Wayne Tourell
2003 Festival de L’Oiseau et de la Nature (France)
Nominated for Best Documentary: NZ - Sanctuary Keepers
1999 TV Guide New Zealand Television Awards
Nominated for Best Director - Drama: for Shortland Street
1997 TV Guide New Zealand Television Awards
Nominated for Best Drama Programme: Shortland Street
1996 Berlin Film Festival (Germany)
Kinderfilmfest, Children’s Jury - Honourable Mention: Bonjour Timothy
1995 Cinemagic International Film and Television Festival for Young People (Northern Ireland)
Best Feature Film: Bonjour Timothy
1995 Giffoni International Film Festival (Children's Film Festival, Italy)
Critics Prize: Bonjour Timothy
1995 New Zealand Film and Television Awards
Nominated for Best Director - Film: for Bonjour Timothy
1993 Cable Ace Awards (Cable Television Awards, United States)
Nominated for Best Children’s Programming Series - ages 6 and younger (with 9 others): Mrs Piggle-Wiggle
Nominated for Best Children’s Special or Series - ages 6 and younger (with 7 others): Mrs Piggle-Wiggle
1993 Cable Ace Awards
Best Dramatic or Theatrical Special (shared with Chris Bailey, Stan Daniels, Jonathan Goodwill, and Michael MacMillan): Monkey House, ‘Fortitude’ episode
1993 Emmy Awards (United States)
Nominated for Achievement in Directing in a Dramatic Series: for The Ray Bradbury Theatre, ‘By the Numbers’ episode
1989 Listener Film and Television Awards (New Zealand)
Nominated for Best Live Coverage: Telethon '88
1986 International Emmy Awards (United States)
Nominated for Best Overseas Drama: Hanlon
1986 National Mutual GOFTA Awards (New Zealand)
Best Director - Television: for Hanlon - In Defence of Minnie Dean
Best Drama Programme: Hanlon - In Defence of Minnie Dean
Nominated for the same award: Hanlon - In Defence of Shue Hock
1982 Feltex Television Awards (New Zealand)
Best Documentary: Landmarks
1981 Feltex Television Awards
Best Documentary: Moriori
1978 Feltex Television Awards
Nominated for Best Documentary: Come Over to my Place
1976 Feltex Television Awards
Nominated for Best Drama: On the Day
1975 Feltex Television Awards
Best Speciality Programme: Missing
1970 Feltex Television Awards
Nominated for Specialty Category: Hello Human Being