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2021 NZ TV Award Winners


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SPADA congratulates all the winners of the 2021 New Zealand Television Awards.

Following postponement in 2021 due to COVID-19, the online ceremony was a great celebration of the local television community. The online ceremony can be watch in full HERE


The complete list of 2021 New Zealand Television Awards winners is as follows:
 
 
NZ On Air Best Drama Series

Creamerie
Bronwynn Bakker, Roseanne Liang, Perlina Lau, JJ Fong, Ally Xue, Tony Ayres
Kevin & Co and Flat 3 Productions (TVNZ 2)
 
 
Best Factual Series 2021
 
Fight for the Wild
Peter Young, Tracey Roe, Dave Hansford
Fisheye Films (RNZ)
 
 
NZ On Air Best Documentary 2021
 
LOIMATA, The Sweetest Tears
Anna Marbrook, Jim Marbrook, Dr Tamasailau Suaalii-Sauni, Dame Gaylene Preston
Anna Marbrook Productions  (Māori Television)
 
 
Best Original Reality Series 2021
 
David Lomas Investigates S2
David Lomas
Warner Bros. International Television Production New Zealand (Three)
 
 
Best Format Reality Series 2021
 
Match Fit - Series 01
Bailey Mackey, Aaron Dolbel
Pango Productions Ltd (Three)
 
 
Best Current Affairs Programme 2021
 
The Hui
Annabelle Lee-Mather, Rewa Harriman, Mihingarangi Forbes, Philip Smith
Great Southern Television Ltd and Aotearoa Media Collective (Three)
 
 
NZ On Air Best Children’s Programme 2021
 
Kiri and Lou
Fiona Copland
Stretch Ltd (TVNZ 2)
 
 
Te Māngai Paho Best Māori Programme 2021
 
The Hui
Annabelle Lee-Mather, Mihingarangi Forbes, Lillian Hanley, Philip Smith
Great Southern Television Limited and Aotearoa Media Collective (Three)
 
 
Te Māngai Paho Best Reo Māori Programme 2021
 
Rage Against The Rangatahi MMXX
Ngahuia Wade, Tina Wickliffe
Te Noni Ltd (Māori Television)
  
 
NZ On Air Best Pasifika Programme 2021
 
Untold Pacific History
Lisa Taouma, Tuki Laumea
Tikilounge Productions (RNZ)
 
 
Best News Coverage 2021
 
COVID19 Testing - Michael Morrah
Angus Gillies, Kim Hurring
Newshub (Three, Discovery)
 
 
Best Sports Programme 2021
 
All Access: Aaron Smith
Paora Ratahi, Mark Malaki-Williams, Jack Mugford, Ross Karl
Sky Sport (Sky)
 
 
Best Live Event Coverage 2021
 
Aotearoa Music Awards 2020
John McDonald, Charlotte Hobson
 (Three, Discovery)
 
 
Best Comedy/Comedy Entertainment Programme 2021
 
Wellington Paranormal Season 3
Paul Yates, Jemaine Clement, Taika Waititi
New Zealand Documentary Board Ltd (TVNZ 2)
 
 
Best Director Documentary / Factual 2021
 
Natalie Malcon & Thomas Robins
Heaven and Hell - The Centrepoint Story
Warner Bros. International Television Production New Zealand (TVNZ 1)
 
 
Screen Auckland Best Director Drama 2021
 
Max Currie
Rūrangi
Autonomouse (Neon & NZME)
  

Best Actress 2021

Rima Te Wiata
The Tender Trap
Greenstone TV (TVNZ 1)
 
 
Best Supporting Actress 2021
 
Alison Bruce
The Gulf Season 2
The Gulf Productions (Three)
 
 
Best Actor 2021
 
Joel Tobeck
Black Hands
Warner Bros. International Television Production New Zealand (TVNZ 1)
 
 
Best Supporting Actor 2021
 
Arlo Green
Rūrangi
Autonomouse (Neon & NZME)
 
 
Reporter Of The Year 2021
 
Michael Morrah
 Newshub (Three, Discovery)
 
 
Best Presenter Entertainment 2021

Hayley Sproull
Have You Been Paying Attention?
TVNZ (TVNZ 2)
 
 
Best Presenter News And Current Affairs 2021

Tova O'Brien
Newshub Nation
Newshub (Three, Discovery)
 
 
New Zealand Television Legend Award brought to you by NZ On Screen
 
Ian Mune
 

Television Personality of the Year 2021

Nix Adams
Terei Tonight
Māori Television
 
 
Best Editing: Documentary/Factual 2021
 
Simon Coldrick
Six Angry Women
Kindred Films (TVNZ 1)
 
 
Best Editing: Drama 2021
 
Allanah Bazzard
Black Hands
Warner Bros. International Television Production New Zealand (TVNZ 1)
 
 
Best Camerawork: Documentary/Factual 2021
 
Phil Johnson
Emma
Stuff Circuit (Stuff)
 
 
Best Director: Multi Camera 2021
 
Wayne Leonard
36th America’s Cup Match 7
America’s Cup Events (Am. Cup website/YouTube)
 
 
Best Cinematography: Drama 2021
 
Dave Cameron NZCS ACS
Mystic
Libertine Pictures and Slim Film + Television (TVNZ 2)
 
 
Best Contribution to a Soundtrack 2021
 
Ben Sinclair, Ray Beentjes, Chris Sinclair, Steve Finnigan
The Sounds
South Pacific Pictures / Shaftesbury (Neon)
 
  
Images & Sound Best Original Score 2021
 
Tom McLeod
Fight for the Wild
Fisheye Films (RNZ)
 
 
Best Post Production Design 2021
 
Paul Lear
Vegas
Greenstone TV, 10,000 Company & Steambox Film Collective (TVNZ 2)
 
 
Best Production Design 2021

Miro Harré
The Gulf Season 2
The Gulf Productions (Three)
 
 
Best Costume Design 2021
 
Liz McGregor
The New Legends of Monkey
See-Saw Films and Jump Film & TV (Netflix)
 
 
Best Makeup Design 2021

Susie Glass
The New Legends of Monkey
See-Saw Films and Jump Film & TV (Netflix)
 
 
Best Script: Comedy 2021

Melanie Bracewell
Wellington Paranormal Ep 306 “Fatberg”
New Zealand Documentary Board (TVNZ 2)
 
 
Best Script: Drama 2021
 
Riwia Brown and Kathryn Burnett
The Tender Trap
Greenstone TV (TVNZ 1)
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