Gold Logie 2018 nominations revealed

VOTERS have delivered an eclectic list of Gold Logie nominees with the host of a soon to be axed game show host and a veteran journalist among the nominations. SEE THE FULL LIST

LOGIES voters have delivered a diverse and eclectic list of Gold Logie nominees for the television industry’s premier night on July 1.

TV talent vying for gold, announced at the Logies new home on the Gold Coast yesterday, are real estate and lifestyle expert Andrew Winter (Foxtel’s Love It Or List It and Selling Houses Australia), broadcaster Amanda Keller (Ten’s The Living Room), actor Jessica Marais (Nine’s Love Child and Ten’s The Wrong Girl), Rodger Corser (Nine’s Doctor Doctor), presenter and journalist Tracy Grimshaw (Nine’s A Current Affair), game show host Grant Denyer (Ten’s Family Feud).

Winter’s nomination marks Foxtel’s first-ever Gold Logie nod.

“What an absolute honour and what a real compliment for all of us at Foxtel,” Winter said in a statement.

“This nomination is massive for a former real estate agent who never wanted to work in TV.”

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Gold Logie nominees Grant Denyer, Tracey Grimshaw, Amanda Keller, Rodger Corser and Jessica Marais. Picture: Nigel Hallett

However, TV Week, which runs the Logies, said Winter was absent from the nomination announcements on Sunday after he recently suffered an incident of Bell’s Palsy, a side effect to a virus condition that left half his face paralysed.

He told the magazine: “I’m sitting at home like a lazy ass just waiting for one side of my face to join the other side of my head.”

Veteran journalist Grimshaw said her nomination was a great honour and a thrill.

Grimshaw’s nomination followed a heavy promotional campaign by Nine. Denyer’s nod comes amid Ten’s plan to axe his game show.

“I would like to congratulate all this year’s nominees,” TV Week editor Thomas Woodgate said at the nominations announcement event at Nineteen at The Star.

“The list proves what an exceptional year of TV we have enjoyed.”

Voters have until July 1 to pick a favourite from the Gold Logie shortlist, and other categories at www.tvweeklogieawards.com.au

Foxtel’s Andrew Winter. Picture: Evan Morgan

The nominees are:

TV WEEK GOLD LOGIE — MOST POPULAR PERSONALITY ON AUSTRALIAN TV

• Amanda Keller (The Living Room, Network Ten)

• Andrew Winter (Love It Or List It Australia/Selling Houses Australia, Foxtel — Lifestyle)

• Grant Denyer (Family Feud/All Star Family Feud, Network Ten)

• Jessica Marais (Love Child, Nine Network; The Wrong Girl, Network Ten)

• Rodger Corser (Doctor Doctor, Nine Network)

• Tracy Grimshaw (A Current Affair, Nine Network)

Jessica Marais at last year’s Logie Awards. Photo: Scott Barbour/Getty Images

MOST POPULAR ACTOR

• Aaron Jeffery (Underbelly Files: Chopper, Nine Network)

• Erik Thomson (800 Words, Channel 7)

• Luke McGregor (Rosehaven, ABC)

• Ray Meagher (Home And Away, Channel 7)

• Rodger Corser (Doctor Doctor, Nine Network)

Home and Away's Ray Meagher. Picture: Justin Lloyd

MOST POPULAR ACTRESS

• Asher Keddie (Offspring, Network Ten)

• Celia Pacquola (Rosehaven/Utopia, ABC)

• Deborah Mailman (Cleverman, ABC)

• Jessica Marais (Love Child, Nine Network; The Wrong Girl, Network Ten)

• Julia Morris (House Husbands, Nine Network)

MOST POPULAR PRESENTER

• Amanda Keller (The Living Room, Network Ten)

• Andrew Winter (Love It Or List It Australia/Selling Houses Australia, Foxtel — Lifestyle)

• Carrie Bickmore (The Project, Network Ten)

• Grant Denyer (Family Feud/All Star Family Feud, Network Ten)

• Tracy Grimshaw (A Current Affair, Nine Network)

Sam Frost is nominated for most popular new talent for her role on Seven’s Home and Away. Picture: Alex Coppel

GRAHAM KENNEDY AWARD FOR MOST POPULAR NEW TALENT

• Dilruk Jayasinha (CRAM!, Network Ten; Utopia, ABC)

• Matty Johnson (The Living Room, Network Ten)

• Sam Frost (Home And Away, Channel 7)

• Sophia Forrest (Love Child, Nine Network)

• Sophie Dillman (Home And Away, Channel 7)

MOST POPULAR DRAMA PROGRAM

• Doctor Doctor (Nine Network)

• Home And Away (Channel 7)

• Love Child (Nine Network)

• Offspring (Network Ten)

• Wentworth (Foxtel — Showcase)

Family Fued has been nominated for most popular entertainment program despite recent plans to axe the show.

