Logie Awards of 2009
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The 51st Annual TV WEEK Logie Award
s was held on Sunday 3 May 2009 at the Crown Entertainment Complex in Melbourne
, and televised on the Nine Network
. The awards ceremony was hosted by Gretel Killeen
and had over 1.6 million people watching the Logie Award
s telecast. Performing on the night were Jessica Mauboy
, Natalie Bassingthwaighte
and Annie Lennox
. John Foreman
was the musical director.
The red carpet arrivals were hosted by Jules Lund
, Shelley Craft
, Lyndsey Rodrigues
and Carson Kressley
.
Tom Burlinson
sang "Unforgettable
" during the In Memoriam
Winner*
became the 26th inductee into the TV Week Logies Hall of Fame. He was introduced by Sarah Murdoch
.
The following shows received multiple awards.
Logie Award
The TV Week Logie Awards are the Australian television industry awards, which have been presented annually since 1959. Renamed by Graham Kennedy in 1960 after he won the first 'Star Of The Year' award, the name 'Logie' awards honours John Logie Baird, a Scotsman who invented the television as a...
s was held on Sunday 3 May 2009 at the Crown Entertainment Complex in Melbourne
Melbourne
Melbourne is the capital and most populous city in the state of Victoria, and the second most populous city in Australia. The Melbourne City Centre is the hub of the greater metropolitan area and the Census statistical division—of which "Melbourne" is the common name. As of June 2009, the greater...
, and televised on the Nine Network
Nine Network
The Nine Network , is an Australian television network with headquarters based in Willoughby, a suburb located on the North Shore of Sydney. For 50 years since television's inception in Australia, between 1956 and 2006, it was the most watched television network in Australia...
. The awards ceremony was hosted by Gretel Killeen
Gretel Killeen
Gretel Killeen is an Australian journalist and author. Killeen is well known for being the primary host of Big Brother Australia from its inception in 2001 until the 2007 season ....
and had over 1.6 million people watching the Logie Award
Logie Award
The TV Week Logie Awards are the Australian television industry awards, which have been presented annually since 1959. Renamed by Graham Kennedy in 1960 after he won the first 'Star Of The Year' award, the name 'Logie' awards honours John Logie Baird, a Scotsman who invented the television as a...
s telecast. Performing on the night were Jessica Mauboy
Jessica Mauboy
Jessica Hilda Mauboy , is an Indigenous Australian R&B singer-songwriter and actress. In 2006, Mauboy was the runner-up on the fourth season of Australian Idol, she had auditioned for the talent show in Alice Springs to pursue a recording career...
, Natalie Bassingthwaighte
Natalie Bassingthwaighte
Natalie Bassingthwaighte is an Australian actress, singer-songwriter and television personality. She began her career as an actress on the television series All Saints. She then starred in the American television movie Counterstrike...
and Annie Lennox
Annie Lennox
Annie Lennox, OBE , born Ann Lennox, is a Scottish singer-songwriter, political activist and philanthropist. After achieving minor success in the late 1970s with The Tourists, with fellow musician David A...
. John Foreman
John Foreman
John Gregory Foreman is an Australian musician and television personality. In 1992, he joined the Network Ten team for Good Morning Australia with Bert Newton as Music Director until retiring in 2004...
was the musical director.
The red carpet arrivals were hosted by Jules Lund
Jules Lund
Jules Lund is an Australian television presenter from Melbourne. He attended De La Salle College MalvernLund's career began when he won the FOX FM's "15 Minutes of Fame" competition on radio in the early 2000s...
, Shelley Craft
Shelley Craft
Shelley De Billinghurst Craft and known professionally as Shelley Craft is an Australian television personality....
, Lyndsey Rodrigues
Lyndsey Rodrigues
Lyndsey Rodrigues born July 23, 1981 in Sydney, Australia, is an Australian TV host, actress and former MTV VJ, known as a co-host of the MTV TV series Total Request Live...
and Carson Kressley
Carson Kressley
Carson Lee Kressley was the fashion expert on the American television program Queer Eye, where he was one of the show's "Fab Five" members. He is also the motivational host of the TV show How to Look Good Naked.-Biography:...
.
Tom Burlinson
Tom Burlinson
Tom Burlinson is an Australian actor and singer.He attended Pittwater High School on Sydney's Northern Beaches and was the School Captain in his final year...
sang "Unforgettable
Unforgettable (song)
"Unforgettable" is a popular song written by Irving Gordon. The song's original working title was "Uncomparable". The music publishing company asked Irving to change it to "Unforgettable". The song was published in 1951....
