Its co-producers and writers, Ivan Botha and Donnalee Roberts, were respectively crowned Tempo’s Actor and Actress of the Year: Movie, Drama, Sitcom (Akteur en Aktrise van die Jaar: Rolprent, Drama, Sitkom) for their roles in this hit film.

Actress Sandra Prinsloo was honoured for her contributions to Afrikaans theatre and television (Afrikaanse Erfenislater) and the audience was entertained with performances by Karlien van Jaarsveld and Adam, Chris Chameleon and Bittereinder, Joe Foster, Arno Carstens and Dan Patlansky. Expresso presenter Katlego Maboe served as master of ceremonies.

“It’s a privilege to be able to honour Afrikaans talent and to thank them for what they do for our readers. To be an artist means that you are always giving something of yourself – on stage, in front of the camera, at your computer when you’re writing. And it’s this emotion that resonates with the people that watch you, listen to you or read your work. Huisgenoot’s readers voted for their favourites and thanked them with a Tempo award for this soul connection they offer,” says Henriëtte Loubser, editor of Huisgenoot.

The winners of th2014 Huisgenoot Tempo Awards are:

Newcomer of the Year
Joshua na die Reën – Joshua na die Reën

Gospel Album of the Year
Romanz – Lig Jou Stem op

Contemporary Album of the Year
Elvis Blue – Afrikaans

Pop/dance Album of the Year
Jay – #DisHoeOnsRol

Music Video of the Year
Karlien van Jaarsveld – Hande

Song of the Year
Bobby van Jaarsveld – Totaal Finaal (written by Bobby van Jaarsveld, Johan Vorster and André Odendaal)

TV Presenter of the Year
Pieter Koen – Jukebox

TV series of the Year: Actuality, Reality and Game Show
Die Nataniël Tafel

TV Series of the Year: Drama, Sitcom
Vallei van Sluiers

Afrikaans Movie of the Year
Pad na Jou Hart

Actor of the Year: Movies, Drama, Sitcom
Ivan Botha – Pad na Jou Hart

Actress of the Year: Movies, Drama, Sitcom
Donnalee Roberts – Pad na Jou Hart

Soap Actor of the Year
Theodore Jantjies – 7de Laan

Soap Actress of the Year
Annelisa Weiland – 7de Laan

Soap of the Year
Binnelanders

Radio DJ of the Year
Rian van Heerden – Jacaranda FM

Afrikaans Book of the Year
Deon Meyer – Kobra

Topselling CD of the Year
Karlien van Jaarsveld – Uitklophou

Topselling DVD of the Year
Die Heuwels Fantasties – Live op Paul Cluver

Contribution to Afrikaans
Sandra Prinsloo

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