Press release from ASTRA Awards
Tickets are now on sale for the subscription TV (STV) industry’s 10 Annual ASTRA Awards, which will return to Sydney Theatre at Walsh Bay for the second year in a row on Thursday 21 June. Organised by the Australian Subscription Television and Radio Association (ASTRA), the event recognises the wealth of talent both in front of and behind the camera of STV. Ticket holders will enjoy a star-studded event including pre-drinks, the theatre ceremony, and access to the exclusive after party.
The industry’s finest including television executives, producers, directors and the talent that Australians love to watch on STV all gather for this annual event. At the 2011 awards, some of the biggest names in Australian entertainment walked the red carpet including Rove McManus, Sarah Murdoch, Tara Moss, Lincoln Lewis, Erin McNaught, Laura Dundovic and Icehouse singer Iva Davies. This year a host of well known faces are expected to attend, celebrating the growth of Australian subscription TV over the past decade.
Finalists for 2012 reflect the diversity of talent in Subscription TV with 95 entries selected across 21 categories including five Subscribers’ Choice award categories selected by consumer vote. Popular personalities Andrew Winter and Sarah Murdoch, Favourite Personality – Male and Female 2011 winners, are nominated for the award once again this year with Project Runway host Megan Gale and food-publishing phenomenon Donna Hay joining the category. Best New Talent finalists include up-and-comers Hugo Johnstone-Burt, Ben Britton and Lara Robinson. Rove McManus joins 2011 winners Luke & Wyatt of Nickelodeon in the category of Most Outstanding Performance by a Presenter while in the category of Most Outstanding Performance by a Broadcast Journalist, 2011 winner Ashleigh Gillon is a finalist for the second year in a row, joining SKY NEWS colleagues Kieran Gilbert and David Speers and The Weather Channel’s Josh Holt. Actors David Wenham, Geoff Morrell, Essie Davis and Claudia Karvan are among just a few of the finalists in the Most Outstanding Performance by an Actor – Male and Female categories.
Sydney Theatre will once again be transformed into a glamorous after party venue and must attend event.
Tickets to the 10 Annual ASTRA Awards can be purchased online at http://www.astra.org.au/Astra-Awards/Buy-Tickets.