FINALISTS
2021 NEW ZEALAND TELEVISION AWARDS FINALISTS
NZ ON AIR BEST DRAMA SERIES
AND THE WINNER IS...
Creamerie
Bronwynn Bakker, Roseanne Liang, Perlina Lau, JJ Fong, Ally Xue, Tony Ayres
Kevin & Co + Flat 3 (TVNZ 2)
FINALISTS
Black Hands
Philippa Rennie, Robin Scholes, Tina Archibald
Warner Bros. International Television Production New Zealand (TVNZ 1)
Rūrangi
Craig Gainsborough, Max Currie, Cole Meyers, Melissa Nickerson, Tweedie Waititi
Autonomouse (Neon & NZME)
The Gulf - Season 2
Paula Boock, Philly de Lacey, Christian Friedrichs, Katrin Goetter, Henning Kamm, Donna Malane
The Gulf Productions (Three/Discovery)
BEST FACTUAL SERIES
AND THE WINNER IS...
Fight for the Wild
Peter Young, Tracy Roe, Dave Hansford
Fisheye Films (RNZ)
FINALISTS
Home, Land and Sea
Nicola Smith
Jack Media (Māori Television)
Origins
Meg Douglas, Peter Bell, Tash Christie, Megan Tucker
Scottie Douglas Productions / Greenstone TV (TVNZ 1)
NZ ON AIR BEST DOCUMENTARY
AND THE WINNER IS...
Loimata: The Sweetest Tears
Anna Marbrook, Jim Marbrook, Dr. Tamasailau Suaalii-Sauni, Dame Gaylene Preston
Anna Marbrook Productions (Māori Television)
FINALISTS
Six Angry Women
Megan Jones, Jill Soper, Sam Blackley
Kindred Films (TVNZ 1)
Heaven and Hell - The Centrepoint Story
Philippa Rennie, Natalie Malcon
Warner Bros. International Television Production New Zealand (TVNZ 1)
BEST ORIGINAL REALITY SERIES
AND THE WINNER IS...
David Lomas Investigates – Series 2
David Lomas
Warner Bros. International Television Production New Zealand (Three/Discovery)
FINALISTS
Popstars
Philly de Lacey, Tina McLaren, Jonathan Dowling, Tony Manson, Simon Fleming
Screentime New Zealand (TVNZ 2)
Taranaki Hard
Charlotte Hobson, Ian Hart, Justin Hawkes
Workparty Ltd (Three/Discovery)
BEST FORMAT REALITY SERIES
AND THE WINNER IS...
Match Fit - Series 1
Bailey Mackey, Aaron Dolbel
Pango Productions (Three/Discovery)
FINALISTS
National Treasures - Series 1
Bailey Mackey, Kimberley Hurley
Pango Productions (TVNZ 1)
The Apprentice Aotearoa
Jon Wild, Philip Smith
Great Southern Television Limited (TVNZ 1)
BEST CURRENT AFFAIRS PROGRAMME
AND THE WINNER IS
The Hui
Annabelle Lee-Mather, Rewa Harriman, Mihingarangi Forbes, Philip Smith
Great Southern Television Limited and Aotearoa Media Collective (Three/Discovery)
FINALISTS
Te Ao with Moana
Hikurangi Kimiora Jackson, Moana Maniapoto, Colin McRae
Māori Television (Māori Television)
Seven Sharp
Paul Moor
TVNZ (TVNZ 1)
NZ ON AIR BEST CHILDREN’S PROGRAMME
AND THE WINNER IS...
Kiri and Lou
Fiona Copland
Stretchy Ltd (TVNZ 2)
FINALISTS
Mystic
Richard Fletcher, Simon Crawford-Collins
Libertine Pictures and Slim Film + Television (TVNZ 2)
The New Legends of Monkey
Rachel Gardner, Jamie Laurenson, Hakan Kousetta, Emile Sherman, Iain Canning, Robin Scholes, Peter Andrikidis
See-Saw Films and Jump Film & Television (Netflix)
TE MĀNGAI PAHO BEST MĀORI PROGRAMME
AND THE WINNER IS...
