Finalists Announced For The 2025 New Zealand Screen Awards

The New Zealand Screen Awards (NZSA) are proud to announce the finalists for 2025, showcasing the breadth and depth of talent from across New Zealand’s screen industry.

From more than 700 entries across 57 categories, this year’s finalists highlight the vibrant storytelling, creativity, and technical excellence that continue to drive New Zealand’s film and television landscape.

Nominees represent an impressive spectrum of content spanning free-to-air networks (TVNZ 1 & 2, Three, Sky Open, Whakaata Māori), subscription television, digital platforms and streamers including NEON, TVNZ+, ThreeNow, MĀORI+, RNZ, and Coconet TV, alongside the New Zealand film industry.

“We’re delighted to announce this year’s finalists! The response to the awards has surpassed expectations - especially with the exciting inclusion of film, which has brought a wonderful new energy to this year's awards. Each of our finalists stand as a testament to the talent and innovation that make our screen community so extraordinary,” commented Kelly Martin, NZSA committee member and CEO of South Pacific Pictures.

The NZSA now recognises content created for theatrical release alongside programmes produced for broadcast, streaming and digital platforms. This evolution reflects the dynamic nature of today's entertainment landscape and the increasing crossover between film, television and digital storytelling. Now, both big and small screen achievements will be celebrated under one unified banner.

This year, the NZSA proudly shines a spotlight on theatrical achievements, acknowledging the evolving nature of the entertainment landscape. Eligible entries must have had their first New Zealand theatrical release or broadcast between 1 July 2023 and 30 June 2025.

Leading the pack the nominations are Tinā, The Rule of Jenny Pen and Ka Whawhai Tonu, each earning nine nominations. Lee Tamahori’s The Convert and We Were Dangerous also feature strongly, with six nominations each.

Both Tinā and Ka Whawhai Tonu are joined by We Were Dangerous in the category for New Zealand Film Commission Best Feature Film.

"It's wonderful to see film making a strong comeback at the New Zealand Screen Awards, particularly with such an impressive array of work on display. Despite the challenges faced by the industry both locally and globally this year, there's much for those in front and behind the camera to be proud of. These awards highlight the remarkable achievements and celebrate the resilience and creativity that define our industry," comments Annie Murray, New Zealand Film Commission CEO.

The performance categories recognise an impressive mix of established names and rising stars.

In the drama field, the NZ On Air Best Drama award will be contested by audience favourite The Brokenwood Mysteries (South Pacific Pictures / TVNZ 1 & TVNZ+), acclaimed crime series The Gone (Kingfisher Films / Keeper Pictures / Southern Light Films / TVNZ 1 & TVNZ+), the Queenstown-set A Remarkable Place To Die (Screentime NZ / TVNZ 1 & TVNZ+), and Māori comedy-drama Dead Ahead (Hi Mama Productions / TVNZ+).

In film, Elizabeth Hawthorn (The Moon Is Upside Down), Victoria Haralabidou (The Moon Is Upside Down), Anapela Palata’ivao (Tinā) and Erana James (We Were Dangerous) compete for Equity New Zealand Best Actress award, while Geoffrey Rush (The Rule of Jenny Pen), John Lithgow (The Rule of Jenny Pen), Ed Oxenbould (Head South) and Julian Dennison (Uproar) headline the Best Actor in a Feature race.

On the television side, Antonia Prebble (Double Parked Season 2), Madeleine Sami (Double Parked Season 2) and Miriama Smith (Dead Ahead) are nominated for Best Actress in a Series, while Stephen Lovatt (Shortland Street), Richard Flood (The Gone Season 2) and Xavier Horan (Dead Ahead) vie for Best Actor in a Series.

In the unscripted categories, The Restaurant That Makes Mistakes, The Traitors New Zealandand Match Fit: Union vs League will go head-to-head for Best Reality Series, while Te Ao with Moana, The Hui and Mata with Mihingarangi Forbes are recognised as contenders for Best Current Affairs Programme.

