It's exciting to see that so many WIFT members
are finalists in the New Zealand Television Awards this
year! We've listed them and their categories below. Good luck
everyone! The NZTV Awards are on 18 November.
NZ On Air Best Drama Series
Philip Smith, Carmen J Leonard, Deb Cope
and Great Southern Television for One Lane Bridge
Liz Adams for The Deadlands
Lisa Chatfield for The Luminaries
Images & Sound Best Feature Drama
Philly de Lacey, Tina McLaren and Screentime
New Zealand for Ablaze
Carmen J Leonard and Deb Cope for Runaway
Millionaires
Best Factual Series
Warner Bros for David Lomas
Investigates
Rogue Productions for High School
Mums
Best Documentary
Arwen O'Connor, Mitchell Hawkes and Ruckus for
On Weed
Charlotte Purdy and Rogue Productions for
By The Balls
Clare Mackey and Irene Gardiner for Help Is
On The Way
Best Original Reality Series
Rachel Currie and Storymaker for
Unbreakable
Annabelle Lee-Mather, Philip Smith, Carmen J
Leonard, Susan Leonard and Great Southern Television for The
Casketeers, series 3
Best Format Reality Series
Tina McLaren and Screentime New Zealand for
Eat Well For Less New Zealand
Anna Lynch, Philip Smith and Great Southern
Television for My Restaurant Rules
Sue Woodfield, Angela Mann and Warner Bros. for
The Block NZ, season 8
Best Lifestyle Programme
Robyn Patterson and Attitude Pictures for
Attitude
TVNZ for Fair Go
Meg Douglas and Scottie Douglas Productions for
Off The Grid With Pio
Best Current Affairs Programme
Philip Smith and Great Southern Television for
The Hui
Best Children's Programme
Janine Morrell-Gunn and Whitebait Media for
Science On Ice
Te Māngai Paho Best Māori Programme
Annabelle Lee-Mather, Philip Smith, Deb Cope
and Great Southern Television for NZ Wars - Stories of
Waitara
Te Māngai Paho Best Reo Māori
Programme
Meg Douglas and Scottie Douglas Productions for
Waka Huia
NZ On Air Best Pasifika Programme
Tikilounge Productions for Fresh
Lisa Taouma and Tikilounge Productions for
Tales of Taonga and Marks Of Mana.
Best News Coverage
MediaWorks for Newshub Live at
6pm and The AM Show Samoa Measles Outbreak
TVNZ for 1 News Covid-19
Best Sports
Programme
Amber Easby for Scratched: Aotearoa's Lost
Sporting Legends
Best Live Event Coverage
MediaWorks for Vodafone New Zealand Music
Awards 2019
Best Comedy/Comedy Entertainment
Programme
Ruby Reihana-Wilson, Karin Williams for
Life Is Easy
Morgan Waru and Carthew Neal for Aroha Bridge
Best Editing: Documentary/Factual
Prisca Bouchet for Funny As
Best Director: Multi Camera
Mitchell Hawkes for Survive The
80s
Best Cinematography: Drama
Ginny Loane for The Gulf
Best Production Design
Alana Cotton for The Luminaries
Best Costume Design
Tracey Sharman for The Gulf
Best Script: Drama
Pip Hall for One Lane Bridge
Kate McDermott for Westside, Season 5,
Episode 10
Click here to see all the
finalists