" during the In Memoriam
Winners and nominees
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| Most Popular Personality on Australian Television Gold Logie Award for Most Popular Personality on Australian Television The Gold Logie Award has been awarded annually to the Most Popular Personality on Australian Television at the TV Week Logie Awards since 1960... |
Rebecca Gibney Rebecca Gibney Rebecca Catherine Gibney is a New Zealand born Australian actress.-Biography:Gibney was born the youngest of six children, and brought up in Wellington. She has said she wasn't so much funny as a "bit odd" as a child. "I was a bit like Wednesday Addams in The Addams Family... * in Packed to the Rafters Packed to the Rafters Packed to the Rafters is an Australian family-orientated television series which premiered on the Seven Network on Tuesday 26 August 2008 at 8:30 pm. The drama series features a mix of lighthearted comedy woven through the plot. It revolves around the Rafter family facing work pressures and... |
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| Natalie Bassingthwaighte Natalie Bassingthwaighte Natalie Bassingthwaighte is an Australian actress, singer-songwriter and television personality. She began her career as an actress on the television series All Saints. She then starred in the American television movie Counterstrike... in So You Think You Can Dance Australia So You Think You Can Dance Australia So You Think You Can Dance Australia was an Australian version of the American reality dance-off series So You Think You Can Dance. The show is hosted by Natalie Bassingthwaighte, with Jason Coleman, Matt Lee and Bonnie Lythgoe acting as the judges.... |
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| Andrew Denton Andrew Denton Andrew Christopher Denton is an Australian television producer, comedian, Gold Logie-nominated television presenter and former radio host, and was the host of the ABC's weekly television interview program Enough Rope. He is known for his comedy and interviewing technique... in Enough Rope Enough Rope Enough Rope with Andrew Denton is a television interview show originally broadcast on ABC Television in Australia... |
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| Adam Hills Adam Hills Adam Hills is an Australian comedian and television presenter. He has appeared on Australian and British television and is best known for his role hosting the Australian ABC music trivia show Spicks and Specks... in Spicks and Specks |
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| Simmone Jade Mackinnon Simmone Jade Mackinnon Simone Jade Mackinnon is an Australian actress.-Early life:Mackinnon was born Simone Jade Mackinnon in Mount Isa, Queensland in 1973 to Ian and Annette Mackinnon. She has a brother and a sister, Robbie and Kym. She and her family later uprooted to Coffs Harbour in New South Wales... in McLeod's Daughters McLeod's Daughters McLeod's Daughters is a Logie award-winning Australian drama series that aired on the Nine Network from 2001 to 2009. It tells the story of two sisters, Claire and Tess McLeod, who are reunited after they inherit the family farm... |
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| Rove McManus Rove McManus John Henry Michael "Rove" McManus is an Australian comedian, television presenter, producer and media personality. He was the host of the self-titled variety show Rove, and is the owner of the production company Roving Enterprises... in Rove and Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader? Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader? (Australian game show) Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader? is an Australian quiz show produced by Roving Enterprises that debuted on Network Ten on 26 September 2007. It is hosted by popular TV personality Rove McManus... |
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| Kate Ritchie Kate Ritchie Katherine "Kate" Ritchie is an Australian actress, best known for her long-running role as Sally Fletcher on the television soap opera Home and Away. She played the character for 20 years from 1988–2008... in Home and Away Home and Away Home and Away is an Australian soap opera that has been produced in Sydney since July 1987 and is airing on the Seven Network since 17 January 1988. It is the second-longest-running drama and most popular soap opera on Australian television... |
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| Ian Smith Ian Smith (actor) Ian Smith is an Australian soap opera character actor and television screenwriter, best known today for his long-running role as the caring, kindly coffee shop owner Harold Bishop in the soap opera Neighbours.... in Neighbours Neighbours Neighbours is an Australian television soap opera first broadcast on the Seven Network on 18 March 1985. It was created by TV executive Reg Watson, who proposed the idea of making a show that focused on realistic stories and portrayed adults and teenagers who talk openly and solve their problems... |
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| Most Popular Actor Logie Award for Most Popular Actor The Silver Logie for Most Popular Actor is an award in the annual Australian Logie Awards.-1997:*Martin Sacks, Blue Heelers, Seven Network *Colin Friels, Water Rats, Nine Network *Gary Sweet, Police Rescue... |
Todd Lasance Todd Lasance Todd James Lasance is an Australian actor and is best known for his role as Aden Jefferies in the Australian soap opera Home And Away.-Personal life:... * in Home and Away |
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| Gyton Grantley Gyton Grantley Gyton Grantley is a Logie Award and AFI Award-winning Australian actor, best known for his portrayal of convicted murderer and drug trafficker Carl Williams in the hit Australian television show Underbelly, for which he was nominated for both Most Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series and Most... in Underbelly Underbelly (TV series) Underbelly is a 13-part Australian television mini-series that retells the real events of the 1995–2004 gangland war in Melbourne, and is the first series in the larger Underbelly Franchise. It depicts the key players in Melbourne's criminal underworld, including the Carlton Crew and their rival,... |
