The 56th Annual

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s was held on Sunday 27 April 2014 at the

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, and broadcast on the

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. The red carpet arrivals was hosted by

Sonia Kruger Sonia Melissa Kruger (born 28 August 1965) is an Australian television presenter and media personality, who has been a prominent figure in the media for over 20 years. Kruger is currently the host of '' Big Brother Australia'' and a presenter o ...

and

Jules Lund Jules Lund (born 24 April 1979) is an Australian television presenter from Melbourne and founder of TR, BE. Early life Lund was born in Melbourne in 1979, where he attended De La Salle College, Malvern. Lund studied Graphic Design, Photography ...

. Public voting for the Most Popular categories were conducted through an online survey from 3 February 2014 to 2 March 2014. Nominations were announced on 31 March 2014. ''

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'' received the most nominations with eight, followed by ''

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'' with six. '' The Block'', '' Hamish & Andy's Gap Year Asia'', '' Paper Giants: Magazine Wars'' and ''

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'' each received four nominations.

Background

Changes to categories

In January 2014, it was revealed that ''TV Week'' had eliminated some categories in a bid to shorten the ceremony. The categories for Most Popular New Male Talent and Most Popular New Female Talent were merged into the Most Popular New Talent category to become gender non-specific. The Most Popular Factual Program category was also eliminated and the Most Outstanding New Talent category was renamed Most Outstanding Newcomer.

Nominations announcements

Nominations were announced in two stages on 31 March 2014; the peer-voted Most Outstanding categories were published in the issue of ''

'' that hit newsstands in the morning, while the Most Popular categories were announced in the afternoon at the nominations event in

, which was hosted by

Julia Morris Julia Carolyn Margaret Morris (born 20 April 1968) is an Australian comedian, television presenter and actress who has worked extensively in Australian television and radio, touring the country with her solo comedy shows. She relocated to the Un ...

and

Chris Brown Christopher Maurice Brown (born May 5, 1989) is an American singer, songwriter, dancer, and actor. According to '' Billboard'', Brown is one of the most successful R&B singers of his generation, having often been referred to by many contempo ...

and attended by network stars.

Winners and nominees

In the tables below, winners are listed first and highlighted in bold.

Gold Logie

Acting/Presenting

Most Outstanding Programs

Performers

Jason Derulo Jason Joel Desrouleaux (born September 21, 1989), known professionally as Jason Derulo (; formerly stylized as Derülo), is an American singer and songwriter.

– "

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" / " In My Head" / " The Other Side" / " Talk Dirty" *

Ed Sheeran Edward Christopher Sheeran (; born 17 February 1991) is an English singer-songwriter. Born in Halifax, West Yorkshire and raised in Framlingham, Suffolk, he began writing songs around the age of eleven. In early 2011, Sheeran independently r ...

– "

Sing Singing is the act of creating musical sounds with the voice. A person who sings is called a singer, artist or vocalist (in jazz and/or popular music). Singers perform music (arias, recitatives, songs, etc.) that can be sung with or without ...

" *

Kylie Minogue Kylie Ann Minogue (; born 28 May 1968) is an Australian singer, songwriter and actress. She is the highest-selling female Australian artist of all time, having sold over 80 million records worldwide. She has been recognised for reinve ...

– "

I Was Gonna Cancel "I Was Gonna Cancel" is a song by Australian recording artist Kylie Minogue, released as the second and final single from her twelfth studio album ''Kiss Me Once''. The track was written and produced by American recording artist, songwriter and p ...

" * John Newman – " Love Me Again" *

Tina Arena Filippina Lydia "Tina" Arena (born 1 November 1967) is an Australian singer-songwriter, musician, musical theatre actress and record producer. She is one of Australia's highest-selling artists and has sold over 10 million records worldwid ...

– "

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" (In Memoriam tribute) *

MKTO MKTO is an American pop and hip hop duo, consisting of Malcolm Kelley and Tony Oller. Their self-titled album was released on January 30, 2014, by Columbia Records. In July 2015, the duo released their first extended play, titled ''Bad Girls ...

– "

Thank You "''Thank you''" (often expanded to ''thank you very much'' or ''thanks a lot'', or informally abbreviated to ''thanks'' or alternately as ''many thanks''Geoffrey Leech, ''The Pragmatics of Politeness'' (2014), p. 200.) is a common expression of ...

