Nominees for the peer-reviewed categories in the Logie Awards announced

HOW quiche. The man behind Ja’mie King, Chris Lilley, is up for a silver Logie. But that’s not the only surprise in this year’s nominees list.

The Logies has embraced its inner bogan with Chris Lilley’s Ja’mie: Private School Girl, Housos and Upper Middle Bogan all getting nods in the peer-voted categories.

Lilley has been nominated for a Silver Logie as Most Outstanding Actor for his performance as the snobby cashed-up bogan schoolgirl in Ja’mie King.

It is sweet redemption for Lilley who was devastated when the ABC made a huge gaffe by failing to put in a submission for his Angry Boys two years ago.

Up for a silver Logie ... Chris Lilley as Ja'mie King. Picture: Supplied

Lilley will be up against dramatic actors Craig McLachlan (The Doctor Blake Mysteries), David Wenham (Better Man), Lachy Hulme (Power Games: The Packer-Murdoch Story), and Kirk Page (Redfern Now).

The raunchy, politically-incorrect SBS comedy Housos and new ABC sitcom Upper Middle Bogan will fight it out against The Voice as well as Peter Helliar’s It’s A Date and Josh Thomas’ Please Like Me in the Most Outstanding Light Entertainment Program category.

The public-voted Gold Logie and other Most Popular Logie nominations will be announced later on Monday.

Last year’s Gold winner, Asher Keddie, will be a favourite to be nominated again but the field is wide open.

Golden girl ... Asher Keddie with her Gold Logie for the Most Popular Personality at the 2013 Logie Awards.

Last year’s Gold nominees included comedians Hamish Blake and Andy Lee as well as The Project’s Carrie Bickmore.

Seven’s soapie Home and Away is another show sure to feature prominently in the Most Popular categories.

Last year Steve Peacocke won Most Popular Actor and was nominated for Gold.

Offspring, which galvanised audiences with the death of Patrick Reid (Matthew Le Nevez) last year, received multiple Most Outstanding nominations.

The Channel 10 drama will take on Seven’s new A Place to Call Home, the ABC’s Redfern Now and The Time of Our Lives, and Foxtel’s Wentworth in the Most Outstanding Drama Series category.

Offspring stars Keddie and Kat Stewart will face off against Claudia Karvan (The Time of Our Lives), Danielle Cormack (Wentworth), and Mandy McElhinney (Paper Giants: Magazine Wars) for Most Outstanding Actress.

Nominated for most outstanding miniseries ... Lachy Hulme as Sir Frank Packer and Patrick Brammall as Rupert Murdoch in Power Games.

Most Outstanding Miniseries or Telemovie is a battle between Jane Campion’s Top of the Lake, Paper Giants: Magazine Wars, Power Games: The Packer-Murdoch Story, A Better Man, and An Accidental Soldier.

Ten’s new drama Wonderland is part of the action with Anna Bamford nominated for Most Outstanding Newcomer.

Caren Pistorius (Paper Giants), Meyne Wyatt (Redfern Now), Remy Hi (Better Man), and Shareena Clanton (Wentworth) are also in the mix.

Gruen panellist Todd Sampson has a nod in the Most Outstanding Factual Program category for Redesign My Brain.

Sunday Night will have bragging rights over rival 60 Minutes after scoring a nomination in the Most Outstanding Public Affairs Report category for “Prime Suspect”, Ross Coulthard’s investigation into the murder of backpacker Simone Strobel.

A long time between Logies ... Craig Mclachlan as Dr Blake. Picture: Supplied

The Logies will screen on Channel 9 on Sunday, April 27 from Melbourne’s Crown Palladium.

MOST OUTSTANDING AWARD NOMINEES

TV WEEK SILVER LOGIE — Most Outstanding Drama Series

A Place To Call Home (Channel Seven)

Offspring (Network Ten)

Redfern Now (ABC1)

The Time Of Our Lives (ABC1)

Wentworth (Foxtel/ SoHo)

TV WEEK SILVER LOGIE — Most Outstanding Miniseries or Telemovie

An Accidental Soldier (ABC1)

Better Man (SBS ONE)

Paper Giants: Magazine Wars (ABC1)

Power Games: The Packer-Murdoch Story (Nine Network)

Top Of The Lake (Foxtel/UKTV)

TV WEEK SILVER LOGIE — Most Outstanding Actor

Chris Lilley (Ja’mie: Private School Girl, ABC1)

Craig McLachlan (The Doctor Blake Mysteries, ABC1)

David Wenham (Better Man, SBS ONE)

Kirk Page (Redfern Now, ABC1)

Lachy Hulme (Power Games: The Packer-Murdoch Story, Nine Network)

TV WEEK SILVER LOGIE — Most Outstanding Actress

Asher Keddie (Offspring, Network Ten)

Claudia Karvan (The Time Of Our Lives, ABC1)

Danielle Cormack (Wentworth, Foxtel/ SoHo)

Kat Stewart (Offspring, Network Ten)

Mandy McElhinney (Paper Giants: Magazine Wars, ABC1)

GRAHAM KENNEDY AWARD FOR MOST OUTSTANDING NEWCOMER

Anna Bamford (Wonderland, Network Ten)

Caren Pistorius (Paper Giants: Magazine Wars, ABC1)

Meyne Wyatt (Redfern Now, ABC1)

Remy Hii (Better Man, SBS ONE)

Shareena Clanton (Wentworth, Foxtel/SoHo)

MOST OUTSTANDING LIGHT ENTERTAINMENT PROGRAM

Housos (SBS ONE)

It’s A Date (ABC1)

Please Like Me (ABC2)

The Voice Australia (Nine Network)

Upper Middle Bogan (ABC1)

MOST OUTSTANDING NEWS COVERAGE

Crisis in Cairo — Brett Mason (World News Australia, SBS ONE)

Leadership Spill (Foxtel/ SKY NEWS)

“Missing the boat” Jaymes Diaz Interview (Ten Eyewitness News, Network Ten)

NSW Bushfires (Nine News, Nine Network)

The Dark Side of the Force (Seven News, Channel Seven)

MOST OUTSTANDING PUBLIC AFFAIRS REPORT

A Gracious Gift (Four Corners, ABC1)

Drugs in Sport — Stephen Dank (7.30, ABC1)

Manus Island (Dateline, SBS ONE)

Prime Suspect (Sunday Night, Channel Seven)

Prisoner X — The Australian Connection (Foreign Correspondent, ABC1)

MOST OUTSTANDING FACTUAL PROGRAM

Desert War (ABC1)

Dirty Business (SBS ONE)

Jabbed (SBS ONE)

Kings Cross ER: St Vincent’s Hospital (Foxtel/Crime & Investigation Network)

Redesign My Brain (ABC1)

MOST OUTSTANDING SPORTS COVERAGE

2013 Emirates Melbourne Cup Carnival (Channel Seven)

2013 NRL Grand Final (Nine Network)

2013 Toyota AFL Grand Final (Channel Seven)

The Ashes Cricket — Australia v England (Nine Network)

Tour de France (SBS ONE)

MOST OUTSTANDING CHILDREN’S PROGRAM

Dance Academy (ABC3)

Move It Mob Style (NITV)

Nowhere Boys (ABC3)

Play Along With Sam (Foxtel/Nick Jr)

Play School (ABC4Kids)