TVNZ success at the Qantas Film and Television Awards 2009
It was a big night for TVNZ at the Qantas Film & Television Awards 2009 with shows from TVNZ dominating the Entertainment section - as winners and as nominees.
Until Proven Innocent and A Piece of My Heart were big winners - Win a copy of Until Proven Innocent on DVD here!
Congratulations to all the winners - and the nominees in this prestigious annual event!
Here's a list of who dazzled the judges:
General Television Categories
Images & Sound Best Drama Programme
WINNER:
Until Proven Innocent Paula Boock, Donna Malane; Lippy
Pictures Ltd (TV ONE)
Win a
copy of Until Proven Innocent on DVD here!
Finalist:
Piece Of My Heart Michele Fantl, MF Films Ltd (TV
ONE) -
Watch Keisha Castle Hughes talk about this drama
here!
NZ On Air Best Comedy Programme
Finalist:
The Pretender Rachel Gardner, Great Southern Television
(TV ONE) -
Get details of when this show is repeating on TV ONE
here!
Qantas Best Childrens/Youth Programme
Finalists:
Let's Get Inventin Luke Nola, Television Spaceman Ltd
(TV2) -
Check out Let's Get Inventin's site here!
Polyfest 09 Lisa Taouma, TVNZ (TV2) -
Watch episodes
from Polyfest here!
Best Information/Lifestyle Programme
WINNER:
Hunger For The Wild Peter Young, Fisheye Films Ltd (TV
ONE)
Get some award winning Hunger for the Wild recipes
here!
Finalist:
Fair Go Graeme Muir, TVNZ (TV ONE)
Check out the
Fair Go website here!
Best Entertainment Programme
WINNER:
Dancing With The Stars Debra Kelleher, TVNZ (TV
ONE)
Relive the best moments of the last season of Dancing
With the Stars here!
Finalists:
Eating Media Lunch Paul Casserly, Great Southern Television (TV2) -
Watch some of the finest moments of Jeremy Wells on
Eating Media Lunch here!
Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? Tony Holden, Steve Gilbert;
Great Southern Television (TV ONE)
Best Sports Broadcast
WINNER:
International Netball Series 2008 Barbara Mitchell, TVNZ
(TV ONE)
Check out the
latest Netball news here!
Finalists:
Heineken Open Tennis Finals Steve Jamieson, TVNZ (TV ONE)
Powerbuilt Tools Motorsport David Turner, TVNZ (TV ONE)
Kordia Group Ltd Best Event Coverage
Finalist:
One News Special: Election 08 Darryl Walker, TVNZ (TV ONE)
Get the latest from
the ONE Newsteam here!
Best Observational Reality Series
WINNER:
Rescue 1 Martin Cleave, Great Southern Television
(TV2)
Finalists:
Piha Rescue Eric Derks, South Pacific Video Productions Ltd (TV
ONE)
The Zoo Sharon Bennett for Greenstone Pictures, Greenstone Pictures
(TV2)
Best Constructed Reality Series
Finalist:
Sensing Murder: David Harry Baldock, Geoff Husson, Cinna Smith;
Ninox Television (TV2) -
Read an interview with Sensing Murder's Sue Nicholson
here!
Best Performance by an Actress in General Television
WINNER:
Emily Barclay, Piece Of My Heart, MF Films Ltd (TV
ONE)
Read about Emily Barclay on Talk Talk
With Finlay MacDonald here!
Finalist:
Annie Whittle Piece Of My Heart, MF Films Ltd (TV ONE) -
Watch Keisha Castle-Hughes talk about this drama
here!
Best Performance by a Supporting Actress in General
Television
WINNER:
Keisha Castle-Hughes, Piece Of My Heart, MF Films Ltd (TV
ONE)
Watch Keisha Castle-Hughes talk about her role on
Piece of My Heart here!
Finalist:
Bronwyn Bradley Go Girls, South Pacific Pictures (TV2)
Check the Go
Girls website here to get ready for Series 2 in 2010!
Best Performance by an Actor in General
Television
WINNER:
Cohen Holloway, Until Proven Innocent, Lippy Pictures Ltd
(TV ONE)
Finalist:
Bob McLaren The Pretender, Great Southern Television (TV ONE) -
Find out when this show is repeating on TV ONE
here!
Best Performance by a Supporting Actor in General
Television
WINNER:
Peter Elliott Until Proven Innocent, Lippy Pictures Ltd (TV
ONE)
Finalists:
Owen Black Shortland Street, South Pacific Pictures (TV2) -
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the Shortland Street website here!
