The inaugural New Zealand Screen Awards were held on Wednesday 27 July 2005 at SkyCity Theatre in Auckland, New Zealand.
Due to there having been no film awards in 2004, the eligibility period was from 1 October 2003 to July 2005.
In the weeks ahead of the awards presentation, sponsor SkyCity screened a series of nominated short films.
[1] The film In My Father's Den was nominated in all 12 of the feature film award categories and won 10 awards.
Best Picture Achievement in Directing Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role Screenplay Achievement in Cinematography Achievement in Editing Achievement in Original Music Contribution to a Soundtrack Achievement in Costume Design Best Digital Feature Technical Contribution to a Digital Feature Best Short Film Performance in a Short Film Script for a Short Film Technical Contribution to a Short Film Best Drama Series Best Comedy Programme Best Documentary Best Documentary/Factual Series Korero Maori Best Maori Language Programme Best Children's Programme Best Lifestyle/Entertainment Programme Performance by an Actress Performance by a Supporting Actress Performance by an Actor Performance by a Supporting Actor Presenter, Entertainment/Factual Script, Single Episode of a Drama Series or Serial Script, Comedy Achievement in Directing, Drama/Comedy Programme Achievement in Directing, Documentary Achievement in Directing, Factual Programming/Entertainment Achievement in Camerawork Documentary Achievement in Editing, Documentary Achievement in Original Music Contribution to a Soundtrack Contribution to Design