Kiwi star Sir Sam Neill wins Logie Award for best actor but isn't there to receive award
Kiwi star Sir Sam Neill wins Logie Award for best actor but isn't there to receive award
Sir Sam Neill won his third Logie award last night.
One of New Zealand's greatest actors, Sir Sam Neill, won his third Logie at last night's television awards in Australia, but he wasn't there to receive it.
The Jurassic Park and Hunt for the Wilderpeople actor won the Silver Logie for Best Lead Actor in a Drama for his performance as defence lawyer Brett Colby in legal drama The Twelve.
The show first hit screens in 2022, its second season was released last year and its third is scheduled to air this month.
Neill has previously won Most Outstanding Actor (2005) and Most Popular Actor (2023) at the prestigious Australian television awards.
Neill wasn't the only Kiwi to win an award last night with comedian Guy Montgomery taking home the Graham Kennedy Award for Most Popular New Talent for his show Guy Montgomery's Guy Mont Spelling Bee.
Try Our AI Features
Explore what Daily8 AI can do for you:
Comments
No comments yet...
Related Articles
RNZ News
20 minutes ago
- RNZ News
Alan Niven, the NZ born manager of Guns n Roses
This audio is not downloadable due to copyright restrictions. Kiwi born Alan Niven helped shape one of the most explosive, chaotic, and mythic rises in rock history as the manager of Guns n Roses from 1986 through 1991. He got the job, he says, because nobody else wanted it. He wasn't the bottom of the barrel; he was under the barrel. Guns N Roses had a reputation for drug use and handling the notoriously brilliant and volatile lead singer Axl Rose was practically pure torture. Photo: Courtesy of Alan Niven
Otago Daily Times
7 hours ago
- Otago Daily Times
Sir Sam Neill honoured at Aussie TV awards
Sir Sam Neill won a Logie for season two of The Twelve. Photo: RNZ New Zealand actor Sir Sam Neill has won a major trophy at Australia's biggest television awards, the Logies. Sir Sam, who lives in Central Otago, won the prize for best lead actor in a drama for Australian-produced The Twelve and said in a post on Instagram he was "very chuffed and honoured". However, he was "a long way away" and couldn't attend the event. Image: Instagram/Sam Neill Another Kiwi, comedian Guy Montgomery, took home the most popular new talent award for comedy panel show Guy Montgomery's Guy Mont-Spelling Bee. He also accepted an award on behalf of his co-host Aaron Chen, who won best lead actor in the comedy series Fisk. The show was a big winner on the night, scoring five awards. Home and Away star Lynne McGranger - the longest-serving female actor in any Australian drama - was awarded the best prize of the night, the Gold Logie. - RNZ and ODT Online
Otago Daily Times
8 hours ago
- Otago Daily Times
Sam Neill honoured at Aussie TV awards
Sir Sam Neill won a Logie for season two of The Twelve. Photo: RNZ New Zealand actor Sir Sam Neill has won a major trophy at Australia's biggest television awards, the Logies. Sir Sam, who lives in Central Otago, won the prize for best lead actor in a drama for Australian-produced The Twelve and said in a post on Instagram he was "very chuffed and honoured". However, he was "a long way away" and couldn't attend the event. Image: Instagram/Sam Neill Another Kiwi, comedian Guy Montgomery, took home the most popular new talent award for comedy panel show Guy Montgomery's Guy Mont-Spelling Bee. He also accepted an award on behalf of his co-host Aaron Chen, who won best lead actor in the comedy series Fisk. The show was a big winner on the night, scoring five awards. Home and Away star Lynne McGranger - the longest-serving female actor in any Australian drama - was awarded the best prize of the night, the Gold Logie. - RNZ and ODT Online
