DStv has announced the nominees for the Content Creator Awards 2024. The nominees span 17 categories and include five new categories. Creators aren’t the only ones who can win with several ways for the public to win tickets to the awards and cash prizes.
For two years DStv has hosted its Content Creator Awards as a way to recognise those making content that is primarily consumed online. After calling for entries earlier this year, the awards now have a group of nominees across 17 categories. These nominees were revealed at an event in Rosebank, Johannesburg this week.
For the 2024 iteration of the awards there will be a few new categories namely: Best Event After Movie Award, Storyteller Award, Pan-African Creator Award, Trendsetter Award, Gaming Creator Award. “The DStv Content Creator Awards have quickly become a highlight on the digital and social calendar, providing a platform to showcase the creativity and innovation that drives our content creation industry,” says Charis Coleman, Head of Digital Content at MultiChoice Group. “This year’s nominee list is a testament to the diverse and vibrant talent that continues to shape the digital landscape.
” With the announcement of the nominees, the public can now vote for their favourite creators in a number of categories. Where voting is available, we’ve included a unique code which can be SMSed to 33103 (messages cost R1.50).
Voting can win you a VIP experience at the awards on 12th October. You can also vote online at the Content Creator Awards website here . The nominees are: Cause Award (Vote to win a VIP experience) Bella Monsoon, for The Fight Against GBV (Unique Code: CAUSE1), Mimo for Lymphadema Awareness (Unique Code: CAUSE2), Nomzamo Mbatha for Nomzamo Lighthouse Foundation Empowering HER campaign (Unique Code: CAUSE3), Shandor Larenty for United Nations international Arabian Leopard Day (Unique Code: CAUSE4), Siv Fighting Period Poverty for Socks for Sanitary Pads (Unique Code: CAUSE5).
Storyteller Award Birth Of Stars, for ‘Birth Of Stars’, Brandon Olifant, for ‘From Vaal To Jacanda’, Joshwideawake, for ‘Inside South Africa’s Most Dangerous Neighbourhood’, Overthinking Football, for ‘This Is What Makes Malelodi Sundowns Successful’ , The Ndlovu’s Uncut, for ‘LoveLocked’. Emerging Creator Award (Vote to win a VIP experience) Chesrae Megan (Unique code: EMERGING1), Collen BhutiKaSimi (Unique Code: EMERGING2), Grace Mondlana (Unique Code: EMERGING3), Jane Mpholo (Unique Code: EMERGING4), Yerik Jomei (Unique Code: EMERGING5). Song of the Year Award, Powered by 947 (Vote to win a VIP experience) Dlala Thukzin – iPLAN (Unique Code: SONG1), Kamo Mphela – Dalie (Unique Code: SONG2), TitoM & Yuppe – Tshwala Bam (Unique Code: SONG3), Tyla – Water (Unique Code: SONG4), Tyler ICU – Mnike (Unique Code: SONG5).
Social Commentary Award Darren Campher, Politically Aweh, Shanray Van Wyk, Silas Must Fall, Zethu Gqola. Travel & Lifestyle Award Centtwinz Travel, Chris Rogers, J. Martin, Mzwandile & Siza Ndlovu, Simóne and Vernon.
Foodie Award Cooking With Zanele, Karabo Didi, Kenneth Tebogo Middleton, Mush Kitchen, Sifo The Cooking Husband. Beauty Award Colourme Sim, Zoliswa Mahlobo, ZeeXOnline, Zesipho.M, Foyin OG.
Trendsetter Award (Vote to win a VIP experience) Coachella Randy (Unique Code: TREND1), Khanyisa Unfiltered (Unique Code: TREND2), Linda Mtoba (Unique Code: TREND3), Mandz Not Hot (Unique Code: TREND4, Moghelingz (Unique Code: TREND5), Nabilah Kariem (Unique Code: TREND6). Best Event After Movie Award Rage Festival, produced by G&G Productions, Retreat Yourself, produced by Audio Visual Alchemy, Rocking the Daisies, produced by Palm Productions, Soundset Sunday, produced by French For New, Ultra South Africa, produced by Anything Goes. Gaming Creator of the Year Award Beamerboy TV, Canton Parker, Furious Kitty, NaturalCauzes, Sam ‘Tech Girl’ Wright.
Podcast of the Year Award African Story Magic with Gcina Mhlophe, History of South Africa, Popcorn & Cheese, True Crime South Africa, Wide Awake Podcast. Thumb-stopping Award Chris Rogers, Ricollin, Shandor Larenty, Stefan, Theblackwendy, Wiseman Zither. Best Creator Campaign Content Award Belinda Gwala for Bernini: Made from Wine’, Chris Rogers for Bonaqua: Chug Life, Gingerwithagopro for Samsung: S23 Ultra, Janey en Waney for Kyknet: Op my Eish Seisoen 3, Sipho Muchindu for Carling Black Label – AbinBev: Most Awarded Beer.
Pan-African Creator Award Charity Ekezie, Kuda Rice, Mark Angel Comedy, Tilda Harris, Uncle Mo. DStv Creator of the Year Award (Vote to win a VIP experience) Darren Campher (Unique Code: DSTV1), Khanyisa Unfiltered (Unique Code: DSTV2), Mandz Not Hot (Unique Code: DSTV3), Nabilah Kariem (Unique Code: DSTV4), Shandor Larenty (Unique Code: DSTV5), Sifo The Cooking Husband (Unique Code: DSTV6), Siv Ngesi (Unique code: DSTV7). Aside from the awards, DStv is hosting two other competitions for voters and the general public.
The first of these, #footbALLonDStv, asks folks to share how they get ready to watch the football on DStv. Doing so will win not only a R20 000 cash prize but a VIP experience at the Content Creator Awards later this year, a backstage photo op and a bar tab worth R1 000. To enter post your GRWM routine to social media and include the hashtags #footbALLonDStv and #DStvCCA and be sure to tag both DStv and the Content Creator Awards.
The second competition is the Spirit of Africa Award presented by Amarula Premium African Gin. Entrants will need to create a video no longer than two minutes in length that “showcases what it means to be unmistakably African”. The winner here will win R20 000 in cash.
As with the other public competition, entries must be posted to social media with the hashtags #AmarulaAfricanGin, #SpiritOfAfrica, and #DStvCCA. Both competitions close on 24th September..
