Logie Awards 2022: Gogglebox stars Symon, Adam tip who will win

It feels like forever, but after a two-year hiatus due to the Covid pandemic, the Logie Awards are back and TV’s best and brightest are ready to glam up the Gold Coast.

It’s been three years since the creme de la creme of Australian television gathered together to honour their most popular personalities and highest achievers.

The glitz and glam of the Logie Awards returns tonight with the awards ceremony on the Gold Coast tonight.

Popular Goggleboxers and podcast hosts Adam Densten and Symon Lovett, who have notched up hours and hours on their couch watching TV, have joined with National Entertainment Writer Lisa Woolford to examine the form of the popular nominees who will be decided by public vote.

MasterChef’s Melissa Leong would be the second person of colour to win a Gold if that happens on Sunday. Picture: Getty

Hamish Blake is the hot favourite to take home his second Gold. Picture: Nigel Hallett

GOLD LOGIE

Hamish Blake (LEGO Masters Australia)

Julia Morris (I’m A Celebrity … Get Me Out Of Here!)

Karl Stefanovic (Today, 60 Minutes)

Melissa Leong (MasterChef Australia, Celebrity MasterChef Australia)

Ray Meagher (Home And Away)

Sonia Kruger (Big Brother, Holey Moley, Dancing with The Stars: All Stars, The Voice, The Voice Generations)

Tom Gleeson (Hard Quiz)

Former Gogglebox boys Symon Lovett and Adam Densten pick this year’s Logie winners. Picture: David Crosling

LW: Melissa Leong would be only the second person of colour to take home TV’s highest honour, but it’s likely to be favourite Hamish Blake adding another gold to his trophy cabinet.

Symon: Melissa Leong. If I had her vocabulary, I would have aced English in Year 12. If I had the fashion style of Melissa, it wouldn’t have taken so long to get my first kiss.

Flamin’ Heck … Ray Meagher has a groundswell of support for the Silver Logie for his 30-plus years as Alf Stewart on Home And Away. Picture: Nigel Hallett

Or could Stephen Peacocke sweep it out from underneath him. Picture: Supplied

SILVER LOGIE FOR MOST POPULAR ACTOR

Bernard Curry (Wentworth)

Guy Pearce (Jack Irish)

Hugo Weaving (Love Me)

Ray Meagher (Home And Away)

Rodger Corser (Doctor Doctor)

Stephen Peacocke (RFDS)

LW: We’ve farewelled Wentworth, Jack Irish and Doctor Doctor in the last few years, which could curry favour for Bernard, Guy and Rodger. Hugo Weaving was outstanding in Love Me, but I predict we’ll hear “Stone the Flamin’ Crows” as Home And Away fans assemble behind Ray Meagher

A&S: Ray Meagher. Long live Alf. The man will be using his Logies as door stops after he collects another one.

Deborah Mailman was in total control and is a favourite for the Silver. Picture: Lisa Maree Williams/Getty

Kitty Flanagan was the bomb in brown for Fisk and would be another popular winner. Picture: Supplied

SILVER LOGIE FOR MOST POPULAR ACTRESS

Ada Nicodemou (Home And Away)

Anna Torv (The Newsreader)

Bojana Novakovic (Love Me)

Deborah Mailman (Total Control)

Kitty Flanagan (Fisk)

Sophie Dillman (Home And Away)

LW: Kitty Flanagan was the (brown) bomb – she created, directed and starred in Fisk, But talk about being in total control – Deborah Mailman for the silver.

A&S: Kitty Flanagan. Anyone who wears a brown suit on TV deserves a Logie.

She is the hostess with the mostest … hours Sonja Kruger. Picture: Peter Brew Bevan

But it's hard to go past Tom Gleeson for the presenting award. Picture: Nigel Hallett

BERT NEWTON AWARD FOR MOST POPULAR PRESENTER

Carrie Bickmore (The Project)

Hamish Blake (LEGO Masters Australia)

Leigh Sales (7:30)

Melissa Leong (MasterChef Australia, Celebrity MasterChef Australia)

Sonia Kruger (Big Brother, Holey Moley, Dancing with the Stars: All Stars, The Voice, The Voice Generations)

Tom Gleeson (Hard Quiz)

LW: If it was for most hours logged, Sonia Kruger would have it in the bag. But it’s probably HARD to go past Tom Gleeson for his combination of mean and mirth.

A&S: Hamish Blake. Every 30-year-old Australian male has Hamish as their king. Maybe we should say Tom Gleeson in case he insults us though.

New talent Tony Armstrong. Picture: Jason Edwards

Home And Away’s dedicated fans will get behind young heart-throb Matt Evans. Picture: Supplied

GRAHAM KENNEDY AWARD FOR MOST POPULAR NEW TALENT

Alessandra Rampolla (Married At First Sight)

Carlos Sanson Jr (Bump)

Matt Evans (Home And Away)

Melanie Bracewell (The Cheap Seats)

Tony Armstrong (News Breakfast)

Will Lodder (Love Me)

LW: Heart says Tony Armstrong because he’s wonderful; head says Matt Evans with all of Home And Away’s millions of dedicated viewers frantically voting for the young heart-throb.

Adam: Tony Armstrong. I once beat Tony in a game of pool as a 16 year old so I should probably let him win this one.

The Newsreader starring Anna Torv and Sam Reid dominated headlines last year.

