Fed: John Wood scores ninth Gold Logie nomination

AAP General News (Australia)
04-04-2005
Fed: John Wood scores ninth Gold Logie nomination

By Jonathon Moran and Amy Fallon

SYDNEY, April 4 AAP - Regardless of whether or not Blue Heelers veteran John Wood takes
home a Gold Logie this year, he must be doing something right.

Wood is among five of Australia's top TV personalities nominated today for the Gold
Logie at the annual TV Week Logie Awards - his ninth consecutive nomination in the category.

"Nine years in a row, I have been in the top five most popular people on Australian
television," Wood said today.

"That is an outstanding achievement and I am pleased that people think enough of me
and the show to keep putting me up there."

His competition includes two-time winners Rove McManus and Georgie Parker, along with
Bec Cartwright and Bridie Carter.

TV Week today announced the full list of nominations for the 47th annual awards, which
recognise excellence in television.

There are 22 award categories in total, voted by readers of the TV Week magazine and
industry panels.

"It is pretty much a young person's program, the Logie Awards," said Wood, who is also
nominated for a Silver Logie for most popular actor.

"It sort of is a popularity contest."

Wood is also nominated for a Silver Logie for most popular actor, up against Home and
Away's Beau Brady and Chris Hemsworth, McLeod's Daughters' Aaron Jeffery and Kath and
Kim's Glenn Robbins.

Home and Away's Bec Cartwright, who recently became engaged to tennis star Lleyton
Hewitt, said she would like to see Wood finally take home a Logie.

"He has been around a little bit and he was on Dancing with the Stars so people got
to know about him as a person as well which was good," she said.

"But I don't know. Rove could take it out again and Georgie Parker and Bridie Carter
are both great actors so you just can't pick it."

Cartwright also received a Silver Logie nomination for most popular actress.

Joining her in the category are Kath and Kim's Gina Reilly and Magda Szubanski, McLeod's
Daughters' Bridie Carter and Blue Heelers' Jane Allsop.

"It would seriously blow me away if they called my name," Cartwright said.

"But the wedding (to Lleyton) will be the highlight over everything - whenever it happens."

Silver Logie nominees for most popular TV presenter include McManus, Andrew Denton,
Jamie Durie, David Koch and Andrew O'Keefe.

Nominated for most popular drama program are All Saints, Blue Heelers, Home and Away,
McLeod's Daughters and Neighbours.

Despite Burke's Backyard being axed last year, host Don Burke was on hand to see the
show receive a nomination for most popular lifestyle program.

"Yeah, I think we were fine to go on but I do respect Nine's right to make the decision,"

Burke said when asked if he felt the show was cut before its time.

Burke's Backyard is up against Backyard Blitz, Getaway, The Great Outdoors and Renovation Rescue.

Ten's Rove McManus, Nine's Eddie McGuire and Seven's Andrew O'Keefe will host the awards
at Melbourne's Crown Casino complex on May 1.

Confirmed international guests include pop opera group Il Divo, model/actor Rachel
Hunter, Cold Case's Catherine Morris and country music singer Keith Urban.

A host of other big names are rumoured to be attending including The OC's Alan Dale,
Nip/Tuck's Julian McMahon and Desperate Housewives stars Eva Longoria and Nicollette Sheridan.

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