2009 Qantas Film and Television Awards
# 2009 Qantas Film and Television Awards

The 2009 Qantas Film and Television Awards were held on Saturday 5 September at the Civic Theatre in Auckland, New Zealand. The craft awards were presented in a separate awards lunch at the Civic Theatre Friday 4 September. Highlights from the main awards evening were broadcast on TV3.

## Nominees and winners

Awards were given in 60 categories, covering news and current affairs, general television, feature film and short film.

### News and Current Affairs

Qantas Best News

* ONE News (TV One)
   * 3 News (TV3)
   * Tonight (TV One)

Best News or Current Affairs Presenter

* Kevin Milne, Fair Go (TV One)
   * Paul Henry, Breakfast (TV One)
   * Andrew Saville, ONE News (TV One)

Best News Reporting

* Amanda Gillies, 3 News, "Victoria Bush Fires" (TV3)
   * Guyon Espiner, ONE News, "Ele Peters" (TV One)
   * Duncan Garner, 3 News, "Secret Tapes" (TV3)

Best Current Affairs Reporting for a weekly programme or one off current affairs special

* John Hudson, Stephen Butler, Leander Scott-Donelan, Portia Mao, Sunday; "Bad Milk" (TV One)
   * Pete Cronshaw, Cara Darvill, 20/20; "Baby Business" (TV2)
   * Mike McRoberts, John Stephenson, 60 Minutes, "Bread Basket/Basket Case" (TV3)

Best Current Affairs Reporting for a daily programme

* Robyn Janes, Louisa Cleave, Corinne Ambler, Mike Hosking, Close Up, "Schools" (TV One)
   * Donna-Marie Lever, Close Up, "Family: The Gunman's Mum" (TV One)
   * Kate McCallum, Louisa Cleave, Michael Holland, Mike Valintine, Close Up, "Rest Home" (TV One)

Best Current Affairs Series

* Q+A, Episode 3 (TV One)
   * Native Affairs, "Hikoi" Episode 9 (Maori Television)
   * Sunday, Episode 14 (TV One)

Investigation of the Year

* Ian Sinclair, Dale Owens, Sunday, "Dr Disaster 2" (TV One)
   * John Hudson, Stephen Butler, Leander Scott-Donelan, Portia Mao, Sunday, "Bad Milk" (TV One)
   * Kate McCallum, Louisa Cleave, Michael Holland, Mike Valintine, Close Up, "Rest Home" (TV One)

### News and Current Affairs (craft)

Best News Camera

* Jared Mason, ONE News, "US Election: McCain Campaign" (TV One)
   * James Marshall, Breakfast, "Skifield Prepares to Open" (TV One)
   * Cameron Williams, 3 News, "Anzac Day in Tinui and Chatham Islands" (TV3)

Best Current Affairs Camera

* Christopher Brown, 20/20, "The Amazing Race" (TV2)
   * Scott Behrnes, Campbell Live, "Merino" (TV3)
   * Patrice Hutchinson, Native Affairs, "Tini Whetu I Te Rangi" (Maori Television)

Best News Editing

* Kirsten Bolam, ONE News, "Ironwoman" (TV One)
   * Tony Clark, ONE News, "National Party candidates in South Auckland" (TV One)
   * Rebecca O'Sullivan, Sunrise/Nightline, "Jetboat", "Queenstown Artist and Retronude exhibit" (TV3)

Best Current Affairs Editing

* Will Kong, Sunday, "17 Hours" (TV One)
   * Paul Enticott, 60 Minutes, "No Fixed Abode" (TV3)
   * Paul Sparkes, Close Up, "Rock School" (TV One)

### General Television

Best Drama Programme

* Until Proven Innocent, Paula Boock, Donna Malane; Lippy Pictures Ltd (TV One)
   * Outrageous Fortune, John Laing, South Pacific Pictures (TV3)
   * Piece of My Heart, Michele Fantl, MF Films Ltd (TV One)

Best Comedy Programme

* The Jaquie Brown Diaries, Jaquie Brown, Gerard Johnstone; Young, Gifted & Brown (TV3)
   * The Millen Baird Show, Rachel Gardner, Great Southern Television (TV3)
   * The Pretender, Rachel Gardner, Great Southern Television (TV One)

