He wants the 1970s to come back.
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The NFSA have clarified the source for that information, their statistics only tallied “national” award winners (State-based awards were abandoned after 1992). And most of Graham Kennedy’s Logie wins would have been for Victoria, and Anne Wills’ 19 were entirely for South Australia.
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Laughed my head off at Julia Morris, even if this was controversial along with Bert, still trying to get my head around why she had to do it like she did 
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3AW kept a tight lid on it, I bet they want someone as ignorant as Bert…
Used to admire the guy when I was younger… How sad
What Bert said last night pales in comparison to what he said on a nightly basis throughout a large portion of his career. Such gags are how he became an Australian TV icon.
It is highly likely those offended are too young to have seen his work in the 70s, 80s and early 90s. He’s from an era when some of the highest rating shows on TV were full of racist, religious and sexual content eg Kingswood Country, Love Thy Neighbour, Dave Allen Show, Paul Hogan Show etc.
The issue nowadays is people are easily and constantly offended. Bert offended viewers, Dave Hughes offended viewers, Julia Morris offended viewers. Would anything any of them said or did rate a mention 10years ago? Nope.
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He’s an old man from a different era. I think we can forgive someone of his vintage for being out of touch with what is acceptable to poke fun at in 2018. I don’t see the humour in his comments given the current climate but I can understand why a man who built his career on jokes heavy on innuendo and objectification of women may be stuck in the past. Times have changed. People are more enlightened, sensitive and prone to take offence to things that wouldn’t have raised an eyebrow 30-40 years ago. I really don’t believe his intention was to cause offence.
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Nominations for next year?
Prince Charles: A potential Best Newcomer nomination depending on his performance in tonight’s MasterChef.
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Well, if a former reality star can be nominated for Most Popular New Talent for a couple of episodes of The Living Room, then why not? 
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Camilla for Best New Talent?
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Best in show?
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First past the post?
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There’s been a lot of comment over recent years about the lack of females who have received the Hall of Fame award. In an interview this morning on Brisbane radio station 97.3 Kerri-Anne Kennerley said she had been asked a few years prior to the year she received the award if she would accept if nominated. She said no, “I’m not dead yet.” She accepted a few years later as we know. Wonder how many other women have turned down the Hall of Fame award?
Bert Newton has told the SMH he has no regrets over Logies comments about Graham Kennedy.
Newton said that there will be no interview for his imminent 80th birthday, having said during interviews for his 70th birthday that he would do another interview for his 90th.
Just hope that they fix up the New Talent award for next years awards.
Every year, there are issues on who is eligible for the award. Some people have been on tv for years, and are still considered for “new talent”. There are others, like Matty J, who only appear in two episodes of The Living Room as a fill-in host, and is himself nominated.
The 2018 Logies were held on July 1, later than usual due to the Commonwealth Games. Will the 2019 Logies be held back to the usual date (being late April/ Early May)?
And when will we be able to vote for the awards?
Sorry, but thought id ask here, instead of making a new topic.
(Its the silly season, so why do I have the Logies on my mind? lol).
I think it’s staying in July now. Also isn’t it a shame April Rose Pengilly was nominated for best new talent for Neighbours last year without even being on screen and next year if she was nominated she would have had a good chance of winning.
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fair enough.
I agree with April Rose Pengilly. She had little chance of being nominated last time in the New Talent category, as she was barely even on air when Logies voting closed last time.
Best not to keep moving it around though