Aotearoa has celebrated yet another year of brilliant stories told on screen at the 2021 New Zealand Television Awards. 

Comedian Thomas Sainsbury hosted an online ceremony today awarding the best of the nation's television in 39 categories. 

News and current affairs categories were dominated by Three's Newshub. Reporter Michael Morrah landed Reporter of the Year for the second year in a row, as well as the Best News Coverage Award with Angus Gillies and Kim Hurring. 

Tova O'Brien was awarded Best Presenter for her work on Newshub Nation. Meanwhile, Great South Television and Aotearoa Media Collective's The Hui took out the Best Current Affairs Programme award as well as Te Māngai Pāho Best Māori Programme award. 

The award for the publicly voted TV Personality of the Year is always hotly contested – and this year it went to Māori Television's Terei Tonight presenter and social media star Nicola "Nix" Adams. 

Adams co-hosts Terei Tonight with entertainer Pio Terei. She rose to fame through social media, where she gathered a following for sharing openly about her mental health and her journey from meth addiction to hosting the TV show. 

Have You Been Paying Attention host Hayley Sproull won the award for Best Presenter - Entertainment for her role on the TVNZ 2 comedy panel show. 

The coveted NZ On Air Best Drama Series award went to Kevin & Co and Flat 3 Productions' hit dystopian series Creamerie. And Wellington Paranormal once again claimed the Best Comedy/Comedy Entertainment Programme, while its writer Melanie Bracewell claimed the Best Script: Comedy 2021 award. 

True crime series Black Hands star Joel Tobeck took out the Best Actor award for his portrayal of Robin Bain, while Rima Te Wiata landed Best Actress for playing online scam victim Sharon Armstrong in The Tender Trap. 

Max Currie landed the Screen Auckland Best Director – Drama award for Neon and NZME's transgender drama series Rūrangi, with cast member Arlo Green taking out Best Supporting Actor for his role in the series. 

The reality television categories were dominated by Three with David Lomas Investigates and Match Fit. 

JJ Fong, Ally Xue, Perlina Lau and Jay Ryan, in TVNZ's dystopian comedy Creamerie. Photo / TVNZ 

Complete list of winners 

NZ On Air Best Drama Series 

Creamerie 

Bronwynn Bakker, Roseanne Liang, Perlina Lau, JJ Fong, Ally Xue, Tony Ayres 

Kevin & Co and Flat 3 Productions (TVNZ 2) 

Best Factual Series 2021 

Fight for the Wild 

Peter Young, Tracey Roe, Dave Hansford 

Fisheye Films (RNZ) 

NZ On Air Best Documentary 2021 

LOIMATA, The Sweetest Tears 

Anna Marbrook, Jim Marbrook, Dr Tamasailau Suaalii-Sauni, Dame Gaylene Preston 

Anna Marbrook Productions (Māori Television) 

Best Original Reality Series 2021 

David Lomas Investigates S2 

David Lomas 

Warner Bros. International Television Production New Zealand (Three) 

Best Format Reality Series 2021 

Match Fit - Series 01 

Bailey Mackey, Aaron Dolbel 

Pango Productions Ltd (Three) 

Best Current Affairs Programme 2021 

The Hui 

Annabelle Lee-Mather, Rewa Harriman, Mihingarangi Forbes, Philip Smith 

Great Southern Television Ltd and Aotearoa Media Collective (Three) 

NZ On Air Best Children's Programme 2021 

Kiri and Lou 

Fiona Copland 

Stretch Ltd (TVNZ 2) 

Te Māngai Paho Best Māori Programme 2021 

The Hui 

Annabelle Lee-Mather, Mihingarangi Forbes, Lillian Hanley, Philip Smith 

Great Southern Television Limited and Aotearoa Media Collective (Three) 

Te Māngai Paho Best Reo Māori Programme 2021 

Rage Against The Rangatahi MMXX 

Ngahuia Wade, Tina Wickliffe 

Te Noni Ltd (Māori Television) 

NZ On Air Best Pasifika Programme 2021 

Untold Pacific History 

Lisa Taouma, Tuki Laumea 

Tikilounge Productions (RNZ) 

