Lego Masters host hamishblake emerged as Logies night’s golden boy, winning the Gold Logie for most popular personality on Australian TV, and pocketing the inaugural Bert Newton Award for most popular presenter | michaelidato
After a two-year hiatus, the tide has come in for Australian television. As a sea of frocks washed across the Gold Coast, the awards flew out so fast they could have been coming from Oprah Winfrey.host Hamish Blake emerged as the night’s golden boy, winning the Gold Logie for most popular personality on Australian TV, and pocketing the inaugural Bert Newton Award for most popular presenter. The series also took home the Logie for most outstanding entertainment or comedy program.
He was also one of the few award winners to speak directly to the audience on the state of the industry. “It’s a strange thing winning a Logie,” he said. “Whether you watchor any of the shows, it has been a really weird last couple of years in this industry. I know I speak for everyone here when I say we’re so grateful to continue doing what we love. And if you’re watching this... you’re an insomniac. But you’re also someone who supports Australian TV, and we would not be here without you.
Speaking to the media after the awards wrapped up, Blake said: “This is the bit you realised all the things you didn’t say, and I didn’t get to thank all of the nominees. They deserve a massive nod.Home and Away“I forgot to also thank Andy Lee, but he knows, he has a long-standing thanks for all my success. It’s crazy this time 10 years ago I won and the papers ran a story of me holding the Gold Logie under the headline: ‘Fools Gold’. Well, jokes on them, now they can run: ‘Fooled Me Twice’.
The 62nd annual TV Week Logie Awards drew a crowd of the who’s who and the still standing of Australian A-list notables: comedian Julia Morris, Oscar-nominated writer/actor Josh Lawson, LA-based actor Damon Herriman, comedy legend (and star of
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