2022 SAFTAs: Here are your soapie and telenovela winnersE.tv's House of Zwide' and Mzansi Magic's DiepCity' won big at this years SAFTAs (South African Film and Television Awards).
by Rae Seleme
03-09-2022 22:35
in Soapies
South African Film Television Awards: Have a look at all the nominees. Image via Twitter @etvHouseofZwide
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.
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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
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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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2022 SAFTAs: Here are your soapie and telenovela winnersE.tv's House of Zwide' and Mzansi Magic's DiepCity' won big at this years SAFTAs (South African Film and Television Awards). 
