Last night, the New Zealand Film Awards (AKA The Moas) dished out the ceremonious praise to our year in Kiwi filmmaking, with Louis Sutherland and Mark Albiston’s Shopping taking out top honours as the Rialto Channel Best Film winner, along with six other well-earned awards. Other notable honoraries include Andrew Adamson’s Mr. Pip with four wins (including Best Actor and Actress for Hugh Laurie and Xzannjah) and White Lies with two wins while smaller films, Crackheads and Gardening with Soul, also made their mark. Beloved Kiwi filmmaking great Geoff Murphy (Utu Redux) was also honoured with a lifetime achievement award.
Full list of winners are below.
Rialto Channel Best Film: Shopping
Flying Fish Best Director: Shopping – Louis Sutherland and Mark Albiston
Apex Insurance Best Screenplay: Shopping – Louis Sutherland and Mark Albiston
Villa Maria Best Actor: Mr. Pip – Hugh Laurie
Villa Maria Best Actress: Mr. Pip – Xzannjah
Mili Pictures Best Supporting Actor: Shopping – Julian Dennison
Mili Pictures Best Supporting Actress: Shopping – Laura Petersen
Nikon Best Self-Funded Film: Crackheads – Tim Tsiklauri and Andy Sophocleous
Niche Cameras Best Cinematography: Shopping – Ginny Loane
Mandy Best Editor: The Weight of Elephants – Molly Marlene Stensgaard
APRA Best Score: Mr. Pip – Harry Gregson-Williams and Tim Finn
APRA Best Sound: Mt. Zion – Dick Reade
Rodney Wayne Best Costume Design: Mr. Pip – Ngila Dickson
MAC Best Makeup Design: White Lies – Abby Collins, Yolanda Bartram, Vee Gulliver, Andrew Beattie, Main Reactor and Roger Murray
Regional Film Offices NZ Best Production Design: White Lies – Tracey Collins
Letterboxd Best Poster Design: Shopping – Geoff Francis
Event Cinemas Best Self-Funded Short Film: Le Taxidermiste – Nick Mayow and Prisca Bouchet
AUT Best Short Film: Here Be Monsters – Paul Glubb, Nic Gorman and Nadia Maxwell
Allpress Best Short Film Actor: Strongman – Tony Green
Allpress Best Short Film Actress: Blind Mice – Rachel Nicholls
PLS Best Best Cinematography in a Short Film: Echoes – Andrew Stroud
NZ Herald Online Best Short Film Script: Echoes – Campbell Hooper and Joel Kefali
Media Design School Best Technical Contribution to a Short Film: Blankets – Visual Effects – Frank Rueter, David Duke and Bodo Keller
Telecom Business Hubs Best Documentary: Gardening With Soul – Vicky Pope and Jess Feast
PLS Best Documentary Cinematography: Antarctica: A Year On Ice – Anthony Powell
Canon Best Documentary Director: Beyond The Edge – Leanne Pooley
Lotech Best Documentary Editor: He Toki Huna: NZ in Afghanistan – Annie Goldson and James Brown
NZOnAir Best Television Feature or Drama Series: Top of the Lake – Jane Campion, Emile Sherman, Iain Canning and Philippa Campbell
Lifetime Achievement Award: Geoff Murphy
