Last night’s TV Blackbox Awards saw several of Australia’s favourite television stars and shows scoop up wins that were otherwise left in a void with the absence of the TV Week Logies for both 2020 and 2021.
Stepping in instead of the Logies this year was the TV Blackbox team, with you, our readers, selecting your first round of nominations, then choosing your top five (or six) finalists, and then ultimately deciding on who wins the entire award in each category.
From Reality TV, to Australian Drama, to Actor, to Presenter, to Duo and to the Lifetime Achievement award, you voted for every single winner.
Our live stream starred TV Blackbox co-editor Rob McKnight as host, who was joined by several special guests from the TV industry, including:
Journalist and Real Housewives of Melbourne star Anjali Rao.
Today co-host and 60 Minutes reporter Karl Stefanovic.
Australian Ninja Warrior competitor Jack Wilson.
TV Presenter and podcaster Jessica Rowe.
Radio and voice over artist Mike Goldman.
‘Child star’ and Rob’s daughter Jasmine McKnight.
Outback Truckers personality Steve Grahame.
The Morning Show and The Chase Australia host Larry Emdur.
ABC Chair, TV personality and businesswoman Ita Buttrose.
TV Blackbox co-editor Kevin Perry.
Child actor and TV Blackbox podcaster Sarah Monahan.
TV Blackbox co-editor and podcaster Steve Molk.
Actor Lincoln Lewis.
TV and radio personality and The Hundred host Andy Lee.
Legendary announcer and voice over artist Pete Smith.
A total of 21 categories were announced on the night, the full breakdown of who won against who, and in what category, is below.
The winner is highlighted in bold.
MOST POPULAR REALITY TV SHOW
- Lego Masters Australia (9)
- The Block (9)
- Big Brother (7)
- SAS Australia (7)
- Australian Survivor (10)
- The Voice (7)
MOST POPULAR AUSTRALIAN DRAMA
- Wentworth: The Final Sentence (FOXTEL)
- RFDS (7)
- Doctor Doctor (9)
- Home and Away (7)
- The Newsreader (ABC)
“We are so thrilled that The Newsreader has won best Australian Drama at The TV Blackbox Awards – on behalf of the cast and crew we say a big thank you to everyone who voted for us! And also a huge thank you to the ABC, Screen Australia and Film Victoria for making the series possible. Thanks TV Blackbox we will have a champagne tonight to celebrate!”
– Warner Film Productions
MOST POPULAR INTERNATIONAL DRAMA
- Mare of Easttown (Binge)
- Succession (FOXTEL)
- Yellowstone (Stan)
- The Good Doctor (7)
- The Handmaid’s Tale (SBS)
MOST POPULAR ACTOR
- Ray Meagher – Home & Away (7)
- Stephen Peacocke – RFDS (7) | Five Bedrooms (Paramount+) | The Newsreader (ABC)
- Anna Torv – The Newsreader/Fires (ABC)
- Nicole Kidman – Nine Perfect Strangers (Amazon Prime Video)
- Celia Paquola – Rosehaven (ABC)
MOST POPULAR CHILDREN’S SHOW
- Itch (ABC)
- Totally Wild (10 SHAKE)
- Kangaroo Beach (ABC)
- Bluey (ABC)
- BTN (ABC)
“We are thrilled for Bluey to be awarded Best Children’s Program. Thank you so much to those who voted, it’s so amazing to have everyone on this exciting Bluey journey with us!”
– Sam Moor, Bluey Producer
MOST POPULAR NEWS PROGRAM
- ABC News (ABC)
- The Project (10)
- 7NEWS (7)
- Four Corners (ABC)
- 9 News (9)
MOST POPULAR NEWSREADER
- Sandra Sully – 10 News First (10)
- Mark Ferguson – 7NEWS (7)
- Peter Mitchell – 7NEWS (7)
- Peter Hitchener – Nine News (9)
- Peter Overton – Nine News (9)
MOST POPULAR BREAKFAST SHOW
- Big Mob Brekky (NITV/SBS)
- Sunrise (7)
- Weekend Sunrise (7)
- Today (9)
- News Breakfast (ABC)
MOST POPULAR MORNING SHOW
- Studio 10 (10)
- The Morning Show (7)
- Today Extra (9)
“Thank you so much TV Blackbox, we’re honoured!”
