List of New Zealand Academy Award winners and nominees
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Contents
- 1 Best Actor
- 2 Best Actress
- 3 Best Supporting Actress
- 4 Best Animated Film
- 5 Best Art Direction
- 6 Best Costume Design
- 7 Best Director
- 8 Best Film Editing
- 9 Best Picture
- 10 Best Makeup and Hairstyling
- 11 Best Music – Original Song
- 12 Best Music – Original Musical
- 13 Best Short Film - Live Action
- 14 Best Sound or Sound Mixing
- 15 Best Visual Effects
- 16 Best Writing – Adapted Screenplay
- 17 Best Writing – Original Screenplay
Best Actor
Year | Name | Film | Status | Notes |
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1999 | Russell Crowe | The Insider | Nominated | Crowe is a New Zealand-born Australian resident. |
2000 | Russell Crowe | Gladiator | Won | |
2001 | Russell Crowe | A Beautiful Mind | Nominated |
Best Actress
Year | Name | Film | Status | Notes |
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2003 | Keisha Castle-Hughes | Whale Rider | Nominated |
Best Supporting Actress
Year | Name | Film | Status | Notes |
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1993 | Anna Paquin | The Piano | Won |
Best Animated Film
Year | Name | Film | Status | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
2004 | Andrew Adamson | Shrek 2 | Nominated |
Best Art Direction
Year | Name | Film | Status | Notes |
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2001 | Grant Major Dan Hennah |
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring | Nominated | |
2002 | Grant Major Dan Hennah |
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers | Nominated | Shared with Alan Lee |
2003 | Grant Major Dan Hennah |
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King | Won | Shared with Alan Lee |
2005 | Grant Major Dan Hennah |
King Kong | Nominated | Shared with Simon Bright |
2009 | Kim Sinclair | Avatar | Won | Shared with Rick Carter and Robert Stromberg |
2012 | Dan Hennah | The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey | Nominated | Shared with Ra Vincent and Simon Bright |
Best Costume Design
Year | Name | Film | Status | Notes |
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2001 | Ngila Dickson Richard Taylor |
The Fellowship of the Ring | Nominated | |
2003 | Ngila Dickson | The Last Samurai | Nominated | First time that two different nominations in the same year and category were for New Zealanders. |
Ngila Dickson Richard Taylor |
The Return of the King | Won |
Best Director
Year | Name | Film | Status | Notes |
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1993 | Jane Campion | The Piano | Nominated | Second woman ever to be nominated in this category. |
2001 | Peter Jackson | The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring | Nominated | |
2003 | Peter Jackson | The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King | Won |
Best Film Editing
Year | Name | Film | Status | Notes |
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2003 | Jamie Selkirk | The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King | Won |
Best Picture
Year | Name | Film | Status | Notes |
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2001 | Peter Jackson Fran Walsh |
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring | Nominated | Shared with Barrie M. Osborne |
2002 | Peter Jackson Fran Walsh |
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers | Nominated | Shared with Barrie M. Osborne |
2003 | Peter Jackson Fran Walsh |
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King | Won | Shared with Barrie M. Osborne |
2007 | Tim Bevan Eric Fellner |
Atonement | Nominated | Eric Fellner is a New Zealand-born English producer |
2009 | Peter Jackson | District 9 | Nominated | Shared with Carolynne Cunningham |
2012 | Tim Bevan Eric Fellner |
Les Misérables | Nominated | Shared with Debra Hayward and Cameron Mackintosh |
2014 | Tim Bevan Eric Fellner Anthony McCarten |
The Theory of Everything | Nominated | Shared with Lisa Bruce |
Best Makeup and Hairstyling
Year | Name | Film | Status | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
2001 | Richard Taylor | The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring | Won | Shared with Peter Owen |
2003 | Richard Taylor | The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King | Won | Shared with Peter King |
Best Music – Original Song
Year | Name | Film | Song | Status | Notes |
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2003 | Fran Walsh | The Return of the King | "Into the West" | Won | Shared with Annie Lennox and Howard Shore |
2011 | Bret McKenzie | The Muppets | "Man or Muppet" | Won |
Best Music – Original Musical
Year | Name | Film | Status | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
2011 | Bret McKenzie | The Muppets | Not Nominated | Would have been shared with Jeannie Lurie, Aris Archontis, Chen Neeman, Paul Roemen and Ali Dee Theodore. It most likely would have won, but Best Original Musical wasn't awarded that year, and it hasn't been awarded in over 30 years. |
2014 | Bret McKenzie | Muppets Most Wanted | Not Nominated | Most likely would have won, but Best Original Musical wasn't awarded that year, and it hasn't been awarded in over 30 years. |
Best Short Film - Live Action
Year | Name | Film | Status | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
2005 | Ainsley Gardiner Taika Waititi |
Two Cars, One Night | Nominated |
Best Sound or Sound Mixing
Year | Name | Film | Status | Notes |
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2002 | Michael Hedges | The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers | Nominated | Shared with Christopher Boyes, Michael Semanick, and Tony Johnson |
2003 | Michael Hedges | The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King | Won | Shared with Christopher Boyes, Michael Semanick, and Tony Johnson |
2005 | Michael Hedges | King Kong | Won | Shared with Christopher Boyes, Michael Semanick, and Tony Johnson |
2013 | Michael Hedges | The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug | Nominated | Shared with Christopher Boyes, Michael Semanick, and Tony Johnson |
Best Visual Effects
Year | Name | Film | Status | Notes |
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2001 | Richard Taylor | The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring | Won | Shared with Jim Rygiel, Randall William Cook, and Mark Stetson |
2005 | Christian Rivers Richard Taylor |
King Kong | Won | Shared with Joe Letteri and Brian Van't Hul |
Best Writing – Adapted Screenplay
Year | Name | Film | Status | Notes |
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1980 | Jonathan Hardy | Breaker Morant | Nominated | Jonathan Hardy is a New Zealand-born Australian resident. Nomination shared with David Stevens and Bruce Beresford. |
2001 | Philippa Boyens Peter Jackson Fran Walsh |
The Fellowship of the Ring | Nominated | |
2003 | Philippa Boyens Peter Jackson Fran Walsh |
The Return of the King | Won | |
2014 | Anthony McCarten | The Theory of Everything | Nominated |
Best Writing – Original Screenplay
Year | Name | Film | Status | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
1993 | Jane Campion | The Piano | Won | |
1994 | Peter Jackson Fran Walsh |
Heavenly Creatures | Nominated |