This year, Best Presenter News and Current Affairs nominees include Ryan Bridge, Jack Tame, Moana Maniapoto and John Campbell. Also recognised with nominations, the Reporter of the Year category highlights journalistic excellence with finalists Indira Stewart (1 News), Paula Penfold (ThreeNews), Michael Morrah (NZME) and Barbara Dreaver (1 News).

Māori storytelling is at the forefront, with Māori All Blacks: Bound by Blood, Homesteads Season 2, Dead Ahead and Mata Reports recognised in the Te Māngai Pāho Best Māori Programme category. In the Te Māngai Pāho Best Reo Māori Programme nominees Ruamata: It’s More Than Hockey 2, Te Matatini 2025 and End of the Valley are celebrated for their commitment to te reo Māori on screen.

The NZSA will also honour outstanding contributions to the industry with the prestigious Screen Legend Award, alongside the finalists for the publicly voted Personality of the Year category, both to be announced at a later date.

Winners will be revealed at the New Zealand Screen Awards (NZSA) ceremony on Friday, 21 November 2025 at Auckland’s Viaduct Events Centre.

The 2025 event will be hosted by comedian Pax Assadi.

Note:

New Zealand On Air
Best Drama Series

The Brokenwood Mysteries
Tim Balme, Kelly Martin, Sally Campbell, Andrew Szusterman
South Pacific Pictures / TVNZ 1 & TVNZ+

Dead Ahead 
Nicole Horan & Scotty Cotter
Hi Mama Productions / TVNZ+

The Gone Season 2
Reikura Kahi, Timothy White, Karl Zohrab, Yvonne Donohoe & Katie Holly
Kingfisher Films / Keeper Pictures / Southern Light Films / TVNZ 1 & TVNZ+

A Remarkable Place to Die 
Philly de Lacey, John Banas, Charlie Haskell, Bridget Bourke 
Screentime New Zealand and Real Film Berlin / TVNZ 1 & TVNZ+

New Zealand Film Commission
Best Feature Film

Tinā
Dan Higgins, Mario Gaoa, Miki Magasiva
The Brown Factory / 2025

Ka Whawhai Tonu
Thomas Toby Parkinson & Piripi Curtis
Akeake Ltd / 2024

We Were Dangerous
Morgan Waru & Polly Fryer
Piki Films / 2024

New Zealand Film Commission
Best Short Film

First Horse
Awanui Simich-Pene, Puti Simich, Mia Henry-Teirney & Heperi Mita
787 Media / 2024

Lea Tupu'anga | Mother Tongue
Vea Mafile'o, Luciane Buchanan, Alex Lovell, Eldon Booth
Run Charlie Films / 2024

Rochelle
Tom Furniss & Luke Sharpe
Little Horse Films / 2024

Best Comedy Programme

Vince
Bronwynn Bakker, Jono Pryor, Cam Bakker
Kevin & Co. / Three & ThreeNow

Madam
Tom Hern, Halaifonua Finau & Belindalee Hope
Tavake / XYZ Films / Three & ThreeNow

Happiness
Luke Di Somma & Kip Chapman
Greenstone TV / Three & ThreeNow

Best Factual Series

Hyundai Country Calendar
Dan Henry & Katherine Edmond
TVNZ 1 & TVNZ+

Moving Houses
Neil Stichbury 
Imagination Television Limited / TVNZ 1 & TVNZ+

Bryn & Ku's Singles Club
Sophie Dowson, Jin Fellet 
The Spinoff

New Zealand On Air
Best Documentary - Series

Motuhaketanga
Kathleen Mantel
Black Iris Limited / Whakaata Māori / MĀORI+

Live and Let Dai
Charlotte Hobson, Dai Henwood, Hayley Cunningham, Andrew Szusterman & Kelly Martin
South Pacific Pictures / Three & ThreeNow

