Can we have a round of (canned) applause for TV 3? They took out the major awards in the 2007 Qantas Television Awards on the weekend.

Outrageous success for Outrageous Fortune
Robyn Malcolm (remember her in a sensible nurse’s uniform on Shortland Street?) won Best TV Drama Actress for her role in hilarious New Zealand comedy Outrageous Fortune (yes, you read that right). And just to prove Outrageous Fortune really is getting the laughs, that show also grabbed the number one spots for Best Drama, Best Actor (Antony Starr) and Best Script.

Best news and current affairs
For newsy things on the box, 3 News was the winner on the night. Duncan Garner, 3 News political reporter, received a nod for TV Journalist of the Year and Best News Reporting. 60 Minutes was winner of Best Current Affairs Series (and perhaps Most Sensational too?). Mark Sainsbury won the coveted Best Presenter award for his role on Close Up, in which judges said he displayed a “direct and engaging on air manner.” They did, however, also notice that it’s always Movember for Mark, and suggested that his monstrous mo’ “could do with a shave.”

Top comedy, entertainment and sport TV programmes
Comedy show Pulp Sport took out the top Comedy award and that slightly disturbing series, Dancing with the Stars, topped the Entertainment category. The long-suffering consumer justice campaigners at Fair Go won Information Programme of the year, while Let’s Get Inventin’ earned the Children’s television prize and coverage of the America’s Cup in Valencia was awarded best in Sport.

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