Best News Coverage 2021 

Covid19 Testing - Michael Morrah 

Angus Gillies, Kim Hurring 

Newshub (Three, Discovery) 

Best Sports Programme 2021 

All Access: Aaron Smith 

Paora Ratahi, Mark Malaki-Williams, Jack Mugford, Ross Karl 

Sky Sport (Sky) 

Best Live Event Coverage 2021 

Aotearoa Music Awards 2020 

John McDonald, Charlotte Hobson 

(Three, Discovery) 

Best Comedy/Comedy Entertainment Programme 2021 

Wellington Paranormal Season 3 

Paul Yates, Jemaine Clement, Taika Waititi 

New Zealand Documentary Board Ltd (TVNZ 2) 

Best Director Documentary / Factual 2021 

Natalie Malcon & Thomas Robins 

Heaven and Hell - The Centrepoint Story 

Warner Bros. International Television Production New Zealand (TVNZ 1) 

Screen Auckland Best Director Drama 2021 

Max Currie 

Rūrangi 

Autonomouse (Neon & NZME) 

Best Actress 2021 

Rima Te Wiata 

The Tender Trap 

Greenstone TV (TVNZ 1) 

Best Supporting Actress 2021 

Alison Bruce The Gulf Season 2 

The Gulf Productions (Three) 

Best Actor 2021 

Joel Tobeck 

Black Hands 

Warner Bros. International Television Production New Zealand (TVNZ 1) 

Best Supporting Actor 2021 

Arlo Green 

Rūrangi 

Autonomouse (Neon & NZME) 

Reporter Of The Year 2021 

Michael Morrah 

Newshub (Three, Discovery) 

Best Presenter Entertainment 2021 

Hayley Sproull 

Have You Been Paying Attention? 

TVNZ (TVNZ 2) 

Best Presenter News And Current Affairs 2021 

Tova O'Brien 

Newshub Nation 

Newshub (Three, Discovery) 

New Zealand Television Legend Award brought to you by NZ On Screen 

Ian Mune 

Television Personality of the Year 2021 

Nix Adams 

Terei Tonight 

Māori Television 

Best Editing: Documentary/Factual 2021 

Simon Coldrick 

Six Angry Women 

Kindred Films (TVNZ 1) 

Best Editing: Drama 2021 

Allanah Bazzard 

Black Hands 

Warner Bros. International Television Production New Zealand (TVNZ 1) 

Best Camerawork: Documentary/Factual 2021 

Phil Johnson 

Emma 

Stuff Circuit (Stuff) 

Best Director: Multi Camera 2021 

Wayne Leonard 

36th America's Cup Match 7 

America's Cup Events (Am. Cup website/YouTube) 

Best Cinematography: Drama 2021 

Dave Cameron NZCS ACS 

Mystic 

Libertine Pictures and Slim Film + Television (TVNZ 2) 

Best Contribution to a Soundtrack 2021 

Ben Sinclair, Ray Beentjes, Chris Sinclair, Steve Finnigan 

The Sounds 

South Pacific Pictures / Shaftesbury (Neon) 

Images & Sound Best Original Score 2021 

Tom McLeod 

Fight for the Wild 

Fisheye Films (RNZ) 

Best Post Production Design 2021 

Paul Lear 

Vegas 

Greenstone TV, 10,000 Company & Steambox Film Collective (TVNZ 2) 

Best Production Design 2021 

Miro Harre 

The Gulf Season 2 

The Gulf Productions (Three) 

Best Costume Design 2021 

Liz McGregor 

The New Legends of Monkey 

See-Saw Films and Jump Film & TV (Netflix) 

Best Makeup Design 2021 

Susie Glass 

The New Legends of Monkey 

See-Saw Films and Jump Film & TV (Netflix) 

Best Script: Comedy 2021 

Melanie Bracewell 

Wellington Paranormal Ep 306 Fatberg 

New Zealand Documentary Board (TVNZ 2) 

Best Script: Drama 2021 

Riwia Brown and Kathryn Burnett 

The Tender Trap 

Greenstone TV (TVNZ 1)