With over 50 nominations, AFDA students and alumni are bound to win a bunch of Golden Horns.
The SAFTAs 18 Craft Awards Ceremony takes place live on the SAFTAs YouTube channel on the 25 October 2024 at 19:00, followed by the SAFTAs 18 Main Awards Ceremony which takes place live on SABC 2 and Mzansi Magic on the 26 October 2024 at 20:00.
AFDA is crossing fingers and holding thumbs for all the nominees.
Here is the full list of AFDA nominations:
Best Achievement in Sound – Documentary
Rise: The Siya Kolisi Story | Practitioner: Ebenhaezer Smal (Haezer)
Best Achievement in Editing – Documentary
Rise: The Siya Kolisi Story | Practitioner: Ebenhaezer Smal (Haezer)
Best Documentary Feature
Production house: Orange Films and Star Films
Best Achievement in Makeup and Hairstyling – TV Comedy
Miseducation | Practitioner: Refentse Munyai
Best Achievement in Wardrobe – TV Comedy
Miseducation | Practitioner: Bryce Bowers
Best Achievement in Art Direction – TV Comedy
Miseducation | Practitioner: Martha Sibanyoni
Best Achievement in Editing – TV Comedy
Miseducation | Practitioners: Melanie Golden and Aluta Mlisana
Best Achievement in Scriptwriting – TV Comedy
Lwazi Mvusi and Rethabile Ramaphakela
Best Achievement in Cinematography – TV Comedy
Grown Woman | Practitioner: Nyembezi Ncaba
Yoh! Christmas | Practitioner: James Adey
Best Achievement in Directing – TV Comedy
Miseducation | Practitioners: Lwazi Mvusi
Best Achievement in Editing – TV Drama
Unseen | Practitioner: Simon Beesley and Aluta Mlisana
Best Achievement in Cinematography – TV Drama
Dam Season 2 | Practitioners: Tom Marais
Shaka Ilembe | Practitioner: Zeno Petersen
Best Achievement in Scriptwriting – TV Drama
Shaka Ilembe | Practitioners: Thishiwe Ziqubu
Trompoppie | Practitioners: Etienne Fourie
Best Achievement in Directing – TV Drama
Shaka Ilembe | Practitioners: Zeno Petersen and Adze Ugah
Unseen | Practitioner: Travis Taute
Best Achievement in Editing – Telenovela
Outlaws | Practitioner: Ebenhaezer Smal
Best Achievement in Original Music/Score – Telenovela
Isitha Season 1 | Practitioner: Mandla Ngcongwane
Best Achievement in an Original Song – Telenovela
Isitha Season 1 | Practitioner: Mandla Ngcongwane
Best Achievement in Cinematography – Telenovela
Outlaws | Practitioner: Ntobeko Dlamini
Best Achievement in Art Direction – TV Soap/Telenovela
Outlaws | Practitioner: Waldemar Coetsee
Best Achievement in Scriptwriting – Telenovela
Isitha Season 1 | Practitioner: Mandla Ngcongwane
Best Achievement in Directing – Telenovela
Diepe Waters | Practitioner: Heleni Handt
Best Achievement in Costume Design – Feature Film
Hans Steek die Rubicon Oor | Practitioner: Marné van der Burgh
Best Achievement in Sound Design – Feature Film
Hans Steek die Rubicon Oor | Practitioner: Ebenhaezer Smal
Best Achievement in Editing – Feature Film
Hans Steek die Rubicon Oor | Practitioner: Ebenhaezer Smal
Best Achievement in Cinematography – Feature Film
BLINDELINGS | Practitioner: Tom Marais
Hans Steek die Rubicon Oor | Practitioner: Sunel Haasbroek
iNumber Number: Jozi Gold | Practitioner: Tom Marais
Best Achievement in Scriptwriting – Feature Film
The Fragile King | Practitioners: Tristan Holmes
Best Student Film
Anguish
Best Actor in a TV Comedy
Prev Reddy (Miseducation)
Best TV Comedy
Miseducation | Production house: Burnt Onion Productions
Best Actress in a Feature Film
Antoinette Louw (The Fragile King)
Best Achievement in Directing – Feature Film
The Fragile King | Practitioner: Tristan Holmes
Best Feature Film
The Fragile King
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