“The TV business is uglier than most things. It is normally perceived as some kind of cruel and shallow money trench through the heart of the journalism industry, a long plastic hallway where thieves and pimps run free and good men die like dogs, for no good reason. There’s also a negative side.” - Hunter S. Thompson

The TV Fugly Awards may or may not have been originally conceptualised in a state of tequila and coffee induced confusion by television obsessed individuals with too much time on their hands who stupidly acts on ideas without asking others for advice.

Despite this poor start, the Fuglies have proved to be a self proclaimed ‘incomplete success’ at recognising the bad bits as well as some of the good things on Australian television.

The Fuglies aren’t meant to be taken too seriously, it’s just taking a different view of Australian television. We don’t hate the TV Week Logies or Aussie TV, we just thought that we’d give the Australian public a chance to vote for awards where you’re not required to buy a magazine or ring a 1900 number to cast your vote.

The inaugural TV Fugly Awards were held in 2002 and received wide spread support on radio and in newspapers around the country. This media awareness meant that they received an incredible 11,691 total votes from 14,368 unique visitors.

The results of the first awards got tounges wagging in the Australian Television Industry, household lounge rooms and work places around Australia.

After this success, it was deceided that the TV Fugly Awards should be held each and every year. Anything less would be unAustralian!

The second TV Fugly Awards were held in 2003 and again received incredible support from the media and voters alike. This support allowed 25,722 valid votes to be recorded. Considering that the Fuglies were initially meant to be a joke it is yet to be deceided wether this is an appalling reflection of Australian society that this could occur or something that should be celebrated. We like to think the latter, but we’re biased.

Contact
Email: awards@fugly.com.au
Phone: 0416 980 674