2008 ASTRA Awards
The 6th Annual ASTRA Awards were presented on Monday, 21 April 2008 at the Hordern Pavilion in Sydney.[1]
Nominations and winners
Hall of Fame
Talent
- Most Outstanding Performance by an Actor – Male
- Winner:
- Stephen Curry – The King (TV1)
- Nominated:
- Brendan Cowell – Love My Way (Showtime)
- Wayne Hope – Stupid, Stupid Man (TV1)
- Ben Mendelsohn – Love My Way (Showtime)
- Dan Wyllie – Love My Way (Showtime)
- Most Outstanding Performance by an Actor – Female
- Winner:
- Claudia Karvan – Love My Way (Showtime)
- Nominated:
- Diana Glenn – Satisfaction (Showcase)
- Asher Keddie – Love My Way (Showtime)
- Bojana Novakovic – Satisfaction (Showcase)
- Alison Whyte – Satisfaction (Showcase)
- Most Outstanding Performance by a Presenter
- Winner:
- David Speers – Agenda (Sky News)
- Nominated:
- Jimmy Barnes – The Know (Max)
- Helen Dalley – Sunday Business (Sky News)
- James Kerley – Cash Cab (Channel [V])
- Steve Liebmann – Crime Investigation Australia (Crime & Investigation Network)
- Stuart MacGill – Stuart MacGill Uncorked (LifeStyle Food)
- Most Outstanding Performance by a Broadcast Journalist
- Winner:
- Nominated:
- Rebecca Perrie (Fox Sports News)
- Michael Willesee (Sky News)
- Gavin Morris (The Weather Channel)
Subscribers’ Choice
- Favourite Program
- Winner:
- Nominated:
- American Chopper Australia (Discovery Channel)
- Dangerous (FOX8)
- The King (TV1)
- Love My Way (Showtime)
- Parkinson: The Shane Warne Interview (UKTV)
- Satisfaction (Showcase)
- Stupid, Stupid Man (TV1)
- Favourite International Program
- Winner:
- High School Musical 2 (Disney Channel)
- Nominated:
- The Daily Show with Jon Stewart (The Comedy Channel)
- Deadliest Catch (Discovery Channel Australia)
- Dexter (Showcase)
- Grand Designs (The LifeStyle Channel)
- Gossip Girl (FOX8)
- MythBusters Supersized Special (Discovery Channel Australia)
- The Riches (Showcase)
- Favourite International Personality or Actor
- Winner:
- Gordon Ramsay – Hell's Kitchen (LifeStyle Food)
- Nominated:
- Minnie Driver – The Riches (Showcase)
- Zac Efron – High School Musical 2 (Disney Channel)
- Michael C. Hall – Dexter (Showcase)
- Eddie Izzard – The Riches (Showcase)
- MythBusters Team – MythBusters (Discovery Channel Australia)
- Michael Parkinson – Parkinson: The Shane Warne Interview (UKTV)
- Trinny and Susannah – Trinny & Susannah Undress... (The LifeStyle Channel)
- Favourite Male Personality
- Winner:
- Jimmy Barnes (Max)
- Nominated:
- James Bracey (Sky News)
- James Kerley (Channel [V])
- Cameron Knight (The Comedy Channel)
- Stuart MacGill (LifeStyle Food)
- Darren McMullen (MTV)
- Ben O'Donoghue (The LifeStyle Channel)
- David Speers (Sky News)
- Favourite Female Personality
- Winner:
- Antonia Kidman (W.)
- Nominated:
- Maz Compton (MTV)
- Helen Dalley (Sky News)
- Charlotte Dawson (FOX8)
- Brooke Forster (Sky News)
- Anna Gare (The LifeStyle Channel)
- Yumi Stynes (Max)
- Maggie Tabberer (Bio.)
Programming & Production
- Most Outstanding International Program or Event
- Winner:
- The Riches (Showcase)
- Nominated:
- Dexter (Showcase)
- Discovery Atlas: India Revealed (Discovery Channel)
- Mad Men (Movie Extra)
- Most Outstanding Event
- Winner:
- Nickelodeon Australian Kids' Choice Awards 2007 (Nickelodeon)
- Nominated:
- Australia’s Next Top Model final (FOX8)
- 2007 Helpmann Awards (Bio.)
- MTV Australia Video Music Awards 2007 (MTV)
- Sport Australia Hall of Fame (Fox Sports 3)
- Most Outstanding Short Form Program
- Winner:
- Snoop (MTV)
- Nominated:
- Action Earth (FOX8 and The Weather Channel)
- The Anzac Day interstitial (The History Channel)
- Tipping Point (The Weather Channel)
- Most Outstanding Children’s Program
- Winner:
- Camp Orange: The Mystery of Spaghetti Creek (Nickelodeon)
- Nominated:
- As the Bell Rings: Treasure Map (Disney Channel)
- Most Outstanding Music Program or Coverage
- Winner:
- Nominated:
- The Lair (MTV)
- MAX Sessions: Jimmy Barnes (Max)
- Rollin' with the Muster (Country Music Channel)
- Snowjam (MTV)
- Most Outstanding Sports Program
- Winner:
- On the Couch (Fox Sports 1)
- Nominated:
- MTV Sports (MTV)
- NRL on FOX (Fox Sports 3)
- Total Football (Fox Sports 3)
- Most Outstanding Sports Coverage
- Winner:
- Wallabies (Fox Sports 2)
- Most Outstanding Documentary
- Winner:
- Thanks for Listening (The History Channel)
- Most Outstanding LifeStyle Program
- Winner:
- Stuart MacGill Uncorked (LifeStyle Food)
- Most Outstanding Light Entertainment Program
- Winner:
- Most Outstanding Drama
- Winner:
- The King (TV1)
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References
- Knox, David (26 March 2008). "2008 ASTRA nominees announced". tvtonight.com.au. Archived from the original on 22 May 2009. Retrieved 9 May 2009.
External links
- ASTRA Awards - Official Website
- ASTRA - Australian Subscription Television and Radio Association
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