Tonight's liveblog brought to you by Crust Pizza and Jacobs Creek Cab Merlot. Oh yeah, we're hella fancy 'round these here parts.
7:30: And we're off! No host this year, so we open simply to "your first presenter for the evening", Dave Hughes.
7:40: Dave is now deep into a tight ten and I still don't know what award he's presenting.
7:43: OK, first award of the night: Most Popular Entertainment Program. Come onnn, Hamish & Andy!
7:45: YES Ham and Ando! We're one for one guys!
7:48: Eddie Perfect & Amanda Keller out to present Most Popular Drama. Doing some awkward Play School comedy, not sure how well it's playing in the room, but it's not doing well in my lounge room, I'll tell you that much.
7:52: PATTRRRRICCKKK. That damn clip for the Offspring nom just brought tears to my eyes. I will never forgive them for killing him off.
7:53: And the Logie goes to...Home And Away. Ooh, Charlie Clausen sighting! (If you don't listen to his podcast TOFOP, then get on that guys, post-haste.)
8:01: Musical act already, eh? Ricky Martin performing, introduced by the boobalicious Delta Goodrem. My husband suspects she's had a boob job; I remain on the fence. Further inspection is needed! <insert plug for upcoming season of The Voice here>
8:05: Peter Helliar & Denise Scott presenting Most Outstanding Comedy. I picked Utopia....
8:10: ...and Utopia for the win! Celia Pacquola looks babin' tonight as well, by the way.
8:13: Next up is the Logie for Most Popular Actress, which has been won by Asher Keddie for the past 5 years. Lets make it six in a row Neens!
8:14: YES ASHER! She seriously earned it though, that final season of Offspring was just heartbreaking and Asher was nothing less than incredible.
8:20: The Bondi Vet & Miss Universe presenting the Logie for Most Popular Presenter. Odds are it'll be Bickmore, but I'm #TeamAndo
8:23: ...and Carrie takes it out as expected. Looking amazing for a new mum, get it girl.
8:26: "God, she's so thin, can you stand it?" Julia Morris comes out after Carrie to present Most Outstanding Entertainment Program...which...hang on, did they not run through the nominees before Julia ripped into the envelope? Hmm. That's odd.
8:31: Just so you know, The Voice won, which I didn't expect, but congratulations, I guess! Next year is yours Micallef!!
8:32: "Did I forget to talk about the nominees?? I'm gonna be in really big trouble..." As Julia runs through the nominees post announcement. Live television folks!
Oops...
8:34: And now for the part of the evening where we run through the awards deemed not important enough to be presented on air!
8:41: Justine Clark (whose kids music my daughter LOVES incidentally) and Gary Sweet are out to present Most Popular New Talent. Lets go, Love Child ladies!
8:42: And the Logie goes to...Miranda Tapsell! (NAILED IT.) And doesn't she look ecstatic, bless. I love seeing the new kids so excited to win.
8:44: "People obviously love seeing *this* so why deprive them of that?" - Miranda making an impassioned plea to put more Indigenous actors on TV, and earns a standing ovation. YES MIRANDA. What a star. Hope she takes out the Graham Kennedy gong as well.
8:47: Shane "Kenny" Jacobson interviewing the Gold Logie nominees, which goes incredibly well when it comes to talking to Stephen Peacocke via satellite. The delay, combined with Stephen's earnest responses makes it feel like a breakfast television interview, not a gag between awards.
8:49: Richard Wilkins is introducing Meghan Trainor, performing a "medley of her greatest hits" ...pretty sure she's only had 2, right? Meghan sounds like she has the flu and is dancing like a club girl at 2am whose feet are killing her. Lots of gingerly stepping happening on that stage. Not sure whether its the skyscraper heels or the skintight skirt, but either way, she looks uncomfortable.
8:52: And as predicted, her medley consisted of 2 songs. THAT IS NOT A MEDLEY.
8:59: Hamish & Andy presenting Most Popular Reality Program, and are announcing the nominees by way of a Bachelor rose ceremony, featuring the stars of the nominees, PLUS special guest Bachelor Blake. Well played boys.
9:01: "Thank you Osher" "No, it's Andy" "Nah, you changed it" - Nice dig at Osher "Andrew G" Gunsberg.
9:05: The Logie goes to...The Block! Unlike previous years, the contestants don't take the stage, but we do get a shot of the Voss brothers - winners of Glasshouse - cheering and Shaynna Blaze perching on Neale Whitaker's lap.
9:09: Jonathan LaPaglia (who I spotted in an episode of Castle the other day - SPOILER ALERT: he did it) and Gracie Gilbert presenting Most Popular Actor to Stephen Peacocke, again via satellite from London.
9:16: Oh damn, In Memoriam sections always make me cry. Rest in peace, Richie Benaud, you were marvelous.
