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The ASTRA Awards were the annual awards for the Australian subscription television industry. According to the
Australian Subscription Television and Radio Association The Australian Subscription Television and Radio Association (ASTRA) is the peak industry body representing the subscription media industry in Australia. ASTRA's main activities are to represent the industry with government, regulators and the ...
(ASTRA), the awards "recognise the wealth of talent that drives the Australian subscription television industry and highlight the creativity, commitment and investment in production and broadcasting.". The ASTRA Awards were instituted in 2003, but where discontinued after November 2015, when ASTRA announced the awards would be folded into the annual
AACTA Awards The Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts Awards, known as the AACTA Awards, are presented annually by the Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA). The awards recognise excellence in the film and television industr ...
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2003

Best Program Event – AUSTAR's Switched on schools program (AUSTAR)
Best Integrated Subscription TV Campaign – Net MD Walkman (IKON Communications)
Best Integrated Subscription TV Campaign – The Office (UKTV)
Best Consumer Advertising for a Platform or Channel – Take Your Sports Seriously (AUSTAR & FOX SPORTS)
Most Outstanding Local Production (Kids & Youth) – Foul Facts (Nickelodeon)
Most Outstanding Local Production (Sport) – From the Lips of Lethal (FOX Footy Channel)
Most Outstanding Local Production – News & Documentaries – One Track Minds, Understanding Autism (The Lifestyle Channel)
Most Outstanding Local Production (General Entertainment) – Home, Series 2, Episode 6 (The Lifestyle Channel)
Most Outstanding Contribution to Subscription TV or Radio – Peter Smart, Director of Engineering & Information Services, FOXTEL


2004

Best Program Event – Channel Billabong Bus (Channel
Favourite Overseas Production Premiering on Subscription TV – ''
Antiques Roadshow ''Antiques Roadshow'' is a British television programme broadcast by the BBC in which antiques appraisers travel to various regions of the United Kingdom (and occasionally in other countries) to appraise antiques brought in by local people ( ...
'' (The LifeStyle Channel)
Best Consumer Campaign to Drive Subscription Sales – Amelie (World Movies)
Best Consumer Campaign to Encourage Customer Loyalty – Eyeballs-a-GO-GO – (Cartoon Network)
Best Media Campaign for a Consumer Product on Subscription Television – Thredbo, Snow How (FOXTEL)
Best Media Campaign for a Channel or Platform – MTV's Exquisite Corpse Campaign (MTV)
Best Program for a Program or Series – MTV's Australian Top 30 (MTV)
Best Campaign Launch for a Program or Series – '' Six Feet Under'' (Arena TV)
Most Outstanding Australian Production Short Form – ''Magda's Big Things'' (TV1)
Most Outstanding Australian Production (Kids) – ''Kids Yakkity Yak'' (Nickelodeon)
Most Outstanding Australian Production (Music) – The Big Day Out Sydney 2003 – Channel The Max Sessions – Series Ones (Music Max)
Most Outstanding Australian Production (Sport) – Super 12 Rugby (FOX Sports)
Most Outstanding Australian Production (Documentary) – ''Anita Cobby: Not Another Murder Documentary'' (Sky News Australia)
Most Outstanding Australian Production (News) – Labor Leadership, Latham (Sky News Australia)
Most Outstanding Australian Production (General Entertainment) ''Croc Hunter Live'' – Animal Planet (Discovery Networks)
Favourite Australian Production – ''Food Source New Zealand'' (The LifeStyle Channel)
Favourite Subscription Television Presenter (Male) – Brendan Moar (The LifeStyle Channel)
Most Outstanding Consumer Campaign (Subscriber Retention) Super Safari Watch 'n Win (Disney Channel)
Favourite Subscription Television Presenter (Female) – Magda Szubanksi (TV1)
Most Outstanding on Camera Performance (Male) –
Barry Humphries John Barry Humphries (born 17 February 1934) is an Australian comedian, actor, author and satirist. He is best known for writing and playing his on-stage and television alter egos Dame Edna Everage and Sir Les Patterson. He is also a film pr ...
(The Comedy Channel)
Most Outstanding on Camera Performance (Female)
Magda Szubanski Magdalene Mary Therese Szubanski ( ; born 12 April 1961) is an Australian comedy actress, author, singer and LGBT rights advocate. She performed in ''Fast Forward'', '' Kath & Kim'' as Sharon Strzelecki and in the films ''Babe'' (1995) and ' ...
(TV1)
Channel of the Year – The LifeStyle Channel
Rising Talent – Fiona Lawson-Baker
Most Outstanding Contribution to Subscription Television – Patrick Delany / Scott Cain – Disney Channel


