Saturday the 9th of September, The Galleria in Sandton played host to the 2nd edition of the DStv Content Creator Awards. The biggest night in South African content creation. The purple carpet affair had hundreds of guests, who all put on a worthy display of the finest fashion. The award show was hosted by award winning comedian Donovan Goliath, with live music curated by Black Motion.
This year’s awards garnered 40,000 public votes for the 90 nominees across 19 categories. The award show was hosted in partnership with DStv, Samsung Galaxy, 947, TikTok, Spotify, SOL, Steyn Entertainment, LIFT and One-eyed Jack. Manuela Dias de Deus, the founder of the award show, expressed the desire to make it the biggest event of its kind on the continent as she articulated her vision for the award show.
Our idea has always been to put creators on the radar and open doors for emerging and established talent. The youth’s potential to monetise their content and create job opportunities is immense. More so, our vision is to make the awards the biggest event of its kind on the continent. We want to continue to grow and be on everyone’s feeds.
Here is the list of winners for the 2023 DStv Content Creator Awards:
Cause/Social Commentary Award
Doctor Siya
Funniest Content Creator Award
Ikho Kweba
Visual Arts Award
Karabo Poppy
Best Brand Collaboration Award
essenceMediacom for Gillette #IndodaCanShave
Sports Fan Award
Lemii LoCo
Fashion & Style Award
Kefilwe Mabote
Emerging Creator Award, presented by 947
God’s Butler
Podcast of the Year Award, presented by Spotify
Podcast and Chill with MacG
Podcast Special Mention, presented by Spotify
African Story Magic with Gcina Mhlophe
Automotive Award
Juliet Mc Guire
Knowledge Sharing Award
Becoming Dr Andy
Thumb-Stopping Award
Donovan Goliath
The OG Award
Mihlali Ndamase
Alter-Ego Award
Sipho2Skiits – August (That Mozambican Dude)
Foodie Award
Mush Kitchen
Travel & Lifestyle Award, presented by LIFT
Wander with Iana
Dance Award
Justin de Nobrega
Sol Content Creator Award
Mandisi
Song of the Year Award
AKA ft. Nasty C – ‘Lemons (Lemonade)’
DStv Content of the Year Award
Tums the Narrator
