EMBARGOED RELEASE: Monday 21 November, 2016

Get Voting for #ourABC Best in the 2017 TV Week Logie Awards

Voting is now live for the 59th TV Week Logie Awards. Viewers can visit the official website www.tvweeklogieawards.com.au to cast a vote for their favourite ABC TV actor, actress or personality and ensure they don’t miss out. Voting closes December 18.

Committed to being the home of Australian stories, and proudly showcasing some of Australia’s best talent, ABC TV last year scooped 33 Award nominations and eight wins, making the ABC Australia’s most awarded network.

Here’s what’s in the running from the ABC, that viewers can vote for:

Best Actor  Ashley Zuckerman (Jesse Banks, The Code, ABC)  Anthony LaPaglia (Jan Roth, The Code, ABC)  Ben Kindon (Martin Taylor, Barracuda, ABC)  Craig McLachlan (Dr Lucien Blake, The Dr Blake Mysteries, ABC)  Dan Spielman (Neil Banks, The Code, ABC)  Dougie Baldwin (Shawn van Winkle, Upper Middle Bogan, ABC3 / ABC)  Glenn Robbins (Wayne Wheeler, Upper Middle Bogan, ABC3 / ABC)  Guy Pearce (Jack Irish, Jack Irish, ABC)  Josh Thomas (Josh, Please Like Me, ABC)  Luke McGregor (Daniel McCallum, Rosehaven, ABC)  Matt Nable (Coach Frank Torma, Barracuda, ABC)  Patrick Brammall (Danny Bright, Upper Middle Bogan, ABC)  Richard Roxburgh (Cleaver Green, Rake, ABC)  Ryan Corr (Blair Finch, Cleverman, ABC)

Best Actress  Adele Perovic (Hani Parande, The Code, ABC)  Adrienne Pickering (Melissa ‘Missy’ Partridge, Rake, ABC)  Celia Pacquola (Emma, Rosehaven, ABC)  Claudia Karvan (Sarah Longmore, Jack Irish, ABC)  Caroline Brazier (Wendy Green, Rake, ABC)  Deborah Mailman (Aunty Linda, Cleverman, ABC)  Ella Scott Lynch (Meg Flynn, The Code, ABC)  Frances O’Connor (Charlotte Cleary, Cleverman, ABC)  Marta Dusseldorp (Janet King / Linda Hillier, Janet King / Jack Irish, ABC)  Michala Banas (Amber Wheeler, Upper Middle Bogan, ABC)  Nadine Garner (Jean Beazley, Dr Blake, ABC)

 Rachel Griffiths (Samantha Taylor, Barracuda, ABC)  Robyn Nevin (Margaret Denyar / Jane O’Grady, Upper Middle Bogan / Cleverman, ABC)  Sigrid Thornton (Lara Dixon, The Code, ABC)  Tasma Walton (Araluen / Jac, Cleverman / Rake, ABC)

Best Presenter  Anh Do (Anh’s Brush with Fame, ABC)  Annabel Crabb (Kitchen Cabinet / Australia Votes 2016 – Federal Election, ABC)  Barrie Cassidy (Insiders, ABC)  Charlie Pickering (The Weekly with Charlie Pickering, ABC)  Costa Georgiadis (Gardening Australia, ABC)  Craig Reucassel (The Checkout, ABC)  Emma Alberici (Lateline, ABC)  Gus Worland (Man Up, ABC)  Jennifer Byrne (The Book Club, ABC)  Jeremy Fernandez (7pm News / News 24 / Australian of The Year)  Julia Baird (The Drum, ABC)  Julia Zemiro (Julia’s Home Delivery, ABC)  Kate Ritchie (Play School 50th Anniversary, ABC)  Kumi Taguchi (News 24, ABC)  Leigh Sales (7.30, ABC)  Luke McGregor (Luke Warm Sex, ABC)  Michael Rowland (ABC News Breakfast, ABC)  Sarah Ferguson (Four Corners, ABC)  Shaun Micallef (Shaun Micallef’s Mad As Hell, ABC)  Silvia Colloca (Silvia’s Italian Table, ABC)  Tom Gleeson (Hard Quiz, ABC)  Tony Jones (Q&A / Lateline, ABC)  Virginia Trioli (ABC News Breakfast, ABC)  Wil Anderson (Gruen, ABC)  Zoe Norton Lodge (The Checkout, ABC)

Best New Talent  Andrew Creer (Kevin / Wilco, Tomorrow, When The War Began / Barracuda, ABC3 / ABC)  Elias Anton (Danny Kelly, Barracuda, ABC)  Hunter Page-Lochard (Koen West, Cleverman, ABC)  Jordan Nguyen (Catalyst, ABC)  Madeleine Clunies-Ross (Fi, Tomorrow, When The War Began, ABC3)  Tamala Shelton (Alinta, Cleverman, ABC)  Rob Collins (Waruu West, Cleverman, ABC)

Best Drama Progam  Barracuda, ABC  Cleverman, ABC  Jack Irish, ABC  Janet King, ABC  Rake, ABC  The Code, ABC  The Dr Blake Mysteries, ABC

Best Entertainment Program  Anh’s Brush with Fame, ABC  Black Comedy, ABC  Gruen, ABC  Hard Quiz, ABC  The Checkout, ABC  Rosehaven, ABC  Shaun Micallef’s Mad As Hell, ABC  The Weekly with Charlie Pickering, ABC  Upper Middle Bogan, ABC  Please Like Me, ABC

Best News Panel or Current Affairs Program  Hack Live: Aussie Patriots, ABC2  Foreign Correspondent, ABC  Four Corners, ABC  Insiders, ABC  Lateline, ABC  Q&A, ABC  7.30, ABC  The Chaser’s Election Desk, ABC  The Drum, ABC

Best Sports Program  Offsiders, ABC

Best Lifestyle Program  Gardening Australia, ABC  Silvia’s Italian Table, ABC  The Book Club, ABC  Luke Warm Sex, ABC

Best Factual Program  Artsville – Mambo: Art Irritates Life, ABC  Australian Story, ABC  Back Roads, ABC  Conviction, ABC  Howard on Menzies, ABC  Keeping Australia Alive, ABC  Matilda and Me, ABC  Revolution School, ABC  You Can’t Ask That, ABC  Recognition: Yes or No?, ABC  Streets of Your Town, ABC

The list of final TV Week Logie Award nominations will be announced in March 2017. #twweeklogies #ourABC

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