Patrick Gower: On Ice
Arwen O'Connor
Ruckus / Three & ThreeNow

New Zealand Film Commission
Best Documentary - Feature

Never Look Away
Matthew Metcalfe, Tom Blackwell, Lucy Lawless
GFC Films / 2024

Stylebender
Fraser Brown, Leela Menon, Tom Blackwell
FluroBlack / 2023

Maurice and I
Rick Harvie, Jane Mahoney 
Belmont Productions / 2024

The Lie
Matthew Metcalfe, Tom Blackwell
GFC Films / 2024

Best Reality Series

The Restaurant That Makes Mistakes
Ben Bayly, Adrian Stevanon, Sam Blackley, Philip Smith and Briar Coleman
Great Southern Television / TVNZ 2 & TVNZ+

The Traitors New Zealand
Charlotte Hobson, Hayley Cunningham, Kelly Martin, Andrew Szusterman & Jasper Hoogendoorn
South Pacific Pictures / Three & ThreeNow

Match Fit: Union vs League
Kimberley Hurley, Bailey Mackey 
Pango Productions / Three & ThreeNow

Best Current Affairs Programme

Te Ao with Moana
Hikurangi Kimiora Jackson & Cameron Bennett 
Black Pearl Limited / Whakaata Māori / MĀORI+

The Hui 
Rewa Harriman, Phillip Smith, Ruwani Perera & John Boynton
Great Southern Television / Stuff

Mata with Mihingarangi Forbes
Annabelle Lee-Mather, Mihingarangi Forbes, Natasha Vela 
Aotearoa Media Collective / RNZ / YouTube

New Zealand On Air
Best Children’s Programme

First Place
Eileen Lee & Hope Papali'i
Tikilounge Productions / Coconet TV / TVNZ

Secrets at Red Rocks 
Richard Fletcher & David Stubbs
Libertine Pictures / Sky Open & NEON

Kea Kids News
Luke Nola, Kendall Kukahiko
Luke Nola & Friends / Sky Open

Te Māngai Pāho
Best Māori Programme

Māori All Blacks: Bound by Blood
Joe Whitehead, Kimberley Hurley 
Pango Productions / Whakaata Māori & MĀORI+ / NZR+

Homesteads Season 2
Kimiora Kaire-Melbourne
Te Imurangi Limited / Whakaata Māori & MĀORI+

Dead Ahead
Nicole Horan & Scotty Cotter 
Hi Mama Productions / TVNZ+

Mata Reports
Annabelle Lee-Mather, Mihingarangi Forbes, Eugene Bingham, Natasha Vela
Aotearoa Media Collective / RNZ / YouTube

Te Māngai Pāho
Best Reo Māori Programme

Ruamata: It’s More Than Hockey 2
Kereama Wright, Mahanga Pihama, Riria Morgan, Arthur Rasmussen, Matua Houltham
Mairanga Media / RNZ

Te Matatini o Te Kāhui Maunga
Brendon Butt, Bailey Mackey
Pango Productions / TVNZ / Whakaata Māori & MĀORI+

End of the Valley
Lea McLean & Richard Curtis
Miro Productions / Whakaata Māori & MĀORI+

New Zealand On Air
Best Pasifika Programme

Being Niuean
Natasha Panui-Morris & Shimpal Lelisi 
Tikilounge Productions / Coconet TV / RNZ

Fight For The Pacific
Tuki Laumea & Cleo Fraser 
Nine Islands Media / Al Jazeera English

We The South: The Manukau Rovers Story
Mark Malaki-Williams, Ross Karl
Sky Sport

First Place
Eileen Lee & Hope Papali'i
Tikilounge Productions / Coconet TV / TVNZ

Best News Coverage

Tasman Flooding
Phil O’Sullivan, Laura Barnsley, Tati Urale
1 News / TVNZ 1 & TVNZ+

America's Cup Coverage
Lisette Reymer, Lucy Thomson, Lawrence Smith, Claire Watson, Tom Bartlett
Stuff.co.nz / ThreeNews / Three & ThreeNow

Hikoi ki Paremata
Roihana Nuri, Ripeka Timutimu, Peata Melbourne
Aukaha News / Tahu News / Te Reo o Te Uru / Te Ao Māori News / Te Karere

