The 2007 Air New Zealand Screen Awards were held on Wednesday 1 August 2007 at SkyCity Theatre in
Auckland
Auckland (pronounced ) ( mi, Tāmaki Makaurau) is a large metropolitan city in the North Island of New Zealand. The most populous urban area in the country and the fifth largest city in Oceania, Auckland has an urban population of about ...
, New Zealand. It was to be the final stand-alone NZ Screen Awards, as in 2008 the awards merged with the
Qantas Television Awards
New Zealand film and television awards have gone by many different names and have been organised by different industry groups. As of 2017, New Zealand has relaunched a standalone New Zealand Television Awards after a five-year hiatus. The film awar ...
and became the
Qantas Film and Television Awards.
Unlike previous years, the 2007 awards did not include a section for feature films, as the New Zealand Screen Director's Guild felt there had not been enough feature films released to "warrant a robust competition". Films produced in the 2007 eligibility period would be eligible for entry in the 2008 awards.
Nominees and Winners
There were 24 television categories (an decrease of six on 2006), two digital feature categories, four short film categories and no feature film categories.
Television
Best Drama Programme
* ''
Karaoke High'' (eps 1 & 9), Debra Kelleher
** ''
Outrageous Fortune'' (eps 7 & 16), South Pacific Pictures
** ''
Shortland Street
''Shortland Street'' is a New Zealand prime-time soap opera centring on the fictitious Shortland Street Hospital, first broadcast on TVNZ 2 on 25 May 1992. It is New Zealand's longest-running drama and soap opera, being broadcast continuously ...
'' (eps 3599 & 3642), South Pacific Pictures
Best Comedy Programme
* ''
bro'Town
''bro'Town'' is a New Zealand adult animated comedy television series and sitcom that ran from 2004 to 2009. It starred David Fane, Mario Gaoa, Shimpal Lelisi and Oscar Kightley.
Overview
The main characters in the series are five 14 yea ...
'' (ep 3.2), Elizabeth Mitchell
** ''
Moon TV'' (series 3, ep 1), Leigh Hart
** ''Wayne Anderson – Singer of Songs'' (ep 3), Glenn Elliott,
Julia Parnell, Orlando Stewart, Jason Pengelly
Best Documentary
* ''Love, Speed and Loss'', Visionary Film & TV
** ''Touch Wood'', Production Line
** ''Try Revolution'', Leanne Pooley
Best Factual Series
* ''Hunger for the Wild'' (eps 2 & 3), Peter Young, Tracy Roe
** ''Emergency'' (eps 2 & 7), Jenny Williams
** ''Hidden in the Numbers'' (eps 1 & 3), Mark McNeill, Dianne Lindesay
Best Mäori Language Programme
* ''Waka Huia'' (Te Tau Whakamahara I a Tumatauenga), TVNZ
** ''Korero Ki Nga Kararehe'' (ep 5: Makimaki), Robert Pouwhare
** ''Waka Huia'' (Korowai o Te Aroha, part 3), TVNZ
Best Children's Programme
* ''
Maddigan's Quest'' (ep 8), South Pacific Pictures
** ''
Let's Get Inventin''' (ep 1: Rocket Skates), Neil Stichbury, Luke Nola
** ''
The Killian Curse'' (series 1), Thomas Robins, Debra Kelleher
Best Lifestyle/Entertainment Programme
* ''
Dancing with the Stars'' (series 2, ep 8), Debra Kelleher
** ''Marae DIY'', Screentime/Hula Haka Productions
** ''The Living Room'' (series 3, ep 10), Mark Albiston, Sticky Pictures
Best Event Broadcast
* ''Na Ratou Mo Tatou – They Did It For Us'', Screentime/Mäori Television
** ''Te Arikinui Dame Te Atairangikaahu – 1931–2006'', Derek Te Kotuku Wooster
** ''Vodafone X-Air 2006 Post Event Shows'' (ep 3), Warren Green, Jason Naran, Sticky Pictures
Best Sports Programme
* ''Code'' (ep 32), Code/Mäori Television
** ''IRB Sevens World Series – Wellington'', Stu Dennison, TVNZ Sport
** ''The Chosen Ones'' (ep 2: John Walker), Martin Crowe, Ian John
Best Reality Series
* ''Henderson To Hollywood'' (eps 8 & 9), Ondrej Havas
** ''
Piha Rescue
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''Piha Rescue ...
'' (series 3, ep 1), Eric Derks
** ''Tough Act'' (eps 1 & 5), Gibson Group
Performance by an Actress
*
Robyn Malcolm
Robyn Jane Malcolm (born 15 March 1965) is a New Zealand actress, who first gained recognition for her role as nurse Ellen Crozier on the New Zealand soap opera '' Shortland Street''.
She is best known for six seasons of playing Cheryl West, ma ...
, ''
Outrageous Fortune'' (ep 16)
**
Amanda Billing
Amanda Billing (born 12 April 1976 in New Zealand) is a New Zealand actress best known for her role as Doctor Sarah Potts on New Zealand soap opera '' Shortland Street''.
Biography
Billing grew up in Masterton, and spent her university years i ...
, ''Shortland Street'' (ep 3642)
**
Rose McIver
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, ''
Maddigan's Quest'' (ep 2)
Performance by a Supporting Actress
*
Anna Jullienne, ''Shortland Street'' (ep 3566)
**
Siobhan Marshall
Siobhan Marshall is a New Zealand actress best known for her role as Pascalle West from the comedy/drama series '' Outrageous Fortune'' (2005–2010).
Career
Marshall attended Auckland's Unitec School of Performing Screen Arts and graduated i ...
