| We Can Be Heroes: Finding the Australian of the Year | |
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| Created by | Chris Lilley |
| Starring | Chris Lilley |
| Narrated by | Jennifer Byrne |
| Theme music composer | Bryony Marks |
| Country of origin | Australia |
| Original language | English |
| No. of episodes | 6 |
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| Executive producer | Bruce Kane |
| Producer | Laura Waters |
| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Production company | Princess Pictures |
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| Network | ABC |
| Release | 27 July – 31 August 2005 |
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We Can Be Heroes: Finding the Australian of the Year (mostly known as The Nominees outside of Australia) is an Australian mockumentary miniseries starring and created and co-written by Chris Lilley and Ryan Shelton and directed by Matthew Saville.[1]
It follows the story of five unique Australians (all portrayed by Lilley), who have each made a large achievement and been nominated by friends and family for the Australian of the Year award.
It premiered on 27 July 2005, and concluded on 31 August 2005. It was shown on the ABC on Wednesday nights at 9:00pm. There are six episodes, with each episode running for 30 minutes. The show was broadcast in the United Kingdom on FX, in the United States on the Sundance Channel, and in Canada on The Comedy Network. In Australia, The Comedy Channel aired the series as part of their Aussie Gold block hosted by Frank Woodley.
The show won a Logie Award for most outstanding comedy and Chris Lilley won the Best New Talent Logie for his performance in the show.
- ^ We Can Be Heroes (TV Series 2005), retrieved 24 November 2018