The Foxtel Group today confirmed it has secured a total of 20 nominations for the 62nd TV Week Logie Awards, spanning local and internationally celebrated drama, lifestyle, reality and sports programming on FOXTEL and BINGE.
Worldwide phenomenon WENTWORTH scored a nomination for Most Outstanding Drama Series for the eighth and final season of the much-loved FOXTEL Original series. Katrina Milosevic received her first Most Outstanding Supporting Actress nomination for her notable role as “Boomer” and fan favourite Bernard Curry is nominated for Most Popular Actor.
The critically acclaimed series, MR INBETWEEN, landed two nominations for its third and final season. Series creator, writer and star Scott Ryan is nominated for Most Outstanding Actor for his portrayal of Ray Shoesmith, following his win in the same category in 2019. Matt Nable is also nominated for Most Outstanding Supporting Actor for the pivotal role of hitman, Dave.
BINGE’s first Australian Original LOVE ME secured the most nominations of any drama this year with seven nominations, including Most Outstanding Drama Series and Most Popular Drama Program. The romantic six-episode drama series, which follows three different family members as they experience modern love at distinct times of their lives, premiered on Boxing Day, and became an instant summer hit.
LOVE ME lead actor Hugo Weaving is nominated in the Most Popular and Most Outstanding Actor Category and is joined by co-star Heather Mitchell, nominated for Most Outstanding Supporting Actress. LOVE ME rising stars Bojana Novakovic and Will Lodder also received Logies nods, nominated for Most Popular Actress and Most Popular New Talent respectively.
FOXTEL Original series THE END is nominated for Most Outstanding Miniseries or Telemovie and Australian icon Noni Hazlehurst received a nomination for Most Outstanding Supporting Actress, for her role as Pamela in the acclaimed drama series about the beauty that lies between life and death.
In further nominations for the FOXTEL Group, Logie Award-winning hitseries GOGGLEBOX AUSTRALIA is once again nominated in theMost PopularEntertainment Program category.
Season four of the hugely successful LOVE IT OR LIST IT AUSTRALIA hosted by Andrew Winter and Neale Whitaker is nominated for Most Popular Lifestyle Program.
The 2021/2022 Men’s Ashes Series on FOX CRICKET is also nominated for Most Outstanding Sports Coverage.
Foxtel Group’s slate of international content has also been recognised, with the following Australian acting talent nominated for Most Popular Actor or Actress in an International Program:
Sarah Snook has received a nomination for her acclaimed role as Shiv Roy in the global phenomenon, SUCCESSION. Murray Bartlett is nominated for his scene-stealing performance as Armond in the smash-hit series THE WHITE LOTUS andbreakout star Angourie Rice has received a nod for her role in one of the biggest hits of 2021, MARE OF EASTTOWN.
Foxtel Group Chief Content and Commercial Officer, Amanda Laing said:
“These 20 nominations recognise the Foxtel Group’s continuing commitment to producing world-class entertainment and sporting content for our viewers. It’s a great achievement for the Foxtel Group, our production partners, cast, and crew.”
“The Logies are a great moment for Australian television’s creative community and I’d like to congratulate all of the nominees.”
The 62nd TV Week Logie Awards will take place at Gold Coast Convention Centre on Sunday June 19, 2022.
Full List of 2022 TV Week Logie Award Nominations for the FOXTEL Group
Most Outstanding Awards
Most Outstanding Drama Series: Love Me (BINGE and FOXTEL)
Most Outstanding Drama Series: Wentworth – The Final Sentence (FOXTEL)
Most Outstanding Miniseries or Telemovie: The End (FOXTEL)
Most Outstanding Actor: Hugo Weaving – Love Me (BINGE and FOXTEL)
Most Outstanding Actor: Scott Ryan – Mr Inbetween (FOXTEL)
Most Outstanding Supporting Actor: Matt Nable – Mr Inbetween (FOXTEL)
Most Outstanding Supporting Actress: Heather Mitchell – Love Me (BINGE and FOXTEL)
Most Outstanding Supporting Actress: Katrina Milosevic – Wentworth – The Final Sentence (FOXTEL)
Most Outstanding Supporting Actress: Noni Hazlehurst – The End (FOXTEL)
Most Outstanding Sports Coverage: 2021/2022 Ashes, Fox Cricket (FOXTEL)
Most Popular Awards
Most Popular Actor: Bernard Curry – Wentworth – The Final Sentence (FOXTEL)
Most Popular Actor: Hugo Weaving – Love Me (BINGE and FOXTEL)
Most Popular Actress: Bojana Novakovic – Love Me (BINGE and FOXTEL)
Graham Kennedy Award for Most Popular New Talent: Will Lodder – Love Me (BINGE and FOXTEL)
Most Popular Drama Program: Love Me (BINGE and FOXTEL)
Most Popular Entertainment Program: Gogglebox Australia (FOXTEL and Network 10)
Most Popular Lifestyle Program: Love It or List It Australia (FOXTEL)
Most Popular Actor or Actress in an International Program: Angourie Rice – Mare of Easttown (BINGE and FOXTEL)
Most Popular Actor or Actress in an International Program: Murray Bartlett – The White Lotus (BINGE and FOXTEL)
Most Popular Actor or Actress in an International Program: Sarah Snook – Succession (BINGE and FOXTEL)
BINGE
BINGE’s first Australian-made original, LOVE ME, secured the most nominations of any drama this year with seven nominations including, Most Outstanding Drama Series and Most Popular Drama Program, announced today at the TV Week 2022 Logie Award Nominations Event on the Gold Coast.
