Logie Awards

{{Short description|Annual Australian television awards}} {{Use Australian English|date=April 2014}} {{Use dmy dates|date=March 2020}} {{Infobox award | name = Logie Awards | subheader = | current_awards = Logie Awards of 2026 | image = Gold Logie.jpg | imagesize = 130px | alt = | caption = Gold Logie Award statuette | awarded_for = Excellence in Australian television | sponsor = [[TV Week]] | date = | location = [[Sydney]], [[Australia]] | country = Australia | presenter = [[TV Week]] | host = | preshow_host = | acts = | reward = | year = {{start date and age|1959}} (as '''The TV Week Awards''') | year2 = | holder = | website = {{URL| https://tvweeklogies.com.au/}} | network = {{Plainlist| *[[Nine Network]] (1959–2022) *[[Australian Broadcasting Corporation|ABC]] (1961–1965) *[[Seven Network]] (1989–1995, 2023–present) *[[Network 10|Network Ten]] (1981–1993)}} | runtime = 3 hours+ | ratings = | producer = | director = | image2 = | image2size = | alt2 = | caption2 = }}

The '''Logie Awards''' (officially the '''TV Week Logie Awards'''; colloquially known as '''The Logies''') is an annual ceremony celebrating and honouring the best shows and stars in [[Television in Australia|Australian television]], sponsored and organised by the magazine ''[[TV Week]]''. The event is telecast live and billed as "television's night of nights". The first ceremony was hosted in 1959 as the '''TV Week Awards'''.

The [[Gold Logie Award for Most Popular Personality on Australian Television|Gold Logie]] is the most prestigious award and the industry's highest honour; it's awarded to the ''Most Popular Personality on Australian Television'' for the previous year. The award receives much publicity and media attention. Awards are presented in 20 categories, representing both industry and public voted prizes.

The event has been strongly associated with the [[Nine Network]], who have hosted the ceremony on the most occasions, and TV and former radio personality [[Bert Newton]], particularly in the early days, who served as a solo host of the ceremony on 17 occasions, with a constant run from 1966 until 1980 and as co-host on three other occasions. Over the years, the Logies have been hosted in [[Melbourne]] and [[Sydney]]. From 2018 to 2022, the ceremony was held on the [[Gold Coast, Queensland|Gold Coast]] before the 2023 ceremony was announced as moving to [[Sydney]] for the first time in 37 years.

==History== Known from their inception as the TV Week Awards, the awards were instigated by ''TV Week'' magazine with the first voting coupons provided in the magazine in late 1958, two years after the introduction of television in Australia. The first awards were presented on 15 January 1959 on an episode of ''[[In Melbourne Tonight]]''. Only Melbourne television personalities were nominated and awards were given in eight categories, including two for American programs.<ref>{{cite news|first=Frank |last=Crook |title=Logies celebrate 50 years |date=2 May 2008 |url=http://news.com.au/dailytelegraph/story/0,22049,23633064-5015730,00.html |work=The Daily Telegraph |access-date=23 May 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090307162219/http://www.news.com.au/dailytelegraph/story/0%2C22049%2C23633064-5015730%2C00.html |archive-date=7 March 2009 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

The most prestigious award in 1959 was '''Star of the Year''' presented to IMT host [[Graham Kennedy]]. The following year, Kennedy coined the name ''Logie'' Awards, to honour the Scottish engineer and innovator who contributed to the development of [[mechanical television|television]] as a practical medium, [[John Logie Baird]].<ref>{{cite web | title=Graham Kennedy Award for Most Outstanding New Talent | publisher=ninemsn.com.au | url=http://tvweek.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=82051|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090831090951/http://tvweek.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=82051|archive-date=31 August 2009}}</ref>

The Logie statuette was designed by Alec De Lacy, chief designer for Melbourne-based trophy makers KG Luke Ltd. The first ''Gold Logie'', the equivalent of the ''Star of the Year Award'', was presented in 1960, and again won by Graham Kennedy. The record for most "Gold Logie" wins—at five apiece—is a tie between Kennedy and [[Ray Martin (television presenter)|Ray Martin]].

The 2020 and 2021 ceremonies were cancelled due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic]].<ref>[https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-04-29/logie-awards-cancelled-due-to-coronavirus/12195946 Coronavirus pandemic forces cancellation of 2020 Logie Awards] ABC News 29 April 2020</ref><ref>[https://www.mediaweek.com.au/tv-week-logie-awards-cancelled-for-2021-due-to-covid-19-outbreak/ Logies cancelled for a second year] mediaweek 4 September 2021</ref>

