Australian television’s night of nights is just two months away, with our best home-grown talent gearing up for TV Week‘s Logie Awards, coming up on August 3, 2025.
Why is it called The Logies?
You may have wondered where the name “Logie” comes from. To answer this, we’d have to cast our minds back to the early days of the award in the late 1950s, just a few years after television was first introduced to Australia in 1956.
The first ceremony for what we now know as The Logies took place in 1959 under the name TV Week Awards.
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It was arranged by the Melbourne-based publication TV Week, which asked its audience to vote using coupons.
At the time, only Melbourne-based entertainers were nominated and chosen for awards, with the results broadcast on an episode of In Melbourne Tonight.
The show’s host, Graham Kennedy, was the entertainer who won the most prestigious award of the night, Star of the Year.
The following year, when he won again, Kennedy decided to name the award the Logie Awards, after John Logie Baird, the Scottish engineer and innovator who demonstrated the world’s first mechanical television system and developed it as a practical medium.
From then on the awards were known as the Logie Awards, with the Star of the Year award becoming the coveted Gold Logie.
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Graham Kennedy later ended up having his own award named after him, the Graham Kennedy Award for Most Popular New Talent.
This was later joined by the Bert Newton Award for Most Popular Presenter, and this year there will be a brand new award celebrating yet another Aussie TV legend.
The Ray Martin Award for Most Popular News or Public Affairs Reporter makes its debut in 2025, named after the veteran Australian television journalist and presenter who has 14 Logies to his name, five of them Gold.
Known for his in-depth interviews, investigative reporting, and engaging storytelling work on 60 Minutes, A Current Affair and Four Corners, Martin will be taking to the Logies stage to present his award to the recipient.
When and were are the Logie Awards in 2025? 
This year, like the last two, the Logies will be hosted in Sydney at The Star Hotel in Pyrmont on Sunday August 3, 2025.
This year’s event will be hosted by comedian Sam Pang, who has taken the helm of the awards show for the last two years.
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How to watch the Logie Awards 2025?
The Logie Awards are attended by nominees, media, and other industry members and so the ceremony is closed to the public and no tickets are available to see the event up close.
However, Aussies can catch every moment on TV. The awards will be broadcast live on Channel Seven, so they can see if their hard work voting has paid off.
How to vote for the Logie Awards 2025?
Voting for the Logie Awards is open from today and will remain so until Friday August 1, 2025 until 7pm AEST.
This timing excludes the Bert Newton Award for Most Popular Presenter, Graham Kennedy Award for Most Popular New Talent and the Ray Martin Award for Most Popular News or Public Affairs Reporter, for which voting will close on Sunday August 3 at 7:30pm AEST.
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Voting for the Gold Logie will close on Sunday August 3 at 10:30pm AEST, with those watching at home able to vote until the very last second.
To cast your votes, head to the TV Week Logies website here.
Who is nominated for a Logie Award in 2025?
There are seven TV personalities up for the top gong this year, going to the most popular personality on Australian television. There are also a number of candidates across all genres of TV, showcasing the cream of the crop to Australian television.
And the nominees are…
TV WEEK GOLD LOGIE – Most Popular Personality on Australian Television
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Ally Langdon, A Current Affair, The Olympic Games Paris 2024, 9Network
Hamish Blake, LEGO Masters Australia, 9Network
Julia Morris, I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here!, Network 10
Lisa Millar, Back Roads, ABC News Breakfast, Muster Dogs: Where Are They Now, Muster Dogs: Collies & Kelpies, ABC
Lynne McGranger, Home and Away, Seven Network
Poh Ling Yeow, MasterChef Australia, Network 10
Sonia Kruger, The Voice, Dancing With The Stars, Logies Red Carpet Show, Seven Network
Bert Newton Award for Most Popular Presenter
Hamish Blake, LEGO Masters Australia, 9Network
Julia Morris, I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here!, Network 10
Ricki-Lee, Australian Idol, Seven Network
Sonia Kruger, The Voice, Dancing With The Stars, Logies Red Carpet Show, Seven Network
Todd Woodbridge, Tipping Point Australia, Australian Open, The Olympic Games Paris 2024, Paris 2024 Paralympic Games, 9Network
Zan Rowe, Take 5 With Zan Rowe, ABC New Year’s Eve, ABC
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Graham Kennedy Award for Most Popular New Talent
Guy Montgomery, Guy Montgomery’s Guy Mont Spelling Bee, ABC
