The 2001 Nokia New Zealand Film Awards were held on 10 November 2001 at the St James Theatre in Wellington, New Zealand. To better suit the release schedule of the film industry, the date of the awards ceremony was moved from a mid-year date of previous years to November. The awards were presented by the New Zealand Academy of Film and Television Arts and sponsored by Nokia New Zealand who also sponsored the Nokia New Zealand Film Awards Scholarship, awarded to a film student. The awards presentation featured a tribute to director John O'Shea.
Nominees and Winners
Prizes were awarded in 21 categories. Road move Snakeskin won with most awards, with six, while Stickmen won four.
Best Film
Snakeskin, Vanessa SheldrickStickmen, Michelle TurnerRain, Philippa Campbell, John Toon, Robin ScholesBest Director
Hamish Rothwell, StickmenGillian Ashurst, SnakeskinChristine Jeffs, RainBest Actor
Scott Wills, StickmenKarl Urban, The Irrefutable Truth about DemonsTemuera Morrison, Crooked EarthBest Actress
Sarah Peirse, RainMelanie Lynskey, SnakeskinVicky Haughton, Her MajestyBest Supporting Actor
Alistair Browning, RainPaul Glover, SnakeskinLawrence Makoare, Crooked EarthBest Supporting Actress
Luanne Gordon, StickmenNancy Brunning, Crooked EarthLiddy Holloway, Her MajestyBest Juvenile Performer
Alicia Fulford-Wierzbicki, RainEmily Barclay, No-One Can Hear YouSally Andrews, Her MajestyBest Screenplay
Stickmen, Nick WardSnakeskin, Gillian AshurstThe Irrefutable Truth about Demons, Glen StandringBest Cinematography
Snakeskin, Donald DuncanStickmen, Nigel BluckRain, John ToonBest Editing
Snakeskin, Cushla Dillon and Marcus DarcyThe Irrefutable Truth about Demons, Paul SutoriusStickmen, Owen Ferrier-KerrBest Original Music
Snakeskin, Leyton & Joost LangveldExposure, Bruce LynchCrooked Earth, James HallBest Contribution to a Soundtrack
Snakeskin, Dave WhiteheadStickmen, Mike HedgesHer Majesty, Tony JohnsonBest Make-Up
Her Majesty, Debra EastSnakeskin, Vanessa HurleyThe Irrefutable Truth about Demons, Kareen DonalsonStickmen, Debra EastBest Costume Design
Her Majesty, Lesley Burke-HardingStickmen, Nic SmillieRain, Kirsty CameronBest Design
Her Majesty, Kim SinclairStickmen, Neville StevensonRain, Kirsty ClaytonBest Computer Generated Images
Snakeskin, Peter HurnardThe Irrefutable Truth about Demons, Nigel StreeterStickmen, OktoberBest Digitally Mastered Feature Film
The Waiting Game, Robert Rowe and Cristobal Araus LobosThe Shirt, John Laing and Ross BevanBack River Road, Peter TaitBest Short Film
Junk, Greg KingFalling Sparrows, Murray KeaneCamping With Camus, Alan ErsonBest Script for Short Film
Cow, Michael BennettFalling Sparrows, Murray KeaneRoom Tone, Charlie McClellanBest Technical Contribution to Short Film
Junk, John ChrystoffelsCow, Robert GilliesLike An Angel, Dave WhiteheadBest Performance In A Short Film
Jonathon Hardy, Camping With CamusLee Hartley, A New Way HomeJed Brophy, Room Tone