It’s Australia’s answer to the Emmys; it’s the night all the cast members from Home And Away most important people in the country’s entertainment industry congregate in Melbourne to recognise the creme de la creme of Australian television. It’s the TV Week Logie Awards!
The 2012 Nominations are in and, based on a quick analysis (i.e. none at all), we have deduced which of the six Gold Logie contenders is most likely to take out the evening’s top prize.
We’ve had a pretty good run speculating on who is most likely to be voted (by the public) for the top gong. The sometimes-drunk-on-air Today Show host Karl Stefanovic won the 2011 Gold Logie, following our half-hearted campaign to get him votes. Similarly, in 2010 we correctly picked Alf Stewart from Home And Away as the winner.
And so to the nominees!
GOLD LOGIE – Most Popular Personality on TV
Adam Hills (Spicks And Specks, ABC1/Adam Hills In Gordon St Tonight, ABC1)
Asher Keddie (Nina Proudman, Offspring, Network Ten /Ita Buttrose, Paper Giants: The Birth Of Cleo, ABC1)
Carrie Bickmore (The Project, Network Ten)
Esther Anderson (Charlie Buckton, Home And Away, Channel Seven)
Hamish Blake (Hamish & Andy’s Gap Year, Nine Network)
Karl Stefanovic (Today, Nine Network)
Our pick? Hamish Blake.
One half of beloved radio-television comedy duo, ‘Hamish And Andy’, Hamish AKA “the funnier one” is our pick to take out the Gold this year. Why? In terms of pure ubiquity he rates highly among the nominees. In addition to Hamish & Andy’s Gap Year, Hamish was a regular guest on Rove Live, and made multiple appearances on Spicks and Specks and Thank God You’re Here.
Hamish also has the advantage of having hosted an extremely popular drive-time radio program, and he will undoubtedly get some crossover votes from listeners of the show. And don’t forget that the majority of voters are people who read TV Week. Think of the demographic of people who might read that kind of magazine?… Or why don’t I just tell you. TV Week’s recorded demographics show the majority of the readership are women over 50 years of age, also known as people who think Hamish Blake is adorable.
And, well, he does manage to turn ridiculousness into something inexplicably endearing…
The rest of the nominations:
TV WEEK SILVER LOGIE – Most Popular Actor
* Daniel MacPherson (Jack Keenan, Wild Boys, Channel Seven)
* Eddie Perfect (Mick Holland, Offspring, Network Ten)
* Erik Thomson (Dave Rafter, Packed To The Rafters, Channel Seven)
* Hugh Sheridan (Ben Rafter, Packed To The Rafters, Channel Seven)
* Ray Meagher (Alf Stewart, Home And Away, Channel Seven)
TV WEEK SILVER LOGIE – Most Popular Actress
* Asher Keddie (Nina Proudman, Offspring, Network Ten /Ita Buttrose, Paper Giants: The Birth Of Cleo, ABC1)
* Danielle Cormack (Kate Leigh, Underbelly: Razor, Nine Network /Angela Travis, East West 101, SBS)
* Esther Anderson (Charlie Buckton, Home And Away, Channel Seven)
* Jessica Marais (Rachel Rafter, Packed To The Rafters, Channel Seven)
* Rebecca Gibney (Julie Rafter, Packed To The Rafters, Channel Seven)
TV WEEK SILVER LOGIE – Most Popular Presenter
* Adam Hills (Spicks And Specks, ABC1/Adam Hills In Gordon St Tonight, ABC1)
* Carrie Bickmore (The Project, Network Ten)
* Chrissie Swan (The Circle, Network Ten)
* Hamish Blake (Hamish & Andy’s Gap Year, Nine Network)
* Karl Stefanovic (Today, Nine Network)
MOST POPULAR NEW MALE TALENT
* Dan Ewing (Heath Braxton, Home And Away, Channel Seven)
* James Mason (Chris Pappas, Neighbours, Network Ten)
* Peter Kuruvita (Host, My Sri Lanka With Peter Kuruvita, SBS)
* Steve Peacocke (Darryl “Brax” Braxton, Home And Away, Channel Seven)
* Tom Wren (Dr Doug Graham, Winners & Losers, Channel Seven
MOST POPULAR NEW FEMALE TALENT
* Anna McGahan (Nellie Cameron, Underbelly: Razor, Nine Network)
* Chelsie Preston Crayford (Tilly Devine, Underbelly: Razor, Nine Network)
* Demi Harman (Sasha Bezmel, Home And Away, Channel Seven)