==Logie institutions and milestones== {|class="wikitable" ! Year ! Event |- | 1960 | The ceremony, instituted the previous year as the '''TV Week Star Awards''', now officially becomes known as "Logie Awards", in reference as an honour to TV inventor/engineer John Logie Baird, the name is chosen by entertainer Graham Kennedy, after he won what was known the previous previously year as the "Star of the Year Award", which itself would become the [[Gold Logie]]. |- | [[Logie Awards of 1961|1961]] | The awards ceremony is televised for the first time, with the [[Australian Broadcasting Corporation|ABC]] screening the first half-hour of the awards in Sydney. |- | 1962 | Australian variety presenter, singer and actress [[Lorrae Desmond]], later best known for her role in serial ''[[A Country Practice]]'', becomes the first female star to win a [[Gold Logie]], for her music variety program [[The Lorrae Desmond Show]]. |- | 1963 | The planned televised ceremony was cancelled due to the intended host, [[Tony Hancock]] cancelling a trip to Australia. |- | 1968 | There was no award for the ''Most Popular Female in Television''. According to Bert Newton, who was hosting that year, "it appears no one was deemed worthy enough to receive it". He pleaded with the producers to never be put in that position again.<ref name="tv%252Fref">''[[TV Week]]'' magazine, 13 March 1993, pp. 16–18. "The Way We Were" text by Bert Newton, edited by Chrissie Camp.</ref> |- | 1973 | The media was invited for the first time to attend the Logies. |- | 1974 | ''[[Number 96 (TV series)|Number 96]]'' star [[Pat McDonald (actress)|Pat McDonald]] became the first "soap star" actress (not television personality) to win the Gold Logie. |- | 1975 | The Logie Awards are broadcast in colour for the first time. |- | 1976 | The first and only fictional character to win a Logie of any kind was [[Norman Gunston]], who won the Gold Logie, with his portrayer [[Garry McDonald]], accepting the award in character. |- | 1981 | The Logie Awards after being held in Melbourne for 20 years return to Sydney and are broadcast for the first time on [[Network 10|Network Ten]]. |- | 1984 | The [[Logie Hall of Fame|Hall of Fame]] Logie was introduced by ''TV Week'', awarded ''to recognise outstanding and continued contribution to television by an individual or program'' with the first induction being television pioneer and producer Hector Crawford (see below, under Logie Hall of Fame). |- | 1988 | Actress and future international pop star [[Kylie Minogue]] became the youngest person to win a Gold Logie, aged 19 for her role as [[Charlene Robinson]] in soap opera ''[[Neighbours]]''. |- | 1989 | The [[Seven Network]] screens the Logie Awards for the first time. |- | 1997 | ''[[Agro's Cartoon Connection]]'' won its seventh consecutive ''Logie Award for Most Popular Children's Program'', ending the longest undefeated streak of the Logies of either show or person. |- | 2010 | Actor [[Ray Meagher]] became the oldest person to win an award, at age 66, for his portrayal of [[Alf Stewart]] in [[Home and Away]]. |- | 2006 | A new Logies category was introduced, named the ''[[Logie Award for Most Outstanding Newcomer|Graham Kennedy Award for Most Outstanding Newcomer]]'', to honour Kennedy's career and legacy and to commemorate the 50th year of continued broadcasting of [[television in Australia]]. |- | 2016 | The Logies accepted for the first time nominations from locally produced digital content. Also in 2016, presenter [[Waleed Aly]] (whose parents were born in [[Egyptian Australians|Egypt]]) became the first non-Caucasian person to win the Gold Logie. |- | 2017 | ''TV Week'' announced that after 30 years, the awards ceremony will no longer be held in [[Melbourne]], due to the withdrawal of financial support by the [[Victorian government]]. The Logie awards ceremony will be instead held at The Star Gold Coast on the Gold Coast, Queensland for four years, with support of the [[Queensland Government]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://goldcoastbulletin.com.au/entertainment/gold-coast-steals-tvs-night-of-nights-with-star-casino-to-host-the-logies-in-2018/news-story/e7df284fd42d961089e946bb3293ab45|title=And the Logies go to...The Gold Coast|first=Suzanne|last=Simonot|website=Goldcoastbulletin.com.au|date=7 September 2017|access-date=24 November 2021}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/tv-and-radio/logie-awards-set-for-the-gold-coast-20170907-gyd35x.html|title=Logie Awards set for the Gold Coast|first=Tony|last=Moore|date=7 September 2017|newspaper=[[The Sydney Morning Herald]]|access-date=24 November 2021}}</ref> The decade of the 2010s was the first decade where no one won the Gold Logie award more than once. |- | 2020 | It was announced on the 29 April that the Logie Awards scheduled for 28 June 2020, were being cancelled outright prior to any voting or nominations taking place, due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic]]. The ceremony was set to return on 28 November 2021, but was again cancelled on 4 September 2021. It later took place on 19 June 2022.<ref>{{cite web| last=Knox| first=David| title=Logie Awards 2022 sets the date| url=https://tvtonight.com.au/2022/03/logie-awards-2022-sets-the-date.html| website=[[TV Tonight]]| date=21 March 2022| access-date=30 April 2022}}</ref> |- | 2022 | The ''[[Logie Award for Most Popular Presenter]]'' is renamed as the ''[[Bert Newton]] Award for Most Popular Presenter'', in tribute to Bert Newton, a television personality and presenter who was a [[Logie Hall of Fame|Hall of Fame]] inductee.<ref>{{cite web|last=Knox|first=David|title=Logie Awards 2022: presenters|url=https://tvtonight.com.au/2022/06/logie-awards-2022-presenters.html|date=14 June 2022|website=TV Tonight|publisher=[[TV Tonight]]|access-date=27 February 2023}}</ref> |- |2023 | The first time that an Indigenous person, [[Mark Coles Smith]], was nominated for the Gold Logie. [[Kween Kong]] from [[RuPaul's Drag Race Down Under]], became the first drag queen nominated for a Logie. 6 of the nominees for ''Most Outstanding Actress'' are from a subscription television network.<ref name="TVLG">{{cite web|url=https://tvtonight.com.au/2023/07/logie-awards-2023-guide.html|title=Logie Awards: 2023 guide|work=TV Tonight|author=David Knox |date=29 July 2023 }}</ref> |- | 2024 | The Logies announced a major overhaul of award categories for the 2024 ceremony. Whilst the [[Gold Logie Award]], [[Bert Newton Award for Most Popular Presenter]] and [[Graham Kennedy Award for Most Popular New Talent]] will remain publicly voted, the previous most popular and most outstanding categories will be replaced by a "best" category which will be determined using a combined score from a jury, viewing data and public voting. The acting awards will be separated into drama and comedy categories, whilst the drama and miniseries category will also be separated. The new category format is more similar to the style used in the United States [[Emmy Awards]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Mitchell|first=Thomas|url=https://smh.com.au/culture/tv-and-radio/no-more-popularity-contests-logies-announces-major-overhaul-20240228-p5f8ev.html|title='No more popularity contests': Logies announce major overhaul|date=28 February 2024|website=[[The Sydney Morning Herald]]|publisher=[[Nine Entertainment Co.]]|access-date=28 February 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Knox|first=David|url=https://tvtonight.com.au/2024/06/logie-nominations-announced-on-sunday.html|title=Logie nominations announced on Sunday|date=20 June 2024|website=[[TV Tonight]]|publisher=TV Tonight|access-date=23 June 2024}}</ref> |- | 2025 | Actress [[Lynne McGranger]] became the oldest person to win an award, at age 72, for her portrayal of [[Irene Roberts (Home and Away)|Irene Roberts]] in [[Home and Away]], after announcing her exit from the long running drama series bringing an end to her 32 year stint. The 2025 Logie Awards feature majority of women with only one male nominee. |}

