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Finalists Announced For New Zealand Television Awards 2012
26 September 2012
Finalists Announced For the New Zealand Television Awards 2012
The build up to New Zealand’s most glamorous Television event began today, with the announcement of this year’s Television Awards finalists.
The 46 categories cover the full spectrum of Television production, from News, Drama, Reality, documentary and everything in-between. New categories, such as One-Off Drama and Breaking News, were well received and reflect the changing nature of Television programming. Leading the nominations was Tangiwai: A Love Story, a finalist in nine categories, while perennial favourites like Underbelly and Go Girls were also multiple nominees.
The Awards will be presented at a full, formal dinner event to be held at The Langham, Auckland on Saturday, 3 November. Highlights will screen on TV ONE on Sunday, 4 November.
Tickets for the Awards event are now on sale and are available at www.televisionawards.co.nz.
The New Zealand Television Awards 2012 finalists are:
| News and Current Affairs | |
| Qantas Best Scheduled News Programme | |
| ONE News | |
| Tonight | |
| 3 News | |
| Kordia Best Coverage Breaking News | |
| 3 News | Christchurch Earthquakes December 2011 |
| ONE News | Caterton Ballooning Tragedy |
| 3 News | Ewen Macdonald Verdict |
| Best News OR Current Affairs Presenter | |
| Julian Wilcox | Native Affairs |
| Mike McRoberts | 3 News |
| John Campbell | Campbell Live |
| Best News Reporting | |
| Amanda Gillies | 3 News |
| Heather du Plessis-Allan | ONE News |
| Duncan Garner & Patrick Gower | 3 News |
| Best Current Affairs Reporting for a Weekly Programme OR One-Off Current Affairs Special | |
| Melanie Reid | 60 Minutes |
| Janet McIntyre, Max Adams & Chris Cooke | Sunday |
| Mark Crysell & Julie Clothier | Sunday |
| Janet McIntyre & Carolyne Meng-Yee | Sunday |
| Best Current Affairs Reporting for a Daily Programme | |
| Gill Higgins & Chris Lynch | Close Up |
| Tristram Clayton | Campbell Live |
| John Campbell | Campbell Live |
| Best Current Affairs Series | |
| 60 Minutes | |
| Campbell Live | |
| Sunday | |
| Investigation of the Year | |
| John Hudson & Chris Cooke | Sunday – Steel Trap |
| John Campbell and Pip Keane | Campbell Live – Friends : John Banks & Kim Dotcom |
| Melanie Reid & Eugene Bingham | 60 Minutes – The Eye of the Storm |
| The Langham, Auckland Journalist of the Year | |
| Finalists to be announced at the Awards ceremony, being the winners of each of the four reporting categories. | |
| Best News Camera | |
| Bob Grieve | 3 News |
| Phil Johnson | 3 News |
| James Marshall | ONE News |
| Best Current Affairs Camera | |
| Chris Brown | 20/20 |
| Daniel Grade | 60 Minutes |
| Warren Armstrong | Campbell Live |
| Best News Editing | |
| Brent Walters | ONE News |
| Rebecca O’Sullivan | 3 News |
| Luis Portillo | Breakfast |
| Best Current Affairs Editing | |
| Paul Sparkes | Close Up |
| Andrew Gibb | Close Up |
| Bob Grieve | 60 Minutes |
| Best Graphics | |
| Vinay Ranchhod | |
| Vinay Ranchhod | |
| Ben Ashby | |
| General Television | |
| Images & Sound Best Drama Series | |
| Underbelly NZ: Land of the Long Green Cloud | Screentime NZ Ltd |
| Go Girls Season 4 | South Pacific Pictures |
| Nothing Trivial | South Pacific Pictures |
| NZ On Air Best One-Off Drama | |
| BLISS - the beginning of Katherine Mansfield | MF Films |
| Siege | Screentime NZ Ltd |
| Rage | Tom Scott Productions |
| Best Comedy OR Comedy Series | |
| 7Days | MediaWorks / thedownlowconcept |
| Wilson Dixon -The New Zealand Tour | Satellite Media |
| Hounds | thedownlowconcept |
| Te Māngai Pāho Best Māori Language Programme | |
| Kia Ora Molweni | George Andrews Productions |
| Tamaki Paenga Hira | Māori Television |
| Whare Taonga | Scottie Productions Limited |
| Best Presenter: Te Reo Māori | |
| Pania Papa | AKO |
| Piripi Taylor | Te Kaea |
| Julian Wilcox | Native Affairs |
| Best Children’s/Youth Programme | |
| Girl vs. Boy | KHF Media |
| Let's Get Inventin' | Luke Nola |
| The Erin Simpson Show | Whitebait TV |
| Best Information Series | |
| Global Radar | Jam TV |
| Neighbourhood | Satellite Media |
| The Nutters Club | Top Shelf Productions |
| Best Entertainment OR Event Programme | |
| 2012 Comedy Gala | MediaWorks |
| Vodafone NZ Music Awards 2011 | MediaWorks |
| The Sitting | Top Shelf Productions |
| Best Factual Series | |
| Radar Across the Pacific | Alexander Behse / Zeitgeist Productions |
| Intrepid Journeys | Jam TV |
| Funny Roots | Two Heads |
| Best Observational Reality Series | |
| Songs From the Inside | Awa Films Ltd |
| Rescue 1 | Great Southern Television |
