Qantas Television Awards
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The Aotearoa Film & Television Awards, formerly known as the Qantas Television Awards, are presented by the New Zealand Television Broadcasters' Council. The inaugural event was staged on 12 November 2005 and has continued annually as the "Qantas Film and Television Awards" with the addition of New Zealand Film Awards into the proceedings in 2008.
Made up by New Zealand
free-to-air
broadcasters; TVNZ, CanWest TVWorks
and Prime Television
, the NZTBC created the awards to recognise New Zealand free-to-air television, including news and current events, which has now also extended to film in 2008.
The awards include 31 peer-voted categories and also the publicly voted The Woman's Day Readers' Choice TV Awards, which include an additional four categories, "Most Popular Male Personality", "Most Popular Female Personality", "Most Popular New Zealand Television Programme" and "Most Popular International Show".
The 2005 awards show and most of the awards were presented by Petra Bagust
and Jason Gunn
, with additional awards presented by Helen Clark
and Don Brash
(or more specifically, parodies of them from the TV show Facelift), Oscar Kightley
, Dave Fane, Jaquie Brown
and Oliver Driver
. Prime's Charlotte Dawson served as a backstage correspondent.
The 2008 Qantas Film and Television Craft Award Winners were announced at a lunchtime function at the Civic Wintergarden on Friday 12 September 2008. The remaining 2008 Qantas Film and Television Award winners were announced at an evening function at the Civic Theatre on Saturday 13 September 2008. In another first, this year the Craft Awards were held separately to the rest of the awards.
2006 Qantas Television Awards
2007 Qantas Television Awards
2008 Qantas Film and Television Awards
2009 Qantas Film and Television Awards
2010 Qantas Film and Television Awards
2011 Aotearoa Film & Television Awards
Made up by New Zealand
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
free-to-air
Free-to-air
Free-to-air describes television and radio services broadcast in clear form, allowing any person with the appropriate receiving equipment to receive the signal and view or listen to the content without requiring a subscription or one-off fee...
broadcasters; TVNZ, CanWest TVWorks
TV3 (New Zealand)
TV3 is a New Zealand commercial television network, owned by MediaWorks New Zealand. Launched on 26 November 1989, the first private television network in New Zealand...
and Prime Television
Prime Television New Zealand
Prime is the seventh national free-to-air television station in New Zealand. The station airs a mixed group of programmes, largely imported from Australia, the UK and the United States, as well as free-to-air rugby union, cricket and rugby league matches....
, the NZTBC created the awards to recognise New Zealand free-to-air television, including news and current events, which has now also extended to film in 2008.
The awards include 31 peer-voted categories and also the publicly voted The Woman's Day Readers' Choice TV Awards, which include an additional four categories, "Most Popular Male Personality", "Most Popular Female Personality", "Most Popular New Zealand Television Programme" and "Most Popular International Show".
The 2005 awards show and most of the awards were presented by Petra Bagust
Petra Bagust
Petra Bagust is a New Zealand television presenter, well known as host of New Zealand program What's Really in Our...? and previously What's Really in Our Food?, which first aired on TV3 in June 2008.Bagust is currently co-presenting TVNZ's Breakfast....
and Jason Gunn
Jason Gunn
Jason Gunn is a New Zealand television personality. He is now best known as the main host of the hit New Zealand entertainment television show, Dancing with the Stars, Wheel of Fortune, and The Rich List.- Early career :...
, with additional awards presented by Helen Clark
Helen Clark
Helen Elizabeth Clark, ONZ is a New Zealand political figure who was the 37th Prime Minister of New Zealand for three consecutive terms from 1999 to 2008...
and Don Brash
Don Brash
Donald "Don" Thomas Brash , a New Zealand politician, was Leader of the Opposition, parliamentary leader of the National Party from 28 October 2003 to 27 November 2006 and the leader of the ACT Party for 28th April 2011 - 26 November 2011...
(or more specifically, parodies of them from the TV show Facelift), Oscar Kightley
Oscar Kightley
Oscar Vai To'elau Kightley, MNZM, is a Samoan-born actor, television presenter and writer who has been a resident and citizen of New Zealand for most of his life.-Biography:He acted in and co-wrote the successful 2006 film Sione's Wedding...
, Dave Fane, Jaquie Brown
Jaquie Brown
Jaquie Brown is a New Zealand TV presenter, actress and radio presenter. Brown was born in England and moved to New Zealand with her family when she was a child.-TV Presenter:...
and Oliver Driver
Oliver Driver
Oliver Driver is a New Zealand actor, director, broadcaster and television presenter.-Television:Driver was the host of Let's Be Frank, and the Creative Director of New Zealand's only alternative music television station, ALT TV, The channel is now no longer on air...
. Prime's Charlotte Dawson served as a backstage correspondent.
The 2008 Qantas Film and Television Craft Award Winners were announced at a lunchtime function at the Civic Wintergarden on Friday 12 September 2008. The remaining 2008 Qantas Film and Television Award winners were announced at an evening function at the Civic Theatre on Saturday 13 September 2008. In another first, this year the Craft Awards were held separately to the rest of the awards.
History
2005 Qantas Television Awards2005 Qantas Television Awards
The inaugural New Zealand Qantas Television Awards were staged on 12 November 2005 in Auckland, New Zealand.The awards show and most of the awards were presented by Petra Bagust and Jason Gunn, with additional awards presented by Helen Clark and Don Brash , Oscar Kightley, Dave Fane, Jaquie Brown...
2006 Qantas Television Awards
2007 Qantas Television Awards
2008 Qantas Film and Television Awards
2008 Qantas Film and Television Awards
The 2008 Qantas Film and Television Craft Award Winners were announced at a lunchtime function at the Civic Wintergarden, Auckland, on Friday 12 September 2008. The remaining 2008 Qantas Film and Television Award winners were announced at an evening function at the Civic Theatre on Saturday 13...
2009 Qantas Film and Television Awards
2010 Qantas Film and Television Awards
2011 Aotearoa Film & Television Awards
2011 Aotearoa Film & Television Awards
The 2011 Aotearoa Film & Television Awards were held in two ceremonies. The Craft Awards Lunch was held at the Viaduct Events Centre, Auckland, New Zealand on Thursday 10 November 2011, and the Gala Awards were held at the Viaduct Events Centre on the evening of Saturday 12 November 2011.- News...