9:18: OH MOTHERFUCKERS WHY DID YOU HAVE TO USE 'TIME TO SAY GOODBYE' AS THE SOUNDTRACK TO THIS SEGMENT. Unlike any other, this song instantly brings hot tears to my eyes, no matter the context, ever since it was the processional music at my beloved great-grandfathers funeral. We love you and we miss you, Wal.
9:21: Bah, I really hate it when people applaud during In Memoriam segments. Treat like a primary school merit award presentation: hold your applause until the end!
9:29: Shane Jacobson back in the audience interviewing the Gold Logie nominees, pulling out some stellar footage of a teeny Asher Keddie from Young Talent Time back in '83.
9:33: Mick Molloy presenting Most Outstanding Sports Coverage. I don't really have an opinion on these nominees one way or another, but I did watch an awful lot of sport last year. When I was up all night with my tiny baby, the late night broadcasts of Formula 1, Wimbledon, FIFA World Cup, Commonwealth Games and Winter Olympics were far more entertaining than infomercials or televangelists. I truly was spoilt for choice, which is a credit to our world class sports journalism. (Oh, and the FIFA Cup coverage won the Logie, BTDubs.)
9:42: Sylvia Jeffreys and Waleed Aly present Most Outstanding News Coverage. God, that Sydney Siege footage is still like a punch in the gut. What a horrible day that was. Rest in peace, Tori and Katrina.
9:44: Channel 7 wins the award for their siege coverage, and Melissa Doyle accepts with dignity and grace, acknowledging that it is a horrible thing for which to win, and not really something to celebrate. A much better acceptance speech than the one given a few years back by another Channel 7 journalist (cough Armatage cough), who accepted a Logie for their coverage of the NZ mine disaster and praised the team for their "amazing" work in such a "hostile environment." Yeah, these were the reporters who banged on the doors of the widows, and who said in press conferences that the firefighters should be sent in to the collapsed mine because "they sent rescuers into the Twin Towers". I can't imagine why they were being faced with "hostility." Ugh.
9:54: The Script filling in last minute for Sam Smith, who is laid up with a vocal haemmorhage. Yikes. Get well soon, Sam!
9:58: Next up: Most Outstanding Miniseries or Telemovie. I wish I had an opinion on this, but I haven't seen any of the nominees. Cough. Anyway, the Logie goes to Devils Playground.
10:10: Dannii Minogue comes on stage to present the Hall Of Fame award to Home And Away. There's quite a bit of commotion in the audience as she walks out, I would love to know what was happening.
10:16: I don't watch it anymore, but I loved Home And Away as a young girl. I still remember being devastated by the deaths of Ailsa, Bobbi and Noah, and wishing that I could live in Summer Bay.
10:18: Second Clausen sighting of the night! He appears to be crying, which is...unexpected.
10:21: More awards not important enough to be presented live.
10:27: Sonia Kruger comes out with one of the lads from The Script to present the Graham Kennedy Award for Most Outstanding New Talent. She seems a bit tipsy, although maybe she's just excited to be having a night out. New motherhood is tough, you guys. Anyway, bring it home, Miranda!
10:28: And the Logie goes to...Miranda Tapsell!! (NAILED IT TWICE.) I think this is a wonderful moment, not just for her, but for the wider Indigenous community, who are criminally underrepresented on our TV screens.
10:32: Meghan Trainor back again. I have to say...I really don't get the hype, but good for her, she's obviously doing very well for herself.
10:39: Clegg and Nina, I mean, Lachy Hulme and Asher Keddie out on stage to present the Silver Logie to Most Outstanding Actress.
10:43: ...And the Silver Logie goes to Danielle Cormack, who is rocking a smoking hot jumpsuit.
10:45: Asher & Lachy have hung around to present the Silver Logie for Most Outstanding Actor to Luke Arnold for INXS: Never Tear Us Apart. Unfortunately, Luke isn't there to accept, so...moving on.
10:55: And the Logie for Most Outstanding Drama goes to...Wentworth! Well done to the cast & crew.
11:04: After 17 hours, it's finally time for the Gold Logie, presented tonight by the sexy triumvirate of Kerri Anne Kennerley, Delta Goodrem and Kate Richie. I love these ladies, but I have to say it's strange not seeing the Gold be presented by Bert Newton. Especially when they cut to Patti Newton in the audience. Where is Bert?!
11:07: And the Gold Logie goes to...Carrie Bickmore! Who looks like she's been enjoying her first night out without baby Evie, as she gets her dress stuck under her chair and then stumbles on the stairs up to the stage. Go mama, enjoy the free champagne!
11:09: ...And this is when I feel horrible about making jokes, because Carrie is now making a beautiful speech in tribute to her husband Greg, who passed away after a decade long battle with brain cancer. I'm sure he's watching over you & smiling tonight Carrie, congratulations.
#Beanies4BrainCancer
And we're done! Oh what a night.
Ahh, to be a fly on the wall at the after parties...
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