| SPCA Rescue - Christchurch Earthquake Special | Imagination Television |
| Best Constructed Reality Series | |
| Missing Pieces | Eyeworks New Zealand |
| Marae DIY | Screentime NZ Ltd |
| The Food Truck | Two Heads |
| Best Performance by an Actress | |
| Sara Wiseman | What Really Happened - Votes for Women |
| Kate Elliott | BLISS - the beginning of Katherine Mansfield |
| Amanda Billing | Shortland Street |
| Best Performance by a Supporting Actress | |
| Miranda Harcourt | Tangiwai - A Love Story |
| Sarah Pierse | BLISS - the beginning of Katherine Mansfield |
| Miriama Smith | Siege |
| Best Performance by an Actor | |
| Craig Parker | Shackleton's Captain |
| Mark Mitchinson | Siege |
| Ryan Okane | Rage |
| Best Performance by a Supporting Actor | |
| Mick Rose | Tangiwai - A Love Story |
| Peter Elliott | BLISS - the beginning of Katherine Mansfield |
| Mike Minogue | Rage |
| Best Presenter - Entertainment/Factual | |
| Andrew Lumsden | Global Radar |
| Matai Smith | Homai Te Pakipaki |
| Paul Henry | Would I Lie To You? |
| Best Script - Drama/Comedy | |
| Paula Boock & Donna Malane | Tangiwai - A Love Story |
| John Banas | Siege |
| Tom Scott and Grant O'Fee | Rage |
| Images & Sound Best Director - Drama/Comedy | |
| Fiona Samuel | BLISS - the beginning of Katherine Mansfield |
| Mike Smith | Siege |
| Danny Mulheron | Rage |
| Best Director - Entertainment/Factual | |
| Julie Christie | The Block NZ |
| Peter Young | Get Fresh with Al Brown |
| Mike Smith | Underbelly NZ: Land of the Long Green Cloud |
| Best Multi-camera Direction | |
| Robert Hagen | Dame Kiri Te Kanawa "A Gala Concert" |
| Mitchell Hawkes | Vodafone NZ Music Awards 2011 |
| Mitchell Hawkes | Wilson Dixon -The New Zealand Tour |
| Best Cinematography Drama/Comedy | |
| David Paul | Tangiwai - A Love Story |
| DJ Stipsen | Siege |
| David Paul | Rage |
| Images & Sound Best Editing Drama/Comedy | |
| Margot Francis | BLISS - the beginning of Katherine Mansfield |
| Margot Francis | Siege |
| Jono Woodford Robinson | Rage |
| Best Original Music | |
| Joel Haines | Strongman - The Tragedy |
| Peter Hobbs | Tangiwai - A Love Story |
| Don McGlashan | BLISS - the beginning of Katherine Mansfield |
| Best Sound Design | |
| Dick Reade | Strongman - The Tragedy |
| Phil Burton, Chris Hiles, Don Paulin | Tangiwai - A Love Story |
| Chris Burt | Siege |
| Best Production Design | |
| Images & Sound | Shackleton's Captain |
| John Harding | Tangiwai - A Love Story |
| Tracey Collins | BLISS - the beginning of Katherine Mansfield |
| Best Costume Design | |
| Nic Smillie | Tangiwai - A Love Story |
| Kirsty Cameron | BLISS - the beginning of Katherine Mansfield |
| Sarah Voon | Go Girls Season 4 |
| Best Make-Up Design | |
| Tracey Sharman | Strongman - The Tragedy |
| Linda Wall | Tangiwai - A Love Story |
| Vanessa Hurley & Stefan Knight | Go Girls Season 4 |
| Documentary | |
| JDA Best Popular Documentary | |
| Rhodes, Actor Singer | Robert Hagen / Arts and Entertainment Productions |
| Inside Child Poverty | Red Sky Film & Television Ltd |
| The Green Chain | Meg Douglas & Kathleen Mantel / Scottie Productions Limited |
| Best Feature OR Drama Documentary | |
| Strongman - The Tragedy | Paula McTaggart and Gaylene Preston / A Bigger Picture |
| When a City Falls - the people's story | Gerard Smyth & Alice Shannon / Frank Film |
| Shackleton's Captain | James Heyward & Andy Salek / Making Movies |
| Best Director Documentary | |
| Gerard Smyth /Alice Shannon | When a City Falls - the people's story |
| Leanne Pooley | Shackleton's Captain |
| Bryan Bruce | Inside Child Poverty |
| Best Cinematography - Documentary/Factual | |
| Thomas Burstyn CSC & Chris Brokensha | Strongman - The Tragedy |
| Simon Baumfield | Shackleton's Captain |
| Mark Chamberlin | Neighbourhood |
| Best Editing - Documentary/Factual | |
| Ken Sparks, Richard Lord | When a City Falls - the people's story |
| Tim Woodhouse | Shackleton's Captain |
| Mark Albiston | Blakey |
About the New
Zealand Television Awards
The Television Awards are
presented annually to recognise and celebrate the very best
of talent and achievement in New Zealand’s Television
industry.
Entries for the 2012 Awards closed on 8 August. Since then 112 judges have spent many (many) hours working their way through the 478 entries across 46 categories to determine this year’s finalists. Winners will be announced on Saturday, 3 November at a Gala Dinner event to be held in the magnificent The Great Room at The Langham, Auckland.
For general information about the Awards (including Awards Show Dinner event tickets) please see the Awards website www.televisionawards.co.nz or email your query to televisionawards@thinktv.co.nz
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