There's a surprising silver lining to this year's Gold Logie controversy.

March 28, 2017

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The nominations for the 2017 Logie Awards are finally here, but not without a side of controversy.

The annual Logie Awards celebrate the best Australian television talent and programs of the previous year.

The controversy around this year’s awards began after it was revealed Jessica Marais was the only woman to be nominated for the top honour of the night, the TV Week Gold Logie.

Listen to Laura Brodnik and Tiffany Dunk interview TV Week editor Emma Nolan and find out the surprising silver limning behind the Logie controversy.

Marais, who starred in popular dramas The Wrong Girl and Love Child, was previously nominated for the award in 2011 but lost to Karl Stefanovic.

The other 2017 nominations went to game show host Grant Denyer, actors Rodger Corser and Samuel Johnson, and presenters, Peter Helliar and Waleed Aly.

The inclusion of only one female nominee may seem unfair and sexist, but the Gold Logie nominees aren’t purely determined by one select group.

The list begins as a large pool of names put forth by television networks before viewers’ votes determine the final contenders.

Jessica Marais in The Wrong Girl. (Source: Network 10.)

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TV Week' editor Emma Nolan spoke to Mamamia podcast hosts Laura Brodnik and Tiffany Dunk about the controversy on the latest episode of The Binge.

Tiffany began by introducing Nolan to some of the criticism that's been shared in the wake of the Gold Logie list.

"They're calling it the Blokies, instead of the Logies," she said.

Jessica Marais in Love Child. (Source: Nine Network.)

Emma said such criticisms diluted the power of each nominees' achievement.

"I feel like it takes away from Jessica Marais' achievements... and also the five other gold contenders, yeah, they're blokes but they're also very popular," she said.

Emma said the criticisms drew focus from the achievements of each nominee.

"My first thought was, 'Oh, we've got an even split between presenters and actors this year,'" she said.

"It's been pretty heavily focused on presenters for the last few years."

Did you miss last year's awards? Here are all our favourite looks. Post continues after gallery.

Logies red carpet 2016.

Megan Gale.

Jessica Marais

Deborah Knight.

Laurina Fleure

Danni Minogue

Rebecca Gibney.

Jennifer Hawkins

Sam Frost and Sasha Mielczarek .

Bonnie Sveen.

Leila McKinnon

Pia Miller

Samantha Jade

Deborah Mailman

Sonia Kruger

Natarsha Belling

Jessica Rowe

Ada Nicodemou

Waleed Aly and Susan Carland

Shaynna Blaze and Andrew Winter

Cheyenne Tozzi

Melissa Doyle

pauline hanson lee lin chin — Lee Lin ChinThose suspenders. Image: Getty.

Clare Bowditch

Johanna Griggs

Marta Dusseldorp

Sam Frost and SashaImage: @whomagazine

Grant Denyer and Chezzi DenyerImage: @womansdayaus

Fitzy and Wippa with Janet Roach and Dr. Chris BrownImage: @tvweekmag

Scott Cam with wife Ann.Image: @tvweekmag

Stephen Peacock and Bonnie Sveen.Image: @tvweekmag

Susan Carland and Waleed AlyImage: @popsugarau

Sam and SashaImage: @womansdayaus

Susie and Gamble from Real Housewives of MelbourneImage: @tvweekmag

Jesinta CampbellImage: @popsugarau.

Jen HawkinsImage: @womansdayaus

Megan GaleImage: Twitter.

Chrissie SwanImage: @whomagazine

Sam and Snez.Image: @whomagazine.

Sonia KrugerImage: @channel9

The Block hostsImage: @channel9

Pia MillerImage: @whomagazine

Mandy McElhinneyImage: @womansdayaus

Sarah and Joe.Image: @whatsarahsnapped

Rove McManus and wife Tamsa.Image: Getty.

Grant DenyerImage: @tvweekmag

Bachelor Richie.Image: @whomagazine

Jesinta Campbell.Image: Twitter/WHO Magazine.

Chris Brown and Julia Morris.Image: Getty.

Delta Goodrem.Image: @tvweekmag

Rove McManus and his wife, Tasma.Image: @tvweekmag

Ada and Lynne from Home and Away.Image: @adanicodemou

Sylvia Jeffreys on Instagram

Patti and Lauren Newton.Image: @womansdayaus

Playschool castImage: @tvweekmag

Chyka from Real Housewives of Melbourne.Image: @newideamagazine

The studio 10 team.Image: @tvweekmag

Jesinta Campbell.Image: @womansdayaus

Abby EarlImage: @tvweekmag

Olympia ValanceImage: @olympiavalance

Susan Carland and Waleed Aly.Image: @tvweekmag

Catriona RowntreeImage: @channel9style

Lydia from the Real Housewives of Melbourne.Image: Facebook/WHO Magazine.

Lauren PhillipsImage: @tvweekmag

Sarah Harris and Jess Rowe.Image: @whatsarahsnapped

She looked absolutely fab at the 2016 Logies. Image via Getty.

Jenni BairdImage: @tvweekmag

Bec Judd.Image: @womansdayaus

Sylvia Jeffires and Lisa Wilkinson.Image @thetodayshow

Monika Radulovic.Image: @popsugarau

Shelley Craft.Image: @shelleycraftofficial

Bec Judd @becjudd

Sam and Snez.Image: @samjameswood.

Emma FreedmanImage:@emma_freedman

Emma Freedman.Image:@emma_freedman

Leila Mackinnon.Image: @leilamackinnon

Julia MorrisImage: @ladyjuliamorris

Lauren PhillipsImage: @lfizzlphillips

Image: @channel9style

Rove McManus.Image: @rovemcmanus

Michael Klim and daughter Stella.Image: @womansdayaus

Jimmy ReesImage: @reezy55

Catriona's accessories.Image: @catriona_rtree

Catriona Rowntree.Image: @catriona_rtree.

Amber SherlockImage: @channel9style

Aislin KriukilisImage: @channel9style

Karl StefanovicImage: @channel9style

Erin Molan and Beau Ryan.Image: @channel9style

Image: @channel9style

Kate CollinsImage: @channel9Style

Leila McKinnonImage: @channel9style

Sophie HensserImage: @channel9style

Sylvia Jeffires and Lisa Wilkinson.Image: @thetodayshow

Sonia Kruger.Image: @soniakruger.

Rove McManus and Sasha Mielczarek.Image: @tvweekmag.

Jess Rowe.Image: @jessrowe.

Samantha Jade.Image: @samantha_jade_music.

Sam Frost.Sam Frost with boyfriend Sasha Mielczarek Source: Instagram: @fro01

Lisa Wilkinson.Image: @lisa_wilkinson.

Erin Molan's flashback to last year.Image: @erin_molan.

Carrie Bickmore's beauty musts.Image: @bickmorecarrie

Bec Judd.Image: @BecJudd.

Bec Judd.Image: @becjudd.

Sam and Sasha @fro01

Danni Minogue @danniminogue

Beau and Kara Ryan @womansdayaus

Jessica Marais

Samantha Jade @popsugarau

"This is too cute not to post! It's all about the dress!! Very jungle queen esque.."

Snezana Markoski

Tiffany also brought up how this year's list holds contenders who haven't previously been nominated.

"People who haven't been up for Gold before, too, because sometimes it can get a bit boring," she said.

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