RECAP: Get all the star-studded action at the TV Week Logie Awards in Sydney
SPOILERS ALERT: This coverage includes winner results.
The 64th TV Week Logie Awards has wrapped up and Australia has now discovered who has won the coveted Gold Logie.
The Logies Red Carpet was underway at The Star in Sydney with the awards event, hosted by Sam Pang, kicking off at 7.30pm AEST on Sunday.
Seven stars Larry Emdur and Sonia Kruger went head-to-head in the battle for the Gold Logie.
Kruger was nominated for her work across Big Brother, Dancing with the Stars, The Voice and Logies Red Carpet, while Emdur was up for The Chase Australia and The Morning Show.
Other nominees include Nine star Andy Lee for his work on The Hundred With Andy Lee, Asher Keddie for the Binge drama Strife, Julia Morris and Robert Irwin for their work on I’m a Celebrity…Get Me Out of Here! and Tony Armstrong for ABC’s News Breakfast.
This year, the awards has changed format slightly, dispensing with its most outstanding categories in favour of “best” awards.
A woman was inducted into the TV Week Logies Hall of fame, only the fourth time this has happened.
Hosted by comedian Sam Pang with not a dull moment in sight, the ceremony consisted of 24 awards and 13 segments, and featured musical acts James Bay, plus Guy Sebastian and Jessica Mauboy performing songs from John Farnham: Finding The Voice.
Read the recap of Australian TV’s night of nights down below.
Gogglebox Australia wins Best Structured Reality Program
This show’s been airing since 2015, and honestly - it’s STILL one of the best things on tellie.
Watching people watching TV - genius!
“So many people in this room contributed to us getting a Logie,” says the EP, going all Oprah and saying, “YOU get a Logie, YOU get a Logie, YOU get a Logie.”
The Kates are up presenting the Logie for Best Structured Reality Program
And when we say ‘Kates’ we mean Kates Box, McLennan and McCartney - plural!
The Nominees are:
- Farmer Wants a Wife (Seven Network)
- Gogglebox Australia (Foxtel/Network 10)
- Married at First Sight (Nine Network)
- Muster Dogs (ABC)
- Old People’s Home for Teenagers (ABC)
- SAS Australia (Seven Network)
Rebecca Gibney accepts Logies Hall of Fame induction
What a class act - we bow down, Rebecca.
“If someone had told 16 year-old me, who suffered crippling anxiety and severe body dysmorphia, she would be standing on this stage, accepting this award, she wouldn’t have believed it,” she told assembled guests.
Rebecca Gibney is inducted into the Logies Hall of Fame
Claudia Karvan is up giving a speech, saying, “I can’t think of anyone more deserving,” and Claudia SAME!
She is a National Treasure.
Her Packed to the Rafters co-star Erik Thomson is now paying hommage - he’s the Nation’s dad, and Bec’s our mum.
Rebecca’s son Edison Bell is now giving a beautiful shout-out to his ACTUAL mum, saying “I love you to the moon and back and I am so proud of you.”
Side note: Rebecca has had some truly sensational haircuts over the years.
Here’s another great one, this time from her time in The Flying Doctors.
Travel Guides wins Best Lifestyle Program
This is the third Logie win for the popular travel series, narrated by Denise Scott.
Every man and his dog, aka all the Travel Guiders, get up to accept their award.
Who’s that in the purple dress - they are SLAYING.
TV rivals Matt Shirvington and Sarah Arbo present award
They are presenting Best Lifestyle Program.
The Nominees are:
- Better Homes and Gardens (Seven Network)
- Gardening Australia (ABC)
- Love It or List It Australia (Foxtel)
- Restoration Australia (ABC)
- Selling Houses Australia (Foxtel)
- Travel Guides (Nine Network)
Come on down! Larry Emdur wins first award
Come on down, Larry!
Sorry, we couldn’t resist.
Larry Emdur walked away with the prestigious Most Popular Presenter award, and seemed surprised - he’d popped $1000 on Robert Irwin for the win, so that may have explained things.
Can he make it two-for-two with a Gold as well?
Stone the flaming crows: Kate Ritchie and Ray Meagher a presenting Most Popular Presenter.
And the nominees are:
- Hamish Blake in Lego Masters (Nine Network)
- Julia Morris in I’m a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! (Network 10)
- Larry Emdur in The Chase Australia and The Morning Show (Seven Network)
- Robert Irwin in I’m a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! (Network 10)
- Sonia Kruger in Big Brother, Dancing with the Stars and The Voice (Seven Network)
- Tony Armstrong in News Breakfast (ABC)
Bryan Brown wins Best Supporting Actor for Boy Swallows Universe
Bryan Brown won for his role playing convicted-murderer-turned-babysitter, Slim.
He thanked youngster Felix Cameron, “even though you did call me Bryanasaurus”.
Ha!
Rachel Griffiths and Deb Mailman present Best Supporting Actor
And the nominees are:
- Bryan Brown in Boy Swallows Universe (Netflix)
- Guy Pearce in The Clearing (Disney+)
- Jay Ryan in Scrublands (Stan)
- Lee Tiger Halley in Boy Swallows Universe (Netflix)
- Stephen Curry in Bay of Fires (ABC)
- Travis Fimmel in Boy Swallows Universe (Netflix)
Originally published on The Nightly