Best Maori Language Programme

* Ka Haku Au, Maramena Roderick, Ngahuia Wade; Maramena Ltd (Maori Television)
   * Ko Tawa, Jeni-Leigh Walker, Maori Television (Maori Television)
   * Maumahara, Hinewehi Mohi, Raukatauri Productions Ltd (Maori Television)

Best Children's/Youth Programme

* Play It Strange 2008, Rachel Jean, Isola Productions Ltd (C4)
   * Let's Get Inventin', Luke Nola, Television Spaceman Ltd (TV2)
   * Polyfest '09, Lisa Taouma, TVNZ (TV2)

Best Information/Lifestyle Programme

* Hunger for the Wild, Peter Young, Fisheye Films Ltd (TV One)
   * Fair Go, Graeme Muir, TVNZ (TV One)
   * What's Really in Our Food, Vincent Burke, Laurie Clarke; Top Shelf Productions Ltd (TV3)

Best Entertainment Programme

* Dancing with the Stars, Debra Kelleher, TVNZ (TV One)
   * Eating Media Lunch, Paul Casserly, Great Southern Television (TV2)
   * Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?, Tony Holden, Steve Gilbert; Great Southern Television (TV One)

Best Sports Broadcast

* International Netball Series 2008, Barbara Mitchell, TVNZ (TV One)
   * Heineken Open Tennis Finals, Steve Jamieson, TVNZ (TV One)
   * Powerbuilt Tools Motorsport, David Turner, TVNZ (TV One)

Best Event Coverage

* Vodafone New Zealand Music Awards, Arwen O'Connor, Satellite Media (C4)
   * C4 goes to Vodafone Homegrown, Satellite Media/C4 (C4)
   * ONE News Special: Election '08, Darryl Walker, TVNZ (TV One)

Best Observational Reality Series

* Rescue 1, Martin Cleave, Great Southern Television (TV2)
   * 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

* Missing Pieces, David Lomas, Eyeworks New Zealand (TV3)
   * New Zealand's Next Top Model, Anna Lynch, TV3 (TV3)
   * Sensing murder, David Harry Baldock, Geoff Husson, Cinna Smith; Ninox Television (TV2)

Best Performance by an Actress – General Television

* Emily Barclay, Piece of My Heart, MF Films Ltd (TV One)
   * Sarah Peirse, Aftershock, Gibson Group (TV3)
   * Annie Whittle, Piece of My Heart, MF Films Ltd (TV One)

Best Performance by a Supporting Actress – General Television

* Keisha Castle-Hughes, Piece of My Heart, MF Films Ltd (TV One)
   * Bronwyn Bradley, Go Girls, South Pacific Pictures (TV2)
   * Siobhan Marshall, Outrageous Fortune, South Pacific Pictures (TV3)

Best Performance by an Actor – General Television

* Cohen Holloway, Until Proven Innocent, Lippy Pictures Ltd (TV One)
   * Bob McLaren, The Pretender, Great Southern Television (TV One)
   * Antony Starr, Outrageous Fortune, South Pacific Pictures (TV3)

Best Performance by a Supporting Actor – General Television

* Peter Elliott, Until Proven Innocent, Lippy Pictures Ltd (TV One)
   * Owen Black, Shortland Street, South Pacific Pictures (TV2)
   * Andre King, The Pretender, Great Southern Television (TV One)

Best Presenter Entertainment/Factual Programme

* Jason Gunn, Dancing with the Stars, TVNZ (TV One)
   * Petra Bagust, What's Really in Our Food, Top Shelf Productions Ltd (TV3)
   * Te Radar, Off The Radar, JAM TV (TV One)

Best Script – Drama/Comedy Programme

* James Griffin, Rachel Lang, Outrageous Fortune, South Pacific Pictures (TV3)
   * Paula Boock, Donna Malane, Until Proven Innocent, Lippy Pictures Ltd (TV One)
   * Fiona Samuel, Piece of My Heart, MF Films Ltd (TV One)

Best Director – Drama/Comedy Programme

* Brendon Donovan, Aftershock, Gibson Group (TV3)
   * Peter Burger, Until Proven Innocent, Lippy Pictures Ltd (TV One)
   * Fiona Samuel, Piece of My Heart, MF Films Ltd (TV One)

