The 2007 Air New Zealand Screen Awards were held on Wednesday 1 August 2007 at SkyCity Theatre in Auckland, New Zealand. It was to be the final stand-alone NZ Screen Awards, as in 2008 the awards merged with the Qantas Television Awards and became the Qantas Film and Television Awards.
Unlike previous years, the 2007 awards did not include a section for feature films, as the New Zealand Screen Director's Guild felt there had not been enough feature films released to "warrant a robust competition". Films produced in the 2007 eligibility period would be eligible for entry in the 2008 awards.
Nominees and winners
There were 24 television categories (a decrease of six on 2006), two digital feature categories, four short film categories and no feature film categories.
Television
Best Drama Programme Karaoke High (eps 1 & 9), Debra Kelleher Outrageous Fortune (eps 7 & 16), South Pacific Pictures Shortland Street (eps 3599 & 3642), South Pacific PicturesBest Comedy Programme bro'Town (ep 3.2), Elizabeth Mitchell Moon TV (series 3, ep 1), Leigh Hart Wayne Anderson – Singer of Songs (ep 3), Glenn Elliott, Julia Parnell, Orlando Stewart, Jason PengellyBest Documentary Love, Speed and Loss, Visionary Film & TV Touch Wood, Production Line Try Revolution, Leanne PooleyBest Factual Series Hunger for the Wild (eps 2 & 3), Peter Young, Tracy Roe Emergency (eps 2 & 7), Jenny Williams Hidden in the Numbers (eps 1 & 3), Mark McNeill, Dianne LindesayBest Mäori Language Programme Waka Huia (Te Tau Whakamahara I a Tumatauenga), TVNZ Korero Ki Nga Kararehe (ep 5: Makimaki), Robert Pouwhare Waka Huia (Korowai o Te Aroha, part 3), TVNZBest Children's Programme Maddigan's Quest (ep 8), South Pacific Pictures Let's Get Inventin' (ep 1: Rocket Skates), Neil Stichbury, Luke Nola The Killian Curse (series 1), Thomas Robins, Debra KelleherBest Lifestyle/Entertainment Programme Dancing with the Stars (series 2, ep 8), Debra Kelleher Marae DIY, Screentime/Hula Haka Productions The Living Room (series 3, ep 10), Mark Albiston, Sticky PicturesBest Event Broadcast Na Ratou Mo Tatou – They Did It For Us, Screentime/Mäori Television Te Arikinui Dame Te Atairangikaahu – 1931–2006, Derek Te Kotuku Wooster Vodafone X-Air 2006 Post Event Shows (ep 3), Warren Green, Jason Naran, Sticky PicturesBest Sports Programme Code (ep 32), Code/Mäori Television IRB Sevens World Series – Wellington, Stu Dennison, TVNZ Sport The Chosen Ones (ep 2: John Walker), Martin Crowe, Ian JohnBest Reality Series Henderson To Hollywood (eps 8 & 9), Ondrej Havas Piha Rescue (series 3, ep 1), Eric Derks Tough Act (eps 1 & 5), Gibson GroupPerformance by an Actress Robyn Malcolm, Outrageous Fortune (ep 16) Amanda Billing, Shortland Street (ep 3642) Rose McIver, Maddigan's Quest (ep 2)Performance by a Supporting Actress Anna Jullienne, Shortland Street (ep 3566) Siobhan Marshall, Outrageous Fortune (ep 13) Antonia Prebble, Outrageous Fortune (ep 14)Performance by an Actor Antony Starr, Outrageous Fortune (ep 7) Grant Bowler, Outrageous Fortune (ep 7) Jordan Metcalfe, Maddigan's Quest (ep 12)Performance by a Supporting Actor Frank Whitten, Outrageous Fortune (ep 13) Tammy Davis, Outrageous Fortune (ep 12) Will Wallace, Orange Roughies (ep 1)Presenter, Entertainment/Factual Jason Gunn, Dancing with the Stars (series 2, ep 8) Joel Defries, Vodafone Select Live (ep 122) Te Radar, Hidden in the Numbers (ep 1)Script, Drama James Griffin, Outrageous Fortune (Christmas special) Rachel Lang, Maddigan's Quest (ep 5) Rachel Lang, Outrageous Fortune (ep 16)Achievement in Directing, Drama/Comedy Programme Simon Bennett, Outrageous Fortune (ep 16) Mark Beesley, Outrageous Fortune (ep 11) Michael Bennett, Outrageous Fortune (series 2, ep 7)Achievement in Directing, Documentary Justin Pemberton, Love, Speed and Loss Mark Albiston, Artsville (ep 1: The Magical Word of Misery) James Frankham, Pacific Solution
Achievement in Directing, Factual Programming/Entertainment Rupert MacKenzie, Hidden in the Numbers (ep 2) Mark Albiston, The Living Room (series 3, ep 10) Peter Young, Hunger for the Wild
Achievement in Camerawork, Documentary Peter Young, Country Calendar (ep 22: Cray Coast) James Ellis, Waka Reo (series 2) Simon Raby, Elgar's Enigma: Biography of a Concerto
Achievement in Editing Documentary Bryan Shaw, Love, Speed and Loss John Fraser, Hidden In The Numbers (ep 3) Tim Woodhouse, Try Revolution
Achievement in Original Music Victoria Kelly, Maddigan's Quest (ep 5) Joel Haines, Outrageous Fortune (ep 8) Dianne Swann, Brett Adams – The Bads, Hunger for the Wild
Contribution to a Soundtrack Carl Smith, Rodney Larsen, Steve Finnigan, Maddigan's Quest (ep 2) Carl Smith, Steve Finnigan, Outrageous Fortune (ep 8) Beth Tredray, Hunger for the Wild
Contribution to Design Tracey Collins, Maddigan's Quest (ep 1) Albedo VFX, Maddigan's Quest (ep 13) Katrina Hodge, Outrageous Fortune (ep 8)
Digital Feature
Best Digital Feature The Waimate Conspiracy, Stefen Lewis The Devil Dared Me To, Chris Stapp, Matt Heath, Karl Zohrab You Move You Die, Ketzal SterlingTechnical Contribution to a Digital Feature Duncan Cole, The Last Magic Show Rhys Duncan, You Move You Die Georgie Hill, The Last Magic Show
Short film
Best Short Film Run, Mark Albiston Fog, Rachel Gardner, Peter Salmon Hawaikii, Michael JonathanPerformance in a Short Film Chelsie Preston Crayford, Fog Tyrrell Samia, Run Helayna Seiuli, Run
Script for a Short Film Louis Sutherland, Run Miki Magasiva, Uso Brother Fiona Samuel, The Garden of Love
Technical Contribution to a Short Film John Harding, The King Boys Simon Baumfield, Run Ginny Loane, Fog
References