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The 2023 New Zealand Television Awards show was held at Auckland's Viaduct Events Centre, on Tuesday 5th December.

Actor and comedian Kura Forrester returned to host the event.

The winners were:

NZ On Air Best Drama The Gone Kingfisher Films / Keeper Pictures / Southern Light Films / TVNZ 1 and TVNZ+
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 Production / TVNZ 2 and TVNZ+
Best Format Reality Series The Restaurant That Makes Mistakes Great Southern Television / TVNZ 1 and TVNZ+
Best Current Affairs Programme Sunday TVNZ / TVNZ 1 and TVNZ+
NZ On Air Best Children's Programme Mystic Season 3 Libertine Pictures & Slim Film + TV / TVNZ 2 and TVNZ+
Te Māngai Pāho Best Māori Programme NZ Wars, Stories of Wairau Aotearoa Media Collective & Great Southern Television / RNZ
Te Māngai Pāho Best Reo Māori Programme Homesteads Te Imurangi Ltd / Whakaata Māori
NZ On Air Best Pasifika Programme Brutal Lives - Mo'ui Faingata'a: Season 2 Kingston Productions Ltd / The Coconet TV
Best News Coverage 1News- Cyclone Gabrielle TVNZ / 1News, TVNZ 1
Best Sports Programme East Coast Rising Pango Productions / TVNZ 2 and TVNZ+
Best Live Event Coverage ANZAC 2023 Whakaata Māori
Best Entertainment Programme Taskmaster NZ Kevin & Co / TVNZ 1 and TVNZ 2
Best Director: Documentary/Factual Toby Longbottom Fire and Fury Stuff Circuit / Stuff 
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
Reporter of the Year Thomas Mead 1News TVNZ / 1News, TVNZ 1
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
TV Personality of the Year Aesha Scott Below Deck Down Under Bravo (New Zealand) / Hayu NZ
NZTV Legend 2023 Oscar Kightley
Best Editing: Documentary or Factual Toby Longbottom Fire and Fury Stuff Circuit / Stuff
Best Editing: Drama / Comedy Drama Carly Turner Princess of Chaos  Chaos Films Ltd, Brown Sugar Apple Grunt Ltd, Augusto Ltd / TVNZ 2 & TVNZ+
Best Camerawork: Documentary or Factual Kina Scollay & Alex Hubert Our Big Blue Backyard - Snares Island NHNZ Worldwide Ltd / TVNZ 1 & TVNZ+
Best Director: Multi Camera Steve Jamieson Rugby World Cup 2023 Final World Rugby / HBS / ThreeNow, Three & Spark
Images & Sound Best Cinematography: Drama / Comedy Drama Dave Cameron NZCS ACS The Gone: Season 1, Episode 2 Kingfisher Films / Keeper Pictures / Southern Light Films / TVNZ 1 and 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+
Images & Sound Best Original Score Mahuia Bridgman-Cooper The Gone: Season 1, Episode 4 Kingfisher Films / Keeper Pictures / Southern Light Films / 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 and TVNZ+
Best Production Design John Allan One Lane Bridge Great Southern Television / TVNZ 1 and TVNZ+
Best Costume Design Pauline H Pohatu The Gone Kingfisher Films / Keeper Pictures / Southern Light Films / TVNZ 1 and TVNZ+
Best Makeup Design Kelly Mitchell The Gone Kingfisher Films / Keeper Pictures / Southern Light Films / TVNZ 1 and TVNZ+
Best Script: Comedy Dana Leaming Not Even: Season 1, Episode 4 Miss Conception Films / Sky Open
Best Script: Drama Jessica Joy Wood Shortland Street: Season 32, Episode 7714, 7715, 7716 South Pacific Pictures / TVNZ 2 and TVNZ+

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