FINALISTS
THE 2020 NEW ZEALAND TELEVISION AWARDS FINALISTS AND WINNERS ARE:
NZ On Air Best Drama Series
WINNER:
One Lane Bridge
Philip Smith,Carmen J Leonard, Deb Cope
Great Southern Television (TVNZ 1)
The Dead Lands
Matthew Metcalfe, Glenn Standring, Fraser Brown, Liz Adams, Tainui Stephens
GFC Films (TVNZ OnDemand)
The Luminaries
Lisa Chatfield, Tim White, Andrew Woodhead, Tim Bevan, Judith Trye, Luke Robinson, Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner
Southern Light Films & Working Title TV (TVNZ 1)
Images & Sound Best Feature Drama
Ablaze
Philly de Lacey, Tina McLaren, Bridget Bourke
Screentime New Zealand (TVNZ 1)
WINNER:
Runaway Millionaires
Carmen J Leonard, Deb Cope, Danny Mulheron
Fearless Productions (TVNZ 1)
A War Story
James Heyward, Chris Hampson
Making Movies (TVNZ 1)
Best Factual Series
High School Mums
Claire Meech, Kathleen Mantel
Rogue Productions (TVNZ 1)
WINNER:
Hyundai Country Calendar
Julian O'Brien, Dan Henry
TVNZ (TVNZ 1)
David Lomas Investigates
David Lomas
Warner Bros. International Television Production NZ (Three)
NZ On Air Best Documentary
Patrick Gower: On Weed
Arwen O'Connor, Mitchell Hawkes
Ruckus (Three)
WINNER:
By the Balls
Charlotte Purdy
Rogue Productions (TVNZ 1)
Help Is On The Way
Clare Mackey, Irene Gardiner
Whisky Tango Foxtrot Productions (Prime TV)
Best Original Reality Series
WINNER:
Unbreakable
Rachel Currie
Storymaker (TVNZ 1)
The Casketeers - series 3
Annabelle Lee-Mather, Philip Smith, Carmen J Leonard, Susan Leonard
Great Southern Television (TVNZ 1)
Class Act
Bailey Mackey, Matiu Sadd, Cliff Curtis, Puk Curtis
Pango Productions (TVNZ 1)
Best Format Reality Series
Eat Well For Less New Zealand
Tina McLaren, Dominic Smith
Screentime New Zealand (TVNZ 1)
WINNER:
My Restaurant Rules
Simon Fleming, Anna Lynch, Philip Smith
Great Southern Television (TVNZ 2)
The Block NZ - season 8
Sue Woodfield, Angela Mann, Emma White, Greg Heathcote, Aaron Dolbel
Warner Bros. International Television Production NZ (Three)
Best Lifestyle Programme
Attitude
Robyn Scott-Vincent
Attitude Pictures (TVNZ 1)
Fair Go
Sophie Baird, Fair Go team
TVNZ (TVNZ 1)
WINNER:
Off the Grid with Pio
Meg Douglas
Scottie Douglas Productions (Māori Television)
Best Current Affairs Programme
The Hui
Mihingarangi Forbes, Annabelle Lee-Mather, Rewa Harriman, Philip Smith
Great Southern Television (Three)
WINNER:
Stuff Circuit
Toby Longbottom, Paula Penfold, Phil Johnson, Eugene Bingham
Stuff Circuit (Stuff)
Te Ao With Moana
Hikurangi Kimiora Jackson
Māori Television (Māori Television)
Best Children’s Programme
Science on Ice
Janine Morrell-Gunn, Reuben Davidson
Whitebait Media (TVNZ HEIHEI)
He Paki Taonga i a Māui
David Brechin-Smith, Yvonne Mackay
ProductionShed.tv, Te Wuruhi | Lean Dog (Māori Television)
WINNER:
Kiri and Lou
Fiona Copland
Stretchy (TVNZ 2)
Te Māngai Paho Best Māori Programme
WINNER:
NZ Wars - Stories of Waitara
Mihingarangi Forbes, Annabelle Lee-Mather, Mahanga Pihama, Philip Smith, Deb Cope
Great Southern Television (RNZ)
Living By The Stars: Whakamoe Tau with Professor Rangi Matamua
Kristin Ross, Hōhepa Tuahine
Punarau Media (Facebook)
The Negotiators
Toby Mills, Moana Maniapoto
Tawera / Black Pearl Productions (Māori Television)
Te Māngai Paho Best Reo Māori Programme
Haka Life
Kawariki and Kym Morgan
Mako Media (Māori Television)
Living By The Stars: Whakamoe Tau with Professor Rangi Matamua
Kristin Ross, Hōhepa Tuahine
Punarau Media (Facebook)
WINNER:
Waka Huia
Whatanui Flavell, Meg Douglas, Ani-Piki Tuari
Scottie Douglas Productions (TVNZ 1)
