Logie Awards of 2017
| 59th Logie Awards | |
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| Date | 23 April 2017 |
| Site | Crown Palladium, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Highlights | |
| Gold Logie | Samuel Johnson |
| Hall of Fame | Kerri-Anne Kennerley |
| Most awards | Molly (3) |
| Most nominations | Doctor Doctor (6) |
| Television coverage | |
| Network | Nine Network (HD) |
The 59th Annual TV Week Logie Awards were held on Sunday 23 April 2017 at the Crown Palladium in Melbourne, and broadcast live on the Nine Network.[1] Public voting for the Best Award categories began on 20 November 2016 and ended on 18 December 2016.[2][3]
Following the return of the Logie Award for Best Factual Program category at the 2016 Logie Awards, the 2017 Awards reinstated the category of Logie Award for Most Outstanding Factual or Documentary Program, which is not a publicly voted category.[1]
Dannii Minogue was named as 2017 Logies ambassador.[4]
Nominees & Winners[edit]
Nominees were announced on 26 March 2017.[5][6]
Gold Logie[edit]
| Best Personality on Australian Television |
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Acting/Presenting[edit]
Best Programs[edit]
Most Outstanding Programs[edit]
| Most Outstanding Drama Series | Most Outstanding Miniseries or Telemovie |
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| Most Outstanding Entertainment Program | Most Outstanding Comedy Program |
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| Most Outstanding Children's Program | Most Outstanding Public Affairs Report |
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| Most Outstanding News Coverage | Most Outstanding Sports Coverage |
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| Most Outstanding Factual or Documentary Program | |
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Network Nominations[edit]
| Network | No. of Nominations | No. of Wins |
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| Network Ten | 31 | 8 |
| ABC | 40 | 7 |
| Foxtel | 19 | 7 |
| Seven Network | 22 | 4 |
| Nine Network | 20 | 3 |
| SBS | 7 | 0 |
| Stan | 2 | 0 |
| NITV | 1 | 0 |
Presenters[edit]
- Dave Hughes[7]
- Hamish & Andy[7]
- Rachel Griffiths[7]
- Alex Dimitriades[7]
- Carrie Bickmore[7]
- Dannii Minogue[7]
- Delta Goodrem[7]
- Tina Arena[7]
- Erik Thomson[7]
- Rebecca Maddern[7]
- Claudia Karvan[7]
- Daniel Wyllie[7]
- Shaun Micallef[7]
- Mandy McElhinney[7]
- Ita Buttrose[7]
- Miranda Tapsell[7]
- Liz Hayes[7]
- Amanda Keller[7]
- Peter Helliar[7]
- Larry Emdur[7]
- Shane Jacobson[7]
- Ben Mingay[7]
- Pamela Rabe[7]
- Leigh Sales[7]
- Todd Sampson[7]
- Sam Pang with Lorrae Desmond[7]
- Ben Fordham[7]
Performers[edit]
In Memoriam[edit]
Ross Higgins actor, Kingswood Country[10]
References[edit]
- ^ a b Knox, David (20 November 2016). "Voting to open for 2017 Logie Awards". TV Tonight. Retrieved 20 November 2016.
- ^ Dunk, Tiffany (20 November 2016). "Peter Helliar, Lisa Wilkison, Jessica Marias expected to get push for Gold nominations". news.com.au. News Corp Australia. Retrieved 30 November 2016.
- ^ "Voting opens for 2017 Logies". MediaWeek. 22 November 2016. Retrieved 30 November 2016.
- ^ Dennehy, Luke (28 November 2016). "Dannii back on TV in the UK, as she is announced ambassador for the 2017 Logies". Herald Sun. News Corp Australia. Retrieved 30 November 2016.(subscription required)
- ^ Byrnes, Holly (26 March 2017). "Logie Awards 2017: nominations". news.com.au. Retrieved 26 March 2017.
- ^ Knox, David (26 March 2017). "Logie Awards 2017: nominees". tvtonight.com.au. Retrieved 26 March 2017.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab Knox, David (23 April 2017). "Logie Awards 2017: guide". TV Tonight. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
- ^ a b Knox, David (21 March 2017). "James Blunt to perform at Logie Awards". TV Tonight. Retrieved 21 March 2017.
- ^ "Jessica Mauboy to perform at 2017 Logies". Mediaweek. 18 April 2017. Retrieved 19 April 2017.
- ^ "In Memoriam - A Tribute To Those We Have Lost".