2006 Air New Zealand Screen Awards


The 2006 Air New Zealand Screen Awards were held on Thursday 24 August 2006 at SkyCity Theatre in Auckland, New Zealand. Previously known as the New Zealand Screen Awards, the awards were renamed when airline Air New Zealand became the naming-rights sponsor, signing for five years of sponsorship.
The film awards had only four titles in the feature films category: The World's Fastest Indian, No.2, River Queen and Sione's Wedding, with The World's Fastest Indian winning seven of its 10 categories. Hollywood actors Anthony Hopkins and Ruby Dee won the Best Actor and Best Actress awards.

Nominees and winners

There were 13 feature film categories, two digital feature categories, four short film categories and 28 television categories.

Feature film

Best Picture The World's Fastest Indian, Gary Hannam, Roger Donaldson
Achievement in DirectingRoger Donaldson, The World's Fastest Indian
Screenplay Roger Donaldson, The World's Fastest Indian
Performance by an Actor in a Leading RoleAnthony Hopkins, The World's Fastest Indian
Performance by an Actress in a Leading RoleRuby Dee, No.2
Performance by an Actor in a Supporting RoleRene Naufahu, No.2
Performance by an Actress in a Supporting RoleMia Blake, No.2
Achievement in CinematographyAlun Bollinger, River Queen
Achievement in EditingJohn Gilbert ACE, The World's Fastest Indian
Achievement in Original Music Don McGlashan, No.2
Contribution to a Soundtrack Tim Prebble, Gethin Creagh, Michael Hedges, The World's Fastest Indian
Achievement in Production Design J. Dennis Washington, Rob Gillies, The World's Fastest Indian
Achievement in Costume DesignBarbara Darragh, River Queen

Digital Feature

Best Digital Feature Preserved, Stephen Kang
  • * Banana in a Nutshell, Roseanne Liang
  • * Squeegee Bandit, Rhonda Kite, Sandor Lau
Technical Contribution to a Digital Feature Sandor Lau, Squeegee Bandit

Short film

Best Short Film Nature's Way, Jane Shearer
  • * Blue Willow, Veialu Aila-Unsworth
  • * Us, James Blick
Performance in a Short Film Alison Bruce, Us
Script for a Short Film Paolo Rotondo, Dead Letters
  • * Veialu Aila-Unsworth, Blue Willow
  • * James Blick, Us
Technical Contribution to a Short Film Andrew Commis, Nature's Way
  • * Grant Major, Dead Letters
  • * Tom Reilly, ''The Ambassador's Brain''

Television

Best Drama Programme Outrageous Fortune, Mike Smith
Best Drama Series Outrageous Fortune, Mike Smith
Best Comedy Programme bro'Town, Elizabeth Mitchell
Best Documentary The Promise, Leanne Pooley
  • * Black Grace, From Cannon's Creek to Jacob's Pillow, Aileen O'Sullivan, Toby Mills
  • * Lifting of the Makutu, Peta Carey
Best Documentary / Factual Series High Times, Rachel Jean
Best Mäori Language ProgrammeKoi, Chris Winitana
  • * Moteatea, Hinewehi Mohi, Fran Davey
  • * Pukana, Matai Smith
Best Children's Programme Holly's Heroes, Dave Gibson, Ann Darrouzet, Jenni Tosi
Best Lifestyle/Entertainment Programme Dancing With the Stars, Debra Kelleher
  • * Game of Two-Halves, Carlena Smith
  • * The Living Room, series 3, Mark Albiston, Amelia Bardsley
Best Event BroadcastWestfield Style Pasifika 2005, Stan Wolfgramm, Julie Smith
Best Reality SeriesBorder Patrol "Busted at the Border", Nigel Snowden
  • * Miss Popularity, Greg Heathcote, Julie Christie
  • * The Big Experiment, Charlotte Purdy, Sam Blackley, Jill Graham
Performance by an ActressKate Elliott, The Insider's Guide To Love
  • * Luanne Gordon, Interrogation
  • * Cherie James, The Market
Performance by a Supporting ActressClaire Chitham, Interrogation
Performance by an Actor Gareth Reeves, The Insider's Guide To Love
Performance by a Supporting Actor Pete Smith, The Market
Presenter Entertainment/Factual Marcus Lush, Off the Rails – A Love Story
  • * Tamati Coffey, What Now
  • * Temuera Morrison, The Tem Show
Script, Single Episode of a Drama Series or SerialFiona Samuel, Interrogation, "Girl in Woods"
Script, Comedy Oscar Kightley, Mario Gaoa, David Fane, Shimpal Lelisi, Elizabeth Mitchell, bro'Town, "Touched by a Teacher"
Achievement in Directing, Drama/Comedy Programme Nathan Price, The Insider's Guide To Love
Achievement in Directing, DocumentaryPeta Carey, Lifting of the Makutu
Achievement in Directing, Factual/Entertainment/RealityMark Albiston, The Living Room, series 3
  • * Jane Andrews, Intrepid Journeys "Cuba With Kim Hill"
  • * Melanie Rakena, Off the Rails – A Love Story
Achievement in Camerawork, Drama Simon Baumfield, The Insider's Guide To Love
Achievement in Camerawork, Documentary Wayne Vinten, The Promise
  • * Renaud Maire, Lifting of the Makutu
  • * Michael O'Connor, Black Grace – From Cannon's Creek to Jacob's Pillow
Achievement in Editing, DramaLisa Hough, Interrogation
Achievement in Editing, DocumentaryKen Sparks, Black Grace – From Cannon's Creek to Jacob's Pillow
  • * Mark Taylor, High Times
  • * Tim Woodhouse, The Promise
Achievement in Original Music David Long, The Insider's Guide To Love
Contribution to a Soundtrack Melanie Graham, Polly McKinnon, Mike Hedges, Earthquake
Achievement in Production DesignAnt Sang, bro'Town
Contribution to DesignNic Smillie, The Insider's Guide To Love
  • * Karl Butler, The Survivor Files
  • * Alex Kennedy, Facelift, series 3