Hailey Pinto, Home and Away, Seven Network
Jenny Tian, Taskmaster Australia, Network 10
Kate Miller-Heidke, The Voice, Seven Network
Kylah Day, Territory, Netflix
Sofia Levin, MasterChef Australia, Network 10
Ray Martin Award for Most Popular News or Public Affairs Presenter
Ally Langdon, A Current Affair, 9Network
David Speers, Insiders, ABC
Michael Usher, 7NEWS, 7NEWS Spotlight, Seven Network
Peter Overton, 9News, 9Network
Sarah Ferguson, 7.30, ABC
Tara Brown, 60 Minutes, Dangerous Lies: Unmasking Belle Gibson, 9Network
TV WEEK SILVER LOGIE – Best Lead Actor in a Drama
Lloyd Griffith, Return To Paradise, ABC
Michael Dorman, Territory, Netflix
Robert Taylor, Territory, Netflix
Sam Corlett, Territory, Netflix
Sam Neill, The Twelve, BINGE / FOXTEL
Tai Hara, Return To Paradise, ABC
TV WEEK SILVER LOGIE – Best Lead Actress in a Drama
Alycia Debnam-Carey, Apple Cider Vinegar, Netflix
Anna Samson, Return To Paradise, ABC
Anna Torv, Territory, Netflix
Ayesha Madon, Heartbreak High, Netflix
Kaitlyn Dever, Apple Cider Vinegar, Netflix
Lynne McGranger, Home and Away, Seven Network
TV WEEK SILVER LOGIE – Best Lead Actor in a Comedy
Aaron Chen, Fisk, ABC
Ben Miller, Austin, ABC
Clancy Brown, Good Cop/Bad Cop, Stan
Luke Cook, Good Cop/Bad Cop, Stan
Michael Theo, Austin, ABC
Patrick Brammall, Colin From Accounts, BINGE / FOXTEL
TV WEEK SILVER LOGIE – Best Lead Actress in a Comedy
Harriet Dyer, Colin From Accounts, BINGE / FOXTEL
Jenna Owen, Nugget is Dead: A Christmas Story, Stan
Kitty Flanagan, Fisk, ABC
Leighton Meester, Good Cop/Bad Cop, Stan
Sally Phillips, Austin, ABC
Vic Zerbst, Nugget is Dead: A Christmas Story, Stan
TV WEEK SILVER LOGIE – Best Supporting Actor
Ashley Zukerman, Apple Cider Vinegar, Netflix
Darren Gilshenan, Colin From Accounts, BINGE / FOXTEL
Glenn Butcher, Fisk, ABC
Mark Coles Smith, Apple Cider Vinegar, Netflix
Matt Nable, Apple Cider Vinegar, Netflix
Sam Delich, Territory, Netflix
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TV WEEK SILVER LOGIE – Best Supporting Actress
Aisha Dee, Apple Cider Vinegar, Netflix
Chloé Hayden, Heartbreak High, Netflix
Julia Zemiro, Fisk, ABC
Marg Downey, The Newsreader, ABC
Michelle Lim Davidson, The Newsreader, ABC
Tilda Cobham-Hervey, Apple Cider Vinegar, Netflix
Best Drama Program
Bump, Stan
Heartbreak High, Netflix
Return To Paradise, ABC
Territory, Netflix
The Newsreader, ABC
The Twelve, BINGE / FOXTEL
Best Miniseries or Telemovie
Apple Cider Vinegar, Netflix
Critical Incident, Stan
Fake, Paramount+
How To Make Gravy, BINGE / FOXTEL
Human Error, 9Network
Plum, ABC
Best Entertainment Program
ABC New Year’s Eve, ABC
Australian Idol, Seven Network
Countdown 50 Years On, ABC
Dancing With The Stars, Seven Network
The Voice, Seven Network
Vision Australia’s Carols by Candlelight, 9Network
Best Current Affairs Program
60 Minutes, 9Network
7.30, ABC
7NEWS Spotlight, Seven Network
A Current Affair, 9Network
Australian Story, ABC
Four Corners, ABC
Best Scripted Comedy Program
Austin, ABC
Colin From Accounts, BINGE / FOXTEL
Fisk, ABC
Good Cop/Bad Cop, Stan
Melbourne International Comedy Festival, ABC
Optics, ABC
Best Comedy Entertainment Program
Gruen, ABC
Hard Quiz, ABC
Have You Been Paying Attention?, Network 10
Sam Pang Tonight, Network 10
Thank God You’re Here, Network 10
The Weekly with Charlie Pickering, ABC
Best Competition Reality Program
Alone Australia, SBS
Australian Survivor: Brains V Brawn II, Network 10
LEGO Masters Australia, 9Network
MasterChef Australia, Network 10
My Kitchen Rules, Seven Network
The Block, 9Network
Best Structured Reality Program
Farmer Wants A Wife, Seven Network
Gogglebox Australia, Network 10
Married At First Sight, 9Network
Muster Dogs: Collies & Kelpies, ABC
Shark Tank Australia, Network 10
The Real Housewives of Sydney, BINGE / FOXTEL
Best Lifestyle Program
Better Homes and Gardens, Seven Network
Do You Want To Live Forever?, 9Network
Gardening Australia, ABC
Grand Designs Australia, ABC
Restoration Australia, ABC
Travel Guides, 9Network
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Best News Coverage or Public Affairs Report
Betrayal of Trust, Four Corners, ABC
Building Bad, 60 Minutes, 9Network
Courage & Science, A Current Affair, 9Network
Cyclone Alfred, 7NEWS, Seven Network
Melbourne Protests, Sunrise, Seven Network
Trump Assassination Attempt, 7NEWS, Seven Network
Best Factual or Documentary Program
Big Miracles, 9Network
Ego: The Michael Gudinski Story, Seven Network
Miriam Margolyes Impossibly Australian, ABC
The Assembly, ABC
Tsunami: 20 Years On, 9Network
Unbreakable: The Jelena Dokic Story, 9Network
Best Sports Coverage
2024 AFL Finals Series, Seven Network
2024 State of Origin, 9Network
2025 Australian Open Finals, 9Network
Australia v India: Border – Gavaskar Trophy, Kayo Sports / FOXTEL
CommBank Matildas V China PR, Network 10
The Olympic Games Paris 2024, 9Network / Stan Sport
Best Children’s Program
Bluey, ABC
Ginger and the Vegesaurs, ABC
Hard Quiz Kids, ABC
Little J & Big Cuz, NITV / ABC
Play School, ABC
Rock Island Mysteries, Network 10
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