Congratulations to all the South Pacific Pictures finalists in this year's Qantas Television Awards! Outrageous Fortune has been nominated for four awards while Interrogation and Maddigan's Quest have been nominated for one award each. Finalists in the Woman's Day Reader's Choice categories will be announced in next week's issue of Woman's Day and voting will be open for four weeks. The awards ceremony will be held on Saturday November 18 and is to be broadcast on TV3. Categories featuring South Pacific Pictures finalists are as follows: BEST ACTOR IN A TV DRAMA Scott Wills Doves of War – ep 6 (ScreenWorks for TV3) Antony Starr Outrageous Fortune – ep 13 (South Pacific Pictures for TV3) Ryan O'Kane The Insider's Guide to Love – ep 4 (The Gibson Group for TV2) BEST ACTRESS IN A TV DRAMA Kate Atkinson Doves of War – ep 5 (ScreenWorks for TV3) Robyn Malcolm Outrageous Fortune – ep 13 (South Pacific Pictures for TV3) Kate Elliott The Insider's Guide to Love – ep 6 (The Gibson Group for TV2) BEST NZ DRAMA Doves of War – ep 5 (ScreenWorks for TV3) Outrageous Fortune – ep 13 (South Pacific Pictures for TV3) The Insider's Guide to Love – ep 1 (The Gibson Group for TV2) BEST SCRIPT (NON-FACTUAL) Rachel Lang/James Griffin Outrageous Fortune - ep 13 (South Pacific Pictures for TV3) David Brechin-Smith The Insider's Guide to Love - ep 2 (The Gibson Group for TV2) Paula Boock The Insider's Guide to Love - ep 6 (The Gibson Group for TV2) BEST DIRECTOR (DRAMA) Chris Bailey Doves of War – ep 5 (ScreenWorks for TV3) Murray Keane Interrogation – Her Own Free Will (South Pacific Pictures for Prime TV) Brendan Donovan The Insider's Guide to Love – ep 2 (The Gibson Group for TV2) BEST NZ CHILDREN'S/YOUTH PROGRAMME Jandals Away – ep 10 (Quick TV for TV2) Maddigan's Quest (South Pacific Pictures for TV3) Let's Get Inventin' – Rocket Skates (Television Spaceman for TV2) |