Kiingitanga Tangihanga
Phil O’Sullivan, Laura Barnsley, Tati Urale 
1 News / TVNZ 1 & TVNZ+

Best Sports Programme

Māori All Blacks: Bound by Blood
Joe Whitehead, Kimberley Hurley
Pango Productions / Whakaata Māori / NZR+

Grit & Glory
Robyn Scott-Vincent, Peter Brook Bell, Dan Salmon 
Attitude Pictures / TVNZ 1 & TVNZ+

We The South: The Manukau Rovers Story
Mark Malaki-Williams, Ross Karl
Sky Sport

Best Live Event Coverage

Matariki mā Puanga 2025
Brendon Butt
Kahawai Productions / TVNZ 1 & TVNZ+ / Whakaata Māori & MĀORI+ / Sky Open / RNZ / Stuff / IWI Radio / Pacifica TV

Te Matatini o Te Kāhui Maunga
Brendon Butt, Bailey Mackey
Pango Productions / TVNZ 1 & TVNZ+ / Whakaata Māori & MĀORI+

Te Raa Nehu o te Tangihanga o te Kiingi Tuuheitia Pootatau Te Wherowhero VII 
Ngatapa Black & Mokotini Templeton
Waikato-Tainui / Whakaata Māori & MĀORI+

Soljans Estate Winery 
Best Entertainment Programme

Taskmaster New Zealand Season 5
Bronwynn Bakker, Cam Bakker, Paul Williams
Kevin & Co. / TVNZ 2 & TVNZ+

Guy Montgomery’s Guy-Mont Spelling Bee Season 2
Bronwynn Bakker, Claudine Maclean, Guy Montgomery, Cam Bakker
Kevin & Co. / Three & ThreeNow

Whakanuia
Joe Whitehead 
Pango Productions / Whakaata Māori & MĀORI+

Best Director: Documentary/Factual Series

Mike Gattanella 
Polk: The Trial of Philip Polkinghorne
Blonde Razor Limited / Three & ThreeNow

Rachel Currie
Diary of a Junior Doctor 
Storymaker / TVNZ 1 & TVNZ+

Kathleen Mantel 
Motuhaketanga 
Black Iris Limited / Whakaata Māori & MĀORI+

Best Director: Documentary Feature

Katie Wolfe 
The Haka Party Incident 
Tasman Ray / RNZ / 2024

Julian Arahanga 
The Stolen Children of Aotearoa 
Awa Films / Whakaata Māori / 2025

Rick Harvie and Jane Mahoney 
Maurice and I 
Belmont Productions / 2024

Screen Auckland
Best Director: Drama Series

Carey Carter
End of the Valley 
Miro Productions / Whakaata Māori & MĀORI+

Peter Meteherangi Tikao Burger 
The Gone Season 2
Kingfisher Films / Keeper Pictures / Southern Light Films / TVNZ 1 & TVNZ+

Chris Parker
Double Parked Season 2
Kevin & Co. / Three & ThreeNow

Directors and Editors Guild of Aotearoa New Zealand 
Best Director: Drama Feature

Miki Magasiva
Tinā
The Brown Factory / 2025

Lee Tamahori
The Convert
Jump Film and Television / Brouhaha Entertainment / 2024

James Ashcroft
The Rule of Jenny Pen
Hyenas Rule Ltd / 2025

Best Actress in a Series

Antonia Prebble 
Double Parked Season 2
Kevin & Co. / Three & ThreeNow

Madeleine Sami
Double Parked Season 2
Kevin & Co. / Three & ThreeNow

Miriama Smith 
Dead Ahead
Hi Mama Productions / TVNZ+

Equity New Zealand
Best Actress in a Feature

Elizabeth Hawthorne
The Moon is Upside Down
Miss Conception Films Ltd / Escapade Pictures Ltd / 2024

Anapela Polata'ivao
Tinā
The Brown Factory / 2025

Victoria Haralabidou
The Moon is Upside Down
Miss Conception Films Ltd / Escapade Pictures Ltd / 2024

