The
20th Annual TV WeekTV WEEK is a weekly television magazine in Australia, first published as a Melbourne-only publication in 1957 , and bearing a strong affiliation to television station GTV.The publication is still publishing weekly...
Logie AwardThe TV Week Logie Awards are the Australian television industry awards, which have been presented annually since 1959. Renamed by Graham Kennedy in 1960 after he won the first 'Star Of The Year' award , the name 'Logie' awards honors John Logie Baird, a Scotsman who invented the television as a...
s were presented on Friday 3 March 1978 at Southern Cross Hotel in
MelbourneMelbourne is the capital city and most populous city of the State of Victoria, and the second most populous city in Australia. The Melbourne city centre is the anchor of the larger geographical area and statistical division known as the Greater Melbourne metropolitan area – of which Melbourne is...
and broadcast on the
Nine NetworkThe Nine Network, or Channel Nine, is an Australian television network based in Willoughby, a suburb on the North Shore of Sydney. For nearly 40 years between 1956 and 2005, it was the most watched television network in Australia...
.
Bert NewtonAlbert Watson "Bert" Newton, AM, MBE, , is a multiple Gold Logie winning Australian television, radio, film, stage performer and author.-Childhood:...
from the
ABCThe Australian Broadcasting Corporation, commonly referred to as "the ABC", is Australia's national public broadcaster. With a total budget of AUD$1.13 Billion annually, the corporation provides television, radio, online and mobile services throughout metropolitan and regional Australia, as well as...
was the
Master of CeremoniesA master of ceremonies, microphone controller or MC , sometimes called a compère or an MJ for "microphone jockey," is the host of an official public or private staged event or other performance. The MC usually presents performers, speaks to the audience, and generally keeps the event moving...
. American singer
Sammy Davis, Jr.Samuel George Davis, Jr. was an American entertainer.Primarily a dancer and singer, Davis was a childhood vaudevillian, and became internationally famous for his performances on Broadway and Las Vegas, as a recording artist, television and film star, and the only black member of Frank Sinatra's...
, television actors
Mike FarrellMichael Joseph "Mike" Farrell is an American actor, best known for his role as Captain B.J. Hunnicutt on the popular television series M*A*S*H...
,
Florence HendersonFlorence Agnes Henderson is an American actress and singer, best known for playing the role of Carol Brady in the television program The Brady Bunch, which ran from 1969 to 1974.-Early life:...
,
Richard AndersonRichard Norman Anderson is an American actor in film and television.-Life and career:Anderson was born in Long Branch, New Jersey, the son of Olga and Harry Anderson...
and
Patty WeaverPatty Weaver is an American actress who played the role of Gina Roma on The Young and the Restless on a contract basis from 1982 until August 2005, when she was dropped to recurring status, but still continues making appearances on the show.Before her role on The Young and the Restless, Weaver...
, and British television host
David FrostSir David Frost is a British broadcaster.David Frost may also refer to:*David Frost , South African golfer*David Frost , classical record producer*David Frost *Dave Frost, baseball pitcher...
appeared as guests.
Bob HopeBob Hope, KBE, KCSG was an American comedian and actor who appeared in vaudeville, on Broadway, and in radio, television and movies. He was also noted for his work with the US Armed Forces and his numerous USO tours entertaining American military personnel...
also made a brief introduction via
cableA cable is two or more wires or ropes running side by side and bonded, twisted or braided together to form a single assembly. In mechanics, cables are used for lifting and hauling; in electricity they are used to carry electrical currents....
from
SydneySydney is the largest city in Australia, and the state capital of New South Wales. Sydney has a metropolitan area population of approximately 4.34 million and an area of approximately 12,000 square kilometres. Its inhabitants are called Sydneysiders, and Sydney is often called "the Harbour City"...
. This article lists the winners of
Logie AwardThe TV Week Logie Awards are the Australian television industry awards, which have been presented annually since 1959. Renamed by Graham Kennedy in 1960 after he won the first 'Star Of The Year' award , the name 'Logie' awards honors John Logie Baird, a Scotsman who invented the television as a...
s (
AustraliaAustralia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the continental mainland , the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans...
n
televisionTelevision is a widely used telecommunication medium for transmitting and receiving moving images, either monochromatic or color, usually accompanied by sound. "Television" may also refer specifically to a television set, television programming or television transmission...
) for 1978:
The
20th Annual TV WeekTV WEEK is a weekly television magazine in Australia, first published as a Melbourne-only publication in 1957 , and bearing a strong affiliation to television station GTV.The publication is still publishing weekly...
Logie AwardThe TV Week Logie Awards are the Australian television industry awards, which have been presented annually since 1959. Renamed by Graham Kennedy in 1960 after he won the first 'Star Of The Year' award , the name 'Logie' awards honors John Logie Baird, a Scotsman who invented the television as a...
s were presented on Friday 3 March 1978 at Southern Cross Hotel in
MelbourneMelbourne is the capital city and most populous city of the State of Victoria, and the second most populous city in Australia. The Melbourne city centre is the anchor of the larger geographical area and statistical division known as the Greater Melbourne metropolitan area – of which Melbourne is...
and broadcast on the
Nine NetworkThe Nine Network, or Channel Nine, is an Australian television network based in Willoughby, a suburb on the North Shore of Sydney. For nearly 40 years between 1956 and 2005, it was the most watched television network in Australia...
