| Best News† | Best News or Current Affairs Presenter† |
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- One News
- * 3 News
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| Hilary Barry, 3 News "Christchurch Earthquake" * John Campbell, Campbell Live "The Christchurch Earthquake" * Peter Williams, One News "Pike River" |
| Journalist of the Year† | Best News Reporting† |
| Hamish Clark, 3 News "Christchurch Earthquake" | Hamish Clark, 3 News "Christchurch Earthquake" * Guyon Espiner, One News "Garrett" * Duncan Garner & Tony Reid, 3 News "Brash Rolls Hide" |
| Best Current Affairs Reporting for a weekly programme or one-off current affairs special† | Best Current Affairs Reporting for a daily programme† |
| Amanda Millar & Joanne Mitchell, Sunday "Innocent" * Janet McIntyre, Sunday "A Tale of Two Light Bulbs" * Sonya Wilson, 20/20 "Taken" | Mark Crysell & Kate McCallum, Close Up "Webster" * John Campbell, Campbell Live "Please tell us what is happening to our homes? Christchurch Earthquake" * Gill Higgins & Kate McCallum, Close Up "Chaston 1" |
| Best Current Affairs Series† | Investigation of the Year† |
| Native Affairs )* 60 Minutes * Sunday | John Campbell, Pip Keane & Claudine MacLean – Campbell Live "The Tsunami Aid Money Investigation" * Paula Penfold & Eugene Bingham "Secrets and Lies" * Rachel Stace & John Hagen "A Rotten Shame" |
| Best News Camera | Best Current Affairs Camera |
| Cameron Williams, 3 News "Niger Series/Airline Investigation" * Christie Douglas, 3 News "Pyne Gould Corp. Building Collapse/Christchurch Quake: Pyne Gould Building Flattened" * Bob Grieve, 3 News "Hoar/Singer/Students" | Martin Anderson, 20/20 "Rite of Passage" * Chris Brown, 20/20 "Breaking Back" * Leander Scott-Donelan, Close Up "Pheasant" |
| Best News Editing | Best Current Affairs Editing |
| Paul Sparkes, One News "Special Report CCTV" * Sarah Rowan, 3 News "Pike River Memorial/Amy Gilbert/Commonwealth" * Paul Sparkes, One News "Special Report 1080" | Nick Reid, 20/20 "Sitting on a Killer" * Will Kong, Sunday "Officer Down" * Elisabeth Topping, Sunday "Big on the Blogosphere" |
| Best Drama Programme† | Best Comedy or Comedy Series† |
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- This Is Not My Life
- * Outrageous Fortune
- * What Really Happened: Waitangi
| Sponsored by NZ On Air
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| Best Māori Language Programme† | Best Children’s/Youth Programme† |
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- E Tū Kahikatea
- * Katerina Te Heikoko Mataira )
- * Kowhao Rau )
| Kaitangata Twitch )* The Amazing Extraordinary Friends * What Now 30th Birthday Show |
| Best Information Programme† | Best Entertainment/Factual Entertainment Programme† |
| Whare Maori )* North * The Politically Incorrect Guide to Teenagers | Sponsored by Auckland Council
- MasterChef New Zealand,
- * Making Tracks
- * The New Zealand Variety Show
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| Best Multi-cam Broadcast† | Best Observational Reality Series† |
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- Rise Up Christchurch – Global Telethon )
- * ANZAC Day 2011 – Kotahi Te Wairua )
- * Polynesian Blue Pacific Music Awards
| The Secret Lives of Dancers * Intrepid Journeys * Rescue 1 |
| Best Constructed Reality Series† | Best Performance by an Actress† |
| Missing Pieces * Are You My Tribe? * Bigger, Better, Faster, Stronger | Madeleine Sami, Super City * Miriama McDowell, This Is Not My Life * Tandi Wright, This Is Not My Life |
| Best Performance by a Supporting Actress† | Best Performance by an Actor† |
| Rena Owen, Shortland Street * Nathalie Boltt, Bloodlines * Fern Sutherland, The Almighty Johnsons | Mark Mitchinson, Bloodlines * Jarod Rawiri, What Really Happened: Waitangi * Antony Starr, Spies And Lies |
| Best Performance by a Supporting Actor† | Best Presenter – Entertainment/Factual† |
| Craig Hall, Bloodlines * Dean O'Gorman, Nights in the Gardens of Spain * Craig Parker, Legend of the Seeker | Jeremy Corbett, 7 Days * Nigel Latta, Politically Incorrect Guide to Teenagers * Marcus Lush, North |
| Best Script – Drama/Comedy† | Images & Sound Best Director – Drama/Comedy† |
| James Griffin, Outrageous Fortune * Paula Boock & Donna Malane, Bloodlines * Madeleine Sami & Thomas Sainsbury, Super City | Peter Burger, Bloodlines – Screentime Ltd * Peter Burger, What Really Happened: Waitangi * Britta Johnstone, Stolen |
| Best Director – Entertainment/Factual† | Best Multi-camera Direction‡ |
| Dean Cornish & Nick Dwyer, Making Tracks * James Anderson, The Food Truck * Karen Mackenzie & Michael Bennett, Whare Māori episode 1 "Kainga" ) | Sponsored by Kordia
