ABC journalist Leigh Sales has been nominated for a Gold Logie for the first time.
But the going may be tough for the veteran current affairs host – the winner is determined by public vote, and she is up against popular Lego Masters host Hamish Blake.
Blake has won the coveted Gold Logie multiple times, including in 2022.
Sales hosted the flagship current affairs program 7.30 for 12 years before stepping down from the role in 2022.
Other nominees are hosts Julia Morris, Sonia Kruger, Osher Gunsberg, comedian Shaun Micallef and actor Mark Coles Smith.
The 63rd Logies awards night will be hosted in Sydney on July 30, returning to the city for the first time in 37 years.
Voting for the popular awards categories has opened and for the first time Gold Logie voting will remain open throughout the awards night.
Logie Nominees
Gold Logie for Most Popular Personality on Australian Television
* Hamish Blake, Lego Masters Australia, 9Network
* Julia Morris, I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here! & Taskmaster, Network 10
* Leigh Sales, 7.30 Report, ABC
* Mark Coles Smith, Mystery Road: Origin, ABC
* Osher Gunsberg, The Bachelors Australia & The Masked Singer Australia, Network 10
* Shaun Micallef, Shaun Micallef’s Mad as Hell, ABC
* Sonia Kruger, The Voice, Dancing with the Stars & Big Brother, Seven Network
Bert Newton Award for Most Popular Presenter
* Hamish Blake, Lego Masters Australia, 9Network
* Julia Morris, I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here! & Taskmaster, Network 10
* Scott Cam, The Block, 9Network
* Shaun Micallef, Shaun Micallef’s Mad as Hell, ABC
* Sonia Kruger, The Voice, Dancing with the Stars & Big Brother, Seven Network
* Tony Armstrong, A Dog’s World with Tony Armstrong, ABC
Silver Logie for Most Popular Actor
* James Stewart, Home and Away, Seven Network
* Lincoln Younes, After The Verdict, Last King of The Cross & Barons, 9Network, Paramount+ & ABC
* Mark Coles Smith, Mystery Road: Origin, ABC
* Patrick Brammall, Colin from Accounts & Summer Love, BINGE & ABC
* Ray Meagher, Home and Away, Seven Network
* Sam Neill, The Twelve, FOXTEL & BINGE
Silver Logie for Most Popular Actress
* Ada Nicodemou, Home and Away, Seven Network
* Celeste Barber, Wellmania, Netflix
* Emily Symons, Home and Away, Seven Network
* Julia Zemiro, Fisk Season 2, ABC
* Kitty Flanagan, Fisk Season 2, ABC
* Lynne McGranger, Home and Away, Seven Network
Graham Kennedy Award for Most Popular New Talent
* Amy Shark, Australian Idol, Seven Network
* Ayesha Madon, Heartbreak High, Netflix
* Chloe Hayden, Heartbreak High, Netflix
* Flex Mami, Love Island Australia, 9Network
* Kween Kong, RuPaul’s Drag Race Down Under, Stan
* Lilliana Bowrey, Surviving Summer, Netflix
Liz Hobday
(Australian Associated Press)
