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Sydney Morning Herald
04-08-2025
- Entertainment
- Sydney Morning Herald
Beyond the Gold: The highs, lows and whoas of the 2025 Logies
Did you go to bed at a normal time last night instead of bingeing an epic four-and-a-half hours of the 65th TV Week Logie Awards? Honestly, great call. Luckily, deputy TV editor Meg Watson and culture reporter Nell Geraets were up until the wee hours watching and live blogging for you. Here's what you missed: THE HIGHS Some brutal honesty from Sam Pang and the presenters In his third consecutive turn as host, Sam Pang again proved why he's the right guy for the job: daring enough to roast the industry and good-natured enough to get away with it. The jokes weren't quite as pointy as last year, often opting for easy targets such as MAFS being trashy and Ray Martin being old, but there were some good one-liners and decent swings at his own network, too. 'Channel 10, of course, replaced The Project with 10News+, which is like the Titanic being replaced with the OceanGate submarine,' he said, as the hosts of the struggling new show laughed awkwardly in the crowd. Kitty Flanagan and Anne Edmonds also gave a special shoutout to Netflix, as the only streaming platform that seems to work. And things really went up a notch, when beloved Logies troll Tom Gleeson took the stage, presenting with Gold Logie nominee Poh Ling Yeow. 'You are not going to win, just so you know. Because you're not on Channel Seven,' the Hard Quiz host said to a few gasps from the crowd. 'Channel Seven [the host network] are giving out awards for themselves … It's like Channel Seven invited us to their house so we can watch them have a wank.' MW Lynne McGranger being laid to rest inside a Logie Loading As wonderful as it was simply witnessing Lynne McGranger, who has portrayed Irene Roberts on Home and Away for 33 years, win the accolades she deserves, it was her speech that had me slow-clapping into the night. Sure, last year's Gold Logie winner Larry Emdur promised he'd get the initials of his fellow nominees tattooed on his butt on national TV if he won, but McGranger went a step further, explaining how she was going to use the coveted trophy beyond the grave. 'In a few years time, when I die, I might chop the head off, scoop it out, put my ashes in there, screw the top back on and give it to Clancy, my beautiful daughter, who is here tonight, and she can put it on the mantelpiece,' the 72-year-old said while admiring her prize. Living through eternity in a golden trophy – you can't get much more iconic than that. NG A perfect moment for Magda Magda Szubanski was this year's inductee into the Logies Hall of Fame, joining the likes of Graham Kennedy, Noni Hazlehurst and Bert Newton. She was celebrated with a great package highlighting her work from The D-Generation to Fast Forward to Kath & Kim, and kind words from screen legends including Melissa McCarthy, George Miller, Matt Lucas, Rebel Wilson, Richard E. Grant, Gina Riley and Jane Turner. Loading Szubanski, who revealed earlier this year she's been diagnosed with mantle cell lymphoma, was unable to attend the ceremony but sent a moving message that had the crowd up on their feet. 'I want to say first of all ... I'm not being awarded this honour because I've got cancer,' she said. 'I'm getting this because of 40 years of hard work. I don't feel like an imposter. I feel like I've earned it.' She also spoke about how difficult the past few months have been for her and her family, offering thanks to the fans: 'The love and support that I have felt, like a tsunami from the Australian public, has been overwhelming. And I have to tell you, it really helps.' MW THE LOWS Pretty much all the music The musical interludes are often my favourite part of award shows – refreshing palate cleansers that get you rearing to go for the next categories. The performances at this year's Logies, however, did not have me rearing to go. First up was Jimmy Barnes, who sang Working Class Man in honour of its 40th anniversary. It was honestly a bit awkward, as Sam Pang noted in his monologue, considering he was singing it to a room filled with people who are the opposite of working class. Barnesy was then followed by Guy Sebastian, who used the awards as one big plug for his upcoming album 100 Times Around the Sun. While they backed his track Get It Done with all kinds of lights, lasers and gizmos, it just wasn't all that memorable. Then there was Richard Marx. Oh Marx – what were you doing at the Logies? Yes, I know, he recently became a coach on The Voice Australia. And yes, he's talented. But his rendition of Should've Known Better ended in an extremely awkward exchange with the audience, where