The 2023 National Film and TV Awards will launch for the first time in South Africa, and we have all the scoop about the show date, how to watch the ceremony live in South Africa and, most importantly, this year’s nominees.
When are the 2023 National Film and TV Awards SA taking place?
Known for organising prestigious awards like the National Film Awards UK, National Film and TV Awards USA, and National Reality Television Awards, the National Film Academy is bringing this prestigious event to South Africa.
The inaugural National Film and TV Awards South Africa is scheduled to be held at the Opera Theatre in Pretoria on 21 October 2023.
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How to watch the award ceremony live in South Africa
This grand event will be broadcast to 15 countries, offering a global stage to showcase South African cinema and talent.
More broadcasting options will be included in this article when more details trickle through. Be sure to bookmark this page and return for more updates.
Sara Kensington, Head of Partnerships at the National Film Academy, highlighted the organisation’s commitment to promoting talent in the film and television industry worldwide.
“Every territory we expand in, our goal remains constant: to elevate talent both on/off camera, films and television shows to the global stage. The worldwide rise of African music, from Afrobeats to Amapiano, is evidence of the potential African talent possess. Starting from South Africa, the National Film Academy is looking forward to providing a global platform for talent and films to succeed worldwide,” Kensington said.
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2023 National Film and TV Awards SA nominees
South Africa has already achieved notable success on the international stage through the National Film Academy’s awards. Previous achievements include Trevor Noah winning Best Talk Show at the National Film and TV Awards USA in 2018 and actress Terry Pheto receiving the Best Supporting Actress award at the National Film Awards UK in 2017 for her role in A United Kingdom.
In 2023, the South African edition of the popular reality TV show, Love and HipHop SA, secured the title of Best International TV Show at the National Reality TV Awards in London.
Here are the nominees for the 2023 National Film and TV Awards SA:
Best Actress 2023
- Candice Modiselle (Love, Sex and 30 Candle)
- Enhle Mbali Mlotshwa (Home wrecker)
- Noxolo Dlamini (Silverton Siege)
- Shannon Esra (Do Your Worst)
- Tumie Yakhe Ngumla (You’re My Favourite Place)
- Noxolo Dlamini (iNumber Number: Jozi Gold)
- ThusoMbedu (The Woman King)
- Kajal Bagwandeen (The Honeymoon)
Best Actor 2023
- Nay Maps (Home Wrecker)
- Jefferson Tshabalala (Big nunu’s little heist)
- S’dumo Mtshali (iNumber Number: Jozi Gold)
- Thabo Rametsi (Silverton Siege)
- Mothusi Magano (Wild is the Wind)
- Stefan Erasmus (Silverton Siege)
- Armand Aucamp (Mense van die wind)
- Presley Chweneyagae (iNumber Number: Jozi Gold)
Best Newcomer 2023
- Gaisang K Noge (Six In The City)
- Ama Qamata (Blood & Water)
- Nina Hastie (Comedian)
- Khosi Ngema (Blood & Water)
- Lindah Majola (The Wife)
- Sicelo Buthelezi (Kleva-ish)
- Khosi Ngema (Blood & Water)
- Rosemary Zimu (Nine)
Best Actress in a TV Series 2023
- Kgomotso Christopher (Legacy)
- Tsholofelo Matshaba (The River)
- Michelle Botes (Legacy)
- Tsholofelo Matshaba (The River)
- Elizabeth Serunye (Skeem Saam)
- KhaboninaQubeka (Shaka Ilembe)
- Cindy Swanepoel (Binnelanders)
- Zikhona Sodlaka (The Wife)
- Connie Ferguson (Kings of Jo’Burg)
- Rosemary Zimu (Savage Beauty)
- Kgomotso Christopher (FatalSeduction)
- Gail Mabalane (Unseen)
- Thando Thabethe (Housekeepers S3)
Best Actor in a TV Series 2023
- Lawrence Maleka (The River)
- Irvine van der Merwe (Suidooster)
- Zolisa Xaluva (Kings of Jo’Burg)
- Melusi Mbele (SCANDAL!)
