List of New Zealand Academy Award winners and nominees
Appearance
This is a list of New Zealand Academy Award winners and nominees.
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 |
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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 |
---|---|---|---|---|
2001 | John Gilbert | The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring | Nominated | |
2002 | Michael Horton | The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers | Nominated | |
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 |
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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 Short Film - Live Action
Year | Name | Film | Status | Notes |
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1980 | Lloyd Phillips | The Dollar Bottom | Won | Lloyd Phillips was a South African-born New Zealand film Producer. |
2005 | Ainsley Gardiner Taika Waititi |
Two Cars, One Night | Nominated | |
2015 | James Lucas | The Phone Call | Won | James Lucas is a British/New Zealand screenwriter and film Producer. shared with Mat Kirkby |
Best Sound or Sound Mixing
Year | Name | Film | Status | Notes |
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2001 | Gethin Creagh Hammond Peek | The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring | Nominated | Shared with Christopher Boyes and Michael Semanick, |
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 |
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1993 | Jane Campion | The Piano | Won | |
1994 | Peter Jackson Fran Walsh |
Heavenly Creatures | Nominated |