Offspring star Asher Keddie won the Gold Logie for Most Popular Personality on Australian TV at the 55th annual TV Week Logie Awards, held on 7 April 2013 at Melbourne’s Crown Entertainment Centre.
It was Keddie’s third Gold Logie nomination and she also collected a Silver Logie for Most Popular Actress for her role of Nina Proudman.
There was no single host for the awards but presenters on stage included Hamish Blake, Andy Lee, Julia Morris, Dr Chris Brown, Jennifer Byrne, Lisa Wilkinson, Shane Jacobson, Mandy McElhinney, Michelle Bridges, Hugh Sheridan, Jennifer Hawkins, Jenny Brockie, Tony Jones, Sonia Kruger, Craig Reucassel, Julian Morrow, Matthew Le Nevez, Melanie Vallejo, Richard Wilkins, and Bert Newton to present the Gold Logie.
Nine News Sydney newsreader Peter Overton introduced the ‘In Memoriam’ segment, leading with a tribute to journalist Peter Harvey. The Melbourne Gospel Choir sung during the tribute to others that had passed during the past year including Edith Bliss, Digby Wolfe, Darryl Cotton, Alan Bateman, Len Mauger, Tony Charlton, Tony Greig, Binny Lum, Patricia Lovell, Peter Dean and Tommy Tycho.
Former Nine newsreader Brian Henderson became the 30th inductee into the Logies Hall of Fame. Henderson’s speech captivated the crowd while balancing sincerity with humour. He paid tribute to his colleagues and to his wife Mardi.
Ian ‘Molly’ Meldrum took to the stage to give a belated acceptance of his Hall of Fame Logie from the previous year. He was unable to accept his Hall of Fame induction at the time as he was recovering from severe injuries sustained from a fall at his home.
Music performances came from Bruno Mars, Olly Murs, Birdy and Michael Bublé.
The Voice, then on Nine, won the Logie for Most Popular Light Entertainment Program. Joel Madden, one of the judges on The Voice, proved to be a contentious winner for Most Popular New Male Talent given he is well established in the entertainment business.
Nine also scored well with Howzat! Kerry Packer’s War winning Most Popular Mini-Series or Telemovie and Most Outstanding Mini-Series or Telemovie, and House Husbands winning Most Popular Drama.
Other Nine winners included The Block and The Footy Show (NRL).
Seven’s Better Homes And Gardens once again won Most Popular Lifestyle Program, while Home And Away star and Gold Logie nominee Steve Peacocke won the Silver Logie for Most Popular Actor. The X Factor won the Logie for Most Outstanding Light Entertainment Program.
Brenna Harding of Network Ten’s Puberty Blues gave a tearful acceptance of her Logie for Most Popular New Female Talent, while Bondi Rescue again won Most Popular Factual Program.
It was a big night for ABC in the industry-voted Most Outstanding categories. Redfern Now won the Silver Logie for Most Outstanding Drama and Deborah Mailman for Most Outstanding Actress for her role in Mabo, accepting her award accompanied by Bonita Mabo, who she portrayed in the telemovie.
Shari Sebbens of Redfern Now won the Graham Kennedy Award for Most Outstanding New Talent.
Four Corners, Lateline, Devil’s Dust and Dance Academy were other Most Outstanding winners for ABC.
Foxtel won the Logie for Most Outstanding Sports Coverage for its multi-channel coverage of the London Olympic Games.
The second series of Go Back To Where You Came From won SBS its only Logie for the night.
Public-voted categories:
TV WEEK GOLD LOGIE – Most Popular Personality on TV
Asher Keddie (Offspring, Network Ten)
TV WEEK SILVER LOGIE – Most Popular Actor
Steve Peacocke (Home And Away, Seven Network)
TV WEEK SILVER LOGIE – Most Popular Actress
Asher Keddie (Offspring, Network Ten)
TV WEEK SILVER LOGIE – Most Popular Presenter
Hamish Blake (Hamish and Andy’s Euro Gap Year/ Hamish & Andy’s Caravan Of Courage: Australia Vs New Zealand, Nine Network)
MOST POPULAR NEW MALE TALENT
Joel Madden (The Voice, Nine Network)
MOST POPULAR NEW FEMALE TALENT
Brenna Harding (Puberty Blues, Network Ten)
MOST POPULAR DRAMA SERIES
House Husbands (Nine Network)
MOST POPULAR MINISERIES OR TELEMOVIE
Howzat! Kerry Packer’s War (Nine Network)
MOST POPULAR LIGHT ENTERTAINMENT PROGRAM
The Voice (Nine Network)
MOST POPULAR LIFESTYLE PROGRAM
Better Homes And Gardens (Channel Seven)
MOST POPULAR SPORTS PROGRAM
The Footy Show (NRL) (Nine Network)
MOST POPULAR REALITY PROGRAM
The Block (Nine Network)
MOST POPULAR FACTUAL PROGRAM
Bondi Rescue (Network Ten)
Industry-voted categories:
TV WEEK GOLD LOGIE – HALL OF FAME
Brian Henderson
TV WEEK SILVER LOGIE – Most Outstanding Drama Series
Redfern Now (ABC1)
TV WEEK SILVER LOGIE – Most Outstanding Miniseries or Telemovie
Howzat! Kerry Packer’s War (Nine Network)
TV WEEK SILVER LOGIE – Most Outstanding Actor
Anthony Hayes (Devil’s Dust, ABC1)
TV WEEK SILVER LOGIE – Most Outstanding Actress
Deborah Mailman (Mabo, ABC1)
GRAHAM KENNEDY AWARD FOR MOST OUTSTANDING NEW TALENT
Shari Sebbens (Redfern Now, ABC1)
MOST OUTSTANDING NEWS COVERAGE
“Breaking Ranks” (Lateline, ABC1)
MOST OUTSTANDING PUBLIC AFFAIRS REPORT
“Captain Emad, Smugglers’ Paradise: Australia” (Four Corners, ABC1)
MOST OUTSTANDING LIGHT ENTERTAINMENT PROGRAM
The X Factor (Seven Network)
MOST OUTSTANDING SPORTS COVERAGE
2012 London Olympic Games (Foxtel)
MOST OUTSTANDING CHILDREN’S PROGRAM
Dance Academy (ABC3)
MOST OUTSTANDING FACTUAL PROGRAM
Go Back To Where You Came From (SBS One)
[This is a revision of a post that was published in 2013]
The 63rd annual TV Week Logie Awards, Tonight 7.30pm (Red Carpet 7.00pm), Seven and 7Plus.
Source: TV Week, 13 April 2013, 20 April 2013.
