Ja’mie, Jaymes Diaz (Kinda), And Rhonda From Those AAMI Ads Were All Nominated For Logies This Morning

The nominations for the ‘peer-nominated’ categories at this year’s upcoming Logies Awards were revealed in this morning’s issue of TV Week, and the clear winner so far seems to be Tony Abbott’s dreaded nemesis, the ABC. The public network achieved multiple nominations in each of the major categories, including nods for its hit drama series Redfern Now and Paper Giants: Magazine Wars.

Among the highlights we can look forward to on the night will be a vicious battle for ‘Most Outstanding Actor’ between Chris Lilley (Ja’mie: Private School Girl) and Craig McLachlan (The Doctor Blake Mysteries), and an Offspring-off for ‘Most Outstanding Actress’ between Kat Stewart and last year’s Gold Logie winner, Asher Keddie. Despite an ‘Outstanding Mini Series’ nod for Top Of The Lake, Mad Men star Elisabeth Moss was shunned from the category because she’s just a fake NZ-er and we’re not claiming those yet.

Other notable stories include a ridiculous ‘Light Entertainment’ snub for ratings juggernaut MKR, a ‘Most Outstanding Actress’ nod for Rhonda from those AAMI commercials, and an ‘Outstanding News Coverage’ nomination for Ten Eyewitness News for it’s ‘Missing The Boat‘ Jaymes Diaz viral video. I hope there’s a surprise appearance during that acceptance speech.

Nominees in the reader-voted ‘Popular’ categories will be announced closer to the awards date on Sunday, April 27. In the meantime, study the below list, cut them out, and organise a fun sweep with your office-mates, if that’s something that people actually do with the Logies.

The full list of ‘Outstanding’ nominees include:

Outstanding Drama Series
A Place To Call Home (Channel Seven)
Offspring (Network Ten)
Redfern Now (ABC1)
The Time of Our Lives (ABC1)
Wentworth (Foxtel/ SoHo)

Outstanding Miniseries or Telemovie
An Accidental Soldier (ABC1)
Better Man (SBS ONE)
Paper Giants: Magazine Wars (ABC1)
Power Games: The Packer-Murdoch Story (Nine Network)
Top Of The Lake (Foxtel/UKTV)

Outstanding Actor
Chris Lilley (Ja’mie: Private School Girl, ABC1)
Craig McLachlan (The Doctor Blake Mysteries, ABC1)
David Wenham (Better Man, SBS ONE)
Kirk Page (Redfern Now, ABC1)
Lachy Hulme (Power Games: The Packer-Murdoch Story, Nine Network)

Outstanding Actress
Asher Keddie (Offspring, Network Ten)
Claudia Karvan (The Time of Our Lives, ABC1)
Danielle Cormack (Wentworth, Foxtel/ SoHo)
Kat Stewart (Offspring, Network Ten)
Mandy McElhinney (Paper Giants: Magazine Wars, ABC1)

Outstanding Light Entertainment Program
The Voice Australia (Nine Network)
Housos (SBS ONE)
It’s A Date (ABC1)
Please Like Me (ABC2)
Upper Middle Bogan (ABC1)

Outstanding News Coverage
Crisis in Cairo – Brett Mason (World News Australia, SBS ONE)
‘Missing The Boat’ Jaymes Diaz Interview (Ten Eyewitness News, Network Ten)
Leadership Spill (Foxtel/ SKY NEWS)
NSW Bushfires (Nine News, Nine Network)
The Dark Side of the Force (Seven News, Channel Seven)

Outstanding Public Affairs Report
A Gracious Gift (Four Corners, ABC1)
Drugs in Sport – Stephen Dank (7.30, ABC1)
Manus Island (Dateline, SBS ONE)
Prime Suspect (Sunday Night, Channel Seven)
Prisoner X – The Australian Connection (Foreign Correspondent, ABC1)

Outstanding Factual Program
Desert War (ABC1)
Dirty Business (SBS ONE)
Jabbed (SBS ONE)
Kings Cross ER: St Vincent’s Hospital (Foxtel/Crime & Investigation Network)
2013 Emirates Melbourne Cup Carnival (Channel Seven)
The Ashes Cricket – Australia v England (Nine Network)
Redesign My Brain (ABC1)

Outstanding Sports Coverage
2013 NRL Grand Final (Nine Network)
2013 Toyota AFL Grand Final (Channel Seven)
Tour de France (SBS ONE)

Outstanding Children’s Program
Play Along With Sam (Foxtel/Nick Jr)
Dance Academy (ABC3)
Move It Mob Style (NITV)
Nowhere Boys (ABC3)
Play School (ABC4Kids)

Graham Kennedy Award for Most Outstanding Newcomer
Anna Bamford (Wonderland, Network Ten)
Caren Pistorius (Paper Giants: Magazine Wars, ABC1)
Meyne Wyatt (Redfern Now, ABC1)
Shareena Clanton (Wentworth, Foxtel/SoHo)
Remy Hii (Better Man, SBS ONE)

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