The win­ners of the 2010 Qan­tas Film and Tele­vi­sion Awards were announced tonight dur­ing a star-studded Awards Gala at The Civic in Auckland.

It was a close call in the hotly con­tested News and Cur­rent Affairs cat­e­gories, with One News win­ning four awards, includ­ing Qan­tas Best News and Jour­nal­ist of the Year for Paul Hobbs, and Camp­bell Live win­ning three, includ­ing Best News or Cur­rent Affairs Pre­sen­ter for John Campbell.

Across the Film cat­e­gories, Boy lived up to its box office suc­cess by win­ning seven awards, includ­ing Qan­tas Best Film. Taika Wait­iti took home an unprece­dented tri­fecta, win­ning Best Direc­tor, Best Sup­port­ing Actor and Best Screen­play for Boy, his sec­ond fea­ture film.

The debut sea­son of TV2’s The Cult also made a strong impact in Gen­eral Tele­vi­sion, pick­ing up awards for act­ing, design, music, edit­ing and cinematography.

48 Hours win­ner Only Son lead the Short Film pack, while Doc­u­men­tary titles This Way of Life and Lost In Won­der­land also won mul­ti­ple accolades.

“While the New Zealand film and tele­vi­sion indus­tries, like many other sec­tors, have faced some chal­lenges over the past year, the stan­dard of work pro­duced has not been com­pro­mised,” said Anna Cahill, Awards com­mit­tee co-chair and Exec­u­tive Direc­tor of the Screen Director’s Guild of New Zealand. “There is no short­age of tal­ent in our indus­tries and it is an hon­our to be able to bring together the best of the best to recog­nise their great work at the 2010 Qan­tas Film and Tele­vi­sion Awards. Award win­ners now carry with them not only a tro­phy, but also recog­ni­tion from their peers that they are at the top of their game.”

Rick Friesen, Awards com­mit­tee co-chair and New Zealand Tele­vi­sion Broad­cast­ers’ Coun­cil chief exec­u­tive, added that the Awards had become the cal­en­dar high­light for the film and tele­vi­sion indus­tries. “The Qan­tas Film and Tele­vi­sion Awards pro­vide the oppor­tu­nity for our indus­tries to step back, assess the year’s work and cel­e­brate best prac­tise. Every year, the bar gets set higher, but the work being pro­duced con­tin­ues to exceed expectations.”

The Awards Gala con­cluded with a 42BELOW After Party cel­e­bra­tion at the Auck­land Town Hall.

High­lights from the Awards Gala cer­e­mony will screen at 10:45pm tomor­row night on TV One.

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Qan­tas Film and Tele­vi­sion Awards’ Win­ners 2010

Win­ners are listed first and in bold typeface

NEWS AND CURRENT AFFAIRS

QANTAS BEST NEWS

• One News (TV One)
• 3 News (TV3)
• Tonight (TV One)

BEST NEWS OR CURRENT AFFAIRS PRESENTER

• John Camp­bell, Camp­bell Live (TV3)
• Hilary Barry and Mike McRoberts, 3 News (TV3)
• Carly Flynn, Sun­rise (TV3)

BEST NEWS REPORTING

• Paul Hobbs, “TSU Funer­als”, One News (TV One)
• Lisa Owen, “Baker Hostage”, One News (TV One)
• Rebecca Wright, “Drink Drive Fly”, 3 News (TV3)

JOURNALIST OF THE YEAR

• Paul Hobbs, “TSU Funer­als”, One News (TV One)

BEST CURRENT AFFAIRS REPORTING FOR A WEEKLY PROGRAMME OR ONE-OFF CURRENT AFFAIRS SPECIAL

• Janet McIn­tyre and Joanne Mitchell, “Dis­course with a Dic­ta­tor”, Sun­day (TV One)
• John Hud­son and Jane Skin­ner, “Child Brides”, Sun­day (TV One)
• Karen McCarthy and Char­lotte Purdy, “Homo­cide”, 60 Min­utes (TV3)

BEST CURRENT AFFAIRS REPORTING FOR A DAILY PROGRAMME

• Brook Sabin, “Darryl’s Recov­ery”, Camp­bell Live (TV3)
• Corinne Ambler, “Dwarf”, Close Up (TV One)
• Natasha Utting, “Fraud­ster”, Camp­bell Live (TV3)

