2013 Rialto Channel New Zealand Film Awards

Moas were awarded in 28 categories in four groups – feature film, documentary film, short film and television.^[3] The television category has only one award – Best Television Feature or Drama Series – a one-off award created to recognise excellence in television, as there is otherwise no New Zealand television award in 2013.^[4]

Rialto Channel Best Film

• Shopping – Mark Albiston and Louis Sutherland
  • The Weight of Elephants – Katja Adomeit and Leanne Saunders
  • Mt Zion – Quinton Hita
  • Mr. Pip – Andrew Adamson, Robin Scholes
  • Fantail – Sarah Cook, Matt Noonan

Flying Fish Best Director

• Shopping – Louis Sutherland and Mark Albiston
  • The Weight of Elephants – Daniel Borgman
  • Mt Zion – Tearepa Kahi
  • Mr. Pip – Andrew Adamson
  • Fantail – Curtis Vowell

Villa Maria Best Actor

• Hugh Laurie – Mr. Pip
  • Demos Murphy – The Weight of Elephants
  • Kevin Paulo – Shopping
  • Stan Walker – Mt Zion
  • Jahalis Ngamotu – Fantail

Villa Maria Best Actress

• Xzannjah – Mr. Pip
  • Whirimako Black – White Lies
  • Angelina Cottrell – The Weight of Elephants
  • Miriama Smith – Mt Zion
  • Sophie Henderson – Fantail

Mili Pictures Best Supporting Actor

• Julian Dennison – Shopping
  • Matthew Sunderland – The Weight of Elephants
  • Temuera Morrison – Mt Zion
  • Eka Darvile – Mr. Pip
  • Stephen Lovatt – Fantail

Mili Pictures Best Supporting Actress

• Laura Peterson – Shopping
  • Antonia Prebble – White Lies –
  • Catherine Wilkin – The Weight of Elephants
  • Healesville Joel – Mr. Pip
  • Amy Usherwood – Eternity

Apex Insurance Best Screenplay

• Mark Albiston and Louis Sutherland – Shopping
  • Dana Rotberg – White Lies –
  • Daniel Borgman – The Weight of Elephants
  • Andrew Adamson – Mr. Pip
  • Sophie Henderson – Fantail

Nikon Best Self-Funded Film

• Crackheads – Tim Tsiklauri and Andy Sophocleous
  • Eternity – Alex Galvin, Noel Galvin, Eric Stark
  • Ghost TV – Phil Davison
  • The Deadly Ponies Gang – Zoe McIntosh
  • The Death and Resurrection Show – Shaun Pettigrew

Niche Cameras Best Cinematography

• Ginny Loane – Shopping
  • Sophia Olsson – The Weight of Elephants
  • John Toon – Mr. Pip
  • Tim Flower – Romeo and Juliet: A Love Song
  • Alun Bollinger – White Lies

Mandy Best Editor

• Molly Marlene Stensgaard – The Weight of Elephants
  • Sim Evan-Jones – Mr. Pip
  • Paul Maxwell – Mt Zion
  • Annie Collins – Shopping
  • Paul Sutorius – White Lies

APRA Best Score

• Harry Gregson-Williams, Tim Finn – Mr. Pip
  • Mahuia Bridgman Cooper – Fantail
  • Shane McLean – Mt Zion
  • Grayson Gilmour – Shopping
  • John Psathas – White Lies

APRA Best Sound

• Dick Reade – Mt Zion
  • Dick Reade – Fantail
  • Mike Hopkins, John McKay, Michael Hedges, Tim Chaproniere and Tony Spear – Fresh Meat
  • Michael Hopkins, Ken Saville, John Mckay, Tim Chaproniere, Pete Smith – Shopping –
  • Steve Finnigan, James Hayday and Chris Sinclair – White Lies

Rodney Wayne Best Costume Design

• Ngila Dickson – Mr. Pip
  • Gavin McLean – Mt Zion
  • Morgan Albrecht – Romeo and Juliet: A Love Song
  • Lucy McLay – Shopping
  • Tracey Collins – White Lies –

MAC Best Makeup Design Hair and Makeup

• Abby Collins, Yolanda Bartram, Vee Gulliver, Andrew Beattie and Main Reactor – White Lies
  • Celeste Strewe – Crackheads
  • Hil Cook, Ange Duncan, Lea Hoare and Natalie Henderson – Fresh Meat
  • Amber D – Giselle

