The 2010 Qantas Film and Television Awards were held on Saturday 18 September at the Civic Theatre in Auckland, New Zealand. The craft awards were presented in a separate awards lunch at the Auckland Town Hall on Friday 17 September. It was the final of the Qantas Film and Television Awards, before Qantas was lost as the naming-rights sponsor and the awards were renamed the Aotearoa Film and Television Awards.
The awards are best remembered for the expletive-filled acceptance speech given by Breakfast presenter Paul Henry upon winning the People's Choice Award. Highlights from the main awards evening were broadcast on Sunday 19 September on TV ONE.
Nominees and winners
Awards were given in 58 categories, covering news and current affairs, general television, feature film and short film.
News and Current Affairs
Qantas Best News
ONE News (TV One)3 News (TV3)Tonight (TV One)Best News or Current Affairs Presenter
John Campbell, Campbell Live, "Tsunami Aftermath" (TV3)Hilary Barry & Mike McRoberts, 3 News, "Aisling Symes" (TV3)Carly Flynn, Sunrise, "Samoa Tsunami" (TV3)Best News Reporting
Paul Hobbs, ONE News, "TSU Funerals" (TV One)Lisa Owen, ONE News, "Baker Hostage" (TV One)Rebecca Wright, 3 News, "Drink Drive Fly" (TV3)Journalist of the Year
Paul Hobbs, “TSU Funerals”, ONE News (TV One)Best Current Affairs Reporting for a weekly programme or one off current affairs special
Janet McIntyre & Joanne Mitchell, Sunday, "Discourse with a Dictator" (TV One)John Hudson & Jane Skinner, Sunday, "Child Brides" (TV One)Karen McCarthy, 60 Minutes, "Homocide" (TV3)Best Current Affairs Reporting for a daily programme
Brook Sabin, Campbell Live, "Darryl's Recovery" (TV3)Corinne Ambler, Close Up, "Dwarf" (TV One)Natasha Utting, Campbell Live, "Fraudster" (TV3)News and Current Affairs (craft)
Best Current Affairs Series
Sunday (TV One)Campbell Live (TV3)Willie Jackson's NewsBites (Maori Television)Best News Camera
Steve Lawton, ONE News, "Birds" (TV One)Michael Lacoste, 3 News, "Maubisse, Haiti and Bangkok" (TV3)Daniel O'Sullivan, ONE News, "Ice Energy" (TV One)Best Current Affairs Camera
Martin Anderson, 20/20, "Lost and Found" (TV2)Ken Dorman, Sunday, "Brave Choice" (TV One)Belinda Walshe, 60 Minutes, "Braking Point" (TV3)Belinda Walshe, 60 Minutes, "Drug Runner" (TV3)Best News Editing
Andrew Gibb, Breakfast, "Spelling Bee" (TV One)Kirsten Bolam, ONE News, "Cavalcade" (TV One)Paul Sparkes, ONE News, "Opshop" (TV One)Best Current Affairs Editing
Catherine Hallinan, Campbell Live, "Darryl" (TV3)Andrew Gibb, Close Up, "Apprentice" (TV One)Vicky Harker, Sunday Episode 24, "Born to Dance" (TV One)Best Drama Programme
Outrageous Fortune, South Pacific Pictures (TV3)The Cult, Rachel Gardner, Great Southern Television Ltd (TV 2)Go Girls, South Pacific Pictures (TV3)Best Comedy Programme
The Jaquie Brown Diaries, Jaquie Brown, Gerard Johnstone, Young, Gifted & Brown (TV3)7 Days, Jon Bridges & thedownlowconcept (TV3)Pulp Sport, Jamie Linehan & Ben Boyce, Shonky Productions (TV3)Best Maori Language Programme
E Tu Kahikatea, TeNoni Ltd (Maori Television)AKO, Jeni-Leigh Walker & Pania Papa (Maori Television)Moteatea, Hinewehi Mohi (Maori Television)Best Children's/Youth Programme
