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The first Royalty Soapie Awards are coming up at the Durban International Convention Centre this Saturday (8 March) and will air on SABC1 on Sunday night (9th).

The broadcast will be a 72-minute special (including the red carpet) and starts at 20h30.

As we reported last year when the awards first arrived on the scene, they've have been founded by Generations star Winnie Modise who has joined forces with the KZN government for the event.

The awards were scheduled to take place in November last year but were postponed until now. TVSA bloggers Makisto and Tazteeq are heading off to Durban at the end of this week to be in the action and to gather the hott goss for us.

The nominees are divided into three categories: performance, creative and technical. Here's a refresh of the nominees in case  you missed them when they were first announced:

Outstanding Lead Actor

Menzi Ngubane as Sibusiso Dlomo for Generations
Siyabonga Twala as Mpiyakhe Zungu for isiBaya
Kevin Smith as Frank Xavier for Isidingo
Siyabonga Twala as Busani Mojalefa for Muvhango
Shona Ferguson as Itumeleng Tladi for The Wild

Outstanding Lead Actress

Odelle de Wet as Delia Richter for Binneland
Thembi Nyandeni as Mkabayi Zungu for isiBaya
Linda Sokhulu as Nikiwe Sibeko for Isidingo
Nthabi Tau as Meiki for Muvhango
Shaleen Surtie-Richards as Fran Jacobs for Villa Rosa

Outstanding Male Villain

Andre Odendaal as AJ/Andries/Dries Richter for Binneland
Bheki Mkhwane as Samson Ndlovu for isiBaya
Robert Whitehead as Barker Heins for Isidingo
Aubrey Poo as Lebata for The Wild
Darren Kelfkens as Roberto Martinelli Snr for Villa Rosa

Outstanding Female Villain

Jo da Silva as Gita McGregor for 7de Laan
Marisa Drummond as Alexa for Binneland
Zenande Mfenyana as Noluntu Memela for Generations
Tsholo Monedi as Meme for Muvhango
Khabonina Qubeka as Maxine for The Wild

Outstanding Supporting Actor

Hennie Jacobs as Diederik for 7de Laan
Ramey Short as Quinton Meyer for Binneland
Bongani Gumede as Mandla Ndlovu for isiBaya
Sdumo Mtshali as S’bu Ndlovu for isiBaya
Ty Keogh as Jack for The Wild

Outstanding Supporting Actress

Annelize van der Ryst-Hattingh as Matrone Netta Nortje for 7de Laan
Sorina Erasmus as Die Flooze for 7de Laan
Xoli Zondi as Zodwa for Generations
Nomzamo Mbatha as Thandeka Zungu for isiBaya
Kgomotso Christopher as Katlego Sibeko for Isidingo

Outstanding Couple

Pierre van Pletzen as Oubaas van Zyl and Annelisa Weiland as Hilda de Kock for 7de Laan

Sandi Schultz as Jennifer Adams and Gert van Niekerk as Patrick Myburgh for Binneland

Sdumo Mtshali as S’bu Zungu and Nomzamo Mbatha as Thandeka Zungu for isiBaya

Ayanda Ngubane as Phumele Zungu and Celeste Ntuli as Siphokazi Zungu for isiBaya

Tema Sebopedi as Lerato Tsotetsi and Motlatsi Mafatshe as Sechaba Moloi for Isidingo

Outstanding Newcomer

Simoné Nortmann as Nadia for 7de Laan
Anga Makubalo as MJ Memela for Generations
Jessica Nkosi as Qondi for isiBaya
Liteboho Molise as Teboho for Muvhango
Hayley Owen as Angie for The Wild

Outstanding Soapie

Binneland
Generations
isiBaya
Isidingo
The Wild

Outstanding Writing Team
Binneland
Generations
isiBaya
Isidingo
The Wild

Outstanding Set Design
Binneland
Generations
isiBaya
Isidingo
The Wild

Outstanding Wardrobe
7de Laan
Binneland
Generations
isiBaya
The Wild

Outstanding Make-up & Hair
Binneland
Generations
isiBaya
The Wild


Outstanding Directing Team

7de Laan
Binneland
isiBaya
Isidingo
The Wild

Outstanding Art Direction

7de Laan
Binneland
Generations
isiBaya

Outstanding Editing Team

Binneland
Generations
isiBaya
Isidingo
The Wild

Outstanding Lighting

7de Laan
Binneland
Generations
isiBaya
Isidingo

Outstanding Casting Director

Susan Rossouw for Binneland
Phophi Mulaudzi for Generations
Kutlwano Ditsele & Angus Gibson for isiBaya


Most Popular Soapie

The Most Popular Soapie award is voted for by viewers. The public has been able to vote for this category since November. The 10 soapies in the running are:

7de Laan
Binneland
Generations
iNkaba
isiBaya
Isidingo
Muvhango
The Wild
Villa Rosa
Zabalaza

If you'd still like to cast your vote you can SMS your fave soapie to 33017. (SMS's cost R1,50. Free SMS's don't apply.) Lines close at 21h00 on 8 March.

NB titbits:

Various shows are missing from the line-up of nominees, most notably e.tv soapies Rhythm City and Scandal!. e.tv has chosen not to be involved in the ceremony, stating that the broadcaster will be meeting with the award organisers later this year to discuss the possibility of their involvement in the future.

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