Logies 2018: Everything you need to know

IT’S the glitziest night in the Australian entertainment industry and it’s almost upon us. Here’s what you need to know about the Logies.

THIS year’s Logie Awards and almost here and the excitement is building.

Here’s everything we know so far about Australian TV’s night of nights.

WHAT ARE THE LOGIE AWARDS?

The Logie Awards celebrate Australian television and the people who work in the industry, both in front of and behind the camera.

The award show started way back in 1958 meaning the Logies are officially turning 60 this year.

The awards are split into two categories. There’s the ‘Most Popular’ categories which are voted on by the public, and then there’s the ‘Most Outstanding’ categories which are voted on by a group of Australian TV industry peers.

WHERE ARE THIS YEAR’S LOGIE AWARDS?

The Logies are usually held in Melbourne but this year they’ll be held on the Gold Coast for the first time ever.

The move came after the Victorian government announced last year they were withdrawing funding for the event.

It will be held on the Gold Coast for the next four years starting with this year’s awards which will be held on Sunday, July 1 at The Star Gold Coast.

The red carpet and ceremony will be broadcast live on Channel 9.

Sophie Monk, who is from the Gold Coast, is missing this year’s Logies due to her hosting role on Love Island.

WHO IS HOSTING THE 2018 LOGIE AWARDS?

The Logies haven’t had an actual host since 2011 when Shane Bourne was the MC.

Ever since the Logies have featured a series of different personalities from each network presenting throughout the night.

Comedian Dave Hughes has opened the ceremony for the past two years with hilarious monologues about TV personalities and hopefully he’ll do the same this year.

HOW DO YOU VOTE FOR THE MOST POPULAR CATEGORIES?

From Friday, June 29 voting will open for the “Most Popular” categories and it will remain open until the end of the Logies red carpet telecast on July 1.

The categories the public vote on are:

Most Popular Actor

Most Popular Actress

Most Popular TV Presenter

Most Popular New Talent

Most Popular Drama Program

Most Popular Entertainment Program

Most Popular Comedy Program

Most Popular Reality Program

Most Popular Lifestyle Program

The Gold Logie — Most Popular Personality on Australian Television

Waleed Aly and Carrie Bickmore have both won Gold Logies. Could this be Peter Helliar’s year?

WHO IS NOMINATED THIS YEAR?

TV WEEK GOLD LOGIE — Best 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)

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)

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)

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)

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 Program: Have You Been Paying Attention? (Network Ten), Here Come The Habibs (Nine Network), Hughesy, We Have A Problem (Network Ten), Shaun Micallef’s Mad As Hell (ABC), True Story With Hamish & Andy (Nine Network)

Most Popular Reality Program: I’m A Celebrity ... Get Me Out Of Here! (Network Ten), Married At First Sight (Nine Network), 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)

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)

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)

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)

SURPRISING SNUB: Two of Channel 10’s most high-profile figures failed to make the cut in this year’s Logies nominations

Samuel Johnson poses with the Gold Logie Award for Best Personality on Australian TV during the 59th Annual Logie Awards.

WHO WON LAST YEAR?

The big one, the Gold Logie, went to Samuel Johnson for his stunning portrayal of Molly Meldrum in the drama, Molly.

And who could forget Johnson’s acceptance speech when Molly Meldrum took to the stage and stole the spotlight with a rambling speech.

Here are all the winners from last year:

Gold Logie: Samuel Johnson in Molly

Best Actor: Samuel Johnson in Molly

Best Actress: Jessica Marais in Love Child

Most Outstanding Actor: Henry Nixon in The Kettering Incident

Most Outstanding Actress: Anna Torv in Secret City

Most Outstanding Supporting Actor: Damon Herriman in Secret City

Most Outstanding Supporting Actress: Debra Lawrance in Please Like Me

Best New Talent: Rob Collins in Cleverman

Best Presenter: Waleed Aly in The Project

Graham Kennedy Award For Most Outstanding Newcomer: Elias Anton in Barracuda

Best Drama Program: Molly

Best Entertainment Program: Have You Been Paying Attention?

Best Reality Program: The Block

Best Sports Program: The NRL Footy Show

Best Lifestyle Program: The Living Room

Best Factual Program: Gogglebox Australia

Best News Panel or a Current Affairs Program: The Project

Most Outstanding Drama Series: A Place to Call Home

Most Outstanding Miniseries or Telemovie: The Kettering Incident

Most Outstanding Entertainment Program: Have You Been Paying Attention?

Most Outstanding Comedy Program: Please Like Me

Most Outstanding Children’s Program: Little Lunch: The Nightmare Before Graduation

Most Outstanding Public Affairs Report: “Australia’s Shame” (Four Corners, ABC)

Most Outstanding News Coverage: Sky News Election Coverage 2016

Most Outstanding Sports Coverage: Rio 2016 Olympic Games (Seven Network)

Most Outstanding Factual or Documentary Program: Conviction (ABC)

GOLD LOGIE

The biggest award of the night is the Gold Logie which is voted on by the public and is given to the most popular personality on Australian TV.

Graham Kennedy and Ray Martin have both won the prestigious award a record five times. They’re closely followed by Bert Newton and Lisa McCune who have won four Gold Logies each.

This year’s nominees for the Gold Logie are:

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)

Ray Martin with his Gold Logie in 1996.

HALL OF FAME

The Logie Hall of Fame was introduced in 1982 and shockingly only three women have been inducted.

Last year Kerri-Anne Kennerley was entered into the Hall of Fame, following in the footsteps of female legends Noni Hazlehurst (2016) and Ruth Cracknell (2001).

Four TV shows have also been entered in the Hall of Fame: Four Corners, Neighbours, Play School and Home and Away.

There’s no word yet on who’ll be given the honour this year.

TV Week Logie Hall Of Fame Inductee Kerri-Anne Kennerly. Picture: Julie Kiriacoudis