Qantas Film and Television Awards 2009 Film Winners
| Film Categories Best Feature Film - budget under $1 million |  |
| Best Director in a Feature Film (budget under and over $1 million) Toa Fraser - Dean Spanley, General Film Corporation Finalists: Anthony McCarten - Show Of Hands, Great Southern Television Sima Urale - Apron Strings, Great Southern Television Best Lead Actor in a Feature Film Scott Wills - Apron Strings, Great Southern Television Finalists: Joel Edgerton - Separation City, Separation City Productions Sam Neill - Dean Spanley, General Film Corporation Best Lead Actress in a Feature Film Jennifer Ludlam - Apron Strings, Great Southern Television Finalists: Danielle Cormack - Separation City, Separation City Productions Melanie Lynskey - Show Of Hands, Great Southern Television Best Supporting Actor in a Feature Film Peter O'Toole - Dean Spanley, General Film Corporation Finalists: Les Hill - Separation City, Separation City Productions Cameron Rhodes - I'm Not Harry Jenson, Six String Pictures Best Supporting Actress in a Feature Film Bonnie Soper - The Map Reader, Arkles Entertainment Finalists: Nancy Brunning - The Strength Of Water, Filmwork Ltd Michelle Langstone - Separation City, Separation City Productions Best Screenplay for a Feature Film Alan Sharp - Dean Spanley, General Film Corporation Finalists: Briar Grace-Smith - The Strength Of Water, Filmwork Ltd Shuchi Kothari, Dianne Taylor - Apron Strings, Great Southern Television Best Cinematography in a Feature Film* Rewa Harre - Apron Strings, Great Southern Television Finalists: Bogumil Godfrejow - The Strength Of Water, Filmwork Ltd Leon Narbey - Dean Spanley, General Film Corporation Best Editing in a Feature Film* Chris Plummer - Dean Spanley, General Film Corporation Finalists: Harold Brodie - The Map Reader, Arkles Entertainment Eric de Beus - Apron Strings, Great Southern Television Best Original Music in a Feature Film* Jools Topp, Lynda Topp - The Topp Twins Untouchable Girls, Diva Productions Finalists: Don McGlashan - Dean Spanley, General Film Corporation Samuel Flynn Scott, Luke Buda - Separation City, Separation City Productions Images & Sound Best Sound Design in a Feature Film* Dave Whitehead, Polly McKinnon - The Strength Of Water, Filmwork Ltd Finalists: Chris Burt, David Long - The Topp Twins Untouchable Girls, Diva Productions Paul Cotterell - Dean Spanley, General Film Corporation Best Production Design in a Feature Film* Johnny Hawkins - Apron Strings, Great Southern Television Finalists: Rick Kofoed - The Strength Of Water, Filmwork Ltd Andrew McAlpine - Dean Spanley, General Film Corporation Best Costume Design in a Feature Film* Odile Dicks-Mireaux - Dean Spanley, General Film Corporation Finalist: Kirsty Cameron - The Strength Of Water, Filmwork Ltd Best Make-Up Design in a Feature Film* Marese Langan - Dean Spanley, General Film Corporation Finalist: Deb Watson - The Strength Of Water, Filmwork Ltd Best Short Film Mark Albiston, Louis Sutherland - The Six Dollar Fifty Man, Sticky Pictures Limited Finalists: James Cunningham - Poppy, Supercollider Ltd Grant Major - Undergrowth, Octopus Pictures Best Performance in a Short Film Oscar Vandy-Connor - The Six Dollar Fifty Man, Sticky Pictures Limited Finalists: Ian Hughes - Undergrowth, Octopus Pictures Cameron Rhodes - Brave Donkey, Robber's Dog Films Best Screenplay for a Short Film* Mark Albiston, Louis Sutherland - The Six Dollar Fifty Man, Sticky Pictures Limited Finalists: David Coyle - Poppy, Supercollider Ltd Peter Force, Adam Strange - Aphrodite's Farm, JoyRide Films Ltd Outstanding Technical Contribution to a Short Film* James Cunningham - Poppy, Supercollider Ltd Finalists: Cushla Dillon - Brave Donkey, Robber's Dog Films Ginny Loane - Brave Donkey, Robber's Dog Films Special award NZTE International Achievement Award Natural History New Zealand Nominees: Flux Animation Studio South Pacific Pictures *Awarded at Craft Awards on Friday 4 September | |
