The were announced on Sunday evening with seven popular Australian TV personalities up for the coveted Gold Logie. Former winners Asher Keddie and Sonia Kruger each received a nod alongside previous nominees Julia Morris and Andy Lee and first-timers Tony Armstrong, Larry Emdur and - who is the youngest male to ever receive a nomination at just 20 years old. While ahead of the ceremony on August 18, industry insiders are already tipping one star to take home the award due to a “network bias”.
A source tells that Sonia Kruger could win for a second year in a row simply because the Logies airs on Channel Seven and she has an “unfair advantage” as one of the network’s most prominent stars. “There was so much exposure on Channel Seven for Sonia in the lead-up to the 2023 Logie Awards and that really helped them get that win across the line,” the insider tells us. “The fact that Sonia hosted the official red carpet coverage prior to the awards while the voting lines were still open was certainly perceived to be a considerable pledge to her connecting with audiences in a way that none of the other nominees on opposing networks were afforded.
” The source adds that host Larry Emdur also has a good chance of winning the award because “the network bias is too hard to ignore”. “Sonia and Larry will both be heavily promoted on Seven’s morning shows which are the top-rated in the country, so you can see how that will also affect the outcome,” they point out. It.