The finalists have been announced for the 2021 New Zealand Television Awards with a total of 117 nominations across 37 judged categories.
Discovery NZ, which owns Three and Newshub, received a total 26 nominations, including nods for Patrick Gower, Mihingarangi Forbes, Best News Coverage and Best Current Affairs Programme for The Hui.
Patrick Gower, Tova O'Brien and The Hui's Mihingarangi Forbes are all finalists for Best Presenter News And Current Affairs, while Michael Morrah is nominated for Reporter of the Year, along with Forbes.
The Newshub's Leaders Debate and Morrah's reporting on COVID-19 Testing earned two Best News Coverage nods, while the Aotearoa Music Awards 2020 is nominated in the Best Live Event Coverage category.
Meanwhile, The Hui received a second nomination for Te Māngai Paho Best Māori Programme.
Three also received nominations for season two of David Lomas Investigates, Match Fit, Taranaki Hard and The Gulf, while Antonia Prebble scored a Best Actress nod for Westside.
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the 2021 New Zealand Television Awards gala has been postponed - the winners will be announced on March 1, 2022 at an event held at Auckland's Shed 10 and hosted by comedian Thomas Sainsbury.
The full list of finalists for the 2021 New Zealand Television Awards is as follows:
NZ On Air Best Drama Series
Black Hands
Philippa Rennie, Robin Scholes, Tina Archibald
Warner Bros. International Television Production New Zealand (TVNZ 1)
Rūrangi
Craig Gainsborough, Max Currie, Cole Meyers, Melissa Nickerson, Tweedie Waititi
Autonomouse (Neon)
Creamerie
Bronwynn Bakker
Kevin & Co + Flat 3 (TVNZ 2)
The Gulf - Season 2
Paula Boock, Philly de Lacey, Christian Friedrichs, Katrin Goetter, Henning Kamm, Donna Malane
The Gulf Productions (Three)
Best Factual Series
Home, Land and Sea
Nicola Smith
Jack Media (Māori Television)
Origins
Peter Bell, Tash Christie, Meg Douglas, Megan Tucker
Scottie Douglas Productions / Greenstone TV (TVNZ 1)
Fight for the Wild
Peter Young, Tracy Roe, Dave Hansford
Fisheye Films (RNZ)
NZ On Air Best Documentary
Loimata: The Sweetest Tears
Anna Marbrook, Jim Marbrook, Dr. Tamasailau Suaalii-Sauni, Dame Gaylene Preston
Anna Marbrook Productions (Māori Television)
Six Angry Women
Megan Jones, Jill Soper, Sam Blackley
Kindred Films (TVNZ 1)
Heaven and Hell - The Centrepoint Story
Philippa Rennie, Natalie Malcon
Warner Bros. International Television Production New Zealand (TVNZ 1)
Best Original Reality Series
Popstars
Philly de Lacey, Tina McLaren, Jonathan Dowling, Tony Manson, Simon Fleming
Screentime New Zealand (TVNZ 2)
Taranaki Hard
Charlotte Hobson, Ian Hart, Justin Hawkes
Workparty Ltd (Three)
David Lomas Investigates – Series 2
David Lomas
Warner Bros. International Television Production New Zealand (Three)
Best Format Reality Series
National Treasures - Series 1
Bailey Mackey, Kimberley Hurley
Pango Productions (TVNZ 1)
Match Fit - Series 1
Bailey Mackey, Aaron Dolbel
Pango Productions (Three)
The Apprentice Aotearoa
Jon Wild, Philip Smith
Great Southern Television Limited (TVNZ 1)
Best Current Affairs Programme
The Hui
Annabelle Lee-Mather, Rewa Harriman, Mihingarangi Forbes, Philip Smith
Great Southern Television Limited and Aotearoa Media Collective (Three)
Te Ao with Moana
Hikurangi Kimiora Jackson, Moana Maniapoto, Colin McRae
Māori Television (Māori Television)
Seven Sharp
Paul Moor
TVNZ (TVNZ 1)
NZ On Air Best Children’s Programme
Mystic
Richard Fletcher, Simon Crawford-Collins
Libertine Pictures and Slim Film + Television (TVNZ 2)
The New Legends of Monkey
Rachel Gardner, Jamie Laurenson, Hakan Kousetta, Emile Sherman, Iain Canning, Robin Scholes, Peter Andrikidis
See-Saw Films and Jump Film &Television (Netflix)
Kiri and Lou
Fiona Copland
Stretchy Ltd (TVNZ 2)
Te Māngai Paho Best Māori Programme
Te Ao with Moana
Hikurangi Kimiora Jackson, Moana Maniapoto, Colin McRae
Māori Television (Māori Television)
The Casketeers - Series 4
Mahanga Pihama, Annabelle Lee-Mather, Philip Smith
Great Southern Television Limited (TVNZ 1)
NZ Wars: Stories of Tainui
