Logie Awards of 2026

66th Logie Awards
Date	16 August 2026 (2026-08-16)
Site	The Star, Sydney, New South Wales
Hosted by	Robert Irwin
Official website	tvweeklogies.com.au
Highlights
Most nominations	The Narrow Road to the Deep North (6)
Television coverage
Network	Seven Network
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The 66th Annual TV Week Logie Awards ceremony is scheduled to be held on 16 August 2026 at The Star, Sydney and will be broadcast on the Seven Network.^[1] The ceremony will be hosted by Robert Irwin,^[2] who at 22 years of age, will become the youngest host in the ceremony's history.^[3] The awards will also commemorate the 70th anniversary of Australian television.

Nominees

Nominees were announced on 22 June 2026.^[4][5]

Gold Logie

Most Popular Personality on Australian Television

Ally Langdon in A Current Affair, The Great Debate, Election 2025: Australia Decides, Winter Olympic Games 2026 and Parental Guidance (Nine Network) Julia Morris in I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! (Network 10) Lisa Millar in Muster Dogs, Muster Dogs: Where Are They Now and Back Roads (ABC) Poh Ling Yeow in MasterChef Australia (Network 10) Robert Irwin in I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! (Network 10) Sam Pang in Sam Pang Tonight, Have You Been Paying Attention?, The Front Bar and Logie Awards 2025 (Network 10/Seven Network) Todd Woodbridge in Tipping Point Australia, Australian Open, Winter Olympic Games 2026, Roland Garros 2025, Wimbledon 2025, US Open 2025 and Cross Court (Nine Network)

Acting/Presenting

Best Lead Actor in a Drama	Best Lead Actress in a Drama
Hunter Page-Lochard in Reckless (SBS/NITV) Jacob Elordi in The Narrow Road to the Deep North (Amazon Prime Video) Mark Coles Smith in Mystery Road: Origin (ABC) Rob Collins in RFDS (Seven Network) Sam Neill in The Twelve: Cape Rock Killer (Binge/Foxtel) Stephen Peacocke in RFDS (Seven Network)	Aisha Dee in Watching You (Stan) Brooke Satchwell in Dear Life (Stan) Lila McGuire in Goolagong (ABC) Odessa Young in The Narrow Road to the Deep North (Amazon Prime Video) Tuuli Narkle in Mystery Road: Origin (ABC) Yerin Ha in The Survivors (Netflix)
Best Supporting Actor in a Drama	Best Supporting Actress in a Drama
Clarence Ryan in Mystery Road: Origin (ABC) Damien Garvey in The Survivors (Netflix) Daniel Henshall in The Family Next Door (ABC) Simon Baker in The Narrow Road to the Deep North (Amazon Prime Video) Thomas Weatherall in Heartbreak High (Netflix) Thomas Weatherall in The Narrow Road to the Deep North (Amazon Prime Video)	Catherine McClements in The Survivors (Netflix) Claudia Karvan in Homebodies (SBS) Eleanor Matsuura in Dear Life (Stan) Heather Mitchell in The Narrow Road to the Deep North (Amazon Prime Video) Philippa Northeast in The Family Next Door (ABC) Robyn Malcolm in The Survivors (Netflix)
Best Actor in a Comedy	Best Actress in a Comedy
Ben Miller in Austin (ABC) George Zhao in Ghosts Australia (Paramount+) Leon Ford in Dog Park (ABC) Matt Day in Strife (Binge/Foxtel) Michael Theo in Austin (ABC) Steve Bisley in Deadloch (Amazon Prime Video)	Asher Keddie in Strife (Binge/Foxtel) Celia Pacquola in Dog Park (ABC) Denise Scott in Mother and Son (ABC) Kate Box in Deadloch (Amazon Prime Video) Madeleine Sami in Deadloch (Amazon Prime Video) Michelle Brasier in Ghosts Australia (Paramount+)
Ray Martin Award for Most Popular News or Public Affairs Presenter	Bruce McAvaney Award for Most Popular Sports Presenter
Ally Langdon in A Current Affair, The Great Debate and Election 2025: Australia Decides (Nine Network) David Speers in Australia Votes 2025: Election Night Live and Insiders (ABC) Karl Stefanovic in Today (Nine Network) Michael Usher in Seven News and Seven News Spotlight (Seven Network) Sarah Abo in Today (Nine Network) Sarah Ferguson in 7.30 and Australia Votes 2025: Election Night Live (ABC)	Bruce McAvaney in World Athletics Championships Tokyo 2025 (SBS) Danika Mason in Today, NRL and Freddy and the Eighth (Nine Network) Eddie McGuire in Footy Classified Tuesday and 2025 Melbourne Cup Carnival (Nine Network) James Bracey in Nine News, Winter Olympic Games 2026, NRL, Australian Open, 2025 Melbourne Cup, 100% Footy and 2025 Australian Swimming Trials (Nine Network) Jelena Dokic in Australian Open, 2025 Melbourne Cup, Wimbledon 2025, Roland Garros 2025, US Open 2025 and Cross Court (Nine Network) Ricky Ponting in The Ashes 2025–26 (Seven Network)
Graham Kennedy Award for Most Popular New Talent	Bert Newton Award for Most Popular Presenter
Andrea Lam in The Piano (ABC) Eloise Hart in Goolagong and Mystery Road: Origin (ABC) Lila McGuire in Goolagong (ABC) Rowan Witt in Ghosts Australia (Paramount+) Stuart Broad in The Ashes 2025–26 (Seven Network) Tamala in Ghosts Australia (Paramount+)	Amanda Keller in The Piano (ABC) Hamish Blake in Lego Masters (Nine Network) Julia Morris in I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! (Network 10) Larry Emdur in The Chase (Seven Network) Lisa Millar in Muster Dogs, Muster Dogs: Where Are They Now and Back Roads (ABC) Robert Irwin in I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! (Network 10)

