The '''6th Annual ASTRA Awards''' were presented on Monday, 21 April 2008 at the Hordern Pavilion in Sydney.<ref name="tv tonight">{{cite web|first=David |last=Knox |title=2008 ASTRA nominees announced |url=http://www.tvtonight.com.au/2008/03/2008-astra-nominees-announced.html |publisher=tvtonight.com.au |date=26 March 2008 |accessdate=9 May 2009 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090224022303/http://www.tvtonight.com.au/2008/03/2008-astra-nominees-announced.html |archivedate=24 February 2009 |url-status=live }}</ref>
==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 Australia|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) :: Trinny and Susannah – ''Trinny & Susannah Undress...'' (The LifeStyle Channel)
; Favourite Male Personality : ''Winner:'' :: Jimmy Barnes (Max) : ''Nominated:'' :: James Bracey (Sky News) :: James Kerley ([[Channel V Australia|Channel [V]]]) :: Cameron Knight (The Comedy Channel) :: Stuart MacGill (LifeStyle Food) :: Darren McMullen (MTV) :: Ben O'Donoghue (The LifeStyle Channel) :: David Speers (Sky News)
; Favourite Female Personality : ''Winner:'' :: Antonia Kidman (W.) : ''Nominated:'' :: Maz Compton (MTV) :: Helen Dalley (Sky News) :: Charlotte Dawson (FOX8) :: Brooke Forster (Sky News) :: Anna Gare (The LifeStyle Channel) :: Yumi Stynes (Max) :: Maggie Tabberer (Bio.)
===Programming & Production=== ; Most Outstanding International Program or Event : ''Winner:'' :: ''The Riches'' (Showcase) : ''Nominated:'' :: ''Dexter'' (Showcase) :: ''Discovery Atlas: India Revealed'' (Discovery Channel) :: ''Mad Men'' (Movie Extra)
; Most Outstanding Event : ''Winner:'' :: Nickelodeon Australian Kids' Choice Awards 2007 (Nickelodeon) : ''Nominated:'' :: ''Australia’s Next Top Model'' final (FOX8) :: 2007 Helpmann Awards (Bio.) :: MTV Australia Video Music Awards 2007 (MTV) :: Sport Australia Hall of Fame (Fox Sports 3)
; Most Outstanding Short Form Program : ''Winner:'' :: ''Snoop'' (MTV) : ''Nominated:'' :: ''Action Earth'' (FOX8 and The Weather Channel) :: ''The Anzac Day interstitial'' (The History Channel) :: ''Tipping Point'' (The Weather Channel)
; Most Outstanding Children's Program : ''Winner:'' :: ''Camp Orange: The Mystery of Spaghetti Creek'' (Nickelodeon) : ''Nominated:'' :: ''As the Bell Rings: Treasure Map'' (Disney Channel)
; Most Outstanding Music Program or Coverage : ''Winner:'' :: ''MAX Sessions: Powderfinger, Concert for the Cure'' (Max) : ''Nominated:'' :: ''The Lair'' (MTV) :: ''MAX Sessions: Jimmy Barnes'' (Max) :: ''Rollin' with the Muster'' (Country Music Channel) :: ''Snowjam'' (MTV)
; Most Outstanding Sports Program : ''Winner:'' :: ''On the Couch'' (Fox Sports 1) : ''Nominated:'' :: ''MTV Sports'' (MTV) :: ''NRL on FOX'' (Fox Sports 3) :: ''Total Football'' (Fox Sports 3)
; Most Outstanding Sports Coverage : ''Winner:'' :: Wallabies (Fox Sports 2)
; Most Outstanding Documentary : ''Winner:'' :: ''Thanks for Listening'' (The History Channel)
; Most Outstanding News Program or Coverage : ''Winner:'' :: APEC 2007 (Sky News)
; Most Outstanding LifeStyle Program : ''Winner:'' :: ''Stuart MacGill Uncorked'' (LifeStyle Food)
; Most Outstanding Light Entertainment Program : ''Winner:'' :: ''The Singing Office'' (FOX8)
; Most Outstanding Drama : ''Winner:'' :: The King (TV1)
==References== {{reflist|30em}}
==External links== * {{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20070510120232/http://www.astraawards.com/ ASTRA Awards]}} - Official Website * [https://web.archive.org/web/20070427071913/http://www.astra.org.au/home.asp ASTRA] - Australian Subscription Television and Radio Association
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