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NZ On Air Best Drama Series

The Ridge
Philip Smith, Cate Calver, Kathleen Anderson, David Murdoch,
Douglas Mackinnon & Steven Zanoski
Great Southern Television / Sky Open / Neon

Bust Up
Paula Boock, Donna Malane, Nicole Horan, Katrin Goetter & Gunnar Juncken
Lippy Pictures / Sky Open / Neon 

Tangata Pai
Kerry Warkia, Kiel McNaughton & Mereana Hond
Brown Sugar Apple Grunt / Three & ThreeNow


New Zealand Film Commission Best Feature Film

Pike River
Vicky Pope & Timothy White
POP Film & Southern Light Films

Mum, I'm Alien Pregnant
Alix Whittaker, Morgan Leigh Stewart & Ilai Amar
Hot Candle Wave

Kiri & Lou Go Raa!
Fiona Copland
Stretchy


New Zealand Film Commission Best Short Film

Growing Still
Lani-rain Feltham & Michele Powles
Junk Yard Universe Films

Womb
Amanda Jane Robinson
Vetiver Pictures

The Whole Thing
Calvin Sang & Briar Collard
Eyes and Ears


Best Comedy Programme

Educators
Jesse Griffin, Rachel Jean, Jackie Van Beek, Jonny Brugh, Kelly Martin,
Andrew Szusterman & Sally Campbell 
South Pacific Pictures / TVNZ+

Warren’s Vortex
Paul Yates & Michelle Turner
Kitchen Table Ltd / TVNZ 2 & TVNZ+

New Zealand Spy
Bronwynn Bakker, Cam Bakker, Paul Williams & Greg Stitch
Kevin & Co. / TVNZ 2 & TVNZ+


Best Factual Series

Hyundai Country Calendar
Dan Henry & Katherine Edmond
TVNZ 1 & TVNZ+

Once Were Gardeners
Kathleen Mantel
Black Iris Limited / Whakaata Māori

Moving Houses
Bettina Hollings & Neil Stichbury
Imagination Television / TVNZ 1 & TVNZ+

George Clarke’s Homes In The Wild
Sarah Hadfield, Charlotte Hobson, Vicki Keogh & James Anderson
Perpetual Entertainment / Sky Open / Neon


NZ On Air Best Documentary: Series

Stalked
Arwen O'Connor & Hayley Cunningham
Workparty Ltd / Sky Open / Neon 

David Lomas Breakthrough
David Lomas, Angela Mann, John Keir, Shelley Quinn, & Emma White
Warner Bros. International Television Production New Zealand / Three & ThreeNow

Devotion: The Gloriavale Story
Dame Julie Christie, Susan Zirinsky & Terence Wrong
NHNZ Worldwide / Three & ThreeNow / Neon


Best Documentary: Feature

Tenor: My Name is Pati
Rebecca Tansley, Catherine Madigan & Taualeo'o Stephen Stehlin
Minerva Productions

Prime Minister
Cass Avery, Leon Kirkbeck, Clarke Gayford, Gigi Pritzker, 
Rachel Shane & Katie Peck 
Dark Doris

Sgt. Haane
Reikura Kahi, Dr. Donna Morrison, Selina Joe, Anaru Grant Jnr., 
Kelly Rogers & Tearepa Kahi
Jawbone / Penny Diver Pictures


Best Reality Series

Celebrity Escape
Pip Rubira, Lauren Lunjevich, Vicki Keogh, Brendan Dahill,  
David Alrich & Amy Hadfield
Perpetual Entertainment / Three & ThreeNow

The Traitors New Zealand: Season 3
Andrew Szusterman, Kelly Martin & Sarah Hadfield
South Pacific Pictures / Three & ThreeNow

Game On
Bailey Mackey & Kimberley Hurley
Pango Productions Ltd / Three & ThreeNow


Best Current Affairs Programme

Q+A with Jack Tame
Jack Tame, Alex Braae, Natasha Harris, Irra Lee, Bonnie Harrison, 
Whena Owen, Adam Simpson, Michele Lee,

Barrington West & Cameron Murray
TVNZ1 & TVNZ+

Paddy Gower Has Issues
Jon Bridges, Paddy Gower, Bridget Mills, Brendon Green & Lizzie Cheshire
Believer Media / Three & ThreeNow