Mahanga Pihama, Mihingarangi Forbes, Annabelle Lee-Mather,
Aotearoa Media Collective and Great Southern Television Limited (RNZ)
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
Te Rongo Toa
Amanda Jones, Mana Epiha
Faultline Films (Māori Television)
Waka Huia
Whatanui Flavell, Meg Douglas
Scottie Douglas Productions (TVNZ 1)
Rage Against the Rangatahi MMXX
Ngahuia Wade, Tina Wickliffe
Te Noni Ltd (Māori Television)
NZ On Air Best Pasifika Programme
Teine Sa: The Ancient Ones
Lisa Taouma, Maria Tanner, Karin Williams
Tikilounge Productions (Prime, Neon, The Coconet TV)
Untold Pacific History
Lisa Taouma
Tikilounge Productions (RNZ)
Loimata: The Sweetest Tears
Anna Marbrook, Jim Marbrook, Dr. Tamasailau Suaalii-Sauni, Dame Gaylene Preston
Anna Marbrook Productions (Māori Television)
Brutal Lives - Mo'ui Faingata'a
Sandra Kailahi
Kingston Productions Ltd (The Coconet TV)
Best News Coverage
Newshub Leaders Debate - Jacinda Ardern v Judith Collins | Decision 2020
Todd Symons, Sarah Bristow, Darryn Fouhy, Maryanne Ahern, Zac Fleming
Discovery (Three)
COVID-19 Testing - Michael Morrah
Angus Gillies, Kim Hurring
Discovery (Three)
1 News - NZ Election 2020
Jessica Mutch McKay
TVNZ (TVNZ 1)
Best Sports Programme
Scratched: Aotearoa’s Lost Sporting Legends – Series 2
Amber Easby, Natalie Wilson, Duncan Greive, Scotty Stevenson, Madeleine Chapman, Eddy Fifield
Hex Work Productions (The Spinoff)
Reforging the Steelers
Ra Pomare
RugbyPass, Sky Sport (Sky)
All Access: Aaron Smith
Paora Ratahi, Mark Malaki-Williams, Jack Mugford, Ross Karl
Sky Sport (Sky)
Best Live Event Coverage
Auckland Dawn Service 2021
Sean Murphy, Wayne Leonard
Māori Television
Aotearoa Music Awards 2020
John McDonald, Charlotte Hobson
Discovery (Three)
36th America’s Cup Match Day 7
Leon Sefton
America’s Cup Events (Am Cup website/YouTube)
Best Comedy/Comedy Entertainment Programme
Wellington Paranormal - Season 3
Paul Yates, Jemaine Clement, Taika Waititi
New Zealand Documentary Board Ltd (TVNZ 2)
Educators - Series 2
Rachel Jean, Kelly Martin, Andrew Szusterman, Sally Campbell
South Pacific Pictures (TVNZ OnDemand)
Talkback
Mike Minogue, Jason Hoyte, Alexander Borgers
All Talk Productions and Righto Productions (TVNZ OnDemand)
Best Director Documentary / Factual
Anna Marbrook
Loimata: The Sweetest Tears
Anna Marbrook Productions (Māori Television)
Irene Chapple
The Eruption: Stories of Survival
Pencil Productions (Three)
Natalie Malcon & Thomas Robins
Heaven and Hell - The Centrepoint Story
Warner Bros. International Television Production New Zealand (TVNZ 1)
Screen Auckland Best Director Drama
David Stubbs
Black Hands
Warner Bros. International Television Production New Zealand (TVNZ 1)
Peter Salmon
INSiDE
Luminous Beast (Prime, Neon)
Roseanne Liang
Creamerie
Kevin & Co + Flat 3 (TVNZ 2)
Max Currie
Rūrangi
Autonomouse (Neon)
Best Actress
Antonia Prebble
Westside - Series 6
South Pacific Pictures (Three)
Rima Te Wiata
The Tender Trap
Greenstone TV (TVNZ 1)
Grace Palmer
Good Grief
Brown Sugar Apple Grunt Productions Ltd (TVNZ OnDemand)
Best Supporting Actress
Alison Bruce
The Gulf - Season 2
The Gulf Productions (Three)
Kura Forrester
Educators - Series 2
South Pacific Pictures (TVNZ OnDemand)
Sophie Hambleton
Westside - Series 6
South Pacific Pictures (Three)
Best Actor
Elz Carrad
Rūrangi
Autonomouse (Neon)
Eds Eramiha
Vegas
Greenstone TV / 10,000 Co and Steambox Film Collective (TVNZ 2)
Joel Tobeck
Black Hands
Warner Bros. International Television Production New Zealand (TVNZ 1)
Best Supporting Actor
Rick Donald
Educators - Series 2
South Pacific Pictures (TVNZ OnDemand)
Arlo Green
Rūrangi
Autonomouse (Neon)
Dahnu Graham
Vegas
Greenstone TV / 10,000 Co and Steambox Film Collective (TVNZ 2)
Reporter of the Year
Mihingarangi Forbes
The Hui
Great Southern Television Limited and Aotearoa Media Collective (Three)
Michael Morrah
Newshub (Three)
Paula Penfold
Stuff Circuit (Stuff)
Best Presenter Entertainment
Anika Moa
Anika Moa Reunited
Rogue Productions (TVNZ OnDemand)
James McOnie
The Crowd Goes Wild
Sky Sport (Prime)
Hayley Sproull
Have You Been Paying Attention?
