Today's question comes from Jacqui. She and her family welcomed a baby girl into their lives yesterday. I'm told pix will be forthcoming. Congrats, Jacqui!
Jacqui's question:
Three actors who appeared in films nominated in major categories at the 2011 Oscars have also individually won prestigious Logie Awards. Two of them are themselves nominated in acting categories at this year's Oscars. Name the three Logie Award winners.
Geoffrey Rush and Jacki Weaver are my first guesses.
Jacki Weaver is correct. She is nominated this year for Best Supporting Actress Oscar for Animal Kingdom, and she won a Logie in 1976 for her role in Do I Have to Kill My Child?
Geoffrey Rush is incorrect.
(I'm posting responses with information that Jacqui Lipton passed along to me a few days ago.)
Nicole Kidman
Nicole Kidman is correct. She is nominated this year for Best Actress Oscar for Rabbit Hole, and she won two Logies in 1990 for her role in Bangkok Hilton and in 1988 won a Logie for Vietnam.
And the remaining answer:
Guy Pearce, appearing in one of this year's nominated films for Best Picture (The King's Speech), won a Logie in 1996 for his performance in Snowy River: The McGregor Saga.