==Logie Hall of Fame== {{Main article|Logie Hall of Fame}} The prestigious Logie Hall of Fame was first introduced in 1984; former conductor, turned television producer and pioneer and founder of [[Crawford Productions]], [[Hector Crawford]] was the first inductee. The induction was a posthumous honour for TV cameraman [[Neil Davis (cameraman)|Neil Davis]], actor [[Maurie Fields]], conservationist [[Steve Irwin]], news anchor [[Brian Naylor (broadcaster)|Brian Naylor]], journalist [[Peter Harvey]] and television executive [[Brian Walsh (television executive)|Brian Walsh]].

[[Magda Szubanski]] was only the fifth woman to be inducted into the [[Hall of Fame]],<ref>{{cite web|last=Flemming|first=Tessa|title=Magda Szubanksi becomes the fifth woman in more than 40 years to enter Logies Hall of Fame|url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-08-02/magda-szubanski-to-be-inducted-into-logies-hall-of-fame/105601506|date=2 August 2025|website=[[ABC News (Australia)|ABC News]]|publisher=[[Australian Broadcasting Corporation]]|access-date=2 August 2025}}</ref> after former recipients [[Ruth Cracknell]], [[Noni Hazlehurst]], [[Kerri-Anne Kennerley]] and [[Rebecca Gibney]]. The Logies have been criticised for its lack of women inductees in the category.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://news.com.au/entertainment/awards/logies/the-one-big-problem-with-the-logies-hall-of-fame-where-are-all-the-women/news-story/03c0be9bea21a4253d5bac0bd5632ee4|title=Stars slam glaring problem with Logies|first=Alison|last=Stephenson|website=News.com.au|date=14 April 2016|access-date=24 November 2021}}</ref>

===TV programs=== {|class="wikitable" | ''[[Four Corners (Australian TV program)|Four Corners]]'' (1961–) |- | ''[[Neighbours]]'' (1985–2022; 2023–2025) |- | ''[[Play School (Australian TV series)|Play School]]'' (1966–) |- | ''[[Home and Away]]'' (1988–) |- | ''[[60 Minutes (Australian TV program)|60 Minutes]]'' (1979–) |}

These are the only programs that have been inducted into the Hall of Fame.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/entertainment/sydney-confidential/logies-hall-of-fame-awaits-australias-favourite-soap-home-and-away/story-fni0cvc9-1227309532274|title=Logies Hall of Fame awaits Australia's favourite soap Home and Away|work=The Sunday Telegraph|date=19 April 2015|author=Jonathon Moran}}</ref>

==Nomination and voting procedures== ===Public voting=== Voting for the ''Most Popular'' Logie categories is done using an online form, or by SMS (short message service) voting for the final nominees. Ten of the Logie Award categories are [[Fan (aficionado)|fan]] awards. In the past, the "Most Popular" Logies categories were voted by the readers of ''[[TV Week]]'' magazine using a coupon.

SMS (short message service) voting was introduced in 2006 for the Gold Logie. In 2008, Internet votes could be cast for the first time without having to buy a copy of the ''TV Week'' magazine.<ref>{{cite news | title=Logies voting switch a boon | date=4 February 2008 | publisher=News.com.au | url =http://News.com.au/heraldsun/story/0,21985,23153101-5006022,00.html | work =Herald Sun | access-date = 24 May 2008 }}</ref>

Before 2018, public voting usually lasted for four weeks, beginning in December or January, while the ceremony itself was in late April or early May. Since 2018, voting begins in March and the ceremony is held in July.

===Industry voting=== The ''Most Outstanding'' categories are voted on by a jury comprising members of the Australian TV industry peers. There were 15 categories in the industry awards at the ''[[Logie Awards of 2018]]''.

==Eligibility== To be eligible to receive a Logie, a program must be Australian produced, set in Australia and have a predominantly Australian cast. Although in other years there has been a Logie for overseas programs, these awards are no longer part of the awards. People eligible for a Logie must have appeared on an Australian-produced show that was broadcast on Australian television in the previous year.

There are long-held suspicions that network publicists engage in mass voting to rig the results. However, no hard evidence had emerged for this, other than the experiment by the satirical newspaper ''[[The Chaser (newspaper)|The Chaser]]'', who attempted to have low-profile [[Special Broadcasting Service|SBS]] newsreader [[Anton Enus]] nominated for the Gold Logie. They did so by getting their small readership to buy copies of ''TV Week'' and vote for Enus for the award. While the attempt failed (they came "reasonably close", to earning a nomination for Enus, according to a "''TV Week'' Insider"), their failure gives some cause for the widespread derision in the industry (particularly the 'quality' end) towards the popular-vote awards.<ref name="smh">{{cite news | last=Taylor | first=Chris | title=The insider | publisher=smh.com.au | date=17 May 2003 | url=https://smh.com.au/articles/2003/05/16/1052885405024.html | access-date=4 September 2007}}</ref>

Community television, [[Channel 31 (Australia)|Channel 31]], personalities and shows are eligible for nomination for Logies, however since their audiences are far smaller than those of the commercial channels and public broadcasters, they are at a tremendous disadvantage. For a time they had their own community television awards, known as the [[Antenna Awards]]. Despite this, in 2009 the Logies were dogged by minor controversy after organisers refused to allow an acclaimed community television show, ''[[The Bazura Project]]'', to be nominated in the category of Outstanding Comedy Show, stating "As ''TV Week'' does not cover community television within the magazine, we are unable to consider individual programs on this platform." The ABC's ''[[Media Watch (TV program)|Media Watch]]'' program first reported the story on Monday 9 March 2009,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.abc.net.au/mediawatch/transcripts/s2511370.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090312000403/http://www.abc.net.au/mediawatch/transcripts/s2511370.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=12 March 2009 |title=Project Logies, ''Media Watch'' Episode 05 |publisher=[[Australian Broadcasting Corporation]]|date=9 March 2009 }}</ref> with many media outlets covering the growing support for the community television program since.

