Johannesburg - Local celebrities, invited guests and nominees all made their way to The Galleria in Sandton to shine a light on South Africa’s favourite content creators for the inaugural DStv Content Creator Awards.
Hosted by comedian Loyiso Madinga, the awards brought to life some of the most-viewed social media reels and videos in the form of an opening dance piece, choreographed by Bontle Modiselle Dance Studio.
The blue carpet was packed as more than 400 people arrived to be part of this first-ever awards event.
They strutted their stuff down the carpet, rocking the finest threads designed by SA’s celebrity designers.
The highlights of the blue carpet included Melanie Bala, Robot Boii, Lasizwe, Bontle and Candice Modiselle, Nadia Jaftha, Donovan Goliath, Kim Jayde, Zanele Potelwa, Banele Ndaba, Chanley Wong, Roxy Burger, Coconut Kelz, Chad Jones and Tamara Dey.
The biggest winner of the evening was Nadia Jaftha, who not only bagged the biggest award of the evening, the DStv Content of the Year Award, but also took home the Comedy Award and Thumb-stopping Award.
Speaking about her win, Nadia said: “It is an honour to win such an award, and never in my wildest thoughts did I think that I would win three awards. Thank you to everyone who voted for me and to everyone who voted for any of the amazing content creators who were nominees in their respective categories.”
When accepting her award, Nadia called her mom live on stage. “Mommy, I won an award,” an elated Nadia said.
“You are just the best,” her mom responded proudly.
CEO of the DStv Content Creator Awards, Manuela Dias de Deus, commented: “These awards validate the hard work and determination that every single content creator in the room and those at home put into the content they create, and I would like to thank every single creator, our title sponsor, DStv, and all the other sponsors who put everything behind these awards.”
The Star