- Jason Willemse (uBettina Wethu S2)
- Shona Ferguson (Kings of Jo’Burg)
- Wiseman Mncube (Shaka Ilembe)
- Thapelo Mokoena (Fatal Seduction)
- Colin Moss (Unseen)
- Craig Urbani (Makoti S2)
- Hlomla Dandala (Justice Served)
- Mpho Modikoane (Entangled)
Best Supporting Actor 2023
- Tony Miyambo (Big nunu’s little heist)
- Arnold Vosloo (Silverton Siege)
- Presley Chweneyagae (iNumber Number: Jozi Gold)
- Thabo Rametsi (Amandla)
- Chris Chameleon (Wild is the Wind)
- Nay Maps (Home Wrecker)
- Niza Jay (You’re My Favourite Place)
- Arnold Vosloo (Silverton Siege)
Best Supporting Actress 2023
- Thuso Mbedu (The Woman King)
- Letoya Makhene-Pulumo (Home Wrecker)
- Kate Liquorish (Do Your Worst)
- Awethu Sharon Hleli (You’re My Favourite Place)
- Frances Sholto-Douglas (Fatal Seduction)
- Tumi Morake (The Honeymoon)
- Noxolo Dlamini (iNumber Number: Jozi Gold)
- Nqobile Sipamla (Amandla)
- Khayakazi Kula (You’re My Favourite Place)
Best TV Drama Series 2023
- Adulting
- Donkerbos
- Savage Beauty
- Kings of Jo’Burg
- Blood & Water
- Shaka Ilembe
- Fatal Seduction
- Unseen
Best Male TV Personality 2023
- Quinton Masina aka Naked (Young, Famous & African)
- Katlego Maboe (Tropika Island of Treasure All Stars)
- Da L.E.S (Love & HipHop SA)
- Swanky Jerry (Young, Famous & African)
- Shane Eagle (Love & HipHop SA)
- Somizi (Living the Dream with Somizi)
- Diamond Platinumz (Young, Famous & African)
- Shane Eagle (Love & HipHop SA)
- Andile Ncube (Young, Famous & African)
- 2Baba (Young, Famous & African)
Best Female TV Personality 2023
- Lebo “Jojo” Mokoena (The Real Housewives of Johannesburg)
- Zari Hassan (Young, Famous & African)
- Nunurai Mudarikwa (The Mommy Club)
- Fifi Cooper (Love & HipHop SA)
- Mpumi “Mrs Mops” Mophatlane (The Mommy Club)
- Kayleigh Schwark (Young, Famous & African)
- DJ Speedsta (Love & HipHop SA)
- Happy “Her Majesty” Simelane (The Mommy Club)
- Annie Mthembu (The Real Housewives of Durban)
- AnnieMacaulay-Idibia (Young,Famous & African)
- Gigi Lamayne (Love & HipHop SA)
Best Supporting Actress in a TV Series 2023
- Gaisang K Noge (The Wife)
- Nthati Moshesh (Savage Beauty)
- Brenda Mukwevho (House of Zwide)
- Ama Qamata (Blood & Water)
- Nicole Holm (Donkerbos)
- Nomzamo Mbatha (Shaka Ilembe)
- Charmaine Mtinta (Makoti)
- Siphesihle Ndaba (Gomora)
- Deli Malinga (Redemption)
- Odelle De Wet (Binnelanders)
Best Supporting Actor in a TV Series 2023
- Morné Visser (Justice Served)
- Ayanda Daweti (Gomora)
- Abdul Khoza (The Wife)
- Katlego Letsholonyana (Skeem Saam)
- Mothusi Magano (Blood Psalms)
- Lindah Majola (The Wife)
- Gerald Steyn (Binnelanders)
- Khaya Mthembu (Gomora)
- Wanda Zuma (House of Zwide)
Best TV Presenter 2023
- Anele Mdoda
- Minnie Dlamini
- Somizi Mhlongo
- Nico Panagio
- Lerato Kganyago
- Katlego Maboe
- Lawrence Maleka
- Tshegofatso Mosupye
- Emo Adams
- MacFarlane Moleli
Best Comedian 2023
- Loyiso Gola
- David Kau
- Riaad Moosa
- Celeste Ntuli
- Nik Rabinowitz
- Deep Fried Man
- Tumi Morake
- Tats Nkonzo
- Barry Hilton
- Marc Lottering
- Mpho Popps
Best Competition Show 2023
- Celebrity Game Night
- Kokkedoor: Vuur en Vlam
- Wie Word ‘n Miljoenêr?