NZ On Air Best Pasifika Programme
Fresh
Oliver Coddington, Elizabeth Koroivulaono
Tikilounge Productions (TVNZ 2)
Tales of Taonga
Tuki Laumea, Elizabeth Koroivulaono
Tikilounge Productions (The Coconet TV)
WINNER:
Marks of Mana
Lisa Taouma
Tikilounge Productions (The Coconet TV & Māori Television)
Best News Coverage
WINNER:
Newshub - Samoa Measles Outbreak
The Newshub and The AM Show production teams
MediaWorks (Three)
Te Ao Māori News
Arana Taumata
Māori Television (Māori Television)
1 News - COVID-19
Graeme Muir, 1 News team
TVNZ (TVNZ 1)
Best Sports Programme
Isolation Nation
Marcus Kennedy, Gareth Thorne, Ross Karl, Kyle Williams
Sky Television New Zealand (SKY)
WINNER:
Scratched: Aotearoa’s Lost Sporting Legends
Amber Easby, Duncan Greive, Scotty Stevenson, Natalie Wilson
Hex Work Productions (The Spinoff)
The Story of Rugby
Steven O'Meagher, John Pearson
Desert Road (TVNZ 1)
Best Live Event Coverage
All Blacks v Springboks Match
Marcus Kennedy, Mark Kearns, Gavin Service
Sky Television New Zealand (SKY)
Vodafone New Zealand Music Awards 2019
John McDonald, Charlotte Hobson
MediaWorks (Three)
WINNER:
Aotearoa 250
Bailey Mackey, Blake Ihimaera, Matiu Sadd
Pango Productions (TVNZ 1)
Best Comedy/Comedy Entertainment Programme
Life Is Easy
Ruby Reihana-Wilson
Us People Productions (TVNZ OnDemand)
Aroha Bridge
Morgan Waru, Carthew Neal, Taika Waititi, Paul Horan
Piki Films (Māori Television)
WINNER:
Wellington Paranormal - Series 2
Paul Yates, Jemaine Clement, Taika Waititi
New Zealand Documentary Board (TVNZ 2)
Best Director: Documentary / Factual
Simon Coldrick
By the Balls
Rogue Productions (TVNZ 1)
Jess Feast
Shot Bro
Storybox (Māori Television)
WINNER:
Justin Hawkes
Patrick Gower: On Weed
Ruckus (Three)
Susan Leonard
The Casketeers
Great Southern Television (Three)
Screen Auckland Best Director: Drama
Charlie Haskell
The Gulf
Screentime New Zealand, Lippy Pictures, Letterbox Filmproduktion (Three)
WINNER:
Claire McCarthy
The Luminaries
Southern Light Films & Working Title TV (TVNZ 1)
Michael Hurst
The Dead Lands
GFC Films (TVNZ OnDemand)
Best Actress
Eve Hewson
The Luminaries
Southern Light Films & Working Title TV (TVNZ 1)
WINNER:
Miriama McDowell
Head High
South Pacific Pictures (Three)
Antonia Prebble
Westside
South Pacific Pictures (Three)
Best Supporting Actress
Sara Wiseman
One Lane Bridge
Great Southern Television (TVNZ 1)
Aroha Rawson
Mean Mums
South Pacific Pictures (Three)
WINNER:
Anna Jullienne
Mean Mums
South Pacific Pictures (Three)
Best Actor
Ido Drent
The Gulf
Screentime New Zealand, Lippy Pictures, Letterbox Filmproduktion (Three)
Craig Hall
Head High
South Pacific Pictures (Three)
WINNER:
Himesh Patel
The Luminaries
Southern Light Films & Working Title TV (TVNZ 1)
Best Supporting Actor
WINNER:
Jayden Daniels
Head High
South Pacific Pictures (Three)
Craig Hall
Jonah
Great Southern Television (Three)
Ewen Leslie
The Luminaries
Southern Light Films & Working Title TV (TVNZ 1)
Reporter of the Year
Jehan Casinader
Sunday
TVNZ (TVNZ 1)
WINNER:
Michael Morrah
Newshub
MediaWorks (Three)
Hikurangi Kimiora Jackson
Marae
Pango Productions (TVNZ 1)
Best Presenter: Entertainment
WINNER:
Patrick Gower
Patrick Gower: On Weed
Ruckus (Three)
Alex Casey, Leonie Hayden, Michèle A'Court
On the Rag
Hex Work Productions (The Spinoff)
Jeremy Wells, Hilary Barry
Seven Sharp
TVNZ (TVNZ 1)
Best Presenter: News & Current Affairs
Hilary Barry
Seven Sharp
TVNZ (TVNZ 1)
WINNER:
Mihingarangi Forbes
The Hui
Great Southern Television (Three)
Jack Tame
Q+A
