 Pemberton was also awarded Achievement in Directing (Documentary) at the 2008 Qantas Film and Television Awards for "The Nuclear Comeback".Pemberton’s film "Love, Speed and Loss", about Grand Prix road-racer Kim Newcombe, won Best Documentary, Best Editing and Best Directing at the 2007 New Zealand Screen Awards and was awarded Best Arts/Festival Documentary at the 2007 Qantas Television Awards.He has frequently collaborated with New Zealand musician Anika Moa, directing two documentaries following the singer as well as music videos and photo shoots, including the cover of her 2010 album Love In Motion.