2012 New Zealand Music Awards
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| 2012 New Zealand Music Awards | |
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| Awarded for | Excellence in New Zealand music |
| Sponsored by | Vodafone |
| Date | 1 November 2012 |
| Location | Vector Arena, Auckland |
| Country | New Zealand |
| Hosted by | Shannon Ryan and Ben Boyce |
| Reward | Tui award trophy |
| Website | http://www.nzmusicawards.co.nz |
| Television/radio coverage | |
| Network | Four |
The 2012 New Zealand Music Awards was the 46th holding of the annual ceremony featuring awards for musical recording artists based in or originating from New Zealand. Finalists for the three technical awards were announced on 3 October 2012, the date on which finalists for 16 'non-technical' categories were also revealed.[1][2]
The Critics Choice prize was announced on Wednesday 17 October, at the Kings Arms Tavern in Auckland. It was won by Watercolours (Chelsea Jade Metcalf).[3]
The awards ceremony took place on 1 November 2012 at Vector Arena, Auckland. The ceremony was again hosted by television presenter Shannon Ryan and comedian Ben Boyce and was broadcast live on television channel Four.[4][5]
The awards were dominated by Six60 with six awards, and Kimbra with five awards .[6]
Winners are listed first and highlighted in boldface.[7][6]
- Key
- † – Non-technical award
- ‡ – Technical award
| Album of the Year† | Single of the Year† |
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Sponsored by Vodafone
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| Best Group† | Breakthrough Artist of the Year† |
Sponsored by Four
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Sponsored by Westpac Hotpoints
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| Best Male Solo Artist† | Best Female Solo Artist† |
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| Best Rock Album† | Best Pop Album† |
Sponsored by Rockshop
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Sponsored by The Edge
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| Best Urban / Hip Hop Album† | Best Roots Album† |
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| Best Alternative Album† | Best Māori Album† |
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| Best Music Video† | Best Electronica Album† |
Sponsored by NZ On Air
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| Best Gospel / Christian Album† | Best Classical Album† |
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Sponsored by KBB Music
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| Peoples' Choice Award† | Critics' Choice Prize† |
Sponsored by Vodafone
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| Highest selling New Zealand Single† | Highest selling New Zealand Album† |
Sponsored by Vodafone
No finalists were announced in this category.
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No finalists were announced in this category.
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| Radio Airplay Record of the Year† | International Achievement Award† |
Sponsored by NZ On Air
No finalists were announced in this category.
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No finalists were announced in this category.
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| Legacy Award† | Best Album Cover‡ |
Sponsored by New Zealand Herald
No finalists were announced in this category. |
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| Best Engineer‡ | Best Producer‡ |
Sponsored by MAINZ
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Sponsored by MAINZ
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