With the 2026 TV WEEK Logie Awards red carpet arrivals first stepping out in mid-afternoon and the final Gold Logie winner announced late into the evening, the awards ceremony can prove a true time investment for viewers.
If you didn’t have a spare four hours on a Sunday evening to tune in for the 66th annual show, don’t worry, we have you covered with a full list of Logie winners from the evening.
For a full recap of the biggest moments you missed, from Magda Szubanski’s wonderful surprise appearance to the evening’s host Robert Irwin, doing what Robert Irwin does best and a heartfelt dedication to recently passed actor Sam Neill, see our full recap of memorable moments.
Without further ado, here are all the Logie Award winners for 2026.
Every TV WEEK Logie Award Winner For 2026
Most Popular Personality On Australian Television — Gold Logie
Winner: Sam Pang
Nominees: Ally Langdon, Julia Morris, Lisa Millar, Poh Ling Yeow, Robert Irwin and Todd Woodbridge.
Best Lead Actor In A Drama
Winner: Sam Neill — The Twelve: Cape Rock Killer
Nominees: Hunter Page-Lochard (Reckless), Jacob Elordi (The Narrow Road to the Deep North), Mark Coles Smith (Mystery Road: Origin), Rob Collins (RFDS) and Stephen Peacocke (RFDS).
Best Lead Actress In A Drama
Winner: Brooke Satchwell — Dear Life
Nominees: Aisha Dee (Watching You), Lila McGuire (Goolagong), Odessa Young (The Narrow Road to the Deep North), Tuuli Narkle (Mystery Road: Origin) and Yerin Ha (The Survivors).
Best Supporting Actor In A Drama
Winner: Simon Baker — The Narrow Road to the Deep North
Nominees: Clarence Ryan (Mystery Road: Origin), Damien Garvey (The Survivors), Dan Henshall (The Family Next Door) and Thomas Weatherall (Heartbreak High and The Narrow Road to the Deep North).
Best Supporting Actress In A Drama
Winner: Claudia Karvan — Homebodies
Nominees: Catherine McClements (The Survivors), Eleanor Matsuura (Dear Life), Heather Mitchell (The Narrow Road to the Deep North), Philippa Northeast (The Family Next Door) and Robyn Malcolm (The Survivors).
Best Actor In A Comedy
Winner: Steve Bisley — Deadloch
Nominees: Ben Miller (Austin), George Zhao (Ghosts Australia), Leon Ford (Dog Park), Matt Day (Strife) and Michael Theo (Austin).
Best Actress In A Comedy
Winner: Celia Pacquola — Dog Park
Nominees: Asher Keddie (Strife), Denise Scott (Mother and Son), Kate Box (Deadloch), Madeleine Sami (Deadloch) and Michelle Brasier (Ghosts Australia).
Best Sports Coverage
Winner: Australian Open 2026 — 9Network
Nominees: 2025 Melbourne Cup Carnival, 2025 Men’s & Women’s State of Origin Series, AFL Grand Final 2025, Milano Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games and The Ashes 2025-26.
Best Comedy Entertainment Program
Winner: Have You Been Paying Attention? — Network 10
Nominees: Gruen Nation, Guy Montgomery’s Guy Mont Spelling Bee, Hard Quiz, The Cheap Seats and The Front Bar.
Best News Coverage Or Public Affairs Report
Winner: Bondi Terror Attack — 7NEWS and Sunrise, Seven Network
Nominees: Fighting Back (A Current Affair), Hammered: Inside the Bunnings Machine (Four Corners), Iran War (7NEWS), Out of Order (60 Minutes) and Virginia’s Final Wish (60 Minutes).
Best Current Affairs Program
Winner: Australian Story — ABC
Nominees: 60 Minutes, 7.30, A Current Affair, Four Corners and Today.
Bruce McAvaney Award For Most Popular Sports Presenter
Winner: Jelena Dokic
Nominees: Bruce McAvaney, Danika Mason, Eddie McGuire, James Bracey and Ricky Ponting.
Best Children’s Program
Winner: Play School — ABC
Nominees: Do Not Watch This Show, Dreaming Big, Ginger and the Vegesaurs, Hard Quiz Kids and Knee High Spies.
Best Structured Reality Program
Winner: Muster Dogs — ABC
Nominees: Farmer Wants A Wife, Gogglebox Australia, Married at First Sight, The Golden Bachelor and The Hospital: In The Deep End.
Best Lifestyle Program
Winner: Travel Guides — 9Network
Nominees: Getaway, Grand Designs Australia, Love It Or List It Australia, Selling Houses Australia and The Dog House Australia.
Best Miniseries Or Telemovie
Winner: Goolagong — ABC
Nominees: Homebodies, Mix Tape, The Family Next Door, The Narrow Road to the Deep North and The Survivors.
Graham Kennedy Award For Most Popular New Talent
Winner: Lila McGuire — Goolagong
Nominees: Andrea Lam, Eloise Hart, Rowan Witt, Stuart Broad and Tamala.
Ray Martin Award For Most Popular News Or Public Affairs Presenter
Winner: Ally Langdon
Nominees: David Speers, Karl Stefanovic, Michael Usher, Sarah Abo and Sarah Ferguson.
Bert Newton Award For Most Popular Presenter
Winner: Robert Irwin
Nominees: Amanda Keller, Hamish Blake, Julia Morris, Larry Emdur and Lisa Millar.
Best Factual Or Documentary Program
Winner: The Assembly — ABC
Nominees: The Secret DNA Of Us, But Also John Clarke, Revealed: Death Cap Murders, Revealed: Joh – Last King of Queensland and The People vs Robodebt.
Best Competition Reality Program
Winner: MasterChef Australia — Network 10
Nominees: Big Brother, I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here!, LEGO® Masters Australia: Grand Masters of the Galaxy, Love Island Australia and The Block.
Best Drama Program
Winner: RFDS — Seven Network
Nominees: Dear Life, Heartbreak High, Mystery Road: Origin, The Twelve: Cape Rock Killer and Watching You.
Best Scripted Comedy Program
Winner: Dog Park — ABC
Nominees: Top End Bub, Austin, Deadloch, Strife and The Artful Dodger.
Best Entertainment Program
Winner: Tipping Point Australia — 9Network
Nominees: Australian Idol, Dancing With The Stars, The 1% Club Australia, The Floor and The Piano.
Hall Of Fame
The 2026 Logies also saw Deborah Mailman, Andrew Denton and A Country Practice inducted into the TV WEEK Logies Hall of Fame, with Mailman making history as the first Indigenous Australian to receive the honour.
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