Logie Awards 2023: Sonia Kruger wins Gold Logie, Tony Armstrong honoured with inaugural Bert Newton Award
Sonia Kruger has taken home the most prestigious award in Australian television, winning the 2023 Gold Logie in Sydney on Sunday.
Kruger, the Network Seven star who hosts The Voice, Dancing with the Stars and Big Brother, took the Gold Logie for the most popular personality in Australian television.
The 57-year-old beat other popular presenters including last year’s winner Hamish Blake, Julia Morris, Leigh Sales, Mark Coles Smith, Osher Günsberg and Shaun Micallef.
A visibly shocked Kruger honoured those who work on the three programs she presents.
“I cannot believe that. I have to compose myself,” Kruger said.
“I want to thank all the people who work on Dancing With The Stars, all the people who work on The Voice, all the people who work on Big Brother.”
Kruger hosted the red carpet section of the event with Dr Chris Brown, whom she mentioned during her acceptance speech.
“Chris and I were walking around and there is a mural and it says ‘hosting is not about what you do, it is about how you make other people feel’.
“And I thought, that is so true. And tonight you guys, all your support, you have made me feel so good.”
Tony Armstrong named most popular presenter
Tony Armstrong has won his second major Logie award in as many years, taking home the Bert Newton Award for Most Popular Presenter.
Armstrong became one of the talking points at last year’s ceremony when he won Most Popular New Talent.
He presents on ABC News Breakfast and the popular program, A Dog’s World with Tony Armstrong.
“Truly didn’t think this would happen,” he said.
Kitty Flanagan, creator of ABC program Fisk, won most popular actress, while Crazy Fun Park provided one of the upsets of the evening by beating Bluey for Most Outstanding Children’s Program.
Australian Story won Most Popular Current Affairs Program for the first time.
Host Leigh Sales dedicated the win to those who trust the program to tell their stories.
“Thank you very much also to the people who trust us to tell their stories, because without them we wouldn’t have a program and it takes a lot of guts to come on and show your vulnerability as a human being,” Sales said.
“And thank you very much to the team who produces Australian Story. I am just very lucky to now be the person who is a face of it but there is a very dedicated team who really cares a lot behind it and this award is for them.”
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The glitz and glamour of the red carpet was breathtaking.
The ceremony was filled with laughs and celebration.
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Sonia Kruger wins the TV WEEK GOLD LOGIE for Most Popular Personality on Australian Television
“I cannot believe that. I have to compose myself,” Kruger said.
“I want to thank all the people who work on Dancing With The Stars, all the people who work on The Voice, all the people who work on Big Brother.
“Chris (Brown) and I were walking around and there is a mural and it says ‘hosting is not about what you do, it is about how you make other people feel’.
“And I thought, that is so true. And tonight you guys, all your support, you have made me feel so good.”
Daryl Somers will present the Gold Logie
TV WEEK GOLD LOGIE for Most Popular Personality on Australian Television
- Hamish Blake, LEGO Masters Australia, 9Network
- Julia Morris, I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here! & Taskmaster, Network 10
- Leigh Sales, 730 Report, ABC
- Mark Coles Smith, Mystery Road: Origin, ABC
- Osher Günsberg, The Bachelors Australia & The Masked Singer Australia, Network 10
- Shaun Micallef, Shaun Micallef’s Mad as Hell, ABC
- Sonia Kruger, The Voice, Dancing with the Stars & Big Brother, Seven Network
It’s time for the Gold Logie
The Gold Logie Award is coming up
How many more awards before we get to the gold?
– AJ
We are only minutes away AJ.
The Twelve wins Most Outstanding Drama Series, Miniseries or Telemovie
Star Sam Neill has dedicated this win to Brian Walsh, who was inducted into the Logie Award Hall of Fame.
