Thread by @SpitchNzawumbi

Ladies and Gentleman, welcome to the #BlackTwitterAwards2017 proudly brought to you by Black Twitter. I’m your host @SpitchNzawumbi . Thank you so much to my co-host @portiagumedesa
TONIGHT we will honour the icons who made 2017 memorable for us. To open the night here is...

Give it up for Ntokozo for that world class performance...👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽

Well ladies and Gents, one thing @portiagumedesa and I can agree on is, coming to this very moment has been a lot of hard work. All our nominees are deserving winners. So we will get into it.

Here we go.....

The Best Tweeter Thief award goes to @danielmarven 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽

Best Clap-Backs 2017 goes to @Afrika__N . Congratulations!!!👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽

Ladies and Gents, this was a very competitive category, but you chose your winner. DRAMA QUEEN OF THE YEAR goes to.... @BrianMolefe

For the most inspiring, witty and informative threads. The award goes to @sindivanzyl . Congratulations Sindi👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽

Your Best Sunday News Maker for 2017 is.....uBaba Ka Duduzane. 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽

Anyone to accept the award on his behalf?

Your savage Queen for the Year is.......@Penxenxe . Congratulations Villager!!!👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽

Among us we also have modern women who stand by their words high and low. We call them imbokodo. Ladies and Gents, The Feminist of the Year Award goes to....@lebomashile 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽. Congratulations Queen.

Ladies and Gentleman, Twitter was not just about hashtags this year, we also had books that made headlines for best grama and other things like that...😀

Your best Twitter Book in English goes to....

Now we all know Avis are a big thing on Twitter. Believe it or not, the Avi of the Year goes to.... @SizweDhlomo . Congratulations Sizwe!!!👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽

What would Twitter be without the selected few who’re called to keep us laughing with their threads, Tweets and videos? Ladies and Gents, the most Hilarious Tweep of the Year award goes to.....@Zukolate 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽” Andbazi Nokubazi”. Congratulations!!!🎊🎈🎉

And ofcourse, there were those who kept us thirsting on images they captured and longing for more. Best photographer Award goes to @AustinMalema . Congratulations!!! Austin👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽🎉🎊

Twitter is like one big family, ladies and Gents. We celebrate each other, drag each other and mourn each other. The Best #RIP Tweets were from Min. Nathi Mthethwa. 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽. Congratulations!!!🎉🎊💫

How can we forget those who gave us reason to face each day with positivity and “I can” spirit. Without Tweeps like this one, our gloomy days, have no sunshine. The most Inspiring Tweets were from @Karabo_Mokgoko 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽. CONGRATULATIONS!!!🎊🎉💫

Then there were moments that left our jaws on the floor. In the history of Twitter drags & shaming, we don’t know of anyone who managed to rise above like her this year. The “Look At God” aka “What You Gonna Say Now” Award goes to @ThickLeeyonce . 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽 Congratulations

Ladies and Gents, how can we forget our popular phrases this year. From exciting, shocking, sensational and plain annoying. The most annoying phrase award goes to “Tholukuthi”. 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽. Congratulations!!!🎈🎉🎊

How can we forget those who showed us that no matter where you come from, your dreams are valid. The #BlackChildItsPossibleAward 2017 goes to.....
@MbuyiseniNdlozi 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽. Congratulations Dr🎊🎉🎊👏🏽

Then there are those with the gift of touching anything and turn it into a mouthwatering dish. I call it the art of cookery. Ladies and Gents, the most inspiration chef of the year award goes to @Chef_Lelo 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽🎊🎉. CONGRATULATIONS!!!!

Speaking of jaw dropping moments. The award for most Indecent Exposure award goes to....@EmteeSA . Congratulations!!! 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽🎊🎉🎊

And did we have scandals this year?😅😀😃. I’m sure we can all think of one. Amongst many we had. The Scandal Of the Year Award goes to..... “Stoko Sa Migos”. Congratulations!!!👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽🎊🎉🎊

Brand of the Year 2017, goes to..... Vaseline (Zodwa Wabantu) video. @Zodwa_Wabantu 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽 Congratulations!!!🎉🎈🎊🍾

What would Date My Family be without FBI and Files? Our Files Award goes to @AdvBarryRoux 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽. CONGRATULATIONS!!!🍾🎉🎈

Ladies & Gentleman The Black Excellence Award 2017 goes to none other than Mufasa @CassperNyovest 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽🎉🎊🎉🍾🎈

Ladies and Gents, the final award of the night. The hashtag of the Year goes to #MenAreTrash.🎉🎉🎉🎉👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽🎉🎉🎉🎊🎊🎊👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽.

Ladies and Gentlemen thank you so much for being an amazing audience. That’s how we end our night. Till next time, Adios!!! #BlackTwitterAwards2017