TV veteran Larry Emdur has won the Gold Logie for Most Popular Personality on Australian Television.
The host of the Chase Australia and the Morning Show has been in the television business 40 years and was showered in golden confetti as he accepted the award.
“I love this business so much, I love being in TV, I love being on TV, I’ve never done anything else, I have never wanted to do anything else,” he said.
Earlier in the night, Emdur won his first ever Logie, taking out the Bert Newton Award for Most Popular Presenter.
Another big winner at the awards night in Sydney has been Netflix series Boy Swallows Universe, which scored five Logies wins from a record 10 nominations.
The show’s 15-year-old star Felix Cameron won the Silver Logie for Best Lead Actor in a Drama – possibly the youngest ever winner of this award – as well as Most Popular New Talent.
“This is quite crazy – the last award that I won before this was student of the week in Grade Five,” Cameron said in accepting his second Logie of the night.
The critically acclaimed series also took out Best Miniseries or Telemovie.
Sophie Wilde won Best Supporting Actress and co-star Bryan Brown Best Supporting Actor for their roles in the show, which was adapted from Trent Dalton’s bestselling novel.
It was also a great night for the ABC’s long-running Utopia, which won three Logies including Best Scripted Comedy.
Rob Sitch won his first individual Logie with Best Lead Actor in a Comedy for his role in the office comedy, while Kitty Flanagan won her third.
Best Lead Actress in a Drama went to Deborah Mailman for Total Control.
Best News Coverage or Public Affairs Report went to Nine’s A Current Affair for Ben Roberts-Smith: The Truth.
“We definitely weren’t expecting this given Ben Roberts-Smith’s employment history,” journalist Tom Steinfort said in accepting the award – former elite soldier Roberts-Smith previously worked at Logies host network Seven.
Best Sports Coverage went to Seven’s broadcast of the FIFA Women’s World Cup, the first time a women’s sporting event has won the category.
Earlier in the night, Logies host Sam Pang once again delivered a monologue full of zingers.
With cameos from no less than Stephen Fry and Anthony Albanese (“I’m sure it will be better, I mean easier, than last year”), Pang’s speech targeted both networks and nominees.
“I stand before you safe in the knowledge that whatever I say, this network will defend me in court,” said Pang, referencing Logies host network Channel Seven’s recent defamation cases.
There was more than one gag aimed at Olympian breakdancer Raygun, who appeared in a video message with sincere words of support for the nominees.
“Please feel free to pull out any of my signature moves in celebration,” she said.
Missy Higgins performed her classic The Sound of White for the Logies In Memoriam segment, while Sam Pang followed with his own edgy In Memoriam segment, devoted to shows that have been axed.
Actress Rebecca Gibney was inducted into the Logies Hall of Fame, with stars including Hugh Jackman delivering heartfelt tributes to the much-loved performer.
Gibney becomes one of only four women to be inducted into the Hall of Fame, with the actress receiving a standing ovation.
Television’s night of nights also paid tribute to John Farnham with Guy Sebastian singing Burn For You, and Jessica Mauboy joining the performance for You’re the Voice.
A documentary about the iconic singer, John Farnham: Finding The Voice won the Logie for Best Factual or Documentary Program, and has become the highest grossing Australian documentary ever.