Presenters

Hamish Blake Hamish Donald Blake (born 11 December 1981) is an Australian comedian, television and radio presenter, actor and author. Since 2003, he has worked with Andy Lee as part of the comedy duo Hamish and Andy. The pair have performed live and on tel ...

and Andy Lee *

Lincoln Lewis Lincoln Clay Lewis (born 24 October 1987) is an Australian actor. He is best known for his roles in the movie ''Tomorrow, When the War Began'' and in the television series ''Home and Away'' and ''Slide''. Early life Lewis was born in Brisbane, Qu ...

Dave Hughes David William Hughes (born 26 November 1970) is an Australian stand-up comedian, television and radio presenter. He is known for his larrikin personality, drawling Australian accent, and deadpan comedic delivery. Hughes co-hosts ''Hughesy, ...

Noni Hazlehurst Leonie Elva "Noni" Hazlehurst , (born 17 August 1953) is an Australian actress, director, writer, presenter and broadcaster who has appeared on television and radio, in dramas, mini-series and made for television films, as well also on stag ...

Lisa Wilkinson Lisa Wilkinson (born 19 December 1959) is an Australian television presenter and journalist. Wilkinson currently narrates '' Ambulance Australia'' and has previously co-hosted the Nine Network's breakfast television program, ''Today,'' with K ...

Craig McLachlan Craig Dougall McLachlan (born 1 September 1965) is an Australian actor, musician, singer and composer. He has been involved in film, television, the music industry and music theatre for over 30 years. He is best known for appearing in the soap ...

Luke Jacobz Luke Jacobz (born Luke Jacob Ashwood; 14 February 1981) is an Australian actor and television presenter. Career He appeared in a high school production of ''The Man of Steel'' in 1995. He came to public attention when he starred as Zac Croft f ...

Darren McMullen Darren McMullen (born 10 February 1982) is a Scottish-Australian television and radio presenter and personality, music journalist and music critic. He was born in Glasgow, Scotland, and immigrated with his family to Australia at the age of 12. H ...

Shane Jacobson Shane Jacobson (born 18 March 1970) is an Australian actor, director, writer, and comedian, best known as the "Dunny Man" for his performances as the eponymous character Kenny Smyth, a plumber working for a portable toilet rental company, in the ...

Jessica Marais Jessica Dominique Marais (born 29 January 1985) is a South African-born Australian actress best known for her roles on Australian television in '' Packed to the Rafters'' and '' Love Child''. She also co-starred on the American drama series '' ...

Samantha Armytage Samantha Armytage (born 4 September 1976) is an Australian journalist and television presenter. Armytage was previously co-host of the Seven Network's breakfast television program ''Sunrise'' from 2013 to 2021 alongside David Koch. She also pr ...

Gyton Grantley Gyton Stephen Grantley (born 17 July 1980) is an Australian actor and comedian, best known for his portrayal of convicted murderer and drug trafficker Carl Williams in the hit Australian television show '' Underbelly'', for which he was nomin ...

Emma Alberici Emma Alberici (born 3 February 1970) is an Australian journalist and former foreign correspondent who was the chief economics correspondent for the Australian Broadcasting Corporation's television network. Alberici was until 2017 the present ...

Jennifer Hawkins Jennifer Hawkins (born 22 December 1983) is an Australian model, television presenter and beauty queen best known for being crowned Miss Universe Australia and later the same year Miss Universe 2004. She was the host of ''Australia's Next Top ...

Patrick Brammall Patrick Brammall (born 30 March 1976) is an Australian actor and writer. He is best known for his roles as Sean Moody in the ABC comedy '' A Moody Christmas''; as Leo Taylor in Series 5 of Channel Ten's ''Offspring;'' and as Sergeant James Ha ...

Amanda Keller Amanda Rose Keller (born 25 February 1962) is an Australian television and radio presenter, comedian, writer, actress, journalist and media personality, best known as the hostess of the popular Australian lifestyle program ''The Living Room''. ...

Eddie McGuire Edward Joseph McGuire AM (born 29 October 1964) is an Australian television presenter, journalist and Australian Football League commentator. He is also an occasional ''Herald Sun'' newspaper columnist. He hosts Channel Nine’s Millionaire ...

* Richard Wilkins *Kylie Minogue – Gold Logie for Most Popular Personality on Australian Television

Most nominations

; By network *ABC – 30 *Nine Network – 24 *Seven Network – 19 *Network Ten – 16 *SBS – 10 *Foxtel – 7 Source: ; By program * ''Offspring'' (Network Ten) – 8 * ''Home and Away'' (Seven Network) – 6 * ''The Block'' (Nine Network) / ''Hamish & Andy's Gap Year Asia'' (Nine Network) / ''Paper Giants: Magazine Wars'' (ABC1) / ''Redfern Now'' (ABC1) – 4 * ''A Place to Call Home'' (Seven Network) / ''Better Man'' (SBS One) / ''Ja'mie: Private School Girl'' (ABC1) / ''Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries'' (ABC1) / ''The Project'' (Network Ten) / ''Wentworth'' (SoHo) – 3 Source:

In Memoriam

The In Memoriam segment was introduced by

performed a cover version of

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's "

". The following deceased were honoured: *

Wendy Hughes Wendy Hughes (29 July 19528 March 2014) was an Australian actress known for her work in theatre, film and television. Her career spanned more than forty years and established her reputation as one of Australia's finest and most prolific actors. ...

