2000 TV Guide Television Awards

The 2000 TV Guide NZ Television Awards were staged on Saturday 11 November 2000 at the Aotea Centre in Auckland, New Zealand. Honouring excellence in New Zealand television for the previous year, the awards were sponsored by New Zealand TV Guide magazine.

Nominees and winners

Awards were given in 28 categories. Due to a lack of eligible entries, there were no nominees or winner in the Best One-off Drama category.
Best children's programme

What Now?
*Suzy's World
*Pukana

Best documentary

The Fatal Game
*Return to Romania
*He Rau Aroha

Best drama series or serial

Duggan
*Shortland Street

Best entertainment programme

The $20 Challenge "London"
*Style Magazine Fashion Collection

Best entertainment series
Polyfest 2000
*Havoc & Newsboy's Sell-out Tour
*Ice As
Best factual series
Our People Our Century
*Legends of the All Blacks
*Coming Home
Best lifestyle series
Backch@t
*Maggie's Garden Show
*Corbans Taste New Zealand
Best comedy programme
Pulp Comedy
*Havoc 2000 Deluxe
Best news and current affairs programme
60 Minutes
*20/20
*3 News
Best sports programme
America's Cup, The Final Day
*On Tour with the All Black Army
*ALAC Sports Awards of New Zealand
Best Maori language programme
Moko Toa
*Waka Huia
Best Maori programme
Nga Morehu End of an Era
*It's Cool to Korero
*Nga Tohu: Signatures
Best actress
Nancy Brunning, Nga Tohu: Signatures
*Geraldine Brophy, Shortland Street
*Nicola Kawana, Jacksons Wharf
Best actor

George Henare, Nga Tohu: Signatures
*John Bach, Duggan "Shadow of Doubt"
*Patrick Toomey, Jacksons Wharf

Best supporting actress

Stephanie Tauevihi, Shortland Street
*Michele Amas, Duggan "Food to Die For"
*Nicole Whippy, Jacksons Wharf

Best supporting actor

Ross Duncan, Nga Tohu: Signatures
*Blair Strang, Shortland Street

Best performance in an entertainment or comedy programme

Jon Bridges, Ice As
*Mikey Havoc and Newsboy, Havoc and Newsboy's Sell-out Tour
*Madeleine Sami, Ice As

Best presenter
John Campbell
*Jim Hickey
*Judy Bailey
Best drama script
Donna Malane, Duggan "Workshop for Murder"
*Judy Callingham, Duggan "Shadow of Doubt"
Best factual programme or documentary script
Philip Temple, Our People Our Century "Families at War"
*Bryan Bruce, Ian Johnstone, The Trouble with Ben
*Keith Quinn, Colin McRae, John Keir, Legends of the All Blacks
Best director, drama

Andrew Bancroft, Nga Tohu: Signatures
*Justine Simei-Barton, Matou Uma
*Yvonne Mackay, Duggan "Shadow of Doubt"

Best director, factual programme or documentary

Cheryl Cameron, Destination Disaster: Sinking of the Mikhail Lermontov
*Megan Jones, Return to Romania
*John Milligan, Shipwreck

Best camera
Peter Young, Country Calendar "Yankee Harvest"
*Leon Narbey, Duggan "Shadow of Doubt"
*Camera Team, America's Cup
Best editing

Paul Sutorius, Getting to our Place
*Bryan Shaw, Return to Romania
*Paul Sutorius, Duggan "Shadow of Doubt"

Best original music

Clive Cockburn, Destination Disaster
*Gareth Farr, Duggan "Shadow of Doubt"
*Felicity Williams, Dress Up Box

Best contribution to a soundtrack

Haresh Bhana, America's Cup
*Ian Leslie, Our People Our Century

Best design

Guy Moana, Moko Toa
*Catriona Campbell, Baby Proms
*Ned Wenlock, Wired

Best contribution to design

Paul Sharp, Virtual Spectator Animation America's Cup
*Brad Mill, Art Direction, ''The Tribe''