Six in the running for Australia's best TV ad

News 27 May 2019 - 1 min read

Six in the running for Australia's best TV ad

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Tourism Australia, Westpac and KFC are among those in the running for best TV ad at this year's Logies.

The six finalists, voted for by the public from a shortlist of 12, are as follows:

Dundee: Australia’s Tourism Ad in Disguise – Tourism Australia, created by UM and Droga5
Frank – Westpac, created by DDB Sydney
I am the Captain of my Soul – The Invictus Games, created by Edge
Naked Wrestling – KFC, created by Ogilvy Australia
Santa Crashes Christmas – Aldi, created by BMF
Serena Project: I Touch Myself by Berlei J. Walter Thompson Sydney

“The Most Popular Television Commercial category received an overwhelming number of votes,” said Thomas Woodgate, editor at Bauer Media's TV Week.

Bauer Media commercial director Paul Gardiner, said the “quality of the top six commercials that Australia has chosen as their favourites is superb”.

The winning ad will be announced on Tuesday, June 11, and the winners will attend the 61st TV WEEK Logie Awards at The Star Gold Coast in Queensland on Sunday, June 30, which will be telecast on the Nine Network and 9Now.