The Qantas Film and Television Awards 2009 News and Current Affairs Winners are:
| Qantas Best News | ||
| One News | TV One | |
| Best News or Current Affairs Presenter | ||
| Fair Go – Kevin Milne | TV One | |
| Best News Reporting | ||
| 3 News – Amanda Gillies | Victoria Bush Fires | TV3 |
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Best Current Affairs Reporting for a weekly programme or one-off current affairs special |
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| Sunday – John Hudson, Stephen Butler, Leander Scott-Donelan, Portia Mao | Bad Milk | TV One |
| Best Current Affairs Reporting for a daily programme | ||
| Close Up – Robyn Janes, Louisa Cleave, Corinne Ambler | Schools | TV One |
| Best Current Affairs Series | ||
| Q+A | Episode 3 | TV One |
| Investigation of the Year | ||
| Sunday – Ian Sinclair, Dale Owens | Dr Disaster 2 | TV One |
| Journalist of the Year | ||
| Close Up – Robyn Janes, Louisa Cleave, Corinne Ambler | Schools | TV One |
| Best News Camera* | ||
| Best Current Affairs Camera* | ||
| 20/20 – Christopher Brown | The Amazing Race | TV2 |
| Best News Editing* | ||
| One News – Kirsten Bolam | Ironwoman | TV One |
| Best Current Affairs Editing* | ||
| Sunday – Will Kong | 17 Hours | TV One |
Qantas Film and Television Awards 2009 General Television Winners
| Images & Sound Best Drama Programme | ||
| Until Proven Innocent – Paula Boock, Donna Malane | Lippy Pictures Ltd | TV One |
| NZ On Air Best Comedy Programme | ||
| The Jaquie Brown Diaries – Jaquie Brown, Gerard Johnstone, Hayley Cunningham | Young, Gifted & Brown | TV3 |
| Maori Language Commission Best Maori Language Programme | ||
| KA HAKU AU – Maramena Roderick, Ngahuia Wade | Maramena Ltd | Maori Television |
| Qantas Best Children’s/Youth Programme | ||
| Play It Strange 2008 – Rachel Jean | Isola Productions Ltd | C4 |
| Best Information/Lifestyle Programme | ||
| Hunger for the Wild – Peter Young | Fisheye Films Ltd | TV One |
| Best Entertainment Programme | ||
| Dancing with the Stars – Debra Kelleher | TVNZ | TV One |
| Best Sports Broadcast | ||
| International Netball Series 2008 – Barbara Mitchell | TVNZ | TV One |
| Kordia Group Ltd Best Event Coverage | ||
| C4 goes to Vodafone Homegrown – Arwen O’Connor, Nikki Streater | Satellite Media, C4 | C4 |
| Best Observational Reality Series | ||
| Rescue 1 – Martin Cleave | Great Southern Television | TV2 |
| Best Constructed Reality Series | ||
| Missing Pieces – David Lomas | Eyeworks New Zealand | TV3 |
| Best Performance by an Actress – General Television | ||
| Piece of My Heart – Emily Barclay | MF Films Ltd | TV One |
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Best Performance by a Supporting Actress – General Television |
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| Piece of My Heart – Keisha Castle-Hughes | MF Films Ltd | TV One |
| Best Performance by an Actor – General Television | ||
| Until Proven Innocent – Cohen Holloway | Lippy Pictures Ltd | TV One |
| Best Performance by a Supporting Actor – General Television | ||
| Until Proven Innocent – Peter Elliott | Lippy Pictures Ltd | TV One |
| Best Presenter Entertainment/Factual Programme | ||
| Dancing with the Stars – Jason Gunn | TVNZ | TV One |
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Atomic Coffee Roasters Ltd Best Script – Drama/Comedy Programme |
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| Outrageous Fortune – James Griffin, Rachel Lang | South Pacific Pictures | TV3 |
| Images & Sound Best Director – Drama/Comedy Programme | ||
| Aftershock – Brendan Donovan | Gibson Group | TV3 |
| Best Director – Factual/Entertainment Programme | ||
| Eating Media Lunch – Paul Casserly | Great Southern Television | TV2 |
