Showmax is officially the Best Television/Streaming Network in Mzansi, this follows an announcement at The National Film and TV Awards South Africa, held at the Opera House in Tshwane on Saturday (9 November 2024).
On the night, content on Showmax won a whopping 14 awards – the most of any streamer. After winning Entertainment App of the Year at the 2024 Stuff App Awards, at last month’s South African Film and Television Awards, Showmax cemented its positioning as the best place to stream South African content.
Titles on the streaming network won 37 Golden Horns from 142 nominations in 2024 – again the most of any streamer. This included Mzansi Magic’s Shaka iLembe, the most awarded title overall, which set a new record for the most Drama category wins ever, and the Showmax Original Outlaws came joint second overall and dominated the Telenovela category. Similarly, at the 2024 Silwerskerm Film and TV Awards, the Showmax Original crime drama Koek was the most awarded series.
At last month’s South African Film and Television Awards, Showmax cemented its positioning as the best place to stream South African content. Titles on Showmax won 37 Golden Horns from 142 nominations in 2024 – the most of any streamer. This included Mzansi Magic’s Shaka iLembe, the most awarded title overall, which set a new record for the most Drama category wins ever, and the Showmax Original Outlaws came joint second overall and dominated the Telenovela category. Similarly, at the 2024 Silwerskerm Film and TV Awards, the Showmax Original crime drama Koek was the most awarded series.
On Tuesday, 26 November 2024, kykNET’s Die Brug is up for an International Emmy for Best Non-Scripted Entertainment – the third nomination in three years for local content on Showmax, after rugby documentary Two Sides (2023) and crime drama Reyka (2022).
