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+ |
The full list of nominees were:
| NZ on Air Best Drama | ||
|---|---|---|
| The Brokenwood Mysteries | South Pacific Pictures / TVNZ 1 and TVNZ+ | |
| Inky Pinky Ponky | Tikilounge Productions / Whakaata Māori / The Coconet | |
| The Gone | Kingfisher Films / Keeper Pictures / Southern Light Films / TVNZ 1 and TVNZ+ | |
| Best Comedy | ||
| 7 Days: Season 15 Episode 18 | Warner Bros. Discovery ANZ / ThreeNow and Three | |
| Not Even: Season 1 Episode 4 | Miss Conception Films / Sky Open | |
| Homebound 3.0: Season 1 Episode 1 | Kevin & Co / Warner Bros. Discovery ANZ / ThreeNow and Three | |
| Educators: Season 3 Episode 1 | South Pacific Pictures / TVNZ + and TVNZ 2 | |
| Best Factual Series | ||
| Slash/Tairāwhiti | TVNZ / 1News | |
| When Bob Came: Season 1 | Stella Maris Production / Caravan Carpark Films / TVNZ+ | |
| Homesteads: Season 1 | Te Imurangi Ltd / Whakaata Māori | |
| NZ on Air Best Documentary | ||
| Inside Child Poverty Revisited | Red Sky Film & Television Ltd / ThreeNow and Three | |
| Fire and Fury | Stuff Circuit / Stuff | |
| No Māori Allowed | Kindred Films / TVNZ 1 and TVNZ+ | |
| Best Original Reality Series | ||
| Unbreakable: Season 2 Episode 1 | Storymaker Ltd / TVNZ 1 and TVNZ+ | |
| Heartbreak Island: Season 3 Episode 12 | Imagination Television Ltd / ThreeNow and Three | |
| The Walkers: Season 2 Episode 3 | Hi Mama Production / TVNZ 2 and TVNZ+ | |
| Best Format Reality Series | ||
| Match Fit - League Legends | Pango Productions / ThreeNow and Three | |
| The Restaurant That Makes Mistakes | Great Southern Television / TVNZ 1 and TVNZ+ | |
| The Dog House NZ | South Pacific Pictures / TVNZ 2 and TVNZ+ | |
| Best Current Affairs Programme | ||
| Paddy Gower Has Issues | Warner Bros. Discovery ANZ / Newshub/ ThreeNow and Three | |
| Newsroom Investigates | Newsroom | |
| Sunday | TVNZ / TVNZ 1 and TVNZ+ | |
| Te Ao with Moana | Whakaata Māori | |
| NZ on Air Best Children's Programme | ||
| Kiri and Lou | Kiri and Lou Ltd / TVNZ 2 and TVNZ+ | |
| Mystic | Libertine Pictures & Slim Film + TV / TVNZ 2 and TVNZ+ | |
| Panda and Kiwi | CCTV Animation Group & NHNZ Worldwide Ltd / TVNZ+ and TVNZ 2 | |
| Te Māngai Pāho Best Māori Programme | ||
| Te Ao with Moana | Whakataa Māori | |
| The Hui | Great Southern Television / ThreeNow and Three | |
| NZ Wars, Stories of Wairau | Aotearoa Media Collective & Great Southern Television / RNZ | |
| Homesteads | Te Imurangi Ltd / Whakaata Māori | |
| Te Māngai Pāho Best Reo Māori Programme | ||
| Rage Against The Rangatahi MMXXII | Te Noni Ltd / Whakaata Māori | |
| Something For The People | Arataua Media / Whakaata Māori Facebook & On Demand | |
| Homesteads | Te Imurangi Ltd / Whakaata Māori | |
| NZ on Air Best Pasifika Programme | ||