Erana James
We Were Dangerous
Piki Films / 2024

Best Supporting Actress in a Series

Kura Forrester 
Double Parked Season 2
Kevin & Co. / Three & ThreeNow

Natalie Medlock
Vince
Kevin & Co. / Three & ThreeNow

Ariāna Osborne
Madam
Tavake / XYZ Films / Three & ThreeNow

Best Supporting Actress in a Feature

Miriama Smith 
Ka Whawhai Tonu
Akeake Ltd / 2024

Antonia Eaton 
Tinā
The Brown Factory / 2025

Rima Te Wiata
We Were Dangerous
Piki Films / 2024

Best Actor in a Series

Stephen Lovatt 
Shortland Street 
South Pacific Pictures / TVNZ 2 & TVNZ+

Richard Flood
The Gone Season 2
Kingfisher Films / Keeper Pictures / Southern Light Films / TVNZ 1 & TVNZ+

Xavier Horan
Dead Ahead 
Hi Mama Productions / TVNZ+

Best Actor in a Feature

Geoffrey Rush
The Rule of Jenny Pen
Hyenas Rule Ltd / 2025

Ed Oxenbould
Head South
Head South Cohort / 2024

John Lithgow
The Rule of Jenny Pen
Hyenas Rule Ltd / 2024

Julian Dennison
Uproar
Velvet Moss / 2023

Best Supporting Actor in a Series

Martin Henderson 
Madam
Tavake / XYZ Films / Three & ThreeNow

Dominic Ona-Ariki 
Double Parked Season 2
Kevin & Co. / Three & ThreeNow

Peter Hambleton
Happiness
Greenstone TV / Three & ThreeNow

Best Supporting Actor in a Feature

Beulah Koale
Tinā
The Brown Factory / 2025

George Henare
The Rule of Jenny Pen
Hyenas Rule Ltd / 2025

Temuera Morrison
Ka Whawhai Tonu
Akeake Ltd / 2024

Reporter of the Year

Indira Stewart 
TVNZ+ In-Depth 
TVNZ 1 & TVNZ+

Paula Penfold 
ThreeNews
Stuff.co.nz / Three & ThreeNow

Michael Morrah
Michael Morrah Investigates
NZ Herald / NZME

Barbara Dreaver
1 News
TVNZ 1 & TVNZ+

Best Presenter: Entertainment

Jeremy Corbett 
7 Days
Sky Free / Three & ThreeNow

Brynley Stent & Kura Forrester 
Bryn & Ku's Singles Club 
The Spinoff

Guy Montgomery & Sanjay Patel 
Guy Montgomery’s Guy-Mont Spelling Bee Season 2
Kevin & Co. / Three & ThreeNow

Dave Letele
Heavyweight with Dave Letele 
Heavyweight Media / South Pacific Pictures / TVNZ 2 & TVNZ+

Best Presenter: News and Current Affairs

Ryan Bridge 
HeraldNOW
NZ Herald / NZME

Moana Maniapoto 
Te Ao with Moana
Black Pearl Limited / Whakaata Māori & MĀORI+

Jack Tame 
Q+A with Jack Tame
TVNZ 1 & TVNZ+

John Campbell
TVNZ 1 & TVNZ+

Best Editing: Documentary / Factual - Series

Justin Hawkes
Live and Let Dai 
South Pacific Pictures / Three & ThreeNow

Tim Woodhouse & James Brown
Choir Games
Spacific Films / Sky Open & NEON

Simon Coldrick
Polk: The Trial of Philip Polkinghorne
Blonde Razor Ltd / Three & ThreeNow

Best Editing: Documentary / Factual - Feature

Sacha Campbell 
Alien Weaponry: Kua Tupu Te Ara
The Down Low Concept / 2025

Josh Yong
Marlon Williams: Ngā Ao E Rua Two Worlds
Monsoon Pictures International / Whakaata Māori / 2025

