ABC congratulates 2019 Logie nominees
Showcasing a diverse and extensive list of nominations
The ABC congratulates its nominees in this year’s 61st TV Week Logie Awards, with a bumper 44 nominations spanning drama, comedy, children’s, factual, sports and current affairs programs. The sheer scale of nominations is truly remarkable, up more than 50% from 2018, and includes two Gold Logie nominations.
Michael Carrington, Acting Director Entertainment & Specialist, said: “Congratulations to our Logie Awards nominees across the ABC for their hard work and dedication, in front of and behind the camera. Our 44 nominations highlight the depth and diversity of home-grown talent on show at the ABC across multiple genres. Best of luck to the ever-entertaining Costa and Tom and to all our nominees. No broadcaster backs Australian stories more than the ABC.”
Leading the charge is award-winning drama series, Mystery Road, with eight nominations including the Most Popular and Most Outstanding Drama Program categories. Further nods go to Aaron Pedersen (Most Popular and Most Outstanding Actor), Judy Davis (Most Outstanding Actress), Deborah Mailman (Most Popular Actress) Wayne Blair (Most Outstanding Supporting Actor) and Tasia Zalar (Most Popular New Talent). The Cry received nominations for Jenna Coleman (Most Popular and Most Outstanding Actress) and Asher Keddie (Most Popular Actress, Most Outstanding Supporting Actress), alongside Guy Pearce (Most Popular Actor) and Marta Dusseldorp (Most Popular Actress) for their work in Jack Irish.
Excitingly, the ABC scores two Gold Logie nominations; Costa Georgiadis is nominated for his work in flagship ABC program Gardening Australia and Tom Gleeson is nominated for hosting fan favorite Hard Quiz and his role on The Weekly With Charlie Pickering. Both appear in the Most Popular Presenter category.
Tom Gleeson said: “I can’t wait to fulfil my destiny by winning the Gold Logie. The ABC hasn’t won the Gold since 1976. A vote for me is a vote for the ABC. Voting re-opens June 24. GLEESON 4 GOLD.”
Costa Georgiadis said: “This is a great day for Gardening Australia, ABC and gardeners of all ages. The birds are singing, the bees are buzz’n, the worms are wrigglin’ and the gnomes are a dance’n. ABC’s Gardening Australia has been the go-to fertiliser of inspiration for 30 years. What a birthday gift! Let’s Grow For Gold.”
The ABC’s crucial role in journalism and public affairs has been recognised through nominations that span Most Popular and Outstanding categories; with Four Corners, Australian Story and 7.30 all in the running for statues. Caro Meldrum Hanna’s three-part investigation, Exposed: The Case of Keli Lane is nominated for Most Outstanding Factual or Documentary Program, alongside the multi-award winning series Employable Me.
The ABC’s commitment to quality, local comedy continues to shine, with Rosehaven and Shaun Micallef’s Mad as Hell nominated for Most Popular Comedy Program. The stars of Rosehaven, Luke McGregor (Most Popular Actor) and Celia Pacquola (Most Popular Actress) have also been recognised with nominations for their third successive year.
In the Most Popular Entertainment Program category the ABC received three nominations; Anh’s Brush with Fame (which is nominated for its fourth successive year), Gruen and Hard Quiz. Back In Time for Dinner and Gardening Australia are both nominated in the Most Popular Lifestyle category.
ABC Children’s scored three nominations in the Most Outstanding Children’s Program category with smash hit new series Bluey nominated, along with further nods to Mustangs FC and Teenage Boss.
The ABC’s coverage of Invictus Games Sydney 2018 – which brought together communities across Australia to celebrate the strength and spirit of our wounded, injured or ill servicemen and women – has been nominated for Most Outstanding Sports Coverage.
The TV Week Logie Awards will take place on Sunday June 30th, from the Gold Coast.
