2024 Logie Awards WINNERS: Larry Emdur takes home his first ever Logie while Rebecca Gibney is inducted into the hall of fame and Boy Swallows Universe leads the way with four wins READ MORE: LIVE Raygun makes shock appearance at the Logies - as comedian Sam Pang opens ceremony with a VERY cheeky dig By Kate Dennett For Daily Mail Australia Published: 13:37, 18 August 2024 | Updated: 13:43, 18 August 2024 e-mail View comments Larry Emdur secured his first ever Logie Award at the 2024 ceremony in Sydney on Sunday night as he lead the celebrity winners. The TV star, 59, has been a recognisable face on Aussie screens since the age of 19, but has never before secured a win at the prestigious awards ceremony. In a milestone victory, Larry was crowned as the most popular presenter as he took home the Bert Newton Award in his first ever Logies win.
He beat his fellow TV veterans Hamish Blake , Julia Morris , Sonia Kruger and Tony Armstrong , as well as newcomer Robert Irwin to the award. In his acceptance speech, Larry joked that the victory was bittersweet because he had put an $1,000 bet on his rival Robert, 20, taking home the award. 'Oh, wow! Thank you.
Thank you. This is lovely recognition, recognition for me is usually someone yelling out on the street, ''come on down, you wanker'',' he joked. 'This is really lovely.
It's also a horrible, horrible night, because I had a thousand bucks on Robert. Thank you.' Larry was supported by his wife of almost 30 years Sylvie on the big n.