2019 Antenna Awards
DateOctober 5, 2019 (2019-10-05)
LocationDeakin Edge, Federation Square, Melbourne
CountryAustralia
Hosted byDilruk Jayasinha
Highlights
Program of the YearThe Leak with Pat McCaffrie
Personality of the YearEmmylou McCarthy
Websitec31.org.au/antennas
Television/radio coverage
Network
Runtime150 minutes (including commercials)
Produced by
  • Shane Dunlop
  • William Henry Ellis
  • Alex Young
  • Karen Dennerley
  • Mitchell Kalika
Directed byShane Dunlop
← 2014 · Antenna Awards · 2021 →

The 2019 Antenna Awards were held on 5 October 2019 at the Deakin Edge at Federation Square in Melbourne.[1][2] The ceremony was announced on 4 July 2019, and recognised excellence in Australian community television of the eligibility period, running between 1 July 2014 and 30 June 2019.[3]

It was hosted by comedian and former Live on Bowen presenter Dilruk Jayasinha.[4] The ceremony was broadcast live from 8:00pm AEST on C31 Melbourne, Channel 44 Adelaide and WTV Perth, and was streamed live on Facebook.[5] On 9 October, the ceremony was made available to stream on YouTube.[6]

Awards were presented in 24 categories. Program of the Year was awarded to The Leak with Pat McCaffrie, while Personality of the Year was awarded to Emmylou Loves presenter Emmylou McCarthy. A special award, the Stella Young Contribution to Community TV Award, was presented to Nimal Alwis.[5]

This was the 9th Antenna Awards ceremony – the first since 2014 – and marked 25 years since the first broadcast of C31 Melbourne. Nominations were accepted from producers of programs that aired on terrestrial community television – including the now-defunct Television Sydney and 31 Brisbane – as well as satellite and cable channels Aurora and ICTV.[3]

Performers

Artist(s) Song(s)
"Community TV, Get In Me!"
Damian Cowell's Disco Machine "(Here Comes The) Disco Machine"