, ''
Outrageous Fortune'' (ep 13)
**
Antonia Prebble, ''
Outrageous Fortune'' (ep 14)
Performance by an Actor
*
Antony Starr
Antony Starr (born 25 October 1975) is a New Zealand actor, known for his television roles. He played the dual roles of Jethro and Van West on '' Outrageous Fortune'' (2005–10), Lucas Hood on ''Banshee'' (2013–16), and Homelander on '' The Bo ...
, ''
Outrageous Fortune'' (ep 7)
**
Grant Bowler
Grant Bowler (born 18 July 1968) is a New Zealand-Australian actor and television presenter who has worked in American, Australian, New Zealand, and Canadian film, television, and theatre.
He is known for playing the role of Constable Wayne ...
, ''
Outrageous Fortune'' (ep 7)
**
Jordan Metcalfe, ''
Maddigan's Quest'' (ep 12)
Performance by a Supporting Actor
*
Frank Whitten
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, ''
Outrageous Fortune'' (ep 13)
**
Tammy Davis
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C ...
, ''
Outrageous Fortune'' (ep 12)
** Will Wallace, ''Orange Roughies'' (ep 1)
Presenter, Entertainment/Factual
*
Jason Gunn
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, ''Dancing with the Stars'' (series 2, ep 8)
**
Joel Defries
Joel Nirmalan Defries (born 14 March 1985) is a British-born presenter, who worked on the BBC One children's programme '' Blue Peter'' from 2008 to 2010. He previously worked on the New Zealand television station, C4.
Career
Born in Hammersmi ...
, ''Vodafone Select Live'' (ep 122)
**
Te Radar
Te Radar (born Andrew J. Lumsden) is a New Zealand comedian and television personality.
Lumsden studied law at the University of Otago, but abandoned his original course of study and went through Theatre Studies at Allen Hall.''New Zealand on Scr ...
, ''Hidden in the Numbers'' (ep 1)
Script, Drama
* James Griffin, ''
Outrageous Fortune'' (Christmas special)
** Rachel Lang, ''
Maddigan's Quest'' (ep 5)
** Rachel Lang, ''
Outrageous Fortune'' (ep 16)
Achievement in Directing, Drama/Comedy Programme
* Simon Bennett, ''
Outrageous Fortune'' (ep 16)
** Mark Beesley, ''
Outrageous Fortune'' (ep 11)
** Michael Bennett, ''
Outrageous Fortune'' (series 2, ep 7)
Achievement in Directing, Documentary
*
Justin Pemberton, ''Love, Speed and Loss''
** Mark Albiston, ''Artsville'' (ep 1: The Magical Word of Misery)
** James Frankham, ''Pacific Solution''
Achievement in Directing, Factual Programming/Entertainment
* Rupert MacKenzie, ''Hidden in the Numbers'' (ep 2)
** Mark Albiston, ''The Living Room'' (series 3, ep 10)
** Peter Young, ''Hunger for the Wild''
Achievement in Camerawork, Documentary
* Peter Young, ''
Country Calendar'' (ep 22: Cray Coast)
** James Ellis, ''Waka Reo'' (series 2)
** Simon Raby, ''Elgar's Enigma: Biography of a Concerto''
Achievement in Editing Documentary
* Bryan Shaw, ''Love, Speed and Loss''
** John Fraser, ''Hidden In The Numbers'' (ep 3)
** Tim Woodhouse, ''Try Revolution''
Achievement in Original Music
* Victoria Kelly, ''
Maddigan's Quest'' (ep 5)
** Joel Haines, ''
Outrageous Fortune'' (ep 8)
** Dianne Swann, Brett Adams – The Bads, ''Hunger for the Wild''
Contribution to a Soundtrack
* Carl Smith, Rodney Larsen, Steve Finnigan, ''
Maddigan's Quest'' (ep 2)
** Carl Smith, Steve Finnigan, ''
Outrageous Fortune'' (ep 8)
** Beth Tredray, ''Hunger for the Wild''
Contribution to Design
* Tracey Collins, ''
Maddigan's Quest'' (ep 1)
** Albedo VFX, ''
Maddigan's Quest'' (ep 13)
** Katrina Hodge, ''
Outrageous Fortune'' (ep 8)
Digital Feature
Best Digital Feature
* ''The Waimate Conspiracy'', Stefen Lewis
** ''
The Devil Dared Me To
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'',
Chris Stapp
Chris Stapp is a New Zealand actor, director and musician best known for his role as stuntman Randy Cambell in '' Back Of The Y Masterpiece Television''. He and ''Back of the Y'' co-star Matt Heath appear in season 6 of ''Eating Media Lunch''. In ...
,
Matt Heath
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, Karl Zohrab
** ''You Move You Die'', Ketzal Sterling
Technical Contribution to a Digital Feature
* Duncan Cole, ''The Last Magic Show''
** Rhys Duncan, ''You Move You Die''
** Georgie Hill, ''The Last Magic Show''
Short film
Best Short Film
* ''Run'', Mark Albiston
** ''Fog'', Rachel Gardner, Peter Salmon
** ''Hawaikii'', Michael Jonathan
Performance in a Short Film
*
Chelsie Preston Crayford
Chelsie Florence Preston Crayford (born 1987) is a New Zealand actress.
Early life
Preston Crayford was born in Wellington to film maker Gaylene Preston and musician Jonathan Crayford. Apart from appearing in a water safety commercial at the ag ...
, ''Fog''
** Tyrrell Samia, ''Run''
** Helayna Seiuli, ''Run''
Script for a Short Film
* Louis Sutherland, ''Run''
** Miki Magasiva, ''Uso Brother''
** Fiona Samuel, ''The Garden of Love''
Technical Contribution to a Short Film
* John Harding, ''The King Boys''
** Simon Baumfield, ''Run''
** Ginny Loane, ''Fog''
References
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