Royalty Soapie Awards: All the Winners From TV’S Biggest Night
Our favourite soapie stars came out to shine for the fifth installment of the Royalty Soapie Awards. The event took place at Radisson Hotel and Convention Centre in Johannesburg and was hosted by Enhle Mbali and Felix Hlophe. Although the event will only air on SABC 1, 2 October, here is here are the winners from the ceremony.
Lillian’s Lifetime Award
Much loved, veteran actress Lillian Dube went home with the Lifetime Achievement Award. The star, who is known for her roles as Sister Bettina in Soul City and Masibobe on Generations, received her award dressed in a safari-coloured katan dress and her signature afro.
Outstanding Leads
Aubrey Poo was recognised for his role as Castro Kamanga on The Estate. The actor was honoured with the Outstanding Lead Actor award and was nominated alongside stars like Ayanda Daweti from Scandal! and Themba Ndaba from The Queen.
Lusanda Mbane, who nailed her villainous role as Boniswa Langa in e.tv’s Scandal! proudly took home the award for Outstanding Lead Actress. The Boniswa character captivated fans with her devious acts of violence and betrayal. She exited the show in September and left fans with enough horror and shock to be deemed one of SA’s most iconic soapie villain.
More Villain Wins
Another actress awarded for her villainous performance is Jessica Nkosi. She walked away with Outstanding Female Villain for her role as Thando Sebata in The Queen, dressed in a red and leaf-embellished dress by RethaN Clothing.
The male equivalent of the award was received by Vusi Kunene for his role as Jack Mabaso in Generations: The Legacy, a role that has maintained popularity for decades. Jack Mabaso saw his exit in May of this year, when the character was killed off violently with a chainsaw. The actor moved on to star in the new drama series, House of Zwide, which replaced e.tv’s Rhythm City.
For the full list of the ceremony’s winners, see below.
OUTSTANDING ART DIRECTION:
Binnerlanders
OUTSTANDING DIRECTING TEAM:
DiepCity
OUTSTANDING EDITING TEAM:
The Queen
OUTSTANDING LIGHTING DIRECTION:
uBettina Wethu
OUTSTANDING CASTING:
DiepCity
OUTSTANDING SOUND MIXING & EDITING:
Getroud met Rugby
OUTSTANDING CINEMATOGRAPHY:
Imbewu
OUTSTANDING MAKEUP & HAIRSTYLING:
Gomora Season 2
OUTSTANDING WARDROBE:
The Estate
OUTSTANDING WRITING TEAM:
The Estate
OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTOR:
Emmanuel Castis as Sergio de Freitas in Binnelanders
OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTRESS:
Elizabeth Serunye as principal in Skeem Saam
OUTSTANDING ONSCREEN COUPLE:
Zolisa Xaluva and Thembi Seete as Melusi Dlamini and Gladys Dlamini in Gomora Season 2
OUTSTANDING NEWCOMER:
Nompumelelo Vilakazi as Sne Gwala in DiepCity
OUTSTANDING YOUNG PERFORMER:
Ditebogo Ledwaba as Mbali in Generations: The Legacy
OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTOR:
Aubrey Poo as Castro Kamanga in The Estate
OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTRESS:
Lusanda Mbane as Boniswa Langa in Scandal
OUTSTANDING MALE VILLAIN:
Vusi Kunene as Jack Mabaso in Generations: The Legacy
OUTSTANDING FEMALE VILLAIN:
Jessica Nkosi as Thando Sebata in The Queen
OUTSTANDING DAILY TV DRAMA:
DiepCity
VIEWER’S CHOICE: MOST POPULAR SHOW:
Skeem Saam
VIEWER’S CHOICE BEST ACTOR:
Chrispen Nyathi as Charleston Ncube in DiepCity
VIEWER’S CHOICE BEST ACTRESS:
Lebohang Mpyana as Khelina Maponya in DiepCity
SOCIAL COHESION RECOGNITION AWARD:
Suidooster
BACKGROUND ACTOR:
Themba Sibanyoni as Sanger in Diepcity
LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS RECIPIENT:
Dr Lillian Dube