The nominees are:
Best Theatre Production
Babbel
Rooiland
Vagina Dentata - 'n Kabarett
Brendon Daniels: Babbel and Rooiland
Charlton George: Rooiland
Tobie Cronje: My vrou se man se vrou
Amanda Strydom: Voor ek vergeet
Kim Cloete: Dit voel leeg as die hart vol is (maar nou's dit all right!)
Tinarie van Wyk Loots: Babbel
Basill Appolis: My broetjie, my bra
Jaco Bouwer: Rooiland
Nicola Hanekom: Babbel
My broetjie, my bra
My land my lied
Vagina Dentata - 'n Kabarett
14 Stasies van die Kruis
Amore
Shanghai Brunch
Fopspeen: Moving Pictures: Diek Grobler and team
Ik ben een Afrikander II: Teresa Lizamore (curator)
Vrees en verlie: Katie Barnard du Toit
Christiaan Olwagen: for producing Vagina Dentata - 'n Kabarett
Marlo Minnaar: for his performance in ... Af
Winand Grundling: for his performance in 14 Stasies van die kruis
Babbel
Sandra Hanekom: as curator of the Visual Arts
Vagina Dentata: 'n Kabarett
The competition for Kanna for Best Debut Production (productions that made a debut at the Absa KKNK) was fierce, as 30 productions across various genres competed for this award. The three nominees are:
14 Stasies van die kruis
Babbel
Vagina Dentata: 'n Kabarett
The Afrikaans Onbeperk award for a lifetime achievement will be awarded to Abraham H de Vries and the Afrikaans Onbeperk prize for a young voice to Ronelda S Kamfer. Louis van Niekerk will receive the Special Kanna for Interpretation.
At the request of the Kanna panel, there will be an honourable mention this year. Emo Adams has been recognised as one of the established artists who stood out in various productions during the 2012 Absa KKNK.
The Kanna panel had their work cut out for them evaluating all the productions, and some members had to see five different shows per day. Taking into consideration that the programme offered 37 theatre productions, 39 music productions, two dance productions, five children's theatre shows, six literary productions and 20 visual art exhibitions, the number of qualifying offerings was daunting, with a total of 109 different items being considered. Assuming an average of one hour per production or exhibition viewing, it added up to 100 hours, or four full days of viewing and reflection.
The 2012 Kanna panel this year was led by Erns Grundling, assisted by David April, Charl Bezuidenhout, Willemien Brümmer, Chrisna du Preez, Eduard Greyling, Hylton Nel, Robert Pearce, Laetitia Pople, Pieter Redelinghuys, Martjie Roos, John Theodore, Wim Vorster, Hein Willemse and Celeste Williams.