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| Mark Priestley Mark Priestley Mark Priestley was an Australian actor. Born in Perth, Western Australia, he graduated from the National Institute of Dramatic Art with a degree in Performing Arts in 1999. His first big TV break was when he appeared in The Farm in 2000 and met director Kate Woods... (1976-2008) in All Saints All Saints (TV series) All Saints is an Australian medical drama which first screened on the Seven Network. The series debuted on 24 February 1998 and concluded its run on 27 October 2009... |
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| Ian Smith in Neighbours | ||
| Erik Thomson Erik Thomson Erik Thomson is an actor known for playing Hades in the television series Hercules: The Legendary Journeys, Dr. Mitch Stevens in All Saints and Dave Rafter in Packed to the Rafters... in Packed to the Rafters |
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| Most Popular Actress Logie Award for Most Popular Actress The Silver Logie for Most Popular Actress is an award in the annual Australian Logie Awards.-2010s:2011The Silver Logie for Most Popular Actress is an award in the annual Australian Logie Awards.-2010s:2011... |
Rebecca Gibney* in Packed to the Rafters | |
| Jodi Gordon Jodi Gordon Jodi Lee Gordon is an Australian actress and model.-Early life:Gordon was born in Mackay to Bronwyn and Ray. She has an older brother, Ben. Her father was born in New Zealand and is of Māori descent. From the age of 8, Gordon's family moved to various locations along the coast from Mackay,... in Home and Away |
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| Simmone Jade Mackinnon in McLeod's Daughters | ||
| Kate Ritchie in Home and Away | ||
| Kat Stewart Kat Stewart Kat Stewart is a Logie Award-winning Australian actress who has made numerous appearances in television series, movies and on-stage.-Career:... in Underbelly |
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| Most Popular TV Presenter Logie Award for Most Popular TV Presenter The Silver Logie for Most Popular TV Presenter is an award presented at the Logie Awards. Since it was first presented in 2003, it has been won by Rove McManus every year, with the exception of the 2010 and 2011 award.-Overview:-Recipients:... |
Rove McManus* in Rove and Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader? | |
| Natalie Bassingthwaighte in So You Think You Can Dance Australia | ||
| Andrew Denton in Enough Rope | ||
| Grant Denyer Grant Denyer Grant Denyer is an Australian television reporter, personality and motor racing driver.-Television career:In 1997, Denyer began his career in the media, he gained a position at Prime Television in Wagga Wagga as a news reporter and journalist... in It Takes Two and Australia's Got Talent Australia's Got Talent Australia's Got Talent is an Australian reality television talent show which premiered on 18 February 2007 on the Seven Network. The show was based on the Got Talent series format that originated in the United Kingdom with Simon Cowell... |
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| Adam Hills in Spicks and Specks | ||
| Most Popular New Male Talent | Hugh Sheridan Hugh Sheridan Hugh Sheridan is an Australian actor, singer and performer who is best known for his role as Ben Rafter in the television series Packed to the Rafters.-Early life:... * in Packed to the Rafters |
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| Dean Geyer Dean Geyer Dean Stanley Geyer is an Australian Singer-Songwriter and Actor who came third in the 2006 season of the talent show television series, Australian Idol.-Early life:... in Neighbours |
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| George Houvardas George Houvardas George Houvardas is an Australian actor who is best known for his role as Nick "Carbo" Karandonis in the television series Packed to the Rafters.-Biography:... in Packed to the Rafters |
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| Matt Lee in So You Think You Can Dance Australia | ||
| Jordan Rodrigues Jordan Rodrigues Jordan Rodrigues is an Australian actor best known for playing Jai Fernandez in Home and Away and Christian Reed in Dance Academy.-Career:... in Home and Away |
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| Most Popular New Female Talent | Jessica Marais Jessica Marais Jessica Dominique Marais is an Australian actress who hails from Perth, Western Australia. She is best known for her role as Rachel Rafter in the television series Packed to the Rafters.-Early Life:... * in Packed to the Rafters |
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| Kirsty Lee Allan Kirsty Lee Allan Kirsty Lee Allan is an Australian actress and former fashion model. She is most known for portraying Able Seaman Rebecca 'Bomber' Brown in Sea Patrol.-Career:... in Sea Patrol Sea Patrol (TV series) Sea Patrol is an Australian television drama, set on board HMAS Hammersley, a fictional patrol boat of the Royal Australian Navy . The series focuses on the ship and the lives of its crew members.... |
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| Rebecca Breeds in Home and Away | ||
| Ricki-Lee Coulter Ricki-Lee Coulter Ricki-Lee Coulter is an Australian recording artist and television and radio presenter. In 2004, Coulter was placed seventh place on the second season of Australian Idol... in Australian Idol Australian Idol Australian Idol is a Logie Award-winning Australian singing competition, which began its first season on July 2003 and ended its run in November 2009. As part of the Idol franchise, Australian Idol originated from the reality program Pop Idol, which was created by British entertainment executive... |
