The Huawei Mate30 Pro New Zealand Television Awards 2019 finalists have been announced, with a wide range going to MediaWorks TV.
Three's news nominations include Newshub's work on the Christchurch terror attack for Best News Coverage and Best Live Event Coverage, Patrick Gower on The Project NZ for Best News & Current Affairs Presenter, and The Hui for Best Current Affairs Programme.
- Christchurch terror attack: Timeline of the events
- Patrick Gower learns what cannabis does to your IQ
Newshub has a second nomination in the Best News Coverage category for its reporting on the Tasman fires, while Gaylene Preston's documentary My Year With Helen is up for a several awards after being broadcast on Three.
The network also received nods for Westside, Dancing With The Stars NZ, The Block NZ, Lost and Found, Grand Designs NZ and Funny Girls.
The winners of these categories will be announced at a Gala event at Auckland's Aotea Centre on November 21, hosted by comedian Alice Snedden.
The craft awards winners will be announced on November 6 at GridAKL, presented by Newshub's Kate Rodger.
The main 2019 Huawei Mate30 Pro New Zealand Television Awards finalists are as follows:
NZ On Air Best Drama Series
- The Bad Seed
Robin Scholes, Kelly Martin, Chris Bailey
South Pacific Pictures and Jump Film & TV Ltd (TVNZ 1)
- Westside
Mark Beesley, Kelly Martin, Chris Bailey, James Griffin
South Pacific Pictures (Three) - The Brokenwood Mysteries
Sally Campbell, Kelly Martin, Chris Bailey, Tim Balme
South Pacific Pictures (Prime TV)
Images & Sound Best Feature Drama
- Kiwi
Carmen J Leonard, Thomas Robbins, Charlotte Purdy
Rogue Productions (TVNZ 1) - In A Flash
Riccardo Pellizzeri, Bridget Bourke, Philly de Lacey, Screentime NZ
Screentime NZ (TVNZ 1) - In Dark Places
Michael Bennett, Jane Holland, Chloe Smith, Kelly Martin, Chris Bailey
South Pacific Pictures and 10000 Company (TVNZ 1) - Mistress, Mercy: The Renee Chignell Story
Raewyn Humphries
The Gibson Group (TVNZ 1)
Best Factual Series
- Grand Designs NZ
Candida Beveridge
Imagination TV (Three) - The Curious Mind
Arwen O'Connor
Ruckus (TVNZ 1) - Uncharted with Sam Neill
Owen Hughes
Frame Up Films (Prime TV)
NZ On Air Best Documentary
- My Year with Helen
Gaylene Preston
Gaylene Preston Productions (Three) - The Uplift
Melanie Reid, Paul Enticott, Phill Prendeville
Newsroom - In the Zone
Jill McNabb, Robyn Paterson
Vendetta Films (TVNZ On Demand)
Best Original Reality Series
- Police Ten 7
Sarah-Luise Whatford
Screentime NZ (TVNZ 1) - The Casketeers
Carmen J Leonard, Susan Leonard, Annabelle Lee-Mather, Philip Smith
Great Southern Television (TVNZ 1) - Lost and Found
Lost and Found season 4
Warner Bros New Zealand (Three)
Stage & Screen Travel Services Best Format Reality Series
- Dancing with the Stars S8
John McDonald, Hayley Cunningham, Charlotte Hobson
MediaWorks NZ (Three) - The Block NZ S7
Sue Woodfield, Angela Mann, Emma White, Greg Heathcote, Aaron Dolbel
MediaWorks NZ (Three) - Secret Life of Girls
Dominic Smith
Screentime NZ (TVNZ 1)
Best Lifestyle Programme
- Fiordland Part 1
Fishing and Adventure
Bullet Ride Ltd (TVNZ 1) - Hokianga
Piri's Tiki Tour (Pango Productions)
Pango Productions (Māori Television) - Easy Eats
Easy Eats (Pango Productions)
Pango Productions (Māori Television)
Best Current Affairs Programme
- The Hui
Annabelle Lee-Mather, Rewa Harriman, Mihingarangi Forbes, Philip Smith
Great Southern Television (Three) - Newsroom Investigates
Melanie Reid, Paul Enticott, Mark Jennings, Tim Murphy
Newsroom - Stuff Circuit
Eugene Bingham, Phil Johnson, Toby Longbottom, Paula Penfold
Stuff Circuit (Stuff NZ)
Best Web Series
- Frank – Changing South
Gerard Smyth, Jendy Harper, Oliver Dawe
Frank Film (YouTube) - Jessica's Tree
Jazz Thornton, Alex Reed, Cass Avery
Augusto (NZME) - Educators
Jesse Griffin, Rachel Jean, Jackie van Beek, Jonny Brugh, Kelly Martin, Chris Bailey
South Pacific Pictures (TVNZ On Demand)
NZ On Air Best Children's Programme
- Kiri and Lou
Fiona Copland, Harry Sinclair
Kiri and Lou (TVNZ HeiHei) - Tiki Towns
Te Amokura Productions
