Mr G Going For Gold!

Local News, By Christian Taylor, 7th April, 2008

It’s almost Logie time – the winners will be announced at Melbourne’s Crown Casino on Sunday, May 4. At a fancy breakfast at Luna Park this morning TV Week announced that Andrew Denton, Chris Lilley, Adam Hills, Rove McManus, Kate Ritchie, Lisa McCune, Neighbours’ Natalie Blair and All Saints’ John Howard are all in the running for the Gold Logie this year.

Bindi Irwin, of all people, has been nominated in Best New Female Talent category. How disturbing. Magda Szubanski and Chris Lilley are both in the running for the Silver Logie for Most Popular Actor and Actress categories.

Competition will be fierce in the Most Popular Light Entertainment Program category – three of the nominees are from ABC – The Chasers War On Everything, Spicks And Specks and Summer Heights High. Kath & Kim are in there too, along with Ten’s Thank God You’re Here.

ABC’s The Choir Of Hard Knocks is competing for the Logie for Most Popular Factual Program, against Ten’s Bondi Rescue, Seven’s Border Security and RSPCA Animal Rescue and Nine’s RPA. The Choir Of Hard Knocks was formed by former Opera Australia Tenor Jonathon Welch, who was also the keynote speaker at this year’s Mardi Gras launch. The choir is made up of a group of 50 diverse and eclectic individuals who responded to a call to form a community street choir.

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Here’s the full list of nominations:

TV Week Gold Logie for most popular personality on TV:
Natalie Blair
Andrew Denton
Adam Hills
John Howard
Chris Lilley
Lisa McCune
Rove McManus
Kate Ritchie

Popular Awards:
TV Week Silver Logie (Most Popular Actress):
Natalie Blair (Neighbours, Network Ten)
Simmone Jade Mackinnon (McLeods Daughters, Nine Network)
Lisa McCune (Sea Patrol, Nine Network)
Kate Ritchie (Home And Away, Channel Seven)
Magda Szubanski (Kath & Kim, Channel Seven)

TV Week Silver Logie (Most Popular Actor):
Mark Furze (Home And Away, Channel Seven)
John Howard (All Saints, Channel Seven)
Chris Lilley (Summer Heights High, ABC1)
Paul O’Brien (Home And Away, Channel Seven)
Glenn Robbins (Kath & Kim, Channel Seven)

TV Week Silver Logie (Most Popular Presenter):
Andrew Denton (Enough Rope With Andrew Denton, ABC1)
Grant Denyer (It Takes Two/Australias Got Talent, Channel Seven)
Melissa Doyle (Sunrise/Where Are They Now, Channel Seven)
Adam Hills (Spicks & Specks, ABC1)
Rove McManus (Rove/Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader?, Network Ten)

Most Popular Light Entertainment Program:
The Chasers War On Everything (ABC1)
Kath & Kim (Channel Seven)
Spicks & Specks (ABC1)
Summer Heights High (ABC1)
Thank God You’re Here (Network Ten)

Most Popular Sports Program:
The Footy Show AFL (Nine Network)
The Footy Show NRL (Nine Network)
Inside Cricket (FOX Sports 1)
Sports Tonight (Network Ten)
The World Game (SBS)

Most Popular New Female Talent:
Charlotte Best (Home And Away, Channel Seven)
Tammy Clarkson (The Circuit, SBS)
Bindi Irwin (Bindi: The Jungle Girl, ABC1)
Adelaide Kane (Neighbours, Network Ten)
Zoe Ventoura (Kick, SBS)

Most Popular New Male Talent:
Jack Campbell (All Saints, Channel Seven)
Sam Clark (Neighbours, Network Ten)
Lincoln Lewis (Home And Away, Channel Seven)
David Lyons (Sea Patrol, Nine Network)
Stuart MacGill (Stuart MacGill Uncorked, LifeStyle Channel)

