The 2012 Sorta Unofficial New Zealand Film Awards was the first presentation for the Sorta Unofficial NZ Film Awards, a New Zealand film industry award.
Following the demise of the Aotearoa Film and Television Awards and the announcement that the Screen Directors Guild of New Zealand would not hold film awards in 2012, New Zealand film industry figure Ant Timpson and nzherald.co.nz online entertainment editor Hugh Sundae announced the formation of the Sorta Unofficial New Zealand Film Awards, also known as the Moas.
The inaugural awards ceremony took place at the Civic Wintergarden in Auckland on 4 December 2012 and was webcast at the nzherald.co.nz, and broadcast on the Rialto Channel on 16 December 2012.
Nominees and Winners
Moas were awarded in 26 categories in three groups – feature film, documentary film and short film. The 2012 Moas cover the period of 15 August 2011 to 29 September 2012 for feature films and short films, and 1 August 2011 to 29 September 2012 for documentaries. Nominees were announced on 5 November 2012, with The Orator and Two Little Boys receiving 11 nominations each.
The Orator won eight awards in feature film categories, including Best Film. In the documentary categories, Shihad: Beautiful Machine won two awards, and the short film category was dominated by Honk If You're Horny, winning three of the six award categories.
Feature Film
Best Film
The Orator
How to Meet Girls From a Distance
Two Little Boys
Good For Nothing
The Most Fun You Can Have Dying
Best Self-Funded Film
The Red House
Netherwood
Good For Nothing
We Feel Fine
Best Director
Tusi Tamasese – The Orator
Dean Hewison – How to Meet Girls From a Distance
Mike Wallis – Good For Nothing
Robert Sarkies – Two Little Boys
Best Editing
Annie Collins – Two Little Boys
Simon Price – The Orator
Greg Daniels – Good For Nothing
Best Cinematography
Crighton Bone – The Most Fun You Can Have Dying
Leon Narbey – The Orator
Jac Fitzgerald – Two Little Boys
Best Actor
Fa'afiaula Sagote – The Orator
Richard Falkner – How to Meet Girls From a Distance
Bret McKenzie – Two Little Boys
Matt Whelan – The Most Fun You Can Have Dying
Best Actress
Tausili Pushparaj – The Orator
Tandi Wright – Kiwi Flyer
Inge Rademeyer – Good For Nothing
Madeleine Sami – Sione's 2: Unfinished Business
Best Supporting Actor
Will Hall – Netherwood
John Bach – Rest for the Wicked
Jonathan Brugh – How to Meet Girls From a Distance
Best Supporting Actress
Salamasina Mataia – The Orator
Aidee Walker – How to Meet Girls From a Distance
Jessica Joy Wood – Sione's 2: Unfinished Business
Best Screenplay
Tusi Tamasese – The Orator
Dean Hewison, Richard Falkner and Sam Dickson – How to Meet Girls From a Distance Duncan Sarkies and Robert Sarkies – Two Little Boys
Best Visual Effects
Jon Baxter and Puck Murphy – Two Little Boys
Steve Cronin and Paul Story – Good For Nothing
Frank Rueter and Jake Lee – The Devil's Rock
Best Costume Design
Kirsty Cameron – The Orator
Tristan McCallum – The Devil's Rock
Amanda Neale – Two Little Boys
Best Makeup Design
Davina Lamont, Sean Foot and Richard Taylor – The Devil's Rock
Linda Wall – Two Little Boys
Ryk Fortuna – Good For Nothing
Best Production Design
Bruce Everard – The Most Fun You Can Have Dying
Jules Cook – Two Little Boys
Rob Astley, Roger Guise and Pouoa Malae Lialia'i – The Orator
Best Score
Grayson Gilmour – The Most Fun You Can Have Dying
Don McGlashan and Dawn Raid – Sione's 2: Unfinished Business
David Long – The Red House
Tim Prebble – The Orator
Best Sound
Tim Prebble, Chris Todd, Richard Flynn, Mike Hedges and Gilbert Lake – The Orator Dave Whitehead – Two Little Boys Myk Farmer, Steve Finnigan and Chris Burt – Sione's 2: Unfinished Business