Women dominate this year’s Gold Logie nominations
Six of the seven contenders for Australian television’s top prize are women. The other is Hamish Blake. Netflix has strong showings in drama, and the ABC again leads in total nominations.
Let’s hear it for the girls: this year’s Gold Logie race is dominated by women, with six of the seven coveted slots going to female contenders.
Stalwarts Julia Morris and Sonia Kruger are back in the mix for a fourth time each, joined by four first-timers: journalist Ally Langdon, former ABC News Breakfast co-host Lisa Millar, chef Poh Ling Yeow, and Home and Away’s Lynne McGranger, who recently announced her retirement after more than three decades on the soap. The lone man standing? Hamish Blake — already a two-time Gold Logie winner.
The ABC once again leads the pack with 44 nominations across its drama, comedy, entertainment and children’s slate, while Netflix tops the streamers with 15 nods.
Among the most recognised is Apple Cider Vinegar, Netflix’s poppy drama inspired by the Belle Gibson wellness grift, which scooped eight nominations, including Best Drama. American star Kaitlyn Dever’s menacingly cheerful portrayal of Gibson is up for Best Lead Actress, while Alycia Debnam-Carey — who played a terminally ill influencer seemingly based on the late “wellness warrior” Jessica Ainscough — was also acknowledged.
Close behind is Territory, Netflix’s dusty cattle station saga set in the Northern Territory, which notched up seven nods, including acting mentions for Anna Torv, Michael Dorman, Robert Taylor and Sam Corlett.
In comedy, the ABC’s Fisk continues to punch above its budget, landing five nominations for creator and star Kitty Flanagan and deadpan scene-stealer Aaron Chen. Also recognised were Stan’s Good Cop/Bad Cop and the second season of Binge hit Colin From Accounts.
Over in variety and entertainment, the ABC and Ten maintained their stranglehold, with Gruen, Hard Quiz, Have You Been Paying Attention? and Thank God You’re Here all scoring nominations. SBS, meanwhile, earned a nod for Alone Australia.
A new public-voted category was also unveiled: the Ray Martin Award for Most Popular News or Public Affairs Presenter — fittingly revealed, at the Sydney Opera House, by Ray Martin himself.
The veteran journalist now joins Bert Newton and Graham Kennedy as a Logies namesake. The shortlist includes Langdon, David Speers, Michael Usher, Peter Overton, Sarah Ferguson and Tara Brown.
Several usual suspects were conspicuously absent, with snubs for Asher Keddie and David Wenham (Fake) and Claudia Karvan (Bump) this year. In their place, fresh faces: Michelle Lim Davidson (The Newsreader), Aisha Dee (Apple Cider Vinegar), and comic duo Jenna Owen and Vic Zerbst for ABC’s Optics and Stan’s Nugget is Dead: A Christmas Movie.
In news, factual and sport, Nine and Seven predictably duked it out, with Seven (host of this year’s Logies) lording it over Best News Coverage thanks to its reports on Cyclone Alfred, the Melbourne protests and the assassination attempt on Donald Trump.
The ABC was nominated for its exposé on the childcare sector, while Nine landed two spots, including its 2024 Gold Walkley-winning CFMEU investigation Building Bad.
Aunty dominated the children’s category with Bluey nominated for its fourth Logie award.
This is also the second year under the Logies’ revamped voting system, which scrapped the old ‘Most Popular’ v ‘Most Outstanding’ divide in favour of catch-all ‘Best’ categories, decided by a mix of public votes (50 per cent), industry panel scores (30 per cent) and broadcast data (20 per cent). Only three categories, including the Gold Logie, remain wholly in the public’s hands.
Voting for nominees are now open and will continue until 7pm on August 1. The winners will be announced in Sydney on August 3.
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