The Project presenter Waleed Aly could become the first back-to-back Gold Logie winner in almost ten years.
Not since Home and Away star Kate Richie took home the top prize in 2007 and 2008 has someone won consecutive trophies.
Aly was announced as one of six nominees on Sunday alongside colleague Peter Helliar, Family Feud host Grant Denyer and actors Rodger Corser and Samuel Johnson.
It's the sixth year running a presenter from The Project has been nominated.
Love Child and Wrong Girl actress Jessica Marais is the sole woman in contention for Australian TV's highest accolade.
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Denyer and Aly are also nominated for best presenter.
When it came to nominations for programming, the ABC led the way with 26 followed by Ten with 18, Seven with 14 and Nine with 11.
Australia's public broadcaster swept all five nominations for most outstanding comedy program.
Black Comedy, Shaun Micallef's Mad As Hell and suburban snapshot Upper Middle Bogan are all in the running.
Corser is also up for best actor for his work in ABC crime series The Doctor Blake Mysteries which is set in the Victorian town of Ballarat.
He'll have stiff competition though from lead Craig McLachlan (Doctor Lucien Blake).
After a breakthrough nomination last year, streaming service Stan received its second nod with Deborah Mailman nominated for best actress and most outstanding supporting actress for playing Bernadette in six-part drama series spin-off Wolf Creek.
The 59th annual Logies ceremony is on April 23 at Melbourne's Crown's Palladium Room.
