| 2012 New Zealand Music Awards | |
| Awarded For: | Excellence in New Zealand music |
| Sponsor: | Vodafone |
| Host: | Shannon Ryan and Ben Boyce |
| Date: | 1 November 2012 |
| Location: | Vector Arena, Auckland |
| Country: | New Zealand |
| Reward: | Tui award trophy |
| Website: | http://www.nzmusicawards.co.nz |
| Network: | Four |
| Previous: | 2011 |
| Main: | Main |
| Next: | 2013 |
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]
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 .
Winners are listed first and highlighted in boldface.[6] [7]
| 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† | |
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| Legacy Award† | Best Album Cover‡ | |
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| Best Engineer‡ | Best Producer‡ | |
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