TVNZ (TVNZ 2)
Best Presenter News and Current Affairs
Jack Tame
Q &A with Jack Tame
TVNZ (TVNZ 1)
Tova O'Brien
Newshub Nation
Discovery (Three)
Patrick Gower
Newshub
Discovery (Three)
Simon Dallow
1 News
TVNZ (TVNZ 1)
Mihingarangi Forbes
The Hui
Great Southern Television Limited and Aotearoa Media Collective (Three)
Best Editing: Documentary/Factual
Bryan Shaw
Origins
Scottie Douglas Productions / Greenstone TV (TVNZ 1)
Toby Longbottom
Deleted
Stuff Circuit (Stuff)
Simon Coldrick
Six Angry Women
Kindred Films (TVNZ 1)
Best Editing: Drama
Allanah Bazzard
Black Hands
Warner Bros. International Television Production New Zealand (TVNZ 1)
Eric de Beus
The Gulf - Season 2
The Gulf Productions (Three)
Gretchen Peterson
The Gulf - Season 2
The Gulf Productions (Three)
Best Camerawork: Documentary/Factual
Mike Single
Colours of China
Making Movies (Choice TV)
Peter Young
Fight for the Wild
Fisheye Films (RNZ)
Phil Johnson
Emma
Stuff Circuit (Stuff)
Best Director: Multi Camera
Matt Barrett
Battle of Jacks Ridge
Sky Sport (Sky)
Wayne Leonard
36th America’s Cup Match
America’s Cup Events (Am. Cup website/YouTube)
Nigel Carpenter
Aotearoa Music Awards 2020
Discovery (Three)
Best Cinematography: Drama
Marty Smith
Creamerie
Kevin &Co + Flat 3 (TVNZ 2)
Dave Cameron NZCS ACS
The Gulf - Season 2
The Gulf Productions (Three)
Rewa Harré
The Gulf - Season 2
The Gulf Productions (Three)
Dave Cameron
Mystic
Libertine Pictures and Slim Film + Television (TVNZ 2)
Best Contribution to a Soundtrack
Ben Sinclair, Ray Beentjes, Chris Sinclair, Steve Finnigan
The Sounds
South Pacific Pictures / Shaftesbury (Neon)
Ben Sinclair, Matt Stutter, Ray Beentjes, Steve Finnigan
Black Hands
Warner Bros. International Television Production New Zealand (TVNZ 1)
Brendon Morrow, Greg Junovich, Jordan Smith, Gareth Van Niekerk
Six Angry Women
Kindred Films (TVNZ 1)
Images & Sound Best Original Score
Rhian Sheehan
The Sounds
South Pacific Pictures / Shaftesbury (Neon)
Tom McLeod
Fight for the Wild
Fisheye Films (RNZ)
Karl Steven
Black Hands
Warner Bros. International Television Production New Zealand (TVNZ 1)
Best Postproduction Design
Paul Lear
Vegas
Greenstone TV / 10,000 Co and Steambox Film Collective (TVNZ 2)
Alana Cotton
Black Hands
Warner Bros. International Television Production New Zealand (TVNZ 1)
Aaron Clarke &Carl Budden
Heaven and Hell - The Centrepoint Story
Warner Bros. International Television Production New Zealand (TVNZ 1)
Best Production Design
Nick Williams
Black Hands
Warner Bros. International Television Production New Zealand (TVNZ 1)
Adam Wheatley
Wellington Paranormal - Season 3
New Zealand Documentary Board (TVNZ 2)
Miro Harré
The Gulf - Season 2
The Gulf Productions (Three)
Brett Schwieters & Riria Lee
Vegas
Greenstone TV, 10,000 Company & Steambox Film Collective (TVNZ 2)
Best Costume Design
Te Ura Taripo-Hoskins
Vegas
Greenstone TV, 10,000 Company & Steambox Film Collective (TVNZ 2)
Tania Klouwens
Westside - Series 6
South Pacific Pictures (Three)
Liz McGregor
The New Legends of Monkey
See-Saw Films and Jump Film & Television (Netflix)
Best Makeup Design
Susie Glass
The New Legends of Monkey
See-Saw Films and Jump Film & Television (Netflix)
Gabrielle Jones
Black Hands
Warner Bros. International Television Production New Zealand (TVNZ 1)
Kevin Dufty
Westside - Series 6
South Pacific Pictures (Three)
Best Script: Comedy
Shoshana McCallum and Roseanne Liang
Creamerie
Kevin &Co + Flat 3 (TVNZ 2)
Jemaine Clement
Wellington Paranormal - Ep302 'Te Maero'
New Zealand Documentary Board (TVNZ 2)
Melanie Bracewell
Wellington Paranormal - Ep 306 'Fatberg'
New Zealand Documentary Board (TVNZ 2)
Best Script: Drama
Gavin Strawhan
Black Hands
Warner Bros. International Television Production New Zealand (TVNZ 1)
Riwia Brown and Kathryn Burnett
The Tender Trap
Greenstone TV (TVNZ 1)
Shoshana McCallum
INSiDE
Luminous Beast (Prime, Neon)