==Logies ceremonies by year== [[File:TV WEEK LOGIES 2011 (5680271124).jpg|thumb|Logies 2011 ceremony]] {| class="wikitable" |- ! style="text-align: left;" | Year ! style="text-align: left;" width="180pt" | Gold Logie winner(s) ! style="text-align: left;" | Venue ! style="text-align: left;" | Host ! style="text-align: left;" | Broadcaster |- | [[Logie Awards of 1959|1959]] | [[Graham Kennedy]] [[Panda Lisner]] | Awards presented on ''[[In Melbourne Tonight]]'' | [[Graham Kennedy]] Guest Presenter – [[Googie Withers]] |rowspan="2" | [[GTV (Australia)|GTV-9]] |- | [[Logie Awards of 1960|1960]] | [[Graham Kennedy]] | [[Brighton Savoy Hotel]], [[Brighton, Victoria|Brighton, Melbourne]] | [[Hugh O'Brian]] |- | [[Logie Awards of 1961|1961]] | [[Bob Dyer]] | Chevron-Hilton Hotel, Sydney | [[Jimmy Edwards]] |rowspan="2" | [[ABN-2]] ([[Australian Broadcasting Corporation|ABC]]) |- | [[Logie Awards of 1962|1962]] | [[Lorrae Desmond]] [[Tommy Hanlon, Jr.]] | Chevron Hotel, Melbourne | Gerald Lyons Awards Presented by [[Bob Dyer]] |- | [[Logie Awards of 1963|1963]] | [[Michael Charlton (journalist)|Michael Charlton]] | On board cruise liner ''Changsha''. Originally to have been Chevron-Hilton Hotel, Sydney.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article104592569|title= The Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), 27 March 1963, p. 8: ABC Announcers Take TV Awards|website=Nla.gov.au|access-date=24 November 2021}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://televisionau.com/2013/04/tv-week-logie-awards-50-years-ago-3.html|title=TV Week Logie Awards: 50 years ago|website=Televisionau.com|date=5 April 2013|access-date=24 November 2021}}</ref> | Originally to have been [[Tony Hancock]] with [[Marie McDonald]] | Originally to have been [[Australian Broadcasting Corporation|ABC]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article104591297|title= The Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), 18 March 1963, p. 14: THIS WEEK ON ABC-3|website=Nla.gov.au|access-date=24 November 2021}}</ref> |- | [[Logie Awards of 1964|1964]] | [[Bobby Limb]] | On board the [[Lloyd Triestino]] cruise liner ''Marconi'' | | [[Nine Network]]{{citation needed|date=April 2012}} |- | [[Logie Awards of 1965|1965]] | [[Jimmy Hannan]] | [[Palais de Danse, St Kilda|Palais De Dance]], Melbourne | Gerald Lyons | [[Australian Broadcasting Corporation|ABC]]{{citation needed|date=April 2012}} |- | [[Logie Awards of 1966|1966]] | [[Gordon Chater]] | [[Southern Cross Hotel]], Melbourne | rowspan="15"|[[Bert Newton]] | rowspan="15"| [[Nine Network]]{{citation needed|date=April 2012}} |- | [[Logie Awards of 1967|1967]] | [[Graham Kennedy]] [[Hazel Phillips]] | ''Zodiac Room'' on board cruise liner the ''[[Fairstar]]'' |- | [[Logie Awards of 1968|1968]] | [[Brian Henderson (television presenter)|Brian Henderson]] | rowspan="11"|Southern Cross Hotel, Melbourne |- | [[Logie Awards of 1969|1969]] | [[Graham Kennedy]] |- | [[Logie Awards of 1970|1970]] | [[Barry Crocker]] [[Maggie Tabberer]] |- | [[Logie Awards of 1971|1971]] | [[Gerard Kennedy (actor)|Gerard Kennedy]] [[Maggie Tabberer]] |- | [[Logie Awards of 1972|1972]] | [[Gerard Kennedy (actor)|Gerard Kennedy]] |- | [[Logie Awards of 1973|1973]] | [[Tony Barber]] |- | [[Logie Awards of 1974|1974]] | [[Graham Kennedy]] [[Pat McDonald (actress)|Pat McDonald]] |- | [[Logie Awards of 1975|1975]] | [[Ernie Sigley]] [[Denise Drysdale]] |- | [[Logie Awards of 1976|1976]] | [[Norman Gunston]] [[Denise Drysdale]] |- | [[Logie Awards of 1977|1977]] | [[Don Lane]] [[Jeanne Little]] |- | [[Logie Awards of 1978|1978]] | [[Graham Kennedy]] |- | [[Logie Awards of 1979|1979]] | [[Bert Newton]] | rowspan="2"|[[Hilton Hotel]], Melbourne |- | [[Logie Awards of 1980|1980]] | [[Mike Walsh (TV host)|Mike Walsh]] |- | [[Logie Awards of 1981|1981]] |rowspan="2" | [[Bert Newton]] | [[Sydney Tower#History|Centrepoint Convention Centre]], Sydney | [[Michael Parkinson]] | [[Network 10|Network Ten]] |- | [[Logie Awards of 1982|1982]] | Hilton Hotel, Melbourne | [[Bert Newton]] | [[Nine Network]] |- | [[Logie Awards of 1983|1983]] | [[Daryl Somers]] | Wentworth Regent Hotel, Melbourne | [[Michael Willesee|Mike Willesee]] | [[Network 10|Network Ten]] |- | [[Logie Awards of 1984|1984]] | [[Bert Newton]] | Hilton