| Inky Pinky Ponky: Season 1 | Tikilounge Productions / TheCoconet / Whakaata Māori | |
| Brutal Lives - Mo'ui Faingata'a : Season 2 | Kingston Production Ltd / The Coconet TV | |
| Duckrockers | South Pacific Pictures / TVNZ 2 and TVNZ+ | |
| Best News Coverage | ||
| 1News - Auckland Flooding | TVNZ / 1News, TVNZ 1 | |
| 1News - Cyclone Gabrielle | TVNZ / 1News, TVNZ 1 | |
| Newshub - Cyclone Gabrielle hits the East Coast | Warner Bros. Discovery ANZ / Newshub / ThreeNow and Three | |
| Best Sports Programme | ||
| The Crowd Goes Wild | Sky Sport | |
| Scratched : Aotearoa's Lost Sporting Legends | Hex Work Productions / The Spinoff | |
| East Coast Rising | Pango Productions / TVNZ 2 and TVNZ+ | |
| Best Live Event Coverage | ||
| Super Rugby Final 2023 | Sky Sport | |
| ANZAC 2023 | Whakaata Māori | |
| Te Matatini Herenga Waka, Herenga Tangata - Final Day | Pango Productions / TVNZ+ and TVNZ 2 | |
| Best Entertainment Programme | ||
| Ka Pō, Ka Ao Rob Ruha with the Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra | Satellite / Whakaata Māori | |
| Taskmaster NZ | Kevin & Co / TVNZ 2 and TVNZ+ | |
| Guy Montgomery's Guy-Mont Spelling Bee | Kevin & Co / Warner Bros. Discovery ANZ / ThreeNow and Three | |
| Best Director: Documentary/Factual | ||
|---|---|---|
| Corinna Hunziker | No Māori Allowed | Kindred Films / TVNZ 1 and TVNZ+ |
| Toby Longbottom | Fire and Fury | Stuff Circuit / Stuff |
| Kimiora Kaire-Melbourne | Homesteads | Te Imurangi ltd / Whakaata Māori |
| Screen Auckland Best Director: Drama / Comedy Drama | ||
| Jesse Griffin | Educators | South Pacific Pictures / TVNZ+ and TVNZ 2 |
| Roberto Nascimento | Sui Generis | Rebels & Robots Production / OUTtv |
| Kiel McNaughton | Princess of Chaos | Chaos Films Ltd, Brown Sugar Apple Grunt Ltd & Augusto Ltd / TVNZ 2 and TVNZ+ |
| Best Actress | ||
| Antonia Prebble | Double Parked | Kevin & Co / Warner Bros. Discovery ANZ / ThreeNow and Three |
| Madeleine Sami | Double Parked | Kevin & Co / Warner Bros. Discovery ANZ / ThreeNow and Three |
| Amanaki Prescott-Faletau | Inky Pinky Ponky | Tikilounge Productions / TheCoconet / Whakaata Māori |
| Best Supporting Actress | ||
| Katlyn Wong | Princess of Chaos | Chaos Films Ltd, Brown Sugar Apple Grunt Ltd & Augusto Ltd / TVNZ 2 & TVNZ+ |
| Sesilia Pusiaki | Inky Pinky Ponky | Tikilounge Productions / TheCoconet / Whakaata Māori |
| Michelle Fairley | The Gone | Kingfisher Films / Keeper Pictures / Southern Light Films / TVNZ 1 and TVNZ+ |
| Best Actor | ||
| Dominic Ona-Ariki | One Lane Bridge | Great Southern Television / TVNZ 1 and TVNZ+ |
| Richard Flood | The Gone | Kingfisher Films/ Keeper Pictures/ Southern Light Films / TVNZ 1 and TVNZ+ |
| Neill Rea | The Brokenwood Mysteries | South Pacific Pictures / TVNZ 1 and TVNZ+ |
| Best Supporting Actor | ||