– Kylie Gillies, co-host of The Morning Show
MOST POPULAR PANEL SHOW
- Q+A (ABC)
- Insiders (ABC)
- The Front Bar (7)
- The Project (10)
- Gruen (ABC)
MOST POPULAR COMEDY PROGRAM
- Shaun Micallef’s Mad as Hell (ABC)
- The Hundred with Andy Lee (9)
- Fisk (ABC)
- Have You Been Paying Attention? (10)
- Rosehaven (ABC)
MOST POPULAR INTERNATIONAL COMEDY PROGRAM
- Friends The Reunion (Binge)
- Hacks (Stan)
- The Flight Attendant (Binge)
- Brooklyn Nine-Nine (SBS)
- Ted Lasso (Apple TV+)
MOST POPULAR LIGHT ENTERTAINMENT
- The Front Bar (7)
- Travel Guides (9)
- Hard Quiz (ABC)
- Love on The Spectrum (ABC)
- Gogglebox Australia (FOXTEL)
MOST POPULAR PRESENTER
- Hamish Blake – Lego masters (9)
- Jonathan LaPaglia – Australian Survivor (10)
- Shaun Micallef – Mad As Hell (ABC)
- Karl Stefanovic – TODAY (9)
- Sam Pang – The Front Bar (7) | Have You Been Paying Attention (10)
MOST POPULAR DUO
- Andrew Winter & Neale Whitaker – Love It Or List It Australia (FOXTEL)
- Chris Brown & Julia Morris – I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here! (10)
- Karl Stefanovic and Allison Langdon – TODAY (9)
- Larry Emdur & Kylie Gillies – The Morning Show (7)
- Rebecca Gibney and Erik Thomson – Back to the Rafters (Amazon Prime Video)
MOST POPULAR SPORTS BROADCAST
- Tokyo Paralympics (7)
- State Of Origin (9)
- AFL Grand Final (7)
- Tokyo Olympics (7)
- Bathurst 1000 (Fox Sports/Channel 7)
MOST POPULAR SPORTS BROADCASTER
- Bruce McAvaney (7)
- Ian Thorpe (7)
- Daisy Pearce (7)
- Peter Sterling (9)
- Mark Beretta (7)
MOST POPULAR SPORTS PANEL PROGRAM
- AFL Sunday Footy Show (9)
- NRL Sunday Footy Show (9)
- The Front Bar (7)
- Sports Sunday (9)
- Offsiders (ABC)
MOST POPULAR FACTUAL PROGRAM
- Outback Truckers (7mate)
- You Can’t Ask That (ABC)
- Anh’s Brush With Fame (ABC)
- Old People’s Home for Four Year Olds (ABC)
- Australian Story (ABC)
“The team deserved it. They’ve done a wonderful job in getting us truckies out there to Australia and the rest of the world,”
“Well, I’ll be blowed, that is wonderful,”
On learning his efforts helped push Outback Truckers to victory, Grahame was thrilled with the result.
“Firstly, thank you for the TV Blackbox Awards and the other nominees for being in there. I’ll be honoured to accept this on behalf of Julia Redwood and her team at Prospero Productions.
“I can’t believe it’s nine years ago when I was first approached that I’d be here accepting an award like this.”
– said Steve Grahame, regular on show
MOST POPULAR LIFESTYLE PROGRAM
- Grand Designs Australia (FOXTEL)
- Better Homes and Gardens (7)
- Gardening Australia (ABC)
- Travel Guides (9)
- The Living Room (10)
A huge thank you to everyone who voted for Better Homes and Gardens. We were all so chuffed. It’s been yet another super challenging year for our industry and we are really proud of what we’ve continued to produce in such full on times. To win the inaugural TV Blackbox award for Best Lifestyle Show has put a great big, super wide smile on all of our faces. Thank you, thank you, thank you and have a safe holiday season.
– Johanna Griggs, Better Homes and Gardens
LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT
- Bruce McAvaney
- Ray Meagher
- Liz Hayes
- Dr Harry Cooper
- Bert Newton
A full wrap up of the wins for each network and more will be released soon.
If you missed the live stream of the event, you can catch up on our YouTube page here:
A massive thank you to all of our guests who joined us. And of course every viewer who tuned in to watch the awards be presented live. We are proud to have a tightknit TV Blackbox family.
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