Mata Reports 
Annabelle Lee-Mather, Mihingarangi Forbes, Natasha Vela, 
Eugene Bingham & Grace Dawson
Mata Media Ltd / RNZ 


NZ On Air Best Children’s Programme

Katie’s Kurī
Sharlene George, Gemma Easton, Rickylee Russell-Waipuka, Tania Smiler, 
Jared Kahi & Amanda Alison
Sweetshop Entertainment / Studio Local / Sky Open / Neon

Baddies
Kerry Warkia, Kiel McNaughton, Maria Tanner & Johnny Barker
Brown Sugar Apple Grunt / TVNZ+

Tralala
Fiona Copland, Emily Anderton, AJ Trauth & Stephanie Claydon
Stretchy / Sky Open / Neon


Te Māngai Pāho Best Māori Programme

Mata Reports
Annabelle Lee-Mather, Mihingarangi Forbes, Natasha Vela, 
Eugene Bingham & Grace Dawson
Mata Media Ltd / RNZ  

Ka Ora Tonu - When We Walk
Whatanui Flavell
Haututu Creatives / TVNZ 1 & TVNZ+

Mata with Mihingarangi
Annabelle Lee-Mather, Mihingarangi Forbes, Natasha Vela & Grace Dawson
Mata Media Ltd / RNZ  


Te Māngai Pāho Best Reo Māori Programme

Tukanga
Te Kuru o te Marama Dewes
Mātahi Media Limited / Whakaata Māori & Māori+

Waka Huia
Kimo Houltham
Scottie Douglas Productions Limited / TVNZ 1 & TVNZ+

Whakamāori
Kahurangi Milne & Chey Milne
Arataua Media / RNZ


NZ On Air Best Pasifika Programme

Descendants of Niue: Tau Hologa Niue
Sandra Kailahi & Esther Pavihi
Kingston Productions Ltd / Broadcasting Corporation of Niue / TP+

Lolo: The Champion Maker
Jeremiah Tauamiti & Salā Esera Tanoai
Bishops Productions / Sky Sport

400 Weddings and a Funeral
Adrian Stevanon, Abba-Rose Vaiaoga-Ioasa, 
Fa‘alava‘au Jeremiah Tauamiti & Philip Smith
Great Southern Television / TVNZ 1 & TVNZ+


Best News Coverage

Mt Maunganui
Tati Urale, Lucy Wilkinson, Mark Graham & Arun Jeram
1News / TVNZ 1 & TVNZ+

Tom Phillips Shooting
Tom Bartlett, Blair Ensor, Angus Gillies, Courtney Fraser, Samantha Hayes, 
Adam Hollingworth, Tony Wall, Ricky Wilson & David White
ThreeNews / Stuff / Three & ThreeNow

Marakopa
Tati Urale, Lucy Wilkinson, Mark Graham & Arun Jeram
1News / TVNZ 1 & TVNZ+


Best Sports Programme

Dare to Be Different: The Michael Campbell Story
Kelsen Butler & Randall Munro
Sports Inc. Ltd / Sky Sport

League Lounge with Shaun Johnson
Tavis Hughes
SKY Television / Sky Sport 

Forever Auckland FC
Diana Byrne & Jordie Gibbens
NHNZ Worldwide / Sky Sport / Sky Open


Best Live Event Coverage

2025-26 A-League Grand Final
Gary Burchett, Kingsley Hockley & Blair Dainty
Sky Sport

Super Rugby Crusaders v Waratahs (One NZ Stadium Opening)
Gary Burchett, Marcus Kennedy, Mark Kearns & Will Meiklejohn
Sky Sport

All Blacks v Springboks
Gary Burchett, Marcus Kennedy, Mark Kearns & Will Meiklejohn
Sky Sport


Best Entertainment Programme

Taskmaster New Zealand Season 6
Bronwynn Bakker, Cam Bakker, Paul Williams & Jeremy Wells

Kevin & Co. / TVNZ 2 & TVNZ+

I'm Not Racist... But
Bailey Mackey & Kimberley Hurley
Pango Productions Ltd / TVNZ 1 & TVNZ+