| Rick Donald | Educators | South Pacific Pictures / TVNZ+ and TVNZ 2 |
| Scotty Cotter | Kura | Plus6Four Entertainment / TVNZ+ and TVNZ 2 |
| Scotty Cotter | Not Even | Miss Conception Films / Sky Open |
| Reporter of the Year | ||
| Mark Crysell | Sunday | TVNZ / TVNZ 1 and TVNZ + |
| Lisette Reymer | Newshub Live at 6 | Warner Bros. Discovery ANZ / Newshub/ ThreeNow and Three |
| Thomas Mead | 1 News | TVNZ / 1 News, TVNZ 1 and TVNZ+ |
| Best Presenter: Entertainment | ||
| Sonia Gray | Kids Wired Differently | Ruckus / TVNZ 1 and TVNZ+ |
| Karen O'Leary | Paddy Gower Has Issues | Warner Bros. Discovery ANZ /ThreeNow and Three |
| Alice Snedden | Alice Snedden's Bad News | Hex Work Productions / The Spinoff |
| Best Presenter: News And Current Affairs | ||
| Jack Tame | Q+A with Jack Tame | TVNZ / TVNZ 1 and TVNZ+ |
| Jenny May-Clarkson | Breakfast | TVNZ / 1News/ TVNZ 1 and TVNZ+ |
| Patrick Gower | Newshub Live at 6pm, Paddy Gower Has Issues, AM, The Project NZ | Warner Bros. Discovery ANZ / Newshub / ThreeNow and Three |
| Best Editing: Documentary or Factual | ||
| Cushla Dillon | No Māori Allowed | Kindred Films / TVNZ 1 and TVNZ+ |
| Toby Longbottom | Fire and Fury | Stuff Circuit / Stuff |
| Emma Patterson | Kids Wired Differently | Ruckus / TVNZ 1 and TVNZ+ |
| Best Editing: Drama / Comedy Drama | ||
| Jonno Woodford-Robinson | One Lane Bridge | Great Southern Television / TVNZ 1 and TVNZ+ |
| Rhys Green & Lachlan Wilson & Ben Winter | Double Parked | Kevin & Co / Warner Bros. Discovery ANZ / ThreeNow and Three |
| Carly Turner | Princess of Chaos | Chaos Films Ltd, Brown Sugar Apple Grunt Ltd, Augusto Ltd / TVNZ 2 & TVNZ+ |
| Best Camerawork: Documentary or Factual | ||
| Dominic Fryer | No Māori Allowed | Kindred Films / TVNZ 1 and TVNZ+ |
| Phil Johnson | Fire and Fury | Stuff Circuit / Stuff |
| Kina Scollay & Alex Hubert | Our Big Blue Backyard - Snares Island | NHNZ Worldwide Ltd / TVNZ 1 and TVNZ+ |
| Best Director: Multi Camera | ||
| Matt Quin | Warriors Returning Home 2022 | Sky Sport |
| Steve Jamieson | Rugby World Cup 2023 Final | World Rugby / HBS / ThreeNow, Three & Spark |
| Mitchell Hawkes | Topp Class | Diva Productions / Sky Open |
| Image and Sound Best Cinematography: Drama / Comedy Drama | ||
| Andrew Stroud | One Lane Bridge: Season 3, Episode 5 | Great Southern Television / TVNZ 1 and TVNZ+ |
| Dave Cameron NZCS ACS | The Gone: Season 1, Episode 2 | Kingfisher Films / Keeper Pictures / Southern Light Films / TVNZ 1 and TVNZ+ |
| Tim Fleming ISC | The Gone: Season 1, Episode 5 | Kingfisher Films / Keeper Pictures / Southern Light Films / TVNZ 1 and TVNZ+ |
| Best Contribution to a Soundtrack | ||
| Tom Miskin, Melanie Graham, Mike Bayliss, Steve Finnigan | Mystic: Season 3, Episode 8 | Libertine Pictures & Slim Film + TV / TVNZ 2 and TVNZ+ |
