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The Logie Awards are the Australian television industry awards, which have been presented annually since 1959. They are the approximate Australian equivalent of the Emmy Awards. The name of the awards honours John Logie Baird who invented television as a practical medium. 1959 (MCMLIX) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... An Emmy Award. ... John Logie Baird (August 13, 1888 â€“ June 14, 1946) was a Scottish engineer, who is best known for being the first person to demonstrate a working television. ...

The Gold Logie (Pictured on the right), and many of the other Logies, are awarded by the readers of TV Week magazine, who send in coupons with votes in various categories. Thus, the Logie Awards are fan awards. The readership of TV Week is a relatively small proportion of the Australian population, and skews heavily to teenage girls. The winners of the awards tend to reflect this; new teenage cast members in Home and Away or Neighbours generally win the "best new talent" awards. Television acting doyen John Wood is perhaps the best-known single "victim" of this skew, having been nominated for the Gold Logie nine times but never receiving the award. TV WEEK is a weekly television magazine in Australia, first published as a Melbourne-only publication in 1957 (as TV-Radio WEEK) and bearing a strong affiliation to television station GTV-9. ... Fans of Janet Jackson, at Music Music The word fan refers to someone who has an intense, occasionally overwhelming liking of a person, group of persons, work of art, idea, or trend. ... Home and Away is an Australian weeknightly half-hour television soap opera produced in Sydney by the Seven Network since January 1988. ... This article is about the soap opera Neighbours. ... John Wood (born July 14, 1946 in Melbourne, Victoria) is an Australian actor, well known for his role as Senior Sergeant Tom Croydon in the Seven Networks long running police drama Blue Heelers. ...

The Logies are held in somewhat of a low regard both within the Australian television industry and outside of it. The industry itself is small and parochial enough to have few serious candidates. Particular individuals (such as Lisa McCune) and television shows are repeatedly re-nominated, regardless of the quality and quantity of their work in recent years. Journalists in particular will often seek to win peer-reviewed awards rather than anything in the popular vote category. Lisa McCune on Forensic Investigators Lisa McCune (b. ...

There are long-held suspicions that network publicists engage in mass voting to rig the results. However, no hard evidence has emerged for this, other than the experiment by the satirical newspaper The Chaser, who nearly caused low-profile SBS newsreader Anton Enus to win the Gold Logie. They did so by getting their small readership to buy copies of TV Week and vote for Enus for the award. While the attempt failed (narrowly, according to reports), their failure gives some cause for the widespread derision in the industry (particularly the "quality" end) towards the popular-vote awards. The Chaser is a satirical Australian enterprise, most famous for their newspaper and web site which are known to push the limits as to what they publish and for striving for mediocrity in a world of excellence. ... The Special Broadcasting Service (SBS) is one of two government funded Australian public broadcasting radio and television networks, the other being the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC). ... Anton Enus is an Australian news reporter for SBS. He archors the late edition of SBS World news Australia, weekdays at 9. ...

As well as the popular awards, there are awards for "most outstanding" achievements for actors, presenters, and various categories of programs judged by an industry jury. These are generally taken more seriously.

The Logies ceremony is itself televised, and has generally become slicker and more elaborate in recent years. The awards are now held in a ballroom in Melbourne's Crown Casino (rather than a theatre, which is common for the Emmies and Oscars) and drinks are served during the ceremony. Stories of drunken debauchery from the afterparty often circulate in the local gossip columns for some time afterwards. Melbourne is the state capital and largest city in the Australian state of Victoria, and the second-largest city in Australia (after Sydney), with a population of approximately 3. ... Crown Casino and Entertainment Complex is a casino and entertainment precinct on the south bank of the Yarra River, in Melbourne, Australia. ...

Bert Newton is strongly associated with the history of the Logies. As well winning the Gold Logie several times, he hosted the awards a total of 18 times. He has also performed in well-received guest appearances. Bert Newton and his trademark smile. ...

GTV-9/Nine Network is strongly associated with the history of the Logies, particularly since the parent company PBL now also owns TV Week. Nine has hosted the awards a total of 35 times. GTV-9, one of the first two commercial TV stations in Melbourne, Australia. ... The Nine Network is an Australian television network, available in major markets across Australia. ... PBL may stand for: Pablo Baños López Philippine Basketball League Problem-based learning Publishing and Broadcasting Limited Polski Blok Ludowy (Polish Peasants Bloc) This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ...

Gold Logie

The Gold Logie Award is presented to the Most Popular Personality on Australian Television. ...

Silver Logie

Logie

Outstanding Awards

See also

In 1984, TV Week initiated the Hall of Fame Logie - an industry-voted category awarded to recognise the outstanding contribution of individuals to the Australian television industry. ... A list of famous prizes, medals and awards including cups, trophies, bowls, badges, state decorations etc. ...