Home And Away and its stable of stars including Ada Nicodemou has continued to dominate in the ratings so could nab the popular vote. Picture: Seven

MOST POPULAR DRAMA PROGRAM

Doctor Doctor,

Home And Away (Seven Network)

Love Me (BINGE and FOXTEL)

RFDS (Seven Network)

The Newsreader (ABC)

Total Control (ABC)

LW: The Newsreader dominated the AACTAs late last year, and may take out the outstanding category, but I’m tipping it will go to Home And Away.

A&S: The Newsreader. We’ve watched so much news in the last two years that we now watch scripted dramas about news in our spare time.

Goggleboxers Symon Lovett and Adam Densten couldn’t choose their own show to again win. Picture: David Crosling

Lego Masters host Hamish Blake and judge Ryan ‘The BrickMan’ McNaught with the show's grand final trophy. Supplied: Channel 9

MOST POPULAR ENTERTAINMENT PROGRAM

Anh’s Brush with Fame

Gogglebox Australia

Hard Quiz

Lego Masters Australia

The Masked Singer Australia

The Voice Australia

LW: While Gogglebox is a perennial favourite and I’d like to turn my chair for The Voice, Lego Masters will build on its ratings success.

A&S: We would say Gogglebox, but that’d be a bit narcissistic and we know our mums will be voting for it anyway. So Lego Masters.

The Front Bar is full of jokes so Andy Maher, Mick Molloy, Sam Pang would love to steal the Logie from their more newsworthy rivals. Picture: Seven

The Project with Pete Helliar, Carrie Bickmore, Waleed Aly and Lisa Wilkinson is more likely to attract the popular vote. Picture: Supplied

MOST POPULAR PANEL OR CURRENT AFFAIRS PROGRAM

7.30

Australian Story

A Current Affair

Four Corners

The Front Bar

The Project

LW: ABC’s stable of current affairs is likely to dominate the outstanding section, but The Front Bar and The Project will have the popular vote. The Project in a close victory.

A&S: All the other nominees are serious news shows so The Front Bar even being nominated is hilarious and deserves the nod

Julia Zemiro was hilarious in Fisk that was the shot of joy that we all needed. Picture: ABC

The Hundred with Andy Lee also hit the mark with viewers. Picture: Supplied

MOST POPULAR COMEDY PROGRAM

Aftertaste

Fisk

Have You Been Paying Attention?

Shaun Micallef’s Mad As Hell

The Hundred with Andy Lee

The Cheap Seats

LW: Kitty Flanagan’s Fisk was the shot of joy we all very much needed. Give her all of the awards.

A&S: The Hundred with Andy Lee. We went for a beer with Andy recently and he bought a round so this is us repaying the favour.

MasterChef’s Jock Zonfrillo, Melissa Leong and Andy Allen should be holding the gong aloft again come Sunday night. Picture: Ten

Or will the antics of Dr Chris Brown and Julia Morris on I'm a Celebrity … Get Me Out Of Here be rewarded. Picture: Ten

MOST POPULAR REALITY PROGRAM

The Block: Fans Vs Faves

Celebrity Apprentice Australia

I’m A Celebrity … Get Me Out Of Here

Married At First Sight

MasterChef Australia

SAS Australia

LW: MasterChef caused somewhat of a boilover last time, knocking the MAFS juggernaut off its altar. The recipe of spectacular food and feel-good moments can do it again.

A&S: I’m a Celeb … maybe if we vote for it, the producers will have us back and we can redeem ourselves after being kicked out so early.

The Living Room crew of Dr Chris Brown, Amanda Keller, Barry Dubois and Miguel Maestre are back to their best. Picture: Ten

Nothing like a bit of real estate porn with Love It or List It’s Andrew Winter and Neale Whitaker. Picture: Foxtel

MOST POPULAR LIFESTYLE PROGRAM

Better Homes and Gardens

Bondi Rescue

Gardening Australia

Love It Or List It Australia

The Living Room

Travel Guides

LW: I’m going with The Living Room which has returned to its original format in the studio – it would be worth it to see the exuberant Miguel Maestre bound on to the stage again.

A&S: Nothing like a bit of real estate porn and houses we’d never be able to afford – so Love it or List It.

She’s the best – Just give it to Sarah Snook. Picture: Jonathan Ng

SILVER LOGIE

MOST POPULAR AUSSIE IN AN INTERNATIONAL PROGRAM

Angourie Rice (Mare of Easttown)

Jacki Weaver (Yellowstone)

Murray Bartlett (The White Lotus)

Sarah Snook (Succession)

Troye Sivan (Three Months)

Yvonne Strahovski (The Handmaids Tale)

LW: Toss a coin. This is another chock-a-block with talent category, but it’s hard to go past Sarah Snook who might just Shivher opposition.

Adam: Redheads have to look out for redheads so Sarah Snook. Plus Succession is the single greatest show on TV at the moment now that Ozark and GoT are finished.

The 62nd Logie Awards, Sunday, from 7pm, Nine and 9 Now

How Logie Voting works

In new voting rules this year, the public still have the ultimate say on who takes home the popular Logie Awards, but less of an opportunity to nominate contenders than in the past.

Previously, viewers would select from a lengthy list of contenders. This time, all TV networks were invited to submit candidates for each of the 13 Most Popular Awards including the Gold Logie.

A combination of TV ratings, Nielsen social content ratings and the views of TV Week’s panel of experts were weighed to determine the final six nominees in all categories, and seven for the TV Week Gold Logie.

The public can vote for their favourites until the end of the Red Carpet coverage on Sunday night via tvweeklogiesvote.com.