The57th AnnualTV Week Logie Awards was held on Sunday 3 May 2015 at theCrown Palladium inMelbourne , and broadcast live on theNine Network .[ 1] The red carpet arrivals coverage was hosted byShelley Craft andJules Lund .[ 2]
Public voting for the "most popular" categories began on 12 January 2015 and ended on 22 February 2015.[ 3] [ 4] Nominations were announced on 22 March 2015.[ 5] Television presenterCarrie Bickmore won theGold Logie Award for Most Popular Personality on Australian Television .Love Child received the most nominations with seven, followed byINXS: Never Tear Us Apart with six.Hamish & Andy's Gap Year South America andHome and Away both received four nominations.Home and Away was inducted into theLogies Hall of Fame .[ 6]
On 24 October 2014,TV Week announced that it would be restoring the Most Outstanding Comedy Program category to the 2015 Logie Awards.[ 7] The industry-voted category had been absent from Logie ceremonies since 2009 andTV Week said the decision to bring it back came after consulting with the industry, as well as listening to feedback from readers, viewers and voters.[ 7] TV Week editor Emma Nolan stated, "The standard of Australian comedies has been outstanding in 2014 – and we felt that shows in that genre deserved to be judged up against each other in their own category.[ 7] In recent years, comedy nominees had competed with other genre shows in the Most Outstanding Light Entertainment Program category.[ 7]
Winners and nominees [ edit ] In the tables below, winners are listed first and highlighted inbold .[ 8]
Most Popular Programs [ edit ] Most Outstanding Programs [ edit ] Most Outstanding Drama Series Most Outstanding Miniseries or Telemovie Wentworth (SoHo)The Code (ABC)Janet King (ABC)Puberty Blues (Network Ten)Rake (ABC)Most Outstanding Entertainment Program Most Outstanding Comedy Program Most Outstanding Children's Program Most Outstanding Factual Program Most Outstanding News Coverage Most Outstanding Sports Coverage Most Outstanding Public Affairs Report
By network ABC – 32 Nine Network – 25 Seven Network – 20 Network Ten – 19 Foxtel – 9 SBS – 8 Source:[ 5]
By program Love Child (Nine Network) – 7INXS: Never Tear Us Apart (Seven Network) – 6Hamish & Andy's Gap Year South America (Nine Network) /Home and Away (Seven Network) – 4ANZAC Girls (ABC) /Carlotta (ABC) /Offspring (Network Ten) /The Project (Network Ten) /Wentworth (SoHo) – 3Source:[ 5]
The In Memoriam segment was introduced byMichael Slater who spoke of the passing ofRichie Benaud . Harpist Alana Conway performed a cover version ofEva Cassidy 's "Songbird ". The following deceased were honoured:
Terry Gill , actorNorman Yemm , actorElaine Lee , actressJeff Truman , screenwriter, actorMichael Shephard, publicist |Mark Byrne, agent Thea Cavan, TCN receptionist Leigh Spence, director Mike Dorsey , actorCoralie Condon OAM, entertainer Michael McCarthy, host Barry Donnelly, actor Caterina De Nave , commissioning editorAllison Rowe, founding director, Screenrights Garry Jones, executive Geoff Stone, host Ian Ross , news presenterHarry Potter , journalistBrian Cahill , news presenterTony Dickinson, news presenter Ian Cook, news director Robert Clark, Head of Children's News Murray Travis, journalist Barry McQueen, newsreader Stella Young , writer, activistJames Walker , screenwriterTed Roberts , screenwriter, producerJan Gash, make up artist Paul Ramsay , founder and chair, Prime MediaJerome Ehlers , actorSarah Kemp , actressJohn Walton , actorBill Kerr , actorPeter Curtin , actorStephanie Quinlan, presenter Gavin Jones , executive producerLes WasleyBEM , camera operator Max Cleary, camera operator Joe Murray, director, producer Niki Wilton, floor manager Betty Lucas , actressMax Morrison, staging manager Pete Michell, presenter Stephen Phillips, journalist Stuart Wagstaff , entertainer^ "The Logies go LIVE this year!" .TV Week . Retrieved30 April 2015 .^ "Shelley Craft and Jules Lund to host TV Week Logie Awards live" .MediaWeek . 24 April 2015. Retrieved30 April 2015 .^ Knox, David (12 January 2015)."Voting opens for 2015 Logie Awards" . TV Tonight. Retrieved12 January 2015 . ^ Idato, Michael (5 January 2015)."Networking: Cheyenne Tozzi in Logie buzz; Game of Thrones tops downloads; Thunderbirds revival; Better Homes changes" .The Sydney Morning Herald . Retrieved8 January 2015 . ^a b c Knox, David (22 March 2015)."Logie Awards 2015: Nominations" . TV Tonight. Retrieved22 March 2015 . ^ Moran, Jonathon (19 April 2015)."Logies Hall of Fame awaits Australia's favourite soap Home and Away" .The Sunday Telegraph . Retrieved19 April 2015 . ^a b c d Knox, David (24 October 2014)."Logies restores Comedy category after industry, viewer feedback" .TV Tonight . Retrieved8 January 2015 . ^a b Knox, David (3 May 2015)."TV Week Logie Awards 2015: winners" . TV Tonight. Retrieved4 May 2015 . ^ "Ricky Martin set to perform at Logies" .TV Week . 19 April 2015. Retrieved19 April 2015 .^ "All about Meghan" .TV Week . 22 March 2015. Retrieved22 March 2015 .^ "Meghan Trainor Meets Her Dopperlganger As She Wows Australian Audiences At The Logies" .Inquisitr . 6 May 2015. Retrieved10 May 2015 .^ Dunk, Tiffany (30 April 2015)."Logies: The Script drafted to perform after Sam Smith pulls out" . news.com.au. Retrieved30 April 2015 . ^a b c d e f g "Logies 2015: Winners, nominees, results" . news.com.au. 4 May 2015. Retrieved10 May 2015 .^a b Hardie, Giles (4 May 2015)."The moments the 2015 Logies will be remembered for" .The New Daily . Retrieved10 May 2015 . ^a b c d e f g h Regan (24 April 2015)."Logies Live Next Sunday" . Throng Australia. Retrieved24 April 2015 . ^a b "The 2015 TV Week Logies Winners" .Ryno's TV . 3 May 2015. Retrieved10 May 2015 .^ Duck, Siobhan; Epstein, Jackie; Te Koha, Nui (4 May 2015)."TV Week Logies Awards 2015: All the gossip, fashion shocks, and showdowns" .Herald Sun . Retrieved10 May 2015 .
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