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Qantas Television Awards Finalists



South Pacific Pictures has a number of finalist entries in this year's Qantas Television Awards.

Outrageous Fortune is nominated for Best Drama with Antony Starr and Robyn Malcolm up for Best Actor in a TV Drama.

Outrageous Fortune creators Rachel Lang and James Griffin have nominations for Best Script (non-factual) and Mark Beesley is up for Best Director (Drama). Martin Smith is up for Best Camera (non-factual) and Bryan Shaw for Best Editing (non-factual) on Outrageous Fortune.

NZ Idol 3 is also a finalist in Best Reality (format).

In the Woman's Day People's Choice awards Robyn Malcolm (Outrageous Fortune) and Faye Smythe (Shortland Street) are nominated for Favourite NZ Female Television Personality.

Kirk Torrance (Outrageous Fortune) is a nominee for Favourite NZ Male Television Personality.

Both Outrageous Fortune and Shortland Street are nominees for Favourite NZ TV Show.

Public can vote in the Woman's Day People's Choice awards at: http://www.womansday.co.nz/

FINALISTS (MAJOR CATEGORIES)

Best Actor in a TV Drama
Antony Starr - Outrageous Fortune
Ryan O'Kane - The Hothouse
Kip Chapman - The Hothouse

Best Actress in a TV Drama
Tania Nolan - The Hothouse
Hannah Gould - The Hothouse
Robyn Malcolm - Outrageous Fortune

Best Drama
The Hothouse - Gibson Group
Outrageous Fortune - South Pacific Pictures
Rude Awakenings - MF Films Ltd

Best Script (non-factual)
Fiona Samuel - Rude Awakenings
Rachel Lang - Outrageous Fortune
James Griffin - Outrageous Fortune

Best Director (drama)
Nathan Price - The Hothouse
Danny Mulheron - The Hothouse
Mark Beesley - Outrageous Fortune

Best Childrens/Youth Programme
The Simon Eliot - Gibson Group
Play It Strange - Isola Productions
Lets Get Inventin - Magic Gadget Television Spaceman

Best Comedy
broTown - Firehorse Films
Pulp Sport - Shonky Productions
The Unauthorised History of New Zealand - Great Southern Television

Best Entertainment
Dancing with the Stars - TVNZ
Westfield Style Pasifika 2007 - Drum Productions
Deal or No Deal - Imagination Television Ltd

Best Information/Lifestyle
Downsize Me - ABH Productions Ltd
ICE - Jam TV Ltd
Fair Go - TVNZ

Best Reality (format)
Police Ten 7 - Screentime Ltd
NZ Idol 3 - South Pacific Pictures
Marae DIY - Screentime Ltd/Hula Haka Pdtns

Best Observational Reality (non format)
Emergency - Greenstone Pictures
Intrepid Journeys - Jam TV Ltd
Henderson to Hollywood - Omnicron Productions Ltd

Best Director (non-drama)
John Hagen - Here to Stay
Melanie Rakena - ICE
Reuben Pillsbury - Henderson to Hollywood

Best News
One News
3 News

Best News or Current Affairs Presenter
Mark Sainsbury - Close Up
Kevin Milne - Fair Go
John Campbell - Campbell Live

Best News Reporting
3 News - Benson Pope
3 News - Folole Muliaga
3 News - Lahar

Best Current Affairs Reporting for a Weekly Programme or One Off Current Affairs Special
Sunday - No Life Support
Sunday - The Tilers Tale
Sunday - Then There Were Two
60 Minutes - Let us Spray

Best Current Affairs Reporting for a Daily Programme
Campbell Live - Spider
Campbell Live - Survivor
Campbell Live - Tony

Best Current Affairs Series
Native Affairs (Maori Television)
Campbell Live (TV3)
60 Minutes (TV3)

Investigation of the Year
Sunday - The Tilers Tale
60 Minutes - Handle with Care
60 Minutes - Let us Spray

For the full list, visit: http://www.qantastvawards.co.nz/2007-awards/


News Headlines

Outrageous Fortune for series DVDs

Pilot order for USA Outrageous Fortune

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Production commences on Diplomatic Immunity

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NZ on Air confirms funding for Go Girls

Shortland Street and Outrageous Fortune credited with boost in NZ TV ad revenue

Outrageous Fortune wins Best TV Show at M2 awards

Captain Cook: Obsession and Discovery wins in Australia

West is Best at the 2007 Qantas Television Awards

Outrageous Fortune soundtrack goes platinum

Outrageous Fortune wins four top awards in The TV Guide Best on the Box Awards

Outrageous Fortune soundtrack goes #1

TAUA wins two international awards

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TV Guide Best on the Box 2007 Finalists

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New Head of Factual Programming at South Pacific Pictures

Shortland Street and Outrageous Fortune honoured at NZ on Air celebration

More Outrageous!

Shortland Street is now on TV2 six days a week!

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Shortland Streeter's Take Out the 48 Hour Film Competition

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Employee found guilty of Sione's Wedding film piracy

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Shortland Street Celebrates 15 Years on air!

John Barnett receives Honorary Doctorate

2007 New York Festivals competition results

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Samoans beat Kazaks in Honolulu

SLR News

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Outrageous Fortune Hits The Ratings Jackpot

Head of Legal & Commercial Affairs Appointed

Second Series of How Clean Is Your House? In Production

Hit Drama Outrageous Fortune Back On NZ Screens

Top TV Awards for Outrageous Fortune and Interrogation

South Pacific Pictures Announces TV Drama Writing Course

SIONE'S WEDDING TO SCREEN AT 30TH MONTRÉAL WORLD FILM FESTIVAL

Huge Ratings for 'NZ Idol 3'

'Sione's Wedding' Breaks Box Office Records

'Outrageous Fortune 2' in Production

Kura Productions Launches Kids' Show 'Pūkoro'

Shortland Street Celebrates 3500 Episodes

'Kupuhuna' - 100% Te Reo Maori, 100% Addictive

Sione's Wedding is New Zealand's No. 1 Movie

Sione's Wedding breaks NZ Box Office Record!

'Shortland Street' Clear Winner In 7pm Timeslot

First New Zealand Drama Streaming Online And Via Podcast

New York Festivals Awards for 'Maddigan's Quest'

'Outrageous Fortune', 'Shortland Street' Take Top Honors In Qantas TV Awards

South Pacific Pictures Prepares For Pandemic

Rosita Vai Crowned NZ Idol 2005

'Being Eve' Wins NZ Screen Awards

Pacific Humour At Heart Of New Feature Film

Kidnapped watched by 11 Million UK Viewers

NZ Idol And Whale Rider Top 2004 Television Ratings

South Pacific Pictures' Dramas Honoured In Best On The Box Awards

Kupuhuna To Be Kura Productions' First Television Series

Green Light for SLR Productions' 'Deadly' Series

'I Got A Rocket' takes off at MIPCOM

Grundy TV & South Pacific Pictures Joint Venture

Kura Productions

18 Million Watch NZ Idol

Oscar Nomination for Whale Rider

21 Nominees in Best on the Box People's Choice Awards


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