Farida Joyce
Four days after her passing, actress Busisiwe Lurayi has been nominated in the 16th Annual South African Film & Television Awards (Saftas).
Along with Ashley De Lange, Shamilla Miller, Julia Anastasopoulos, and Ilse-Lee Van Niekerk, the “How to Ruin Christmas” actress, who won her first Safta for Best Supporting Actress in a TV Comedy in 2006, is nominated in the Best Actress category.
The South African drama series “How to Ruin Christmas”, created by Burnt Onion Productions, received 16 nominations for its second season on Netflix SA.
Saftas unveiled the nominees’ names on Thursday.
Busi, as she was affectionately known, passed away on Sunday at her home.
Her family said in a statement that they were awaiting the results of an autopsy because the cause of her death remained unknown.
Specifics of her funeral haven’t yet been made public.
Burnt Onion Productions said, “Her passing is a huge loss not only for us but for South Africa’s creative industry and all her fans as a whole.”
The Saftas also paid tribute to the actress in a Twitter post which read, “At this time of loss, we are deeply saddened by the passing of #BusiLurayi. We’ll remember her as an incredibly talented actress who was a winner of her first #Safta for Best Supporting Actress in a TV
Comedy in 2006.”
