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Karl Stefanovic wins the Gold Logie

He had the backing of Hollywood star Hugh Jackman and now Today show star Karl Stefanovic has beat out his Gold Logie rivals to take home the coveted prize at the TV WEEK Logie Awards.

After travelling more than 18,000 kilometres from London to Melbourne following his stint reporting on Prince William and Duchess of Cambridge Catherine Middleton, the 36-year-old is riding high after claiming victory over Packed To The Rafters stars Rebecca Gibney and Jessica Marais, Spicks And Spicks comedian Adam Hills, The Circle presenter Chrissie Swan and Offspring’s leading lady Asher Keddie for the event’s top prize.

The television presenter, who shot to fame thanks to appearing on-air drunk after the 2009 Logie Awards, also took home the TV WEEK Silver Logie for Most Popular Presenter. He beat out Hamish Blake, Shaun Micallef, Swan and Hills for the honour.

While Karl Stefanovic was busy kicking up his heels after their win, some of the nights’ other winners were doing exactly the same!

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For Underbelly: The Golden Mile’s leading man Firass Dirani there was cause for triple celebration after claiming the Most Popular New Male Talent and Graham Kennedy Award For Most Outstanding New Talent Awards, as well as bringing in his 27th birthday, which was on Friday. And in a most entertaining acceptance speech thanked Katy Perry.

After an aggressive voting campaign, The Circle’s Chrissie Swan was holding back tears after winning the Most Popular New Female Talent category. The morning show also bagged the gong for Most Popular Light Entertainment Program.

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The TV WEEK Silver Logie Most Popular Actress went to Offspring’s Asher Keddie, while popular Today presenter Karl Stefanovic was presented with the Most Popular Presenter gong.

The Packed To The Rafters crew added to their already secured Most Popular Drama Series trophies by taking home another. Hugh Sheridan, who gave his most stirring performance yet as widower Ben Rafter this year, won the TV WEEK Silver Logie for Most Popular Actor.

Meanwhile, Kings Cross-set drama series Underbelly: The Golden Mile was awarded the TV WEEK Silver Logie for Most Outstanding Drama Series, Miniseries or Telemovie.

Adding to their swag of trophies, Better Homes And Gardens won the Most Poplar Lifestyle Program award, while Most Popular Factual Program went to the boys of Bondi Rescue.

Beating out The Farmer Wants A Wife, The Biggest Loser Australia, The X Factor and Dancing With The Stars, cooking show powerhouse MasterChef Australia won its second consecutive Most Popular Reality Program prize.

Fresh from her turn in Hollywood crime drama Hawaii Five-0, Claire van der Boom took out the TV WEEK Silver Logie for Most Outstanding Actress for her role in ABC TV’s Sisters Of War, while Richard Roxburgh was honoured for his portrayal of Bob Hawke in Network Ten telemovie Hawke and womanising lawyer Cleaver Greene in the public broadcaster’s series Rake by securing the Most Outstanding Actor trophy.

Katy Perry kicked off the ceremony with a memorable performance of Fireworks. While performances from Maroon 5 and UK's hottest export right now Jessie J kept everyone entertained.