The Hui
Annabelle Lee-Mather, Mihingarangi Forbes, Lillian Hanley, Philip Smith
Great Southern Television Limited and Aotearoa Media Collective (Three/Discovery)
FINALISTS
Te Ao with Moana
Hikurangi Kimiora Jackson, Moana Maniapoto, Colin McRae
Māori Television (Māori Television)
The Casketeers - Series 4
Mahanga Pihama, Mana Epiha, Viv Wigby-Ngatai, Annabelle Lee-Mather, Philip Smith
Great Southern Television Limited (TVNZ 1)
NZ Wars: Stories of Tainui
Mahanga Pihama, Mihingarangi Forbes, Annabelle Lee-Mather,
Aotearoa Media Collective and Great Southern Television Limited (RNZ)
TE MĀNGAI PAHO BEST REO MĀORI PROGRAMME
AND THE WINNER IS...
Rage Against the Rangatahi MMXX
Ngahuia Wade, Tina Wickliffe
Te Noni Ltd (Māori Television)
FINALISTS
Te Rongo Toa
Amanda Jones, Mana Epiha
Faultline Films (Māori Television)
Waka Huia
Whatanui Flavell, Meg Douglas, Ani-Piki Tuari
Scottie Douglas Productions (TVNZ 1)
NZ ON AIR BEST PASIFIKA PROGRAMME
AND THE WINNER IS...
Untold Pacific History
Lisa Taouma, Tuki Laumea
Tikilounge Productions (RNZ)
FINALISTS
Teine Sa: The Ancient Ones
Lisa Taouma, Maria Tanner, Karin Williams
Tikilounge Productions (Prime, Neon, The Coconet TV)
Brutal Lives - Mo'ui Faingata'a
Sandra Kailahi
Kingston Productions Ltd (The Coconet TV)
BEST NEWS COVERAGE
AND THE WINNER IS...
COVID-19 Testing - Michael Morrah
Angus Gillies, Kim Hurring
Discovery (Three/Discovery)
FINALISTS
Newshub Leaders Debate - Jacinda Ardern v Judith Collins | Decision 2020
Todd Symons, Sarah Bristow, Darryn Fouhy, Maryanne Ahern, Zac Fleming
Discovery (Three/Discovery)
1 News - NZ Election 2020
Jessica Mutch McKay
TVNZ (TVNZ 1)
BEST SPORTS PROGRAMME
AND THE WINNER IS...
All Access: Aaron Smith
Paora Ratahi, Mark Malaki-Williams, Jack Mugford, Ross Karl
Sky Sport (Sky)
FINALISTS
Scratched: Aotearoa’s Lost Sporting Legends – Series 2
Amber Easby, Natalie Wilson, Duncan Greive, Scotty Stevenson, Madeleine Chapman, Eddy Fifield
Hex Work Productions (The Spinoff)
Reforging the Steelers
Ra Pomare
RugbyPass, Sky Sport (Sky)
BEST LIVE EVENT COVERAGE
AND THE WINNER IS...
Aotearoa Music Awards 2020
John McDonald, Charlotte Hobson
Discovery (Three/Discovery)
FINALISTS
Auckland Dawn Service 2021
Sean Murphy, Wayne Leonard
Māori Television
36th America’s Cup Match Day 7
Leon Sefton
America’s Cup Events (Am. Cup website/YouTube)
BEST COMEDY/COMEDY ENTERTAINMENT PROGRAMME
AND THE WINNER IS...
Wellington Paranormal - Season 3
Paul Yates, Jemaine Clement, Taika Waititi
New Zealand Documentary Board Ltd. (TVNZ 2)
FINALISTS
Educators - Series 2
Rachel Jean, Kelly Martin, Andrew Szusterman, Sally Campbell
South Pacific Pictures (TVNZ OnDemand)
Talkback
Mike Minogue, Jason Hoyte, Alexander Borgers
All Talk Productions and Righto Productions (TVNZ OnDemand)
BEST DIRECTOR DOCUMENTARY / FACTUAL
AND THE WINNER IS
Natalie Malcon & Thomas Robins
Heaven and Hell - The Centrepoint Story
Warner Bros. International Television Production New Zealand (TVNZ 1)
FIHNALISTS
Anna Marbrook
Loimata: The Sweetest Tears
Anna Marbrook Productions (Māori Television)
Irene Chapple
The Eruption: Stories of Survival
Pencil Productions (Three/Discovery)
SCREEN AUCKLAND BEST DIRECTOR DRAMA
AND THE WINNER IS...