2005

Channel of the Year – Fox Sports
Favourite Programming Event – ''MAX Sessions'' (MAX)
Favourite International Program or Event – '' Race to the Moon'' (The History Channel)
Favourite Program – ''Neil Perry: Rockpool Sessions'' (The LifeStyle Channel)
Favourite New Presenter – Bill Granger (The LifeStyle Channel)
Favourite Female Presenter – Shannon Fricke (The LifeStyle Channel)
Favourite Male Presenter – Brendan Moar (The LifeStyle Channel)
Most Outstanding Program Event – ''Antiques Roadshow'' (The LifeStyle Channel)
Most Outstanding Short Form Program – ''Cooking for Kids with Luis'' (Nick Jr.)
Most Outstanding Children's Program – ''Cooking for Kids with Luis'' (Nick Jr.)
Most Outstanding Music Production – ''Band in a Bubble'' (Channel
Most Outstanding Sports Production – Sports Active Grand Final: From the Coaches Box (FOX Footy Channel)
Most Outstanding Documentary – ''Driven to Distraction: ADHD'' (The LifeStyle Channel)
Most Outstanding News Production – Election 2004 (Sky News)
Most Outstanding General Entertainment Program – ''Love My Way'' (FOX8)
Most Outstanding on Camera Performance (male) – Dan Wyllie, ''Love My Way'' (FOX8)
Most Outstanding on Camera Performance (female) – Claudia Karvan, ''Love My Way'' (Showtime)
Most Outstanding Consumer Campaign (Subscription Sales) – Regional Campaign: Townsville (Movie Network)
Most Outstanding Consumer Campaign (Subscriber Retention) – Super Safari Watch 'n Win (Disney Channel)
Most Outstanding Creative Campaign – See What the Rest of the World Has to Offer (World Movies)
Most Creative On-Air Program Promotion – Club V Dance Space (Club V)
Most Creative Off-Air Promotion – ''Band in a Bubble'' (Channel
Rising Talent – Sam Clark
Most Outstanding Contribution to Subscription Television – John Porter