FULL LIST OF WINNERS:
POPULAR
TV WEEK GOLD LOGIE – Most Popular Personality on TV
Karl Stefanovic (Today, Network Nine)
TV WEEK SILVER LOGIE – Most Popular Actor
Hugh Sheridan (Packed To The Rafters, Channel Seven)
TV WEEK SILVER LOGIE – Most Popular Actress
Asher Keddie (Offspring, Network Ten)
TV WEEK SILVER LOGIE – Most Popular Presenter
Karl Stefanovic (Today, Nine Network)
MOST POPULAR NEW MALE TALENT
Firass Dirani (Underbelly: The Golden Mile, Nine Network)
MOST POPULAR NEW FEMALE TALENT
Chrissie Swan (The Circle, Network Ten)
MOST POPULAR DRAMA SERIES
Packed To The Rafters (Channel Seven)
MOST POPULAR LIGHT ENTERTAINMENT PROGRAM
The Circle (Network Ten)
MOST POPULAR LIFESTYLE PROGRAM
Better Homes And Gardens (Channel Seven)
MOST POPULAR SPORTS PROGRAM
The Footy Show (AFL) (Nine Network)
MOST POPULAR REALITY PROGRAM
MasterChef Australia (Network Ten)
MOST POPULAR FACTUAL PROGRAM
Bondi Rescue (Network Ten)
OUTSTANDING
TV WEEK SILVER LOGIE – Most Outstanding Drama Series, Miniseries or Telemovie
Underbelly: The Golden Mile (Nine Network)
TV WEEK SILVER LOGIE – Most Outstanding Actor
Richard Roxburgh (Rake, ABC1)
TV WEEK SILVER LOGIE – Most Outstanding Actress
Claire van der Boom (Sisters Of War, ABC1)
GRAHAM KENNEDY AWARD FOR MOST OUTSTANDING NEW TALENT
Firass Dirani (Underbelly: The Golden Mile, Nine Network)
MOST OUTSTANDING NEWS COVERAGE
“New Zealand Mine Disaster” (Seven News)
MOST OUTSTANDING PUBLIC AFFAIRS REPORT
“Smugglers' Paradise” (Four Corners, ABC1)
MOST OUTSTANDING LIGHT ENTERTAINMENT PROGRAM
Spicks And Specks (ABC1)
MOST OUTSTANDING SPORTS COVERAGE
The Ashes 2010 First Test - Day One at the Gabba (Nine Network)
MOST OUTSTANDING CHILDREN’S PROGRAM
Dance Academy (ABC3)
MOST OUTSTANDING FACTUAL PROGRAM
Trishna & Krishna: The Quest For Separate Lives (Channel Seven)

Karl Stefanovic's biggest celebrity fans...and enemies!

On the red carpet at the 2011 TV WEEK Logie Awards

User comments

How can that robot Karl Stefanovic win gold ? Shows what power Channel 9's advertising has. Should have been won by someone with a personality - like Adam Hills. As for Kochie - I don't like people who get their colleagues sacked because they don't laugh at his jokes.

TV Week should be ashamed for the debacle of the Logies event. The voting rigged, champagne served on the Channel 9 table just prior to the announcment, considering no champagne was served in the room? The Logies scraped the bottom of the barrel last night awarding a no talented dill a gold logie - epic fail!

i am just very happy for you karl for your hard work with lisa hosting 9am show. you show us how to be on the same level as human being trying to do the best job daily in whatever job we do. i give a thump up for your win last night. by the way,your wife is beautiful.all the best to the crew of channel nine.

I most agree Christine i love sunrise with mel and Kochie the today show is just plain boring and how the did the circle win over sunrise

I will never watch the logies again or buy t.v week again the show was rigged how the hell did the circle win over sunrise and that swan person winning and as for karl whats his face wins the gold logie got me beat

Could not disagree with you more, Christine! Karl is one of the hardest working presenters-journos on TV and I personally love the Today show (not on here to *** off other presenters so I'll keep my personal opinion about Kochie and Mel to myself!!) and admire Lisa Wilkinson, she's a very accomplished lady. I also watch The Circle and like Chrissie, love Offspring and Asher Keddie and Adam Hills (can't say I've ever watched Packed to the Rafters), but truly feel Karl deserved the Gold. I think it's a great thing that a journo-presenter has won the Gold for being themselves and for their own achievements and that it didn't yet again go to a 'soapie' star who in reality just relies on the writers of their show to make their character popular and likeable. Congrats, Karl.

I'm sorry but I cannot believe that such a boring presenter as Karl Stefonovic can possibly get a Gold Logie. His morning show with Lisa Wilkinson is just PLAIN, plain "boring". I get up each morning with Mel and Kochie on Sunrise on Channel 7 and go off to work each day with a smile on my face. They should maybe take a leaf out of the Channel 7 book.

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