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| Margot Robbie Margot Robbie Margot Robbie is an Australian actress. She is known for her role as Donna Freedman on the soap opera Neighbours, which earned her two Logie Award nominations. In 2011, Robbie began appearing as Laura Cameron in the ABC drama series Pan Am.-Early life:Robbie was born on 2 July 1990 and grew up on... in Neighbours |
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| Most Popular Australian Drama Logie Award for Most Popular Australian Drama The Silver Logie for Most Popular Australian Drama is an award in the annual Australian Logie Awards. The award was previously known as Most Popular Drama Series , Most Popular Drama Program , Most Popular Drama , Most Popular Series , Most Popular Program and Most Popular Australian Program... |
Packed to the Rafters* (Seven Network Seven Network The Seven Network is an Australian television network owned by Seven West Media Limited. It dates back to 4 November 1956, when the first stations on the VHF7 frequency were established in Melbourne and Sydney.It is currently the second largest network in the country in terms of population reach... ) |
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| Home and Away (Seven Network) | ||
| McLeod's Daughters (Nine Network Nine Network The Nine Network , is an Australian television network with headquarters based in Willoughby, a suburb located on the North Shore of Sydney. For 50 years since television's inception in Australia, between 1956 and 2006, it was the most watched television network in Australia... ) |
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| Neighbours (Network Ten Network Ten Network Ten , is one of Australia's three major commercial television networks. Owned-and-operated stations can be found in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide and Perth, while affiliates extend the network to cover most of the country... ) |
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| Underbelly (Nine Network) | ||
| Most Popular Lifestyle Program | Better Homes and Gardens* (Seven Network) | |
| Domestic Blitz Domestic Blitz Domestic Blitz is an Australian lifestyle and DIY television series that debuted on the Nine Network on 18 May 2008, in the same former Sunday night 6:30 – 7:30pm time slot occupied by Backyard Blitz, which the show's format is based on. It is hosted by Shelley Craft and Scott Cam... (Nine Network) |
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| Getaway Getaway Getaway is Australia's longest-running and most popular holiday and travel television programme. Debuting on 14 May 1992, it is currently broadcast on the Nine Network and TLC... (Nine Network) |
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| Ready Steady Cook Ready Steady Cook (Australian TV series) Ready Steady Cook is a twice Logie Award-nominated Australian cookery competition show that airs on the Ten Network. It is based on the original Ready Steady Cook series broadcast by the BBC. The format is owned by Endemol.... (Network Ten) |
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| Top Gear Australia Top Gear Australia Top Gear Australia was an Australian motoring television series based on the BBC series Top Gear.The show premiered on SBS One on 29 September 2008 at 7:30 pm AEST, with its first season consisting of 8 episodes... (SBS TV SBS TV SBS One is a national public television channel in Australia. Launched on 24 October 1980, it is the responsibility of SBS's television division, and is available nationally... ) |
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| Most Popular Factual Program | Bondi Rescue Bondi Rescue Bondi Rescue is an Australian factual television program which is broadcast on Channel Ten. The programme, which has aired for six seasons, follows the daily lives of the lifeguards who patrol Bondi Beach.... * (Network Ten) |
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| Border Security (Seven Network) | ||
| Find My Family Find My Family Find My Family is an Australian television documentary series airing on the Seven Network, the first two seasons were narrated and presented by actor Jack Thompson... (Seven Network) |
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| RPA RPA (TV series) RPA is an Australian reality television show that is filmed at Royal Prince Alfred Hospital and shows the everyday workings of this major hospital in Sydney, Australia... (Nine Network) |
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| RSPCA Animal Rescue RSPCA Animal Rescue RSPCA Animal Rescue is an Australian reality television series screening on the Seven Network. The program follows RSPCA inspectors rescue and protect Australian animals. The program is hosted by The Wiggles' Anthony Field.... (Seven Network) |
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| Most Popular Sports Program | The NRL Footy Show The NRL Footy Show The Footy Show is a Logie Award-winning Australian sports variety television programme, shown on the Nine Network and its affiliates. Following the success of the AFL program of the same name, the Nine Network quickly developed a version for the rugby league market. The rugby league version has... * (Nine Network) |
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| Before The Game Before the Game Before The Game is an Australian rules football/comedy television show in Australia on Network Ten. The show is hosted by Andrew Maher, with regular panelists including Mick Molloy, Dave Hughes, Sam Lane, and Lehmo. The format of the show is a light-hearted discussion of issues relating to the... (Network Ten) |
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| The AFL Footy Show The AFL Footy Show The Footy Show is a Logie Award winning Australian sports television program, shown on the Nine Network and its affiliates.This show, which is dedicated to the AFL and Australian rules football, made its debut on 24 March 1994 at the same time as the other version which relates to the NRL and rugby... (Nine Network) |
