The award body is hosting its 15th annual awards this year celebrating the best in film and television. Last year, the awards show was delayed for a month, then ran virtually after President Cyril Ramaphosa announced the government's response to the coronavirus pandemic.
The frontrunner is 1Magic, which got 12 nominations, including The River with Best Actress in a telenovela for Sindi Dlathu and Best Actor. Dlathu is now an executive producer for the show.
In previous years, The River was also a strong contender. Supporting actors Lawrence Maleka and Meshack Mavuso Magabane received nominations for their supporting roles on the show.
M-Net's new telenovela, Legacy, from the same production house, Tshedza Pictures, also got 12 nominations. The awards will be moved from SABC2 to SABC3 and will air on 22 May at 6.30pm.
The biggest snub in the nominations was the absence of Mzansi Magic's The Queen in the acting awards.
It was only nominated for best TV soap/telenovela, an award voted for by fans.
The shows that received the most nominations were The River, Scandal, Skeem Saam, Netflix's Blood and Water, M-Net's Still Breathing, Inconceivable and Legacy.
