A bit of a dark horse has taken out this year's Best News Presenter category in the TV Guide's annual Best on the Box Awards.
TV One's Peter Williams has beaten longstanding winner Simon Dallow by more than 600 votes. TV Guide editor Julie Eley says Peter Williams is a veteran broadcaster but the result came as a surprise because Simon Dallow had a stranglehold on the award.
Robyn Malcolm was named Best Actress for the sixth year running and the Sexiest Woman for the third consecutive year. Her Outrageous Fortune co-star Antony Starr took out the Best Actor and held on to his Sexiest Man title.
TV3's John Campbell sneaked past Paul Henry to take the Best Current Affairs Presenter title while the battle at 6pm was won by One News, which took out the Best News category with 3 News runner-up.
Television and radio personality Jason Gunn was again popular with voters, winning Best General Presenter for a third year for Dancing With The Stars (TV One) and Funniest Person on TV, beating runner-up Rhys Darby by 608 votes.
The full list is:
SEXIEST WOMAN
Robyn Malcolm (Cheryl West Outrageous Fortune TV3)
SEXIEST MAN
Antony Starr (Jethro/ Van West Outrageous Fortune TV3)
BEST ACTOR
Antony Starr (Jethro/ Van West Outrageous Fortune TV3)
BEST ACTRESS
Robyn Malcolm (Cheryl West Outrageous Fortune TV3)
BEST PRESENTER, NEWS
Peter Williams (TV ONE)
BEST PRESENTER, CURRENT AFFAIRS
John Campbell (Campbell Live TV3)
BEST PRESENTER, GENERAL
Jason Gunn (Dancing With The Stars TV ONE)
BEST PRESENTER, LIFESTYLE/ ADVICE
Kevin Milne (Fair Go TV ONE)
BEST PRESENTER, WEATHER
Tamati Coffey (Breakfast TV ONE)
BEST PRESENTER, SPORT
Hamish McKay (TV3)
RISING STAR
Ido Drent (Shortland Street TV2)
FUNNIEST PERSON ON TV
Jason Gunn (Dancing With The Stars/ Wheel Of Fortune TV ONE)
BEST NEWS
One News (TV ONE)
BEST CURRENT AFFAIRS
60 Minutes (TV3)
BEST SPECIAL EVENT
Vodafone New Zealand Music Awards (C4)
BEST DOCUMENTARY SERIES
Intrepid Journeys (TV ONE)
BEST ENTERTAINMENT SHOW
Dancing With The Stars (TV ONE)
BEST KIDS SHOW
What Now (TV2)
BEST DRAMA
Outrageous Fortune (TV3)
BEST COMEDY
broTown (TV3)
BEST REALITY SERIES
Police Ten-7 (TV2)
BEST LIFESTYLE SHOW
Breakfast (TV ONE)
BEST ADVICE SHOW
Fair Go (TV ONE)
BEST SPORTS SHOW
ITM Fishing Show (TV3)
- NEWSTALK ZB
Favourite presenters, actors named in annual TV awards
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