50th Logie Awards | |
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Date | 4 May 2008 |
Site | Crown Palladium, Melbourne, Victoria |
Highlights | |
Gold Logie | Kate Ritchie |
Hall of Fame | John Clarke |
Most awards | Home and Away (4) |
Most nominations | Home and Away (6) |
Television coverage | |
Network | Nine Network |
The 50th Annual TV Week Logie Awards was held on Sunday 4 May 2008 at the Crown Palladium in Melbourne, and broadcast on the Nine Network. [1] For the first time in the Logie Awards 50-year history, there was no host for the ceremony, but only a series of presenters. [2] Also for the first time, the public were able to vote online for the "Most Popular" categories without needing to buy a copy of TV Week. [3] The nominations were announced on 7 April 2008. [4] Hamish Blake and Andy Lee were the backstage hosts, while Jules Lund, Livinia Nixon and Shelley Craft were the red carpet arrivals hosts. [5]
In the tables below, winners are listed first and highlighted in bold. [6]
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John Clarke became the 25th inductee into the TV Week Logies Hall of Fame. [10]
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