Hotel Melbourne | [[Bert Newton]] | [[Nine Network]] |- | [[Logie Awards of 1985|1985]] | [[Rowena Wallace]] | [[World Trade Centre (Melbourne)|World Trade Centre]], Melbourne | [[Greg Evans (television host)|Greg Evans]] | [[Network 10|Network Ten]] |- | [[Logie Awards of 1986|1986]] | [[Daryl Somers]] | [[State Theatre (Sydney)|State Theatre]], Sydney | Mike Willesee | [[Nine Network]] |- | [[Logie Awards of 1987|1987]] | [[Ray Martin (television presenter)|Ray Martin]] | rowspan="4"|Hyatt on Collins, Melbourne | [[Don Lane]] | [[Network 10|Network Ten]] |- | [[Logie Awards of 1988|1988]] | [[Kylie Minogue]] | [[Daryl Somers]] | [[Nine Network]] |- | [[Logie Awards of 1989|1989]] | [[Daryl Somers]] | [[Bert Newton]] | [[Seven Network]] |- | [[Logie Awards of 1990|1990]] | [[Craig McLachlan]] | [[Mark Mitchell (actor)|Mark Mitchell]] | [[Network 10|Network Ten]] |- | [[Logie Awards of 1991|1991]] | [[Steve Vizard]] | [[Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre|World Congress Centre]], Melbourne | Daryl Somers | [[Nine Network]] |- | [[Logie Awards of 1992|1992]] | [[Jana Wendt]] | Radisson President Hotel, Melbourne | [[Steve Vizard]]<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.tvweeklogieawards.com.au/logie-history/1990s/1992/ | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140126183904/http://www.tvweeklogieawards.com.au/logie-history/1990s/1992/ | archive-date=26 January 2014 | title=Tv Week }}</ref> | [[Seven Network]] |- | [[Logie Awards of 1993|1993]] |rowspan="4" | [[Ray Martin (television presenter)|Ray Martin]] | [[Grand Hyatt]], Melbourne | [[Bert Newton]] | [[Network 10|Network Ten]] |- | [[Logie Awards of 1994|1994]] | [[Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre|World Congress Centre]], Melbourne | [[Ray Martin (television presenter)|Ray Martin]] | [[Nine Network]] |- | [[Logie Awards of 1995|1995]] | [[Arts Centre Melbourne|Concert Hall]], Melbourne | [[Andrew Daddo]] [[Noni Hazlehurst]] | [[Seven Network]] |- | [[Logie Awards of 1996|1996]] | [[Melbourne Park|Melbourne Park Centre]], Melbourne |rowspan="3" | Daryl Somers | rowspan="25"|[[Nine Network]] |- | [[Logie Awards of 1997|1997]] |rowspan="4" | [[Lisa McCune]] | rowspan="21"|[[Crown Melbourne|The Palladium Room]], [[Crown Towers]], Melbourne |- | [[Logie Awards of 1998|1998]] |- | [[Logie Awards of 1999|1999]] |rowspan="2" | [[Andrew Denton]] |- | [[Logie Awards of 2000|2000]] |- | [[Logie Awards of 2001|2001]] |rowspan="2" | [[Georgie Parker]] | [[Shaun Micallef]] |- | [[Logie Awards of 2002|2002]] | [[Wendy Harmer]] |- | [[Logie Awards of 2003|2003]] |rowspan="3" | [[Rove McManus]] |rowspan="2" | [[Eddie McGuire]] |- | [[Logie Awards of 2004|2004]] |- | [[Logie Awards of 2005|2005]] | Eddie McGuire [[Rove McManus]] [[Andrew O'Keefe]] |- | [[Logie Awards of 2006|2006]] | [[John Wood (actor, born 1946)|John Wood]] | [[Bert Newton]] Ray Martin Daryl Somers [[Lisa McCune]] [[Georgie Parker]] |- | [[Logie Awards of 2007|2007]] |rowspan="2" | [[Kate Ritchie]] | [[Adam Hills]] [[Dave Hughes]] [[Fifi Box]] |- | [[Logie Awards of 2008|2008]] | No host. Only a series of presenters. |- | [[Logie Awards of 2009|2009]] | [[Rebecca Gibney]] | [[Gretel Killeen]] |- | [[Logie Awards of 2010|2010]] | [[Ray Meagher]] | [[Bert Newton]] |- | [[Logie Awards of 2011|2011]] | [[Karl Stefanovic]] | [[Shane Bourne]] |- | [[Logie Awards of 2012|2012]] | [[Hamish Blake]] | rowspan="9"|No host. Only a series of presenters. |- | [[Logie Awards of 2013|2013]] | [[Asher Keddie]] |- | [[Logie Awards of 2014|2014]] | [[Scott Cam]] |- | [[Logie Awards of 2015|2015]] | [[Carrie Bickmore]] |- | [[Logie Awards of 2016|2016]] | [[Waleed Aly]] |- | [[Logie Awards of 2017|2017]] | [[Samuel Johnson (actor)|Samuel Johnson]] |- | [[Logie Awards of 2018|2018]] | [[Grant Denyer]] | rowspan="2"|[[The Star Gold Coast|The Star]], Gold Coast |- | [[Logie Awards of 2019|2019]] | [[Tom Gleeson]] |- | [[Logie Awards of 2022|2022]] | [[Hamish Blake]] | [[Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre]] |- | [[Logie Awards of 2023|2023]] | [[Sonia Kruger]] | rowspan="3"|[[The Star, Sydney]] | rowspan="3"|[[Sam Pang]] | rowspan="3"|[[Seven Network]] |- | [[Logie Awards of 2024|2024]] | [[Larry Emdur]] |- | [[Logie Awards of 2025|2025]] | [[Lynne McGranger]] |}