The romantic six-episode drama series, which follows three different family members as they experience modern love at distinct times of their lives, premiered on Boxing Day, and became an instant summer hit.
Celebrated actor Hugo Weaving has been recognised for his role as Glen Mathieson, a caring father who struggles with embracing a new romance after his wife unexpectedly dies, with two nominations; Most Outstanding Actor and Most Popular Actor.
Bojana Novakovic who portrays lead character Clara Mathieson; a woman approaching 40 who is beginning to fear that her successful career might have come at the expense of her own family, has been recognised with her first Logie Award nomination for Most Popular Actress.
Attending the Logie Award Nominations Event on behalf of BINGE, Will Lodder, who plays Aaron, the younger brother to Clara and son of Glen, has been nominated for the Graham Kennedy Award for Most Popular New Talent in this breakout role.
Weaving’s love interest in the series, the free-spirited Anita, portrayed by Heather Mitchell has also received a nomination for Most Outstanding Supporting Actress.
Alison Hurbert-Burns, BINGE Executive Director, said:
“Creating LOVE ME, BINGE’s first original Australian drama, has been such a treat, and made possible through Warner Bros. and our production partners, along with the brilliant creatives and talented cast that brought this story to life.
“We are thrilled that LOVE ME has connected so strongly with Australian audiences, and incredibly proud to be recognised with seven Logie nominations.”
Skip Intro, a weekly podcast covering, and discovering, the newest and best entertainment available on BINGE, celebrates the Love Me Logie nominations with a special episode, now streaming (LINK), featuring a panel discussion from Screen Forever, moderated by BINGE Executive Director Alison Hurbert-Burns, featuring the series director Emma Freeman, Warner Bros. Executive Producer Hamish Lewis and newly Logie nominated Will Lodder.
FULL LIST OF 2022 TV WEEK LOGIE AWARD NOMINATIONS AVAILABLE ON BINGE:
Most Outstanding
TV WEEK SILVER LOGIE – MOST OUTSTANDING DRAMA SERIES LOVE ME
TV WEEK SILVER LOGIE – MOST OUTSTANDING ACTOR HUGO WEAVING LOVE ME
TV WEEK SILVER LOGIE – MOST OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTRESS HEATHER MITCHELL LOVE ME
TV WEEK SILVER LOGIE – MOST OUTSTANDING DRAMA SERIES WENTWORTH – THE FINAL SENTENCE
TV WEEK SILVER LOGIE – MOST OUTSTANDING MINISERIES OR TELEMOVIE THE END
TV WEEK SILVER LOGIE – MOST OUTSTANDING ACTOR SCOTT RYAN MR INBETWEEN
TV WEEK SILVER LOGIE – MOST OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTOR MATT NABLE MR INBETWEEN
TV WEEK SILVER LOGIE – MOST OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTRESS KATRINA MILOSEVIC WENTWORTH – THE FINAL SENTENCE
TV WEEK SILVER LOGIE – MOST OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTRESS NONI HAZLEHURST THE END
Most Popular
TV WEEK SILVER LOGIE – MOST POPULAR ACTOR HUGO WEAVING LOVE ME
TV WEEK SILVER LOGIE – MOST POPULAR ACTRESS BOJANA NOVAKOVIC LOVE ME
GRAHAM KENNEDY AWARD FOR – MOST POPULAR NEW TALENT WILL LODDER LOVE ME
TV WEEK LOGIES – MOST POPULAR DRAMA PROGRAM LOVE ME
TV WEEK SILVER LOGIE – MOST POPULAR ACTOR OR ACTRESS IN AN INTERNATIONAL PROGRAM ANGOURIE RICE MARE OF EASTTOWN
TV WEEK SILVER LOGIE – MOST POPULAR ACTOR OR ACTRESS IN AN INTERNATIONAL PROGRAM SARAH SNOOK SUCCESSION
TV WEEK SILVER LOGIE – MOST POPULAR ACTOR OR ACTRESS IN AN INTERNATIONAL PROGRAM MURRAY BARTLETT THE WHITE LOTUS
