The 2006 Air New Zealand Screen Awards were held on Thursday 24 August 2006 at SkyCity Theatre in Auckland, New Zealand.
Previously known as the New Zealand Screen Awards, the awards were renamed when airline Air New Zealand became the naming-rights sponsor, signing for five years of sponsorship.
[1][2] The film awards had only four titles in the feature films category: The World's Fastest Indian, No.2, River Queen and Sione's Wedding, with The World's Fastest Indian winning seven of its 10 categories.
Hollywood actors Anthony Hopkins and Ruby Dee won the Best Actor and Best Actress awards.
Best Picture Achievement in Directing Screenplay 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 Achievement in Cinematography Achievement in Editing Achievement in Original Music Contribution to a Soundtrack Achievement in Production Design 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 Programme Best Drama Series Best Comedy Programme Best Documentary Best Documentary / Factual Series Best Mäori Language Programme Best Children's Programme Best Lifestyle/Entertainment Programme Best Event Broadcast Best Reality Series 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/Entertainment/Reality Achievement in Camerawork, Drama Achievement in Camerawork, Documentary Achievement in Editing, Drama Achievement in Editing, Documentary Achievement in Original Music Contribution to a Soundtrack Achievement in Production Design Contribution to Design