The annual Feather Awards nominees have been announced and as always the nominees are some of the entertainment industry’s who’s who. Media personality Bonang Matheba is nominated in two categories of Best Styled Female star and Drama Queen of the year, a category she shares with her beau rapper AKA who is also nominated.
Legendary DJ and hitmaker Black Coffee is nominated for Musician of the year with rapper Emtee and new sensation Babes Wodumo.
The awards will be hosted by media personality Lerato Kganyago and producer and actor Lumko Johnson.
Here’s a list of who else was nominated;
BEST-STYLED FEMALE.
BONANG MATHEBA (Media Personality)
MBALI MLOTSHWA (Actress)
DINEO MOEKETSI (Actress)
BEST-STYLED MALE.
KATLEGO MABOE (TV Host, Expresso Breakfast Show)
LAWRENCE MALEKE (TV Host – Clash of the Choirs South Africa)
JONATHAN BOYTON-LEE (TV Host – Top Billing)
MEDIA AWARD.
Gay-SA Radio. (Africa’s first Gay Radio Station)
HOME WITH MAPASEKA MOKWELE on Kaya FM (The Sexual Health Feature)
While You Weren’t Looking (Out in Africa drama-film on South African LGBTI)
HOT CHICK OF THE YEAR
DUMA NTANDO (Actress – Rhythm City)
AYANDA THABETHE (TV Personality)
ROXY BURGER (TV Host – Top Billing)
HUNK OF THE YEAR
CHRIS JAFTA (TV Host, Top Billing)
SK (Actor – The Queen)
SIPHESIHLE VAZI (TV Presenter – Selimathunzi)
CUTEST COUPLE OF THE YEAR
SOMIZI MHLONGO & TT MBHA
REV. MPHO TUTU & MARCELINE VAN FURTH
QUEEN MATHOSA & REFILWE NKOSI
DIVA EXTRAORDINAIRE.
REDI TLHABI (Radio Personality – Radio 702)
WINNIE MADIKIZELA-MANDELA (South African Struggle Stalwart)
IMAN RAPETTI (Media Personality)
FAG-HAG OF THE YEAR
MOKGADI SEABI (Former Journalist and Publicist)
DINEO MOEKETSI (Actress – The Queen)
WANDA BALOYI (Musician)
SOCIALITE OF THE YEAR
MOSHE NDIKI (Comedian)
DUMA NTANDO (Actress)
LEROY MARC (Radio host)
MUSICAN OF THE YEAR
DJ BLACK COFFEE (International DJ)
EMTEE (Hip Hop Artist)
BABES WO DUMO (National Key Point)
SPORTS PERSONALITY OF THE YEAR
CASTER SEMENYA (Track Athlete)
JOZI CATS (Gay Rugby Club)
WAYDE VAN NIEKERK (Track Athlete)
ROLE MODEL OF THE YEAR
VIRGINIA MAGWAZA (Founder – Parents & Friends of South African Queer)
PHINDI MALAZA (Forum for the Empowerment of Women)
CASTER SEMENYA (Track Athlete)
DRAMA QUEEN OF THE YEAR
AKA + DJ ZINHLE + BONANG
EUPHONIK + BONANG + DJ ZINHLE + AKA
The MDODAS + The KANIS