The 2006 Air New Zealand Screen Awards were held on Thursday 24 August 2006 at SkyCity Theatre in Auckland, New Zealand. Previously known as the New Zealand Screen Awards, the awards were renamed when airline Air New Zealand became the naming-rights sponsor, signing for five years of sponsorship.
The film awards had only four titles in the feature films category: The World's Fastest Indian, No.2, River Queen and Sione's Wedding, with The World's Fastest Indian winning seven of its 10 categories. Hollywood actors Anthony Hopkins and Ruby Dee won the Best Actor and Best Actress awards.
Nominees and Winners
There were 13 feature film categories (an increase of one on 2005), two digital feature categories, four short film categories and 28 television categories (an increase of six on 2005).
Best Picture
The World's Fastest Indian, Gary Hannam, Roger Donaldson
No.2, Tim White, Philippa Campbell, Lydia Livingstone
River Queen, Don Reynolds, Chris Auty
Sione's Wedding, John Barnett, Chloe Smith
Achievement in Directing
Roger Donaldson, The World's Fastest Indian
Toa Fraser, No.2
Chris Graham, Sione's Wedding
Screenplay
Roger Donaldson, The World's Fastest Indian
Toa Fraser, No.2
James Griffin, Oscar Kightley, Sione's Wedding
Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role
Anthony Hopkins, The World's Fastest Indian
Cliff Curtis, River Queen
Shimpal Lelisi, Sione's Wedding
Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role
Ruby Dee, No.2
Teuila Blakely, Sione's Wedding
Samantha Morton, River Queen
Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role
Rene Naufahu, No.2
Xavier Horan, No.2
Rawiri Pene, River Queen
Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role
Mia Blake, No.2
Miriama McDowell, No.2
Madeleine Sami, Sione's Wedding
Achievement in Cinematography
Alun Bollinger, River Queen
David Gribble ACS, The World's Fastest Indian
Leon Narbey, No.2
Achievement in Editing
John Gilbert ACE, The World's Fastest Indian
Paul Maxwell, Sione's Wedding
Chris Plummer, No.2
Achievement in Original Music
Don McGlashan, No.2
J. Peter Robinson, The World's Fastest Indian
Contribution to a Soundtrack
Tim Prebble, Gethin Creagh, Michael Hedges, The World's Fastest Indian
Tony Johnson, Sione's Wedding
Tim Prebble, Mike Hedges, Dave Madigan, No.2
Achievement in Production Design
J. Dennis Washington, Rob Gillies, The World's Fastest Indian
Iain Aitken, Sione's Wedding
Rick Kofoed, River Queen
Achievement in Costume Design
Barbara Darragh, River Queen
Nancy Cavallaro, Jane Holland, The World's Fastest Indian
Jane Holland, Sione's Wedding
Best Digital Feature
{Dream} Preserved, Stephen Kang
Banana in a Nutshell, Roseanne Liang
Squeegee Bandit, Rhonda Kite, Sandor Lau
Technical Contribution to a Digital Feature
Sandor Lau, Squeegee Bandit
Tim McLachlan, Hidden
Derek Pearson, EVENT 16
Best Short Film
Nature’s Way, Jane Shearer
Blue Willow, Veialu Aila-Unsworth
Us, James Blick
Performance in a Short Film
Alison Bruce, Us
Anna Hutchison, The Lost One
Matthew Sunderland, Nature’s Way
Script for a Short Film
Paolo Rotondo, Dead Letters
Veialu Aila-Unsworth, Blue Willow
James Blick, Us
Technical Contribution to a Short Film
Andrew Commis, Nature’s Way
Grant Major, Dead Letters
Tom Reilly, The Ambassador’s Brain
Best Drama Programme
Outrageous Fortune (ep 4), Mike Smith (South Pacific Pictures)
'The Insider's Guide To Love' (ep 2), Dave Gibson, Donna Malane, Chris Tyson (The Gibson Group)
The Market (ep1), Rachel Jean (Isola Productions Ltd)
Best Drama Series
Outrageous Fortune, Mike Smith (South Pacific Pictures)
The Insider's Guide To Love, Dave Gibson, Donna Malane, Chris Tyson (The Gibson Group)
The Market, Rachel Jean (Isola Productions Ltd)
Best Comedy Programme
bro'Town, Elizabeth Mitchell (Firehorse Films)
Facelift – series 3, Chris Ellis, Dave Gibson (The Gibson Group)
Seven Periods with Mr Gormsby, Tom Scott, Danny Mulheron (Direct Hit)
Best Documentary
The Promise, Leanne Pooley (Spacific Films)
Black Grace, From Cannon’s Creek to Jacob’s Pillow, Aileen O’Sullivan, Toby Mills (Seannachie/Tawera Productions)
Lifting of the Makutu, Peta Carey (Watershed Films)
Best Documentary / Factual Series
