And the nominees for the 12th Silwerskermfees feature film categories are…

The 12th Silwerskerm Awards will be presented at two ceremonies this year. The first ceremony, dedicated to the film categories of the 12th kykNET Silwerskerm Festival Awards for Film and TV, will take place on Saturday, August 31 at 10:00 at the Bay Hotel in Camps Bay. Later that day, the blue carpet will be rolled out at 16:00 at the CTICC for the second ceremony of the kykNET Silwerskerm Awards for Film and TV. This event will be recorded and broadcast on Sunday, September 1 at 20:00 on kykNET (DStv channel 144).

Here are the nominees:

Best screenplay of a feature film

  • Som van twee – Simoné Pretorius
  • Hier.Na – Quanita Adams
  • Die Kwiksilwers – Gabriella Blumberg, Jordy Sank, Marista van Eeden

Best original soundtrack in a feature film

  • Som van twee – Snoozefest, Hunter Kennedy
  • Die dekonstruksie van Retta Blom – Franco Prinsloo
  • Die Kwiksilwers – Edward George King

Best sound design in a feature film

  • Die Kwiksilwers – Sound Surgeon Studios, Morné Marais
  • Hier.Na – Alex Smillie
  • Som van twee – Charlotte Buys

Best cinematography in a feature film

  • Som van twee – Werner Botha
  • Hier.Na – Ebrahim Hajee
  • Die Kwiksilwers – Gavin Pincus

Best editing in a feature film

  • Som van twee – Dries Scholtz
  • Hier.Na – Canya Cruywagen
  • Die Kwiksilwers – Esther Badenhorst

Best makeup and hairstyling in a feature film

  • Som van twee – Gina Slingerland
  • Hier.Na – Farzanah Ebrahim
  • Die Kwiksilwers – Hanri Neethling

Best costumes in a feature film

  • Som van twee – Rey Yates
  • Hier.Na – Ayesha Khatieb
  • Die Kwiksilwers – Pippa Heinmann

Best directing in a feature film

  • Som van twee – Simoné Pretorius
  • Hier.Na – Quanita Adams
  • Die Kwiksilwers – Jordy Sank

Best male supporting actor in a feature film

  • Som van twee – Righard van Jaarsveld
  • Som van twee – Pierre Breytenbach
  • Hier.Na – Lyle October
  • Hier.Na – Emile Smit

Best female supporting actress in a feature film

  • Die dekonstruksie van Retta Blom – Carmen Maarman
  • Hier.Na – Trudy van Rooy
  • Hier.Na – Roxanne Blaise
  • Die Kwiksilwers – Susanne Beyers

Best actor in a feature film

  • Som van twee – Louw Venter
  • Som van twee – James Borthwick
  • Hier.Na – David Isaacs

Best actress in a feature film

  • Die Dekonstriksie van Retta Blom – Antoinete Louw
  • Hier.Na – June van Merch
  • Die Kwiksilwers – Lida Botha
  • Die Kwiksilwers – June van Merch

Best feature film

  • Som van twee
  • Hier.Na
  • Die Kwiksilwers