Screen Australia congratulates the 58 TV WEEK Logie Awards winners and nominees

09 05 2016 - Media release Screen Australia congratulates the 58th TV WEEK Logie Awards winners and nominees

Australia's television talent gathered in Melbourne last night to celebrate the 58th TV WEEK Logie Awards. Known as television's night of nights,' the evening did not disappoint as eight Screen Australia supported titles took home awards, while crowd favourite Waleed Aly won the Silver Logie before he was presented with the coveted Gold Logie.

Screen Australia CEO Graeme Mason congratulated the winners and the nominees. Congratulations from Screen Australia to all the nominees, winners, networks and the people who work so hard to entertain and inform us. Screen Australia on behalf of the Australian Government is delighted to have supported many of the people, companies and projects celebrated at the Logies, he said.

The full list of nominees and winners supported by Screen Australia: Gold Logie

Nominated: Essie Davis, Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries (ABC)*

Best Actor

Nominated: Craig McLachlan, The Doctor Blake Mysteries (ABC)*

Nominated: Firass Dirani, House Husbands (Nine Network)*

Best Actress

Winner: Jessica Marais, Love Child (Nine Network)

Nominated: Essie Davis, Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries (ABC)*

Nominated: Julia Morris, House Husbands (Nine Network)*

Best New Talent

Nominated: Joel Jackson, Deadline Gallipoli (Foxtel, Showcase) and Peter Allen: Not the Boy Next Door (Channel Seven)

Best Drama Program

Nominated: House Husbands (Nine Network)*

Nominated: Love Child (Nine Network)

Best Factual Program

Nominated: Who Do You Think You Are?, SBS*

Most Outstanding Actor

Winner: Alex Dimitriades as Matt Bashir in The Principal (SBS)

Nominated: Hugh Dancy as Ellis Ashmead Bartlett in Deadline Gallipoli (Foxtel, Showcase)

Nominated: Malcolm Kennard as Ivan Milat in Catching Milat (Channel Seven)

Nominated: Patrick Brammall as James Hayes in Glitch (ABC)

Nominated: Sam Neil as Lang Hancock in House Of Hancock (Nine Network)

Most Outstanding Actress

Winner: Deborah Mailman as Lorraine in Redfern Now: Promise Me (ABC)

Nominated: Essie Davis as Phryne Fisher in Miss Fisher s Murder Mysteries ABC*

Nominated: Mandy McElhinney as Gine Rinehart in House of Hancock (Nine Network)

Nominated: Pamela Rabe as Joan Ferguson in Wentworth (Foxtel, SoHo)*

Most Outstanding Supporting Actor

Winner: Tim Minchin as Smasher Sullivan in The Secret River (ABC)

Most Outstanding Supporting Actress

Winner: Celia Ireland as Liz Birdsworth in Wentworth (Foxtel, SoHo)*

Nominated: Emily Barclay as Sarah Hayes in Glitch (ABC)

Nominated: Harriet Dyer as Patricia Saunders in Love Child (Nine Network)

Nominated: Rarriwuy Hick as Robyn Davis in Redfern Now: Promise Me (ABC)

Most Outstanding Drama Series

Winner: Glitch (ABC)

Nominated: Love Child (Nine Network)

Nominated: Wentworth (Foxtel, SoHo)*

Most Outstanding Miniseries or Telemovie

Winner: The Secret River (ABC)

Nominated: Deadline Gallipoli (Foxtel, Showcase)

Nominated: House Of Hancock (Nine Network)

Nominated: Peter Allen: Not The Boy Next Door (Channel Seven)

Most Outstanding Children's Program

Winner: Ready for This (ABC3)

Nominated/Winner: Bottersnikes and Gumbles (Channel Seven)*

Nominated/Winner: Little Lunch (ABC)

Most Outstanding Newcomer Actor

Winner: Joel Jackson, Peter Allen in Peter Allen: Not The Boy Next Door (Channel Seven)

Nominated: Joel Jackson, Charles Bean in Deadline Gallipoli (Foxtel, Showcase)

Nominated: Rahel Romahn, Tarek Ahmad in The Principal (SBS)

Most Outstanding Newcomer Actress

Nominated: Hannah Monson, Kirstie Darrow in Glitch (ABC)

Nominated: Sara West, Liza Minelli in Peter Allen: Not The Boy Next Door (Channel Seven)

Graham Kennedy Breakthrough Star of Tomorrow

Winner: Ky Baldwin, young Peter Allen in Peter Allen: Not The Boy Next Door (Channel Seven)

Nominated: Olivia Dejonge, Shaneen Quigg/Tara Swift in Hiding (ABC)

*Screen Australia has supported one or more seasons of this series but does not currently fund it.

Media enquiries Tamara Zimet 02 8113 5800 or 0405 185 699 tamara.zimet@screenaustralia.gov.au

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