Among the new categories introduced Presenter of the Year proved most popular, with Pieter Koen of the programme Jukebox on kykNET taking top honours. Special awards were also made for the first time, including the Huisgenoot-Tempo for Excellence in Afrikaans, which went to writer Deon Meyer, while Joost van der Westhuizen was honoured as Personality of the Year.

Izelle Venter, editor in chief of Huisgenoot, says this year’s Tempo Awards were expanded to embrace the Afrikaans milieu in its totality. “It’s a real pleasure to see all our talent assembled in one list. It has made us at Huisgenoot feel a renewed sense of being proudly Afrikaans and South African again. This is in part also why we present the Tempos – to demonstrate to our achievers how much we appreciate them. And especially to thank our readers without whom our stars would really have a hard time.”

“Readers have shown in their voting that they enjoy renewal,” says Wicus Pretorius, deputy editor of Huisgenoot and project manager of the Tempo Awards. “One thing is beyond doubt: The Tempo Awards, and the enthusiasm with which people take part in them, show it’s only ever becoming more fun to be Afrikaans.”

The winners are:

Alternative Album of the Year
Die Heuwels Fantasties – Alles Wat Mal Is

Gospel Album of the Year
Louis Brittz – Psalms 2

Instrumental Album of the Year
Sterling EQ – Pulse

Children’s Album of the Year
Carike Keuzenkamp – Carike en Ghoempie Kuier Saam met GhoeGhoe in Bybelland (Kinderland 9)

Contemporary Album of the Year
Bobby van Jaarsveld – Wat Geld Nie Kan Koop Nie

Pop/Sokkiedans Album of the Year
Juanita du Plessis – Jy Voltooi My

Song of the Year (artist)
Bobby van Jaarsveld – ’n Vrou Wil Dit Hoor

Song of the Year (songwriter)
Johan Vorster – ’n Vrou Wil Dit Hoor

Music Video of the Year
Bobby van Jaarsveld – ’n Vrou Wil Dit Hoor

Newcomer of the Year
Dewald Wasserfall – Vergeet Wat Jy Weet Van Liefde

Presenter of the Year
Pieter Koen – Jukebox

Afrikaans Book of the Year
Marita van der Vyver – Die Blou van Onthou

Afrikaans Film of the Year
Pretville

Actor of the Year: Afrikaans film, TV drama, Sitcom
Dawid Minnaar – Die Wonderwerker

Soapie Actor of the Year
Christo Davids – 7de Laan

Radio Presenter of the Year
Martelize Brink – RSG

Soapie of the Year
7de Laan

TV Series of the Year: Actuality, Games, Reality
Kokkedoor

Actress of the Year: Afrikaans film, TV drama, Sitcom
Elize Cawood – Die Wonderwerker

Soapie Actress of the Year
Sorina Erasmus (The Flooze) – 7de Laan

TV Series of the Year: Drama, Sitcom
Erfsondes

Huisgenoot-Tempo for Excellence in Afrikaans
Deon Meyer

Personality of the Year
Joost van der Westhuizen

Bestseller (male artist) of the Year
Theuns Jordaan – Roeper

Bestseller (female artist) of the Year
Juanita du Plessis – Jy Voltooi My

Topselling DVD of the Year
Juanita du Plessis and Theuns Jordaan – Hart Vol Drome