New Zealand Tomorrow
Jess Lockie, Guy Williams, Bronwynn Bakker, Cam Bakker & Matt Cooke
Kevin & Co. / Three & ThreeNow


Best Director: Documentary/Factual Series

Justin Hawkes
Stalked
Workparty Ltd / Sky Open / Neon

Nicole Rittenmeyer
Devotion: The Gloriavale Story
NHNZ Worldwide / Three & ThreeNow / Neon

Mitchell Hawkes
Counting The Beat
Ruckus / TVNZ 1 & TVNZ+


Best Director: Documentary Feature

Tearepa Kahi
Sgt. Haane
Jawbone / Penny Diver Pictures

Rebecca Tansley
Tenor: My Name is Pati
Minerva Productions

Michelle Walshe and Lindsay Utz
Prime Minister
Dark Doris


Screen Auckland Best Director: Drama Series

Max Currie
Bust Up
Lippy Pictures / Sky Open / Neon

Robyn Grace
Spartacus: House of Ashur
Spartacus Productions NZ Limited / ThreeNow

Awanui Simich-Pene
Bust Up
Lippy Pictures / Sky Open / Neon


Directors and Editors Guild of Aotearoa New Zealand Best Director: Drama Feature

THUNDERLIPS
Mum, I'm Alien Pregnant
Hot Candle Wave

Samuel Van Grinsven
Went Up The Hill
POP Film & Causeway Films

Robert Sarkies
Pike River
POP Film and Southern Light Films


Best Performance by an Actor in a Female Role: Series

Morgana O'Reilly
Bust Up
Lippy Pictures / Sky Open / Neon

Roimata Fox
Bust Up
Lippy Pictures / Sky Open / Neon

Holly Shervey
Crackhead
Warner Bros. International Television Production New Zealand / Three & ThreeNow


Equity New Zealand Best Performance by an Actor in a Female Role: Feature

Melanie Lynskey
Pike River
POP Film and Southern Light Films

Lisa Harrow
Caterpillar
Miss Conception Films

Robyn Malcolm
Pike River
POP Film and Southern Light Films


Best Performance by a Supporting Actor in a Female Role: Series

Florence Hartigan
The Ridge
Great Southern Television / Sky Open / Neon

Sophie Hambleton
Bust Up
Lippy Pictures / Sky Open / Neon

Ana Scotney
Crackhead
Warner Bros. International Television Production New Zealand / Three & ThreeNow 


Best Performance by a Supporting Actor in a Female Role: Feature
        
Sarah Peirse
Went Up The Hill
POP Film & Causeway Films

Yvette Parsons
Mum, I'm Alien Pregnant
Hot Candle Wave

Anais Shand
Caterpillar
Miss Conception Films


Best Performance by an Actor in a Male Role: Series
    
Jayden Daniels
Tangata Pai
Brown Sugar Apple Grunt / Three & ThreeNow

Tom Sainsbury
Small Town Scandal
Miss Conception Films / Sky Open / Neon

Jay Ryan
The Ridge
Great Southern Television / Sky Open / Neon


Best Performance by an Actor in a Male Role: Feature

Dacre Montgomery
Went Up The Hill
POP Film & Causeway Films

Derek Jacobi
Moss & Freud
GFC Films

Matt Whelan
Workmates
The Hot House / Yes Please


Best Performance by a Supporting Actor in a Male Role: Series

Jordi Webber
Spartacus: House of Ashur
Spartacus Productions NZ Limited / ThreeNow