* Melissa Bergland (Jenny Gross, Winners & Losers Channel Seven)
* Tiffiny Hall (Trainer, The Biggest Loser Australia, Network Ten)
MOST POPULAR DRAMA SERIES
* Home And Away (Channel Seven)
* Offspring (Network Ten)
* Packed To The Rafters (Channel Seven)
* Underbelly: Razor (Nine Network)
* Winners And Losers (Channel Seven)
MOST POPULAR LIGHT ENTERTAINMENT PROGRAM
* Australia’s Got Talent (Channel Seven)
* Hamish & Andy’s Gap Year (Nine Network)
* Spicks And Specks (ABC1)
* Sunrise (Channel Seven)
* The Project (Network Ten)
MOST POPULAR LIFESTYLE PROGRAM
* Better Homes And Gardens (Channel Seven)
* Getaway (Nine Network)
* iFISH (Network Ten)
* Ready Steady Cook (Network Ten)
* Selling Houses Australia Extreme (LifeStyle Channel, FOXTEL
MOST POPULAR SPORTS PROGRAM
* 2011 AFL Grand Final (Network Ten)
* Before The Game (Network Ten)
* The AFL Footy Show (Nine Network)
* The NRL Footy Show (Nine Network)
* Wide World Of Sports (Nine Network)
MOST POPULAR REALITY PROGRAM
* Beauty And The Geek Australia (Channel Seven)
* MasterChef Australia (Network Ten)
* My Kitchen Rules (Channel Seven)
* The Block (Nine Network)
* The X Factor Australia (Channel Seven)
MOST POPULAR FACTUAL PROGRAM
* Bondi Rescue (Network Ten)
* Bondi Vet (Network Ten)
* Border Security: Australia’s Front Line (Channel Seven)
* RPA (Nine Network)
* World’s Strictest Parents (Channel Seven)
MOST OUTSTANDING NOMINEES
TV WEEK SILVER LOGIE – Most Outstanding Drama Series, Miniseries or Telemovie
* Cloudstreet (Showcase, FOXTEL)
* Offspring (Network Ten)
* Paper Giants: The Birth Of Cleo (ABC1)
* The Slap (ABC1)
* Underbelly: Razor (Nine Network)
TV WEEK SILVER LOGIE – Most Outstanding Actor
* Alex Dimitriades (The Slap, ABC1)
* David Wenham (Killing Time, TV1, FOXTEL)
* Don Hany (East West 101, SBS)
* Geoff Morrell (Cloudstreet, Showcase, FOXTEL)
* Rob Carlton (Paper Giants: The Birth Of Cleo, ABC1)
TV WEEK SILVER LOGIE – Most Outstanding Actress
* Asher Keddie (Paper Giants: The Birth Of Cleo, ABC1)
* Diana Glenn (Killing Time, TV1, FOXTEL)
* Essie Davis (The Slap, ABC1)
* Kat Stewart (Offspring, Network Ten)
* Melissa George (The Slap, ABC1)
GRAHAM KENNEDY AWARD FOR MOST OUTSTANDING NEW TALENT
* Anna McGahan (Underbelly: Razor, Nine Network)
* Chelsie Preston Crayford (Underbelly: Razor, Nine Network)
* Hamish Macdonald (Senior Foreign Correspondent, Network Ten)
* Hamish Michael (Crownies, ABC1)
* Melissa Bergland (Winners & Losers, Channel Seven)
MOST OUTSTANDING NEWS COVERAGE
* “Lockyer Valley Flood” (Brisbane News, Channel Seven)
* “Qantas Grounded” (Sky News National, Sky News Australia, FOXTEL)
* “Skype Scandal” (Ten News At Five, Network Ten)
* “The Queensland Floods” (Nine News, Nine Network)
* “Unfinished Business” (SBS World News Australia, SBS)
MOST OUTSTANDING PUBLIC AFFAIRS REPORT
* “A Bloody Business” (Four Corners/Sarah Ferguson, ABC1)
* After The Deluge: The Valley (Paul Lockyer, ABC1)
* “Rescue 500? (Sunday Night, Channel Seven)
* “Salma In The Square” (Foreign Correspondent/Mark Corcoran, ABC1)
* Tour Of Duty: Australia’s Secret War (Network Ten)
MOST OUTSTANDING LIGHT ENTERTAINMENT PROGRAM
* Australia’s Got Talent (Channel Seven)
* Gruen Planet (ABC1)
* Spicks And Specks (ABC1)
* Talkin’ ‘Bout Your Generation (Network Ten)
* The Project (Network Ten)
MOST OUTSTANDING SPORTS COVERAGE
* 2011 Australian Open Tennis (Channel Seven)
* 2011 Bathurst 1000 (Channel Seven)
* 2011 Melbourne Cup Carnival (Channel Seven)
* State Of Origin III (Nine Network)
* Tour de France 2011 (SBS)
MOST OUTSTANDING CHILDREN’S PROGRAM
* Camp Orange: Wrong Town, (Nickelodeon, FOXTEL)
* Lockie Leonard (Nine Network)
* My Place (ABC3)
* Saturday Disney (Channel Seven)
* Scope (Network Ten)
MOST OUTSTANDING FACTUAL PROGRAM
* Go Back To Where You Came From (SBS)
* Leaky Boat (ABC1)
* Mrs Carey’s Concert (ABC1)
* Outback Fight Club (SBS)
* Tony Robinson Explores Australia (The History Channel, (FOXTEL)