BEST CURRENT AFFAIRS SERIES

• Sun­day (TV One)
• Camp­bell Live (TV3)
• Willie Jackson’s News­Bites (Maori TV)

BEST NEWS CAMERA*

• Steve Law­ton, “Birds”, One News (TV One)
• Daniel O’Sullivan, “Ice Energy”, One News (TV One)
• Michael Lacoste, “Maubisse, Haiti and Bangkok”, 3 News (TV3)

BEST CURRENT AFFAIRS CAMERA*

• Mar­tin Ander­son, “Lost and Found”, 20/20 (TV2)
• Ken Dor­man, “Brave Choice”, Sun­day (TV One)
• Belinda Wal­she, “Brak­ing Point”, 60 Min­utes (TV3)
• Belinda Wal­she, “Drug Run­ner”, 60 Min­utes (TV3)

BEST NEWS EDITING*

• Andrew Gibb, “Spelling Bee”, Break­fast (TV One)
• Kirsten Bolam, “Cav­al­cade”, One News (TV One)
• Paul Sparkes, “Opshop”, One News (TV One)

BEST CURRENT AFFAIRS EDITING*

• Cather­ine Hal­li­nan, “Dar­ryl”, Camp­bell Live (TV3)
• Andrew Gibb, “Appren­tice”, Close Up (TV One)
• Vicky Harker, “Born to Dance”, Sun­day (TV One)

GENERAL TELEVISION

IMAGES & SOUND BEST DRAMA PROGRAMME

• Out­ra­geous For­tune, South Pacific Pic­tures (TV3)
• Go Girls, South Pacific Pic­tures (TV2)
• The Cult, Great South­ern Tele­vi­sion Ltd (TV2)

BEST COMEDY PROGRAMME OR COMEDY SERIES

• The Jaquie Brown Diaries, Jaquie Brown, Ger­ard John­stone and Matt McPhail, Young, Gifted & Brown (TV3)
• 7 Days, Jon Bridges and the­do­wn­low­con­cept (TV3)
• Pulp Sport, Jamie Line­han and Ben Boyce, Shonky Pro­duc­tions (TV3)

BEST MAORI LANGUAGE PROGRAMME IN ASSOCIATION WITH TE TAURAWHIRI I TE REO MĀORI AND TE MĀNGAI PĀHO

• E Tu Kahikatea, Mara­mena Rod­er­ick (Maori TV)
• AKO, Jeni-Leigh Walker and Pania Papa (Te Reo)
• Moteatea, Hinewehi Mohi (Maori TV)

QANTAS BEST CHILDREN’S/YOUTH PROGRAMME

• Reser­voir Hill, KHF Media Ltd (TV2)
• Let’s Get Inventin’, Luke Nola and Friends Ltd (TV2)
• Kai­tan­gata Twitch, Christo­pher Hamp­son, Pro­duc­tion Shed.TV (Maori TV)

BEST INFORMATION/LIFESTYLE PROGRAMME

• Radar’s Patch, Jane Andrews, Jam TV Ltd (TV One)
• Fair Go, Graeme Muir, TVNZ (TV One)
• South, Melanie Rak­ena and Mar­cus Lush, Jam TV Ltd (TV One)

BEST ENTERTAINMENT PROGRAMME

• The Topp Twins and The APO, Arwen O’Connor, Nikki Streater and Arani Cuth­bert (TV3)
• Good Morn­ing, “Sir Howard Mor­ri­son Spe­cial”, Sally-Anne Kerr, TVNZ (TV One)
• Homai Te Pakipaki, Erina Tamepo (Maori TV)

KORDIA GROUP LTD BEST SPORTS BROADCAST

• V8 Super­cars Hamil­ton 400, Nigel Car­pen­ter, TV3 (TV3)
• Heineken Open Ten­nis Final 2010, Steve Jamieson, TVNZ (TV One)
• Inter­na­tional Net­ball Series 2009, Sil­ver Ferns v Aus­tralian Dia­monds, Bar­bara Mitchell,  TVNZ (TV One)