2006

Channel of the Year – Sky News
Favourite Program – ''
Australia's Next Top Model ''Australia's Next Top Model'' is an Australian reality television series which premiered on 11 January 2005 and concluded on 22 November 2016, and was based on Tyra Banks' ''America's Next Top Model''. It was broadcast on the Australian subscr ...
'' (FOX8)
Favourite International Program – ''
High School Musical 2 ''High School Musical 2'' is a 2007 American musical television film written by Peter Barsocchini and directed by Kenny Ortega. The 70th Disney Channel Original Movie (DCOM), it is the sequel to ''High School Musical'' (2006) and the second inst ...
'' (Disney Channel)
Favourite International Personality or Actor – Paul Snr. and Paul Jnr. Teutul: ''American Chopper'' (Discovery Channel)
Favourite International Actor –
Denis Leary Denis Colin Leary (born August 18, 1957) is an American actor and comedian. A native of Massachusetts, Leary first came to prominence as a stand-up comedian, especially through appearances on MTV (including the comedic song "Asshole") and throu ...
, ''Rescue Me'' (FOX8)
Favourite Male Personality –
James Mathison James Mathison (born 14 January 1978) is an Australian television presenter and former independent political candidate. Early life Mathison was born in Sydney, New South Wales and grew up in Northern Beaches suburb of Frenchs Forest. He atte ...
(Channel
Favourite Female Personality – Erika Heynatz (FOX8)
Most Outstanding International Program (Drama) – ''Deadwood'' (Showtime)
Most Outstanding International Program (Non Drama) – ''The Deadliest Catch: Dead of Winter'' (Discovery Channel)
Most Outstanding Program Event – ''
Antiques Roadshow ''Antiques Roadshow'' is a British television programme broadcast by the BBC in which antiques appraisers travel to various regions of the United Kingdom (and occasionally in other countries) to appraise antiques brought in by local people ( ...
'' (The LifeStyle Channel)
Most Outstanding Short Form Program – ''Running on Empty'' (The Weather Channel)
Most Outstanding Sports Program – ''Culture Count'' (FUEL TV)
Most Outstanding Sports Coverage – Australian Open Tennis 2005: Live and Active (FOX Sports)
Most Outstanding Documentary – ''He's Coming South: The Attack on Sydney Harbour'' (The History Channel)
Most Outstanding News Program or Coverage – Schapelle Corby Verdict (Sky News)
Most Outstanding Lifestyle, Reality or Light Entertainment Program – ''Antiques Roadshow Australia'' (The LifeStyle Channel)
Most Outstanding Drama – ''Love My Way'' (FOX8)
Most Outstanding Performance by an Actor (Male) Dan Wyllie, ''Love My Way'' FOX8)
Most Outstanding Performance by an Actor (Female) – Claudia Karvan, ''Love My Way'' (Showtime)
Most Outstanding Performance by a Presenter – David Speers (Sky News)
Most Outstanding Performance by a Broadcast Journalist – Kieran Gilbert (Sky News)
Most Outstanding Consumer Campaign (Subscription Sales) – AUSTAR Kids Campaign (AUSTAR)
Most Outstanding Consumer Campaign (Subscriber Retention) – AUSTAR Multiroom Trial & Campaign (AUSTAR)
Most Outstanding Use of Subscription TV Medium for a Consumer Advertising Campaign – Toyota Yaris Interactive Advertising Campaign, Toyota: The Media Store (Multi Channel Network)
Most Creative On-Air Program Promotion – ''Australia's Next Top Model'', Series 2 Campaign (FOX8)


