{"id":16137,"date":"2022-07-17T16:17:45","date_gmt":"2022-07-17T14:17:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/?p=16137"},"modified":"2022-07-17T16:17:47","modified_gmt":"2022-07-17T14:17:47","slug":"best-reactions-from-first-time-safta-nominees","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/blog\/2022\/07\/17\/best-reactions-from-first-time-safta-nominees\/","title":{"rendered":"Best Reactions From First-Time SAFTA Nominees"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The nominations for the 2022 South African Film and Television Awards are in, with Showmax Originals leading the way with 52 nominations, including the key categories of Best Telenovela (The Wife), TV Drama (DAM), TV Comedy (Tali\u2019s Baby Diary), Feature Film (Glasshouse), Made For TV Documentary (Devilsdorp), and Made For TV Movie (Boxing Day).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here\u2019s what your faves are saying about their first-ever nominations:<\/p>\n\n\n

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Lea Vivier – Dam<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

First-time SAFTA nominee Lea Vivier, up for Best Actress: TV Drama as Yola in DAM<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI was filming all day and only found out during lunch when I took my phone off airplane mode. Alex Yazbek, DAM<\/em>\u2019s director, had screengrabbed the list of nominees and sent it to me. I immediately started screaming and laughing and yelling, all the emotions bubbling out of me in one go. I felt ecstatic and giggly and giddy and over the moon because I poured every single fibre of my being as an actress into the character and the project, so it feels wonderful to receive some recognition. I definitely feel like this nomination belongs to me but also to Alex and the rest of DAM<\/em> and its cast and crew because it was such a group effort and without them our DAM<\/em> wouldn\u2019t have been so damn phenomenal.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n

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Bonko Khoza – The Wife<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

First-time SAFTA nominee Bonko Khoza, up for Best Actor: Telenovela as Mqhele in The Wife<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Still trying to find the words but all I can say now is\u2026 All glory to God.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Anton Taylor – Tali’s Baby Diary<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

First-time SAFTA nominee Anton Taylor, up for Best Actor: TV Comedy as Darren in Tali\u2019s Baby Diary<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI was walking through my front door when I saw that Showmax had tagged me in an Instagram post. I ran into the kitchen, told my girlfriend, and we opened the post together. It took us a moment to realise that I\u2019d been nominated, and then we both started screaming, there in the kitchen. I just felt so happy. You dream about something your whole life, and then one day you\u2019re in the kitchen, and the penny drops, and you realise that it came true. I immediately thought about the cast and crew of Tali\u2019s Baby Diary<\/em> and how much I care for them. And I thought of all the people throughout my life who believed in me and gave me chances. A moment like this feels like I\u2019m vindicating them. Looking back, half a decade ago, it must have been quite a leap of faith for Ari and Julia and everybody at Showmax to cast me as the male lead of their first Original series. But they did, and it changed my life. I\u2019m always really driven to reward them for their decision, and moments like this feel like I\u2019m doing that.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n

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Ilse-Lee van Niekerk – Troukoors<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

First-time SAFTA nominee Ilse-Lee van Niekerk, up for Best Actress: TV Comedy as Jessica in Troukoors<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI\u2019m so grateful for the nomination and for the chance to work with the incredible cast and crew of Troukoors<\/em> (all of whom I miss terribly!).\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n

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Siv Ngesi – Dam<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

First-time SAFTA acting nominee Siv Ngesi, up for Best Supporting Actor as Victor in DAM<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI was having a meeting and someone just Whatsapped to congratulate me. I was in the meeting with Ashley de Lange, and then she found out she was nominated for Best Actress in a TV Comedy for G.I.L.<\/em>, so we both celebrated. And then I called my mom. I\u2019ve always wanted to get a nomination for acting and this was my first one (the rest were for presenting and producing).\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n

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Kate Pinchuck (left) – Tali’s Baby Diary<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

First-time SAFTA nominee Kate Pinchuck, up for Best Supporting Actress: TV Comedy as Taryn in Tali\u2019s Baby Diary<\/em>:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cCan\u2019t really believe it, to be honest, but thrilled nonetheless. It was such a joy bringing Taryn to ridiculous life, and I\u2019m so proud of Tali\u2019s Baby Diary<\/em> for getting 11 frikken SAFTA noms! What the actual you guys. Thank you to the best cast and crew that made it possible; you were all a dream to work with. #iamdonewithmysincerityfortheday\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n

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Neil Sandilands – Dam<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

First-time SAFTA nominee Neil Sandilands, up for Best Supporting Actor: TV Drama as Bernoldus in DAM<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI woke up in Eagle Rock, Los Angeles this morning with 53 new messages. My first thought was the Apocalypse was upon us. The temptation to wax philosophical was momentous indeed, but let me simply say the black coffee and sweet donut never tasted finer. Congrats to Team DAM<\/em>! Proud to be a part of this number.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n

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Natasha Loring – Dam<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

First-time SAFTA nominee Natasha Loring, up for Best Supporting Actress: TV Drama as Sienna in DAM<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI\u2019m still blown away by the news. I knew from the first time I read the script that DAM<\/em> was going to be something special and it exceeded my expectations. It was a massive team effort. Everyone poured their heart and souls into this show. I am so proud to be a part of this production and blown away the SAFTAs have recognised the show in so many categories!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n

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Glasshouse<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

Debut feature film director Kelsey Egan on Glasshouse<\/em> being up for six SAFTAs, including Best Film<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cMaking this film was a gift, as was having such dedicated, passionate, talented teammates. Thank you to the creative wunderkinds who helped bring our dystopian fairytale to life, and to the SAFTAs for recognizing these achievements. Not even a global pandemic could stop the team that built Glasshous<\/em>e.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

See the full list of nominees for 16th Annual SAFTAs<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The nominations for the 2022 South African Film and Television Awards are in, with Showmax Originals leading the way with 52 nominations, including the key categories of Best Telenovela (The Wife), TV Drama (DAM), TV Comedy (Tali\u2019s Baby Diary), Feature Film (Glasshouse), Made For TV Documentary (Devilsdorp), and Made For TV Movie (Boxing Day). Here\u2019s… Continue reading Best Reactions From First-Time SAFTA Nominees<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[12],"tags":[119,110],"class_list":["post-16137","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-awards","tag-saftas","tag-showmax","entry"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16137","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=16137"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16137\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=16137"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=16137"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=16137"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}