2007 Air New Zealand Screen Awards Explained
The 2007 Air New Zealand Screen Awards were held on Wednesday 1 August 2007 at SkyCity Theatre in Auckland, New Zealand. It was to be the final stand-alone NZ Screen Awards, as in 2008 the awards merged with the Qantas Television Awards and became the Qantas Film and Television Awards.[1]
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.[2]
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.[3]
Television
Best Drama Programme
- Karaoke High (eps 1 & 9), Debra Kelleher
- Outrageous Fortune (eps 7 & 16), South Pacific Pictures
- Shortland Street (eps 3599 & 3642), South Pacific Pictures
Best Comedy Programme
- bro'Town (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
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 (series 3, ep 1), Eric Derks
- Tough Act (eps 1 & 5), Gibson Group
Performance by an Actress
Performance by a Supporting Actress
Performance by an Actor
Performance by a Supporting Actor
Presenter, Entertainment/Factual
- Jason Gunn, Dancing with the Stars (series 2, ep 8)
Script, Drama
- James Griffin, Outrageous Fortune (Christmas special)
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
Digital Feature
Best Digital Feature
- The Waimate Conspiracy, Stefen Lewis
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
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
Notes and References
- Web site: Editor's letter: The Air New Zealand Screen Awards – some modest proposals. OnFilm. 29 October 2012. 27 August 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20110827084026/http://archivesearch.co.nz/?webid=ONF&articleid=26723. dead.
- Web site: Air New Zealand strengthens commitment to NZ Film and Television industry with three-year sponsorship. NZ Film and television. 29 October 2012. 12 February 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130212124022/http://newzealandfilmtv.co.nz/2007/05/air-new-zealand-strengthens-commitment-to-nz-film-and-television-industry-with-three-year-sponsorship/. dead.
- Web site: 2007 Air New Zealand Screen Awards. OnFilm. 29 October 2012. 26 October 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20171026214744/http://archivesearch.co.nz/?webid=onf&articleid=26465. dead.