2007

Channel of the Year – Nickelodeon
Favourite Program – ''
Australia's Next Top Model ''Australia's Next Top Model'' is an Australian reality television series which premiered on 11 January 2005 and concluded on 22 November 2016, and was based on Tyra Banks' ''America's Next Top Model''. It was broadcast on the Australian subscr ...
'' (FOX8)
Favourite International Program – ''
American Chopper ''American Chopper'' is an American reality television series that airs on Discovery Channel, produced by Pilgrim Films & Television. The series centers on Paul Teutul Sr. (frequently called ''Senior''), and his son Paul Teutul Jr. (also kno ...
''
Favourite International Personality or Actor – Paul Snr. and Paul Jnr. Teutul: ''American Chopper'' (Discovery Channel)
Favourite Male Personality –
Steve Irwin Stephen Robert Irwin (22 February 19624 September 2006), known as "The Crocodile Hunter", was an Australian zookeeper, conservationist, television personality, wildlife educator, and environmentalist. Irwin grew up around crocodiles and ot ...
(Animal Planet)
Favourite Female Personality –
Antonia Kidman Antonia Kidman (born 14 July 1970) is an Australian journalist and TV presenter, and the younger sister of the actress, Nicole Kidman. Early life and family Born in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, in 1970, Kidman is the younger daughter of A ...
(W.)
Most Outstanding International Program or Event – Rock Star: Supernova (FOX8)
Most Outstanding Event – Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards 2006 (Nickelodeon)
Most Outstanding Short Form Program – ''Kids First'' (Nickelodeon)
Most Outstanding Children's Program – ''Gardening for Kids with Madi'' (Nick Jr.)
Most Outstanding Music Program or Coverage – Wolfmother LIVE (MTV)
Most Outstanding Sports Program – 2006 BMX Games (FUEL TV)
Most Outstanding Sports Coverage – Commonwealth Games 2006 (FOX Sports)
Most Outstanding Documentary – ''The Battle of Long Tan'' (The History Channel)
Most Outstanding News Program or Coverage – A Week that Changed Australia: The Death of Steve Irwin and Peter Brock (Sky News)
Most Outstanding Lifestyle, Reality or Light Entertainment Program – ''Australia's Next Top Model'' (FOX8)
Most Outstanding Drama – ''Love My Way'' (W.) / ''Stupid Stupid Man'' (TV1)
Most Outstanding Performance by an Actor (male) –
Dan Wyllie Daniel Wyllie (born 1970) is an Australian stage, film and television actor. Wyllie began acting in theatre. Early life Wyllie grew up on Sydney's North Shore. He attended North Sydney Boys High School and the University of New South Wales, whe ...
, ''Love My Way'' (W.)
Most Outstanding Performance by an Actor (Female) –
Asher Keddie Asher Keddie (born 31 July 1974) is an Australian actress. Beginning her career in the television series '' Five Mile Creek'' in the mid 1980s, Keddie received wide recognition for her role in the television series ''Offspring''. Her significan ...
, ''Love My Way'' (W.)
Most Outstanding Performance by a Presenter – David Speers (Sky News)
Most Outstanding Consumer Campaign (Subscription Sales) – The Sci Fi Channel Launch (Sci Fi / AUSTAR / FOXTEL)
Most Outstanding Consumer Campaign (Subscriber Retention) – Honeymoon Retention Campaign: Make the Most out of Your FOXTEL Digital (FOXTEL)
Most Outstanding Use of Subscription TV Medium for a Consumer Advertising Campaign – Sony Dedicated Advertiser Location (Multi Channel Network / Starcom)
Most Creative On-Air Program Promotion – Budgie Nation (MTV)
Most Creative Off-Air Program Promotion – Rock Star: Supernova 'It's Gonna Be Big' Campaign (FOX8)
Most Outstanding Program Promotion Campaign – ''Entourage'' (Arena)
Most Outstanding Use of Technology – High School Music Dance Off (Disney Channel)


2008

Channel of the Year – FOX8
Favourite Program – ''
Australia's Next Top Model ''Australia's Next Top Model'' is an Australian reality television series which premiered on 11 January 2005 and concluded on 22 November 2016, and was based on Tyra Banks' ''America's Next Top Model''. It was broadcast on the Australian subscr ...
'' (FOX8)
Favourite International Program – ''
High School Musical 2 ''High School Musical 2'' is a 2007 American musical television film written by Peter Barsocchini and directed by Kenny Ortega. The 70th Disney Channel Original Movie (DCOM), it is the sequel to ''High School Musical'' (2006) and the second inst ...
'' (Disney Channel)
Favourite International Personality or Actor – Gordon Ramsay, ''Hell's Kitchen'' (LifeStyle FOOD)
Favourite Male Personality –
Jimmy Barnes James Dixon "Jimmy" Barnes (née Swan; born 28 April 1956) is a Scottish-born Australian rock singer. His career, both as a solo performer and as the lead vocalist with the rock band Cold Chisel, has made him one of the most popular and best- ...
(MAX)
Favourite Female Personality –
Antonia Kidman Antonia Kidman (born 14 July 1970) is an Australian journalist and TV presenter, and the younger sister of the actress, Nicole Kidman. Early life and family Born in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, in 1970, Kidman is the younger daughter of A ...
(W.)
Most Outstanding International Program or Event – '' The Riches'' (Showcase)
Most Outstanding Event – Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards 2007 (Nickelodeon)
Most Outstanding Short Form Program – ''Snoop'' (MTV)
Most Outstanding Children's Program – ''Camp Orange: The Mystery of Spaghetti Creek'' (Nickelodeon)
Most Outstanding Music Program or Coverage – ''MAX Sessions: Powderfinger, Concert for the Cure'' (MAX)
Most Outstanding Sports Program – '' On the Couch'' (FOX Sports 1)
Most Outstanding Sports Coverage – Wallabies (FOX Sports 2)
Most Outstanding Documentary – ''Thanks for Listening'' (The History Channel)
Most Outstanding News Program or Coverage – APEC 2007 (Sky News)
Most Outstanding Lifestyle Program – ''Stuart MacGill Uncorked'' (LifeStyle FOOD)
Most Outstanding Light Entertainment Program – '' The Singing Office'' (FOX8)
Most Outstanding Drama – ''The King'' (TV1)
Most Outstanding Performance by an Actor (male) – Stephen Curry, ''The King'' (TV1)
Most Outstanding Performance by an Actor (female) –
Claudia Karvan Claudia Karvan (born 19 May 1972) is an Australian actress, producer and scriptwriter. As a child actor, she first appeared in the film, '' Molly'' (1983) and followed with an adolescent role in ''High Tide'' (1987). She portrayed a teacher in ...
, ''
Love My Way ''Love My Way'' is an Australian television drama series. It won the AFI award for Best Television Drama Series for each of its three seasons (2004–2007). Premise Set in Sydney, ''Love My Way'' was about a group of 30-somethings dealing wit ...
'' (Showtime)
Most Outstanding Performance by a Presenter – David Speers (Sky News)
Most Outstanding Performance by a Broadcast Journalist – Kieran Gilbert (Sky News)
Most Outstanding Marketing Campaign (Subscription Sales) – Unexpectedly Campaign (FOXTEL)
Most Outstanding Consumer Campaign (Subscriber Retention) – The King (TV1)
Most Outstanding Use of Subscription TV Medium for a Consumer Advertising Campaign – Hasbro Transformers Script Writing Competition (Cartoon Network)
Most Creative On-Air Program Promotion – Bulpitt Day Australia Day (FOX Classics)
Most Creative Off-Air Program Promotion – The Home of SpongeBob (Nickelodeon)
Most Outstanding Program Promotion Campaign – ''The King'' (TV1)
Most Outstanding Use of Technology – ClickHeadSpace (Nickelodeon)
Most Outstanding Use of Interactive Television – Barclays Premier League: Viewers Choice (FOX Sports 1)


