The inaugural South Africa India Film and Television Awards (SAIFTA) were held on Friday 6 September in Durban and celebrated excellence in film and television in both countries.
Winners: South African Film categories
Best Film
Die Wonderwerker directed by Katinka Heyns
Best Director
Darrell James Roodt for Little One
Best Actor
Mutodi Neshehe for Little One
Best Actress
Lindiwe Ndlovu for Little One
Winners: South African Television categories
Best Show
7de Laan
Best Actor
Robert Whitehead for Isidingo
Best Actress
Baby Cele for Zabalaza
Special Awards
Searching for Sugar Man : For the documentary that brought the most recognition to South Africa
Carte Blanche : For its great service to South Africans in continually striving to provide a voice to the consumer
Eastern Mosaic : Best Lifestyle Programme
The Avalon Group : Contribution to South African Cinema in the field of distribution
Madiba Lifetime Award : Nelson Mandela accepted by Ndileka Mandela
Best Youth Icon
John Abraham
Winners: Indian Film Categories
Best Film
Barfi!
Best Actor
Ranbir Kapoor for Barfi!
Best Supporting Actor
Nawazuddin Siddiqui for Gangs of Wasseypur
Best Debut Actor
Sidharth Malhotra for Student of the Year
Popular Song of the Year
Tum Hi Ho for Aashiqui 2
Best Actress
Priyanka Chopra for Barfi!
Best Supporting Actress
Tie between Rani Mukherjee for Talaash and Divya Dutta for Special 26
Best Debut Actress
Huma Qureshi for Gangs of Wasseypur