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| Sports Tonight Sports Tonight Sports Tonight was an Australian sports information program broadcast on Network Ten . The program was broadcast on Weeknights at 10.30 pm; at 11.00pm , Fridays at 12.00am , and on Sunday from 7:30pm AEDT Sports Tonight was an Australian sports information program broadcast on Network Ten (and on... (Network Ten) |
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| Wide World of Sports (Nine Network) | ||
| Most Popular Reality Program |  |
So You Think You Can Dance Australia* (Network Ten) |
| Australian Idol (Network Ten) | ||
| The Biggest Loser (Network Ten) | ||
| Dancing with the Stars Dancing with the Stars (Australian TV series) Dancing with the Stars is a Logie Award-winning, Australian light entertainment reality show airing on the Seven Network and filmed live from the HSV-7 studios in Melbourne... (Seven Network) |
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| The Farmer Wants a Wife The Farmer Wants a Wife (Australian TV series) The Farmer Wants a Wife is an Australian reality television series. Hosted by Getaway presenter Natalie Gruzlewski, the first six-episode series commenced on the Nine Network on 24 October 2007. Another 3 series have since aired, with Series 4 coming to an end in November 2009... (Nine Network) |
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| Most Popular Light Entertainment Program | Rove* (Network Ten) | |
| Australia's Got Talent (Seven Network) | ||
| Deal or No Deal Deal or No Deal (Australian game show) Deal or No Deal is an Australian game show airing on the Seven Network and in New Zealand on Prime . It was the first international version of the game show, after the original Dutch version. It was the first of the versions to use the Deal or No Deal name... (Seven Network) |
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| Spicks and Specks (ABC1 ABC1 ABC1 was a United Kingdom based television channel from Disney using the branding of the Disney owned American network, ABC.The channel initially launched exclusively on the British digital terrestrial television platform Freeview on 27 September 2004. On 10 December 2004 it was launched on... ) |
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| Sunrise Sunrise (TV program) Sunrise is an Australian breakfast television program, broadcast on the Seven Network. On weekdays the programme follows Seven Early News, and runs from 6am through to 9am.-History:... (Seven Network) |
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| Most Outstanding Drama Series, Miniseries or Telemovie | Underbelly* (Nine Network) | |
| Bed of Roses Bed of Roses (TV series) Bed of Roses is an Australian comedy / drama television series which first screened on the Australian Broadcasting Corporation from 10 May 2008... (ABC1) |
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| Packed to the Rafters (Seven Network) | ||
| Rush Rush (2008 TV series) -DVD releases:-Achievements:-International distribution:-External links:... (Network Ten) |
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| Scorched (Nine Network) | ||
| Most Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series | Gyton Grantley* in Underbelly | |
| Dustin Clare Dustin Clare Dustin Clare is a Logie Award winning Australian actor. He is best known for his starring role as Gannicus in the Starz mini-series Spartacus: Gods of the Arena and will reprise his role in Spartacus: Vengeance.-Biography:... in Satisfaction Satisfaction (TV series) Satisfaction is an Australian television drama series which screened on the subscription television channel Showcase. It also screens in the Republic of Ireland on free-to-air channel TV3 and its sister channel 3e and in New Zealand on free-to-air channel TV2 respectively.The series was filmed in... |
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| Vince Colosimo Vince Colosimo Vincenzo Colosimo is an Australian AFI Award winning stage, television and screen actor. He has worked in both Australia and the United States.-Personal life:... in Underbelly |
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| Callan Mulvey Callan Mulvey Callan Francis Mulvey is an Australian actor.-Biography:Mulvey was born in New Zealand and is of Maori heritage. His family moved to Sydney, Australia when he was eight years old... in Rush |
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| Damian Walshe-Howling Damian Walshe-Howling Damian Walshe-Howling is an Australian actor, best known for his role as Andrew "Benji" Veniamin in the Australian underworld drama, Underbelly, for which he won the Best Supporting or Guest Actor in a Drama Series at the 2008 AFI Awards.-Biography:He also starred on Blue Heelers as Constable Adam... in Underbelly |
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| Most Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series | Kat Stewart* in Underbelly | |
| Julia Blake Julia Blake Julia Blake is a British-born actress based in Australia.Blake was born in London, England. She is married to Terry Norris. She is the mother of actresses Sarah and Jane Norris.... in Bed of Roses |
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| Claire van der Boom Claire van der Boom Claire van der Boom is a Logie Award winning Australian film and television actress of Dutch ancestry. Internationally, she is best known for her appearance as Stella in the third episode of the HBO miniseries The Pacific, and her recurring role playing the ex-wife of Det... in Rush |
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| Madeleine West Madeleine West Madeleine West is an Australian actress known for her TV roles, having played Dee Bliss on the Australian soap opera Neighbours from 2000–2003 and high-class escort Mel on Satisfaction from 2007 to 2010.-Career:... in Satisfaction |
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| Rebecca Gibney in Packed to the Rafters | ||