Regional Film Offices NZ Best Production Design

• Tracey Collins – White Lies
  • Grant Major – Mr. Pip
  • Haley Williams – Romeo and Juliet: A Love Song
  • Josh O'Neill – Shopping
  • Kirsty Cameron – The Weight of Elephants

Letterboxd Best Poster Design

• Geoff Francis – Shopping
  • Tony St George – Eternity
  • Connor Kenyon Design – Mr. Pip
  • Asmund Sollihogda – The Weight of Elephants
  • Damon Keen, Jae Frew and Matt Klitscher – White Lies

AUT Best Short Film

• Here Be Monsters – dir. Paul Glubb and Nic Gorman; prod. Nadia Maxwell
  • Friday Tigers – Aidee Walker
  • Morepork – Fat Boy Films
  • Tom's Dairy – Oscar Kightley
  • Wide Eyed – Catherine Bisley

Event Cinemas Best Self-Funded Short Film

• Le Taxidermiste – Nick Mayow & Prisca Bouchet
  • Holding The Sun – Dwayne Cameron
  • Morepork – Fat Boy Films
  • Shelved – James Cunningham, Oliver Hilbert and Leon Woud
  • The Sleeping Plot – Ruth Korver

Allpress Best Short Film Actor

• Tony Green – Strongman
  • Leon Wadham – Blankets
  • Simon Wolfgram – Friday Tigers
  • John Sumner – Morepork
  • Mac Kaisuva – Tom's Dairy

Allpress Best Short Film Actress

• Rachel Nicholls – Blind Mice
  • Aidee Walker – Friday Tigers
  • Narelle Ahrens – I'm Going to Mum's
  • Kayte Ferguson – Morepork
  • Nova Waretini-Hewison – The Sleeping Plot

PLS Best Cinematography in a Short Film

• Andrew Stroud – Echoes
  • Roko Babich – Friday Tigers
  • Callan Green – Morepork
  • Grant McKinnon – Tom's Dairy
  • Ryan Alexander Lloyd – Wide Eyed

NZ Herald Online Best Short Film Screenplay

• Campbell Hooper & Joel Kefali – Echoes
  • Aidee Walker – Friday Tigers
  • Lauren Jackson – I'm Going to Mum's
  • Oscar Kightley – Tom's Dairy
  • Catherine Bisley – Wide Eyed

Media Design School Best Technical Contribution to a Short Film

• Frank Rueter, David Duke and Bodo Keller (visual effects) – Blankets
  • Peter Roberts (editing) – Strongman
  • Brighde Riddell (makeup and hair) – The Last Stop
  • Dwayne Cameron (production design) – Holding The Sun
  • Anton Ognyev (visual effects) – Maul

Telecom Business Hubs Best Documentary

• Gardening with Soul – Vicky Pope and Jess Feast
  • Antarctica: A Year On Ice – Anthony Powell
  • Beyond the Edge – Matthew Metcalfe
  • Finding Mercy – Robyn Patterson, Leanne Pooley
  • He Toki Huna: NZ in Afghanistan – Annie Goldson and Kay Ellmers

Canon Best Documentary Director

• Leanne Pooley – Beyond the Edge
  • Anthony Powell – Antarctica: A Year On Ice
  • Robyn Patterson – Finding Mercy
  • Jess Feast – Gardening with Soul
  • Annie Goldson and Kay Ellmers – He Toki Huna: NZ in Afghanistan

PLS Best Documentary Cinematography

• Anthony Powell – Antarctica: A Year On Ice
  • Richard Bluck – Beyond the Edge
  • Jacob Bryant, Marty Williams – Finding Mercy
  • Ari Wegner, Gareth Moon and Hamish Waterhouse – Gardening with Soul
  • Jake Bryant – He Toki Huna: NZ in Afghanistan

Lotech Best Documentary Editor

• Annie Goldson and James Brown – He Toki Huna: NZ in Afghanistan
  • Simon Price – Antarctica: A Year On Ice
  • Tim Woodhouse – Beyond the Edge
  • Tim Woodhouse – Finding Mercy
  • Annie Collins – Gardening with Soul

NZ On Air Best Television Feature or Drama Series

• Top of the Lake
  • Harry
  • The Almighty Johnsons
  • The Blue Rose

• Geoff Murphy

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