he threw it over to them to sing the rest of the chorus, and no one knew the lyrics. It was painful to watch. NG The length, oh my god, the length It's joked about every year, but the length of this ceremony is absolutely out of control. The telecast ran for four and a half hours, making it a full feature-length movie longer than high-profile international counterparts such as the Emmys. What are we doing here? Do we really need extended crowd work from the likes of M AFS 'experts' Alessandra Rampolla and John Aiken? Could host network Channel 7 start playing the Home and Away theme song when speeches run too long? There's just no way that any normal human being stayed up until midnight on a school night to see McGranger take Gold. MW THE WOAH RIP streaming? Two of the most-nominated shows of the night – Apple Cider Vinegar (eight nods) and Territory (seven) – left with either little or absolutely nothing. The former won just one trophy, for best miniseries or telemovie, and the latter won zero prizes, despite being a favourite to win in multiple categories. Netflix, the streamer behind both shows, took home just one award. Not quite the result most were expecting, especially given the relative dominance of streaming in this year's nomination pool. NG
The Age
04-08-2025
- Entertainment
- The Age
Beyond the Gold: The highs, lows and whoas of the 2025 Logies
Did you go to bed at a normal time last night instead of bingeing an epic four-and-a-half hours of the 65th TV Week Logie Awards? Honestly, great call. Luckily, deputy TV editor Meg Watson and culture reporter Nell Geraets were up until the wee hours watching and live blogging for you. Here's what you missed: THE HIGHS Some brutal honesty from Sam Pang and the presenters In his third consecutive turn as host, Sam Pang again proved why he's the right guy for the job: daring enough to roast the industry and good-natured enough to get away with it. The jokes weren't quite as pointy as last year, often opting for easy targets such as MAFS being trashy and Ray Martin being old, but there were some good one-liners and decent swings at his own network, too. 'Channel 10, of course, replaced The Project with 10News+, which is like the Titanic being replaced with the OceanGate submarine,' he said, as the hosts of the struggling new show laughed awkwardly in the crowd. Kitty Flanagan and Anne Edmonds also gave a special shoutout to Netflix, as the only streaming platform that seems to work. And things really went up a notch, when beloved Logies troll Tom Gleeson took the stage, presenting with Gold Logie nominee Poh Ling Yeow. 'You are not going to win, just so you know. Because you're not on Channel Seven,' the Hard Quiz host said to a few gasps from the crowd. 'Channel Seven [the host network] are giving out awards for themselves … It's like Channel Seven invited us to their house so we can watch them have a wank.' MW Lynne McGranger being laid to rest inside a Logie Loading As wonderful as it was simply witnessing Lynne McGranger, who has portrayed Irene Roberts on Home and Away for 33 years, win the accolades she deserves, it was her speech that had me slow-clapping into the night. Sure, last year's Gold Logie winner Larry Emdur promised he'd get the initials of his fellow nominees tattooed on his butt on national TV if he won, but McGranger went a step further, explaining how she was going to use the coveted trophy beyond the grave. 'In a few years time, when I die, I might chop the head off, scoop it out, put my ashes in there, screw the top back on and give it to Clancy, my beautiful daughter, who is here tonight, and she can put it on the mantelpiece,' the 72-year-old said while admiring her prize. Living through eternity in a golden trophy – you can't get much more iconic than that. NG A perfect moment for Magda Magda Szubanski was this year's inductee into the Logies Hall of Fame, joining the likes of Graham Kennedy, Noni Hazlehurst and Bert Newton. She was celebrated with a great package highlighting her work from The D-Generation to Fast Forward to Kath & Kim, and kind words from screen legends including Melissa McCarthy, George Miller, Matt Lucas, Rebel Wilson, Richard E. Grant, Gina Riley and Jane Turner. Loading Szubanski, who revealed earlier this year she's been diagnosed with mantle cell lymphoma, was unable to attend the ceremony but sent a moving message that had the crowd up on their feet. 'I want to say first of all ... I'm not being awarded this honour because I've got cancer,' she said. 