2000 TV Guide Television Awards

Awards were given in 28 categories. Due to a lack of eligible entries, there were no nominees or winner in the Best One-off Drama category.^[2][3]

Best children's programme

• What Now?
  • Suzy's World
  • Pukana

Best documentary

• The Fatal Game
  • Return to Romania
  • He Rau Aroha

Best drama series or serial

• Duggan
  • Shortland Street

Best entertainment programme

• The $20 Challenge "London"
  • Style Magazine Fashion Collection

Best entertainment series

• Polyfest 2000
  • Havoc & Newsboy's Sell-out Tour
  • Ice As

Best factual series

• Our People Our Century
  • Legends of the All Blacks
  • Coming Home

Best lifestyle series

• Backch@t
  • Maggie's Garden Show
  • Corbans Taste New Zealand

Best comedy programme

• Pulp Comedy
  • Havoc 2000 Deluxe

Best news and current affairs programme

• 60 Minutes
  • 20/20
  • 3 News

Best sports programme

• America's Cup, The Final Day
  • On Tour with the All Black Army
  • ALAC Sports Awards of New Zealand

Best Maori language programme

• Moko Toa
  • Waka Huia

Best Maori programme

• Nga Morehu End of an Era
  • It's Cool to Korero
  • Nga Tohu: Signatures

Best actress

• Nancy Brunning, Nga Tohu: Signatures
  • Geraldine Brophy, Shortland Street
  • Nicola Kawana, Jacksons Wharf

Best actor

• George Henare, Nga Tohu: Signatures
  • John Bach, Duggan "Shadow of Doubt"
  • Patrick Toomey, Jacksons Wharf

Best supporting actress

• Stephanie Tauevihi, Shortland Street
  • Michele Amas, Duggan "Food to Die For"
  • Nicole Whippy, Jacksons Wharf

Best supporting actor

• Ross Duncan, Nga Tohu: Signatures
  • Blair Strang, Shortland Street

Best performance in an entertainment or comedy programme

• Jon Bridges, Ice As
  • Mikey Havoc and Newsboy, Havoc and Newsboy's Sell-out Tour
  • Madeleine Sami, Ice As

Best presenter

• John Campbell
  • Jim Hickey
  • Judy Bailey

Best drama script

• Donna Malane, Duggan "Workshop for Murder"
  • Judy Callingham, Duggan "Shadow of Doubt"

Best factual programme or documentary script

• Philip Temple, Our People Our Century "Families at War"
  • Bryan Bruce, Ian Johnstone, The Trouble with Ben
  • Keith Quinn, Colin McRae, John Keir, Legends of the All Blacks

Best director, drama

• Andrew Bancroft, Nga Tohu: Signatures
  • Justine Simei-Barton, Matou Uma
  • Yvonne Mackay, Duggan "Shadow of Doubt"

Best director, factual programme or documentary

• Cheryl Cameron, Destination Disaster: Sinking of the Mikhail Lermontov
  • Megan Jones, Return to Romania
  • John Milligan, Shipwreck

Best camera

• Peter Young, Country Calendar "Yankee Harvest"
  • Leon Narbey, Duggan "Shadow of Doubt"
  • Camera Team, America's Cup

Best editing

• Paul Sutorius, Getting to our Place
  • Bryan Shaw, Return to Romania
  • Paul Sutorius, Duggan "Shadow of Doubt"

Best original music

• Clive Cockburn, Destination Disaster
  • Gareth Farr, Duggan "Shadow of Doubt"
  • Felicity Williams, Dress Up Box

Best contribution to a soundtrack

• Haresh Bhana, America's Cup
  • Ian Leslie, Our People Our Century

Best design

• Guy Moana, Moko Toa
  • Catriona Campbell, Baby Proms
  • Ned Wenlock, Wired

Best contribution to design

• Paul Sharp, Virtual Spectator Animation America's Cup
  • Brad Mill, Art Direction, The Tribe

• 2000 TV Guide NZ Television Awards