2000 Nokia New Zealand Film Awards

Nominees and Winners

Prizes were awarded in 19 categories with two special prizes - the Rudall Hayward Award (lifetime achievement) and the Nokia NZ Filmmaker's Scholarship. Student thriller Scarfies dominated the awards, winning six out of its 12 nominated categories.

Feature films

Best Film

• Scarfies, Lisa Chatfield
  • Savage Honeymoon, Steve Sachs
  • The Price of Milk, Fiona Copland

Best Director

• '*Robert Sarkies, *Scarfies'''''
  • Mark Beesley, Savage Honeymoon
  • Vanessa Alexander, Magik & Rose

Best Actor

• '*Cliff Curtis, *Jubilee'''''
  • Karl Urban, The Price of Milk
  • Taika Cohen, Scarfies

Best Actress

• '*Willa O'Neill, *Scarfies'''''
  • Danielle Cormack, The Price of Milk
  • Alison Bruce, Magik & Rose

Best Supporting Actor

• '*Jon Brazier, *Scarfies'''''
  • Hori Ahipene, Jubilee
  • Scott Wills, Hopeless

Best Supporting Actress

• '*Elizabeth Hawthorne, *Savage Honeymoon'''''
  • Sophia Hawthorne, Savage Honeymoon
  • Ashleigh Seagar, Scarfies

Best Juvenile Performer

• '*Olivia Tennet, *Kids World'''''
  • Morgan Hubbard-Palmer, Wild Blue

Best Screenplay

• '*Duncan Sarkies, Robert Sarkies, *Scarfies'''''
  • Mark Beesley, Savage Honeymoon
  • Michael Bennett, Jubilee
• Vanessa Alexander, Magik & Rose

Best Cinematography

• '*Leon Narbey, *The Price of Milk'''''
  • Leon Narbey, Jubilee
  • Stephen Downes, Scarfies

Best Editing

• '*Annie Collins, *Scarfies'''''
  • Margot Francis, Savage Honeymoon
  • Cushla Dillon, The Price of Milk

Best Original Music

• '*Dean Savage, *Savage Honeymoon'''''
  • Plan 9, Jubilee
  • Victoria Kelly, Magik & Rose

Best Contribution to a Soundtrack

• John McKay, Jubilee
  • Chris Burt, Savage Honeymoon
  • Chris Burt, Scarfies

Best Design

• '*Gary Mackay, *Savage Honeymoon'''''
  • Gaylene Barnes, Scarfies

Best Costume Design

• '*Emily Carter, *Savage Honeymoon'''''
  • Amanda Neale, Scarfies

Best Makeup

• '*Denise Kum, *Savage Honeymoon'''''
  • Deirdre Haworth, Wild Blue

Short films

Best Short Film

• Infection (James Cunningham, Director)
  • The Painted Lady (Belinda Schmid, Director)

Best Performance in a Short Film

• '*Sara Wiseman, *Letters About The Weather'''''
  • Elizabeth Morris, The Painted Lady
  • Scott Wills, Ouch

Best Script, Short Film

• '*Jesse Warn, *Little Samurai'''''
  • Reuben Pollock & Peter Salmon, Letters About The Weather

Best Craft Contribution to Short Film

• '*James Cunningham, CGI Creation & Animation, *Infection'''''
  • Aaron Morton, Director of Photograph, Little Samurai
  • Eric de Beus & Neil Pardington Editors, Losing Sleep

Special Awards

Rudall Hayward Award (Lifetime Achievement Award)

• Ian Mune

Nokia NZ Filmmaker's Scholarship

• Reina Webster

References

References

1. "About the Nokia Scholarship & Film Awards". Onfilm.
2. (3 July 2000). "Reina's deadline blues". NZ Herald.
3. "Nokia New Zealand Film Awards 2000".
4. "THE NOKIA NEW ZEALAND FILM AWARDS EMAILER". Scoop.