'I'm getting this because of 40 years of hard work. I don't feel like an imposter. I feel like I've earned it.' She also spoke about how difficult the past few months have been for her and her family, offering thanks to the fans: 'The love and support that I have felt, like a tsunami from the Australian public, has been overwhelming. And I have to tell you, it really helps.' MW THE LOWS Pretty much all the music The musical interludes are often my favourite part of award shows – refreshing palate cleansers that get you rearing to go for the next categories. The performances at this year's Logies, however, did not have me rearing to go. First up was Jimmy Barnes, who sang Working Class Man in honour of its 40th anniversary. It was honestly a bit awkward, as Sam Pang noted in his monologue, considering he was singing it to a room filled with people who are the opposite of working class. Barnesy was then followed by Guy Sebastian, who used the awards as one big plug for his upcoming album 100 Times Around the Sun. While they backed his track Get It Done with all kinds of lights, lasers and gizmos, it just wasn't all that memorable. Then there was Richard Marx. Oh Marx – what were you doing at the Logies? Yes, I know, he recently became a coach on The Voice Australia. And yes, he's talented. But his rendition of Should've Known Better ended in an extremely awkward exchange with the audience, where he threw it over to them to sing the rest of the chorus, and no one knew the lyrics. It was painful to watch. NG The length, oh my god, the length It's joked about every year, but the length of this ceremony is absolutely out of control. The telecast ran for four and a half hours, making it a full feature-length movie longer than high-profile international counterparts such as the Emmys. What are we doing here? Do we really need extended crowd work from the likes of M AFS 'experts' Alessandra Rampolla and John Aiken? Could host network Channel 7 start playing the Home and Away theme song when speeches run too long? There's just no way that any normal human being stayed up until midnight on a school night to see McGranger take Gold. MW THE WOAH RIP streaming? Two of the most-nominated shows of the night – Apple Cider Vinegar (eight nods) and Territory (seven) – left with either little or absolutely nothing. The former won just one trophy, for best miniseries or telemovie, and the latter won zero prizes, despite being a favourite to win in multiple categories. Netflix, the streamer behind both shows, took home just one award. Not quite the result most were expecting, especially given the relative dominance of streaming in this year's nomination pool. NG
Refinery29
03-08-2025
- Entertainment
- Refinery29
All The 2025 Logie Awards Red Carpet Looks That Caught Our Attention
Aussie celebrities are arriving to The Star in Sydney for the 65th TV Week Logie Awards, which is essentially our answer to the Emmys. While we're eager as ever to find out who will be taking home trophies — especially that coveted gold — we're also excited to see the gowns and get-ups of the night on the red carpet. From Chloé Hayden to Zoë Foster Blake, Leigh Sales and Poh Ling Yeow, nothing feels boring or predictable for the 2025 Logies. Pastels are having a moment, with Georgie Tunny, Sofia Levin, Edwina Bartholomew and more turning to the feminine palette in soft blues and pinks. Browns and earthy, autumnal tones, however, are dominating. Blacks and reds, as always, were out in full force, and someone who combined both colourways for perhaps one of the most eye-catching looks of the night was Zindzi Okenyo.
Sydney Morning Herald
01-08-2025
- Entertainment
- Sydney Morning Herald
Who will win the Logies? And what will we all be mad about?
Another year, another Logies, another ceremony that probably won't end until midnight. So who is actually nominated, and what are we likely to be yelling about on Monday morning? Here's a cheat sheet for Sunday's 65th TV Week Logie Awards. Who is hosting? Sam Pang is returning for his third consecutive year, which cements him as a fixture for the event. The real question is: what big topics will he tackle in his opening monologue? Last year's targets included host network Channel Seven for its Bruce Lehrmann expenses controversy and Channel Ten for ongoing financial issues. You might think he'd have plenty to work with this year after the cancellation of The Project. But, speaking to TV Week, Pang has said, 'There won't be dancing on any graves.' Will that same courtesy be extended to Q+A and Neighbours (which Pang roasted in 2023 after its first brush with death)? Or Australian Survivor host Jonathan LaPaglia who was recently 'blindsided' from his own show? Pang has, however, confirmed there will be some ribbing of Hamish Blake, as the only man nominated for a Gold Logie. And I'm betting on some kind of self-deprecating commentary on his series, Sam Pang Tonight. The talk show, while