| Best Multi Camera Direction in General Television* | ||
| IRB World Sevens Series Wellington – Steve Jamieson | TVNZ | TV One |
| Best Camera Work – Drama/Comedy Programme* | ||
| Until Proven Innocent – David Paul | Lippy Pictures Ltd | TV One |
| Images & Sound Best Editing – Drama/Comedy Programme* | ||
| Until Proven Innocent – Paul Sutorius | Lippy Pictures Ltd | TV One |
| Best Original Music in General Television* | ||
| Lost in Libya – David Ironside | Pacific Screen | TV One |
| Best Sound Design in General Television* | ||
| Aftershock – Phil Burton, Don Paulin, Chris Hiles | Gibson Group | TV3 |
| Best Production Design in General Television* | ||
| Piece of My Heart – Tracey Collins | MF Films Ltd |
TV One |
| Best Contribution to Design in General Television* | ||
| Dancing with the Stars – Claire Palmer | TVNZ | TV One |
Qantas Film and Television Awards 2009 Documentary Winners
| Best Popular Documentary | ||
| A Good Way to Die? – Dan Salmon, Tash Christie | Octopus Pictures | TV3 |
| Best Arts/Festival/Feature – Documentary | ||
| the art star and the sudanese twins – Pietra Brettkelly | Pietra Brettkelly | Other |
| Best Director- Documentary | ||
| the art star and the sudanese twins – Pietra Brettkelly | Pietra Brettkelly | Other |
| Best Camerawork – Documentary/Factual Programme* | ||
| Hunger for the Wild – Peter Young | Fisheye Films Ltd | TV One |
| Best Editing – Documentary/Factual Programme* | ||
| the art star and the sudanese twins – Irena Dol | Pietra Brettkelly | Other |
Qantas Film and Television Awards 2009 Film Winners
| Qantas Best Feature Film – Budget over $1 Million | |
| Dean Spanley – Matthew Metcalfe, Alan Harris |
General Film Corporation |
| Best Feature Film – Budget under $1 Million | |
| Untouchable Girls – Arani Cuthbert | Diva Productions |
| Best Director in a Film Feature (budget under and over $1 million) | |
| Dean Spanley – Toa Fraser | General Film Corporation |
| Best Lead Actor in a Feature Film | |
| Apron Strings – Scott Wills | Great Southern Television |
| Best Lead Actress in a Feature Film | |
| Apron Strings – Jennifer Ludlam | Great Southern Television |
| Best Supporting Actor in a Feature Film | |
| Dean Spanley – Peter O’Toole | General Film Corporation |
| Best Supporting Actress in a Feature Film | |
| The Map Reader – Bonnie Soper | Arkles Entertainment |
| Best Screenplay for a Feature Film | |
| Dean Spanley – Alan Sharp | General Film Corporation |
| Best Cinematography in a Feature Film* | |
| Apron Strings – Rewa Harre | Great Southern Television |
| Best Editing in a Feature Film* | |
| Dean Spanley – Chris Plummer | General Film Corporation |
| Best Original Music in a Feature Film* | |
| Untouchable Girls – The Topp Twins | Diva Productions |
| Images and Sound Best Sound Design in a Feature Film* | |
| The Strength of Water – Dave Whitehead, Polly McKinnon | Filmwork Ltd |
| Best Production Design in a Feature Film* | |
| Apron Strings – Johnny Hawkins | Great Southern Television |
| Best Costume Design in a Feature Film* | |
| Dean Spanley – Odile Dicks-Mireaux | General Film Corporation |
| Best Make-Up Design in a Feature Film* | |
| Dean Spanley – Marese Langan | General Film Corporation |
| Best Short Film | |
| The Six Dollar Fifty Man – Mark Albiston, Louis Sutherland | Sticky Pictures Limited |
| Best Performance in a Short Film | |
| The Six Dollar Fifty Man – Oscar Vandy-Connor | Sticky Pictures Limited |
| Best Screenplay for a Short Film* | |
| The Six Dollar Fifty Man – Mark Albiston, Louis Sutherland | Sticky Pictures Limited |
| Outstanding Technical Contribution to a Short Film* | |
| Poppy – James Cunningham | Supercollider Ltd |
Special Award
| New Zealand Trade and Enterprise International Achievement Award | Natural History New Zealand |