| Tom Miskin, Mike Bayliss, Alan Kidd, Steve Finnigan | One Lane Bridge: Season 3, Episode 1 | Great Southern Television / TVNZ 1 and TVNZ+ |
| Ben Sinclair, Buster Flaws, Travis Heffernen, Steve Finnigan, Joel Haines | The Brokenwood Mysteries: Season 8, Episode 2 | South Pacific Pictures / TVNZ 1 and TVNZ+ |
| Image and Sound Best Original Score | ||
| Riki Gooch | The Untold Tales of Tūteremoana | Sweetshop & Green / Whakaata Māori |
| Claire Cowan | One Lane Bridge: Series 3, Episode 5 | Great Southern Television / TVNZ 1 and TVNZ+ |
| Claire Cowan | Under the Vines: Season 2 | Libertine Pictures & Perpetual Entertainment / TVNZ 1 and TVNZ+ |
| Mahuia Bridgman-Cooper | The Gone: Season 1, Episode 4 | Kingfisher Films / Keeper Pictures / Southern Light Films / TVNZ 1 and TVNZ+ |
| Best Post Production Design | ||
| Mikee Carpinter | Patrick Gower on Cyber Crime | Ruckus Media / ThreeNow and Three |
| Alana Cotton | One Lane Bridge: Season 3 | Great Southern Television / TVNZ 1 and TVNZ+ |
| Alana Cotton | Princess of Chaos | Chaos Films Ltd, Brown Sugar Apple Grunt Ltd & Augusto Ltd / TVNZ 2 and TVNZ+ |
| Best Production Design | ||
| Shayne Radford | The Gone | Kingfisher Films / Keeper Pictures / Southern Light Films / TVNZ 1 and TVNZ+ |
| John Allan | One Lane Bridge | Great Southern Television / TVNZ 1 and TVNZ+ |
| Ken Turner | Under The Vines | Libertine Pictures & Perpetual Entertainment / TVNZ 1 and TVNZ+ |
| Best Costume Design | ||
| Tania Klouwens | Duckrockers | South Pacific Pictures / TVNZ 2 and TVNZ+ |
| Pauline H Pohatu | The Gone | Kingfisher Films / Keeper Pictures / Southern Light Films / TVNZ 1 and TVNZ+ |
| Feeonaa Clifton & Ani O'Neill | The Untold Tales of Tūteremoana | Sweetshop & Green / Whakaata Māori |
| Best Makeup Design | ||
| Catherine Maguire | Under The Vines | Libertine Pictures & Perpetual Entertainment / TVNZ 1 and TVNZ+ |
| Kelly Mitchell | One Lane Bridge | Great Southern Television / TVNZ 1 and TVNZ+ |
| Kelly Mitchell | The Gone | Kingfisher Films / Keeper Pictures / Southern Light Films / TVNZ 1 and TVNZ+ |
| Best Script: Comedy | ||
| Vince McMillan & James Watson | Kura: Season 3, Episode 3 | Plus6Four Entertainment / TVNZ+ and TVNZ 2 |
| Dana Leaming | Not Even: Season 1, Episode 4 | Miss Conception Films / Sky Open |
| Chris Parker | Double Parked: Season 1, Episode 2 | Kevin & Co / Warner Bros. Discovery ANZ / ThreeNow and Three |
| Best Script: Drama | ||
| Ally Xue & Fiona Samuel | Princess of Chaos | Chaos Films Ltd, Brown Sugar Apple Grunt Ltd & Augusto Ltd / TVNZ 2 & TVNZ+ |
| Jessica Joy Wood | Shortland Street: Season 32, Episode 7714, 7715, 7716 | South Pacific Pictures / TVNZ 2 and TVNZ+ |
| Amanaki Prescott-Faletau & Leki Jackson-Bourke | Inky Pinky Ponky | Tikilounge Productions / The Coconet / Whakaata Māori |
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