Most Popular Reality Program:
Australian Idol (Network Ten)
Big Brother (Network Ten)
The Biggest Loser (Network Ten)
Dancing With The Stars (Channel Seven)
It Takes Two (Channel Seven)

Most Popular Factual Program:
Bondi Rescue (Network Ten)
Border Security (Channel Seven)
Choir Of Hard Knocks (ABC1)
RPA (Nine Network)
RSPCA Animal Rescue (Channel Seven)

Most Popular Lifestyle Program:
Better Homes And Gardens (Channel Seven)
Getaway (Nine Network)
The Great Outdoors (Channel Seven)
Things To Try Before You Die (Nine Network)
What’s Good For You (Nine Network)

Most Popular Australian Drama:
All Saints (Channel Seven)
City Homicide (Channel Seven)
Home And Away (Channel Seven)
McLeods Daughters (Nine Network)
Neighbours (Network Ten)

Most Outstanding Awards:
TV Week Silver Logie:
Most Outstanding Drama Series, Miniseries or Telemovie
City Homicide (Channel Seven)
Curtin (ABC1)
East West 101 (SBS)
The King (TV1)
Satisfaction (Showcase)

TV Week Silver Logie:
Most Outstanding Actor
Stephen Curry (The King, TV1)
Don Hany (East West 101, SBS)
Chris Lilley (Summer Heights High, ABC1)
William McInnes (Curtin, ABC1)
William McInnes (East West 101, SBS)

TV Week Silver Logie:
Most Outstanding Actress
Diana Glenn (Satisfaction, Showcase)
Claudia Karvan (Love My Way, Showtime)
Asher Keddie (Love My Way, Showtime)
Victoria Thaine (Rain Shadow, ABC1)
Alison Whyte (Satisfaction, Showcase)

Most Outstanding News Coverage:
East Timor: Finding Alfredo (Foreign Correspondent, ABC1)
Federal Election (Sky News)
Garuda Plane Crash. (Channel Seven News)
Pasha Bulker (Nine Network News)
Timor Baucau (SBS World News)

Most Outstanding Current Affairs Report:
The Big Sting (60 Minutes, Nine Network)
Final Call (Four Corners, ABC1)
Hicks On Trial (Insight, SBS)
Rwanda: Questions Of Murder (Dateline, SBS)
Some Meaning In This Life: Belinda Emmett (Australian Story, ABC1)

Most Outstanding Documentary:
Captain Cook: Obsession And Discovery (ABC1)
Constructing Australia: The Bridge (ABC1)
Inside Australia: My Brother Vinnie (SBS)
The Sounds Of Aus (ABC1)
The Ultimate Donation (Network Ten)

Most Outstanding Factual Series:
Bondi Rescue (Network Ten)
Border Security (Channel Seven)
Choir Of Hard Knocks (ABC1)
The Force: Behind The Line (Channel Seven)
The Gift (Nine Network)

Most Outstanding Comedy Program:
The Chasers War On Everything (ABC1)
Kath & Kim (Channel Seven)
Summer Heights High (ABC1)
Thank God You’re Here (Network Ten)
Wilfred (SBS)

Most Outstanding Sports Coverage:
AFL Grand Final (Network Ten)
Australian Open Tennis Championships (Channel Seven)
3 Mobile Ashes Series, Fifth Test (Nine Network)
FINA World Swimming Championships (Nine Network)
Supercheap Auto Bathurst 1000 (Channel Seven)

Most Outstanding Children’s Program:
Animalia (Network Ten)
Hi-5 (Nine Network)
H2O: Just Add Water (Network Ten)
Lockie Leonard (Nine Network)
Totally Wild: Antarctica Special (Network Ten)

Graham Kennedy Award For Most Outstanding New Talent:
Tammy Clarkson (The Circuit, SBS)
Adelaide Clemens (Love My Way, Showtime)
Nicole Da Silva (Dangerous, FOX8)
Sean Keenan (Lockie Leonard, Nine Network)
Zoe Ventoura (Kick, SBS)

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