, actress *

Bill Peach William Norman Peach (15 May 1935 – 27 August 2013) known as Bill Peach, was an Australian television journalist who hosted the ABC current affairs program ''This Day Tonight'' from 1967 to 1975. Early life and education Peach was born in ...

AM, presenter *

Anthony Hawkins Anthony Hawkins (30 September 1932 – 23 September 2013), was an English-born, Australian-based television actor. He was best known for his roles as Detective Senior Sergeant Greg Smith in the police procedural '' Special Squad (1984)'' and ...

, actor * Alan Coleman, executive producer * Jonathan Dawson, writer, director *

Billy Raymond Billy Raymond (6 January 1938 – 15 May 2013) was a Scottish-Australian entertainer. Early career He was born Raymond Jamieson Hubner on 6 January 1938 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland, the second son of May and Lawrence Hubner. Raymond ...

, entertainer * Steve Millichamp, actor * Mia Tolhurst, scriptwriter * Nick Eade, producer *

Elke Neidhardt Elke Cordelia Neidhardt Member of the Order of Australia, AM (5 July 194125 November 2013) was a German Australian actress and opera and theatre director. She appeared in theatre, television and feature films in Germany, Austria, France and Aust ...

AM, actress *

Johnny Lockwood John Sidney Lockwood (7 December 192025 April 2013) was a British variety entertainer, comedian and actor, who also became notable in Australia after emigrating to that country. Lockwood worked in radio, theatre, television and film. He beca ...

, actor *

Penne Hackforth-Jones Penne Hackforth-Jones (5 August 194917 May 2013) was an American-born Australian actress and biographer. Early life Penelope Beatrix Hackforth-Jones was born in August 1949 in Greenwich, Connecticut, to Paul and Susan Felicity (née Gullett) Ha ...

, actress *

Barbara Callcott Barbara Callcott (née Farrell, 1947 – 10 May 2013) was an Irish-born Australian television personality, best known for her portrayal of the schoolteacher "Mrs Marsh" in a series of Colgate toothpaste advertisements that ran from 1976–199 ...

, actress * Peter Benardos, actress *

Everett De Roche Everett De Roche (July 12, 1946 - April 2, 2014) was an American Australians, American-Australian screenwriter who worked extensively in the Australian film and TV industry. He was best known for his work in the thriller and horror genre, with su ...

, writer * Ian Law, executive * Graeme McNamara, stage manager * Don Smith, OB manager * Russ Sefton, executive * George Burnham, cameraman * Doug Murray, presenter * Bob Moore, presenter * Don Reid, actor *

Joyce Jacobs Joyce may refer to: People * Joyce (name), list of people and fictional characters with the given name or surname * Joyce, (born 1948), Brazilian singer-songwriter * James Joyce (1882–1941), Irish modernist writer Places * Joyce, Washington, an ...

, actress * Maureen Duval, presenter *

Brian Moll Brian Percy Moll (19 May 1925 – 9 August 2013) was a British-born Australian comedian character actor of stage, television and film and director and producer who emigrated to Australia from his native England in 1950. Quitting his job as a pub ...

, actor * Julian Jover, producer * Bob Henderson, cameraman * Ken Chown, producer * Andrew Plain, sound designer * Ian Frykberg, executive *

Allan Kendall Allan Crawford Kendall (29 September 1928 — 17 December 2013) was an Australian broadcaster and tennis player. Kendall, born in the New South Wales town of Orange, was a nephew of tennis player Jack Crawford. His father, Victor, ended up runni ...

, producer *

James Condon James Thomas Condon (27 September 1923 – 14 February 2014) was an Australian actor of radio and stage, a scriptwriter and voice over, however best known for his numerous television roles in serials and television movies in Australia, particu ...

, actor * Roy Higgins MBE, presenter *

Charlotte Dawson Charlotte Dawson (8 April 1966 – 22 February 2014) was a New Zealand–Australian television personality. She was known in New Zealand for her roles as host of '' Getaway'', and in Australia as a host on ''The Contender Australia'' and as a ju ...

, presenter

References

External links

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