BEST OBSERVATIONAL REALITY SERIES

• Intre­pid Jour­neys, Dean Cor­nish, Jam TV Ltd (TV One)
• Neigh­bours At War, Sarah Kin­niburgh, Green­stone Pic­tures (TV2)
• Piha Res­cue, Eric Derks, South Pacific Video Pro­duc­tions (TV One)

BEST CONSTRUCTED REALITY SERIES

• One Land, Greg Heath­cote and Bai­ley Mackey, Eye­works New Zealand (TV One)
• Mas­terChef New Zealand, Bet­tina Hollings and Dar­ryl McEwen, Imag­i­na­tion Tele­vi­sion (TV One)
• The Appren­tice, Glenn Sims and Philip Smith, Great South­ern Tele­vi­sion Ltd (TV2)

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN GENERAL TELEVISION

• Danielle Cor­mack, The Cult, Great South­ern Tele­vi­sion Ltd (TV2)
• Kate Elliott, The Cult, Great South­ern Tele­vi­sion Ltd (TV2)
• Siob­han Mar­shall, Out­ra­geous For­tune, South Pacific Pic­tures (TV3)

 

BEST PERFORMANCE BY A SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN GENERAL TELEVISION

• Lisa Chap­pell, The Cult, Great South­ern Tele­vi­sion Ltd (TV2)
• Chelsie Pre­ston Cray­ford, The Cult, Great South­ern Tele­vi­sion Ltd (TV2)
• Miriama Smith, Kai­tan­gata Twitch, Pro­duc­tion Shed.TV (Maori TV)

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN GENERAL TELEVISION

• George Henare, Kai­tan­gata Twitch, Pro­duc­tion Shed.TV (Maori TV)
• Latham Gaines, The Cult, Great South­ern Tele­vi­sion Ltd (TV2)
• Kirk Tor­rance, Out­ra­geous For­tune, South Pacific Pic­tures (TV3)

BEST PERFORMANCE BY A SUPPORTING ACTOR IN GENERAL TELEVISION

• Matt Whe­lan, Go Girls, South Pacific Pic­tures (TV2)
• Grant Bowler, Out­ra­geous For­tune, South Pacific Pic­tures (TV3)
• Scott Wills, The Cult, Great South­ern Tele­vi­sion Ltd (TV2)

BEST PRESENTER — ENTERTAINMENT/FACTUAL PROGRAMME

• Mar­cus Lush, South, Jam TV Ltd (TV One)
• Petra Bagust, What’s Really In Our Food?, Top Shelf Pro­duc­tions Lim­ited (TV3)
• Te Radar, Radar’s Patch, Jam TV Ltd (TV One)

BEST SCRIPT — DRAMA/COMEDY PROGRAMME

• James Grif­fin, Out­ra­geous For­tune, South Pacific Pic­tures (TV3)
• Michael Ben­nett, Kai­tan­gata Twitch, Pro­duc­tion Shed.TV (Maori TV)
• Rachel Lang, Go Girls, South Pacific Pic­tures (TV2)

IMAGES & SOUND BEST DIRECTOR — DRAMA/COMEDY PROGRAMME

• Ger­ard John­stone, The Jaquie Brown Diaries, Young, Gifted & Brown (TV3)
• Peter Burger, Go Girls, South Pacific Pic­tures (TV2)
• David Stubbs and Thomas Robins, Reser­voir Hill, KHF Media Ltd (TV2)

BEST DIRECTOR — ENTERTAINMENT/FACTUAL PROGRAMME

• Melanie Rak­ena, South, Jam TV Ltd (TV One)
• Jane Andrews, Radar’s Patch, Jam TV Ltd (TV One)
• Belinda Simp­son, “Ukraine”, Intre­pid Jour­neys, Jam TV Ltd (TV One)

KORDIA GROUP LTD BEST MULTI CAMERA DIRECTION*

• Steve Jamieson, Heineken Open Ten­nis Final 2010, TVNZ (TV One)
• Steve Jamieson, Taka­puna Sprint Triathlon. TVNZ (TV One)
• Bar­bara Mitchell, Inter­na­tional Net­ball Series 2009, Sil­ver Ferns v Aus­tralian Dia­monds, TVNZ (TV One)

