| Location: | Storey Hall, RMIT City Campus, Melbourne |
| Country: | Australia |
| Hosts: | Esther Makris Gary Mitchell |
| Most Awards: | Radio Karate (4) |
| Most Nominations: | Radio Karate (8) |
| Award1 Type: | Program of the Year |
| Award1 Winner: | Pluck |
| Runtime: | 80 minutes |
| Producer: | Kristy Fuller |
| Director: | Craig Young |
| Main: | Antenna Awards |
| Next: | 2005 |
The 2004 Antenna Awards ceremony honoured the best in Australian community television in 2003, and took place on February 28, 2004, at Storey Hall, RMIT City Campus, Melbourne, beginning at 7:00 p.m. AEST.[1] The ceremony, the first of its kind in Australia, was announced on December 29, 2003.[2] Produced by Kristy Fuller and directed by Craig Young, the ceremony was hosted by Esther Makris and Gary Mitchell.[3]
Antennas were presented in 31 categories. Radio Karate won four awards, including Best Comedy Program and Best Editing, the most for the evening. Other winners include Dawn's Creek and Pluck with two awards, including Program of the Year for Pluck.[4] [5]
The ceremony was televised live by Channel 31 Melbourne, Channel 31 Sydney, Briz 31 Brisbane, C31 Adelaide, and LINC TV Lismore, and on a one-week delay to Access 31 Perth.[2] On 19 March 2015, the ceremony was made available to stream on YouTube.[3]
Winners are listed first and highlighted in boldface.
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| Nominations | Program |
|---|---|
| 8 | Radio Karate[6] |
| 6 | Dawn's Crack |
| S+M The Wine Show | |
| SYN TV[7] | |
| Yartz[8] | |
| 5 | Raucous |
| 4 | Dig & Dine with Denise |
| Living It Loud | |
| No Limits | |
| Pluck | |
| 3 | Frontiers at the Forum |
| Gallery Watch | |
| Playgroup In A Box | |
| Short Film Distillery | |
| Teenwire | |
| The Rumpus Room | |
| This Town Brisbane | |
| 2 | Breakaway |
| C News | |
| Chartbusting 80s | |
| Cooking Cleverly with Beverly | |
| Fashionations | |
| End to End: Lawn Bowls in WA | |
| Hold Ya Horses | |
| Jack and the Greentalk | |
| Public Hangings | |
| Robina Courtin About | |
| Romanian Mosaic | |
| Warp Factory | |
| Youth Scope |
| Awards | Program |
|---|---|
| 4 | Radio Karate |
| 2 | Dawn's Crack |
| Pluck |
The following individuals presented awards or performed musical numbers.
| Name(s) | Role | |
|---|---|---|
| Master of Ceremonies | ||
| Joelene Crnogorac | Announcer | |
| Amy Parks Carmen Petropulo Tanja Nedel | Presenters of the awards for Best Comedy Program, Best Drama Program and Best Arts Program | |
| Lena Andel Kevin Jope | Presenters of the awards for Best Music Program, Best Variety Program and Best News/Current Affairs Program | |
| Presenters of the awards for Best Interview Program, Best Sports Program and Best Panel Program | ||
| Andrew Brine | Keynote speaker | |
| Ting Cheng Cher Zhong | Presenters of the awards for Best Live/Outside Broadcast Program, Best Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Program and Best Faith Program | |
| Presenters of the awards for Best Sound, Best Camerawork and Best Editing | ||
| Tara Strong Graeme Stephens | Presenters of the awards for Best Indigenous Program and Best Children's Program | |
| Joy Hruby John McKenna | Presenters of the awards for Best Youth Program and Best Program for Senior Living Viewers | |
| Presenters of the awards for Best Music Composition, Best Station ID and Best Program ID / Main Title / Promo | ||
| Presenters of the awards for Best Sponsorship Announcement, Best Program That Supports Local Metropolitan Communities and Best Program That Supports Local Rural And Regional Communities | ||
| Amy Morrison Joe DeMartino | Presenters of the Special Awards for Programs That Have Made Significant Contributions to the Diversity of Community Television and Best New Producer | |
| Presenter of the awards for Best Female Presenter and Best Male Presenter | ||
| Presenter of the awards for Producer of the Year and Presenter of the Year |
| Name(s) | Role | Performed | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Monica Weightman Band | Performers | "Lost Generation" | |
| Sabrina Chou Dance Group | Performers | Cultural dance routine |