2009

Channel of the Year – Nick Jr.
Favourite Program – ''Selling Houses Australia'' (The LifeStyle Channel)
Favourite International Program – ''Grand Designs'', Series 6 (The LifeStyle Channel)
Favourite International Personality or Actor – Gordon Ramsay, ''
Hell's Kitchen Hell's Kitchen, also known as Clinton, is a neighborhood on the West Side of Midtown Manhattan in New York City. It is considered to be bordered by 34th Street (or 41st Street) to the south, 59th Street to the north, Eighth Avenue to the ea ...
'' (The LifeStyle Channel)
Favourite Male Personality – Merrick & Rosso (The Comedy Channel)
Favourite Female Personality –
Ruby Rose Ruby Rose Langenheim (born 20 March 1986) is an Australian model, actress, disc jockey and television presenter. Rose was a presenter on MTV Australia (2007–2011), followed by several high-profile modelling gigs, including Maybelline New Yor ...
(MTV)
Most Outstanding International Program or Event – ''Mad Men'' (Movie EXTRA)
Most Outstanding Event – MTV Australia Awards 2008 (MTV)
Most Outstanding Short Form Program – ''As The Bell Rings'' (Disney Channel)
Most Outstanding Children's Program – ''Camp Orange: The Curse of the Emerald Eye'' (Nickelodeon)
Most Outstanding Music Program or Coverage – ''MAX Masters: Coldplay'' (MAX)
Most Outstanding Sports Program – ''An Aussie Goes Bolly'' (FOX8)
Most Outstanding Sports Coverage – ''Bowl-a-Rama'' (Fuel TV)
Most Outstanding Documentary – ''Beyond Kokoda'' (The History Channel)
Most Outstanding News Program or Coverage – Global Financial Crisis (Sky News Business)
Most Outstanding Lifestyle Program – ''Selling Houses Australia'' (The Lifestyle Channel)
Most Outstanding Light Entertainment Program – ''Project Runway Australia'' (Arena TV)
Most Outstanding Drama – ''Satisfaction'' (Showcase)
Most Outstanding Performance by an Actor (male) – Wayne Hope, ''Stupid, Stupid Man'' (TV1)
Most Outstanding Performance by an Actor (female) – Alison Whyte, ''Satisfaction'' (Showcase)
Most Outstanding Performance by a Presenter – Brendon Julian, ''Inside Cricket'' (FOX Sports 1)
Most Outstanding Performance by a Broadcast Journalist – David Speers (Sky News Australia)


