Congratulations to all our members who have been nominated for a New Zealand Television Award - and there are so many of you!! We have listed you below in bold. There were a total of 115 nominations from more than 490 entries across 37 judged categories.
This year’s nominees represent content aired across local free-to-air networks TVNZ 1 & 2, Three, Sky Open (formerly known as Prime) and Whakaata Māori, as well as New Zealand-made programming on pay TV, digital and streaming platforms including Sky, TVNZ+, ThreeNow, Newsroom, The Spinoff, Stuff, RNZ and The Coconet.
The 2023 New Zealand Television Awards Finalists are:
NZ on Air Best Drama
The Brokenwood Mysteries South Pacific Pictures / TVNZ 1 and TVNZ+
Inky Pinky Ponky
Tikilounge Productions / Whakaata Māori / The Coconet
Best Comedy
7 Days: Season 15 Episode 18 Warner Bros. Discovery ANZ / ThreeNow and Three
Not Even: Season 1 Episode 4 Miss Conception Films / Sky Open
Homebound 3.0: Season 1 Episode 1 Kevin & Co / Warner Bros. Discovery ANZ / ThreeNow and Three
Educators: Season 3 Episode 1 South Pacific Pictures / TVNZ + and TVNZ 2
Best Factual Series
When Bob Came: Season 1 Stella Maris Production / Caravan Carpark Films / TVNZ+
NZ on Air Best Documentary
No Māori Allowed Kindred Films / TVNZ 1 and TVNZ+
Best Format Reality Series
The Restaurant That Makes Mistakes Great Southern Television / TVNZ 1 and TVNZ+
The Dog House NZ South Pacific Pictures / TVNZ 2 and TVNZ+
Paddy Gower Has Issues Warner Bros. Discovery ANZ / Newshub/ ThreeNow and Three
Sunday TVNZ / TVNZ 1 and TVNZ+
Te Māngai Pāho Best Māori Programme
The Hui Great Southern Television / ThreeNow and Three
NZ Wars, Stories of Wairau Aotearoa Media Collective & Great Southern Television / RNZ
NZ on Air Best Pasifika Programme
Inky Pinky Ponky: Season 1 Tikilounge Productions / TheCoconet / Whakaata Māori
Brutal Lives - Mo'ui Faingata'a : Season 2 Kingston Production Ltd / The Coconet TV
Duckrockers South Pacific Pictures / TVNZ 2 and TVNZ+
Best News Coverage/
1News - Auckland Flooding TVNZ / 1News, TVNZ 1
1News - Cyclone Gabrielle TVNZ / 1News, TVNZ 1
Newshub - Cyclone Gabrielle hits the East Coast Warner Bros. Discovery ANZ / Newshub / ThreeNow and Three
Best Sports Programme
Scratched: Aotearoa’s Lost Sporting Legends Hex Work Productions / The Spinoff
Best Entertainment Programme
Ka Pō, Ka Ao Rob Ruha with the Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra
Satellite / Whakaata Māori
Taskmaster NZ Kevin & Co / TVNZ 2 and TVNZ+
Guy Montgomery’s Guy-Mont Spelling Bee Kevin & Co / Warner Bros. Discovery ANZ / ThreeNow and Three
Best Director: Documentary/Factual
Corinna Hunziker No Māori Allowed Kindred Films / TVNZ 1 and TVNZ+
Screen Auckland Best Director: Drama / Comedy Drama
Jesse Griffin Educators
South Pacific Pictures / TVNZ+ and TVNZ 2
Kiel McNaughton Princess of Chaos Chaos Films Ltd, Brown Sugar Apple Grunt Ltd & Augusto Ltd / TVNZ 2 and TVNZ+
Best Actress
Antonia Prebble Double Parked Kevin & Co / Warner Bros. Discovery ANZ / ThreeNow and Three
Best Director: Multi Camera
Mitchell Hawkes Topp Class Diva Productions / Sky Open
Best Post Production Design
Alana Cotton One Lane Bridge: Season 3 Great Southern Television / TVNZ 1 and TVNZ+
Alana Cotton Princess of Chaos Chaos Films Ltd, Brown Sugar Apple Grunt Ltd & Augusto Ltd / TVNZ 2 and TVNZ+