She’s the Queen of the red carpet and she’s hit our fair shores Downunder! Tonight at Sydney’s The Star, Los Angeles and Chicago based entertainment journalist and television personality Giuliana Rancic will join a raft of presenters from across the industry to host the 2015 ASTRA Awards.
Winner of the Fan Favorite award at the 2014 Daytime Emmy Awards, Giuliana is everyone’s favourite anchor of E! News, costar of Fashion Police and host of E! Live from the Red Carpet and is an industry icon on the red carpet for every major event in the entertainment industry including the Oscars, Grammy Awards and Golden Globes. “This will be my third trip to Australia and each time I come I fall in love with the country a little bit more,” Giuliana said. “I’m hoping to become an honorary Aussie one day.”
And of course, we’re equally as thrilled to have her here! Sentiments echoed by ASTRA CEO Andrew Maiden saying, “We are thrilled that Giuliana Rancic has agreed to host the ASTRA Awards in this our 20th year of subscription television in Australia. The 2015 ASTRAs will be bigger than ever before, so we are delighted the show will be hosted by one of the global entertainment industry’s biggest stars.”
Guiliana said, “The 2015 ASTRA Awards are going to be fabulous and I’m honoured to have been asked to host the evening. I look forward to seeing so much more of the fabulous television that I know comes out of Australia.”
Here are the full list of nominations for tonights ASTRA’s.
INDIVIDUAL AWARDS
Most Outstanding Performance by an Actor – Female
Celia Ireland (Wentworth, season 2: SoHo)
Nicole da Silva (Wentworth, season 2: SoHo)
Toni Collette (Devil’s Playground: showcase)
Pamela Rabe (Wentworth, season 2: SoHo)
Danielle Cormack (Wentworth, season 2: SoHo)
Most Outstanding Performance by an Actor – Male
Aaron Jeffery (Wentworth, season 2: SoHo)
Andrew McFarlane (Devil’s Playground: showcase)
Don Hany (Devil’s Playground: showcase)
Simon Burke (Devil’s Playground: showcase)
Robbie Magasiva (Wentworth, season 2: SoHo)
Most Outstanding Presenter – Female
Naomi Sequeira (Hanging With Adam and Naomi: Disney Channel)
Nina Stevens (First Edition: SKY NEWS)
Shaynna Blaze (Selling Houses Australia: The LifeStyle Channel)
Tara Rushton (Sunday Shootout: FOX SPORTS)
Kelli Underwood (Back Page LIVE, Breaking Ground: FOX SPORTS)
Most Outstanding Presenter – Male
Danny Clayton (The Riff: Channel [V])
Paul Murray (Paul Murray LIVE: SKY NEWS)
Charlie Albone (Selling Houses Australia: The LifeStyle Channel)
Andrew Winter (Selling Houses Australia: The LifeStyle Channel)
Eddie McGuire (Ed and Derm’s Big Week In Footy: FOX FOOTY)
Most Outstanding New Talent
Morgan Evans (CMC)
Jarin Towney (Devil’s Playground: showcase)
Phyllis Foundis (Foundis: Aurora TV)
Most Outstanding Performance by a Broadcast Journalist
Kieran Gilbert (AM Agenda: SKY NEWS)
Celina Edmonds (SKY NEWS)
Ahron Young (SKY NEWS)
David Speers (PM Agenda, The Nation: SKY NEWS)
PROGRAM AWARDS
Most Outstanding Drama – Australian
Devil’s Playground (showcase)
Wentworth (season 2: SoHo)
Most Outstanding Drama – International
Game of Thrones (season 4: showcase)
Gracepoint (Universal Channel)
The Walking Dead (Channel FX)
The Honourable Woman (BBC First) Peaky Blinders (BBC First)
Most Outstanding Children’s Program
Monster Beach (Cartoon Network)
Adventure Time (Cartoon Network)
Disney Cup International (Disney XD)
Camp Orange: Force 10 (Luke and Wyatt: Nickelodeon)
Most Outstanding Music Program
5 Seconds of Summer LI[V]E: Q & HEY! (5 Seconds of Summer, Billy Russell, Danny Clayton: [V] HITS)
The Molly Meldrum Story (Molly Meldrum: MAX)
SLIMEFEST (Nickelodeon)
Most Outstanding Sports Program
The Code – The Road To The Final (Adelaide Thunderbirds Netball Team: FOX SPORTS)
Jeep Saturday LIVE on FOX (FOX FOOTY)
NRL Super Saturday (FOX SPORTS)
Search4Hurt (ESPN)
Most Outstanding News Program
PM Agenda (David Speers: SKY NEWS National)
Richo + Jones (Graham Richardson, Alan Jones: SKY NEWS National)
Paul Murray LIVE (Paul Murray: SKY NEWS National)
News Stream (Kristie Lu Stout: CNN International)
Witness to Umbrella Movement (Kristie Lu Stout, Andrew Stevens, Ivan Watson, Will Ripley, Salma Mohsin, Paula Newton: CNN International)
Most Outstanding Reality Program
Gold Rush (Discovery Channel)
Deadliest Catch (Discovery Channel)
Outback Coroner (crime + investigation)
The Recruit (season 1: FOX8)
The Real Housewives of Melbourne (season 1: Arena)
Most Outstanding Factual Program
The Memorial: Beyond The Anzac Legend (Neil Oliver: HISTORY)
Coast Australia (Neil Oliver: HISTORY)
Hillsborough (ESPN)
Louis Theroux: LA Stories (Louis Theroux: BBC Knowledge)
Most Outstanding Lifestyle Program
Paddock to Plate (Matt Moran: The LifeStyle Channel)
River Cottage Australia (Paul West: The LifeStyle Channel)
Grand Designs Australia (Peter Maddison: The LifeStyle Channel)
Selling Houses Australia (Andrew Winter, Shaynna Blaze, Charlie Albone: The LifeStyle Channel)
Most Outstanding General Entertainment Program Oprah:
Where are they now? (Oprah Winfrey: TLC)
Top Gear (BBC Knowledge)
Channel Achievement Award
SKY NEWS Business SKY NEWS Weather Arena
TVH!TS
MTV Networks Australia
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