The winners at the New Zealand Television Awards 2023 have been announced! Of the 37 categories, 20 WIFT members production companies are winners. Congratulations on all your hard- mahi!
Best Comedy
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 Original Reality Series
The Walkers: Season 2 Episode 3
Hi Mama Productions / TVNZ 2 and TVNZ+
Best Format Reality Series
The Restaurant That Makes Mistakes
Great Southern Television / TVNZ 1 and TVNZ+
Te Māngai Pāho Best Māori Programme
NZ Wars, Stories of Wairau
Aotearoa Media Collective & Great Southern Television / RNZ
NZ On Air Best Pasifika Programme
Brutal Lives - Mo'ui Faingata'a: Season 2
Kingston Productions Ltd / The Coconet TV
Best Entertainment Programme
Taskmaster NZ
Kevin & Co / TVNZ 1 and TVNZ 2
Screen Auckland Best Director: Drama / Comedy Drama
Kiel McNaughton
Princess of Chaos
Chaos Films Ltd, Brown Sugar Apple Grunt Ltd & Augusto Ltd / TVNZ 2 & TVNZ+
Best Actress
Antonia Prebble
Double Parked
Kevin & Co / Warner Bros. Discovery ANZ / ThreeNow and Three
Best Supporting Actress
Sesilia Pusiaki
Inky Pinky Ponky
Tikilounge Productions / The Coconet TV / Whakaata Māori
Best Actor
Dominic Ona-Ariki
One Lane Bridge
Great Southern Television / TVNZ 1 and TVNZ+
Best Supporting Actor
Rick Donald
Educators
South Pacific Pictures / TVNZ+ and TVNZ 2
Best Presenter: Entertainment
Karen O’Leary
Paddy Gower Has Issues
Warner Bros. Discovery ANZ /ThreeNow and Three
Best Presenter: News And Current Affairs
Patrick Gower
Newshub Live at 6pm, Paddy Gower Has Issues, AM, The Project NZ, Paddy Gower On...
Warner Bros. Discovery ANZ / Newshub / ThreeNow and Three
Best Editing: Drama / Comedy Drama
Carly Turner
Princess of Chaos
Chaos Films Ltd, Brown Sugar Apple Grunt Ltd, Augusto Ltd / TVNZ 2 & TVNZ+
Best Contribution to a Soundtrack
Ben Sinclair, Buster Flaws, Travis Heffernen, Steve Finnigan, Joel Haines
The Brokenwood Mysteries: Season 8, Episode 2
South Pacific Pictures / TVNZ 1 and TVNZ+
Best Post Production Design
Alana Cotton
Princess of Chaos
Chaos Films Ltd, Brown Sugar Apple Grunt Ltd & Augusto Ltd / TVNZ 2 & TVNZ+
Best Production Design
John Allan
One Lane Bridge
Great Southern Television / TVNZ 1 and TVNZ+
Best Script: Drama
Jessica Joy Wood
Shortland Street: Season 32, Episodes 7714, 7715, 7716
South Pacific Pictures / TVNZ 2 and TVNZ+
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