James Tito
Tangata Pai
Brown Sugar Apple Grunt / Three & ThreeNow

Arlo Green
Bust Up
Lippy Pictures / Sky Open / Neon


Best Performance by a Supporting Actor in a Male Role: Feature

Arlo Green
Mum, I'm Alien Pregnant
Hot Candle Wave

Erroll Shand
Pike River
POP Film and Southern Light Films

Jonathon Hendry
Pike River
POP Film and Southern Light Films


Reporter of the Year

Paula Penfold
ThreeNews
Stuff Limited / Three & ThreeNow

Michael Morrah
Michael Morrah Investigates
New Zealand Herald / NZME

Jack Tame
Q+A with Jack Tame & 1News
TVNZ 1 / TVNZ+

Best Presenter: Entertainment

Shaun Johnson
League Lounge with Shaun Johnson
Sky Sport

Guy Williams
New Zealand Tomorrow
Kevin & Co. / Three & ThreeNow

Tāmati Rimene-Sproat
Counting the Beat
Ruckus / TVNZ 1 & TVNZ+

Best Presenter: News and Current Affairs

Jack Tame
Q+A with Jack Tame
TVNZ 1 & TVNZ+

Samantha Hayes
ThreeNews
Stuff Limited / Three & ThreeNow

Patrick Gower
Paddy Gower has Issues
Believer Media / Three & ThreeNow


Best Editing: Documentary/Factual: Series

Justin Hawkes
Stalked
Workparty Ltd / Sky Open / Neon

Simon Coldrick
Devotion: The Gloriavale Story
NHNZ Worldwide / Three & ThreeNow / Neon

Mark Taylor
Devotion: The Gloriavale Story
NHNZ Worldwide / Three & ThreeNow / Neon


Best Editing: Documentary/Factual: Feature

Thomas Gleeson 
Tenor: My Name is Pati
Minerva Productions

Paul Sutorius and Lala Rolls
GRACE A Prayer for Peace
Gaylene Preston Productions Ltd

Cushla Dillon, Chia Chi Hsu & Nicolas Chaudeurge
Crocodile
Pietra Brettkelly Films


Best Editing: Drama: Series

Allanah Bazzard
Crackhead
Warner Bros. International Television Production New Zealand / Three & ThreeNow 

Alex Boyd
Small Town Scandal
Miss Conception Films / Sky Open / Neon

Gretchen Peterson
Bust Up
Lippy Pictures / Sky Open / Neon


Best Editing: Drama: Feature

Peter Roberts ANZSE
Pike River
POP Film and Southern Light Films

Nick Carew
Moss & Freud
GFC Films

Jonno Woodford-Robinson
Caterpillar
Miss Conception Films


Best Camerawork: Documentary/Factual: Series

Joe Rixon
Counting the Beat
Ruckus / TVNZ 1 & TVNZ+

Johnny Agnew
Dadolescence
Ravenous / TVNZ+

Peter Young
Hyundai Country Calendar
TVNZ 1 & TVNZ+


Best Camerawork: Documentary / Factual: Feature

The Critics, Rachael Yusuff, Basile Carre-Agostini & David Wills Augustin
Crocodile
Pietra Brettkelly Films

Chris Mauger
Sgt. Haane
Jawbone / Penny Diver Pictures

Simon Raby NZCS
Tenor: My Name is Pati
Minerva Productions


Best Director: Multi Camera

Blair Dainty
2025-26 A-League Grand Final
Sky Sport

Matt Quin
Kiwis v Tonga
Sky Sport 

Marcus Kennedy
Super Rugby Crusaders v Waratahs
Sky Sport 


Images and Sound Best Cinematography: Drama Series

Maria Ines Manchego
Bust Up
Lippy Pictures / Sky Open / Neon

David Garbett NZCS, Andrew McGeorge NZCS & Andrew Stroud NZCS
Spartacus: House of Ashur
Spartacus Productions NZ Limited / ThreeNow

Tammy Williams
Bust Up
Lippy Pictures / Sky Open / Neon


Images and Sound Best Cinematography: Feature Film

Gin Loane
Mārama
Sweetshop Entertainment

Maria Ines Manchego
Moss & Freud
GFC Films

Gin Loane
Pike River
POP Film and Southern Light Films


Best Sound: Series

Bruce Langley & Derek Metivier
Head Girl
Head Girl Productions / Three & ThreeNow

Alexis Feodoroff, Tim Chaproniere & Emile de la Rey 
The Beatles Anthology
Apple Corps Ltd. / Disney +

Tom Miskin, Kahl Henderson, Chris Sinclair, 
Steve Finnigan & Mike Bayliss
The Ridge
Great Southern Television / Sky Open / Neon


Best Sound: Feature

Nick Buckton, Michael Hedges, Jordan Smith, 
Alexis Feodoroff, Luana Barnes & Gareth Van Niekerk
Pike River
POP Film and Southern Light Films

