South Pacific Pictures productions are consistent award winners, regularly picking up awards both locally and internationally.

General Awards

2008 WIFT New Zealand Awards:
Greening the Screen Award (South Pacific Pictures)

Shortland Street

2012 Script Writer Awards NZ ('SWANZ'): SWANZ Award for contribution to New Zealand drama writing and writers

2012 TV Guide Best on the Box People's Choice Award Best Drama

2012 TV Guide Best on the Box People's Choice Award: Amanda Billing for Best Actress

Aotearoa Film and Television Awards 2011 (AFTAs): Best Performance by a Supporting Actress - Rena Owen

RSVP and Nexus Awards: Bronze RSVP Award for ‘Customer Engagement’ (for the Ferndale Homicide campaign that ran in Summer 2008/2009). 

The Almighty Johnsons series 2

Script Writer Awards NZ 2012 ('SWANZ') - Best Television Episode (Drama Script): The Almighty Johnsons, series 2, episode 5 by James Griffin

Nothing Trivial

2012 New York Festivals Finalist Certificate in the Drama category

Wild Coasts with Craig Potton

2012 New York Festivals Bronze World Medal in the Environment and Ecology category.

Go Girls series 4

2012 TV Guide Best on the Box People's Choice Awards: Jay Ryan for Best Actor

2012 NZ TV Awards: Images and Sound Best Drama Series

2012 NZ TV Awards: Best Costume Design (Sarah Voon)

My Wedding and Other Secrets

2012 New York Festivals Bronze World Medal in the Feature Films category

2012 New York Festivals Finalist Certificate for Direction

2012 New York Festivals Finalist Certificate for Performance

Aotearoa Film and Television Awards 2011 (AFTAs):
Best Screenplay For a Feature Film
Best Lead Actress in a Feature Film (Michelle Ang)

34th Asian American International Film Festival: AAIFF Audience Choice Award
Friars Club Comedy Film Festival: Audience Choice Award for Best International Narrative Feature

Stolen

Aotearoa Film and Television awards 2011 (AFTAs): Images & Sound Best Editing Drama/Comedy - Allanah Milne

The Almighty Johnsons

2012 New York Festivals Finalist Cerficate for Best Writing

2012 Sir Julius Vogel Award for Best Dramatic Presentation

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Aotearoa Film and Television Awards 2011 (AFTAs): Best Script - Drama/Comedy - James Griffin

Go Girls series 2

2010 Qantas Film and Television Awards: Best Performance by a Supporting Actor - Matt Whelan

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2010 Qantas Film and Television Awards: Images & Sound Best Drama Programme

2010 Qantas Film and Television Awards: Best Script - Drama/Comedy Programme (James Griffin) 

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2009 Qantas Film and Television Awards: Atomic Coffee Roasters Ltd: Best Script - Drama Comedy Programme (James Griffin/Rachel Lang) 

2009 TV GUIDE Best on the Box People's Choice Awards: Best Drama; Best Actress (Robyn Malcolm); Best Actor (Antony Starr); Sexiest Woman (Robyn Malcolm); Sexiest Man (Antony Starr). 

2008 Qantas Film and Television Awards: Achievement in Editing - Drama/Comedy Programme (Bryan Shaw)

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2008 Qantas Film and Television Awards:  Images and Sound - Best Drama Programme; Performance by an Actress in General Television (Robyn Malcolm); Performance by an Actor in General Television (Antony Starr); Performance by a Supporting Actress in General Television (Antonia Prebble); Performance by a Supporting Actor in General Television (Tammy Davis); Best Script - Drama/Comedy Programme (Rachel Lang); Sony Achievement in Directing - Drama/Comedy Programme (Mark Beesley).

2008 M2 Magazine Awards: Best TV Show

2007 Asian TV Awards: Best Drama Performance by an Actor (Antony Starr).

2007 Qantas Television Awards: Best Actor in a TV Drama (Antony Starr).

2007 Woman's Day People's Choice Awards: Favourite NZ Show; Favourite NZ Female Personality (Robyn Malcolm).

2007 TV GUIDE Best on the Box People's Choice Awards, 2007: Best Drama; Best Actress (Robyn Malcolm); Best Actor (Antony Starr); Sexiest Woman (Robyn Malcolm).

