‘I don’t even know who I am either’: The other surprise Logies win

WHILE all eyes may have been on Grant Denyer’s shock Gold Logie win, there was also a surprise winner in this year’s most popular new talent category.

WHILE all eyes may have been on Grant Denyer’s shock Gold Logie win, there was another surprise at Sunday night’s ceremony which left audience members scratching their heads.

In a moment that drew confused clapping from guests, up-and-coming comedian Dilruk Jayasinha took out this year’s Graham Kennedy Most Popular New Talent award.

Beating out well-known soap stars, Jayasinha managed to scoop up the award with his roles on ABC comedy Utopia and the short-lived show Cram! on Network 10.

The surprise win wasn’t lost on the comedian, who poked fun of the fact that most of the audience had no clue who he was in his acceptance speech.

Dilruk Jayasinha poked fun at his surprise win in his acceptance speech. Picture: Channel 9

Dilruk Jayasinha after winning the Logie for Most Popular New Talent. Picture: AAP Image/Dan Peled

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“Yeah I don’t even know who I am either, so you’re not wrong,” he joked.

“This is insane for so many reasons, thank you Logies for having me. I’m nominated … for Cram!, which according to the internet is the only time Cram! made anyone laugh so that’s nice — but I’m here and you’re not so suck it.”

Sam Frost had been tipped to win the new talent award. Picture: Matrix Media Group

This year’s new talent Logie winner was decided by a public vote, making Jayasinha’s win even more miraculous given the fanbase of other nominees.

Jayasinha has just 7000 Instagram followers, while reality TV darling turned Home And Away star Sam Frost — who had been largely tipped to win the category — has 480,000.

Super happy for @Dilrukj winning the Graham Kennedy Best New Talent Logie. Keep smashing it mate.

— Peter Helliar (@pjhelliar) July 1, 2018

Is that the first Sri Lankan to win a Logie? Congrats @Dilrukj on your best new talent award!! #represent #logies

— Karina Carvalho (@karina_carv) July 1, 2018

Meanwhile, The Bachelor’s Matty Johnson, nominated for his work on The Living Room, campaigned for the most popular new talent Logie trophy by producing a slick promotional video shared with his 224,000 Instagram followers.

Dilruk Jayasinha on Cram! which had a mixed reaction from audiences. Picture: Stuart Bryce

Born and raised in Sri Lanka, Jayasinha migrated to Australia as a teenager to study at university before becoming a stand-up comedian.

Thanking his family last night Jayasinha explained: “I was 19 when I left Sri Lanka, they spent a fortune on me getting an accounting degree, and thank you for supporting me when I said I’m not going to do accounting, I’m going to tell dick jokes to strangers.”