2022 SAFTAs: Here are your soapie and telenovela winners

Mzansi Magic’s cancelled telenovela DiepCity scooped five South African Film and Television Awards (SAFTAs), followed by e.tv’s House of Zwide and Scandal! with four awards, Showmax’s hit telenovela The Wife won two awards while 1Magic’s The River walked away with one award.

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ABOUT THE SAFTAS 2022

The first night of the event, titled Craft Awards was hosted by former Generations: The Legacy actress Candice Modiselle and TV personality Smash Afrika on Friday, 2 September on YouTube. The main SAFTAs event was held on Saturday, 3 September on Mzansi Magic (DStv Channel 161) and S3 (Channel 193).

Media personalities Khutso Theledi and Expresso host Ryle De Monrny joined Mpho Popps on stage as hosts for the main event. 

Mzansi’s A-listers walked down the red carpet looking fabulous and popular TV personalities Palesa Tembe and Lasizwe Dambuza hosted the red carpet event. 

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List of SAFTA Winners: TV SOAP/TELENOVELA

BEST ACHIEVEMENT IN WARDROBE – TV SOAP/TELENOVELA

• The River
• House of Zwide

BEST ACHIEVEMENT IN MAKE-UP AND HAIRSTYLING – TV SOAP/TELENOVELA

• DiepCity
• The Wife
• The River

BEST ACHIEVEMENT IN SOUND – TV SOAP/TELENOVELA

• Gomora
• Skeem Saam
• The River
• House of Zwide
• Scandal

BEST ACHIEVEMENT IN EDITING – TV SOAP/TELENOVELA

• House of Zwide
• DiepCity
• The River
• The Wife

BEST ACHIEVEMENT IN ORIGINAL MUSIC/SCORE –  TELENOVELA

• Gomora
• The River
• The Wife

BEST ACHIEVEMENT IN CINEMATOGRAPHY –  TELENOVELA

• DiepCity
• House of Zwide
• The Wife

BEST ACHIEVEMENT IN ART DIRECTION – TV SOAP/TELENOVELA

• House of Zwide
• The River
• DiepCity

BEST ACHIEVEMENT IN SCRIPTWRITING – TELENOVELA

• Legacy
• DiepCity
• Giyani: Land of Blood

BEST ACHIEVEMENT IN DIRECTING – TELENOVELA

• House of Zwide
• The Wife
• DiepCity

BEST ACHIEVEMENT IN SCRIPTWRITING – TV SOAP

• Skeem Saam
• 7de Laan
• Scandal

BEST ACHIEVEMENT IN DIRECTING – TV SOAP

• Scandal
• Suidooster
• Binnelanders

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A TV SOAP

• Natasha Sutherland: Scandal
• Odelle De Wet: Binnelanders 
• Melissa Willering: Suidooster 
• Gcina Nkosi: Scandal
• Marion Holm: Suidooster 

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A TV SOAP

• Mortimer Williams: Skeem Saam
• Richard September: Suidooster 
• Marvin-Lee Beukes: Suidooster 
• Clint Brink: Binnelanders 
• Jerry Mofokeng Wa Makhetha: Scandal

 BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A TELENOVELA

• Moshidi Motshegwa: Isono
• Shaleen Surtie Richards: Arendsvlei
• Michelle Botes: Legacy
• Charmaine Mtinta: Isono
• Zikhona Sodlaka: The Wife

 BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A TELENOVELA

• Abdul Khoza: The Wife
• Obed Baloyi: DiepCity
• Jack Devnarain: Imbewu: The Seed
• Seputla Sebogodi: The River
• Don Mlangeni Nawa: Legacy

BEST ACTRESS IN A TV SOAP

• Manaka Ranaka: Generations: The Legacy
• Shoki Mmola: Skeem Saam
• Denise Newman: Suidooster 
• Jill Levenberg: Suidooster 
• Cindy Swanepoel: Binnelanders

BEST ACTOR IN A TV SOAP

• Thabo Malema: Scandal
• Mathews Rantsoma: Scandal
• Cedwyn Joel: Suidooster
• Johan Scholtz: Getroud Met Rugby
• Putla Sehlapelo: Skeem Saam

BEST ACTRESS IN A TELENOVELA

• Tsholofelo Matshaba: The River
• Kgomotso Christopher: Legacy
• Mary-Anne Barlow: Legacy
• Sindi Dlathu: The River
• Nthati Moshesh: Isono

BEST ACTOR IN A TELENOVELA

• Vusi Kunene: House of Zwide
• Don Mlangeni Nawa: The Estate
• Aubrey Poo: The Estate
• Bonko Khoza: The Wife
• Robert Hobbs: Legacy

BEST TV SOAP

• Getroud Met Rugby
• Suidooster
• 7de Laan

BEST TELENOVELA

• The Wife
• DiepCity
• The River

PUBLIC VOTING CATEGORY: Most Popular TV Soap or Telenovela

• Giyani – Land of Blood (SABC2)
• Scandal! (e.tv)
• 7de Laan (SABC2)
• DiepCity (Mzansi Magic)
• Imbewu (e.tv)
• The Estate (SABC3)
• Binnelanders – (kykNET)
• Arendsvlei – (kykNET & Kie)
• Getroud Met Rugby (kykNET)
• Gomora (Mzansi Magic)
• Skeem Saam (SABC1)
• Isono (BET Africa)
• The River (1Magic)
• Generations: The Legacy (SABC1)
• The Wife (Showmax)
• Suidooster (kykNET, kykNET & Kie)
• House of Zwide (e.tv)

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List of SAFTA Winners: TV COMEDY, DRAMA AND FEATURE FILM

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Daily Sun has a full list of winners in the TV comedy, TV drama and feature film category.