Inside the Logies: Peter Wynne tells all on The Rundown
"Whatever happens when you go out there tomorrow night, you don’t have to be sycophantic about our business … don’t suck up to us."
It was the blunt advice given to Friends actor Matt LeBlanc from Logies executive producer Peter Wynne on the eve of the 1998 ceremony.
And it was advice the visiting American star flatly ignored.
Fair to say, LeBlanc didn’t win too many friends that night.
That "behind the scenes" story is one of many shared by Peter Wynne in the latest edition of The Rundown.
There’s also the night Don Lane was inducted into the Hall of Fame, ignoring all demands to "wind it up" during his speech, and almost turning the night into a disaster.
Watch the full 15-minute second episode of The Rundown below.
Wynne admits to actually praying backstage.
“We tried to yank him off a couple of times,” he said.
And while Bert Newton ranks right up there alongside Graham Kennedy as Logies royalty, Wynne still recoils at the memory of Bert’s unexpected bucketing of television executives.
But ultimately, the success of a Logies event comes down to one thing and one thing only.
"When you produce the Logies, to have a good one, you've got to have controversy," Wynne said.
The Rundown also crosses to comedian Dave Hughes as he prepares to yet again open this week's Logies night.
Hughesy shares his own frightening tale of almost not making it to stage on time.
The memories, the anecdotes and the behind the scenes secrets make this edition of The Rundown a must see.
The Logies broadcast will start at 7pm (AEST) on Sunday July 1, on Channel Nine.
The Rundown, a Nine News vodcast series, revisits memorable news stories. The second episode offers a behind the scenes look at some of our most memorable Logies moments.
And if anybody's curious to see who's up for the big gongs on TV's night of nights, the full list is below. You can vote for your favourites here.
GOLD LOGIE
Tracy Grimshaw (A Current Affair, Nine Network)
Jessica Marais (Love Child, Nine Network; The Wrong Girl, Network Ten)
Rodger Corser (Doctor Doctor, Nine Network)
Amanda Keller (The Living Room, Network Ten)
Andrew Winter (Love It Or List It Australia/Selling Houses Australia, Foxtel - Lifestyle)
Grant Denyer (Family Feud/All Star Family Feud, Network Ten)
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MOST POPULAR ACTOR
Aaron Jeffery (Underbelly Files: Chopper, Nine Network)
Erik Thomson (800 Words, Channel Seven)
Luke McGregor (Rosehaven, ABC)
Ray Meagher (Home And Away, Channel Seven)
Rodger Corser (Doctor Doctor, Nine Network)
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MOST POPULAR ACTRESS
Asher Keddie (Offspring, Network Ten)
Celia Pacquola (Rosehaven/Utopia, ABC)
Deborah Mailman (Cleverman, ABC)
Jessica Marais (Love Child, Nine Network; The Wrong Girl, Network Ten)
Julia Morris (House Husbands, Nine Network)
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MOST POPULAR PRESENTER
Tracy Grimshaw (A Current Affair, Nine Network)
Amanda Keller (The Living Room, Network Ten)
Andrew Winter (Love It Or List It Australia/Selling Houses Australia, Foxtel - Lifestyle)
Carrie Bickmore (The Project, Network Ten)
Grant Denyer (Family Feud/All Star Family Feud, Network Ten)
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GRAHAM KENNEDY AWARD FOR MOST POPULAR NEW TALENT
Dilruk Jayasinha (CRAM!, Network Ten; Utopia, ABC)
Matty Johnson (The Living Room, Network Ten)
Sam Frost (Home And Away, Channel Seven)
Sophia Forrest (Love Child, Nine Network)
Sophie Dillman (Home And Away, Channel Seven)
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MOST POPULAR DRAMA PROGRAM
Doctor Doctor (Nine Network)
Home And Away (Channel Seven)
Love Child (Nine Network)
Offspring (Network Ten)
Wentworth (Foxtel - Showcase)
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MOST POPULAR ENTERTAINMENT PROGRAM
Anh's Brush With Fame (ABC)
Family Feud (Network Ten)
Gogglebox Australia (Foxtel/Network Ten)
Hard Quiz (ABC)