nominated for best comedy entertainment program and renewed for a second season, has had an at-times rough response from audiences while finding its feet. You've gotta take what you give up there. Who's tipped to take the Gold? Lynne McGranger is widely considered the favourite this year. And don't feel too bad if you don't recognise that name – you probably know her as Irene from Home and Away. McGranger announced earlier this year that she is leaving the long-running soap after 33 years. Her final episode will air in just a few weeks, and Channel Seven – host of the Logies broadcast – has been giving fans a big push to direct votes the beloved actor's way. Loading Has McGranger really been the most popular personality on TV in the past year? A win could leave viewers scratching their heads. The other nominees include A Current Affair host Ally Langdon, MasterChef Australia contestant-turned-judge Poh Ling Yeow, the ABC's Lisa Millar, I'm A Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here! host Julia Morris, Seven's Sonia Kruger and Lego Masters host Hamish Blake. Blake, the awkward male outlier who has taken the prize twice before, was quick to say how much he does not want to win. 'I think we all know what to do,' he told this masthead. 'And that isn't to make sure the lone, middle-age white guy gets it.' Which show has the most nominations? Netflix hit Apple Cider Vinegar has received eight nominations, including best miniseries and nods for most of the main cast. That includes US lead actress Kaitlyn Dever, who has achieved even greater fame in the recent The Last of Us. Telling the 'true-ish' story of Australian influencer and cancer conwoman Belle Gibson, the show won Dever huge praise for her mastery of the Aussie accent. The six-part series charted Gibson's rise and fall, condemning the 'wellness' culture that enabled her lies to thrive and revealing the impact it all had on real cancer patients. A 2017 book by Age journalists Beau Donelly and Nick Toscano served as inspiration for the show. And much of the plot followed two fictionalised journalists uncovering her 'large-scale deception'. In his three-star review for this masthead, critic Craig Mathieson noted there was 'a surplus of fine performances' including Essie Davis (Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries) as Gibson's mother and Ashley Zukerman (Succession) as her partner. The former did not cop a nomination, missing out to castmates Aisha Dee (The Bold Type) and Tilda Cobham-Hervey (I Am Woman). What other shows should I know about? Territory, another Netflix success story, follows Apple Cider Vinegar closely with seven nominations, including best drama, lead actress for Anna Torv and lead actor nods for Michael Dorman, Robert Taylor and Sam Corlett. Dubbed ' Dallas with dingoes', this outback drama was a global hit and had many fans confused when Netflix decided to can it earlier this year – especially considering the open-ended nature of the finale. If it sweeps the big awards, there will certainly be more questions asked about why we're not getting any more. In comedy, Kitty Flanagan's Fisk leads with five nominations, closely followed by Patrick Brammall and Harriet Dyer 's second season of Colin From Accounts and new US-set/Australian-made series Good Cop/Bad Cop starring Gossip Girl 's Leighton Meester and Australian Luke Cook (both of whom are nominated). Could this be Blair Waldorf's first Logie? Probably not, but boy it would be funny. Who is performing? Jimmy Barnes will be the main musical entertainment on the night. This is a big year for the Cold Chisel frontman, as he's celebrating the 40th anniversary of his For the Working Class Man album with a tour that kicks off in November. He's also released a new album, Defiant, which topped the ARIA chart in June, and will star in a documentary about his life premiering at the Melbourne International Film Festival. Expect a big response from the crowd. The star has overcome some serious health challenges including open-heart surgery in late 2023, and is still putting on five-star shows. Are any Hollywood celebs going? Loading Remember when Joan Rivers got up on stage in 2011, yelling 'I don't know why the f--- I'm here'? Sadly, I don't think we'll have any such events this time around. There are nominations for overseas stars – Dever (Apple Cider Vinegar), Sally Phillips (Austin), Meester (Good Cop/Bad Cop), Clancy Brown (Good Cop/Bad Cop) – but it seems none will attend. Among presenters announced so far, all are local, among them Kitty Flanagan, Hamish Blake, Leigh Sales, Ray Martin, Sophie Monk and Tom Gleeson.
The Age
01-08-2025
- Entertainment
- The Age
Who will win the Logies? And what will we all be mad about?
