50th Annual TV Week Logie Awards
Sunday, 4 May 2008
Palladium Ballroom, Crown Towers, Melbourne, VIC
Special Guests were Mr G (Summer Heights High) and the top 10 finalists from So You Think You Can Dance.
The performers were The Last Goodnight and Westlife. Backstage hosts were Hamish Blake and Andy Lee. The red-carpet hosts were Jules Lund, Livinia Nixon and Shelley Craft.
The Logie Award Winners 2008 is a list of Australian television program Logie Awards winners and nominees. The awards are presented annually by the Australian television industry, currently as the TV Week Logie Awards, to recognise excellence in many areas of television, including acting, entertainment and news categories.
Special Awards
| Hall of Fame Gold Logie | John Clarke | |
| Graham Kennedy Award For Most Outstanding New Talent | Tammy Clarkson – The Circuit | SBS |
Most Outstanding Awards
| Silver Logie Most Outstanding Actor | Stephen Curry – The King | TV1 |
| Silver Logie Most Outstanding Actress | Alison Whyte – Satisfaction, Showcase | |
| Silver Logie Most Outstanding Drama Series, Miniseries Or Telemovie | Curtin | ABC1 |
| Most Outstanding News Coverage | “Garuda Plane Crash” – Channel Seven News | 7 |
| Most Outstanding Public Affairs Report | “Some Meaning in This Life: Belinda Emmett” Australian Story | ABC1 |
| Most Outstanding Documentary Series | Constructing Australia: The Bridge | ABC1 |
| Most Outstanding Children’s Program | Lockie Leonard | 9 |
| Most Outstanding Sports Coverage | Supercheap Auto Bathurst 1000 | 7 |
| Most Outstanding Factual Series | Choir Of Hard Knocks | ABC1 |
| Most Outstanding Comedy Program | Summer Heights High | ABC1 |
Most Popular Awards
| Gold Logie Most Popular Personality | Kate Ritchie – Home And Away | 7 |
| Silver Logie Most Popular Actor | Chris Lilley – Summer Heights High | ABC1 |
| Silver Logie Most Popular Actress | Kate Ritchie – Home And Away | 7 |
| Silver Logie Most Popular TV Presenter | Rove McManus – Rove / Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader? | 10 |
| Most Popular New Female Talent | Bindi Irwin – Bindi: The Jungle Girl | ABC1 |
| Most Popular New Male Talent | Lincoln Lewis – Home And Away | 7 |
| Most Popular Drama | Home And Away | 7 |
| Most Popular Reality Program | Dancing With The Stars | 7 |
| Most Popular Sports Program | The Footy Show AFL | 9 |
| Most Popular Light Entertainment/Comedy Program | Kath & Kim | 7 |
| Most Popular Lifestyle Program | Better Homes And Gardens | 7 |
| Most Popular Factual Program | Bondi Rescue | 10 |
Last column in the above charts is the television network / station