Winners and nominees

Best Comedy Program Best Music Program
  • Australia, Get It Up Ya!
    • Live on Bowen
    • Quiz Night
    • Silent Comedy
    • The Leak with Pat McCaffrie
  • The Songroom
    • 1700
    • Asylum TV
    • Don't F*ck With Mother
    • Live At Spectrum
    • Pass The Song Along
Best Narrative and/or Fictional Program Best Actor in a Narrative Drama, Comedy or Sketch
  • Dee-Brief
  • Lee McClenaghan – Under The Milky Way
    • Andy Matthews – Australia, Get It Up Ya!
    • Elizabeth Barratt – Seeing Scarlett
    • Madeleine Culp – Aunty Plop Plop's Useless Shop
    • Mike Gorrie – The Assenders
Best Sports Program Best Outdoor and Recreational Program
  • SA Sports Show
    • All About A-League
    • In Pit Lane
    • Spacequake Sports
    • The Local Footy Show
    • The Rushed Behind
Best Live and/or Outside Broadcast Best Lifestyle or Special Interest Program
  • Talking Fishing
    • Emmylou Loves
    • New Game Plus
    • Punktured
    • Random Aussies
    • The Cellar Door
Outstanding Direction in a Program Outstanding Camera Work in a Program
  • Australia, Get It Up Ya! – Evan Munro-Smith
    • Dee-Brief – Sarah Hickey
    • Election 2019 presented by The Junction – Ron Frim
    • Good Afternoon Adelaide – Edgar Smith Jr
    • The Songroom – Ryan Gaskett & Kris Schroeder
  • Beyond The Divide
    • Australia, Get It Up Ya! – Evan Munro-Smith
    • Dee-Brief – Josh Mitchell-Frey
    • Nota Dominante
    • The Cellar Door – Kelly Hildreth, Ben Sengsouvanh & Kyle Horton
    • Top Property – "Oasis in the Dunes"
Outstanding Sound in a Program Outstanding Editing in a Program
  • Good Afternoon Adelaide
    • Live At Spectrum – Brett Tippet
    • Beyond The Divide
    • Live On Bowen – Francis McKenna, Alex Marshall, Edward Hirst, Krissie Karpinski & James Bull
    • The Cellar Door – Kelly Hildreth
    • The Songroom – Sam Okell
  • Emmylou Loves – John Stokes
    • Beyond The Divide
    • Dee-Brief – Ryan Bird
    • Good Afternoon Adelaide
    • The Raucous Caucus
    • Top Property – "Oasis in the Dunes"
Outstanding Theme Song in a Program Outstanding Creative Achievement in a Program
  • Seeing Scarlett
    • Silent Comedy
    • The Cellar Door
    • The Leak
    • Top Property – "Oasis in the Dunes"
    • Under The Milky Way
Best Youth Program Youth Personality of the Year
  • Nicholas D'Urbano – The Rushed Behind
    • Ben Cardwell – The Struggle
    • Dilpreet Kaur – Half Hour
    • Ethan White – Off the Couch with Ethan
    • Nikita Angelina Burling – Undercurrent
    • Tavleen Singh – The Struggle
Outstanding Contribution to Community by a Program Best Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Program
  • Oz African TV
    • Bent TV
    • Broadcast Radio Australia
    • QTV
    • Spacequake Sports
    • Vibe Nation – "Stop the Violence"
  • Sputnik
    • Meraki TV
    • Regional Italian Cuisine
    • Russian News Time
    • The NEMBC Multicultural AFL Panel Show
    • The Shtick
Best Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Personality Best Factual, Current Affairs or Interview Program
  • Harbir Singh Kang – The NEMBC Multicultural AFL Panel Show
    • Bernd Merkel – All About A-League
    • Gabriel D'Angelo – All About A-League
    • Marina Belkina – Russian News Time
    • Marlene Scicluna – Maltese Down Under
    • Vanessa Gatica – The NEMBC Multicultural AFL Panel Show
  • Tales of a City
    • Bent TV
    • Half Hour
    • Kicking Goals: A Year in the Life of a SAASTA Student
    • Saving The Sanctuary
    • The Modern Middle East
Outstanding Journalism in a Program The Stella Young Contribution to Community TV Award
  • Half Hour
    • Dr. Pam
    • The Struggle
    • The Local Footy Show
    • Undercurrent – "2019 Night Of Stars Dancesport Championships"
    • Undercurrent – "Roe 8 Construction"
  • Nimal Alwis – The Sri Lanka Morning Show
Personality of the Year Program of the Year
  • Emmylou McCarthy – Emmylou Loves
    • Ben Cardwell – The Struggle
    • Craig "Whiskas" Veysey – The Shed Show
    • Ethan White – Off the Couch with Ethan
    • George Gayler – The Cellar Door
    • Jess McGuire – The Songroom
    • Simon Taylor – Live on Bowen
  • The Leak with Pat McCaffrie
    • Australia, Get It Up Ya!
    • Dee-Brief
    • Emmylou Loves
    • Off the Couch with Ethan
    • Sonnigsburg
    • The Modern Middle East
    • The Struggle

References

  1. ^ "Antenna Awards 2019 | Home". AwardsOnline. Retrieved 17 July 2019.
  2. ^ Knox, David (18 July 2019). "C31 revives Antenna Awards". TV Tonight. Retrieved 23 July 2019.
  3. ^ a b "Nominations are now OPEN for the 2019 Antenna Awards!". C31 Melbourne and Geelong. 16 July 2019. Retrieved 18 July 2019.
  4. ^ Knox, David (11 September 2019). "Dilruk Jayasinha to host Antenna Awards for C31". TV Tonight. Retrieved 13 September 2019.
  5. ^ a b "The 2019 Antenna Awards". C31 Melbourne and Geelong on Facebook. Retrieved 6 October 2019.
  6. ^ "2019 Antenna Awards". Antenna Awards. 5 October 2019. C31 Melbourne & Geelong. Retrieved 10 October 2019. Youtube title: The 2019 Antenna Awards // Live from Deakin Edge Melbourne // Oct 5th 2019

External links

Community television in Australia
Categories