MOST POPULAR ENTERTAINMENT PROGRAM

• Anh’s Brush With Fame (ABC)

• Family Feud (Network Ten)

• Gogglebox Australia (Foxtel/Network Ten)

• Hard Quiz (ABC)

• The Project (Network Ten)

MOST POPULAR COMEDY PRO

• My Kitchen Rules (Channel 7)

• The Block (Nine Network)

• Travel Guides (Nine Network)

MOST POPULAR LIFESTYLE PROGRAM

• Better Homes And Gardens (Channel 7)

• Gardening Australia (ABC)

• Selling Houses Australia (Foxtel — Lifestyle)

• The Checkout (ABC)

• The Living Room (Network Ten)

Actor Bernard Curry in Foxtel’s Wentworth. Picture: Ian Currie

MOST OUTSTANDING DRAMA SERIES

• A Place To Call Home (Foxtel — Showcase)

• Doctor Doctor (Nine Network)

• Harrow (ABC)

• Top Of The Lake: China Girl (Foxtel — BBC First)

• Wentworth (Foxtel — Showcase)

MOST OUTSTANDING MINISERIES OR TELEMOVIE

• Romper Stomper (Stan)

• Safe Harbour (SBS)

• Seven Types Of Ambiguity (ABC)

• Underbelly Files: Chopper (Nine Network)

• Wake In Fright (Network Ten)

MOST OUTSTANDING ACTOR

• Damon Herriman (Lance Gowland, Riot, ABC)

• Ewen Leslie (Ryan Gallagher, Safe Harbour, SBS)

• Hugo Weaving (Alex Klima, Seven Types Of Ambiguity, ABC)

• Lachy Hulme (Blake Farron, Romper Stomper, Stan)

• Rodger Corser (Hugh Knight, Doctor Doctor, Nine Network)

MOST OUTSTANDING ACTRESS

• Elisabeth Moss (Robin Griffin, Top Of The Lake: China Girl, Foxtel — BBC First)

• Kate Atkinson (Vera Bennett, Wentworth, Foxtel — Showcase)

• Kate Box (Marg McCann, Riot, ABC)

• Leeanna Walsman (Bree Gallagher, Safe Harbour, SBS)

• Pamela Rabe (Joan Ferguson, Wentworth, Foxtel — Showcase)

Alex Dimitriades. Picture: Justin Lloyd.

MOST OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTOR

• Aaron Pedersen (Frank Gibbs, A Place To Call Home, Foxtel — Showcase)

• Alex Dimitriades (Doc Tydon, Wake In Fright, Network Ten)

• Anthony Hayes (Mitch, Seven Types Of Ambiguity, ABC)

• David Wenham (Jago Zoric, Romper Stomper, Stan)

• Hazem Shammas (Ismail Al-Bayati, Safe Harbour, SBS)

MOST OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTRESS

• Celia Ireland (Liz Birdsworth, Wentworth, Foxtel — Showcase)

• Elsa Cocquerel (Michelle, Wolf Creek, Stan)

• Jacqueline McKenzie (Gabe Jordan, Romper Stomper, Stan)

• Jenni Baird (Regina Standish, A Place To Call Home, Foxtel — Showcase)

• Nicole Chamoun (Zahra Al-Bayati, Safe Harbour, SBS)

MOST OUTSTANDING CHILDREN’S PROGRAM

• Crash The Bash (Foxtel — Nickelodeon)

• Get Arty (Channel 7)

• Grace Beside Me (NITV)

• Little J & Big Cuz (NITV)

• Mustangs FC (ABC ME)

Channel 7’s broadcast of the AFL Grand Final has been nominated for most outstanding sports coverage. AAP Image/Julian Smith

MOST OUTSTANDING SPORTS COVERAGE

• 2017 AFL Grand Final (Channel 7)

• 2017 Australian Open Men’s Final (Channel 7)

• Bathurst 1000 (Network Ten)

• Jeff Horn v Manny Pacquiao (Foxtel — MAIN EVENT)

• The 2017/2018 Ashes (Nine Network)

MOST OUTSTANDING NEWS COVERAGE OR PUBLIC AFFAIRS REPORT

• “Don Burke Special” (A Current Affair, Nine Network)

• “Escape From Salt Creek” (60 Minutes, Nine Network)

• “Haiti Uncovered” (Sunday Night, Channel 7)

• “Pumped” (Four Corners, ABC)

• “The Siege” (Four Corners, ABC)

MOST OUTSTANDING FACTUAL OR DOCUMENTARY PROGRAM

• Michael Hutchence: The Last Rockstar (Channel 7)

• Struggle Street (SBS)

• The Queen & Zak Grieve (Foxtel — Crime + Investigation)

• War On Waste (ABC)

• You Can’t Ask That (ABC)

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