Thando Thabethe’s colourful acting career gets another shine

Actress and radio presenter Thando Thabethe added another gong in her cabinet when she scooped an award for Best Actress in a TV Comedy.

Thabethe won the award for her role on How To Ruin Christmas: The Baby Shower season three at the 2023 South African Film and Television Awards. 

Thabethe, who was also nominated for Best Actress in a TV Drama for season three of Housekeepers, expressed gratitude to throngs of her fans and colleagues for their support.

“I’m excited about this award and more so thankful to the fans who support our work. This feels so good. I want to thank the producers and my colleagues for this honour.” she said.

“We worked very hard, so to receive this is truly special. To have been nominated for two lead roles on two very different shows is also a big highlight for me.”

Taking to social media on Sunday, Thabethe opened up about how season three of How To Ruin Christmas: The Baby Shower was special to her.

She said the show taught her how to laugh through some of the greatest pain.

“The birthing scene for one, was one of the most challenging … we shot it on the 28th of June, my late brother’s birthday,” she wrote.

“I was very much in my feels … but you @ferry_jele held my hand through that day, and on this day I learnt what it means to take your pain and turn it into art, comedy even.”

 

Winners at the main event on Saturday:

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A TV SOAP

 Odelle De Wet (Delia Ritcher) – Binnelanders – KykNet

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A TV SOAP

 Charlie Bouguenon (Jacques Neethling) – Binnelanders – KykNet

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A TELENOVELA

 Deli Malinga (MaNgema)- Redemption – DSTV: BET

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A TELENOVELA

Thulani Mtsweni ( Bongani ) – Gomora – Mzansi Magic

BEST ACTRESS IN A TV SOAP

 Cindy Swanepoel (Dr Annelize Roux) – Binnelanders – KykNet

BEST ACTOR IN A TV SOAP

Melusi Mbele (Jojo Kubeka) – SCANDAL! – ETV

BEST ACTRESS IN A TELENOVELA

 Michelle Botes (Angelique Price) – Legacy – MNET

BEST ACTOR IN A TELENOVELA

 Lawrence Maleka (Zolani) -The River – MZANSI MAGIC

BEST TV SOAP

SCANDAL! – ETV

BEST TELENOVELA

Legacy – MNET

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A TV DRAMA

 Nthati Moshesh (Grace Bhengu) – Savage Beauty – NETFLIX

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A TV DRAMA

 Craig Urbani (Ezra) – Makoti Season 2 – SABC1

BEST ACTRESS IN A TV DRAMA

 Lerato Mvelase (Mampho Mashaba) – Justice Served Season 1 – NETFLIX

BEST ACTOR IN A TV DRAMA

 Morné Visser (Allan Harvey) – Justice Served Season 1 – NETFLIX

BEST TV DRAMA

Lavish – 1 MAGIC 

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A TV COMEDY

 Kate Normington (Michelle Shapiro) – Tali’s Joburg Diary – ShowMax

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A TV COMEDY

 Desmond Dube (Shadrack Sello) – How to Ruin Christmas Season 3 – NETFLIX

BEST ACTRESS IN A TV COMEDY

 Thando Thabethe (Beauty) – How to Ruin Christmas Season 3 – NETFLIX

BEST ACTOR IN A TV COMEDY

 James Borthwick (Ferdie) – Hotel Season 5 –  KYKNET

BEST TV COMEDY

How to Ruin Christmas Season 3 – NETFLIX

BEST SHORT FILM

Cogito Ergo Sum (I Think Therefore I Am) – Africa Rising International Film Festival

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A FEATURE FILM

 Awethu Hleli (Tiny) – You’re My Favourite Place – ETV

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A FEATURE FILM

Chris Chameleon (Wilhelm Jooste) – Wild is the Wind – NETFLIX

BEST ACTRESS IN A FEATURE FILM

Noxolo Dlamini (Mbali Terra) – Silverton Siege – NETFLIX

BEST ACTOR IN A FEATURE FILM

 Jarrid Geduld (Theo Abrams) – Indemnity – Ster-Kinekor

BEST ACHIVEMENT IN DIRECTING – FEATURE FILM

 Gaia – DSTV Box Office (KYKNET)

BEST FEATURE FILM

 Gaia -DSTV Box Office (KYKNET)

EMERGING FILMMAKER AWARD

David Franciscus

 OUTSTANDING PERSON WITH DISABILITY CONTRIBUTOR AWARD

Jabaar Mohamed

YOUTH ACHIEVER AWARD

Xolisa Mpafa

LIFETIME ACHIEVER AWARD

Derek Watts

LIFETIME ACHIEVER AWARD

Koos Roets

BEST TV PRESENTER (PUBLIC VOTE)

 Tshegofatso Mosupye – Yo MTV Raps Uncapped (DSTV – MTV BASE)

MOST POPULAR TV SOAP OR TELENOVELLA (PUBLIC VOTE)

 SCANDAL! – (e.TV)

 

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