Clean Sweep for TVNZ in Best Actors/ Actresses at TV Awards

Clean Sweep for TVNZ in Best Actors/ Actresses at TV Awards

TV ONE’s Sunday Theatre portfolio has won a remarkable 13 awards at the 2012 New Zealand Television Awards, including all four acting accolades.

Five awards have gone to Siege alone, with four to Tangiwai – A Love Story, three to Bliss – The Beginning of Katherine Mansfield and one for What Really Happened – Votes for Women.

Highlights in this collection of awards include the New Zealand on Air Best One-Off Drama prize, Best Script – Drama/ Comedy, Best Performance by an Actor for Mark Mitchinson and Best Performance by a Supporting Actress for Miriama Smith, all for Siege, while Sarah Wiseman took Best Performance by an Actress in What Really Happened – Votes for Women and Best Peformance by a Supporting Actor went to Mick Rose in Tangiwai – A Love Story. Images and Sound Best Director – Drama/ Comedy went to Fiona Samuel for BLISS – The Beginning of Katherine Mansfield.

However, it wasn’t just Sunday Theatre where TVNZ programming was judged the best. Other awards were spread across the network, with TV2’s Go Girls picking up the coveted Images and Sound Best Drama Series gong, while SPCA Rescue – Christchurch Earthquake Special won Best Observational Reality Series. Best Constructed Reality Series went to The Food Truck, and Best Factual Series was awarded to Radar Across the Pacific. In the Best Children’s/ Youth Programme Let’s Get Inventin’ got the prize, while Best Information Series went to Global Radar.

“Such a strong showing from Sunday Theatre reflects TVNZ’s commitment to quality local television,” says Head of TV ONE and TV2 Jeff Latch. “Our commissioning and programming teams continue to commission and schedule the best in New Zealand drama, popular factual and reality series. Topping off these Sunday Theatre wins with the outstanding achievements of our other leading shows such as Go Girls, The Food Truck, SPCA Rescue and Global Radar really cements a fantastic year for TVNZ.”

TVNZ winning shows:

Best Factual Series: Radar Across the Pacific

Best Observational Reality Series: SPCA Rescue - Christchurch Earthquake Special

Best Constructed Reality Series: The Food Truck

Best Children's/Youth Programme: Let's Get Inventin'

Best Information Series: Global Radar

Best Performance by a Supporting Actress: Miriama Smith, Siege

Best Performance by a Supporting Actor: Mick Rose,Tanigwai - A Love Story

Best Performance by an Actress: Sarah Wiseman, What Really Happened - Votes for Women

Best Performance by an Actor: Mark Mitchinson, Siege

Images and Sound Best Drama Series: Go Girls

NZ On Air Best One-Off Drama: Siege

Images and Sound Best Director - Drama/Comedy: Fiona Samuel, BLISS - The Beginning of Katherine Mansfield

Best Script - Drama/Comedy: John Banas, Siege

Best Production Design: John Harding, Tangiwai - A Love Story

Images and Sound Best Editing Drama/Comedy: Margot Francis, BLISS - The Beginning of Katherine Mansfield

Best Original Music: Don McGlashan, BLISS - The Beginning of Katherine Mansfield

Best Sound Design: Chris Burt, Siege

Best Cinematography - Documentary/Factual: Simon Baumfield, Shackleton's Captain

Best Costume Design: Sarah Voon, Go Girls

Best Make-Up Design: Linda Wall, Tangiwai - A Love Story

Best Cinematography Drama/Comedy: David Paul, Tangiwai - A Love Story

ENDS

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