2009 ASTRA Awards
Encyclopedia
The 7th Annual ASTRA Awards
were presented on Monday, 20 April 2009 at the The Entertainment Quarter
in Sydney
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ASTRA Awards
The ASTRA Awards are the Australian subscription television industry awards, which have been presented annually since 2003. The awards are named after the Australian Subscription Television and Radio Association, and have a sponsorship deal with Holden Astra, who are the awards presenting...
were presented on Monday, 20 April 2009 at the The Entertainment Quarter
The Entertainment Quarter
The Entertainment Quarter is an entertainment precinct in the Eastern Suburbs of Sydney, Australia. The Entertainment Quarter sits beside Fox Studios Australia in the suburb of Moore Park, located 3 kilometres south-east of the Sydney central business district and is part of local government area...
in Sydney
Sydney
Sydney is the most populous city in Australia and the state capital of New South Wales. Sydney is located on Australia's south-east coast of the Tasman Sea. As of June 2010, the greater metropolitan area had an approximate population of 4.6 million people...
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Winners
- Channels of the Year: Nickelodeon
- Most Outstanding Performance by an Actor – Male: Wayne HopeWayne HopeWayne Hope is an Australian actor, writer, director, and producer. He is married to comedienne and actress Robyn Butler. Together they run the production company Gristmill. He is mainly known for his comedic roles in television and film.-Television:...
- Most Outstanding Performance by an Actor – Female: Alison WhyteAlison WhyteAlison Whyte is a Tasmanian-born Australian actress best known for her role on the Australian television series Frontline and Satisfaction....
- Most Outstanding Performance by a Presenter: Brendon JulianBrendon JulianBrendon Paul Julian is a former Australian cricketer who played in 7 Tests and 25 ODIs from 1993 to 1999....
- Most Outstanding Performance by a Broadcast Journalist: David SpeersDavid SpeersDavid Speers is an Australian journalist and the political editor at Sky News Australia. He worked with the Macquarie Radio Network, including the station 2GB, and the Southern Cross radio network, including stations 2UE and 3AW, before joining Sky in 2000. He has been a member of the National...
- Favourite Program: Selling Houses Australia
- Favourite International Program: Grand DesignsGrand DesignsGrand Designs is a British television series produced by Talkback Thames and broadcast on Channel 4 which features unusual and often elaborate architectural home-building projects....
- Favourite International Personality or Actor: Gordon RamsayGordon RamsayGordon James Ramsay, OBE is a Scottish chef, television personality and restaurateur. He has been awarded 13 Michelin stars....
- Favourite Male Personality: Merrick & Rosso
- Favourite Female Personality: Ruby Rose
- Most Outstanding International Program or Event: Mad MenMad MenMad Men is an American dramatic television series created and produced by Matthew Weiner. The series premiered on Sunday evenings on the American cable network AMC and are produced by Lionsgate Television. It premiered on July 19, 2007, and completed its fourth season on October 17, 2010. Each...
- Most Outstanding Event: MTV Australia Awards 2008MTV Australia Awards 2008The MTV Australia Awards 2008 is the new title for the Australian MTV Awards previously known as the MTV Australia Video Music Awards. The show was held at Sydney's Australian Technology Park in Redfern on 26 April 2008 and aired live on MTV Australia and Fox8 on the Foxtel, Austar and Optus...
- Most Outstanding Short Form Program: As the Bell RingsAs the Bell Rings (Australia)As the Bell Rings is a Disney Channel original Interstitial program. The format is a selection of short live-action comedy sequences. It is an Australian adaption of the Disney Channel Italy Original Series Quelli dell'intervallo....
- Most Outstanding Children's Program: Camp Orange: The Curse of the Emerald Eye
- Most Outstanding Music Program or Coverage: MAX Masters: ColdplayColdplayColdplay are a British alternative rock band formed in 1996 by lead vocalist Chris Martin and lead guitarist Jonny Buckland at University College London. After they formed Pectoralz, Guy Berryman joined the group as a bassist and they changed their name to Starfish. Will Champion joined as a...
- Most Outstanding Sports Program: An Aussie Goes Bolly
- Most Outstanding Sports Coverage: Bowl-a-Rama
- Most Outstanding Documentary: Beyond Kokoda
- Most Outstanding News Program or Coverage: Global Financial Crisis
- Most Outstanding Lifestyle Program: Selling Houses Australia
- Most Outstanding Light Entertainment Program: Project Runway AustraliaProject Runway AustraliaProject Runway Australia is a reality television show based on Project Runway wherein fashion Designers compete by making specific garments for specific challenges. All contestants appearing on the show are designers residing in Australia. The show features Megan Gale as the host, and Kirrily...
- Most Outstanding Drama: SatisfactionSatisfaction (TV series)Satisfaction is an Australian television drama series which screened on the subscription television channel Showcase. It also screens in the Republic of Ireland on free-to-air channel TV3 and its sister channel 3e and in New Zealand on free-to-air channel TV2 respectively.The series was filmed in...
External links
- ASTRA Awards - Official Website
- ASTRA - Australian Subscription Television and Radio Association