2010

Channel of the Year – The LifeStyle Channel
Best New Talent – Camille Keenan, ''Satisfaction'' Season 3 (Showcase)
Most Outstanding Documentary – ''Forecast For Disaster: The Weather Behind Black Saturday'' (The Weather Channel)
Most Outstanding Light Entertainment Program – ''Australia's Next Top Model'' (FOX8)
Most Outstanding Performance by a Presenter – Andrew Winter, ''Selling Houses Australia'' (The LifeStyle Channel)
Most Outstanding Use of Innovation in Programming - ''In The Womb: Extreme Animals'' (National Geographic Channel)
Most Outstanding Performance by a Broadcast Journalist – Kieran Gilbert (Sky News)
Most Outstanding Performance by an Actor (male) –
Ben Mendelsohn Paul Benjamin Mendelsohn (born 3 April 1969) is an Australian actor. He first rose to prominence in Australia for his breakout role in ''The Year My Voice Broke'' (1987) and since then he has had roles in films such as '' Animal Kingdom'' (2010) ...
, ''
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'' (Showcase)
Most Outstanding Music Program or Coverage –
Sound Relief Sound Relief was a multi-venue rock music concert held on 14 March 2009, which was announced by the Premier of Victoria, John Brumby on 24 February 2009. The event was organised by Michael Gudinski, Michael Chugg, Amanda Pelman, Joe Segreto & To ...
(Channel & MAX)
Most Outstanding Lifestyle Program – ''
Selling Houses Australia ''Selling Houses Australia'' is an Australian reality and lifestyle TV series, based on the British show ''Selling Houses''. The series follows property owners who are having difficulty selling their home. The show is hosted by property expert a ...
'', Season 2 (The LifeStyle Channel)
Most Outstanding Performance by an Actor (female) – Justine Clarke, ''Tangle'' (Showcase)
Favourite Program – ''
Selling Houses Australia ''Selling Houses Australia'' is an Australian reality and lifestyle TV series, based on the British show ''Selling Houses''. The series follows property owners who are having difficulty selling their home. The show is hosted by property expert a ...
'', Season 2 (The Lifestyle Channel)
Most Outstanding News Program or Coverage – The Weather Channel Black Saturday Coverage: 4–8 Feb 2009 (The Weather Channel)
Most Outstanding Drama – ''False Witness'' (UKTV)
Favourite Personality – Andrew Winter (The LifeStyle Channel)
Most Outstanding Children's Program or Event – ''Camp Orange: The Final Frontier'' (Nickelodeon)
Most Outstanding Sports Program or Coverage – Monday Night Football: 2009 NRL Season Round 21: Wests Tigers v Manly Warringah Sea Eagles (FOX Sports)
Most Outstanding Marketing Campaign (Subscription Sales) – Good News Sale (FOXTEL)
Most Outstanding Marketing Campaign (Subscriber Retention) – Andre Rieu: Classic Music Rocks AUSTAR subscribers (AUSTAR)
Most Outstanding Use of Subscription TV Medium for a Consumer Advertising Campaign – Westfield with Trinny & Susannah (The LifeStyle Channel/XYZ Networks)
Most Creative On-Air Program Promotion – ''Meth Epidemic'' (Crime & Investigation Network)
Most Creative Off-Air Program Promotion – ''America's Hardest Prisons'' (National Geographic Channel)
Most Outstanding Program Promotion Campaign – Hannah Montana & Miley Cyrus: Best of Both Worlds Concert 3D (Disney Channel)
Most Outstanding Channel Image Spot – Everybody Loves The Sunshine Campaign (TV1)
Most Outstanding Use of Technology – MySpace Mix Tape (Channel
Most Outstanding Use of Interactive Television – Sky Racing ACTIVE (Sky Racing)


2011

Channel of the Year –
The LifeStyle Channel Lifestyle (formerly known as The LifeStyle Channel) is an Australian television channel. The channel launched on 1 September 1997. The channel has an emphasis on contemporary lifestyle interests. Its programming covers topics including food an ...

