2025 Logie Award Nominations: Home and Away Star Finally Nominated for Gold Logie

2025 Logie Awards Nominees: Key Contenders and Highlights
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Ally Langdon (ACA, Paris 2024 Olympics) is a Gold Logie frontrunner. (Image: Daily Mail)

Australia’s TV stars are set to shine at the 2025 TV Week Logie Awards, with nominees spanning drama, comedy, reality, and news. Here’s a streamlined look at the top categories and contenders:

Top Honors: Gold Logie & Presenter Awards

TV Week Gold Logie (Most Popular Personality) features a tight race. Frontrunners include:

• Ally Langdon (A Current Affair, Paris 2024 Olympics)
• Hamish Blake (LEGO Masters), also up for the Bert Newton Award for Most Popular Presenter.
• Sonia Kruger (The Voice, Dancing With The Stars), nominated in both Gold Logie and Presenter categories.
  Other nominees: Julia Morris (I’m A Celebrity), Lisa Millar (ABC News Breakfast), and Lynne McGranger (Home and Away).

The Bert Newton Presenter Award also includes Ricki-Lee (Australian Idol) and Todd Woodbridge (Tipping Point Australia).

Rising Stars & News Royalty

Graham Kennedy Award (New Talent):

• Standouts: Comedian Guy Montgomery (Spelling Bee), Home and Away’s Hailey Pinto, and MasterChef’s Sofia Levin.

Ray Martin Award (News/Public Affairs):

• Heavyweights: Sarah Ferguson (7.30), Peter Overton (9News), and investigative journalist Tara Brown (60 Minutes).

Red carpet glamour at the 2025 Logies. (Image: Getty)

Drama & Comedy Excellence

Best Drama Program nominees include Netflix’s gritty outback series Territory, ABC’s The Newsreader, and Heartbreak High.

Lead Actor/Actress in Drama:

• Sam Neill (The Twelve) and Alycia Debnam-Carey (Apple Cider Vinegar) lead the pack.

Comedy Categories:

• Colin From Accounts (BINGE) stars Patrick Brammall and Harriet Dyer are favorites for Best Lead Actor/Actress.
• Fisk (ABC) and Good Cop/Bad Cop (Stan) vie for Best Scripted Comedy.

Reality, Lifestyle & Factual

Competition Reality: LEGO Masters, MasterChef Australia, and Alone Australia battle for dominance.

Structured Reality: Expect a showdown between Married At First Sight, Gogglebox, and fan-favorite Muster Dogs.

Lifestyle: Gardening Australia and Better Homes and Gardens lead the category.

Factual/Documentary: Standouts include Unbreakable: The Jelena Dokic Story and Miriam Margolyes’ Impossibly Australian.

Will Bluey win Best Children’s Program again? (Image: ABC)

Sports, Kids & Public Affairs

Sports Coverage: The Paris 2024 Olympics (9Network) and AFL Finals (Seven) top the list.

Children’s Program: Bluey aims to defend its title against Play School and Rock Island Mysteries.

News Coverage: Highlights include Four Corners’ exposé Betrayal of Trust and 7NEWS’ breaking reports on the Trump assassination attempt.

Final Notes

The Logies will air live on July 20, with Hamish Blake and Julia Morris tipped as potential multi-award winners. For full nominee lists, visit TV Week.

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