SA Film & Television Awards Winners 2011

Its award season were we crown the craftsmen who bring us nothing but the best at what they do. The South African Film & Television Awards (SAFTA's) is were every talented actor/actress; producer; director; scriptwriter want to see them selves. Unfortunately not everybody can walk away with a award- a nomination is no doubt an honour!

This years' SAFTA Winners are:

TELEVISION

DRAMA

Best TV Drama
Erfsondes (Imani Media)

Best Actress in a TV Drama
Maggie Benedict (The Mating Game, Uhuru Productions)

Best Actor in a TV Drama
Vusi Kunene (Soul City)

Best Supporting Actor in a TV Drama
Kere Nyawo (Zone 14, Glo Films)
Thulani Didi (Zone 14, Glo Films)

Best Supporting Actress in a TV Drama
Theresa Benade (Home Affairs, Penguin Films)

Best Ensemble in a TV Drama
The Mating Game (Uhuru Productions)

Best Director in a TV Drama
Amanda Lane (4Play, Curious Pictures)

Best Writer / Writing Team in a TV Drama
Henrietta Gryffenberg (Erfsondes, Imani Media)

Best Editor in a TV Drama
Melanie Janks Golden (4Play, Curious Pictures)

Best Art / Production Design in a TV Drama
Marlene Ming (4Play, Curious Pictures)

Best Cinematographer in a TV Drama
Rory O’Grady (One Love, Curious Pictures)

SOAP

Best Soapie
7de Laan (public vote)

Best Director in a TV Soap
Isidingo Directing Team (Endemol South Africa)

Best Writer / Writing Team in a TV Soap
Isidingo Writing Team (Endemol South Africa)

Best Ensemble in a TV Soap
Rhythm City (Curious Pictures)

Best Lead Actor in a TV Soap
Tshepo Maseko (Isidingo, Endemol South Africa)

Best Lead Actress in a TV Soap
Moshidi Motshegwa (Rhythm City, Curious Pictures)

Best Supporting Actor in a TV Soap
Thami Mngqolo (Generations, Morula Pictures)

Best Supporting Actress in a TV Soap
Tebogo Khalo (Rhythm City, Curious Pictures)

TV COMEDY

Best Director in a TV Comedy
Bobby Heaney (Konsternasie Oppie Stasie, Imani Media)

Best Writer / Writing Team in a TV Comedy
Meren Reddy and Luke Rous (City Ses’la, Rous House Productions)

Best Lead Actor in a TV Comedy
David Clatworthy (Konsternasie Oppie Stasie, Imani Media)

Best Lead Actress in a TV Comedy
Busi Lurayi (City Ses’la, Rous House Productions)

Best Ensemble in a TV Comedy
Proesstraat (Richter Medien)

SPECIAL AWARDS

Lifetime Achievement Award for Acting: Winston Ntshona
Lifetime Achievement for Casting: Moonyeen Lee
Lifetime Achievement Award for Acting and Social Activism: Lilian Dube

MOVIES

FILM

Best Director in a Feature Film
Oliver Schmitz (Life, Above All, Local Motion Pictures)

Best Writer / Writing Team in a Feature Film
Oliver Schmitz (Life, Above All, Local Motion Pictures)

Best Ensemble in a Feature Film
Life Above All (Local Motion Pictures)

Best Cinematographer in a Feature Film
Dewald Aukema (Skin, Moonlighting Films)

Best Editor in a Feature Film
Megan Gill (Spud, Rogue Star Films)

Best Sound Designer in a Feature Film
Sound Team (The Incredible Adventures of Hanna Hoekom, kykNET/Spookasem Films)

Best Production Designer in a Feature Film
Karel Flint (Hopeville, Curious Pictures)

Best Music Composition in a Feature Film
Music by Restless Natives, supervised by Kesvian Naidoo (Visa Vie, Big World Cinema)

Best Costume Designer in a Feature Film
Nadia Kruger (Life, Above All, Local Motion Pictures)

Best Make-Up / Hairstylist in a Feature Film
Debra Nicol (Shucks Tshabalala, Indigenous Films)
Tanya Kenny (Shucks Tshabalala, Indigenous Films)

Best Feature Film
Life, Above All (Local Motion Pictures)

Best Lead Actor in a Feature Film
Themba Ndaba (Hopeville, Curious Pictures)

Best Lead Actress in a Feature Film
Khomotso Manyaka (Life, Above All, Local Motion Pictures)

Best Supporting Actor in a Feature Film
Lionel Newton (Jozi, VideoVision)

Best Supporting Actress in a Feature Film
Harriet Manamela (Life, Above All, Local Motion Pictures)