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brainchild of this initiative.
Event organiser Winile Mntungwa says: “To ensure all fairness, Winnie has excluded herself from being nominated for any of the awards and has no influence over the judging process.”
The event, which is on the same weekend as the Feather’s Awards promised to splurge larger than the Emmys.
Soapies have to pay an entry fee of R350 to get into the nominations list.
The categories for The Royalty Soapie Awards are:
Lead roles:
Outstanding Lead Actor
Outstanding Lead Actress
Outstanding Male Villain
Outstanding Female Villain
Outstanding Soapie
Supporting roles:
Outstanding Supporting Actor
Outstanding Supporting Actress
Outstanding Couple
Outstanding Newcomer
Creative Awards:
Outstanding Make-Up & Hair
Outstanding Set Design
Outstanding Writing Team
Outstanding Wardrobe
Technical Awards:
Outstanding Art Direction
Outstanding Directing Team
Outstanding Editing Team
Outstanding Casting Director
Outstanding Lighting
Public Vote Category
Most Popular Soapie Of The Year
Lifetime Achievement Award
A Lifetime Achievement
Who will take home the awards? We will wait and see. — www.sowetan.com
Online Reporter