These awards are jointly managed by the New Zealand
Television Broadcasters’
Council and the
Screen Directors Guild
of New Zealand.
Qantas Film and Television Awards 2009
Finalists
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Please note categories presented at the Craft Awards on Friday 4th September are indicated with an asterisk.
Qantas Film and Television Awards 2009 News and Current Affairs Finalists
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Qantas Best News |
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| 3 News | TV3 |
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| One News |
TV One |
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| Tonight |
TV One |
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Best News or Current Affairs Presenter |
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| Breakfast - Paul Henry |
TV One |
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| Fair Go - Kevin Milne |
TV One |
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| One News - Andrew Saville |
TV One |
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Best News Reporting |
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| 3 News - Duncan Garner | Secret Tapes |
TV3 |
| 3 News - Amanda Gillies | Victoria Bush Fires |
TV3 |
| One News - Guyon Espiner | Ele Peters |
TV One |
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Best Current Affairs Reporting for a weekly programme or one-off current affairs special |
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| 20/20 - Pete Cronshaw, Cara Darvill | Baby Business |
TV2 |
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60 Minutes - Mike McRoberts, John Stephenson, Arthur Rasmussen, Paul Enticott |
Bread Basket/Basket Case |
TV3 |
| Sunday - John Hudson, Stephen Butler, Leander Scott-Donelan, Portia Mao | Bad Milk | TV One |
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Best Current Affairs Reporting for a daily programme |
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| Close Up - Donna-Marie Lever, Kate McCallum | Family - The Gunman's Mum | TV One |
| Close Up - Kate McCallum, Louisa Cleave, Michael Holland, Mike Valintine | Rest Home | TV One |
| Close Up - Robyn Janes, Louisa Cleave, Corinne Ambler
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Schools | TV One
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Best Current Affairs Series |
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| Native Affairs | Hikoi, Episode 9 | Maori Television |
| Sunday | Episode 14 | TV One |
| Q+A | Episode 3 | TV One |
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Investigation of the Year |
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| Close Up - Kate McCallum, Louisa Cleave, Michael Holland, Mike Valintine | Rest Home | TV One |
| Sunday - John Hudson, Stephen Butler, Leander Scott-Donelan, Portia Mao | Bad Milk | TV One |
| Sunday - Ian Sinclair, Dale Owens | Dr Disaster 2 | TV One |
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Best News Camera* |
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| 3 News - Cameron Williams | Tinui and Islands |
TV3 |
| Breakfast - James Marshall | Snow |
TV One |
| One News - Jared Mason | US McCain |
TV One |
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Best Current Affairs Camera* |
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| 20/20 - Christopher Brown | The Amazing Race | TV2 |
| Campbell Live - Scott Behrnes | Merino | TV3 |
| Native Affairs - Patrice Hutchinson
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Tini Whetu I Te Rangi
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Maori Television |
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Best News Editing* |
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| One News - Kirsten Bolam | Ironwoman | TV One |
| One News - Tony Clark | Nats | TV One |
| Sunrise/Nightline - Rebecca O'Sullivan | Jetboat, Queenstown Artist and Retronude | TV3 |
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Best Current Affairs Editing* |
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| 60 Minutes - Paul Enticott | No Fixed Abode |
TV3 |
| Close Up - Paul Sparkes | Rock School | TV One |
| Sunday - Will Kong | 17 Hours | TV One |
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Qantas Film and Television Awards 2009 General Television Finalists
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Images & Sound Best Drama Programme |
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| Outrageous Fortune - John Laing | South Pacific Pictures | TV3 |
| Piece of My Heart - Michele Fantl | MF Films Ltd | TV One |
| Until Proven Innocent - Paula Boock, Donna Malane | Lippy Pictures Ltd | TV One |
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NZ On Air Best Comedy Programme |
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| The Jaquie Brown Diaries - Jaquie Brown, Gerard Johnstone, Hayley Cunningham | Young, Gifted & Brown | TV3 |
| The Millen Baird Show - Rachel Gardner | Great Southern Television | TV3 |
| The Pretender - Rachel Gardner | Great Southern Television |
TV One |
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Maori Language Commission Best Maori Language Programme |
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| KA HAKU AU - Maramena Roderick, Ngahuia Wade | Maramena Ltd | Maori Television |
| KO TAWA - Jeni-Leigh Walker | Maori Television | Maori Television |
| Maumahara - Hinewehi Mohi | Raukatauri Productions Ltd | Maori Television |