Another year, another Logies, another ceremony that probably won't end until midnight. So who is actually nominated, and what are we likely to be yelling about on Monday morning? Here's a cheat sheet for Sunday's 65th TV Week Logie Awards. Who is hosting? Sam Pang is returning for his third consecutive year, which cements him as a fixture for the event. The real question is: what big topics will he tackle in his opening monologue? Last year's targets included host network Channel Seven for its Bruce Lehrmann expenses controversy and Channel Ten for ongoing financial issues. You might think he'd have plenty to work with this year after the cancellation of The Project. But, speaking to TV Week, Pang has said, 'There won't be dancing on any graves.' Will that same courtesy be extended to Q+A and Neighbours (which Pang roasted in 2023 after its first brush with death)? Or Australian Survivor host Jonathan LaPaglia who was recently 'blindsided' from his own show? Pang has, however, confirmed there will be some ribbing of Hamish Blake, as the only man nominated for a Gold Logie. And I'm betting on some kind of self-deprecating commentary on his series, Sam Pang Tonight. The talk show, while nominated for best comedy entertainment program and renewed for a second season, has had an at-times rough response from audiences while finding its feet. You've gotta take what you give up there. Who's tipped to take the Gold? Lynne McGranger is widely considered the favourite this year. And don't feel too bad if you don't recognise that name – you probably know her as Irene from Home and Away. McGranger announced earlier this year that she is leaving the long-running soap after 33 years. Her final episode will air in just a few weeks, and Channel Seven – host of the Logies broadcast – has been giving fans a big push to direct votes the beloved actor's way. Loading Has McGranger really been the most popular personality on TV in the past year? A win could leave viewers scratching their heads. The other nominees include A Current Affair host Ally Langdon, MasterChef Australia contestant-turned-judge Poh Ling Yeow, the ABC's Lisa Millar, I'm A Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here! host Julia Morris, Seven's Sonia Kruger and Lego Masters host Hamish Blake. Blake, the awkward male outlier who has taken the prize twice before, was quick to say how much he does not want to win. 'I think we all know what to do,' he told this masthead. 'And that isn't to make sure the lone, middle-age white guy gets it.' Which show has the most nominations? Netflix hit Apple Cider Vinegar has received eight nominations, including best miniseries and nods for most of the main cast. That includes US lead actress Kaitlyn Dever, who has achieved even greater fame in the recent The Last of Us. Telling the 'true-ish' story of Australian influencer and cancer conwoman Belle Gibson, the show won Dever huge praise for her mastery of the Aussie accent. The six-part series charted Gibson's rise and fall, condemning the 'wellness' culture that enabled her lies to thrive and revealing the impact it all had on real cancer patients. A 2017 book by Age journalists Beau Donelly and Nick Toscano served as inspiration for the show. And much of the plot followed two fictionalised journalists uncovering her 'large-scale deception'. In his three-star review for this masthead, critic Craig Mathieson noted there was 'a surplus of fine performances' including Essie Davis (Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries) as Gibson's mother and Ashley Zukerman (Succession) as her partner. The former did not cop a nomination, missing out to castmates Aisha Dee (The Bold Type) and Tilda Cobham-Hervey (I Am Woman). What other shows should I know about? Territory, another Netflix success story, follows Apple Cider Vinegar closely with seven nominations, including best drama, lead actress for Anna Torv and lead actor nods for Michael Dorman, Robert Taylor and Sam Corlett. Dubbed ' Dallas with dingoes', this outback drama was a global hit and had many fans confused when Netflix decided to can it earlier this year – especially considering the open-ended nature of the finale. If it sweeps the big awards, there will certainly be more questions asked about why we're not getting any more. In comedy, Kitty Flanagan's Fisk leads with five nominations, closely followed by Patrick Brammall and Harriet Dyer 's second season of Colin From Accounts and new US-set/Australian-made series Good Cop/Bad Cop starring Gossip Girl 's Leighton Meester and Australian Luke Cook (both of whom are nominated). Could this be Blair Waldorf's first Logie? Probably not, but boy it would be funny. Who is performing? Jimmy Barnes will be the main musical entertainment on the night. This is a big year for the Cold Chisel frontman, as he's celebrating the 40th anniversary of his For the Working Class Man album with a tour that kicks off in November. He's also released a new album, Defiant, which topped the ARIA chart in June, and will star in a documentary about his life premiering at the Melbourne International Film Festival. Expect a big response from the crowd. The star has overcome some serious health challenges including open-heart surgery in late 2023, and is still putting on five-star shows. Are any Hollywood celebs going? Loading Remember when Joan Rivers got up on stage in 2011, yelling 'I don't know why the f--- I'm here'? Sadly, I don't think we'll have any such events this time around. There are nominations for overseas stars – Dever (Apple Cider Vinegar), Sally Phillips (Austin), Meester (Good Cop/Bad Cop), Clancy Brown (Good Cop/Bad Cop) – but it seems none will attend. Among presenters announced so far, all are local, among them Kitty Flanagan, Hamish Blake, Leigh Sales, Ray Martin, Sophie Monk and Tom Gleeson.