James Hayday, Alex Chalcoff Jordan Whitley, Zoltan Kadnar & Micah Livesay
Caterpillar
Miss Conception Films

Ben Sinclair, Dmitry Novikov, Chris Sinclair & Steve Finnigan
Mārama
Sweetshop Entertainment


Images and Sound Best Original Score: Series

Mahuia Bridgman-Cooper
Tangata Pai
Brown Sugar Apple Grunt / Three & ThreeNow

Claire Cowan
Bust Up
Lippy Pictures / Sky Open / Neon

Jess Chambers & Arli Liberman
The Ridge
Great Southern Television / Sky Open / Neon


Images and Sound Best Original Score: Feature

Karl Sölve Steven
Pike River
POP Film and Southern Light Films

Don McGlashan
Kiri and Lou Go Raaa!
Stretchy

Karl Sölve Steven & Rob Thorne
Mārama
Sweetshop Entertainment


Best Picture Finishing: Series

Erin Woolhouse (Colourist)
New Zealand Spy
Kevin & Co / TVNZ 2 & TVNZ+

Charlie McClellan & Helene Takacs (VFX)
Spartacus: House of Ashur
Spartacus Productions NZ Limited / ThreeNow

Alana Cotton (Colourist)
The Ridge
Great Southern Television / Sky Open / Neon


Best Picture Finishing: Feature

Alana Cotton (Colourist)
Mum, I'm Alien Pregnant
Hot Candle Wave

Matthew Wear (Colourist)
Pike River
POP Film and Southern Light Films

Alana Cotton (Colourist)
Moss & Freud
GFC Films


Best Production Design: Series

Iain Aitken
Spartacus: House of Ashur
Spartacus Productions NZ Limited / ThreeNow

Clayton Ercolano
The Brokenwood Mysteries
South Pacific Pictures / TVNZ 1 & TVNZ+

Tracey Collins
The Ridge
Great Southern Television / Sky Open / Neon


Best Production Design: Feature

Miro Harre
Pike River
POP Film and Southern Light Films

Nick Williams
Mārama
Sweetshop Entertainment

Ashley Turner
Mum, I'm Alien Pregnant
Hot Candle Wave


Best Costume Design: Series

Kristin Seth
Head Girl
Head Girl Productions / Three & ThreeNow  

Barbara Darragh
Spartacus: House of Ashur
Spartacus Productions NZ Limited / ThreeNow

Gemma Hinchey
Mr Hugo's Little Library
Gibson Group / Epic Story Media / TVNZ 2 & TVNZ+ / RNZ


Best Costume Design: Feature

Kirsty Cameron
Went Up The Hill
POP Film & Causeway Films

Kirsty Cameron
Pike River
POP Film and Southern Light Films

Sarah Voon
Mārama
Sweetshop Entertainment


Best Makeup Design: Series

Gabrielle Jones
Spartacus: House of Ashur
Spartacus Productions NZ Limited / ThreeNow

Michele Perry, HMU Team & Cast
Mr Hugo's Little Library
Gibson Group / Epic Story Media / TVNZ 2 & TVNZ+ / RNZ

Stefan Knight
The Ridge
Great Southern Television / Sky Open / Neon


Best Makeup Design: Feature

Deidre Cowley
Moss & Freud
GFC Films

Stefan Knight
Pike River
POP Film and Southern Light Films

Stefan Knight
Went Up The Hill
POP Film & Causeway Films


Best Script: Series

Annette Tahitahi Fifield, Paula Boock & Donna Malane
Bust Up
Lippy Pictures / Sky Open / Neon

Holly Shervey
Crackhead
Warner Bros. International Television Production New Zealand / Three & ThreeNow 

Kate McDermott, Nora Chassle & Jess Sayer
The Ridge
Great Southern Television / Sky Open / Neon


New Zealand Writers Guild Best Script: Feature

Chelsie Preston Crayford
Caterpillar
Miss Conception Films

Harry Sinclair 
Kiri and Lou Go Raaa!
Stretchy

Fiona Samuel
Pike River
POP Film and Southern Light Films

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