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 |
