Robin Scholes

2025 Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit (CNZM)
For services to the screen industry

2023 SPADA Screen Industry Award (New Zealand Screen Production and Development Association)
Industry Champion Award

2021 New Zealand Television Awards
Nominated for Best Drama Series: Black Hands
Nominated for Best Children's Programme: for The New Legends of Monkey

2019 Huawei Mate30 Pro New Zealand Television Awards
Nominated for Best Drama Series (shared with Kelly Martin and Chris Bailey): for The Bad Seed

2018 Huawei Mate20 New Zealand Television Awards
Nominated for Best Children's Programme (with Iain Canning, Rachel Gardner, Hakan Kousetta, Jamie Laurenson and Emile Sherman): for The New Legends of Monkey

2017 Rialto Channel New Zealand Film Awards (The Moas)
Nominated for Best Film: Mahana
Nominated for Best Short Film: Shout at the Ground

2013 Rialto Channel New Zealand Film Awards (The Moas)
Nominated for Best Film: Mr Pip

2011 Aotearoa Film and Television Awards
Nominated for Best Drama Programme: What Really Happened - Waitangi

2005 Qantas Television Awards (New Zealand)
Best Documentary: Colin McCahon: I Am

2001 Nokia New Zealand Film Awards
Nominated for Best Film (with Philippa Campbell and John Toon): Rain

1997 Order of the British Empire (OBE)
For services to film and television

1995 Australian Film Institute Awards
Best Foreign Film: Once Were Warriors

1994 New Zealand Film and Television Awards
Best Film: Once Were Warriors