2015 ROYALTY SOAPIE AWARDS

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Two years ago, actress Winnie Modise envisioned a ceremony to celebrate the soapie industry. That dream is set to materialise with the first annual Royalty Soapie Awards (RSAs) in November. Best known for her long-standing role as Khetiwe Buthelezi in SABC1’s Generations, Modise shares her journey as the founder and says the RSAs aren’t meant to rival or undermine the South African Film and Television Awards, writes Debashine Thangevelo.

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Royalty Awards founder Winnie Ntshaba (Source: www.sowetanlive.co.za)

Film and TV sectors around the world have a propensity to look to Hollywood for inspiration. And the plethora of awards ceremonies, from the Oscars to the Golden Globes to the Emmys, creates such hype every year that it’s hard not to be mesmerised by the slick running of it.

South Africa’s benchmark when it comes to awards ceremonies is the National Film and Video Foundation’s South African Film and Television Awards (Saftas). But, without taking anything away from past winners, it has courted controversy since its inception.

Now critics and the industry are excited to hear about the upcoming Royalty Soapie Awards, founded by Generations actress Winnie Modise.

In the just ended Royalty Soapie Awards, Isibaya and Scandal! were leading the charge with 16 nominations each for the second Royalty Soapie Awards.

 http://www.sowetanlive.co.za/entertainment/2015/03/29/isibaya-reign-again-at-the-2nd-annual-royalty-soapie-awards

SABC2’s 7de Laan followed with 14 nominations.The awards took place on March 28 in Durban.

Masasa Mbangeni from Scandal (Source:www.sowetanlive.co.za)

Notable changes this year include Mzansi Magic coming aboard as a sponsor and a bigger public voting participation as viewers will get to have a say in the winner of several categories.


Generations on SABC1 – which used to be South Africa’s biggest and most watched soap in terms of ratings before its massive fall from grace as well in the ratings and now called Generations: The Legacy – was largely shut out in the nominations.


E.tv has this year allowed its Rhythm City and Scandal! soaps to take part after pulling out last year.
http://www.citypress.co.za/entertainment/soapie-giants-go-head-head-royalty-awards/


SABC2’s Tshivenda soap Muvhango only scored one nomination, with kykNET’s Afrikaans soap Binnelanders completely absent and shut out from this year’s Royalty Soapie Awards although Villa Rosa is included.

http://www.filmcontact.com/news/south-africa/mzansi-magic-picks-royalty-soapie-awards-2015

Viewers will get to vote for the winner in several categories, which include: outstanding lead actor, outstanding lead actress, outstanding male villain, outstanding female villain, outstanding supporting actor, outstanding supporting actress, outstanding newcomer and most popular soapie.

Notably, no Generations or Binnelanders stars are included as nominees in any of these categories.

Isibaya cast at the Royal Awards (Source: www.sowetanlive.co.za)

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