Reservoir Hill, KHF Media (TV2)Let's Get Inventin' "Eco Rat Trap", Luke Nola and Friends Ltd (TV2)Kaitangata Twitch, Christopher Hampson Production Shed.TV (Maori Television)Best Information/Lifestyle Programme
Radar's Patch, Jane Andrews, JAM TV Ltd (TV One)Fair Go, Graeme Muir, TVNZ (TV One)South, Melanie Rakena and Marcus Lush, JAM TV Ltd (TV One)Best Entertainment Programme
The Topp Twins & The APO, Arwen O'Connor, Satellite Media (TV3)Good Morning: Sir Howard Morrison Special, Sally-Anne Kerr, TVNZ (TV One)Homai Te Pakipaki, Homai Te Pakipaki (Maori Television)Best Sports Broadcast
TV3 V8 Supercars Hamilton 400, Nigel Carpenter, TV3 (TV3)Heineken Open Tennis Final 2010, Steve Jamieson, TVNZ (TV One)International Netball Series 2009, Barbara Mitchell, TVNZ (TV One)Best Observational Reality Series
Intrepid Journeys, Dean Cornish, JAM TV Ltd (TV One)Neighbours at War, Sarah Kinniburgh, Greenstone Pictures (TV2)Piha Rescue, Eric Derks, South Pacific Video Productions (TV One)Best Constructed Reality Series
One Land, Julie Christie & Bailey Mackey, Eyeworks New Zealand (TV One)MasterChef New Zealand, Bettina Hollings & Darryl McEwen, Imagination Television (TV One)The Apprentice, Glenn Sims & Philip Smith, Great Southern Television Ltd (TV2)Best Performance by an Actress – General Television
Danielle Cormack, The Cult, Great Southern Television Ltd (TV2)Kate Elliott, The Cult, Great Southern Television Ltd (TV2)Siobhan Marshall, Outrageous Fortune, South Pacific Pictures (TV 3)Best Performance by a Supporting Actress – General Television
Lisa Chappell, The Cult, Great Southern Television Ltd (TV2)Chelsie Preston Crayford, The Cult, Great Southern Television Ltd (TV2)Miriama Smith, Kaitangata Twitch, Production Shed.TV (Maori Television)Best Performance by an Actor – General Television
George Henare, Kaitangata Twitch, Production Shed.TV (Maori Television)Latham Gaines, The Cult, Great Southern Television Ltd (TV2)Kirk Torrance, Outrageous Fortune, South Pacific Pictures (TV3)Best Performance by a Supporting Actor – General Television
Matt Whelan, Go Girls, South Pacific Pictures, (TV2)Grant Bowler, Outrageous Fortune, South Pacific Pictures (TV3)Scott Wills, The Cult, Great Southern Television Ltd (TV2)Best Presenter Entertainment/Factual Programme
Marcus Lush, South, Jam TV Ltd (TV One)Petra Bagust, What's Really In Our Food?, Top Shelf Productions Limited (TV3)Te Radar, Radar's Patch, JAM TV (TV One)Best Script – Drama/Comedy Programme
James Griffin, Outrageous Fortune, South Pacific Pictures (TV3)Michael Bennett, Kaitangata Twitch, Production Shed.TV (Maori Television)Rachel Lang, Go Girls, South Pacific Pictures, (TV2)Best Director – Drama/Comedy Programme
Gerard Johnstone, The Jaquie Brown Diaries, Young, Gifted and Brown (TV3)Peter Burger, Go Girls, South Pacific Pictures (TV2)David Stubbs & Thomas Robins, Reservoir Hill, KHF Media Ltd (TV2)Best Director – Factual/Entertainment Programme
Melanie Rakena, South, JAM TV Ltd (TV One)Jane Andrews, Radar's Patch, JAM TV (TV One)Belinda Simpson, Intrepid Journeys (TV One)Best Multi Camera Direction in General Television
Steve Jamieson, Heineken Open Tennis Final 2010, TVNZ (TV One)Steve Jamieson, Takapuna Sprint Triathlon, TVNZ (TV One)Barbara Mitchell, International Netball Series 2009, TVNZ (TV One)Best Cinematography – Drama/Comedy Programme