Max Currie
Rūrangi
Autonomouse (Neon & NZME)
FINALISTS
David Stubbs
Black Hands
Warner Bros. International Television Production New Zealand (TVNZ 1)
Peter Salmon
INSiDE
Luminous Beast (Prime, Neon)
Roseanne Liang
Creamerie
Kevin & Co + Flat 3 (TVNZ 2)
BEST ACTRESS
AND THE WINNER IS...
Rima Te Wiata
The Tender Trap
Greenstone TV (TVNZ 1)
FINALISTS
Antonia Prebble
Westside - Series 6
South Pacific Pictures (Three/Discovery)
Grace Palmer
Good Grief
Brown Sugar Apple Grunt Productions Ltd (TVNZ OnDemand)
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
AND THE WINNER IS...
Alison Bruce
The Gulf - Season 2
The Gulf Productions (Three/Discovery)
FINALISTS
Kura Forrester
Educators - Series 2
South Pacific Pictures (TVNZ OnDemand)
Sophie Hambleton
Westside - Series 6
South Pacific Pictures (Three/Discovery)
BEST ACTOR
AND THE WINNER IS....
Joel Tobeck
Black Hands
Warner Bros. International Television Production New Zealand (TVNZ 1)
FINALISTS
Elz Carrad
Rūrangi
Autonomouse (Neon & NZME)
Eds Eramiha
Vegas
Greenstone TV / 10,000 Co and Steambox Film Collective (TVNZ 2)
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
AND THE WINNER IS....
Arlo Green
Rūrangi
Autonomouse
FINALISTS
Rick Donald
Educators - Series 2
South Pacific Pictures (TVNZ OnDemand)
Dahnu Graham
Vegas
Greenstone TV / 10,000 Co and Steambox Film Collective (TVNZ 2)
REPORTER OF THE YEAR
AND THE WINNER IS...
Michael Morrah
Newshub (Three/Discovery)
FINALISTS
Mihingarangi Forbes
The Hui
Great Southern Television Limited and Aotearoa Media Collective (Three/Discovery)
Paula Penfold
Stuff Circuit (Stuff)
BEST PRESENTER ENTERTAINMENT
AND THE WINNER IS....
Hayley Sproull
Have You Been Paying Attention?
TVNZ (TVNZ 2)
FINALISTS
Anika Moa
Anika Moa Reunited
Rogue Productions (TVNZ OnDemand)
James McOnie
The Crowd Goes Wild
Sky Sport (Prime)
BEST PRESENTER NEWS AND CURRENT AFFAIRS
AND THE WINNER IS...
Tova O'Brien
Newshub Nation
Discovery (Three/Discovery)
FINALISTS
Jack Tame
Q & A with Jack Tame
TVNZ (TVNZ 1)
Patrick Gower
Newshub
Discovery (Three/Discovery)
Simon Dallow
1 News
TVNZ (TVNZ 1)
Mihingarangi Forbes
The Hui
Great Southern Television Limited and Aotearoa Media Collective (Three/Discovery)
TELEVISION LEGEND
Ian Mune
TELEVISION PERSONALITY OF THE YEAR
AND THE WINNER IS...
Nix Adams – Terei Tonight (Māori Television)
BEST EDITING: DOCUMENTARY/FACTUAL
AND THE WINNER IS...
Simon Coldrick
Six Angry Women
Kindred Films (TVNZ 1)
FINALISTS
Bryan Shaw
Origins
Scottie Douglas Productions / Greenstone TV (TVNZ 1)
Toby Longbottom
Deleted
Stuff Circuit (Stuff)
BEST EDITING: DRAMA
AND THE WINNER IS...
Allanah Bazzard
Black Hands
Warner Bros. International Television Production New Zealand (TVNZ 1)
FINALISTS
Eric de Beus
The Gulf - Season 2
The Gulf Productions (Three/Discovery)
Gretchen Peterson
The Gulf - Season 2
The Gulf Productions (Three/Discovery)
BEST CAMERAWORK: DOCUMENTARY/FACTUAL
AND THE WINNER IS...
Phil Johnson
Emma
Stuff Circuit (Stuff)
FINALISTS
Mike Single
Colours of China
Making Movies (Choice TV)
Peter Young
Fight for the Wild
Fisheye Films (RNZ)
BEST DIRECTOR: MULTI CAMERA
AND THE WINNER IS
Wayne Leonard
36th America’s Cup Match
America’s Cup Events (Am. Cup website/YouTube)
FINALISTS
Matt Barrett
Battle of Jacks Ridge
Sky Sport (Sky)
Nigel Carpenter
Aotearoa Music Awards 2020
Discovery (Three/Discovery)
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY: DRAMA
AND THE WINNER IS...
