The 2001 Nokia New Zealand Film Awards were held on 10 November 2001 at the St James Theatre in Wellington, New Zealand. To better suit the release schedule of the film industry, the date of the awards ceremony was moved from a mid-year date of previous years to November. The awards were presented by the New Zealand Academy of Film and Television Arts and sponsored by Nokia New Zealand who also sponsored the Nokia New Zealand Film Awards Scholarship, awarded to a film student. The awards presentation featured a tribute to director John O'Shea.
Nominees and winners
Prizes were awarded in 21 categories. Road move Snakeskin won with most awards, with six, while Stickmen won four.
Best Film Snakeskin, Vanessa SheldrickStickmen, Michelle Turner Rain, Philippa Campbell, John Toon, Robin ScholesBest DirectorHamish Rothwell, Stickmen Gillian Ashurst, Snakeskin Christine Jeffs, Rain
Best Actor Scott Wills, Stickmen Karl Urban, The Irrefutable Truth about Demons Temuera Morrison, Crooked Earth
Best Actress Sarah Peirse, Rain Melanie Lynskey, Snakeskin Vicky Haughton, Her Majesty
Best Supporting Actor Alistair Browning, Rain Paul Glover, Snakeskin Lawrence Makoare, Crooked Earth
Best Supporting Actress Luanne Gordon, Stickmen Nancy Brunning, Crooked Earth Liddy Holloway, Her Majesty
Best Juvenile Performer Alicia Fulford-Wierzbicki, Rain Emily Barclay, No One Can Hear You Sally Andrews, Her Majesty
Best Screenplay Stickmen, Nick WardSnakeskin, Gillian Ashurst The Irrefutable Truth about Demons, Glen StandringBest CinematographySnakeskin, Donald DuncanStickmen, Nigel Bluck Rain, John ToonBest EditingSnakeskin, Cushla Dillon and Marcus DarcyThe Irrefutable Truth about Demons, Paul Sutorius Stickmen, Owen Ferrier-KerrBest Original MusicSnakeskin, Leyton & Joost LangveldExposure, Bruce Lynch Crooked Earth, James HallBest Contribution to a SoundtrackSnakeskin, Dave WhiteheadStickmen, Mike Hedges Her Majesty, Tony JohnsonBest Make-UpHer Majesty, Debra EastSnakeskin, Vanessa Hurley The Irrefutable Truth about Demons, Kareen Donalson Stickmen, Debra EastBest Costume DesignHer Majesty, Lesley Burke-HardingStickmen, Nic Smillie Rain, Kirsty CameronBest DesignHer Majesty, Kim SinclairStickmen, Neville Stevenson Rain, Kirsty ClaytonBest Computer Generated ImagesSnakeskin, Peter HurnardThe Irrefutable Truth about Demons, Nigel Streeter Stickmen, OktoberBest Digitally Mastered Feature FilmThe Waiting Game, Robert Rowe and Cristobal Araus LobosThe Shirt, John Laing and Ross Bevan Back River Road, Peter TaitBest Short FilmJunk, Greg KingFalling Sparrows, Murray Keane Camping With Camus, Alan ErsonBest Script for Short FilmCow, Michael BennettFalling Sparrows, Murray Keane Room Tone, Charlie McClellanBest Technical Contribution to Short FilmJunk, John ChrystoffelsCow, Robert Gillies Like An Angel, Dave WhiteheadBest Performance in a Short FilmJonathan Hardy, Camping With Camus Lee Hartley, A New Way Home Jed Brophy, Room Tone
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