HEAD TO HEAD:

LOCAL SOAPIES AT AWARDS

WINNIE Ntshaba, actress, founder and chief executive of the Royalty Soapie Awards, and comedian Mpho Pops ended the suspense of soapie and telenovela fans by announcing the nominees for the 4th Royalty Soapie Awards on SABC1 on Wednesday night.

The prerecorded announcement includes inserts from industry heavyweights such as Marisa Drummond, Adze Ugah and Robert Whitehead. This year, Gomora goes head-to-head with The River, with 12 nominations each. The Queen,

Arendsvlei, Suidooster and Binnelanders picked up several nods, too.

In a chat with Ntshaba, she said:

“This year, we had quite a big turn out in terms of the submissions… This is what competition is about, it makes everyone want to excel in their departments and give their all, making the end product of each soapie brilliant.”

The public vote for the most popular soapie continues until midnight on Monday. The awards will be broadcast on September 26 on SABC1 at 8pm.

THE 2020 NOMINEES: OUTSTANDING ART DIRECTION

7de Laan; Getroud met Rugby; Gomora; Isibaya; The River OUTSTANDING DIRECTING TEAM Gomora; Isibaya; Lithapo; The Queen; The River OUTSTANDING EDITING TEAM Arendsvlei; Gomora; Isibaya; Suidooster; The River

OUTSTANDING LIGHTING

Arendsvlei; Gomora; Isibaya; The Queen; The River

OUTSTANDING MAKE-UP AND HAIR 7de Laan; Gomora; Muvhango; The Queen; The River

OUTSTANDING WARDROBE

Binnelanders; Gomora; Suidooster; The Queen; The River OUTSTANDING WRITING TEAM Arendsvlei; Gomora; Isithembiso; Skeem Saam; The River

OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTRESS

Nomsa Buthelezi as Boipelo in Generations:

The Legacy Sannah Mchunu as Zodwa in Gomora Siyasanga Papu as Pretty in Gomora Lydia Mokgokoloshi as Koko Mantsha in

Skeem Saam Zandile Msutwana as Vuyiswa in

The Queen

OUTSTANDING NEWCOMER

Cantona James as Daniel Lafras in

Arendsvlei

Sicelo Buthelezi as Teddy in Gomora Siphesihle Ndaba as Mazet in Gomora Richard September as Bennie in Suidooster Thembinkosi Mthembu as Mabutho in The River OUTSTANDING COUPLE Roberto Kyle as Leeroy Foster and Craig Adriaanse as Wesley in Arendsvlei Germandt Geldenhuys as Louis Koster and Je-Ani Swiegelaar as Naomi Koster in

Binnelanders

David Louw as Simon Greeff and Christel van den Bergh as Renate Greef in Getroud met Rugby

Thulani Mtsweni as Sibiya and Nasiphi Ntabeni as Cebisa in Isidingo

Sindi Dlathu as Lindiwe and Hlomla Dandala as Zweli in The River

OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTOR

Jody Abrahams as Lionel Foster in Arendsvlei

Vusi Kunene as Jack Mabaso in Generations: The Legacy Gabriel Temudzani as Chief Vhafuwi Azwindini in Muvhango Maurice Paige as Tyron Daniels in Suidooster

Presley Chweneyagae as Cobra in The River

OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTRESS

Lorraine Moropa as Pabi in Lithapo Dieketseng Mnisi as MaNtuli in Skeem Saam

Sindi Dlathu as Lindiwe in The River Tsholofelo Matshaba as Princess Odirile in The Throne

Dawn Thandeka King as MaNgcobo in Uzalo

OUTSTANDING MALE VILLAIN

Dirk Stoltz as DeWet Basson in 7de Laan Jacques Gombault as Jonas in Binnelanders

Lindani Nkosi as Lincoln Sibeko in Isidingo Thembinkosi Mthembu as Mabutho in The River

Zolisa Xaluva as Sello Morule in The Throne

OUTSTANDING FEMALE VILLAIN

Laré Birk as Alice Moolman in Binnelanders Connie Chiume as Mam’ Sonto in Gomora Lesego Marakalla as Rachel in Skeem Saam

Denise Newman as Bridgette October in Suidooster

Sindi Dlathu as Lindiwe in Suidooster

OUTSTANDING SOAPIE

7de Laan; Binnelanders; Getroud met Rugby; Isidingo; The Queen