Te Amokura Productions (Prime TV & Nickleodeon) - Welcome to Cardboard City
Phil Brough, Matt Heath, Orlando Stewart
Vinewood Animation Studio (TVNZ HeiHei)
Te Māngai Pāho Best Māori Programme
- The Casketeers
Carmen J Leonard, Susan Leonard, Annabelle Lee-Mather, Philip Smith
Great Southern Television (TVNZ 1) - Haka Life
Mako Media Ltd
Mako Media Ltd (Māori Television) - Marae DIY
Te Ori Paki, Nix Jacques, David Clayton Green, Kewana Duncan
Screentime NZ (Māori Television)
Te Māngai Pāho Best Reo Programme
- Tākaro Tribe
Nicole Hoey, Campbell Farquhar
Cinco Cine Film Productions (TVNZ On Demand) - Whiua te Pātai
Ngahuia Wade
Māori Television (Māori Television) - Waka Huia - Rereata Makiha
Kereama Wright, Mana Epiha, Megan Douglas
Scottie Productions (TVNZ 1)
NZ On Air Best Pasifika Programme
- 1918: Samoa & The Talune - Ship Of Death
Tuki Laumea, Lisa Taouma
Tikilounge Productions (The Coconet) - Life After Footy - Legends of the Pacific
Dana Youngman, Damon Fepulea'i
Tikilounge Productions (Prime TV) - Daughters of the Migration – Fala Haulangi
Elizabeth Koroivulaono, Indira Stewart
Tikilounge Productions (The Coconet)
Best News Coverage
- Christchurch Mosque Shootings
Newshub News Team
MediaWorks NZ (Three) - Tasman Fires
Newshub News Team
MediaWorks NZ (Three) - Christchurch Terrorist Attack
1 News
1 News (TVNZ 1)
Monstavision Best Sports Programme
- Joseph Parker: Metamorphosis
Brian Hitchcock, Dean Pooley, Gareth Thorne, Kerry Russell, Carl Matthews
Sky Sport (Sky NZ) - Keeping the Faith: 25 Years of the Warriors Ep 1
Brian Hitchcock, Dean Pooley, Gareth Thorne, Simon Head, Mark Malaki-Williams
Sky Sport (Sky NZ) - Keeping the Faith: 25 Years of the Warriors Ep 2
Brian Hitchcock, Dean Pooley, Gareth Thorne, Simon Head, Mark Malaki-Williams
Sky Sport (Sky NZ) - Life After Footy, Legends of the Pacific
Dana Youngman, Damon Fepulea'i
Tikilounge Productions (Prime TV)
Best Live Event Coverage
- The Hui: Mike King Special
Annabelle Lee-Mather, Mihingarangi Forbes, Rewa Harriman, Philip Smith
Great Southern Television (Three) - Dancing with the Stars S8
John McDonald, Hayley Cunningham, Charlotte Hobson
MediaWorks NZ (Three) - Christchurch Mosque Shootings
Newshub News Team
MediaWorks NZ (Three) - The National Memorial Service
TVNZ
TVNZ (TVNZ 1)
Best Comedy/Comedy Entertainment Programme
- Funny Girls Suffragette Special
Browynn Bakker, John McDonald
MediaWorks NZ (Three) - Anika Moa Unleashed S2
Rogue Productions
Rogue Productions (TVNZ On Demand) - Fresh Eggs
Nick Ward, Kim Harrop
Warner Bros New Zealand (TVNZ 2)
Best Director: Documentary/Factual
- Dark Tourist
Colin Rothbart
Razor Fumes (Netflix) - Uncharted with Sam Neill
Sally Aitken
Frame Up Films (Prime TV) - My Year with Helen
Gaylene Preston
Gaylene Preston Productions (Three)
Screen Auckland Best Director: Drama
- David de Lautour
Alibi
Plus6Four (TVNZ On Demand) - Michael Bennett
In Dark Places
South Pacific Pictures and 10000 Company (TVNZ 1) - Josh Frizzell
Fresh Eggs
Warner Bros New Zealand (TVNZ 2)
Huawei Mate30 Pro Best Actress
- Karen O'Leary
Wellington Paranormal
New Zealand Documentary Board Ltd (TVNZ 2) - Claire Chitham
Fresh Eggs
Warner Bros. New Zealand (TVNZ 2) - Nancy Brunning
In Dark Places
South Pacific Pictures and 10000 Company (TVNZ 1)
Best Actor
- Joel Tobeck
Alibi
Plus6Four (TVNZ On Demand) - Mike Minogue
Wellington Paranormal
New Zealand Documentary Board Ltd (TVNZ 2) - Richard Te Are
In Dark Places
South Pacific Pictures and 10000 Company (TVNZ 1)
Reporter of the Year
- Melanie Reid
Newsroom - Paula Penfold
Stuff Circuit
Stuff NZ - Janet McIntyre
Sunday
TVNZ (TVNZ 1)
Huawei Mate30 Pro Best Presenter: Entertainment
- Sam Neill
Uncharted with Sam Neill
Frame Up Films (Prime TV) - Anika Moa
Anika Moa Unleashed S2
Rogue Productions (TVNZ On Demand) - Nigel Latta
The Curious Mind
Ruckus (TVNZ 1)
Best Presenter: News & Current Affairs
- Patrick Gower
The Project
MediaWorks NZ (Three) - Hilary Barry
Christchurch Terror Attack
TVNZ (TVNZ 1) - John Campbell
Christchurch Terror Attack
TVNZ (TVNZ 1)
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