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Qantas Best Children's/Youth Programme |
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| Let's Get Inventin' - Rachel Jean, Luke Nola | Television Spaceman Ltd |
TV2 |
| Play It Strange 2008 - Rachel Jean | Isola Productions Ltd | C4 |
| Polyfest '09 - Lisa Taouma | TVNZ |
TV2 |
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Best Information/Lifestyle Programme |
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| Fair Go - Graeme Muir | TVNZ |
TV One |
| Hunger for the Wild - Peter Young | Fisheye Films Ltd |
TV One |
| What's Really In Our Food - Belinda McLeod | Top Shelf Productions Ltd |
TV3 |
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Best Entertainment Programme |
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| Dancing with the Stars - Debra Kelleher | TVNZ |
TV One |
| Eating Media Lunch - Paul Casserly | Great Southern Television |
TV2 |
| Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? - Tony Holden, Steve Gilbert | Great Southern Television |
TV One |
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Best Sports Broadcast |
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| Heineken Open Tennis Finals - Steve Jamieson | TVNZ |
TV One |
| International Netball Series 2008 - Barbara Mitchell | TVNZ |
TV One |
| PowerBuilt Tools Motorsport - Indianapolis 500 2009 - David Turner | TVNZ |
TV One |
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Kordia Group Ltd Best Event Coverage |
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| C4 goes to Vodafone Homegrown - Arwen O'Connor, Nikki Streater | Satellite Media, C4 |
C4 |
| One News Special: Election '08 - Darryl Walker | TVNZ |
TV One |
| Vodafone New Zealand Music Awards - Arwen O'Connor, Nikki Streater | Satellite Media |
C4 |
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Best Observational Reality Series |
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| Piha Rescue - Eric Derks | South Pacific Video Productions Ltd | TV One |
| Rescue 1 - Martin Cleave | Great Southern Television |
TV2 |
| The Zoo - Sharon Bennett for Greenstone Pictures | Greenstone Pictures |
TV2 |
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Best Constructed Reality Series |
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| Missing Pieces - David Lomas | Eyeworks New Zealand | TV3 |
| New Zealand's Next Top Model - Anna Lynch, John McDonald | TV3 | TV3 |
| Sensing Murder - David Harry Baldock, Geoff Husson, Cinna Smith | Ninox Television | TV2 |
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| Best Performance by an Actress - General Television |
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| Aftershock - Sarah Peirse | Gibson Group |
TV3 |
| Piece of My Heart - Annie Whittle | MF Films Ltd | TV One |
| Piece of My Heart - Emily Barclay | MF Films Ltd | TV One |
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Best Performance by a Supporting Actress - General Television |
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| Go Girls - Bronwyn Bradley | South Pacific Pictures |
TV2 |
| Outrageous Fortune - Siobhan Marshall | South Pacific Pictures | TV3 |
| Piece of My Heart - Keisha Castle-Hughes | MF Films Ltd |
TV One |
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Best Performance by an Actor - General Television
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| Outrageous Fortune - Anthony Starr | South Pacific Pictures | TV3 |
| The Pretender - Bob McLaren | Great Southern Television | TV One |
| Until Proven Innocent - Cohen Holloway | Lippy Pictures Ltd | TV One |
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Best Performance by a Supporting Actor - General Television |
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| Shortland Street - Owen Black | South Pacific Pictures | TV2 |
| The Pretender - Andre King | Great Southern Television | TV One |
| Until Proven Innocent - Peter Elliott | Lippy Pictures Ltd | TV One |
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| Best Presenter Entertainment/Factual Programme |
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| Dancing with the Stars - Jason Gunn | TVNZ | TV One |
| Off the Radar - Te Radar | JAM TV | TV One |
| What's Really In Our Food - Petra Bagust | Top Shelf Productions Ltd | TV3 |
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Atomic Coffee Roasters Ltd Best Script - Drama/Comedy Programme |
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| Outrageous Fortune - James Griffin, Rachel Lang | South Pacific Pictures |
TV3 |
| Piece of My Heart - Fiona Samuel | MF Films Ltd | TV One |
| Until Proven Innocent - Donna Malane, Paula Boock | Lippy Pictures Ltd | TV One |
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Images & Sound Best Director - Drama/Comedy Programme |
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| Aftershock - Brendan Donovan | Gibson Group | TV3 |
| Piece of My Heart - Fiona Samuel | MF Films Ltd | TV One |
| Until Proven Innocent - Peter Burger | Lippy Pictures Ltd | TV One |
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Best Director - Factual/Entertainment Programme |
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| Eating Media Lunch - Paul Casserly | Great Southern Television |
TV2 |
| Off the Radar - Jane Andrews | JAM TV | TV One |
| Sensing Murder - Paul Murphy | Ninox Television |
TV2 |
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Best Multi Camera Direction in General Television* |