Dave Cameron NZCS ACS
Mystic
Libertine Pictures and Slim Film + Television (TVNZ 2)
FINALISTS
Marty Smith
Creamerie
Kevin & Co + Flat 3 (TVNZ 2)
Dave Cameron NZCS ACS
The Gulf - Season 2
The Gulf Productions (Three/Discovery)
Rewa Harré
The Gulf - Season 2
The Gulf Productions (Three/Discovery)
BEST CONTRIBUTION TO A SOUNDTRACK
AND THE WINNER IS...
Ben Sinclair, Ray Beentjes, Chris Sinclair, Steve Finnigan
The Sounds
South Pacific Pictures / Shaftesbury (Neon)
FINALISTS
Ben Sinclair, Matt Stutter, Ray Beentjes, Steve Finnigan
Black Hands
Warner Bros. International Television Production New Zealand (TVNZ 1)
Brendon Morrow, Greg Junovich, Jordan Smith, Gareth Van Niekerk
Six Angry Women
Kindred Films (TVNZ 1)
IMAGES & SOUND BEST ORIGINAL SCORE
AND THE WINNER IS...
Tom McLeod
Fight for the Wild
Fisheye Films (RNZ)
FINALISTS
Rhian Sheehan
The Sounds
South Pacific Pictures / Shaftesbury (Neon)
Karl Steven
Black Hands
Warner Bros. International Television Production New Zealand (TVNZ 1)
BEST POSTPRODUCTION DESIGN
AND THE WINNER IS...
Paul Lear
Vegas
Greenstone TV / 10,000 Co and Steambox Film Collective (TVNZ 2)
FINALISTS
Alana Cotton
Black Hands
Warner Bros. International Television Production New Zealand (TVNZ 1)
Aaron Clarke & Carl Budden
Heaven and Hell - The Centrepoint Story
Warner Bros. International Television Production New Zealand (TVNZ 1)
BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN
AND THE WINNER IS...
Miro Harré
The Gulf - Season 2
The Gulf Productions (Three/Discovery)
FINALISTS
Nick Williams
Black Hands
Warner Bros. International Television Production New Zealand (TVNZ 1)
Adam Wheatley
Wellington Paranormal - Season 3
New Zealand Documentary Board (TVNZ 2)
Brett Schwieters & Riria Lee
Vegas
Greenstone TV, 10,000 Company & Steambox Film Collective (TVNZ 2)
BEST COSTUME DESIGN
AND THE WINNER IS...
Liz McGregor
The New Legends of Monkey
See-Saw Films and Jump Film & Television (Netflix)
FINALISTS
Te Ura Taripo-Hoskins
Vegas
Greenstone TV, 10,000 Company & Steambox Film Collective (TVNZ 2)
Tania Klouwens
Westside - Series 6
South Pacific Pictures (Three/Discovery)
BEST MAKEUP DESIGN
AND THE WINNER IS...
Susie Glass
The New Legends of Monkey
See-Saw Films and Jump Film & Television (Netflix)
FINALISTS
Gabrielle Jones
Black Hands
Warner Bros. International Television Production New Zealand (TVNZ 1)
Kevin Dufty
Westside - Series 6
South Pacific Pictures (Three/Discovery)
BEST SCRIPT: COMEDY
AND THE WINNER IS....
Melanie Bracewell
Wellington Paranormal - Ep 306 “Fatberg”
New Zealand Documentary Board (TVNZ 2)
FINALISTS
Shoshana McCallum and Roseanne Liang
Creamerie
Kevin & Co + Flat 3 (TVNZ 2)
Jemaine Clement
Wellington Paranormal - Ep302 “Te Maero”
New Zealand Documentary Board (TVNZ 2)
BEST SCRIPT: DRAMA
AND THE WINNER IS...
Riwia Brown and Kathryn Burnett
The Tender Trap
Greenstone TV
FINALISTS
Gavin Strawhan
Black Hands
Warner Bros. International Television Production New Zealand (TVNZ 1)
Shoshana McCallum
INSiDE
Luminous Beast (Prime, Neon)
