2005 New Zealand Screen Awards


The inaugural New Zealand Screen Awards were held on Wednesday 27 July 2005 at SkyCity Theatre in Auckland, New Zealand. Following the demise of the GOFTA awards, the Screen Directors Guild of New Zealand founded the New Zealand Screen Awards to honour excellence in New Zealand film and television. Due to there having been no film awards in 2004, the eligibility period was from 1 October 2003 to July 2005. In the weeks ahead of the awards presentation, sponsor SkyCity screened a series of nominated short films. The film In My Father's Den was nominated in all 12 of the feature film award categories and won 10 awards.

Nominees and Winners

No finalists were selected for the Feature Film categories Achievement in Production Design, Achievement in Make-Up, Achievement in Special Effects/CGI due to lack of entries.
There were 12 feature film categories, two digital feature categories, four short film categories and 22 television categories.

Feature film

Best PictureIn My Father's Den, Trevor Haysom, Dixie Linder
Achievement in DirectingBrad McGann, In My Father's Den
Performance by an Actor in a Leading RoleMatthew Macfadyen, In My Father's Den
Performance by an Actress in a Leading RoleEmily Barclay, In My Father's Den
Performance by an Actor in a Supporting RoleColin Moy, In My Father's Den
Performance by an Actress in a Supporting RoleJodie Rimmer, In My Father's Den
Screenplay Brad McGann, In My Father's Den
Achievement in CinematographyStuart Dryburgh, In My Father's Den
Achievement in EditingChris Plummer, In My Father's Den
Achievement in Original Music Victoria Kelly, Fracture
Contribution to a Soundtrack Richard Flynn, Chris Burt, Gethin Creagh, In My Father's Den
Achievement in Costume DesignAmanda Neale, Fracture

Digital feature

Best Digital Feature Kaikohe Demolition, Florian Habicht
  • * 1 Nite, Amarbir Singh,
Technical Contribution to a Digital Feature Cristobal Araus Lobos, 1 Nite
  • * Christopher Pryor, Kaikohe Demolition
  • * John Crisstoffels, ''Offensive Behaviour''

Short film

Best Short Film Closer, David Rittey
Performance in a Short Film Toby Agnew, Closer
  • * Norissa Taia, The Little Things
  • * Frank Whitten, My Father's Shoes
Script for a Short Film Zia Mandviwalla, Eating Sausage
Technical Contribution to a Short Film Ashley Turner, No Ordinary Sun
  • * James Cowley, Cockle
  • * Simon Reira, ''No Ordinary Sun''

Television

Best Drama Series The Insider's Guide To Happiness, Dave Gibson, Donna Malane, Jan Haynes
Best Comedy Programme bro'Town, Elizabeth Mitchell
  • * Moon TV, Leigh Hart
  • * Serial Killers – "Big Hairy Balls", Judith Trye
Best Documentary Murder on the Blade?, Keith Hunter
Best Documentary/Factual Series Intrepid Journeys, Melanie Rakena, Jane Andrews
  • * He Whare Korero, Tainui Stephens, Wiha Te Raki Hawea
  • * Mercury Lane, Series II, Philippa Mossman
Korero Maori Best Maori Language ProgrammeHawaiki "Nga Waka", Tukoroirangi Morgan
  • * Pukana, Matai Smith, Reikura Morgan
Best Children's Programme Being Eve, Vanessa Alexander, Anne Williams
Best Lifestyle/Entertainment Programme The Living Room, Series II, Mark Albiston, Amelia Bardsley
  • * Korero Time 2004 – Juniors, Lanita Ririnui-Ryan
  • * NZ Goes to Chelsea, Karen Mackenzie, Maggie Barry
Performance by an ActressRobyn Malcolm, Serial Killers – I am the Resurrection
Performance by a Supporting ActressDenise O'Connell, The Insider's Guide To Happiness
  • * Fiona Truelove, Good Hands/Lima Lelei
  • * Tandi Wright, Serial Killers "Control/Alt/Delete"
Performance by an Actor Will Hall, The Insider's Guide To Happiness
Performance by a Supporting Actor Jason Whyte, The Insider's Guide To Happiness
  • * Tim Balme, Mercy Peak
  • * Dean O'Gorman, Killers "Product Placement"
Presenter, Entertainment/Factual Peter Elliott, Explorers
  • * Oliver Driver, Frontseat
  • * Tom Scott, Reluctant Revolutionary
Script, Single Episode of a Drama Series or SerialDavid Brechin-Smith, The Insider's Guide To Happiness – Ep 6
Script, Comedy Oscar Kightley, Mario Gaoa, David Fane, Shimpal Lelisi, bro'Town – The Weakest Link/Ep 6
  • * David Brechin-Smith, The Strip Series II, Ep 16
  • * James Griffin, Serial Killers – "Big Hairy Balls"/Ep 3
Achievement in Directing, Drama/Comedy Programme Mark Beesley, The Insider's Guide To Happiness – Ep 6
  • * Elizabeth Mitchell, Maka Makatoa, bro'Town – The Weakest Link/Ep 6
  • * Mike Smith, Serial Killers "Big Hairy Balls"/Ep 3
Achievement in Directing, DocumentaryLeanne Pooley, Haunting Douglas
  • * Andrew Bancroft, Mercury Lane, Series II
  • * Paul Swadel, Colin McCahon: I Am
Achievement in Directing, Factual Programming/EntertainmentMark Albiston, The Living Room, Series II
Achievement in Camerawork Documentary Peter Young, Explorers
  • * Grant Atkinson, Mothers Behind Bars
  • * David Paul, Long Lost Sons
Achievement in Editing, DocumentaryTim Woodhouse, Haunting Douglas
  • * Gaylene Barnes, Out of Sight: Out of Mind
  • * John Fraser, Give it a Whirl
Achievement in Original Music David Long, The Insider's Guide To Happiness – Ep 6
  • * Victoria Kelly, Joost Langveld, Being Eve
  • * Tom McLeod, Secret Agent Men, Series II – "Days of Chunder"
Contribution to a Soundtrack Carl Smith, Travis Hefferen, Being Eve
Contribution to DesignEuan Frizzell, From Len Lye to Gollum