WIFT New Zealand Awards 2007:
TV3 and C4 Success in New Zealand Television Award (Robyn Malcolm).

Captain Cook - Obsession and Discovery

2008 NSW Premier’s History Awards: Audio-visual History Prize

2008 Academy of Canadian Film and Television: Gemini Award for the Best History Program of the Year.

2008 Leo Awards: Best Documentary Series

2007 Manning Clark House National Cultural Awards: Group Award.

Sydney Morning Herald's Couch Potato Awards: Readers' Choice Award for Best Local Telemovie or MiniSeries.

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2007 Qantas Television Awards: Best Drama (Christmas Special); Best Actress in a TV Drama (Robyn Malcolm); Best Script (James Griffin); Best Editing (Bryan Shaw).

2007 Air New Zealand Screen Awards:
- Best Drama
- Performance by an Actress (Robyn Malcolm)
- Performance by an Actor (Antony Starr)
- Performance by a Supporting Actor (Frank Whitten)
- Drama Script (James Griffin)
- Achievement in Directing a Drama/Comedy programme (Simon Bennett).

Finalist certificate: 2007 New York Festival Television Programming & Promotion Competition: Best Editing (Drama) and Drama categories.

2006 TV GUIDE Best on the Box People's Choice Awards: Best Drama; Best Actress (Robyn Malcolm)

2006 M2 Magazine 'Best' Awards: Best TV Show

Maddigan's Quest

Winner: Best Dramatic Presentation, 2007 Julius Vogel Awards

Silver World Medal: 2007 New York Festival Television Programming & Promotion Competition (Youth Programs)

Medal Finalist: 2006 New York Festival Television Programming & Promotion Competition

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2005 Qantas Television Awards
Best Drama
Best Director (Mark Beasley)
Best Actress (Robyn Malcolm)
Best Actor (Antony Starr)
Best Script (Rachel Lang)
Best Editing (Nicola Smith)

2006 Air New Zealand Screen Awards:
Sony Best Drama Series
Best Drama Programme (Episode 4)

2005 TV Guide Best On The Box Awards
Best Drama
Best Actress (Robyn Malcolm)

2005 Woman's Day Readers Choice Awards: Favourite NZ Female Personality (Robyn Malcolm)

Interrogation

2006 Air New Zealand Screen Awards
Performance by a Supporting Actress (Claire Chitham)
Script, Single Episode of a Drama Series or Serial (Fiona Samuel) (Girl in Woods (Non Speaking))
Achievement in Editing (Drama) (Lisa Hough)

Whale Rider

Winner: 2003 Sundance Film Festival World Cinema Audience Award

Winner: 2002 Toronto International Film Festival AGF People's Choice Award

Nominee, Best Actress In A Leading Role
76th Annual Academy Awards, 2004

Winner: Most Promising Performer
2004 Chicago Film Critics Awards

Winner: Best Young Actress; Best Family Film
2004 Critics' Choice Awards, American Broadcast Critics' Association

Winner: Best Breakthrough Performance
2003 South Eastern Film Critics' Association (USA)

Winner: Best Breakthrough Filmmaker; Best Breakthrough Performance
2003 Online Film Critics' Society (USA)

Winner: Best Actress
2003 Washington DC Area Film Critics

Winner: 2003 New Zealand Film Awards,
Best Feature Film
Best Director
Best Actress
Best Supporting Actor
Best Supporting Actress
Best Juvenile Performer
Best Screenplay
Best Original Music
Best Costume Design

Winner: 2003 British Academy Children's Film and Television Awards, Best Feature Film

Winner: 2003 Environmental Media Awards, Best Feature Film

Winner: APRA-AGSC 2003 Screen Music Awards
Best Original Song Composed for Feature Film, Telemovie, TV Series or Mini-Series

Winner: 2003 Humanitas Award, Sundance Feature Film Category

Winner: 2003 Sao Paulo International Film Festival Jury Prize

Winner: 2003 Lake Placid Film Festival Audience Award

Winner: 2003 Maui International Film Festival Audience Award Best Dramatic Feature

Winner: 2003 Seattle International Film Festival
Golden Space Needle Award for Best Film
Golden Space Needle Award for Best Director

Winner: 2003 San Francisco Film Festival, VirginMega Audience Award for Best Narrative Feature