- Darryl McEwen, MasterChef New Zealand
- * Nigel Carpenter & Mitchell Hawkes, Band Together for Canterbury
- * Rob McLaughlin, One's Countdown to New Year
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| Best Cinematography Drama/Comedy‡ | Best Editing Drama/Comedy‡ |
| Kevin Riley, Legend of the Seeker * Andrew Commis, This Is Not My Life * David Paul, Reservoir Hill: Everyone Lies | Sponsored by Images & Sound
- Allanah Milne, Stolen
- * Paul Maxwell, This Is Not My Life
- * Bryan Shaw, The Almighty Johnsons
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| Best Original Music‡ | Best Sound Design‡ |
| Don McGlashan, This Is Not My Life * Sean Donnelly & Victoria Kelly, The Almighty Johnsons * Gareth Farr, Panic At Rock Island | Chris Burt, Legend of the Seeker * Phil Burton, Don Paulin & Mark Cornish, Panic At Rock Island * Tom Miskin, James Hayday, Mike Bayliss & Steve Finnigan, Stolen |
| Best Production Design‡ | Best Contribution to Design‡ |
| Tracey Collins, This Is Not My Life * Tracey Collins, What Really Happened: Waitangi * Gary Mackay, Go Girls | Jane Holland, Legend of the Seeker * Katrina Hodge, Outrageous Fortune * Peter McCully, This Is Not My Life |
| Best Popular Documentary or Documentary Series† | Best Arts/Festival/Feature Documentary† |
- Jesus The Cold Case
- * The Banker, The Escorts, and The $18 Million
- * October 15 )
| I am the River )* Gordonia,* Operation 8 |
| Best Director Documentary† | Best Cinematography Documentary/Factual† |
| Annie Goldson, Brother Number One * John Bates, 50 Years of Television * Merata Mita, Saving Grace ) | David Paul, The Banker, The Escorts, and The $18 Million * Jacob Bryant, North * Renaud Maire, I am the River ) |
| Best Editing Documentary/Factual‡ | |
| Annie Collins, The Waterfall * Geoff Conway, 5 Days in the Red Zone * Gretchen Peterson, The Banker, The Escorts, and The $18 Million | |
| Best Feature Film† | Outstanding Feature Film Debut† |
- Love Story
- * My Wedding And Other Secrets
- * Predicament
| Josh McKenzie, The Hopes & Dreams of Gazza Snell * Michael Bennett, Matariki* Simone Horrocks, After the Waterfall |
| Best Director in a Feature Film† | Best Lead Actor in a Feature Film† |
| Florian Habicht, Love Story * Roseanne Liang, My Wedding And Other Secrets* Jason Stutter, Predicament | Rawiri Paratene, The Insatiable Moon * Antony Starr, After the Waterfall* Matt Whelan, My Wedding And Other Secrets |
| Best Lead Actress in a Feature Film | Best Supporting Actor in a Feature Film |
| Michelle Ang, My Wedding And Other Secrets * Robyn Malcolm, The Hopes & Dreams of Gazza Snell* Sara Wiseman, The Insatiable Moon | Greg Johnson, The Insatiable Moon * Josh McKenzie, The Hopes & Dreams of Gazza Snell* Edwin Wright, Matariki |
| Best Supporting Actress in a Feature Film† | Best Screenplay for a Feature Film† |
| Sara Wiseman, Matariki * Alix Bushnell, Matariki – Filmwork Ltd* Teresa Woodham, The Insatiable Moon | Roseanne Liang & Angeline Loo, My Wedding And Other Secrets * Mike Riddell, The Insatiable Moon* Jason Stutter, Predicament |
| Best Cinematography in a Feature Film‡ | Best Editing in a Feature Film‡ |
| Simon Raby, Predicament * Alun Bollinger, Love Birds* Maria Ines Manchego, Love Story | Peter O'Donoghue, Love Story * Cushla Dillon, After the Waterfall* Jonathan Woodford-Robinson, Predicament |
| Best Original Music in a Feature Film‡ | Best Sound in a Feature Film‡ |
| Plan 9, Predicament * Neville Copland, The Insatiable Moon* Don McGlashan, Matariki | Sponsored by Images & Sound
- Dick Reade & Gethin Creagh, After the Waterfall
- * Tim Prebble, Chris Todd, Mike Hedges & Gilbert Lake, The Hopes & Dreams of Gazza Snell
- * Matt Stutter, Martin Kwok, Michael Hedges, Gilbert Lake & Ken Saville, Predicament
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| Best Production Design in a Feature Film‡ | Best Costume Design in a Feature Film‡ |
| John Harding, Predicament * Miro Harre, Matariki* Andrew McAlpine, Love Birds | Lesley Burkes-Harding, Predicament * Bob Buck, Tracker* Kirsty Cameron, Love Birds |
| Best Make-Up Design in a Feature Film‡ | Best Visual Effects in a Feature Film‡ |
| Angela Mooar, Predicament * Denise Kum, Love Birds | Sauce VFX, Predicament * Digipost, Love Birds |
| Best Short Film‡ | Best Performance in a Short Film‡ |
| Ebony Society * BIRD* Go The Dogs | Peter Hawes, BIRD * Jennifer Ludlam, Hauraki* Brittany-Anne Romijn, Go The Dogs |
| Best Screenplay for a Short Film‡ | Outstanding Technical Contribution to a Short Film‡ |
| Tammy Davis, Ebony Society * Sam Holst, Meathead* Gregory King, Jane Shearer & Steve Ayson, BIRD | Maria-Elena Doyle, Meniscus * James Cunningham, Das Tub* James Cunningham, First Contact |
