Comedians Goliath & Goliath announcing the nominees, snapped by TVSA blogger Makisto
who attended the event.
South Africa's television award season fired up in Johannesburg on Thursday night (19 February) when the nominees for the second Royalty Soapie Awards were announced.
Scandal! and isiBaya headlined the night by bagging 16 nominations each while 7de Laan put in the next most notable performance with 14 noms.
Five soapies didn't enter the awards and haven't received nominations as a result so shows you won't see on the nominee list are: Binnelanders, Generations (we all know why!), Rhythm City, Skeem Saam and Zabalaza. All of them (except Binnelanders*) have been nominated for the People's Choice Award though because all soapies have automatically been nominated for this category. The winner of this category will be decided by public vote.
The winners of the performance categories will be decided by viewer votes too. The awards have introduced a new development this year when it comes to the voting procedure for performances. These categories now involve a two-step process: a peer review and a popular vote by the public.
A judging panel consisting of TV industry experts has adjudicated all the performance category entries to come up with the nominee list and now viewers can vote for the winner. The winners of the technical and creative categories will be chosen by the judges only.
And now, without further adieu, these are the nominees:
PERFORMANCE CATEGORIES
(Voted for by the industry and viewers)
Outstanding Lead Actor
Motlatsi Mafatshe as Sechaba for Isidingo
Siyabonga Thwala as Mpiyakhe Zungu for isiBaya
Theodore Jantjies as Xander Meintjies for 7de Laan
Vusi Kunene as Jefferson Sibeko for Isidingo
Zane Meas as Neville Meintjies for 7de Laan
Outstanding Lead Actress
Kgomotso Christopher as Katlego for Isidingo
Marjorie Langa as Gloria Rangaka for Scandal!
Masasa Mbangeni as Thembeka Shezi for Scandal!
Thembi Nyandeni as Mkabayi Zungu for isiBaya
Vinette Ebrahim as Charmaine Meintjies for 7de Laan
Outstanding Male Villain
André Lötter as Liamle Roux for Villa Rosa
Robert Whitehead as Barker Haines for Isidingo
Sello Maake Ka-Ncube as Lucas Nyathi for Scandal!
Vusi Kunene as Bhekifa for Isibaya
Wilhelm van der Walt as Tyrone (Ty) for 7de Laan
Outstanding Female Villain
Dawn Matthews as Shakira Willemse for Scandal!
Jo da Silva as Gita McGregor for 7de Laan
Mampho Brescia as Iris for isiBaya
Therese Benadé as Astrid Wentzel for Villa Rosa
Outstanding Supporting Actor
Andile Sithole as Ndumiso Ngcobo for Scandal!
Bongani Gumede as Mandla Ndlovu for isiBaya
Jody Abrahams as Marcel Beauchamp for Scandal!
Kaz McFadden as Dewald for 7de Laan
Zakhele Mabasa as S’khaleni for isiBaya
Outstanding Supporting Actress
Dorette Potgieter as Wanda for Villa Rosa
Mampho Brescia as Iris for isiBaya
Mapaseka Koetle as Dintle Setuke for Scandal!
Natasha Sutherland as Layla Mckenzie for Scandal!
Nomzamo Mbatha as Thandeka for isiBaya
Outstanding Newcomer
Andile Gumbi as Zweli for isiBaya
Buhle Samuels as Matshidiso for Muvhango
Fulu Mugovhani as Anzani Muneri for Scandal!
Izak Davel as Bradley for Isidingo
Tessa Holloway as Sonja for 7de Laan
CREATIVE CATEGORIES
(Voted for by the judges only)
Outstanding Soapie
7de Laan
isiBaya
Scandal!
Villa Rosa
Outstanding Set Design
7de Laan
isiBaya
Scandal!
Outstanding Writing Team
7de Laan
isiBaya
Scandal!
Outstanding Wardrobe
7de Laan
isiBaya
Scandal
TECHNICAL AWARDS
Outstanding Directing Team
7de Laan
isiBaya
Isidingo
Scandal!
Outstanding Editing Team
7de Laan
isiBaya
Scandal!
Outstanding Lighting
7de Laan
isiBaya
Scandal!
Certificates will be awarded in the following categories:
Outstanding Couple
Celeste Ntuli and Ayanda Borotho for isiBaya
Jessica Nkosi and Andile Mxakaza for isiBaya
Outstanding Make-up & Hair
Amy Sprawson for Isidingo
Sheila Petlele for isiBaya
Outstanding Art Direction
Rohan Horn for 7de Laan
Dylan Lloyd for isiBaya
Outstanding Casting Director
Angus Gibson for isiBaya
Kutlwano Ditsele for isiBaya
Outstanding Audio
Joel Kapend, Mark Phillips and Vaughn Phillips for isiBaya
PEOPLES CHOICE AWARD
Most Popular Soapie
7de Laan
Generations
isiBaya
Isidingo
Muvhango
Rhythm City
Scandal!
Villa Rosa
Zabalaza
Flash facts on this category:
- All entries must have been broadcast in South Africa for the period of 11 July 2013 to 10 July 2014 (the entry broadcast period) so voting is for the Old Generations which was on air at the time.
- Skeem Saam isn't included because it became a soapie on 1 July 2014.
- Binnelanders* isn't listed because the show requested not to be included in the awards, including this category.
For details on how to vote for the Performance categories, see Makisto's article right here:
Outstanding 7: Vote for your favorite actor