Winner: 2003 Rotterdam Film Festival, Canal+ Audience Award

Winner, 2004 German Video Award For Young People and Children

Winner, Best Foreign Film
2004 Independent Spirit Awards

Winner, 2005 Wairoa Maori Film Festival Audience Award

Nominee, Best Supporting Actress
Screen Actors' Guild Awards

Nominee, Best Motion Picture, Drama
Nominee, Best Director
Nominee, Best Adapted Screenplay
Nominee, Best Art Direction and Production Design
Golden Satellite Awards

Nominee, Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture
Nominee, Outstanding Motion Picture
NAACP Image Awards

Official Section: 2002 San Sebastian International Film Festival

Mataku 2

Winner, New York Festivals 2004 Television Programming Award

2003 AFTA New Zealand Television Awards:
Best Director – Drama
Best Production Design
Best Editing – Drama
Best Contribution to a Soundtrack

Winner: Cinema Award for Photography for The Rocks, 2002 NAFATA Film Fest, USA

Mercy Peak 2

2003 AFTA New Zealand Television Awards: Best Actor; Best Supporting Actress

Being Eve 2

New Zealand Screen Awards 2005: 
Winner Best Childrens Programme
Winner Best Contribution to a Soundtrack

Prix Danube 2003, 17th International Television Festival of Programmes for Children and Youth Prix Danube 2003

Silver World Medal Winner (Teen Programmes), New York Festival 2003

Finalist (TV Programme - Children), 25th Telly Awards, USA 2004

Being Eve 1

Finalist: International Emmy Awards 2002 (Children & Young People)

Gold World Medal Winner (Teen Programmes), New York Festivals 2002

2002 TV Guide New Zealand Television Awards:
Best Drama Series
Best Contribution Soundtrack
Best Contribution Design

Mercy Peak 1

2002 TV Guide New Zealand Television Awards: Best Supporting Actress; Best Supporting Actor; Best Script, Drama Series

Jackson's Wharf 1

1999 New Zealand Television Awards: Best Drama Script

Jubilee

2000 New Zealand Film Awards:
Best Actor
Best Contribution to a Soundtrack

Lawless

1999 New Zealand Television Awards:
Best Drama
Best Director
Best Actress
Best Supporting Actor
Best Sound Design

What Becomes of the Broken Hearted?

1999 New Zealand Film Awards:
Best Director
Best Screenplay
Best Cinematography
Best Actor
Best Actress
Best Supporting Actor
Best Editing
Best Music
Best Costume Design
Best Makeup
Best Graphics

Market Forces 1

1998 New Zealand Television Awards: Best Comedy Script

Citylife

1997 New Zealand Film & Television Awards:
Best Drama Programme
Best Actor Television

1998 New Zealand Television Awards: Best Supporting Actor

Deepwater Haven

1994 New Zealand Film & Television Awards: Best Juvenile Performance

Marlin Bay 3

1993 International Writers' Guild Film and Television Festival Award
1993 GEORGI Awards: Best Script

Adrift

1994 Gemini Awards: Best Actress

Kurt Vonnegut's Monkey House

1992 Cable ACE Awards:
Best Dramatic or Theatrical Special (Fortitude)
Best Actor in Dramatic Series
Best Writing in Dramatic Series

Ray Bradbury Theatre IV, The

1992 Cable ACE Awards:
Best Dramatic Series
Best Directing in a Dramatic Series

End of the Golden Weather

1992 New Zealand Film Awards:
Best Film
Best Director
Best Male Performance
Best Cinematography
Best Contribution to Design
Best Production Design
Best Film Score

1992 Youth In Film Award (USA):
Outstanding Foreign Family Film
Best Young Actor in a Foreign Film

Old Scores

1992 New Zealand Film Awards:
Best Screenplay
Best Performance in a Supporting Role

Sound and the Silence, The

1991 New Zealand Film & Television Awards:
Best Drama Series or Serial
Best Performance in a Leading Role (Male)

1992 Cable ACE Awards: Best International Movie or Series

1992 Gemini Awards:
Best Costumes
Best Cinematography
Best Art Direction

Boy from Andromeda, The

1991 Cairo International Film Festival for Children: Best Award for Best Programme