| Year |
Director |
Song |
Other nominees |
Ref |
| 1983 |
Andrew Shaw |
"Outlook For Thursday" (DD Smash) |
|
[2] |
| 1984 |
Bruce Morrison |
"I'm In Heaven" (Dave McArtney & The Pink Flamingos) |
|
[3] |
| 1985 |
Fane Flaws |
"Diamonds On China" (The Narcs) |
- Debra Bustin - "Krazy Legs" (The Pelicans)
- Roger Guise - "I Like to Drive" (Scotty & Co)
|
[4] |
| 1986 |
Kerry Brown |
"As the Sun Goes Down" (Everything That Flies) |
|
[5] |
| 1987 |
Matt Box Films |
"Sensitive to a Smile" (Herbs) |
|
[6] |
| 1988 |
Fane Flaws |
"Sweet Lovers" (Holidaymakers) |
- Janine Morell - "Haere Mai" (Cara Pewhairangi)
- Paul Middleditch - "Nobody Else" (Tex Pistol and Rikki Morris)
|
[7] |
| 1989 |
Paul Middleditch, Polly Walker, Debbie Watson |
"I Feel Love" (Fan Club) |
|
[8] |
| 1990 |
Niki Caro |
"Bad Note for a Heart" (Straitjacket Fits) |
|
[9] |
| 1991 |
No awards held this year |
| 1992 |
Mauger Bros |
"Trippin’" (Push Push) |
|
[10] |
| 1993 |
Kerry Brown, Bruce Sheridan |
"Four Seasons in One Day" (Crowded House) |
|
[11] |
| 1994 |
Matt Noonan, Josh Frizzell |
"System Virtue" (Emma Paki) |
|
[12] |
| 1995 |
Jo Fisher, Matt Noonan |
"Can't Get Enough" (Supergroove) |
|
[13] |
| 1996 |
Sigi Spath, Jo Fisher |
"You Gotta Know" (Supergroove) |
- Greg Page - "Honeyblonde" (Throw)
- Matt Noonan, Josh Frizzell - "Static: Part One" (Joint Force)
|
[14] |
| 1997 |
Sigi Spath, Joe Lonie |
"If I Had My Way" (Supergroove) |
|
[15] |
| 1998 |
Mark Hurley |
"Home Again" (Shihad) |
|
[16] |
| 1999 |
Reuben Sutherland |
"Wait and See" (Shihad) |
- Sima Urale, Makerita Urale - "Sub-Cranium Feeling" (King Kapisi)
- Mark Tierney, Fiona Champtaloup - "Unlikely" (NV)
|
[17] |
| 2000 |
Reuben Sutherland |
"My Mind's Sedate" (Shihad) |
|
[18] |
| 2001 |
Alex Sutherland, Michael Lonsdale |
"Touchdown" (The Stereo Bus) |
- Greg Page - "One Day Ahead" (Eye TV)
- Wade Shotter, Jamie Dower - "Silent Film" (Augustino)
|
[19] |
| 2002 |
Matthew Metcalfe, Greg Rewai |
"Fade Away" (Che Fu) |
- Garry Sullivan - "Seed" (Dimmer)
- Ed Davis, Paul McLaney - "Complicated" (Gramsci)
|
[20] |
| 2003 |
Joe Lonie |
"Sophie" (Goodshirt) |
|
[21] |
| 2004 |
Chris Graham |
"Stand Up" (Scribe) |
|
[22] |
| 2005 |
Chris Graham |
"We Gon' Ride" (Dei Hamo) |
|
[23] |
| 2006 |
Mark Williams |
"Wandering Eye" (Fat Freddy's Drop) |
|
[24] |
| 2007 |
Sam Peacocke |
"Crazy? Yes! Dumb? No!" (The Mint Chicks) |
- Angus Sutherland, Liam Finn - "Second Chance" (Liam Finn)
- Stephen Tolfrey - "Maybe" (Opshop)
|
[25] |
| 2008 |
Ian Hart |
"Her Hairagami Set" (The Brunettes) |
|
[26] |
| 2009 |
Chris Graham |
"Brother" (Smashproof featuring Gin Wigmore) |
- Sam Peacocke - "I Can't Stop Being Foolish" (The Mint Chicks)
- Tim Van Dammen - "Turn Around" (Sola Rosa featuring Iva Lamkum)
|
[27] |
| 2010 |
Tim Van Dammen |
"Just a Little Bit" (Kids of 88) |
|
[28] |
| 2011 |
Special Problems |
"Punching in a Dream" (The Naked and Famous) |
|
[29] |
| 2012 |
Special Problems |
"The Sun" (The Naked and Famous) |
- Special Problems – "Take a Picture" (David Dallas)
- Special Problems – "My Calculator" (Zowie)
|
[30] |
| 2013 |
Joel Kefali |
"Royals" (Lorde) |
- Nick Dwyer – "In Colour" (Shapeshifter)
- Thunderlips – "Frankenstein" (Randa)
|
[31] |
| 2014 |
Campbell Hooper |
"Hearts Like Ours" (The Naked and Famous) |
|
[32] |
| 2015 |
Shahir Daud |
"Cymatics" (Nigel Stanford) |
- Reuben Bonner – "Her Heart Breaks Like a Wave" (Dictaphone Blues)
- Shae Sterling – "Aotearoa" (Stan Walker featuring Ria Hall, Troy Kingi & Maisey Rika)
|
[33] |