2008 ASTRA Awards
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The 6th Annual ASTRA Awards were presented on Monday, 21 April 2008 at the Hordern Pavilion in Sydney.
Nominations and winners
Hall of Fame
Channel of the Year
Winner:
FOX8
Nominated:
The History Channel
Sky News
Nickelodeon
Fox Sports
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:
Kieran Gilbert (Sky News)
Nominated:
Rebecca Perrie (Fox Sports News)
Michael Willesee (Sky News)
Gavin Morris (The Weather Channel)
Subscribers’ Choice
Favourite Program
Winner:
Australia's Next Top Model (FOX8)
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)
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