Programs

Best Drama Program	Best Miniseries or Telemovie
Dear Life (Stan) Heartbreak High (Netflix) Mystery Road: Origin (ABC) RFDS (Seven Network) The Twelve: Cape Rock Killer (Binge/Foxtel) Watching You (Stan)	Goolagong (ABC) Homebodies (SBS) Mix Tape (Binge/Foxtel) The Family Next Door (ABC) The Narrow Road to the Deep North (Amazon Prime Video) The Survivors (Netflix)
Best Entertainment Program	Best Current Affairs Program
Australian Idol (Seven Network) Dancing with the Stars (Seven Network) The 1% Club (Seven Network) The Floor (Nine Network) The Piano (ABC) Tipping Point Australia (Nine Network)	60 Minutes (Nine Network) 7.30 (ABC) A Current Affair (Nine Network) Australian Story (ABC) Four Corners (ABC) Today (Nine Network)
Best Scripted Comedy Program	Best Comedy Entertainment Program
Austin (ABC) Deadloch (Amazon Prime Video) Dog Park (ABC) Strife (Binge/Foxtel) The Artful Dodger (Disney+) Top End Bub (Amazon Prime Video)	Gruen Nation (ABC) Guy Montgomery's Guy Mont-Spelling Bee (ABC) Hard Quiz (ABC) Have You Been Paying Attention? (Network 10) The Cheap Seats (Network 10) The Front Bar (Seven Network)
Best Competition Reality Program	Best Structured Reality Program
Big Brother (Network 10) I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! (Network 10) Lego Masters (Nine Network) Love Island Australia (Nine Network) MasterChef Australia (Network 10) The Block (Nine Network)	The Farmer Wants a Wife (Seven Network) Gogglebox Australia (Network 10) Married at First Sight (Nine Network) Muster Dogs (ABC) The Golden Bachelor (Nine Network) The Hospital: In The Deep End (SBS)
Best Lifestyle Program	Best News Coverage or Public Affairs Report
Getaway (Nine Network) Grand Designs Australia (ABC) Love It or List It Australia (Binge/Foxtel) Selling Houses Australia (Binge/Foxtel) The Dog House Australia (Network 10) Travel Guides (Nine Network)	"Bondi Terror Attack" (Seven News and Sunrise, Seven Network) "Fighting Back" (A Current Affair, Nine Network) "Hammered: Inside the Bunnings Machine" (Four Corners, ABC) "Iran War" (Seven News, Seven Network) "Out of Order" (60 Minutes, Nine Network) "Virginia's Final Wish" (60 Minutes, Nine Network)
Best Factual or Documentary Program	Best Sports Coverage
But Also John Clarke (ABC) Revealed: Death Cap Murders (Stan) Revealed: Joh – Last King of Queensland (Stan) The Assembly (ABC) The People vs Robodebt (SBS) The Secret DNA of Us (SBS)	2025 Melbourne Cup Carnival (Nine Network) 2025 Men's & Women's State of Origin Series (Nine Network) 2025 AFL Grand Final (Seven Network) 2026 Australian Open (Nine Network) Winter Olympic Games 2026 (Nine Network) The Ashes 2025–26 (Seven Network)
Best Children's Program
Do Not Watch This Show (ABC) Dreaming Big (NITV) Ginger and the Vegesaurs (ABC) Hard Quiz Kids (ABC) Knee High Spies (ABC) Play School (ABC)

Changes

The awards included a new category, with the inaugural Bruce McAvaney Award for Most Popular Sports Presenter introduced to the ceremony.^[6]

70th anniversary of television poll

To commemorate the 70th anniversary of Australian television, TV Week conducted a poll in which readers could vote to determine the top 70 shows in Australian television. 140 shows were shortlisted by the magazine and voters could add their own shows if they did not appear on the list. Voting concluded on 21 June 2026, with the results set to be honoured in the Logie Awards ceremony.^[7]

References

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2. Knox, David (10 June 2026). "It's official. Robert Irwin is hosting 2026 Logie Awards". TV Tonight. Archived from the original on 9 June 2026. Retrieved 11 June 2026.
3. Perrie, Stewart (9 June 2026). "Robert Irwin makes Aussie history with new job: 'Cannot wait'". Yahoo! Lifestyle. Yahoo! Australia. Archived from the original on 10 June 2026. Retrieved 10 June 2026.
4. Knox, David (22 June 2026). "TV Week Logie Awards 2026: nominees". TV Tonight. Archived from the original on 21 June 2026. Retrieved 22 June 2026.
5. Knox, David (12 June 2026). "Logie nominations lock in date". TV Tonight. Archived from the original on 20 June 2026. Retrieved 11 June 2026.
6. Williams, Fraser (21 June 2026). "2026 Logie Awards: Bruce McAvaney honoured with new award". The West Australian. Retrieved 22 June 2026.
7. Knox, David (7 June 2026). "Voting opens for Australia's Top 70 TV shows". TV Tonight. Archived from the original on 7 June 2026. Retrieved 11 June 2026.