| Most Outstanding Public Affairs Report | "Afghanistan: A Survivor's Tale"* on Foreign Correspondent | |
| "Friday's Child" on Australian Story Australian Story Australian Story is a national weekly documentary series, produced and broadcast on ABC Television.Since 1996 Australian Story has featured many Australians from diverse backgrounds and reputations... |
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| "Mugabe's Calling Card" on Dateline | ||
| "Out of Control" on 60 Minutes | ||
| "Timor War Criminal" on Today Tonight Today Tonight Today Tonight is a controversial Australian News and Current Affairs program, produced by the Seven Network and shown weeknightly at in direct competition with rival Nine Network program A Current Affair.... |
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| Most Outstanding Documentary or Documentary Series | First Australians First Australians First Australians is an Australian historical documentary series produced over the course of six years and first aired in October 2008. The documentary is part of a greater project that further consists of a hard-cover book, a community outreach program and a substantial website featuring over 200... * (SBS TV) |
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| Beyond Kokoda (History) | ||
| The Oasis: Australia's Homeless Youth (ABC1) | ||
| Schapelle Corby: The Hidden Truth (Nine Network) | ||
| The Howard Years (ABC1) | ||
| Most Outstanding Factual Series | Border Security* (Seven Network) | |
| Family Fortunes Family Fortunes Family Fortunes is a British game show, based on the American game show Family Feud. The programme ran on ITV from 6 January 1980 to 6 December 2002 before being revived by the same channel in 2006 under the title of All Star Family Fortunes... (ABC1) |
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| RPA RPA (TV series) RPA is an Australian reality television show that is filmed at Royal Prince Alfred Hospital and shows the everyday workings of this major hospital in Sydney, Australia... (Nine Network) |
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| Two in the Top End (ABC1) | ||
| Who Do You Think You Are? Who Do You Think You Are? (Australian TV series) Who Do You Think You Are? is an Australian television documentary series, based on the BBC series of the same name, airing on SBS One. SBS first aired six episodes of the BBC series in late 2007, followed by six Australian episodes beginning 13 January 2008, and then six more from the original BBC... (SBS TV) |
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| Most Outstanding Comedy Program |  |
The Hollowmen The Hollowmen The Hollowmen is an Australian television comedy series set in the offices of the Central Policy Unit, a fictional political advisory unit personally set up by the Prime Minister to help him get re-elected. Their brief is long term vision; to stop worrying about tomorrow's headlines, and focus on... * (ABC1) |
| Mark Loves Sharon Mark Loves Sharon Mark Loves Sharon was a six part Australian television mockumentary parody series about sport, celebrities and reality television.The series sees Jason Gann reprising his role of Mark Wary from the The Wedge, a professional AFL star, that is a parody of controversial real-life sport stars Shane... (Network Ten) |
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| Mr Firth Goes to Washington (SBS TV) | ||
| Review with Myles Barlow Review with Myles Barlow Review with Myles Barlow is an Australian satirical black comedy television series which screened on Thursday nights on ABC2 and Friday nights on ABC 1. The series began screening on 16 October 2008. It is co-written and directed by Trent O'Donnell and also co-written by Phil Lloyd. It is... (ABC1) |
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| Very Small Business Very Small Business (TV series) Very Small Business is an Australian television comedy series first broadcast on Wednesday 3 September 2008 on ABC1. The series is written by Wayne Hope, Gary McCaffrie, and Robyn Butler, and produced by Hope and Butler. It comprises of six half-hour episodes.-Synopsis:Don Angel is the small... (ABC1) |
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| Most Outstanding Sports Coverage | Beijing Olympics 2008 Summer Olympics The 2008 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIX Olympiad, was a major international multi-sport event that took place in Beijing, China, from August 8 to August 24, 2008. A total of 11,028 athletes from 204 National Olympic Committees competed in 28 sports and 302 events... * (Seven Network) |
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| AFL Grand Final 2008 AFL Grand Final The 2008 AFL Grand Final was an Australian rules football match contested between the Geelong Football Club and the Hawthorn Football Club, held at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in Melbourne on the 27th of September 2008... (Seven Network) |
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| Beijing Paralympics 2008 Summer Paralympics The 2008 Summer Paralympic Games, the thirteenth Paralympics, took place in Beijing, China from September 6 to September 17, 2008. As with the 2008 Summer Olympics, equestrian events were held in Hong Kong and sailing events in Qingdao.... (ABC1) |
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| Supercheap Auto Bathurst 1000 2008 Supercheap Auto Bathurst 1000 The 2008 Supercheap Auto Bathurst 1000 was the twelfth running of the Australian 1000 race, first held after the organisational split over the Bathurst 1000 that occurred in 1997... (Seven Network) |
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| Tour de France 2008 Tour de France The 2008 Tour de France was the 95th Tour de France. The event took place from 5–27 July 2008. Starting in the French city of Brest, the tour entered Italy on the 15th stage and returned to France during the 16th, heading for Paris, its regular final destination, which was reached in the 21st stage... (SBS TV) |
