See Full Winners List: 8th Annual South African Film and Television Awards (SAFTAs)

Stars, celebrities, entertainment industry leaders and prominent officials were out in full force for the first night of the South African Film and Television Awards (SAFTAs) on Friday 4 April, 2014 to honor the 20 Years of Freedom theme of the 8th Annual SAFTAs. Check out the list of winners of the night below Golden Horn Documentary Winners The 2014 judges unanimously decided that in the categories for Best Documentary Short and Best Director of a Documentary Short, no awards would be given. Best Cinematographer of a Documentary Short Ingmar Buchner and Alexander Melck for Waterborne Best Editor of a Documentary Short Alexander Melck for Waterborne Best Documentary Feature The Devil’s Lair directed by Riaan Hendricks (Fireworx Media) Best Director of a Documentary Feature Paulene Abrey for Chickens Can Fly Best Cinematographer of a Documentary Feature Paul Kruger for Light and Dark Best Editor of a Documentary Feature Riaan Hendricks for The Devil’s Lair Golden Horn Wildlife Winners Best Wildlife Programme Touching the Dragon by NHU Africa Best Editor of a Wildlife Programme Keith Fraser for Speed Kills: Savannah Best Cinematographer of a Wildlife Programme DOP Team for Speed Kills: Savannah Best Director of a Wildlife Programme Craig Foster and Damon Foster for Touching the Dragon The 2014 SAFTA Judges unanimously decided that there wouldn’t be an award in the Best Game Show category this year. Best Youth and Children’s Programme Big Up by Eclipse Television Best Factual Educational Entertainment Programme Centrum Guardian Project 2012 by Time Frame Productions Best News & Actuality Programme Carte Blanche 21/10/12 Best Magazine Programme Bravo by Homebrew Films Best Variety Show Bitten by Okuhle Media Best Music Show Jam Sandwich by Meerkat Media Best Talk Show Life with Thami by Thamzin Media Best Reality Show Around Iceland on Inspiration by Cooked In Africa Films Best International Format Show Taboo Africa by Clive Morris Productions Golden Horn TV Drama Winners The 2014 judges unanimously decided that in the categories for Best Music Composition in a TV Drama and Best Sound Design of a TV Drama, no awards would be given. Best DOP / Cinematographer of a TV Drama Series Tom Marais for Intersexions: Season 2 Best Production Design of a TV Drama Series Anneri Gericke for Rockville Best Costume Design of a TV Drama Series Martha Sibanyoni for High Rollers Best Make-up and Hair Stylist of a TV Drama Series Jenny Sprawson for High Rollers Best Editor of a TV Drama Series Jack Esterhuizen and Lindi Goosen for Room 9 Golden Horn TV Soap Winners Best Editor of a TV Soap Editing Team from The Wild Best DOP / Cinematographer of a TV Soap DOP Team from The Wild Best Art Direction of a TV Soap Annerie Gericke for The Wild Golden Horn TV Comedy Winners The 2014 Judges unanimously decided that in the categories for Best Editor of a TV Comedy and Best DOP / Cinematographer of a TV Comedy, no awards would be given. Best Art Direction of a TV Comedy Series Amanda Scholtz for Those Who Can’t Best Student Film Kanyekanye by AFDA Best Short Film Armed Response by Atomic Squid Productions Golden Horn Feature Film Winners Best Editor of a Feature Film Che Amaru Tunstead and Cobus Rossouw for Of Good Report Best DOP/ Cinematographer of a Feature Film Willie Nel for Sleeper’s Wake Best Production Designer of a Feature Film Johnny Breedt for Long Walk to Freedom Best Music Composition of a Feature Film Bruce Retief for Khumba Best Sound Designer of a Feature Film Jim Petrak for Nothing for Mahala Best Costume Designer Diana Cilliers and Ruy Filipe for Long Walk to Freedom Best Make up / Hair Stylist Meg Tanner for Long Walk to Freedom