Unfortunately I don’t think anyone would have been thinking about him and channel 9 would not have pushed for him to get nominated. I hope it’s Sarah Harris’ year!
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Harris is great. But most people wouldn’t know she is still on television, being hidden away on Studio 10.
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Lee Lin Chin should be thereabouts for another gold nomination I’d think.
Even though she’s barely been seen on television (aside from the ads for Uber Eats with Ray Martin and the Transport for NSW/Tomorrow’s Sydney propaganda advertising campaign) since signing off from SBS World News last July?
Lee Lin Chin will not be nominated, as her name wasnt on the online voting forms.
Sunday Herald Sun’s Fiona Byrne is suggesting Sunrise weatherman Sam Mac could be a surprise Gold Logie nominee.
These been announced yet?
Not yet. Apparently, they get annpunced at approx 2.30pm.
Not long to go
TV Week are tweeting the nominations now.
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How could Joe Jonas be eligible for the most popular new talent? He is a seasoned performer as a member of Jonas Brothers.
Travel Guides has been nominated in the most popular lifestyle program category. It could spring a surprise by ending recent domination by The Living Room.
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Sam Mac, the weather guy from Sunrise, is up for the Gold Logie? WTF?
Most of these Gold nominations are ridiculous. I do think a panel of experts should choose the nominees and then the voting public can vote on these to ensure some form of integrity.
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GOLD:
I would’ve thought Costa from Gardening Australia was the bigger WTF. Up there with last year’s nominee Andrew Winter. They need to whittle down the nominees if they can’t come up with some bigger names than those that have been nominated.
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GOLD LOGIE nominees:
Sam Mac (Sunrise), Amanda Keller (DWTS, Living Room), Waleed Aly (The Project), Roger Corser (Doctor Doctor), Tom Gleeson (Hard Quiz), Costa Georgiadis (Gardening Australia), Eve Morey (Neighbours)
Eve Morey has been nominated for both most popular actress and Gold Logie. I think it’s due to the fan vote for her brilliant portrayal of Sonya in Neighbours, especially in the months leading up to the character’s death.
Finally some overdue recognition for Amanda Keller as host of The Living Room and DWTS. She is a solid favourite to claim the Gold Logie, but don’t underestimate Rodger Corser.
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6 nominations for the popular awards instead of the usual 5. Gold Logie have 7 nominees.
I’m beginning to think the Australian television ratings system is as deeply flawed as the news polls that predicted a landslide Labor federal election win. The popular nominations simply don’t reflect what the ratings tell us Australians are watching.
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At least I have heard of Costa. Never heard of Eve Morey before right now.
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Foxtel scores a record 20 nominations for the 61st Annual TV WEEK Logie Awards
Foxtel has secured a record 20 nominations for this year’s TV WEEK Logie Awards, including 13 for its internationally celebrated Australian dramas, five for its lifestyle, entertainment and factual shows, and two for its leading news and sports coverage, as the shortlist for television’s “night of nights” was announced on the Gold Coast today.
Leading the way for Foxtel is the critically acclaimed prison drama Wentworth with an impressive six nominations. Premiering for a seventh season this Tuesday, May 28, Wentworth made history at last year’s TV Week Logie awards by becoming the first drama series ever to win both the Most Outstanding Drama Series and Most Popular Drama Series.
This year, Wentworth has once again been nominated for both Most Outstanding and Most Popular Drama Series. Leah Purcell is nominated for Most Outstanding Actress for her role as Rita Connors and Robbie Magasiva , who plays Will Jackson, is nominated for Most Outstanding Actor. Celia Ireland is nominated for Most Outstanding Supporting Actress for her role as Liz Birdsworth, while Bernard Curry has been nominated for Most Outstanding Supporting Actor for playing Jake Stewart.
Brian Walsh , Foxtel’s Executive Director of Television, said: “What a huge achievement for Foxtel. It’s fantastic to see Wentworth embraced by fans and critics alike, year after year. It is such a distinguished production with incredible storylines and brilliant actors, and we’re looking forward to another riveting season premiering this week.
“I’d also like to congratulate Foxtel’s other nominees who have been recognised today by both the industry and our viewers. To receive a record-breaking number of nominations across so many categories and genres is something to be proud of, and is testament to the hard work, professionalism and creativity of everyone involved.”
Foxtel secured an additional seven nominations across its critically acclaimed dramas A Place to Call Home , Fighting Season , Secret City: Under the Eagle and Mr Inbetween .
Political thriller Secret City: Under the Eagle has been nominated for Most Outstanding Drama Series, with Danielle Cormack nominated for Most Outstanding Actress for her performance as maverick Independent MP Karen Koutoufides. The first season won two Logie Awards in 2017.
The sixth and final season of sweeping drama A Place To Call Home is also up for two awards – Marta Dusseldorp is nominated for Most Popular Actress for playing Sarah Nordmann, with Frankie J. Holden nominated in the Most Outstanding Supporting Actor category for his role as Roy Briggs.
Fighting Season , a complex, character-driven drama about Australian soldiers returning from Afghanistan, has Jay Ryan nominated for Most Outstanding Actor for his role as Sgt Sean ‘Speedo’ Collins, and Ewen Leslie nominated for Most Outstanding Supporting Actor for playing Captain Ted Nordenfelt.
Rounding out Foxtel’s drama nominations is Scott Ryan who is up for Most Outstanding Actor for his role as charismatic but volatile hitman Ray Shoesmith in Mr Inbetween , the series he also created.
The three-time Logie Award-winning Gogglebox Australia has once again been nominated for Most Popular Entertainment Program, the award it won in 2018. This year the series has also been nominated in the reinstated Most Outstanding Entertainment Program category. Season 10 of Gogglebox will return to Lifestyle later this year.
Also up for a Most Popular award is Lifestyle’s top rating series Selling Houses Australia , which has been nominated for Most Popular Lifestyle Program.
Foxtel has two programs nominated for Most Outstanding Factual or Documentary Program – the gripping crime series Ron Iddles: The Good Cop ; and the engaging documentary series The Pacific: In the wake of Captain Cook with Sam Neill .
SKY NEWS continues to cement its position at the epicentre of Australian political coverage and is a nominee for Most Outstanding News Coverage for its reporting on the Liberal Leadership Spill .
FOX SPORTS has been recognised for its coverage of the cricket, with a nomination for Most Outstanding Sports Coverage for Australia v India (Second Test Match in Perth) .