==Awards ceremony== The Logie Awards ceremony is televised and became generally more elaborate as years went by. The awards have mostly been held in a ballroom, rather than a theatre, which is common for the [[Emmy Awards]] and [[Academy Awards]]. Dinner is served just before the ceremony and drinks are served during the ceremony.

Bert Newton, who has won the Gold Logie four times, hosted the awards a total of 19 times. [[GTV-9]]/[[Nine Network]] was strongly associated with the history of the Logies, having hosted the awards 46 times in their 60-year history.

The [[Seven Network]] has been the host broadcaster of the awards since 2023, after taking over from the [[Nine Network]] which had broadcast the previous 28 iterations,<ref>{{cite web|last=Banks|first=Andrew|url=https://mumbrella.com.au/coup-for-seven-as-network-wrestles-back-tv-week-logies-from-nine-756006|title=Coup for Seven as network wrestles back TV Week Logies from Nine|date=13 September 2022|website=[[Mumbrella]]|access-date=13 September 2022|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220913010451/https://mumbrella.com.au/coup-for-seven-as-network-wrestles-back-tv-week-logies-from-nine-756006|archive-date=13 September 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Davison|first=Katherine|url=https://7news.com.au/sunrise/logies-2023-to-be-broadcast-on-channel-7-and-7plus-c-8211495|title=Logies 2023 to be broadcast on Channel 7 and 7plus|date=13 September 2022|website=[[Sunrise (Australian TV program)|Sunrise]]|publisher=[[Seven News]]|access-date=13 September 2022|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220913010158/https://7news.com.au/sunrise/logies-2023-to-be-broadcast-on-channel-7-and-7plus-c-8211495|archive-date=13 September 2022}}</ref> with Seven having last broadcast the Logie Awards in [[Logie Awards of 1995|1995]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Cartwright|first=Lexie|url=https://www.news.com.au/entertainment/awards/logies/logies-jumps-ship-to-rival-network-in-major-broadcast-shakeup/news-story/f320365dea28b38ffeeb02e4d9b47fd1|title=Logies jumps ship to rival network in major broadcast shake-up|date=13 September 2022|website=[[news.com.au]]|publisher=[[News Corp Australia]]|access-date=13 September 2022|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220913011807/https://www.news.com.au/entertainment/awards/logies/logies-jumps-ship-to-rival-network-in-major-broadcast-shakeup/news-story/f320365dea28b38ffeeb02e4d9b47fd1|archive-date=13 September 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Schelle|first=Caroline|url=https://www.smh.com.au/national/logies-make-the-switch-to-seven-for-first-time-in-28-years-20220913-p5bhkr.html|title=Logies making the switch to Seven for first time in 28 years|date=13 September 2022|website=[[The Sydney Morning Herald]]|publisher=[[Fairfax Media]]|access-date=13 September 2022|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220913000745/https://www.smh.com.au/national/logies-make-the-switch-to-seven-for-first-time-in-28-years-20220913-p5bhkr.html|archive-date=13 September 2022}}</ref>

==Controversies== In 1973, American actor [[Michael Cole (actor)|Michael Cole]] generated controversy after accepting an award while apparently drunk, uttering the word "shit" in a short, incoherent acceptance speech. This was the first time such profanity had been said on Australian television.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.abc.net.au/thingo/txt/s1088100.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040511043915/http://www.abc.net.au/thingo/txt/s1088100.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=11 May 2004|title=The Logies|publisher=[[Australian Broadcasting Corporation|ABC]]}}</ref> According to Bert Newton, Channel Nine received thousands of complaints about the use of the word, however, when it was edited for the repeat transmission Newton stated "they got double the calls complaining it had been dropped."

In 1979, during a notable appearance with [[Muhammad Ali]] as co-presenter, Newton made a comment "I like the boy!" (in reference to a series of TV advertisements Bert had recently done). Ali became upset at the comment, as the term "boy" carried negative racial connotations for many black Americans, although Newton was oblivious to this use of the term and claimed this was not his intention. After realising his faux pas, Newton quickly apologised to Ali on stage.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-10-31/bert-newton-muhummad-ali-logies-television-history-australia/100128374|title=Bert Newton's infamous Muhammad Ali moment remains one of Australian TV's most memorable |date=31 October 2021 |publisher=[[Australian Broadcasting Corporation|ABC News]]}}</ref>

The most difficult guest to interact with, according to Newton, was [[Vic Morrow]] in 1967. He would just stand there saying nothing, silently handing out the Logies. According to Bert, "every so often, I'd say 'how are you going, Vic?' and he would just nod his head."<ref name="tv%252Fref" />

Grant Denyer's 2018 Gold Logie win has proved controversial with people believing he only won because of [[Tom Gleeson]]'s campaign.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://thefix.nine.com.au/2018/07/02/11/55/russell-crowe-grant-denyer-gold-logie |title=Tom Gleeson: 'You don't blame me, you thank me'|date=2 July 2018 |publisher=[[Nine Network|Nine]]}}</ref> Gleeson has shrugged off those suggestions.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://tvtonight.com.au/2018/07/tom-gleeson-you-dont-blame-me-you-thank-me.html |title=Logies 2018|date=3 July 2018 |publisher=TV Tonight}}</ref>

Tom Gleeson's 2019 Gold Logie win has proved controversial with him not being so humble by the victory.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://au.yahoo.com/lifestyle/aca-tracy-grimshaw-slams-2019-gold-logie-winner-tom-gleeson-223132692.html|title=Tracy Grimshaw slams Gleeson over Gold Logie win|date=July 2019 |publisher=Yahoo!}}</ref>

The trial of the man accused of raping Brittany Higgins was delayed because of comments from Lisa Wilkinson's acceptance speech.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2022/jun/21/lawyers-for-brittany-higgins-accused-ask-to-delay-trial-after-lisa-wilkinsons-comments | title=Trial of Brittany Higgins accused delayed after Lisa Wilkinson's Logies speech | website=[[TheGuardian.com]] | date=21 June 2022 }}</ref>

Every year before public voting opens, major networks ABC, SBS, Seven, Nine, and 10 are restricted in the number of personalities and programs they can submit for consideration in the publicly voted category, including up to 10 names in both the [[Logie Award for Most Popular Actor|Most Popular Actor]] and [[Logie Award for Most Popular Actress|Actress]] categories, 15 names for [[Logie Award for Most Popular Presenter|Most Popular Presenter]] and five programs for [[Logie Award for Most Popular Drama Program|Most Popular Drama]]. These restrictions often are introduced over those who are not listed in the voting form, and as a result, they are not eligible to be nominated for an award.