Andre King The Pretender, Great Southern Television (TV ONE)
Get details of when this show is repeating on TV ONE
here!
Best Presenter Entertainment/Factual
Programme
WINNER:
Jason Gunn Dancing With The Stars, TVNZ (TV
ONE)
Relive some of the best moments of Dancing With The
Stars here!
Finalists:
Te Radar, Off The Radar, JAM TV (TV ONE)
Atomic Coffee Roasters Ltd Best Script Drama/Comedy
Programme
Finalists:
Paula Boock, Donna Malane Until Proven Innocent, Lippy Pictures Ltd
(TV ONE)
Win a copy
of Until Proven Innocent on DVD here!
Fiona Samuel Piece Of My Heart, MF Films Ltd (TV ONE)
Images & Sound Best Director Drama/Comedy
Programme
Finalists:
Peter Burger Until Proven Innocent, Lippy Pictures Ltd (TV
ONE)
Win a copy
of Until Proven Innocent on DVD here!
Fiona Samuel Piece Of My Heart, MF Films Ltd (TV ONE)
Watch Keisha Castle Hughes talk about this drama
here!
Best Director Factual/Entertainment Programme
WINNER:
Paul Casserly Eating Media Lunch, Great Southern Television
(TV2)
Watch some of Jeremy Wells' finest moments from Eating
Media Lunch here!
Finalists:
Jane Andrew Off The Radar, JAM TV (TV ONE)
Paul Murphy Sensing Murder, Ninox Television (TV2) -
Read an interview with Sue Nicholson of Sensing
Murder here!
Best Multi-Camera Direction in General
Television
WINNER:
Steve Jamieson IRB World Sevens Series Wellington, TVNZ (TV
ONE)
Get the latest
rugby news here!
Finalist:
Mark Owers Dancing With The Stars, TVNZ (TV ONE) -
Relive some of Dancing With The Stars finest moments
here!
Best Camera Work Drama/Comedy Programme
WINNER:
David Paul Until Proven Innocent, Lippy Pictures Ltd (TV
ONE)
Images & Sound Best Editing Drama/Comedy
Programme
WINNER:
Paul Sutorius Until Proven Innocent, Lippy Pictures Ltd (TV
ONE)
Finalist:
Margot Francis Piece Of My Heart, MF Films Ltd (TV ONE) -
Watch Keisha Castle Hughes talk about this drama
here!
Best Original Music in General Television
WINNER:
David Ironside Lost In Libya, Pacific Screen (TV
ONE)
Finalists:
Jonathan Bree Go Girls, South Pacific Pictures (TV2) -
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Girls website here so you can prepare for Series 2 in 2010!
Conrad Wedde, Luke Buda Until Proven Innocent, Lippy Pictures
Ltd (TV ONE)
Best Sound Design in General Television
Finalist:
Tom Miskin, Steve Finnigan Amazing Extraordinary Friends, Images
& Sound (TV2)
Best Production Design in General
Television
WINNER:
Tracey Collins Piece Of My Heart, MF Films Ltd (TV
ONE) -
Watch Keisha Castle-Hughes talk about this drama
here!
Finalists:
Flux Animation Studios Buzzy Bee And Friends, Lion Rock Ventures
Ltd (TV2)
John Harding Until Proven Innocent, Lippy Pictures Ltd (TV ONE)
Best Contribution to Design in General
Television
WINNER:
Claire Palmer Dancing With The Stars, TVNZ (TV
ONE)
Relive some of the best moments of Dancing With the
Stars here!
Finalist:
Lesley Burkes-Harding Until Proven Innocent, Lippy Pictures Ltd (TV
ONE)
Best Arts/Festival/Feature Documentary
Kapiti Art Project Summer Agnew, Curious Film (TVNZ 6) -
Watch the video of this show here!
Best Director Documentary
Finalists:
Summer Agnew Kapiti Art Project, Curious Film (TVNZ 6) -
Watch the video of this show here!
Gerard Smyth Barefoot Cinema: The Life And Art Of
Cinematographer Alun Bollinger, Frank Film (TV One)
Best Camerawork Documentary/Factual
Programme
WINNER:
Peter Young Hunger For The Wild, Fisheye Films Ltd (TV
ONE)
Get
some recipes from Hunger for the Wild here!
Best Editing Documentary/Factual
Programme
Finalist:
Tim Woodhouse TOKI Does New York, Octopus Pictures (TV ONE) -
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site here!
Once again, congratulations to everyone who was nominated for this
year's awards! See you in 2010!