The full list of ABC nominees:
MOST POPULAR ACTOR
Aaron Pedersen (Mystery Road)
Guy Pearce (Jack Irish)
Luke McGregor (Rosehaven)
MOST POPULAR ACTRESS
Asher Keddie (The Cry)
Celia Pacquola (Rosehaven)
Deborah Mailman (Mystery Road)
Jenna Coleman (The Cry)
Marta Dusseldorp (Jack Irish)
MOST POPULAR PRESENTER
Costa Georgiadis (Gardening Australia)
Tom Gleeson (Hard Quiz)
GOLD
Costa Georgiadis (Gardening Australia)
Tom Gleeson (Hard Quiz)
MOST POPULAR NEW TALENT
Dylan Alcott (The Set)
Eddie Woo (Teenage Boss)
Tasia Zalar (Mystery Road)
MOST POPULAR DRAMA PROGRAM
Mystery Road
The Cry
MOST POPULAR ENTERTAINMENT
Anh’s Brush With Fame
Gruen
Hard Quiz
MOST POPULAR COMEDY PROGRAM
Rosehaven
Shaun Micallef’s Mad As Hell
MOST POPULAR LIFESTYLE PROGRAM
Back In Time For Dinner
Gardening Australia
MOST POPULAR PANEL OR CURRENT AFFAIRS PROGRAM
7.30
Australian Story
Four Corners
MOST OUTSTANDING DRAMA SERIES
Mystery Road
MOST OUTSTANDING MINISERIES OR TELEMOVIE
Pine Gap
The Cry
MOST OUTSTANDING ACTOR
Aaron Pedersen (Detective Jay Swan, Mystery Road)
MOST OUTSTANDING ACTRESS
Jenna Coleman (Joanna, The Cry)
Judy Davis (Emma James, Mystery Road)
MOST OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTOR
Wayne Blair (Larry Dime, Mystery Road)
MOST OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Asher Keddie (Alexandra, The Cry)
MOST OUTSTANDING CHILDREN’S PROGRAM
Bluey
Mustangs FC
Teenage Boss
MOST OUTSTANDING SPORTS COVERAGE
Invictus Games Sydney 2018
MOST OUTSTANDING NEWS COVERAGE OR PUBLIC AFFAIRS REPORT
Four Corners: Out of the Dark
7.30: James Comey Interview
Four Corners: Who Cares?
MOST OUTSTANDING FACTUAL OR DOCUMENTARY PROGRAM
Employable Me
Exposed: The Case of Keli Lane
How on earth does Exposed: The Case of Keli Lane even get a mention under ‘Most outstanding factual or documentary program’ when the program was a biased, taxpayer funded junket for Caro? There was no facts presented. The only thing this show did was give a convicted killer a public platform to talk more lies, while Caro refused to ask any hard questions of Lane, which may have cast her into a bad light. There have been many, many "Facts" that Exposed released, which have been proven to be false and misleading, since the show was aired. Problem Child, by Wicked Podecasts proves how incompetent Caro is and how biased her journalism was on the Lane case. DISGUSTING.
Am I being pranked? There are so many gaps in the evidence, journalism and the chronology of the Exposed drama. If this wins someone will have egg on their faces because the ABC’s Keli Lane drama belongs in the miniseries category. Carol can get best new talent! A win-win. Except Tegan is dead. Everyone forgets that bit.
The ABC’s ‘Exposed’ nomination is an affront to responsible ethical journalism. Factual? Far from it!!!
It was a pernicious, deceptive ploy by journalist Car Meldrum Hanna to garner a viewing audience by callously dismissing damning evidence, thousands of hours of quality police work and forensics, and then questioning the prosecutorial process which resulted in a guilty verdict for Keli Lane.
This sham of a documentary, tried to manufacture spurious new evidence that had no shred of legitimacy. The motive was to cast doubt about Lane’s sentencing, and in doing so, agitate for a review of her case, in the full knowledge that Lane had lost two previous appeals and all rights to any review.
It is a savage blight on the character and scope of well researched investigative journalism from around the nation, that ‘Exposed’ could even remotely be considered for a Logie