Call for Entries: ASTRA Awards

The ASTRA Awards will begin accepting entries for its 9th annual event from Monday 28th March.

This year will also see increased consumer interaction with the ASTRA Awards through the expansion of the Subscribers’ Choice categories from two to five.

The Favourite Program award has restored both Favourite Program – Australian and Favourite Program – International categories, while the The Favourite Personality category returns to both male and female personality while introducing Favourite Personality Youth.

A new award has been introduced for the Most Outstanding Reality Program.

The 9th Annual ASTRA Awards are divided into four main categories.

CHANNEL
1. Channel of the Year

SUBSCRIBERS’ CHOICE
2. Favourite Program – Australian
3. Favourite Program – International
4. Favourite Personality – Male
5. Favourite Personality – Female
6. Favourite Personality – Youth

PROGRAMMING & PRODUCTION
7. Most Outstanding Children’s Program or Event
8. Most Outstanding Music Program or Coverage
9. Most Outstanding Sports Program or Coverage
10. Most Outstanding Documentary
11. Most Outstanding News Program or Coverage
12. Most Outstanding Reality Program
13. Most Outstanding Lifestyle Program
14. Most Outstanding Light Entertainment Program
15. Most Outstanding Drama
16. Most Outstanding Use of Innovation in Programming

TALENT
17. Most Outstanding Performance by an Actor – Male
18. Most Outstanding Performance by an Actor – Female
19. Most Outstanding Performance by a Presenter
20. Most Outstanding Performance by a Broadcast Journalist
21. Best New Talent

Submissions will be accepted from industry via an ASTRA website to go live shortly at www.astraawards.com (NB: No public voting yet).

Entries close Tuesday 3rd May.