2012 New Zealand Music Awards
The 2012 New Zealand Music Awards was the 47th holding of the annual ceremony featuring awards for musical recording artists based in or originating from New Zealand. Finalists for the three technical awards were announced on 3 October 2012, the date on which finalists for 16 'non-technical' categories were also revealed.[1][2]
| 2012 New Zealand Music Awards | |
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| Awarded for | Excellence in New Zealand music |
| Sponsored by | Vodafone |
| Date | 1 November 2012 |
| Location | Vector Arena, Auckland |
| Country | New Zealand |
| Hosted by | Shannon Ryan and Ben Boyce |
| Reward(s) | Tui award trophy |
| Website | http://www.nzmusicawards.co.nz |
| Television/radio coverage | |
| Network | Four |
The Critics Choice prize was announced on Wednesday 17 October, at the Kings Arms Tavern in Auckland. It was won by Watercolours (Chelsea Jade Metcalf).[3]
The awards ceremony took place on 1 November 2012 at Vector Arena, Auckland. The ceremony was again hosted by television presenter Shannon Ryan and comedian Ben Boyce and was broadcast live on television channel Four.[4][5]
The awards were dominated by Six60 with six awards, and Kimbra with five awards .[6]
Nominees and winners
Winners are listed first and highlighted in boldface.[7][6]
- Key
- † – Non-technical award
- ‡ – Technical award
| Album of the Year† | Single of the Year† |
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| Best Group† | Breakthrough Artist of the Year† |
| Best Male Solo Artist† | Best Female Solo Artist† |
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| Best Rock Album† | Best Pop Album† |
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| Best Urban / Hip Hop Album† | Best Roots Album† |
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| Best Alternative Album† | Best Māori Album† |
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| Best Music Video† | Best Electronica Album† |
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| Best Gospel / Christian Album† | Best Classical Album† |
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| Peoples' Choice Award† | Critics' Choice Prize† |
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| Highest selling New Zealand Single† | Highest selling New Zealand Album† |
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| Radio Airplay Record of the Year† | International Achievement Award† |
No finalists were announced in this category.
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| Legacy Award† | Best Album Cover‡ |
No finalists were announced in this category. |
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| Best Engineer‡ | Best Producer‡ |
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Presenters and performers
Performers
- Gin Wigmore performed "Man Like That"
- Annah Mac sang "Girl in Stilettos"
- Homebrew performed "Benefit"
- Members from Street Chant, Rackets and Tiny Ruins performed a tribute to Legacy Award winner Toy Love.
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References
- "Kody Neilson picks up technical Tui award". The New Zealand Herald. 3 October 2012. Retrieved 31 October 2012.
- "Kimbra, Home Brew, Six60 top NZ Music Awards". The New Zealand Herald. 3 October 2012. Retrieved 31 October 2012.
- "Critics' Choice 2012 Winner Announced". NZMA. Retrieved 31 October 2012.
- "October 27 – November 2: Including the 2012 New Zealand Music Awards". NZ Listener. Retrieved 31 October 2012.
- "FOUR TO BROADCAST THE 2012 VODAFONE NEW ZEALAND MUSIC AWARDS". Throng. Retrieved 31 October 2012.
- "VNZMA 2012: Full List of Winners". The Corner. Archived from the original on 10 February 2013. Retrieved 1 November 2012.
- "Awards". NZMA. Archived from the original on 28 March 2010. Retrieved 31 October 2012.
External links
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