- Koppestamp
- Noot vir Noot
- The Masked Singer South Africa
- Survivor South Africa: Return of the Outcasts
- Idols South Africa
- The Ultimate Braai Master
- Deal or No Deal: South Africa
Best Action in a Film/Series 2023
- Big Nunu’s Little Heist
- Assassins
- Justice Served
- The River
- Wild is the Wind
- Kings of Jo’Burg
- iNumber Number: Jozi Gold
- Redemption
- Gomora
Best Entertainment Show 2023
- Yo MTV Raps Uncapped
- Young, Famous and African
- MasterChef SA
- Survivor SA: Return of the Outcasts
- Sunday Sexy Love
- Celebrity Game Night
- Love & HipHop SA
- The Real Housewives of Durban
- Mzansi Icons
- The Real Housewives of Johannesburg
Best International African Film 2023
- Love, Sex and 30 Candles (South Africa)
- Assassin (South Africa)
- Goodbye Julia (Sudan)
- Augure (Omen) (Congo)
- Shimoni (Kenya)
- Gangs of Lagos (Nigeria)
- Sira (Burkina Faso/Senegal)
- The Planter’s Plantation (Cameroon)
- TeraStorm (Kenya)
- Our Brothers (Algeria)
- Xalé (Senegal)
Best Documentary 2023
- Milisuthando
- Lobola, A Bride’s True Price?
- Against All Odds: the Alwyn Uys Story
- Rassie
- My Name is Reeva
- Pale Ya Kosa
- Steinheist
- Nkalakatha: The Life of Mandoza
Outstanding Performance 2023
- Zikhona Sodlaka (The Wife)
- Nomzamo Mbatha (Assassin)
- Jaques De Silva (The Umbrella Men)
- Enhle Mbali Mlotshwa (Home wrecker)
- Abdul Khoza (The Wife)
- Connie Ferguson (Kings of Jo’Burg)
- Gail Mabalane (Unseen)
- Hlomla Dandala (Justice Served)
- Tsholofelo Matshaba (The River)
- Arnold Vosloo (Silverton Siege)
Best Feature Film 2023
- Silverton Siege
- Love, Sex and 30 Candles
- Wild Is the Wind
- The Umbrella Men
- Mense van die wind
- The Honeymoon
- iNumber Number: Jozi Gold
- Kleva-ish
Best Director 2023
- Stephina Zwane (Love, Sex and 30 Candles)
- John Barker (The Umbrella Men)
- Stephina Zwane (Home Wrecker)
- Samantha Nell (Do Your Worst)
- MandlaDube (Silverton Siege)
- Fabian Medea (Wild Is the Wind)
- David Schröder (Mense van die wind)
- Bianca Isaac (The Honeymoon)
Best Producer 2023
- John Barker, Joel Phiri, Tshepiso Chikapa Phiri, Dan Jawitz, Thembalethu Mfebe (The Umbrella Men)
- Walter Ayres | Mandla Dube ( Silverton Siege)
- Fabian Medea | Tshepiso Chikapa Phiri (Wild Is the Wind)
- Aimee Dherman (Mense van die wind)
- Bianca Isaac | Gregory Mthanji (The Honeymoon)
- JP Potgieter (iNumber Number: Jozi Gold)
Celebrity Personality of the Year 2023
- Zikhona Sodlaka
- Connie Ferguson
- Pearl Thusi
- Katlego Maboe
- Lasizwe Dambuza
- Minnie Dlamini
- Boity Thulo
- Bonang Matheba
- Nadia Nakai
- Natasha Thahane
- Clement Maosa
Best Production Company 2023
- Both Worlds Pictures
- Quizzical Pictures
- Urban Brew Studios
- Yellowbone Entertainment
- Tshedza Pictures
- Stark Films
- Ochre Media
- Meraki SA
- Nagvlug Films
- Burnt Onion Productions
- Bomb Productions
Best Television / Streaming Network 2023
- e.TV
- SABC2
- M-Net
- S3
- ShowMax
- Mzansi Magic
- Netflix
- kykNET
- BET
- SABC 1
- 1Magic
Best Non-Scripted TV Series 2023
- The Mommy Club
- Love & HipHop South Africa
- Noot vir Noot
- The Taste Master SA
- Living the Dream with Somizi
- Young, Famous and African
- The Real Housewives of Johannesburg
Best Scripted TV Series 2023
- Hotel
- Binnelanders
- Savage Beauty
- How to Ruin Christmas
- The Wife
- SCANDAL!
- Justice Served
- The River
