Screen Award nominations

Outrageous Fortune, Maddigan's Quest lead pack in Screen Award nominations
7:15PM Tuesday July 03, 2007
Robyn Malcolm has been nominated for her role as Cheryl West in Outrageous Fortune.
Stars of both the big and small screens are celebrating tonight after finalists in the third annual Air New Zealand Screen Awards were announced at Sky City earlier this evening.
Outrageous Fortune leads the pack with 16 nominations across 10 categories, including Best Drama, Best Actress, Best Actor, Best Script and Achievement in Directing.
Fantasy series Maddigan's Quest also proved popular with eight nominations, while Shortland Street only managed to rustle up three nods.
In the film categories, You Move You Die and The Last Magic Show both mustered two nominations each, while Mark Albiston's short film Run scored five nominations.
The awards ceremony will take place at Sky City Theatre next month, where 30 trophies will be handed out.
Last year, Roger Donaldson's The World's Fastest Indian dominated the awards, claiming seven of the prizes, while The Insider's Guide to Love won six awards in the television categories.

MAJOR CATEGORY NOMINEES
Best Drama:Shortland Street, South Pacific PicturesKaraoke High, Debra KelleherOutrageous Fortune, South Pacific Pictures

Best Comedy:Wayne Anderson - Singer of Songs, Glenn Elliott, Julia Parnell, Orlando Stewart, Jason PengellyMoon TV, Leigh Hartbro' Town, Elizabeth Mitchell

Best Actress:Shortland Street - Amanda BillingMaddigan's Quest - Rose McIverOutrageous Fortune - Robyn Malcolm

Best Actor:Maddigan's Quest - Jordan MetcalfeOutrageous Fortune- Grant BowlerOutrageous Fortune - Antony Starr

Best Director (drama/comedy):Outrageous Fortune - Michael BennettOutrageous Fortune - Mark BeesleyOutrageous Fortune - Simon Bennett

Best Director (documentary):The Magical Word of Misery - Mark Albiston - Sticky Pictures LimitedPacific Solution - James FrankhamLove, Speed and Loss - Justin Pemberton

Best Digital Feature:You Move You Die, Ketzal SterlingThe Devil Dared Me To, Chris Stapp, Matt Heath and Karl ZohrabThe Waimate Conspiracy, Stefen Lewis

Best Short Film:Fog, Rachel Gardner and Peter SalmonHawaikii, Michael JonathanRun, Mark Albiston