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| Most Outstanding Children's Program | H2O: Just Add Water H2O: Just Add Water H2O: Just Add Water, also known as H2O, is an Australian television programme for children, pre-teens and teenagers, that is filmed on location at Sea World and other locations on the Gold Coast... * (Network Ten) |
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| As the Bell Rings As the Bell Rings (Australia) As the Bell Rings is a Disney Channel original Interstitial program. The format is a selection of short live-action comedy sequences. It is an Australian adaption of the Disney Channel Italy Original Series Quelli dell'intervallo.... (Disney Channel Disney Channel Australia For the Disney Channel in other countries, see Disney Channel . For the original Disney Channel, see Disney Channel.Disney Channel Australia is a television channel that is broadcast in Australia and New Zealand... ) |
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| Dogstar Dogstar (TV series) Dogstar is an Australian children's animated television program produced by Media World Pictures which first screened on the Nine Network and then Disney Channel Australia. There are 26 episodes in the first series.... (Nine Network) |
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| Figaro Pho (ABC1) | ||
| Kids' Choice Awards 2008 Kids' Choice Awards The 21st annual Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards were held at the Pauley Pavilion, Los Angeles, California on March 29, 2008. The show was the first live-action/animated Kids Choice Awards show. The event was hosted by Jack Black. Voting began March 3 on Nick.com and Nicktropolis. A "Bring on the... (Nickelodeon Nickelodeon Australia Nickelodeon is the Australian counterpart of the Nickelodeon network in the United States. It is operated by a joint venture of XYZnetworks and MTV Networks Australia.-History:... ) |
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| Graham Kennedy Award for Most Outstanding New Talent | Jessica Marais* in Packed to the Rafters | |
| Lauren Clair in Underbelly | ||
| Hanna Mangan-Lawrence Hanna Mangan-Lawrence Hanna Mangan-Lawrence is an Australian actress. She is best known for her role as Holly in the Australian drama series on the ABC television network Bed of Roses in which she received an AFI Award nomination in 2008 and a Logie Award nomination in 2009.-Career:Mangan-Lawrence started her film... in Bed of Roses |
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| Hugh Sheridan Hugh Sheridan Hugh Sheridan is an Australian actor, singer and performer who is best known for his role as Ben Rafter in the television series Packed to the Rafters.-Early life:... in Packed to the Rafters |
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| Ashley Zukerman Ashley Zukerman Ashley Zukerman is an actor best known for his role as Senior Constable Michael Sandrelli in Rush, an Australian TV series in which he was nominated for the Graham Kennedy Award for Most Outstanding New Talent in 2009. He was born in Santa Monica, California and moved to Melbourne with his family... in Rush |
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Hall of Fame
Bill CollinsBill Collins (television presenter)
William Roderick Collins OAM is an Australian film critic and television presenter.Bill Collins was born in Sutherland, Sydney and was educated at Canterbury Boys' High School and the University of Sydney...
became the 26th inductee into the TV Week Logies Hall of Fame. He was introduced by Sarah Murdoch
Sarah Murdoch
Sarah Murdoch is an Australian model and actress.-Career:Brought up in Sydney, Australia, Murdoch attended The McDonald College of the Performing Arts, a performing arts school in Sydney, where she studied ballet...
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In Memoriam
- Christie AllenChristie AllenChristie Allen was an English-born pop singer who had a successful career as a recording artist in her adopted homeland Australia.-Biography:...
: Performer died 2008 - Ernie BourneErnie BourneErnest Alfred "Ernie" Bourne was an English-born Australian actor, best known for his regular roles on television....
: Actor died 2009 - Syd Conabere: Actor died 2008
- Rob DicksonRob DicksonRobert Dickson was an Australian rules footballer in the VFL/AFL, a film director, and the winner of reality show Australian Survivor. He attended St Pauls College, Traralgon, in Victoria, Australia....
: Director died 2009 - Reg EvansReg EvansReginald "Reg" Evans was a British-born actor active in Australian television, theatre, and cinema from the 1960s....
: Actor died 2009 - Frank Gallacher: Actor
- Rob GuestRob GuestRobert John Guest, OBE was a British born New Zealand-Australian actor and singer, best known for his work in Australian musical theatre, particularly in various productions of The Phantom of the Opera...
: Actor & Presenter - Tanya HalesworthTanya HalesworthTanya Halesworth was best known as an Australian television personality, but was also a teacher, actor, public relations adviser and manager, and psychologist. She won the 1961 TV Week Logie Award for Most Popular Female in New South Wales...
: Presenter - Kevin HeinzeKevin HeinzeKevin Carl Heinze was a pioneering presenter of gardening on television in Australia. He hosted a gardening program for ABC Television entitled 'Sow What', which was mostly shot on location at his one hectare home garden in Montrose, an outer suburb of Melbourne, from 1967 to 1988. He also...
: Presenter - Jessica JacobsJessica JacobsJessica Madison "Jessie" Jacobs was an Australian actress and singer. She was known for her roles in children's television series in Australia including The Saddle Club, Fergus McPhail, and Holly's Heroes....
: Actress - Peter LeonardPeter LeonardPeter Antony Leonard was an Australian journalist and newsreader. He was born in Yass, New South Wales, the son of a Greek immigrant father who died when Peter was 17. He was educated at Yass Primary School then at Canberra Grammar School as a boarder...