TV WEEK SILVER LOGIE – MOST POPULAR ACTOR BERNARD CURRY WENTWORTH – THE FINAL SENTENCE
TV WEEK LOGIES – MOST POPULAR ENTERTAINMENT PROGRAM GOGGLEBOX AUSTRALIA
TV WEEK LOGIES – MOST POPULAR LIFESTYLE PROGRAM LOVE IT OR LIST IT AUSTRALIA
ABOUT LOVE ME:
LOVE ME Season 1 is directed by celebrated Australian director Emma Freeman (Stateless, Secret City, Glitch) with lead writer Alison Bell, and writers Leon Ford, Adele Vuko and Blake Ayshford. In addition to Weaving, Novakovic and Lodder, the cast includes, Bob Morley (The 100) as Peter, Heather Mitchell (The Unusual Suspects, Palm Beach, Upright) as Anita, Sarah Peirse (Stateless, Sweet Tooth, The Letdown) as Christine, Celia Pacquola (Rosehaven, The Beautiful Lie) as Sacha, Shalom Brune-Franklin (Line of Duty) as Ella, and Mitzi Ruhlmann (The Code) as Jesse.
LOVE ME is a Warner Bros. International Television Production Australia production in association with Aquarius Films for the FOXTEL Group. Major production investment from Screen Australia and financed with support from Film Victoria through production investment and the Regional Location Assistance Fund. The series will be produced by Angie Fielder and Polly Staniford (Aquarius Films) and Executive Produced by Michael Brooks and Hamish Lewis (Warner Bros.) Brian Walsh, Alison Hurbert-Burns and Lana Greenhalgh (Foxtel Group).
STAN
Stan, Australia’s unrivalled home of original productions, today shared its nominations at the 2022 TV WEEK Logie Awards, including Most Outstanding Drama Series for the Stan Original Series Bump and Most Outstanding Miniseries for the Stan Original Series The Tourist.
Bump co-creator and producer, Claudia Karvan was nominated for Most Outstanding Actress for her performance in the acclaimed drama, with breakout star Carlos Sanson Jr also nominated for the Graham Kennedy Award for Most Popular New Talent.
Produced by Roadshow Rough Diamond and its founders Dan and John Edwards, Bump Seasons 1 and 2 are now streaming, with a third season coming soon to Stan.
In addition to being nominated for Most Outstanding Miniseries, The Tourist was honoured with a Most Outstanding Actor nomination for leading man Jamie Dornan and a Most Outstanding Supporting Actor nomination for Damon Herriman.
Created and written by Harry and Jack Williams, The Tourist is a character-driven series from Emmy-winning production company Two Brothers Pictures in association with Highview Productions.
The Stan Original Series Wolf Like Me was also recognised today with a Most Outstanding Actress nomination for series lead and executive producer Isla Fisher.
Produced by Jodi Matterson, Bruna Papandrea and Steve Hutensky at Made Up Stories, Wolf Like Me is written and directed by three-time AACTA Award nominee Abe Forsythe.
Two-time Academy Award nominee Jacki Weaver was also honoured with a nomination for Most Popular Actor or Actress in an International Program for her performance in the fourth season of the Stan exclusive series Yellowstone.
STAN – 2022 TV WEEK LOGIE AWARD NOMINATIONS:
STAN ORIGINAL SERIES BUMP
- Most Outstanding Drama Series – Bump
- Most Outstanding Actress – Claudia Karvan
- Graham Kennedy Award for Most Popular New Talent – Carlos Sanson Jr
STAN ORIGINAL SERIES THE TOURIST
- Most Outstanding Miniseries or Telemovie – The Tourist
- Most Outstanding Actor – Jamie Dornan
- Most Outstanding Supporting Actor – Damon Herriman
STAN ORIGINAL SERIES WOLF LIKE ME
- Most Outstanding Actress – Isla Fisher
STAN EXCLUSIVE SERIES YELLOWSTONE
- Most Popular Actor or Actress in an International Program – Jacki Weaver