Simon Reira, The Cult, Great Southern Television Ltd (TV2)David Paul, Kaitangata Twitch, Production Shed.TV (Maori Television)Marty Smith, Outrageous Fortune, South Pacific Pictures (TV3)Images & Sound Best Editing – Drama/Comedy Programme
Eric de Beus, The Cult, Great Southern Television Ltd (TV2)Bryan Shaw, Outrageous Fortune, South Pacific Pictures (TV3)Mark Taylor, Go Girls, South Pacific Pictures (TV2)Best Original Music in General Television
Rhian Sheehan, The Cult, Great Southern Television Ltd (TV2)Gareth Farr, Kaitangata Twitch, Production Shed.TV (Maori Television)Eden Mulholland, World Kitchen, Zoomslide Media Ltd (TV3)Best Sound Design in General Television
Tom Miskin, James Hayday & Steve Finnigan, Kaitangata Twitch, Production Shed.TV (Maori Television)Tom Miskin, Steve Finnigan, Go Girls, South Pacific Pictures (TV2)Carl Smith, Outrageous Fortune, South Pacific Pictures (TV3)Best Production Design in General Television
Gary Mackay, Kaitangata Twitch, Production Shed (Maori Television)Clayton Ercolano, Outrageous Fortune, South Pacific Pictures (TV3)Gary Mackay, Go Girls, South Pacific Pictures (TV2)Best Contribution to Design in General Television
David Cooke, The Cult, Great Southern Television Ltd (TV2)Katrina Hodge, Outrageous Fortune, South Pacific Pictures (TV3)Sarah Voon, Go Girls, South Pacific Pictures (TV2)Best Popular Documentary
Lost in Wonderland, Costa Botes, Lone Pine FilmDonated to Science, Paul Trotman, PRNfilms (TV3)The Worst Offenders, Virginia Wright, Southern Screen Productions (TV One)Best Arts/Festival/Feature Documentary * This Way of Life, Cloud South Films
There Once was an Island: Te Henua e Nnoho, Lyn Collie and Briar MarchThe Unnatural History of the Kakapo, ELWIN ProductionsBest Director – Documentary
Thomas Burstyn, This Way of Life, Cloud South FilmsTearepa Kahi, The Flight of Te Hookioi, Monsoon Pictures International Ltd (Maori Television)Robin Shingleton, Real Crime: The Truth About Us, Project Melting Pot (TV One)Best Cinematography – Documentary/Factual Programme
Marty Williams, Costa Botes & Gareth Moon, Lost in Wonderland, Lone Pine FilmThomas Burstyn, This Way of Life, Cloud South FilmsBriar March, There Once was an Island: Te Henua e NnohoBest Editing – Documentary/Factual Programme
Prisca Bouchet & Briar March, There Once was an Island: Te Henua e NnohoCushla Dillion, This Way of Life, Cloud South FilmsKen Sparks, The Worst Offenders, Southern Screen Productions (TV One)Best Feature Film
Boy, Ainsley Gardiner, Whenua FilmsHome by Christmas, Gaylene Preston, Sue Rogers & Nigel Hutchinson, Doublehead FilmsUnder the Mountain, Richard Fletcher, Matthew Grainger & Jonathan King, Redhead FilmsBest Director in a Film Feature
Taika Waititi, Boy, Whenua FilmsGaylene Preston, Home by Christmas, Doublehead FilmsStephen Sinclair, Russian Snark, Godzone PicturesBest Lead Actor in a Feature Film
Tony Barry, Home by Christmas, Doublehead FilmsStephen Papps, Russian Snark, Godzone PicturesJames Rolleston, Boy, Whenua FilmsBest Lead Actress in a Feature Film