Best Director – Factual/Entertainment Programme

* Paul Casserly, Eating Media Lunch, Great Southern Television (TV2)
   * Jane Andrew, Off The Radar, JAM TV (TV One)
   * Paul Murphy, Sensing murder, Ninox Television (TV2)

### General Television (craft)

Best Multi Camera Direction in General Television

* Steve Jamieson, IRB World Sevens Series Wellington, TVNZ (TV One)
   * Mitchell Hawkes, Vodafone NZ Music Awards, Satellite Media (C4)
   * Mark Owers, Dancing with the Stars, TVNZ (TV One)

Best Camera Work – Drama/Comedy Programme

* David Paul, Until Proven Innocent, Lippy Pictures Ltd (TV One)
   * Simon Baumfield, Aftershock, Gibson Group (TV3)
   * Martin Smith, Outrageous Fortune, South Pacific Pictures (TV3)

Best Editing – Drama/Comedy Programme

* Paul Sutorius, Until Proven Innocent, Lippy Pictures Ltd (TV One)
   * Margot Francis, Piece of My Heart, MF Films Ltd (TV One)
   * Bryan Shaw, Outrageous Fortune, South Pacific Pictures (TV3)

Best Original Music in General Television

* David Ironside, Lost in Libya, Pacific Screen (TV One)
   * Jonathan Bree, Go Girls, South Pacific Pictures (TV2)
   * Conrad Wedde, Luke Buda, Until Proven Innocent, Lippy Pictures Ltd (TV One)

Best Sound Design in General Television

* Phil Burton, Don Paulin, Chris Hiles, Aftershock, Gibson Group (TV3)
   * Tom Miskin, Steve Finnigan, The Amazing Extraordinary Friends, Images & Sound (TV2)
   * Carl Smith, Steve Finnigan, Outrageous Fortune, Images & Sound (TV3)

Best Production Design in General Television

* Tracey Collins, Piece of My Heart, MF Films Ltd (TV One)
   * 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

* Claire Palmer, Dancing with the Stars, TVNZ (TV One)
   * Aftershock Effects Team, Aftershock, Gibson Group (TV3)
   * Lesley Burkes-Harding, Until Proven Innocent, Lippy Pictures Ltd (TV One)

### Documentary

Best Popular Documentary

* A Good Way To Die?, Octopus Pictures (TV3)
   * Life, Death and a Lung Transplant, Rachel Jean, Isola Productions Ltd (TV3)
   * Mika Haka Kids, Mika X, Patangaroa Entertainment Ltd (Maori Television)

Best Arts/Festival/Feature Documentary

* The Art Star and the Sudanese Twins, Pietra Brettkelly
   * Assume Nothing, Kirsty MacDonald, Girl on a Bike Films
   * Kapiti Art Project, Summer Agnew, Curious Film (TVNZ6)

### Documentary (craft)

Best Director – Documentary

   * Pietra Brettkelly, The Art Star and the Sudanese Twins
   * Summer Agnew, Kapiti Art Project, Curious Film (TVNZ6)|
   * Gerard Smyth, Barefoot Cinema: The Life And Art Of Cinematographer Alun Bollinger, Frank Film (TV One)

Best Camerawork – Documentary/Factual Programme

   * Tony Barnes, Obi Kenobi, Million Dollar Catch, Great Southern Television (TV3)
   * Jacob Bryant, The Art Star And The Sudanese Twins
   * Peter Young, Hunger For The Wild, Fisheye Films Ltd (TV One)

Best Editing – Documentary/Factual Programme

   * Irena Dol, The Art Star And The Sudanese Twins
   * Sandor Lau, Squeegee Bandit, Sandor Lau Creations
   * Tim Woodhouse, TOKI Does New York, Octopus Pictures (TV One)

### Feature Film

Best Feature Film – budget over $1 million

* Dean Spanley, Matthew Metcalfe, Alan Harris; General Film Corporation
   * Apron Strings, Rachel Gardner, Great Southern Television
   * Show of Hands, Angela Littlejohn, Great Southern Television

Best Feature Film – budget under $1 million

* The Topp Twins: Untouchable Girls, Arani Cuthbert, Diva Productions
   * I'm Not Harry Jenson, Tom Hern, Six String Pictures
   * The Map Reader, John Davies, Arkles Entertainment