Richard Lord 
Maurice and I
Belmont Productions / 2024

Best Editing: Drama - Series

Bryan Shaw
The Gone Season 2
Kingfisher Films / Keeper Pictures / Southern Light Films / TVNZ 1 & TVNZ+

Lisa Hough
Happiness
Greenstone TV / Three & ThreeNow

Luke Earl & Rhys Green
Double Parked Season 2
Kevin & Co. / Three & ThreeNow

Directors and Editors Guild of Aotearoa New Zealand
Best Editing: Drama - Feature

Gretchen Peterson
The Rule of Jenny Pen
Hyenas Rule Ltd / 2025

Chris Plummer & Martin Brinkler
Joika 
Four Knights Film / 2024

Luke Haigh
The Convert 
Jump Film and Television / Brouhaha Entertainment / 2024

Best Camerawork: Documentary / Factual - Series

Sean Loftin
Wheel Blacks: Bodies on the Line
Sweet Productions Ltd / Sky Open & NEON

Tom Fowlie
Homesteads Season 2
Te Imurangi Limited / Whakaata Māori & MĀORI+

Dominic Fryer 
Live and Let Dai
South Pacific Pictures / Three & ThreeNow

Best Camerawork: Documentary / Factual - Feature

Tim Flower 
Marlon Williams: Ngā Ao E Rua Two Worlds
Monsoon Pictures International / Whakaata Māori / 2025

Evan Howell
Unmasking The Monsters
Greenstone TV / TVNZ 1 & TVNZ+ / 2024

Brandon Te Moananui
The Stolen Children of Aotearoa
Awa Films / Whakaata Māori / 2025

Best Director: Multi-Camera

Marcus Hildyard
Constellation Cup - Silver Ferns v Australia
Sky Sport

Marcus Kennedy
2024 Bledisloe Cup - Wellington 
Sky Sport

Matt Barrett
Anzac 2025
Whakaata Māori & MĀORI+

Mark Kearns
2025 Super Rugby - Crusaders v Blues
Sky Sport

Images and Sound
Best Cinematography: Drama Series

Dave Cameron NZCS ACS 
Madam
Tavake / XYZ Films / Three & ThreeNow

Simon Tutty
Secrets at Red Rocks
Libertine Pictures / Sky Open & NEON

Dave Cameron NZCS ACS 
A Remarkable Place to Die 
Screentime New Zealand and Real Film Berlin / TVNZ 1 & TVNZ+

Images and Sound
Best Cinematography: Feature Film

Maria Inés Manchego NZCS
We Were Dangerous 
Piki Films / 2024

Gin Loane
The Convert
Jump Film and Television / Brouhaha Entertainment / 2024

Richard Bluck 
Ash
GFC Films / 2024

Andrew McGeorge 
Tinā
The Brown Factory / 2025

Best Contribution to a Soundtrack: Series

Pinnacle Post Sound Team
Time Bandits
Piki Films / Paramount Television / Apple TV

Tom Miskin, Melanie Graham, Mike Bayliss, Steve Finnigan 
Secrets at Red Rocks
Libertine Pictures / Sky Open & NEON

Envy Studios
Badjelly
Mukpuddy / TVNZ 2 & TVNZ+

Screen Music & Sound Guild of New Zealand
Best Contribution to a Soundtrack: Feature

John McKay & Matthew Lambourn
The Rule of Jenny Pen
Hyenas Rule Ltd / 2025

Nick Buckton
Joika
Four Knights Film / 2024

Dick Reade & Bruce Langley
Ka Whawhai Tonu
Akeake Ltd / 2024

Liquid Studios
Tinā
The Brown Factory / 2025

Images and Sound
Best Original Score - Series

Plan 9 - Janet Roddick, Steve Roche, David Donaldson
A Remarkable Place to Die
Screentime New Zealand and Real Film Berlin / TVNZ 1 & TVNZ+

Mahuia Bridgman-Cooper 
The Gone Season 2
Kingfisher Films / Keeper Pictures / Southern Light Films / TVNZ 1 & TVNZ+

Stephen Gallagher & David Long
Secrets At Red Rocks
Libertine Pictures / Sky Open & NEON

