The Silver Ferns were the big winners at Thursday night's Halberg Awards.

The Silver Ferns have claimed the supreme prize at the Halberg Awards, with female athletes dominating the 57th awards ceremony at Spark Arena in Auckland on Thursday night.

Netball's world champions won team of the year, then claimed the supreme award, presented by Governor-General Dame Patsy Reddy and former All Blacks captain Richie McCaw.

For team honours, the Silver Ferns edged out the Black Ferns Sevens, the Black Caps, women's rowing double Olivia Loe and Brooke Donoghue, and the women's eight.

GETTY IMAGES Laura Langman celebrates a world title win with the Halberg-winning Silver Ferns.

Noeline Taurua was named coach of the year. She took over the helm after the Silver Ferns failed to win a medal at the 2018 Commonwealth Games, to lead them to World Cup victory.

Gordon Walker (canoe racing), Eugene Bareman (mixed martial arts) Gary Hay (rowing) and Roly Crichton (Para swimming) were also nominated.

Taurua was also presented with the Sport New Zealand Leadership Award, while the Ferns' win over Australia in the final took out the sporting moment of the year after a public vote.

ELIAS RODRIGUEZ/GETTY Coach of the Year Noeline Taurua.

Female athletes won all the major prizes apart from the sportsman of the year, for which they could not contend.

In a first for the UFC, middleweight world champion Israel Adesanya took out the sportsman award, in a group featuring shot putter Tom Walsh, Supercars racing driver Scott McLaughlin and Black Caps captain Kane Williamson.

PHOTOSPORT Israel Adesanya (middle) reacts after a bout against Kelvin Gastelum.

Canoeist Lisa Carrington won sportswoman of the year for the fourth consecutive year. She claimed two world titles in 2019, which rated her above Silver Ferns captain Laura Langman, snowboarder Zoi Sadowski-Synnott and motorcross rider Courtney Duncan.

Brilliant swimmer Sophie Pascoe claimed Para athlete/team of the year category for the seventh time, after winning four gold medals at the 2019 World Para Swimming Championships.

ALEX PANTLING/GETTY IMAGES Sophie Pascoe of New Zealand celebrates gold in the 100m Butterfly S9 final at the world championships.

Fellow Para swimmer and Wheel Black Cameron Leslie, the Para cycling team of Emma Foy and Hannah van Kampen, and Para shot putter Lisa Adams were the other nominees.

Alice Robinson won the emerging talent award and a $10,000 cheque from Sky Sport. The giant slalom winner at the FIS Alpine World Cup edged out swimmer Erika Fairweather, cyclist Laurence Pithie and the sailing crew of Seb Menzies and Blake McGlashan.

SUPPLIED New Zealand canoe sprint star Lisa Carrington.

Former All Black Sid Going was inducted into the New Zealand Sports Hall of Fame.

Yvonne Willering was also recognised with the Lifetime Achievement Award for services to netball.

ALEXANDER HASSENSTEIN New Zealander Alice Robinson celebrates winning the women's giant slalom in Austria.

The awards were created by Olympic champion Sir Murray Halberg (ONZ) in 1963 to honour sporting excellence and as a major fundraiser for the Halberg Foundation – his charity which aims to enhance the lives of physically disabled young New Zealanders by enabling them to participate in sport and recreation.

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Halberg Awards full list of winners and finalists

Halberg Award (supreme) winner: Silver Ferns (netball)

Team of the Year: Silver Ferns (netball).

Finalists: Black Ferns Sevens (rugby), Black Caps (cricket), Women's Eight (rowing), Women's Double - Olivia Loe Brooke Donoghue – (rowing).

Para athlete/team of the Year winner: Sophie Pascoe (Para swimming)

Finalists: Cameron Leslie (Para swimming, wheelchair rugby) , Emma Foy and Hannah van Kampen (Para cycling), Lisa Adams (Para athletics).

Sportswoman of the Year winner: Lisa Carrington (canoe racing)

Finalists: Courtney Duncan (motorcycling), Laura Langman (netball), Zoi Sadowski-Synnott (snowboarding).

Sportsman of the Year winner: Israel Adesanya (mixed martial arts)

Finalists: Kane Williamson (cricket), Scott McLaughlin (motorsport), Tom Walsh (athletics).

Coach of the Year winner: Noeline Taurua (netball)

Finalists: Eugene Bareman (mixed martial arts), Gary Hay (rowing), Gordon Walker (canoe racing), Roly Crichton (Para swimming).

Emerging Talent winner: Alice Robinson (ski racing)

Finalists: Erika Fairweather (swimming), Laurence Pithie (cycling), Seb Menzies and Blake McGlashan (yachting).

Favourite Sporting Moment: Silver Ferns winning the Netball World Cup.