TVNZ (TVNZ 1)
TV Personality of the Year
Hilary Barry
Seven Sharp (TVNZ)
Best Editing: Documentary/Factual
Emma Patterson
Help Is On The Way
Whisky Tango Foxtrot Productions (Prime TV)
WINNER:
James Brown, Prisca Bouchet
Funny As
Augusto (TVNZ 1)
Elisabeth Topping, Tibor Riddering
High School Mums
Rogue Productions (TVNZ 1)
Best Editing: Drama
Alastair Reid
The Luminaries
Southern Light Films & Working Title TV (TVNZ 1)
Eric de Beus
Westside
South Pacific Pictures (Three)
WINNER:
Jochen Fitzherbert
The Gulf
Screentime New Zealand, Lippy Pictures, Letterbox Filmproduktion (Three)
Best Camerawork: Documentary/Factual
Phil Johnson
Infinite Evil
Stuff Circuit (Stuff)
WINNER:
Peter Young
Hyundai Country Calendar
TVNZ (TVNZ 1)
Arthur Rasmussen
The Hui
Great Southern Television (Three)
Best Director: Multi Camera
Mitchell Hawkes
Survive the 80s
Ruckus (TVNZ OnDemand)
Brendon Butt
Aotearoa 250
Pango Productions (TVNZ 1)
WINNER:
Glen Broomhall
Pacific Island Food Revolution
Pacific Island Productions (TVNZ 1)
Best Cinematography: Drama
Ginny Loane
The Gulf
Screentime New Zealand, Lippy Pictures, Letterbox Filmproduktion (Three)
WINNER:
Denson Baker, ACS NZCS
The Luminaries
Southern Light Films & Working Title TV (TVNZ 1)
Dave Cameron
The Gulf
Screentime New Zealand, Lippy Pictures, Letterbox Filmproduktion (Three)
Best Contribution to a Soundtrack
WINNER:
Tom Miskin, Mike Bayliss, Matt Stutter, Steve Finnigan
Images & Sound
One Lane Bridge
Great Southern Television (TVNZ 1)
Ben Sinclair, Chris Sinclair, Matt Lambourn, Steve Finnigan
Images & Sound
The Dead Lands
GFC Films (TVNZ OnDemand)
James Hayday, Chris Sinclair, Mike Bayliss, Steve Finnigan
Images & Sound
The Luminaries
Southern Light Films & Working Title TV (TVNZ 1)
Images & Sound Best Original Score
Lachlan Anderson
The Dead Lands
GFC Films (TVNZ OnDemand)
WINNER:
Claire Cowan
Runaway Millionaires
Fearless Productions (TVNZ 1)
David Long
The Luminaries
Southern Light Films & Working Title TV (TVNZ 1)
Best Post Production Design
Paul Lear
One Lane Bridge
Great Southern Television (TVNZ 1)
WINNER:
Alana Cotton
The Luminaries
Southern Light Films & Working Title TV (TVNZ 1)
Paul Lear
The Dead Lands
GFC Films (TVNZ OnDemand)
Best Production Design
Miro Harré
Jonah
Great Southern Television (Three)
WINNER:
Felicity Abbott APDG BFDG, Daniel Birt BFDG SDSA
The Luminaries
Southern Light Films & Working Title TV (TVNZ 1)
Ross McGarva
Ablaze
Screentime New Zealand (TVNZ 1)
Best Costume Design
Tania Klouwens
Westside
South Pacific Pictures (Three)
Tracey Sharman
The Gulf
Screentime New Zealand, Lippy Pictures, Letterbox Filmproduktion (Three)
WINNER:
Edward K. Gibbon
The Luminaries
Southern Light Films & Working Title TV (TVNZ 1)
Best Makeup Design
Don Brooker
Wellington Paranormal - Season 2
New Zealand Documentary Board (TVNZ 2)
WINNER:
Jane O'Kane
The Luminaries
Southern Light Films & Working Title TV (TVNZ 1)
Vanessa Hurley
Westside
South Pacific Pictures (Three)
Best Script: Comedy
Nick Ward
Wellington Paranormal - Season 2, Episode 2.3
New Zealand Documentary Board (TVNZ 2)
Amanda Alison
Mean Mums - Season 1, Episode 7
South Pacific Pictures (Three)
WINNER:
Paul Yates
Wellington Paranormal - Season 2, Episode 2.4
New Zealand Documentary Board (TVNZ 2)
Best Script: Drama
Pip Hall
One Lane Bridge - Season 1, Episode 3
Great Southern Television (TVNZ 1)
WINNER:
Eleanor Catton
The Luminaries
Southern Light Films & Working Title TV (TVNZ 1)
James Griffin / Kate McDermott
Westside - Season 5, Episode 10
South Pacific Pictures (Three)