High Times, Rachel Jean (Isola Productions Ltd)
Off The Rails – A Love Story, Melanie Rakena, Marcus Lush (Jam TV)
Wicked Weather, John Hyde (NHNZ)
Best Mäori Language Programme
Koi, Chris Winitana (Awekura Productions)
Moteatea, Hinewehi Mohi, Fran Davey (Raukatauri Productions)
Pukana, Matai Smith (Cinco Cine Film Productions)
Best Children’s Programme
Holly's Heroes, Dave Gibson (The Gibson Group), Ann Darrouzet, Jenni Tosi (Tosi Westside)
QTV, "Project Q", Glenis Giles (Oliver Giles Productions)
Smokefreerockquest 2005, Pamela Cain, Lorraine Barry (Screentime Ltd)
Best Lifestyle/Entertainment Programme
Dancing With the Stars, Debra Kelleher (TVNZ)
Game of Two Halves, Carlena Smith (Eyeworks Touchdown)
The Living Room, series 3, Mark Albiston, Amelia Bardsley (Sticky Pictures)
Best Event Broadcast
Westfield Style Pasifika 2005, Stan Wolfgramm, Julie Smith (Drum Productions)
National Mäori Sports Awards 2005, Bailey Mackey, Brendon Butt (Mäori Television)
Shihad Live Aotea Square, Hayley Cunningham (Visionary Film & Television)
Best Reality Series
Border Patrol "Busted At The Border", Nigel Snowden (Cream TV)
Miss Popularity, Greg Heathcote, Julie Christie (Eyeworks Touchdown)
The Big Experiment, Charlotte Purdy, Sam Blackley, Jill Graham (Rogue Productions)
Performance by an Actress
Kate Elliott, The Insider's Guide To Love
Luanne Gordon, Interrogation
Cherie James, The Market
Performance by a Supporting Actress
Claire Chitham, Interrogation
Anapela Polataivao, The Market
Antonia Prebble, Outrageous Fortune
Performance by an Actor
Gareth Reeves, The Insider's Guide To Love
Xavier Horan, The Market
Antony Starr, Outrageous Fortune
Performance by a Supporting Actor
Pete Smith, The Market
Nick Dunbar, The Insider's Guide To Love
Joel Tobeck, Interrogation
Presenter Entertainment/Factual
Marcus Lush, Off the Rails – A Love Story
Tamati Coffey, What Now (Whitebait TV)
Temuera Morrison, The Tem Show (Greenstone Pictures)
Script, Single Episode of a Drama Series or Serial
Fiona Samuel, Interrogation, "Girl in Woods"
Paula Boock, The Insider's Guide To Love, episode 6
Rachel Lang & James Griffin, Outrageous Fortune, episode 13
Script, Comedy
Oscar Kightley, Mario Gaoa, David Fane, Shimpal Lelisi, Elizabeth Mitchell, bro'Town, "Touched By A Teacher"
Dave Armstrong, Danny Mulheron, Tom Scott, Seven Periods with Mr Gormsby, episode 3
Peter Cox, The Pretender, episode 1
Achievement in Directing, Drama/Comedy Programme
Nathan Price, The Insider's Guide To Love
Mark Beesley, Outrageous Fortune
Murray Keane, Interrogation
Achievement in Directing, Documentary
Peta Carey, Lifting of the Makutu
Leanne Pooley, The Promise
Gaylene Preston, Earthquake
Achievement in Directing, Factual/Entertainment/Reality
Mark Albiston, The Living Room, series 3
Jane Andrews, Intrepid Journeys "Cuba With Kim Hill"
Melanie Rakena, Off the Rails – A Love Story
Achievement in Camerawork, Drama
Simon Baumfield, The Insider's Guide To Love
Grant McKinnon, The Market
David Paul, The Insider's Guide To Love
Achievement in Camerawork, Documentary
Wayne Vinten, The Promise
Renaud Maire, Lifting of the Makutu
Michael O’Connor, Black Grace – From Cannon’s Creek to Jacob’s Pillow
Achievement in Editing, Drama
Lisa Hough, Interrogation
Nicola Smith, Outrageous Fortune
Paul Sutorius, The Insider's Guide To Love
Achievement in Editing, Documentary
Ken Sparks, Black Grace – From Cannon’s Creek to Jacob’s Pillow
Mark Taylor, High Times
Tim Woodhouse, The Promise
Achievement in Original Music
David Long, The Insider's Guide To Love
Jonathan Besser, Whirimako Black, Oliver Mtukudzi, Lands of Our Fathers – My African Legacy
Plan 9: David Donaldson, Stephen Roche, Janet Roddick, Earthquake
Contribution to a Soundtrack
Melanie Graham, Polly McKinnon, Mike Hedges, Earthquake
Steve Finnigan, Tom Miskin, Outrageous Fortune
Ian Leslie, Chris Todd, Ray Beentjes, Frontier of Dreams
Achievement in Production Design
Ant Sang, bro'Town
Clayton Ercolano, Outrageous Fortune
Brett Schwieters, Interrogation
Contribution to Design
Nic Smillie, The Insider's Guide To Love
Karl Butler, The Survivor Files
Alex Kennedy (Kennedy Model Making), Facelift, series 3