Favourite Program (Australian) – ''
Selling Houses Australia ''Selling Houses Australia'' is an Australian reality and lifestyle TV series, based on the British show ''Selling Houses''. The series follows property owners who are having difficulty selling their home. The show is hosted by property expert a ...
'' (The LifeStyle Channel)
Favourite Program (International) – '' Grand Designs'' (The LifeStyle Channel)
Favourite Personality (Female) –
Sarah Murdoch Sarah (born Sarai) is a biblical matriarch and prophetess, a major figure in Abrahamic religions. While different Abrahamic faiths portray her differently, Judaism, Christianity, and Islam all depict her character similarly, as that of a pi ...
(FOX8)
Favourite Personality (Male) – Andrew Winter (The LifeStyle Channel)
Most Outstanding Children's Program or Event – '' Penelope K, by the way'' (
CBeebies CBeebies is a British free-to-air public broadcast children's television channel owned and operated by the BBC. It is also the brand used for all BBC content for children aged 6 years and under. Its sister channel CBBC is aimed at older childr ...
)
Most Outstanding Music Program or Coverage – Big Day Out Li 2010 (Channel
Most Outstanding Sports Program or Coverage – Vancouver Olympic Winter Games (FOXTEL)
Most Outstanding Documentary – ''Who We Are'' (Bio)
Most Outstanding News Program or Coverage – Election 2010 ( Sky News)
Most Outstanding Reality Program – ''
Australia's Next Top Model ''Australia's Next Top Model'' is an Australian reality television series which premiered on 11 January 2005 and concluded on 22 November 2016, and was based on Tyra Banks' ''America's Next Top Model''. It was broadcast on the Australian subscr ...
'' (FOX8)
Most Outstanding Lifestyle Program – '' Grand Designs Australia'' (The LifeStyle Channel)
Most Outstanding Light Entertainment Program – Nickelodeon Australian Kids' Choice Awards 2010 (Nickelodeon)
Most Outstanding Drama – ''
Spirited ''Spirited'' is an Australian television Supernatural fiction, supernatural comedy-drama series made for subscription television channel W that aired for two seasons, 2010 and 2011. The series stars Claudia Karvan as dentist Suzy Darling, wh ...
'' (W.)
Most Outstanding Use of Innovation in Programming – Delhi Commonwealth Games 2010 (FOXTEL)
Most Outstanding Performance by an Actor (Male) – Matt King (W.)
Most Outstanding Performance by an Actor (Female)
Catherine McClements Catherine McClements is an Australian stage, film and television actress and television presenter. She is known for her TV roles in '' Water Rats'' and '' Tangle'', for which she won Logie Awards, and has performed in stage productions for thea ...
(Showcase)
Most Outstanding Performance by a Presenter – David Speers (Sky News)
Most Outstanding Performance by a Broadcast Journalist – Ashleigh Gillon (Sky News)
Best New Talent – Peter Maddison (The LifeStyle Channel)
Most Outstanding Use of Technology – weatherchannel.com.au Relaunch, The Weather Channel


2012 Award Categories

The sponsors of the 2012 ASTRA Awards are Telstra, FOXTEL, AUSTAR, Napoleon Perdis, GHD and OpenTV.


Channel

– Channel of the Year Fox Sports (Australia)


Subscriber's Choice

* Favourite Program – Australian ''
Selling Houses Australia Extreme ''Selling Houses Australia'' is an Australian reality and lifestyle TV series, based on the British show ''Selling Houses''. The series follows property owners who are having difficulty selling their home. The show is hosted by property expert a ...
'' * Favourite Program – International '' Grand Designs'' * Favourite Program – International Drama '' Game of Thrones'' * Favourite Personality – Male Andrew Winter * Favourite Personality – Female
Donna Hay Donna Hay (born 28 January 1971) is an Australian food stylist, author and magazine editor.


