




South Pacific Pictures productions are consistent award winners, regularly picking up awards both locally and internationally.
2008 WIFT New Zealand Awards:
Greening the Screen Award (South Pacific Pictures)
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).
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Script Writer Awards NZ 2012 ('SWANZ') - Best Television Episode (Drama Script): The Almighty Johnsons, series 2, episode 5 by James Griffin
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)
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
2012 New York Festivals Finalist Cerficate for Best Writing
2012 Sir Julius Vogel Award for Best Dramatic Presentation
2010 Qantas Film and Television Awards: Images & Sound Best Drama Programme
2010 Qantas Film and Television Awards: Best Script - Drama/Comedy Programme (James Griffin)
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)
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.
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
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
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)
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)
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
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
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
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
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
Best Drama Programme
Best Actor Television
1998 New Zealand Television Awards: Best Supporting Actor
1993 GEORGI Awards: Best Script
Best Dramatic or Theatrical Special (Fortitude)
Best Actor in Dramatic Series
Best Writing in Dramatic Series
Best Dramatic Series
Best Directing in a Dramatic Series
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
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
1991 Cairo International Film Festival for Children: Best Award for Best Programme