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| Dancing with the Stars - Mark Owers | TVNZ
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TV One
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| IRB World Sevens Series Wellington - Steve Jamieson | TVNZ |
TV One |
| Vodafone NZ Music Awards - Mitchell Hawkes | Satellite Media | C4 |
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Best Camera Work - Drama/Comedy Programme* |
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| Aftershock - Simon Baumfield | Gibson Group | TV3 |
| Outrageous Fortune - Martin Smith | South Pacific Pictures | TV3 |
| Until Proven Innocent - David Paul | Lippy Pictures Ltd | TV One |
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| Images & Sound Best Editing - Drama/Comedy Programme* |
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| Outrageous Fortune - Bryan Shaw | South Pacific Pictures | TV3 |
| Piece of My Heart - Margot Francis | MF Films Ltd | TV One |
| Until Proven Innocent - Paul Sutorius | Lippy Pictures Ltd | TV One |
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| Best Original Music in General Television* |
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| Go Girls - Jonathan Bree | South Pacific Pictures | TV2 |
| Lost in Libya - David Ironside | Pacific Screen | TV One |
| Until Proven Innocent - Conrad Wedde, Luke Buda | Lippy Pictures Ltd | TV One |
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Best Sound Design in General Television* |
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| Aftershock - Phil Burton, Don Paulin, Chris Hiles | Gibson Group | TV3 |
| Amazing Extraordinary Friends - Tom Miskin, Steve Finnigan, Stephen Gallagher | Images & Sound | Tv2 |
| Outrageous Fortune - Carl Smith, Steve Finnigan | Images & Sound | TV3 |
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Best Production Design in General Television* |
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| Buzzy Bee and Friends - Flux Animation Studios | Lion Rock Ventures Ltd |
TV2 |
| Piece of My Heart - Tracey Collins | MF Films Ltd |
TV One |
| Until Proven Innocent - John Harding | Lippy Pictures Ltd |
TV One |
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Best Contribution to Design in General Television* |
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| Aftershock - Aftershock Effects Team | Gibson Group | TV3 |
| Dancing with the Stars - Claire Palmer | TVNZ | TV One |
| Until Proven Innocent - Lesley Burkes-Harding | Lippy Pictures Ltd | TV One |
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Qantas Film and Television Awards 2009 Documentary Finalists
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Best Popular Documentary |
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| A Good Way to Die? - Dan Salmon, Tash Christie | Octopus Pictures | TV3 |
| Life, Death and a Lung Transplant - Rachel Jean | Isola Productions Ltd | TV3 |
| Mika Haka Kids - Maramena Roderick, Mika | Patangaroa Entertainment Ltd | Maori Television |
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Best Arts/Festival/Feature - Documentary |
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| Assume Nothing - Kirsty MacDonald | Girl on a Bike Films |
Other |
| Kapiti Art Project - Summer Agnew | Curious Film | TVNZ6 |
| the art star and the sudanese twins - Pietra Brettkelly | Pietra Brettkelly
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Other |
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| Best Director- Documentary |
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| Barefoot Cinema - The life and Art of Cinematographer Alun Bollinger - Gerard Smyth | Frank Film | TV One |
| Kapiti Art Project - Summer Agnew | Curious Film | TVNZ6 |
| the art star and the sudanese twins - Pietra Brettkelly | Pietra Brettkelly
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Other |
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Best Camerawork - Documentary/Factual Programme* |
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| Hunger for the Wild - Peter Young | Fisheye Films Ltd | TV One |
| Million Dollar Catch - Tony Barnes, Obi Kenobi | Great Southern Television | TV3 |
| the art star and the sudanese twins - Jacob Bryant | Pietra Brettkelly
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Other |
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Best Editing - Documentary/Factual Programme* |
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| the art star and the sudanese twins - Irena Dol | Pietra Brettkelly
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Other |
| TOKI Does New York - Tim Woodhouse | Octopus Pictures | TV One |
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Note: Squeegee Bandit was required to withdraw from this category as it did not meet the condition of being broadcast on free-to-air television |
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Qantas Film and Television Awards 2009 Film Finalists
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Qantas Best Feature Film - Budget over $1 Million |
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| Apron Strings - Rachel Gardner |
Great Southern Television |
| Dean Spanley - Matthew Metcalfe, Alan Harris |
General Film Corporation |
| Show of Hands - Angela Littlejohn |
Great Southern Television |
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Best Feature Film - Budget under $1 Million |