Best Director in a Film Feature (budget under and over $1 million)

* Toa Fraser, Dean Spanley, General Film Corporation
   * Anthony McCarten, Show of Hands, Great Southern Television
   * Sima Urale, Apron Strings, Great Southern Television

Best Lead Actor in a Feature Film

* Scott Wills, Apron Strings, Great Southern Television
   * Joel Edgerton, Separation City, Separation City Productions
   * Sam Neill, Dean Spanley, General Film Corporation

Best Lead Actress in a Feature Film

* Jennifer Ludlam, Apron Strings, Great Southern Television
   * Danielle Cormack, Separation City, Separation City Productions
   * Melanie Lynskey, Show of Hands, Great Southern Television

Best Supporting Actor in a Feature Film

* Peter O'Toole, Dean Spanley, General Film Corporation
   * Les Hill, Separation City, Separation City Productions
   * Cameron Rhodes, I'm Not Harry Jenson, Six String Pictures

Best Supporting Actress in a Feature Film

* Bonnie Soper, The Map Reader, Arkles Entertainment
   * Nancy Brunning, The Strength of Water, Filmwork Ltd
   * Michelle Langstone, Separation City, Separation City Productions

Best Screenplay for a Feature Film

* Alan Sharp, Dean Spanley, General Film Corporation
   * Briar Grace-Smith, The Strength of Water, Filmwork Ltd
   * Shuchi Kothari, Dianne Taylor, Apron Strings, Great Southern Television

### Feature Film (craft)

Best Cinematography in a Feature Film

* Rewa Harre, Apron Strings, Great Southern Television
   * Bogumil Godfrejow, The Strength of Water, Filmwork Ltd
   * Leon Narbey, Dean Spanley, General Film Corporation

Best Editing in a Feature Film

   * Harold Brodie, The Map Reader, Arkles Entertainment
   * Eric de Beus, Apron Strings, Great Southern Television
* Chris Plummer, Dean Spanley, General Film Corporation

Best Original Music in a Feature Film

* Jools Topp, Lynda Topp, The Topp Twins: Untouchable Girls, Diva Productions
   * Don McGlashan, Dean Spanley, General Film Corporation
   * Samuel Flynn Scott, Luke Buda, Separation City, Separation City Productions

Best Sound Design in a Feature Film

* Dave Whitehead, The Strength of Water, Filmwork Ltd
   * Chris Burt, David Long, The Topp Twins: Untouchable Girls, Diva Productions
   * Paul Cotterell, Dean Spanley, General Film Corporation

Best Production Design in a Feature Film

* Johnny Hawkins, Apron Strings, Great Southern Television
   * Rick Kofoed, The Strength of Water, Filmwork Ltd
   * Andrew McAlpine, Dean Spanley, General Film Corporation

Best Costume Design in a Feature Film

* Odile Dicks-Mireaux, Dean Spanley, General Film Corporation
   * Kirsty Cameron, The Strength of Water, Filmwork Ltd

Best Make-Up Design in a Feature Film

* Marese Langan, Dean Spanley, General Film Corporation
   * Deb Watson, The Strength of Water, Filmwork Ltd

### Short film

Best Short Film

* Mark Albiston, Louis Sutherland, The Six Dollar Fifty Man, Sticky Pictures Limited
   * James Cunningham, Poppy, Supercollider Ltd
   * Grant Major, Undergrowth, Octopus Pictures

Best Performance in a Short Film

* Oscar Vandy-Connor, The Six Dollar Fifty Man, Sticky Pictures Limited
   * Ian Hughes, Undergrowth, Octopus Pictures
   * Cameron Rhodes, Brave Donkey, Robber's Dog Films

### Short Film (craft)

Best Screenplay for a Short Film

* Mark Albiston, Louis Sutherland, The Six Dollar Fifty Man, Sticky Pictures Limited
   * David Coyle, Poppy, Supercollider Ltd
   * Peter Force, Adam Strange, Aphrodite's Farm, JoyRide Films Ltd

Outstanding Technical Contribution to a Short Film

* James Cunningham, Poppy, Supercollider Ltd
   * Cushla Dillon, Brave Donkey, Robber's Dog Films
   * Ginny Loane, Brave Donkey, Robber's Dog Films