==Live performers== Many local and overseas performers have appeared at the Logie Awards ceremony. While it had been a tradition to choose performers with a television connection, this has not always been the case.

In 2001, [[Ricky Martin]] was the headline performer. In 2002, [[Destiny's Child]] performed, with [[Elton John]] and [[Shakira]] making appearances. In 2004, it was [[Michael Bublé]] with [[Delta Goodrem]]. In 2011, [[Katy Perry]] performed and presented an award, while in 2012 [[One Direction]] and [[Delta Goodrem]] performed on the night with appearances from [[Flo Rida]], [[Tony Bennett]] and [[Seal (musician)|Seal]]. In 2013, [[Bruno Mars]] performed and 2014, [[Ed Sheeran]] was the headline performer.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.nowtolove.com.au/celebrity/tv/international-performers-at-the-tv-week-logies-46012 |title=7 international superstars who have performed at the TV WEEK Logie Awards |date=26 March 2018 |publisher=Nowtolove.com.au|access-date=24 November 2021}}</ref> In 2024, [[James Bay (singer)|James Bay]] performed on the night.<ref>{{cite web|last=Moran|first=Jonathon|url=https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/entertainment/sydney-confidential/british-stars-big-gripe-after-headlining-logies/news-story/0a7bc09f4a5070ed2a5b87a05eb2c65b|title=British star's big gripe after headlining the Logies|date=20 August 2024|website=[[The Daily Telegraph (Sydney)|The Daily Telegraph]]|publisher=[[News Corp Australia]]|access-date=23 June 2025|url-access=subscription}}</ref>

==Award categories==

=== Current categories === {| class="wikitable" |- !Year Introduced ! Current Category<ref>{{Cite web |last=Thomas |first=Tia |date=2025-08-03 |title=The complete list of the 2025 TV WEEK Logie Award winners |url=https://www.womensweekly.com.au/news/logie-award-winners/ |access-date=2026-01-10 |website=The Australian Women's Weekly |language=en-AU}}</ref> !Former Categories |- |1960 |[[Gold Logie Award for Most Popular Personality on Australian Television]] | |- |2003 |Bert Newton Award for [[Logie Award for Most Popular Presenter|Most Popular Presenter]] | |- |1980 |Graham Kennedy Award for [[Logie Award for Most Popular New Talent|Most Popular New Talent]] |[[Logie Award for Most Popular New Male Talent|Most Popular New Male Talent]] (1999–2013) [[Logie Award for Most Popular New Female Talent|Most Popular New Female Talent]] (1999–2013) [[George Wallace Memorial Logie for Best New Talent]] (1969–1977) [[Logie Award for Most Outstanding Newcomer|Graham Kennedy Award for Most Outstanding Newcomer]] (2006–2017) |- |2024 |Ray Martin Award for Most Popular News or Public Affairs Presenter |Most Outstanding News or Public Affairs Broadcaster |- |2024 | Best Lead Actor in a Drama | rowspan="4" |[[Logie Award for Most Popular Actor|Most Popular Actor]] (–2023) [[Logie Award for Most Outstanding Actor|Most Outstanding Actor]] (–2023) [[Logie Award for Most Popular Actress|Most Popular Actress]] (–2023) [[Logie Award for Most Outstanding Actress|Most Outstanding Actress]] (–2023) |- |2024 |Best Lead Actress in a Drama |- |2024 | Best Lead Actor in a Comedy |- |2024 |Best Lead Actress in a Comedy |- |2024 | Best Supporting Actor |[[Logie Award for Most Outstanding Supporting Actor|Most Outstanding Supporting Actor]] (–2023) |- |2024 |Best Supporting Actress |[[Logie Award for Most Outstanding Supporting Actress|Most Outstanding Supporting Actress]] (–2023) |- |2024 | Best Drama Program |[[Logie Award for Most Popular Drama Program|Most Popular Drama Program]] (–2023) [[Logie Award for Most Outstanding Drama Series|Most Outstanding Drama Series]] (–2023) [[Logie Award for Best Australian Drama|Best Australian Drama]] (1961–1976) |- |2024 | Best Miniseries or Telemovie |[[Logie Award for Most Outstanding Miniseries or Telemovie|Most Outstanding Miniseries or Telemovie]] (–2023) Most Popular Telemovie or Miniseries |- |2024 | Best Entertainment Program |[[Logie Award for Most Popular Entertainment Program|Most Popular Entertainment Program]] (–2023) [[Logie Award for Most Outstanding Entertainment Program|Most Outstanding Entertainment Program]] (–2023) |- |2024 | Best Current Affairs Program |[[Logie Award for Most Popular Panel or Current Affairs Program|Most Popular Panel or Current Affairs Program]] (–2023) Best News Panel or Current Affairs Program (2016–2017) Most Outstanding Current Affairs Program |- |2024 | Best Scripted Comedy | rowspan="2" |[[Logie Award for Most Popular Comedy Program|Most Popular Comedy Program]] (–2023) [[Logie Award for Most Outstanding Comedy Program|Most Outstanding Comedy Program]] (–2023) |- |2024 | Best Comedy Entertainment Program |- |2024 | Best Competition Reality Program | rowspan="2" |[[Logie Award for Most Popular Reality Program|Most Popular Reality Program]] (–2023) [[Logie Award for Most Outstanding Reality Program|Most Outstanding Reality Program]] (–2023) |- |2024 | Best Structured Reality Program |- |2024 | Best Lifestyle Program |[[Logie Award for Most Popular Lifestyle Program|Most Popular Lifestyle Program]] (–2023) |- |2024 | Best News Coverage or Public Affairs Report |[[Logie Award for Most Outstanding News Coverage or Public Affairs Report|Most Outstanding News Coverage or Public Affairs Report]] (–2023) Most Outstanding News Coverage Most Outstanding Public Affairs Report Most Popular Public Affairs Program |- |2024 | Best Factual or Documentary Program |[[Logie Award for Most Outstanding Factual or Documentary Program|Most Outstanding Factual or Documentary Program]] (–2023) [[Logie Award for Most Popular Factual Program|Most Popular Factual Program]] (2008–2013, 2015–2017) |- |2024 | Best Sports Coverage |[[Logie Award for Most Outstanding Sports Coverage|Most Outstanding Sports Coverage]] (–2023) [[Logie Award for Most Popular Sports Program|Most Popular Sports Program]] (1987–2017) Most Popular Sports Event |- |2024 | Best Children's Program |[[Logie Award for Most Outstanding Children's Program|Most Outstanding Children's Program]] (–2023) Most Popular Children's Program (1983–1997) |}