Cookbooks < ...


Programming and production

– Most Outstanding Children's Program or Event – ''
The Amazing World of Gumball ''The Amazing World of Gumball'' is an animated sitcom created by Ben Bocquelet for Cartoon Network. The series concerns the lives of 12-year-old Gumball Watterson, an anthropomorphic blue cat, and adoptive goldfish brother Darwin, who attend ...
''
– Most Outstanding Music Program or Coverage – ''Foo Fighters: Wasting Light on the Harbour''
– Most Outstanding Sports Program or Coverage – KFC T20 Big Bash League
– Most Outstanding Documentary – ''Australia's Great Flood''
– Most Outstanding News Program or Coverage – Gillard V Rudd
– Most Outstanding Reality Program – ''
Kalgoorlie Cops ''Kalgoorlie Cops'' is an Australian factual television show that looks at the work of the police in Kalgoorlie, Western Australia. This observational documentary series began on the Crime and Investigation Network in 2011. Episodes Season 1 ( ...
''
– Most Outstanding Lifestyle Program – ''
Planet Cake {{Use Australian English, date=January 2016 ''Planet Cake'' is a reality television series that follows the daily operations of one of Australia's most renowned cake businesses under the tight rein of Paris Cutler, known to her eclectic team of d ...
''
– Most Outstanding Light Entertainment Program – ''
Balls of Steel Australia ''Balls of Steel Australia'' is an Australian reality comedy television series (based upon the UK series of the same name) which is hosted by The Chaser's Craig Reucassel. The show revolves around comedians who appear and present individual ski ...
''
– Most Outstanding Drama – ''
Cloudstreet ''Cloudstreet'' is a novel by Australian writer Tim Winton published in 1991. It chronicles the lives of two working-class families, the Pickles and the Lambs, who come to live together in a large house called Cloudstreet in Perth, Western Aust ...
''
– Most Outstanding Use of Innovation in Programming – FOX FIELD


Talent

– Most Outstanding Performance by an Actor – Male
David Wenham David Wenham (born 21 September 1965) is an Australian actor who has appeared in film, television and theatre. He is known for his roles as Faramir in ''The Lord of the Rings'' film trilogy, Friar Carl in '' Van Helsing'', Dilios in '' 300'' ...

– Most Outstanding Performance by an Actor – Female
Kerry Fox Kerry Lauren Fox (born 30 July 1966) is a New Zealand actress. She came to prominence playing author Janet Frame in the movie '' An Angel at My Table'' directed by Jane Campion, which gained her a Best Actress Award from the New Zealand Film and ...

– Most Outstanding Performance by a Presenter –
David Speers David Gordon Speers (born 9 September 1974 in Inverell, Australia) is an Australian journalist and host of '' Insiders'' on ABC TV. Previously he was political editor at Sky News Australia, as well as host of '' PM Agenda'', '' The Last Wor ...

– Most Outstanding Performance –
David Wenham David Wenham (born 21 September 1965) is an Australian actor who has appeared in film, television and theatre. He is known for his roles as Faramir in ''The Lord of the Rings'' film trilogy, Friar Carl in '' Van Helsing'', Dilios in '' 300'' ...


2013 to 2015

*2013 *2014 *2015 available at
Australian Subscription Television and Radio Association The Australian Subscription Television and Radio Association (ASTRA) is the peak industry body representing the subscription media industry in Australia. ASTRA's main activities are to represent the industry with government, regulators and the ...
website


See also

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List of television awards This list of television awards is a index to articles on notable awards that are given to television shows in different countries and categories. The list is organized by region and country. Typically the awards are given only for local production ...
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Australian Subscription Television and Radio Association The Australian Subscription Television and Radio Association (ASTRA) is the peak industry body representing the subscription media industry in Australia. ASTRA's main activities are to represent the industry with government, regulators and the ...


References


External links


ASTRA
– Australian Subscription Television and Radio Association {{DEFAULTSORT:Astra Awards Australian performing arts awards Awards established in 2003 Awards disestablished in 2015