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| I'm Not Harry Jenson - Tom Hern, James Napier Robertson, Edward Sampson |
Six String Pictures |
| The Map Reader - John Davies |
Arkles Entertainment |
| Untouchable Girls - Arani Cuthbert |
Diva Productions |
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Best Director in a Film Feature (budget under and over $1 million) |
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| Apron Strings - Sima Urale |
Great Southern Television |
| Dean Spanley - Toa Fraser |
General Film Corporation |
| Show of Hands - Anthony McCarten |
Great Southern Television |
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Best Lead Actor in a Feature Film |
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| Apron Strings - Scott Wills |
Great Southern Television |
| Dean Spanley - Sam Neill | General Film Corporation |
| Separation City - Joel Edgerton | Separation City Productions |
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Best Lead Actress in a Feature Film |
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| Apron Strings - Jennifer Ludlam | Great Southern Television |
| Separation City - Danielle Cormack |
Separation City Productions |
| Show of Hands - Melanie Lynskey | Great Southern Television |
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Best Supporting Actor in a Feature Film |
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| Dean Spanley - Peter O'Toole |
General Film Corporation |
| I'm Not Harry Jenson - Cameron Rhodes | Six String Pictures |
| Separation City - Les Hill | Separation City Productions |
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| Best Supporting Actress in a Feature Film |
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| Separation City - Michelle Langstone | Separation City Productions |
| The Map Reader - Bonnie Soper | Arkles Entertainment |
| The Strength of Water - Nancy Brunning |
Filmwork Ltd |
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Best Screenplay for a Feature Film |
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| Apron Strings - Shuchi Kothari, Dianne Taylor | Great Southern Television |
| Dean Spanley - Alan Sharp | General Film Corporation |
| The Strength of Water - Briar Grace-Smith | Filmwork Ltd |
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Best Cinematography in a Feature Film* |
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| Apron Strings - Rewa Harre | Great Southern Television |
| Dean Spanley - Leon Narbey | General Film Corporation |
| The Strength of Water - Bogumil Godfrejow |
Filmwork Ltd |
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Best Editing in a Feature Film* |
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| Apron Strings - Eric de Beus | Great Southern Television |
| Dean Spanley - Chris Plummer |
General Film Corporation |
| The Map Reader - Harold Brodie | Arkles Entertainment |
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Best Original Music in a Feature Film* |
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| Dean Spanley - Don McGlashan | General Film Corporation |
| Separation City - Samuel Flynn Scott, Luke Buda | Separation City Productions |
| Untouchable Girls - The Topp Twins |
Diva Productions |
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Images and Sound Best Sound Design in a Feature Film* |
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| Dean Spanley - Paul Cotterell | General Film Corporation |
| The Strength of Water - Dave Whitehead, Polly McKinnon |
Filmwork Ltd |
| Untouchable Girls - Chris Burt, David Long |
Diva Productions |
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Best Production Design in a Feature Film* |
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| Apron Strings - Johnny Hawkins | Great Southern Television |
| Dean Spanley - Andrew McAlpine | General Film Corporation |
| The Strength of Water - Rick Kofoed |
Filmwork Ltd |
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Best Costume Design in a Feature Film* |
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| Dean Spanley - Odile Dicks-Mireaux | General Film Corporation |
| The Strength of Water - Kirsty Cameron | Filmwork Ltd |
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| Best Make-Up Design in a Feature Film* |
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| Dean Spanley - Marese Langan | General Film Corporation |
| The Strength of Water - Deb Watson | Filmwork Ltd |
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Best Short Film |
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| Poppy - James Cunningham |
Supercollider Ltd |
| The Six Dollar Fifty Man - Mark Albiston, Louis Sutherland | Sticky Pictures Limited |
| Undergrowth - Grant Major | Octopus Pictures |
| Best Performance in a Short Film | |
| Brave Donkey - Cameron Rhodes | Robber's Dog Films |
| The Six Dollar Fifty Man - Oscar Vandy-Connor | Sticky Pictures Limited |
| Undergrowth - Ian Hughes | Octopus Pictures |
| Best Screenplay for a Short Film* | |
| Aphrodite's Farm - Peter Force, Adam Strange | JoyRide Films Ltd |
| Poppy - David Coyle | Supercollider Ltd |
| The Six Dollar Fifty Man - Mark Albiston, Louis Sutherland | Sticky Pictures Limited |
| Outstanding Technical Contribution to a Short Film* |
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| Brave Donkey - Ginny Loane | Robber's Dog Films |
| Brave Donkey - Cushla Dillon | Robber's Dog Films |
| Poppy - James Cunningham | Supercollider Ltd |