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY — DRAMA/COMEDY PROGRAMME*

• Simon Reira, The Cult, Great South­ern Tele­vi­sion Ltd (TV2)
• David Paul, Kai­tan­gata Twitch, Pro­duc­tion Shed.TV (Maori TV)
• Marty Smith, Out­ra­geous For­tune, South Pacific Pic­tures (TV3)

IMAGES & SOUND BEST EDITING — DRAMA/COMEDY PROGRAMME*

• Eric de Beus, The Cult, Great South­ern Tele­vi­sion Ltd (TV2)
• Bryan Shaw, Out­ra­geous For­tune, South Pacific Pic­tures (TV3)
• Mark Tay­lor, Go Girls, South Pacific Pic­tures (TV2)

BEST ORIGINAL MUSIC IN GENERAL TELEVISION*

• Rhian Shee­han, The Cult, Great South­ern Tele­vi­sion Ltd (TV2)
• Gareth Farr, Kai­tan­gata Twitch, Pro­duc­tion Shed.TV (Maori TV)
• Eden Mul­hol­land, World Kitchen, Zoom­slide Media Ltd (TV3)

BEST SOUND DESIGN IN GENERAL TELEVISION*

• Steve Finni­gan, James Hay­day and Tom Miskin, Kai­tan­gata Twitch, Pro­duc­tion Shed.TV (Maori TV)
• Steve Finni­gan, Tom Miskin and Mike Bayliss, Go Girls, Images & Sound (TV2)
• Carl Smith, Steve Finni­gan and Mike Bayliss, Out­ra­geous For­tune, South Pacific Pic­tures (TV3)

BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN IN GENERAL TELEVISION*

• Gary Mackay, Kai­tan­gata Twitch, Pro­duc­tion Shed.TV (Maori TV)
• Clay­ton Ercolano, Out­ra­geous For­tune, South Pacific Pic­tures (TV3)
• Gary Mackay, Go Girls, South Pacific Pic­tures (TV2)

BEST CONTRIBUTION TO DESIGN IN GENERAL TELEVISION*

• David Cooke, The Cult, Great South­ern Tele­vi­sion Ltd (TV2)
• Kat­rina Hodge, Out­ra­geous For­tune, South Pacific Pic­tures (TV3)
• Sarah Voon, Go Girls, South Pacific Pic­tures (TV2)

NEW IDEA PEOPLE’S CHOICE AWARD

• Paul Henry, Break­fast
• Beth Allen, Short­land Street
• Jaquie Brown, The Jaquie Brown Diaries
• Kim­berly Cross­man, Short­land Street
• Jason Gunn, Cheers to 50 Years
• Mike McRoberts, 3 News
• Robyn Mal­colm, Out­ra­geous Fortune
• Kevin Milne, Fair Go
• Berna­dine Oliver-Kerby, One News
• Pippa Wet­zell, Break­fast

DOCUMENTARY

NZ ON AIR BEST POPULAR DOCUMENTARY OR DOCUMENTARY SERIES

• Lost In Won­der­land, Costa Botes, Lone Pine Film
• Donated to Sci­ence, Paul Trot­man, PRN­films (TV3)
• The Worst Offend­ers, Vir­ginia Wright, South­ern Screen Pro­duc­tions Ltd (TV One)

BEST ARTS/FESTIVAL/FEATURE DOCUMENTARY

• This Way of Life, Sum­ner Burstyn, Cloud South Films
• The Unnat­ural His­tory of the Kakapo, Scott Mouat, ELWIN Productions
• There Once was an Island: Te Henua e Nnoho, Lyn Col­lie and Briar March, On the Level Productions

BEST DIRECTOR DOCUMENTARY

• Thomas Burstyn, This Way of Life, Cloud South Films
• Robin Shin­gle­ton ‚The Truth About Us, Project Melt­ing Pot
• Tearepa Kahi, The Flight of Te Hookioi, Mon­soon Pic­tures Inter­na­tional Ltd