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Category: Logie Awards TV WEEK is a weekly television magazine in Australia, first published as a Melbourne-only publication in 1957 (as TV-Radio WEEK) and bearing a strong affiliation to television station GTV-9. ... The Logie Awards are the Australian television industry awards, which have been presented annually since 1959. ... This article is being considered for deletion in accordance with Wikipedias deletion policy. ... The 1969 Logie Award Ceremony was held on 21 March 1969. ... The 1970 Logie Award Ceremony was held on 20 March 1970. ... The 1971 Logie Award Ceremony was held on 26 March 1971. ... The 1972 Logie Award Ceremony was held on 18 February 1972. ... The 1973 Logie Award Ceremony was held on 16 February 1973. ... The 1974 Logie Award Ceremony was held on 8 March 1974. ... The 1975 Logie Award Ceremony was held on 7 March 1975. ... The 1976 Logie Award Ceremony was held on 12 March 1976. ... The 1977 Logie Award Ceremony was held on 25 March 1977. ... The 1978 Logie Award Ceremony was held on 3 March 1978. ... The 1979 Logie Award Ceremony was held on 16 March 1979. ... The 1980 Logie Award Ceremony was held on 14 March 1980. ... The 1981 Logie Award Ceremony was held on 10 April 1981. ... The 1982 Logie Award Ceremony was held on 12 March 1982. ... The 1983 Logie Award Ceremony was held on 22 April 1983. ... The 1984 Logie Award Ceremony was held on 6 April 1984. ... The 27th Annual TV Week Logie Awards were presented on Friday 26 April 1985 at the World Trade Centre in Melbourne, and broadcast on the xx Network. ... The 28th Annual TV Week Logie Awards were presented on Friday 18 April 1986 at the State Theatre in Sydney, (the last to date to be held in Sydney) and broadcast on the Nine Network. ... The 29th Annual TV Week Logie Awards were presented on Friday 3 April 1987 at the Hyatt on Collins in Melbourne and broadcast on the Ten Network. ... The 30th Annual TV Week Logie Awards were presented on Friday 11 March 1988 at the Hyatt on Collins in Melbourne and broadcast on the xx Network. ... The 31st Annual TV Week Logie Awards were presented on Friday 17 March 1989 at the Hyatt on Collins in Melbourne and broadcast on the Seven Network for the very first time. ... The 32nd Annual TV Week Logie Awards were presented on Friday 9 March 1990 at the Hyatt on Collins in Melbourne and broadcast on the xx Network. ... The 33rd Annual TV Week Logie Awards were presented on Friday 15 March 1991 at the World Congress Centre in Melbourne and broadcast on the xx Network. ... The 34th Annual TV Week Logie Awards were presented on Friday 13 March 1992 at the Radisson President Hotel in Melbourne and broadcast on the xx Network. ... The 35th Annual TV Week Logie Awards were presented on Friday 19 March 1993 at the Grand Hyatt in Melbourne and broadcast on the Seven Network / ATN Channel 7. ... The 36th Annual TV Week Logie Awards were presented on Sunday 17 April 1994 at the World Congress Centre in Melbourne. ... The 37th Annual TV Week Logie Awards were presented on Friday 28 April 1995 at the Concert Hall in Melbourne and broadcast on the Seven Network. ... The 38th Annual TV Week Logie Awards were presented on Sunday 21 April 1996 at Melbourne Park Centre and broadcast on the Nine Network. ... The 39th Annual TV Week Logie Awards were presented on Sunday 18 May 1997 at Crown Casino in Melbourne and broadcast on the Nine Network. ... The 40th Annual TV Week Logie Awards were presented on Sunday 19 April 1998 at Crown Casino in Melbourne and broadcast on the Nine Network. ... The 41st Annual TV Week Logie Awards were presented on Sunday 11 April 1999 at Crown Casino in Melbourne and broadcast on the Nine Network. ... The 42nd Annual TV Week Logie Awards were presented on Sunday 30 April 2000 at Crown Casino in Melbourne and broadcast on the Nine Network. ... The 43rd Annual TV Week Logie Awards were presented on Sunday 22 April 2001 at Crown Casino in Melbourne and broadcast on the Nine Network. ... The 44th Annual TV Week Logie Awards were presented on Sunday 28 April 2002 at Crown Casino in Melbourne and broadcast on the Nine Network. ... The 45th Annual TV Week Logie Awards were presented on Sunday 11 May 2003 at Crown Casino in Melbourne and broadcast on the Nine Network. ... The 46th Annual TV Week Logie Awards were presented on Sunday 18 April 2004 at Crown Casino in Melbourne and broadcast on the Nine Network. ... The 47th Annual TV Week Logie Awards were presented on Sunday 1 May 2005 at Crown Casino in Melbourne and broadcast on the Nine Network. ...

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