Last Night’s Logie Awards saw a strong haul for Network Ten and the ABC. The Project host Waleed Aly was the winner of the 2016 Gold Logie – Most Popular Personality on Television, pipping contenders including co-host Carrie Bickmore, Lee Lin Chin, Scott Cam, Essie Davies and Grant Denyer.
Aly also took the gong for best presenter for The Project and the show was named best current affairs show.
Wil Anderson’s ABC show Gruen, which centres on the advertising world, picked up Most Outstanding Entertainment Program, with regular co-host and Leo Burnett non-executive chairman Todd Sampson taking to the stage.
Here’s a full list of the winners:
Gold Logie - Best Personality on Australian Television: Waleed Aly, The Project
Most Popular Presenter: Waleed Aly, The Project
Most Popular Actor: Erik Thomson, 800 Words
Most Popular Actress: Jessica Marais, Love Child
Most Popular New Talent: Adam Dovile, Better Homes and Gardens
Most Popular Lifestyle Program: The Living Room
Most Popular Sports Program: The NRL Footy Show
Most Popular Entertainment Program: Family Feud
Most Popular Reality Program: The Block
Most Popular Drama Program: Home and Away
Most Popular Factual Program: Gogglebox
Most Popular Current Affairs Program: The Project
Most Outstanding Actor: Alex Dimitriades, The Principal
Most Outstanding Actress: Deborah Mailman, Redfern Now: Promise Me
Most Outstanding Drama Series: Glitch
Most Outstanding Mini Series or Telemovie: The Secret River
Most Outstanding Supporting Actor: Tim Minchin, The Secret River
Most Outstanding Supporting Actress: Celia Ireland, Wentworth
Most Outstanding Children's Program: Ready For This
Most Outstanding Entertainment Program: Gruen
Most Outstanding News Coverage: Parramatta Shooting, Seven News
Most Outstanding Public Affairs Report: The Killing Season
Most Outstanding Sports Coverage: T20 Big Bash League
Most Outstanding Comedy Program: Shaun Micallef's Mad As Hell
Hall of Fame: Noni Hazlehurst
Most Outstanding Newcomer - Actor: Joel Jackson, Peter Allen: Not the Boy Next Door
Most Outstanding Newcomer - Actress: Melina Vidler, 800 Words
The Graham Kennedy Breakthrough Star of Tomorrow Award: Ky Baldwin, Peter Allen: Not the Boy Next Door
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