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
Best Current Affairs Reporting for a weekly programme or one-off current affairs special
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
Best Performance by a Supporting Actress – General Television
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
Atomic Coffee Roasters Ltd Best Script – Drama/Comedy Programme
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