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.
Rob Sitch wins Best Lead Actor in a Comedy Logie, thanks working dog
“I’m rather partial to a working dog,” Rob Sitch quipped upon winning his award, and HA!!!
Boom tish!
He has won for his work on perennial fave, Utopia.
He thanked his co-stars, giving Sam Pang a hug on the way off stage.
Muster Dogs star Ash Barky is up presenting an award with Georgie Parker
Ash is here with her handler, Cilla Pershouse, and my goodness, give these two a show of their own IMMEDIATELY!
They’re up presenting Best Lead Actor in a Comedy. The Nominees are:
- Ben Feldman in Population 11 (Stan)
- Bob Morley in In Limbo (ABC)
- Lincoln Younes in C*A*U*G*H*T (Stan)
- Matt Okine in Mother and Son (ABC)
- Rob Sitch in Utopia (ABC)
- Ryan Corr in In Limbo (ABC)
John Farnham serenaded by Guy Sebastian and Jessica Mauboy
Do producers think that Farnsy.... is no longer with us?
Who’s going to tell them?
Still, it’s nice to hear Guy and Jess belt out some Farnham hits, and we’ll listen to You’re The Voice on the hour every hour for the rest of time, it’s THAT good.
They’re doing this in honour of the blockbuster doco, John Farnham: Finding The Voice, which is nominated in the Best Factual or Documentary Program category.
This was the highest-grossing Australian documentary of all time.
White Lotus skit sees this year’s Gold Logie nominees gather for acceptance speech training
And the less said about this the better...
Felix Cameron wins Graham Kennedy Award and gets teary
Felix Cameron wins the Graham Kennedy Award for Most Popular New Talent, and honestly: this is SO deserved.
He was amazing in Boy Swallows Universe.
“I would like to thank Trent Dalton, who wrote this amazing book,” he said, before breaking down in tears.
And my goodness, someone give this boy a HUG.
Dr Chris Brown and Carrie Bickmore present Graham Kennedy Award
Oh my goodness, a young Dr Chris Brown half-naked talking to Dr Harry Cooper...didn’t have THAT on my bingo card!
Not complaining.
Sorry, back to the nominees:
- Alyla Browne in The Lost Flowers of Alice Hart (Amazon Prime Video)
- Ava Caryofyllis in Bay of Fires (ABC)
- Felix Cameron in Boy Swallows Universe (Netflix)
- Imi Mbedla in Bay of Fires (ABC)
- Lee Tiger Halley in Boy Swallows Universe (Netflix)
- Tristan Gorey in Home and Away (Seven Network)
Sophie Wilde wins Best Supporting Actress
Sophie was unable to attend but recorded a lovely message, thanking the cast and crew and author Trent Dalton.
The Boy Swallows Universe kids are presenting Best Supporting Actress
Perth’s Lee Tiger Halley and Felix Cameron are up, presenting the Best Supporting Actress award.
They’re stoked to be up past 9pm, apparently!
And the nominees are:
- Ariel Donoghue in Wolf Like Me (Stan)
- Kerry Fox in Bay of Fires (ABC)
- Leah Purcell in The Lost Flowers of Alice Hart (Amazon Prime Video)
- Mabel Li in Safe Home (SBS)
- Michelle Lim Davidson in The Newsreader (ABC)
- Sophie Wilde in Boy Swallows Universe (Netflix)
Bluey wins Logie
This is the children’s favourite’s third Logies win.
The show is broadcast in more than 60 countries around the world and is the most successful show ever for the ABC.
“We are at Table 56, which is about two kilometres away, so this is a genuine surprise,” quipped EP Daley Pearson.
The Wiggles are presenting The Best Children’s Program
And the nominess are:
- Beep and Mort (ABC)
- Bluey (ABC)
- Eddie’s Lil’ Homies (NITV/Netflix)
- Gardening Australia Junior (ABC)
- Ginger and the Vegesaurs (ABC)
- Play School (ABC)
Originally published on The Nightly
