The 50th Annual

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s was held on Sunday 4 May 2008 at the Crown Palladium in

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, and broadcast on the

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. For the first time in the Logie Awards 50-year history, there was no host for the ceremony, but only a series of presenters. Also for the first time, the public were able to vote online for the "Most Popular" categories without needing to buy a copy of ''TV Week''. The nominations were announced on 7 April 2008.

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and

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were the backstage hosts, while

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were the red carpet arrivals hosts.

Winners and nominees

In the tables below, winners are listed first and highlighted in bold.

Gold Logie

Acting/Presenting

Most Outstanding Programs

Performers

*Top 10 finalists from ''

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– " Pictures of You" *

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– " Something Right" *

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" * Chris Lilley as Mr G – " Naughty Girl"

Hall of Fame

John Clarke became the 25th inductee into the TV Week Logies

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References

External links

* {{Logie Awards years

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