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY DOCUMENTARY/FACTUAL*

• Marty Williams, Costa Botes, Gareth Moon and Zoe McIn­tosh, Lost In Won­der­land, Lone Pine Film
• Thomas Burstyn, This Way of Life, Cloud South Films
• Briar March, There Once was an Island: Te Henua e Nnoho, On the Level Productions

BEST EDITING  DOCUMENTARY/FACTUAL*

• Prisca Bouchet and Briar March, There Once was an Island: Te Henua e Nnoho, On the Level Productions
• Cushla Dil­lon, This Way of Life, Cloud South Films
• Ken Sparks, The Worst Offend­ers, South­ern Screen Pro­duc­tions Ltd

FILM

QANTAS BEST FEATURE FILM

• Boy, Ains­ley Gar­diner, Whenua Films
• Home By Christ­mas, Gay­lene Pre­ston, Sue Rogers and Nigel Hutchin­son, Gay­lene Pre­ston Productions
• Under the Moun­tain, Richard Fletcher, Matthew Grainger and Jonathan King, Red­head Films Limited

BEST DIRECTOR IN A FEATURE FILM

• Taika Wait­iti, Boy, Whenua Films
• Gay­lene Pre­ston, Home By Christ­mas, Gay­lene Pre­ston Productions
• Stephen Sin­clair, Russ­ian Snark, God­zone Pictures

42BELOW BEST LEAD ACTOR IN A FEATURE FILM

• Tony Barry, Home By Christ­mas, Gay­lene Pre­ston Productions
• James Rolle­ston, Boy, Whenua Films
• Stephen Papps, Russ­ian Snark, God­zone Pictures

42BELOW BEST LEAD ACTRESS IN A FEATURE FILM

• Vera Farmiga, The Vintner’s Luck, Ascen­sion Film Ltd
• Ali­son Bruce, Life’s A Riot, Riot Pro­duc­tions
• Elena Ste­jko, Russ­ian Snark, God­zone Pictures

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A FEATURE FILM

• Taika Wait­iti, Boy, Whenua Films
• Te Aho Eketone-Whitu, Boy, Whenua Films
• Sam Neill, Under the Moun­tain, Red­head Films Limited

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A FEATURE FILM

• Stephanie Taue­vihi, Russ­ian Snark, God­zone Pictures
• Keisha Castle-Hughes, The Vintner’s Luck, Ascen­sion Film Ltd
• Tina Cleary, Home By Christ­mas, Gay­lene Pre­ston Productions

BEST SCREENPLAY FOR A FEATURE FILM

• Taika Wait­iti, Boy, Whenua Films
• Dean Parker, Life’s A Riot, Riot Pro­duc­tions
• Gay­lene Pre­ston, Home By Christ­mas, Gay­lene Pre­ston Productions

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY IN A FEATURE FILM*

• Adam Clark, Boy, Whenua Films
• Alun Bollinger, Home By Christ­mas, Gay­lene Pre­ston Productions
• Denis Lenoir, The Vintner’s Luck, Ascen­sion Film Ltd

BEST EDITING IN A FEATURE FILM*

• Chris Plum­mer, Boy, Whenua Films
• Ken Sparks, Life’s A Riot, Riot Pro­duc­tions
• Paul Suto­rius, Home By Christ­mas, Gay­lene Pre­ston Productions

BEST ORIGINAL MUSIC IN A FEATURE FILM*

• Lukasz Buda, Samuel Scott and Con­rad Wedde, Boy, Whenua Films
• Vic­to­ria Kelly, Under the Moun­tain, Red­head Films Limited
• David Long and Stephen Gal­lagher, Russ­ian Snark, God­zone Pictures

IMAGES & SOUND BEST SOUND IN A FEATURE FILM*

• Tim Preb­ble, Ken Sav­ille, Michael Hedges and Gethin Creagh, Home By Christ­mas, Gay­lene Pre­ston Productions
• Ken Sav­ille, Tim Preb­ble, Chris Todd, Michael Hedges, and Gilbert Lake, Boy, Whenua Films
• Tim Preb­ble, Gethin Creagh, Gilbert Lake, Under the Moun­tain, Red­head Films Limited

BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN IN A FEATURE FILM*

• Grant Major, The Vintner’s Luck, Ascen­sion Film Ltd
• Ralph Davies, Under the Moun­tain, Red­head Films Limited
• Shayne Rad­ford, Boy, Whenua Films