: Newsreader, WINWIN TelevisionWIN Television is an Australian television network owned by the WIN Corporation that is based in Wollongong, New South Wales. WIN commenced transmissions on 18 March 1962 as a single Wollongong-only station, and has since expanded to 24 owned-and-operated stations with transmissions covering a... - Reg LindsayReg LindsayReginald John Lindsay OAM was an Australian country music singer who won three Golden Guitar Awards and wrote more than five hundred songs in his fifty-year music career....
: Entertainer - Richard MarslandRichard MarslandRichard Kemble Marsland was an Australian comedy writer, actor, comedian and radio personality.-Radio:...
: Writer, Radio and TV Personality - Brian Naylor (broadcaster)Brian Naylor (broadcaster)Brian Naylor was an Australian television presenter, best known for his longstanding stint as chief news presenter at National Nine News Melbourne from 1978 to 1998 and his sign-off line, "May your news be good news, and good-night."His son Matthew was killed in a plane crash at Kinglake, Victoria...
, former newsreader (HSV7, GTV9) - Michael PateMichael PateMichael Pate was an Australian actor, writer and director.-Early life:He was born Edward John Pate in Drummoyne, Sydney...
: Actor - Mark PriestleyMark PriestleyMark Priestley was an Australian actor. Born in Perth, Western Australia, he graduated from the National Institute of Dramatic Art with a degree in Performing Arts in 1999. His first big TV break was when he appeared in The Farm in 2000 and met director Kate Woods...
: Actor (played Nurse Dan Goldman in Seven NetworkSeven NetworkThe Seven Network is an Australian television network owned by Seven West Media Limited. It dates back to 4 November 1956, when the first stations on the VHF7 frequency were established in Melbourne and Sydney.It is currently the second largest network in the country in terms of population reach...
medical drama series All SaintsAll Saints (TV series)All Saints is an Australian medical drama which first screened on the Seven Network. The series debuted on 24 February 1998 and concluded its run on 27 October 2009...
) - Penny RamseyPenny RamseyPenny Ramsey was an Australian actress.Ramsey's work is featured in over three decades of classic Australian TV series. Her credits include Prisoner, The Bush Gang, Matlock Police, Homicide, Number 96, The Box, Division 4, Mrs...
: Actress - John Sorell: Journalist
- Peter WherrettPeter WherrettPeter Wherrett was an Australian motoring and motor sport journalist and race car driver.Wherrett learned to drive when his parents got their first motor car when he was twelve...
: Presenter - Brian Courtis
- Levi Kereama
- Dennis Pryor
- Karen Flischel
- Albert Ashbury
Multiple nominations and awards
The following shows received multiple nominations.- 11 nominations: Packed to the RaftersPacked to the RaftersPacked to the Rafters is an Australian family-orientated television series which premiered on the Seven Network on Tuesday 26 August 2008 at 8:30 pm. The drama series features a mix of lighthearted comedy woven through the plot. It revolves around the Rafter family facing work pressures and...
- 9 nominations: UnderbellyUnderbelly (TV series)Underbelly is a 13-part Australian television mini-series that retells the real events of the 1995–2004 gangland war in Melbourne, and is the first series in the larger Underbelly Franchise. It depicts the key players in Melbourne's criminal underworld, including the Carlton Crew and their rival,...
- 7 nominations: Home and AwayHome and AwayHome and Away is an Australian soap opera that has been produced in Sydney since July 1987 and is airing on the Seven Network since 17 January 1988. It is the second-longest-running drama and most popular soap opera on Australian television...
- 5 nominations: NeighboursNeighboursNeighbours is an Australian television soap opera first broadcast on the Seven Network on 18 March 1985. It was created by TV executive Reg Watson, who proposed the idea of making a show that focused on realistic stories and portrayed adults and teenagers who talk openly and solve their problems...
- 3 nominations: McLeod's DaughtersMcLeod's DaughtersMcLeod's Daughters is a Logie award-winning Australian drama series that aired on the Nine Network from 2001 to 2009. It tells the story of two sisters, Claire and Tess McLeod, who are reunited after they inherit the family farm...
and Rove - 2 nominations: All SaintsAll Saints (TV series)All Saints is an Australian medical drama which first screened on the Seven Network. The series debuted on 24 February 1998 and concluded its run on 27 October 2009...
The following shows received multiple awards.
- 6 awards: Packed to the RaftersPacked to the RaftersPacked to the Rafters is an Australian family-orientated television series which premiered on the Seven Network on Tuesday 26 August 2008 at 8:30 pm. The drama series features a mix of lighthearted comedy woven through the plot. It revolves around the Rafter family facing work pressures and...
- 3 awards: UnderbellyUnderbelly (TV series)Underbelly is a 13-part Australian television mini-series that retells the real events of the 1995–2004 gangland war in Melbourne, and is the first series in the larger Underbelly Franchise. It depicts the key players in Melbourne's criminal underworld, including the Carlton Crew and their rival,...
- 2 awards: Rove