Skeem Saam actor Cornet Mamabolo has voiced his dissatisfaction with "the lack of transparency" in the South African Film and Television Awards (SAFTAs) selection criteria.
Mamabolo, who plays Thabo ' Tbose' Maputla on the hit soapie, told Sowetan that together with his colleagues they challenged the SAFTAs to disclose what they look for in each production and its staff .
He accused the judges of giving Skeem Saam the short end of the stick, though he felt they deserved the recognition.
"It would be great to know how they select shows and individuals, to qualify them as candidates for the SAFTAs. There were a lot of blurred lines, because. how do you select shows that are not doing well in comparison to the others?" Mamabolo asked.
"What makes a show? We judge shows based on their performances and their relevancy, in terms of viewership. The first point of reference is Skeem Saam, we only got one nomination - which is the director award but the show is the most spoken about on social media."
"There is no show that has even gone above 3.5 million viewers, we are on 6 million. We are dominating the slot, the show is spoken about ... but there are no nominations," added Mamabolo.
Phathu Makwarela, the show's writer, also alleged lack of transparency around the selection process on platforms including radio and social media.
He first raised eyebrows when he tweeted: "Shows like #SkeemSaam continue to be shut out of #SAFTAS10 because it's a black show - owned by a black woman! Mxm."
The nomination list, released last week, was met by a relatively increased sense of displeasure from social media users.
SAFTAs spokeswoman Naomi Mokwele said the awards guidelines were that productions should enter their talent into the SAFTAs when the call for entries opened.
Actor vents anger with SAFTA selection
Skeem Saam actor Cornet Mamabolo has voiced his dissatisfaction with "the lack of transparency" in the South African Film and Television Awards (SAFTAs) selection criteria.
Mamabolo, who plays Thabo ' Tbose' Maputla on the hit soapie, told Sowetan that together with his colleagues they challenged the SAFTAs to disclose what they look for in each production and its staff .
He accused the judges of giving Skeem Saam the short end of the stick, though he felt they deserved the recognition.
"It would be great to know how they select shows and individuals, to qualify them as candidates for the SAFTAs. There were a lot of blurred lines, because. how do you select shows that are not doing well in comparison to the others?" Mamabolo asked.
"What makes a show? We judge shows based on their performances and their relevancy, in terms of viewership. The first point of reference is Skeem Saam, we only got one nomination - which is the director award but the show is the most spoken about on social media."
"There is no show that has even gone above 3.5 million viewers, we are on 6 million. We are dominating the slot, the show is spoken about ... but there are no nominations," added Mamabolo.
Phathu Makwarela, the show's writer, also alleged lack of transparency around the selection process on platforms including radio and social media.
He first raised eyebrows when he tweeted: "Shows like #SkeemSaam continue to be shut out of #SAFTAS10 because it's a black show - owned by a black woman! Mxm."
The nomination list, released last week, was met by a relatively increased sense of displeasure from social media users.
SAFTAs spokeswoman Naomi Mokwele said the awards guidelines were that productions should enter their talent into the SAFTAs when the call for entries opened.
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