BEST COSTUME DESIGN IN A FEATURE FILM*

• Beat­rix Pasz­tor, The Vintner’s Luck, Ascen­sion Film Ltd
• Les­ley Burkes-Harding, Home By Christ­mas, Gay­lene Pre­ston Productions
• Amanda Neale, Boy, Whenua Films

BEST MAKE-UP DESIGN IN A FEATURE FILM*

• Steve Boyle and Jane O’Kane, Under the Moun­tain, Red­head Films Limited
• Angela Mooar, Home By Christ­mas, Gay­lene Pre­ston Productions
• Dan­nelle Sather­ley, Boy, Whenua Films

BEST VISUAL EFFECTS IN A FEATURE FILM*

• Char­lie McClel­lan, Under the Moun­tain, Red­head Films Limited
• Park Road Post, Russ­ian Snark, God­zone Pictures
• George Ritchie, The Vintner’s Luck, Ascen­sion Film Ltd

BEST SHORT FILM

• Only Son, the­do­wn­low­con­cept
• Day Trip, Zoe McIn­tosh, Lone Pine Film
• Manurewa, Sam Pea­cocke, Robber’s Dog Films Ltd

BEST PERFORMANCE IN A SHORT FILM*

• Tuhoe Isaac, Day Trip, Lone Pine Film
• Aaron McGre­gor, Choice Night, POP Film
• Josh Thom­son, Only Son, the­do­wn­low­con­cept

BEST SCREENPLAY FOR A SHORT FILM*

• Ryan Hutch­ings, Jar­rod Holt and Nigel McCul­loch, Only Son, the­do­wn­low­con­cept
• Sam Pea­cocke, Manurewa, Robber’s Dog Films Ltd
• Paul Stan­ley Ward, Choice Night, POP Film

OUTSTANDING TECHNICAL CONTRIBUTION TO A SHORT FILM*

• Ginny Loane, Redemp­tion, Isola Pro­duc­tions Ltd
• Robert Key, Roof Rat­tling, Robin Mur­phy Pro­duc­tions Ltd
• Gareth Moon, Jodie Stack, Chris Ulu­tupu, and Kate Logan, Day Trip, Lone Pine Film

*These cat­e­gories were pre­sented at the Craft Awards lun­cheon on Fri­day 17 September.

NOTES TO EDITORS:

For more information:

For more infor­ma­tion about the Qan­tas Film and Tele­vi­sion Awards 2010 please visit www.qantasfilmandtelevisionawards.co.nz

 

Our part­ners:

The Qan­tas Film and Tele­vi­sion Awards organ­is­ers are delighted to have Qan­tas as a sig­nif­i­cant part­ner and nam­ing rights spon­sor of the Awards. The Awards would not be pos­si­ble with­out the finan­cial assis­tance of the New Zealand Film Com­mis­sion and sup­port from our sponsors:

·         Images and Sound

·         42BELOW

·         Auck­land City Council

·         NZ On Air

·         Kor­dia Group Limited

·         Te Tau­rawhiri I Te Reo Māori – The Māori Lan­guage Commission

·         Te Mān­gai Pāho – Māori Broad­cast­ing Fund­ing Agency

·         New Idea

·         AGB Nielsen

About the Screen Direc­tors Guild of New Zealand:

The Screen Direc­tors Guild of New Zealand (SDGNZ) rep­re­sents New Zealand direc­tors and edi­tors. The guild cre­ates a forum where cre­atives can define, defend and fur­ther their pro­fes­sional indus­try. The SDGNZ is ded­i­cated to the artis­tic excel­lence, employ­ment oppor­tu­ni­ties and eco­nomic well­be­ing of its members.

About the New Zealand Tele­vi­sion Broad­cast­ers’ Council:

The New Zealand Tele­vi­sion Broad­cast­ers’ Coun­cil is an indus­try organ­i­sa­tion rep­re­sent­ing the non-competitive inter­ests of free-to-air tele­vi­sion broad­cast­ers in New Zealand. The mem­bers are Medi­a­Works Tele­vi­sion and Tele­vi­sion New Zealand.