Most Outstanding Drama Series, Miniseries or Telemovie
- Black Snow, Stan
- Five Bedrooms, Paramount+
- In Our Blood, ABC
- Mystery Road: Origin, ABC
- Significant Others, ABC
- The Twelve, FOXTEL & BINGE
Brooke Satchwell wins the TV WEEK SILVER LOGIE for Most Outstanding Supporting Actress
Another win for The Twelve.
It is Satchwell’s second Logie Award.
TV WEEK SILVER LOGIE for Most Outstanding Supporting Actress
- Brooke Satchwell, The Twelve, FOXTEL & BINGE
- Hayley McElhinney, Mystery Road: Origin, ABC
- Miranda Otto, True Colours, SBS
- Pallavi Sharda, The Twelve, FOXTEL & BINGE
- Virginia Gay, After The Verdict, 9Network
- Yerin Ha, Bad Behaviour, Stan
Australian Story win Most Popular Current Affairs Program
Another win for the ABC — this time it is Australian Story.
It is the first time Australian Story has won this award.
Host Leigh Sales is accepting the award.
“Thank you very much also to the people who trust us to tell their stories, because without them we wouldn’t have a program and it takes a lot of guts to come on and show your vulnerability as a human being,” Sales said.
“And thank you very much to the team who produces ‘Australian Story’. I am just very lucky to now be the person who is a face of it but there is a very dedicated team who really cares a lot behind it and this award is for them.”
Most Popular Current Affairs Program
- 60 Minutes, 9Network
- 7.30, ABC
- A Current Affair, 9Network
- Australian Story, ABC
- Foreign Correspondent, ABC
- Four Corners, ABC
Sam Neill wins TV WEEK SILVER LOGIE for Most Popular Actor
Sam Neill wins his second Logie, his other was in 2005.
An almost speechless Sam Neill has accepted the award.
The great man has described himself as “gobsmacked”.
TV WEEK SILVER LOGIE for Most Popular Actor
- James Stewart, Home and Away, Seven Network
- Lincoln Younes, After The Verdict, Last King of The Cross & Barons, 9Network, Paramount+ & ABC
- Mark Coles Smith, Mystery Road: Origin, ABC
- Patrick Brammall, Colin from Accounts & Summer Love, BINGE & ABC
- Ray Meagher, Home and Away, Seven Network
- Sam Neill, The Twelve, FOXTEL & BINGE
We are coming to the pointing end of the evening
We have been through the last performance of the evening, and the final big awards will be announced soon.
Patrick Brammall wins the TV WEEK SILVER LOGIE for Most Outstanding Actor
It’s the third win associated with Colin From Accounts.
“It is a big fat lie an individual performance award. Obviously, in the art of television, no performance happens in isolation. It is a collaborative sport,” Brammall said.
TV WEEK SILVER LOGIE for Most Outstanding Actor
- Mark Coles Smith, Mystery Road: Origin, ABC
- Patrick Brammall, Colin from Accounts, BINGE
- Richard Roxburgh, Bali 2002, Stan
- Sam Neill, The Twelve, FOXTEL & BINGE
- Tim Draxl, In Our Blood, ABC
- Tim Minchin, Upright (Season 2), FOXTEL & BINGE
Kitty Flanagan wins the TV WEEK SILVER LOGIE for Most Popular Actress
Kitty Flanagan wins for her ABC show Fisk.
And this blogger is beyond excited because Kitty is this blogger’s favourite actress!
TV WEEK SILVER LOGIE for Most Popular Actress
- Ada Nicodemou, Home and Away, Seven Network
- Celeste Barber, Wellmania, Netflix
- Emily Symons, Home and Away, Seven Network
- Julia Zemiro, Fisk Season 2, ABC
- Kitty Flanagan, Fisk Season 2, ABC
- Lynne McGranger, Home and Away, Seven Network
SBS wins Most Outstanding Factual or Documentary Program with The Australian Wars
The three-part series has won.
Rachel Perkins says The Australian Wars was a story which she was proud to tell.
“This was the great privilege of our life to tell this story,” she said.
“It obviously is a difficult part of our history but it is something that we are coming to terms with and it is part of this great nation of ours.”
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