The finalists for the 2018 Logie Awards have been announced and there are a few surprises in the mix.
The Logies, dubbed “Australian television’s night of nights” honours the best actresses, actors and shows on the small screen.
The awards are handed out in two different categories: Most Popular, which is voted for by the public; and Most Outstanding, which are awarded by a panel of TV WEEK Magazine and industry experts.
This year, perhaps the most surprising category is the TV Week Gold Logie, which for the last few years running has included multiple panellists from The Project. Carrie Bickmore won in 2015, Waleed Aly won in 2016, and at least two of the show’s hosts have been nominated in the category in the last two years.
This year, however, no hosts of The Project are in the mix. Most bizarrely, Lisa Wilkinson isn’t nominated, despite her significant role in TV in the last 12 months.
The nominations are as follows:
TV Week Gold Logie – Most Popular 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 Seven)
Luke McGregor (Rosehaven, ABC)
Ray Meagher (Home And Away, Channel Seven)
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)
Top Comments
Or Osher?!? Where is Osher??