By Rama Gaind
Asher Keddie, the star of Offspring (now available on DVD from Madman Entertainment) took out the Silver Logie at the 2011 TV Week Logie Awards at a ceremony in Melbourne on Sunday.
She received the Silver Logie for ‘Most Popular Actress’ in the Channel Ten drama for her portrayal of Nina Proudman.
This award has been won for the past two consecutive years by Rebecca Gibney.
Offspring was also nominated in a number of other categories. including ‘Most Popular Drama Series’, ‘Most Popular New Talent’ (Eddie Perfect) and the ‘Graham Kennedy Award for Most Outstanding New Talent’ (Richard Davies).
Offspring – The Complete First Series is available now on DVD ($59.95srp). The second series of Offspring premieres on Channel Ten this month.
Numerous SBS productions also appeared in this year’s list of nominees, including Jason Gann (Wilfred) for the ‘Most Outstanding Actor’ Silver Logie, Who Do You Think You Are? for the ‘Most Popular Factual Program’ and Luke Nguyen’s Vietnam for the ‘Most Outstanding Light Entertainment Program’ category.
Multiple series of Wilfred, Luke Nguyen’s Vietnam and Who Do You Think You Are? are all available now on DVD – $29.95srp each.
Offspring (Madman Entertainment)
Offspring is the search for love, fulfillment and balance in the chaos of modern life.
Nina Proudman has a simple quest – to deal with her fabulously messy family, her ex-husband, the intensity of a job delivering babies and the hunt for a decent love life – whilst also handling her tendency to over-think, fantasise and wonder about life’s other little mysteries.
Created by Debra Oswald (with John Edwards and Imogen Banks), Offspring boasts a stellar Australian cast including Asher Keddie, Kat Stewart, Don Hany, Deborah Mailman and John Waters.