Vera Farmiga, The Vintner's Luck, Ascension Film LtdAlison Bruce, Life's a Riot, Riot ProductionsElena Stejko, Russian Snark, Godzone PicturesBest Supporting Actor in a Feature Film
Taika Waititi, Boy, Whenua FilmsTe Aho Eketone-Whitu, Boy, Whenua FilmsSam Neill, Under the Mountain, Redhead Films LimitedBest Supporting Actress in a Feature Film
Stephanie Tauevihi, Russian Snark, Godzone PicturesKeisha Castle-Hughes, The Vintner's Luck, Ascension Film LtdTina Cleary, Home by Christmas, Doublehead FilmsBest Screenplay for a Feature Film
Taika Waititi, Boy, Whenua FilmsDean Parker, Life's a Riot, Riot ProductionsGaylene Preston, Home by Christmas, Doublehead FilmsBest Cinematography in a Feature Film
Adam Clark, Boy, Whenua FilmsAlun Bollinger, Home by Christmas, Doublehead FilmsDenis Lenoir, The Vintner's Luck, Ascension Film LtdBest Editing in a Feature Film
Chris Plummer, Boy, Whenua FilmsKen Sparks, Life's a Riot, Riot ProductionsPaul Sutorius, Home by Christmas, Doublehead FilmsBest Original Music in a Feature Film
Lukasz Buda, Samuel Scott & Conrad Wedde, Boy, Whenua FilmsVictoria Kelly, Under the Mountain, Redhead Films LimitedDavid Long & Stephen Gallagher, Russian Snark, Godzone PicturesBest Sound Design in a Feature Film
Tim Prebble, Ken Saville, Michael Hedges & Gethin Creagh, Home by Christmas, Doublehead FilmsTim Prebble, Gethin Creagh & Gilbert Lake, Under the Mountain, Redhead Films LimitedKen Saville, Tim Prebble, Chris Todd, Michael Hedges & Gilbert Lake, Boy, Whenua FilmsBest Production Design in a Feature Film
Grant Major, The Vintner's Luck, Ascension Film LtdRalph Davies, Under the Mountain, Redhead Films LimitedShayne Radford, Boy, Whenua FilmsBest Costume Design in a Feature Film
Beatrix Pasztor, The Vintner's Luck, Ascension Film LtdLeslie Burkes-Harding, Home by Christmas, Doublehead FilmsAmanda Neale, Boy, Whenua FilmsBest Make-Up Design in a Feature Film
Steve Boyle & Jane O'Kane, Under the Mountain, Redhead Films LimitedAngela Mooar, Home by Christmas, Doublehead FilmsDannelle Satherley, Boy, Whenua FilmsBest Visual Effects in a Feature Film
Charlie McClellan, Under the Mountain, Redhead Films LimitedPark Road Post, Russian Snark, Godzone PicturesGeorge Ritchie, The Vintner's Luck, Ascension Film LtdBest Short Film
thedownlowconcept, Only Son, thedownlowconceptZoe McIntosh, Day Trip, Lone Pine FilmSam Peacocke, Manurewa, Robber's Dog Films LtdBest Performance in a Short Film
Tuhoe Isaac, Day Trip, Lone Pine FilmAaron McGregor, Choice Night, POP FilmJosh Thomson, Only Son, thedownlowconceptBest Screenplay for a Short Film
Thedownlowconcept, Ryan Hutchings, Jarrod Holt, Nigel McCulloch, Only Son, thedownlowconceptSam Peacocke, Manurewa, Robber's Dog Films LtdPaul Stanley Ward, Choice Night, POP FilmOutstanding Technical Contribution to a Short Film
Ginny Loane, Redemption, Isola Productions LtdRobert Key, Roof Rattling, Robin Murphy Productions LimitedGareth Moon, Jodie Stack, Chris Ulutupu & Kate Logan, Day Trip, Lone Pine FilmPaul Henry, BreakfastBeth Allen, Shortland StreetJason Gunn, Cheers to 50 YearsKimberley Crossman, Shortland StreetRobyn Malcolm, Outrageous FortuneJaquie Brown, The Jaquie Brown DiariesMike McRoberts, 3 NewsBernadine Oliver-Kerby, ONE NewsPippa Wetzell, BreakfastKevin Milne, Fair Go