Nominees for the inaugural DStv Content Creator Awards were announced at a glitzy event held at The Hallmark House in Johannesburg on Thursday (21 July).
There were more than 1,500 entries from over 900 content creators, brands, agencies and influencers across 23 categories.
36 judges sifted through these entries, which amounted to thousands of hours of exciting creative content, over a period of 14 weeks.
DStv Content Creator Awards nominees
Here’s the full list of nominees for the first ever DStv Content Creator Awards:
Comedy Award
- Prev Reddy
- Suhayl Essa
- Nadia Jaftha
- Khanyisa Unfiltered
- Tricia Mpisi
Alter Ego Award
- Coconut Kelz
- Gosiame Ntshole (GC Celebrity)
- Prev Reddy
- Cassidy Nicholson (A Girl Named Cassidy)
Cause Award
- MTN WildAid
- Siv Ngesi – Sanitary Pad Vending Machine
- Nicole Bessick
- Puleng Moloi
- Dr Nosipho Mhlanga
How I Shot It Award
- Donovan Goliath
- Chris Rogers
Social Commentary award
- Slaying Goliath
- Politically Aweh
- Checkers Sixty60 Tinder Swindler
- The Kiffness
- Gosiame Ntshole (GC Celebrity)
Podcast of the Year
- Our Love Journey With Mpoomy
- SlikourOnlife
- POPcast4Real
- Women Wright
- Sam Tech Girl Wright
Kasi Content Creator Award
- Siyabulela Makumsha
- Thabang Nkotoane
- Masego Jacobs
- Keotshepile Mosagale
- Kamogelo Molefe
Stitch Award
- Doef Cake
- Yasien Fredericks
- Boiiinito
- Jeandre Balie
- Tsoanelo Moyo
Thumb-Stopping Award
- Barbie Jackson
- WhatMyBoyfriendWore (Sergio Ines)
- Nadia Jaftha
- Donovan Goliath
- Chris Rogers
SOL Best Content Creator Award
- The Kiffness
- Lemii Loco (Molemo Lehoko)
- Nina Hastie
- Chris Rogers
- Wian Van den Berg
Netwerk24 Smaakmaker
- Jacques Oosthuizen
- Crazy Werrie (Werner Smit)
- QMan (Quiton Janse van Rensburg)
- Wongley (Chanley Wong)
- Lisa Met Die Rooi Hare (Lisa van Rooyen)
Performance Award
- Rudi Smit
- Diamond Thug
- The Kiffness
- Blxck Natives Studio
- Chantel Ben
Film/Festival/Event Art Award
- AdinsDesign (Adin Kamanda)
- Lindiwe Hope
- OAS1SONE
- Daniel Rheed
Pop Culture Art Award
- Falko Fantastic
- Chris Valentine
- Ryan Jonathan
- Frans Smit
- Zinhle Sithebe
Best Brand-Owned Platform Presented by Meltwater
- Savanna Virtual Comedy Bar
- MTN WildAid
- Checkers Sixty60
- Savanna Launches Gugu
- Brutal Fruit – You Belong
Best Game/App Award
- Ackermans Character Shop – Sea Monster
- MatchKit SA
- Savanna Launches Gugu
- LoveCapeTown
Best Influencer Campaign Award
- My Kreepy Teacher – Retroviral
- #DoritosFlaminHotDuets – 365 Digital
- LUX – Edelman
- Love Cape Town – Find Your Freedom
- Jameson – Rapt
Automotive Award
- The Car Scene
- Muzi Sambo
- Juliet McGuire
- DN Spots (Brad Sampson)
- Matthew Kanniah
Beauty Award
- Phaello Tshabalala
- Mbali Christina
- Francesca Lindon
- Nuzhah Jacobs
- Rezah Sampson
Fashion and Style Award
- Blue Mbombo
- Kim Jayde
- WhatMyBoyfriendWore (Sergio Ines)
- Nabilah Kariem
- Yoliswa Mqoco
Fitness Award
- Zinhle Masango
- Angelique Fredericks
- Zaakirah Khalek
- Lucky Fadzi
- Juanita Khumalo
Foodie Award
- Lorna Maseko
- Chef Nti (Nthabiseng Ramaboa)
- In The Midnight Kitchen (Zorah Booley)
- Sifo The Cooking Husband (Sinoyolo Sifo)
- Cooking With Luyanda (Luyanda Mafanya)
Content of the Year Presented by DStv
- Donovan Goliath
- Nadia Jaftha
- The Kiffness
The Awards social media pages will post highlights of the nominees’ content over the next few weeks. Eight of the 23 categories will go out to the public vote. These include:
- Content of the Year award. Presented by DStv
- Sol Best Content Creator Award
- Thumb-stopping Award.
- Netwerk24 Smaakmaker
- Cause Award
- Kasi Content Creator Award
- Comedy Award
- Alter Ego Award
“Everyone who votes stands to win a prize to the value of R20,000, which includes a set of double tickets to the DStv Content Creator Awards main event on 10 September 2022 in Johannesburg and additional sponsored prizes,” a statement from their publicists stated.
“Vote for your favourite nominees at www.contentcreatorawards.co.za by clicking on the nominee and submitting your vote. Each person can vote once per public voting category for their one favourite nominee in each category. Voting closes at midnight on 25 August 2022.”