The Project (Network Ten)
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MOST POPULAR COMEDY PROGRAM
Have You Been Paying Attention? (Network Ten)
Here Come The Habibs (Nine Network)
Hughesy, We Have A Problem (Network Ten)
Shaun Micallef's Mad As Hell (ABC)
True Story With Hamish & Andy (Nine Network)
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MOST POPULAR REALITY PROGRAM
I'm A Celebrity...Get Me Out Of Here! (Network Ten)
Married At First Sight (Nine Network)
My Kitchen Rules (Channel Seven)
The Block (Nine Network)
Travel Guides (Nine Network)
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MOST POPULAR LIFESTYLE PROGRAM
Better Homes And Gardens (Channel Seven)
Gardening Australia (ABC)
Selling Houses Australia (Foxtel - Lifestyle)
The Checkout (ABC)
The Living Room (Network Ten)
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MOST OUTSTANDING DRAMA SERIES
A Place To Call Home (Foxtel - Showcase)
Doctor Doctor (Nine Network)
Harrow (ABC)
Top Of The Lake: China Girl (Foxtel - BBC First)
Wentworth (Foxtel - Showcase)
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MOST OUTSTANDING MINISERIES OR TELEMOVIE
Romper Stomper (Stan)
Safe Harbour (SBS)
Seven Types Of Ambiguity (ABC)
Underbelly Files: Chopper (Nine Network)
Wake In Fright (Network Ten)
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MOST OUTSTANDING ACTOR
Damon Herriman (Lance Gowland, Riot, ABC)
Ewen Leslie (Ryan Gallagher, Safe Harbour, SBS)
Hugo Weaving (Alex Klima, Seven Types Of Ambiguity, ABC)
Lachy Hulme (Blake Farron, Romper Stomper, Stan)
Rodger Corser (Hugh Knight, Doctor Doctor, Nine Network)
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MOST OUTSTANDING ACTRESS
Elisabeth Moss (Robin Griffin, Top Of The Lake: China Girl, Foxtel - BBC First)
Kate Atkinson (Vera Bennett, Wentworth, Foxtel - Showcase)
Kate Box (Marg McCann, Riot, ABC)
Leeanna Walsman (Bree Gallagher, Safe Harbour, SBS)
Pamela Rabe (Joan Ferguson, Wentworth, Foxtel - Showcase)
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MOST OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTOR
Aaron Pedersen (Frank Gibbs, A Place To Call Home, Foxtel - Showcase)
Alex Dimitriades (Doc Tydon, Wake In Fright, Network Ten)
Anthony Hayes (Mitch, Seven Types Of Ambiguity, ABC)
David Wenham (Jago Zoric, Romper Stomper, Stan)
Hazem Shammas (Ismail Al-Bayati, Safe Harbour, SBS)
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MOST OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Celia Ireland (Liz Birdsworth, Wentworth, Foxtel - Showcase)
Elsa Cocquerel (Michelle, Wolf Creek, Stan)
Jacqueline McKenzie (Gabe Jordan, Romper Stomper, Stan)
Jenni Baird (Regina Standish, A Place To Call Home, Foxtel - Showcase)
Nicole Chamoun (Zahra Al-Bayati, Safe Harbour, SBS)
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MOST OUTSTANDING CHILDREN'S PROGRAM
Crash The Bash (Foxtel - Nickelodeon)
Get Arty (Channel Seven)
Grace Beside Me (NITV)
Little J & Big Cuz (NITV)
Mustangs FC (ABC ME)
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MOST OUTSTANDING SPORTS COVERAGE
2017 AFL Grand Final (Channel Seven)
2017 Australian Open Men's Final (Channel Seven)
Bathurst 1000 (Network Ten)
Jeff Horn v Manny Pacquiao (Foxtel - MAIN EVENT)
The 2017/2018 Ashes (Nine Network)
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MOST OUTSTANDING NEWS COVERAGE OR PUBLIC AFFAIRS REPORT
"Don Burke Special" (A Current Affair, Nine Network)
"Escape From Salt Creek" (60 Minutes, Nine Network)
"Haiti Uncovered" (Sunday Night, Channel Seven)
"Pumped" (Four Corners, ABC)
"The Siege" (Four Corners, ABC)
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MOST OUTSTANDING FACTUAL OR DOCUMENTARY PROGRAM
Michael Hutchence: The Last Rockstar (Channel Seven)
Struggle Street (SBS)
The Queen & Zak Grieve (Foxtel - Crime + Investigation)
War On Waste (ABC)
You Can't Ask That (ABC)
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Source: TV Week
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