Market Theatre in Newtown, Johannesburg, on November 11, 2021. Photo: LUCA SOLA / AFP/Canva

Feather Awards 2022: All you need to know

The 14th annual South African Feather Awards are taking place on 10 November 2022, here is what you can look forward to this year.

Thami Dish - Co-founder of The South African Feather Awards

Tamitish, the founder of the 2021 Feather Awards, poses for a portrait at the Market Theatre in Newtown, Johannesburg, on November 11, 2021. Photo: LUCA SOLA / AFP/Canva

The South African Feather Awards 2022 will be taking place on Thursday 10 November 2022 and they promise to be a star-studded affair with the theme for this year being Time To Be Unfvcken Apologetic About Inclusion.

This marks the 14th year of the awards which will be hosted at The Market Theatre in Johannesburg with the Birth of the Star’s trio getting two nominations for the Socialite award and Social Media Personality of the Year.

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This year seems to be the year of the trios with the Modiselle sisters hosting the #Feather14, Refilwe, Bontle and Candice will bring the showdown with their unique personalities.

Candice Modiselle - Part of the trio of sisters hosting the 2022 Feather Awards
2022 Feather Awards is hosted by the Modiselle sisters. Photo: Twitter: @candicemodiselle

Co-founder of the awards Thami Dish this year announced the nominees at an intimate event at Constitution Hill in Braamfontein, in a speech Thami Dish said:

“Inclusivity is not about celebrating the community for a few days in a year. Government and corporates need to support the community, get involved in programmes and initiatives 365 days of the year, not just in June or October when the exercise of ticking boxes needs to happens. We, the queer community, are unfvcken apologetic about being heard, being seen, being recognised and been included. This doesn’t take away from organisations who offer unwavering support for the community. We see you and value your support. To all the nominees best of luck for the upcoming awards next month,”

Thami Dish

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Feather Awards – List of some of the nominees:

  • Rami Chuene – Hunk of the Year 
  • SK Khoza – Drama Queen
  • Professor Mokgethi – Drama Queen
  • Zakes Bantwini – Musician
  • Birth of Stars trio – Social Media Personality of the Year & Socialite
  • Lamiez Holworthy and Khuli Chana – Cutest Couple
  • Yvonne Chaka-Chaka – Diva Extraordinaire of the Year
  • Shahaan Ramkisoon – Hunk of the Year 
  • Boity Thulo and Anton Jefta – Cutest Couple
  • Senzo Radebe – Hunk of the Year 

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