Images and Sound
Best Original Score - Feature

Dana Lund
Joika
Four Knights Film / 2024

John Gibson
The Rule of Jenny Pen
Hyenas Rule Ltd / 2025

Arli Liberman & Tiki Taane
Ka Whawhai Tonu
Akeake Ltd / 2024

Sebastien Pan
Tinā
The Brown Factory / 2025

Best Post Production Design - Series

Alana Cotton - Colourist
Secrets at Red Rocks
Libertine Pictures / Sky Open & NEON

Jemma Lee - Colourist
End of the Valley
Miro Productions / Whakaata Māori & MĀORI+

Damian McDonnell - Colourist
Time Bandits
Piki Films / Paramount Television / Apple TV

Best Post Production Design - Feature

Carol Petrie, Jacob Leaf & Brenton Cumberpatch - VFX
Ash
GFC Films / 2024

Alana Cotton - Colourist
Ash
GFC Films / 2024

James Gardner - Colourist
Ka Whawhai Tonu
Akeake Ltd / 2024

Best Production Design – Series

Nick Williams 
The Gone Season 2
Kingfisher Films / Keeper Pictures / Southern Light Films / TVNZ 1 & TVNZ+

Kylie Tiuka
End Of The Valley
Miro Productions / Whakaata Māori & MĀORI+

John Allan
Under the Vines Season 3
Libertine Pictures & Perpetual Entertainment / TVNZ 1 & TVNZ+

Best Production Design - Feature

Shayne Radford 
Ka Whawhai Tonu
Akeake Ltd / 2024

Nick Williams & Guy Moana
The Convert
Jump Film and Television / Brouhaha Entertainment / 2024

Miro Harré 
We Were Dangerous
Piki Films / 2024

Best Costume Design - Series

Tania Klouwens
The Brokenwood Mysteries 
South Pacific Pictures / TVNZ 1 & TVNZ+

Sammy Salsa 
Madam
Tavake / XYZ Films / Three & ThreeNow

Sarah Voon
My Life is Murder
Greenstone TV / TVNZ 1 & TVNZ+

Best Costume Design - Feature

Liz McGregor
The Convert
Jump Film and Television / Brouhaha Entertainment / 2024

Te Ura Hoskins
Ka Whawhai Tonu
Akeake Ltd / 2024

Daisy Marcuzzi
We Were Dangerous
Piki Films / 2024

Best Makeup Design - Series

Kevin Dufty
Happiness
Greenstone TV / Three & ThreeNow

Kevin Dufty
The Brokenwood Mysteries
South Pacific Pictures / TVNZ 1 & TVNZ+

Terese Tomlins
Dead Ahead
Hi Mama Productions / TVNZ+

Best Makeup Design - Feature

Verity Griffiths & Brydie Stone
Forgive Us All
Stiles Pictures / Five Films / 2025

Frankie Karena & Don Brooker
The Rule of Jenny Pen
Hyenas Rule Ltd / 2025

Gabrielle Jones
The Convert
Jump Film and Television / Brouhaha Entertainment / 2024

Australian Writers’ Guild Authorship Collecting Society
Best Script: Series

Victoria Boult
n00b
Great Southern Television / Three & ThreeNow

Richard J Curtis & Lea Mclean
End of the Valley
Miro Productions / Whakaata Māori & MĀORI+

Tim Balme
The Brokenwood Mysteries
South Pacific Pictures / TVNZ 1 & TVNZ+

Dan Musgrove
Happiness
Greenstone TV / Three & ThreeNow

New Zealand Writers Guild
Best Script: Feature

Miki Magasiva
Tinā
The Brown Factory / 2025

Eli Kent & James Ashcroft
The Rule of Jenny Pen
Hyenas Rule Ltd / 2025

Christine Jeffs
A Mistake
GFC Films / 2024

The New Zealand Screen Awards recognise excellence in the screen industry and honour the special skills and unique talents of the companies and individuals who create, produce, and perform in screen content in New Zealand.

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