"Most Popular" awards are given based on public votes for each category. "Best" awards are given based on judges scores (30%), audience data (20%) and public votes (50%).<ref>{{Cite web |title=How does Logies voting work? How the winners are chosen in 2025. |url=https://www.mamamia.com.au/logie-awards-voting/ |access-date=2026-01-10 |website=Mamamia |language=en-AU}}</ref>

Each year either an individual or a program is also inducted into the [[Logie Hall of Fame]].

=== Other former categories === * Best Variety Show (1961–76) * Most Popular Variety Program (1977–1985) * [[Logie Award for Most Popular Australian Program|Most Popular Australian Program]] (1961–2004) * [[Logie Award for Most Popular Live Show|Most Popular Live Show]] (1966–1967) * Most Popular Game Show (2002) * Best Commercial (1962–1976) * Most Popular Overseas Program (2003, 2005) * Most Popular Overseas Drama (2004) * Most Popular Overseas Comedy (2004) * Most Popular Comedy Personality * Most Popular Light Entertainment Personality * Most Outstanding Sportscaster * Most Popular Commercial (1977–1978, 2019)

==Most wins== ===Programs=== As of 2017, ''Home and Away'' is the most successful program in Logies history, having won 49 awards since it premiered in 1988. ''Neighbours'' is the second most successful having won 31 Logies since it began in 1985. ''A Country Practice'' follows as the third most successful program, having won 29 awards throughout its twelve-year run. ''Blue Heelers'' is fourth with 25 Logies.

===People=== Television personalities with the most national wins (excluding state-based Logie awards) are:

{| class="wikitable" |- !Rank !Name !Total wins !Awards Won |- |1 |[[Rove McManus]] |0 |3 [[Gold Logie]]s (2003–05) and 7 consecutive Most Popular Presenter (2003–09) |- |2 |[[Bert Newton]] |29 |4 [[Gold Logie]]s (1979, 1981, 1982, 1984), 4 Best Compere (1970, 1972–1974), Hall of Fame inductee (1988) |- |3 |[[Graham Kennedy]] |0 |6 [[Gold Logie]]s (1959, 1960, 1967, 1969, 1974, 1978), 1 Special Gold Logie – Star of the Decade (1967), Hall of Fame inductee (1998), 10 state Logies |- |3 |[[Daryl Somers]] |8 |3 [[Gold Logie]]s (1983, 1986, 1989), 3 Most Popular Light Entertainment Personality (1993, 1995–1997), 1 Most Popular Light Entertainment/Comedy Personality (1990) and 1 Most Popular Comedy Personality (1995) |- |3 |[[Ray Martin (television presenter)|Ray Martin]] |8 |5 Gold Logies (1987, 1993–1996), 2 TV Reporter of the Year (1981, 1983), 1 Most Popular Light Entertainment Personality (1995) |}

Actors/actresses with the most national wins:

{| class="wikitable" |- !Rank !Name !Total wins !Awards Won |- |1 |[[Lisa McCune]] |10 |1 New Talent (1995), 5 Most Popular Actress (1996–2000) and 4 [[Gold Logie]]s (1997–2000) |- |2 |[[Georgie Parker]] |7 |1 New Talent (1990), 4 Most Popular Actress (1991 – 1993, 2001), 2 [[Gold Logie]]s (2001, 2002) |- |3 |[[Asher Keddie]] |7 |5 Most Popular Actress (2011–2015), 1 Most Outstanding Actress in a Series (2014), 1 [[Gold Logie]] (2013) |- |4 |[[Kate Ritchie]] |5 |2 [[Gold Logie]]s (2007, 2008), 3 Most Popular Actress (2006–2008) |- |4 |[[Martin Sacks]] |5 |5 Most Popular Actor (1997–2001) |}

==See also== {{Portal|Television|Australia}} * [[Antenna Awards]] * [[ASTRA Awards]] * [[Australian pop music awards#1967–1978: King of Pop Awards|''TV Week'' King of Pop Awards, ''TV Week''/''Countdown'' Music Awards]] * [[List of television awards]]

==References== ===Citations=== {{reflist|}}

===General and cited references=== * Chris Taylor, 17 May 2003, [https://www.smh.com.au/articles/2003/05/16/1052885405024.html "The Insider"], ''Sydney Morning Herald'' – article describing the Logies, as well as a comic attempt to rig the Gold Logie voting process * [https://www.imdb.com/Sections/Awards/Logie_Awards/ IMDB page on the Logie Awards]

==External links== {{commons category}} * {{Official website|http://www.tvweeklogieawards.com.au/vote}} * [https://televisionau.com/feature-articles/tv-week/the-logies The History of Australian Television—The Logies] * [https://web.archive.org/web/20070808113230/http://tvweek.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=62225 Archived list of Logie Awards]

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