The first Gold Logie, the equivalent of the Star of the Year Award, was presented in 1960, and again won by Graham Kennedy.

The induction was a posthumous honour for TV cameraman Neil Davis, actor Maurie Fields, conservationist Steve Irwin, news anchor Brian Naylor, journalist Peter Harvey and television executive Brian Walsh.

Rebecca Gibney[13] was the fourth woman to be inducted into the Hall of Fame, joining former recipients Ruth Cracknell, Noni Hazlehurst and Kerri-Anne Kennerley.

The Logies have been criticised for its lack of women inductees in the category[14] These are the only programs that have been inducted into the Hall of Fame.

In the past, the "Most Popular" Logies categories were voted by the readers of TV Week magazine using a coupon.

In 2008, Internet votes could be cast for the first time without having to buy a copy of the TV Week magazine.

[16] Before 2018, public voting usually lasted for four weeks, beginning in December or January, while the ceremony itself was in late April or early May.

The Most Outstanding categories are voted on by a jury comprising members of the Australian TV industry peers.

People eligible for a Logie must have appeared on an Australian-produced show that was broadcast on Australian television in the previous year.

There are long-held suspicions that network publicists engage in mass voting to rig the results.

However, no hard evidence had emerged for this, other than the experiment by the satirical newspaper The Chaser, who attempted to have low-profile SBS newsreader Anton Enus nominated for the Gold Logie.

While the attempt failed (they came "reasonably close", to earning a nomination for Enus, according to a "TV Week Insider"), their failure gives some cause for the widespread derision in the industry (particularly the 'quality' end) towards the popular-vote awards.

Despite this, in 2009 the Logies were dogged by minor controversy after organisers refused to allow an acclaimed community television show, The Bazura Project, to be nominated in the category of Outstanding Comedy Show, stating "As TV Week does not cover community television within the magazine, we are unable to consider individual programs on this platform."

"[5] Grant Denyer's 2018 Gold Logie win has proved controversial with people believing he only won because of Tom Gleeson's campaign.

[31] The trial of the man accused of raping Brittany Higgins was delayed because of comments from Lisa Wilkinson's acceptance speech.