.
Bert NewtonAlbert Watson "Bert" Newton, AM, MBE, , is a multiple Gold Logie winning Australian television, radio, film, stage performer and author.-Childhood:...
from the
ABCThe Australian Broadcasting Corporation, commonly referred to as "the ABC", is Australia's national public broadcaster. With a total budget of AUD$1.13 Billion annually, the corporation provides television, radio, online and mobile services throughout metropolitan and regional Australia, as well as...
was the
Master of CeremoniesA master of ceremonies, microphone controller or MC , sometimes called a compère or an MJ for "microphone jockey," is the host of an official public or private staged event or other performance. The MC usually presents performers, speaks to the audience, and generally keeps the event moving...
. American singer
Sammy Davis, Jr.Samuel George Davis, Jr. was an American entertainer.Primarily a dancer and singer, Davis was a childhood vaudevillian, and became internationally famous for his performances on Broadway and Las Vegas, as a recording artist, television and film star, and the only black member of Frank Sinatra's...
, television actors
Mike FarrellMichael Joseph "Mike" Farrell is an American actor, best known for his role as Captain B.J. Hunnicutt on the popular television series M*A*S*H...
,
Florence HendersonFlorence Agnes Henderson is an American actress and singer, best known for playing the role of Carol Brady in the television program The Brady Bunch, which ran from 1969 to 1974.-Early life:...
,
Richard AndersonRichard Norman Anderson is an American actor in film and television.-Life and career:Anderson was born in Long Branch, New Jersey, the son of Olga and Harry Anderson...
and
Patty WeaverPatty Weaver is an American actress who played the role of Gina Roma on The Young and the Restless on a contract basis from 1982 until August 2005, when she was dropped to recurring status, but still continues making appearances on the show.Before her role on The Young and the Restless, Weaver...
, and British television host
David FrostSir David Frost is a British broadcaster.David Frost may also refer to:*David Frost , South African golfer*David Frost , classical record producer*David Frost *Dave Frost, baseball pitcher...
appeared as guests.
Bob HopeBob Hope, KBE, KCSG was an American comedian and actor who appeared in vaudeville, on Broadway, and in radio, television and movies. He was also noted for his work with the US Armed Forces and his numerous USO tours entertaining American military personnel...
also made a brief introduction via
cableA cable is two or more wires or ropes running side by side and bonded, twisted or braided together to form a single assembly. In mechanics, cables are used for lifting and hauling; in electricity they are used to carry electrical currents....
from
SydneySydney is the largest city in Australia, and the state capital of New South Wales. Sydney has a metropolitan area population of approximately 4.34 million and an area of approximately 12,000 square kilometres. Its inhabitants are called Sydneysiders, and Sydney is often called "the Harbour City"...
. This article lists the winners of
Logie AwardThe TV Week Logie Awards are the Australian television industry awards, which have been presented annually since 1959. Renamed by Graham Kennedy in 1960 after he won the first 'Star Of The Year' award , the name 'Logie' awards honors John Logie Baird, a Scotsman who invented the television as a...
s (
AustraliaAustralia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the continental mainland , the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans...
n
televisionTelevision is a widely used telecommunication medium for transmitting and receiving moving images, either monochromatic or color, usually accompanied by sound. "Television" may also refer specifically to a television set, television programming or television transmission...
) for 1978:
Gold Logie
Most Popular Personality on Australian TelevisionThe Gold Logie Award has been awarded annually to the Most Popular Personality on Australian Television at the TV Week Logie Awards since 1960...
- Winner:
- Graham Kennedy
Graham Cyril Kennedy, AO was an Australian radio, television and film performer, often called "Gra Gra" and "The King" of Australian television.-Childhood:...
, Blankety BlanksBlankety Blanks was a popular Australian game show hosted by Graham Kennedy on Network Ten. It ran from 1977-1978 and was based on the American game show Match Game.Regular panelists were Ugly Dave Gray, Noeline Brown, Carol Raye and Stuart Wagstaff...
, Network Ten
Silver Logies
Most Popular Lead Actor on Australian Television
- Winner:
- Paul Cronin
Paul Cronin is an Australian actor who shot to fame playing motorcycle policeman Gary Hogan in the Crawford Productions drama Matlock Police . After that series ended he continued the role in the spin-off Solo One , a series continuing Hogan's motorcycle police officer exploits...
, The SullivansThe Sullivans is an Australian drama television series produced by Crawford Productions which ran from 1976 until 1983. The series told the story of an average middle-class Melbourne family and the effect World War II had on their lives...
, Nine Network
Most Popular Lead Actress on Australian Television
- Winner:
- Lorraine Bayly
Lorraine Daphne Bayly AM is an Australian actress.She is best known to television audiences for her portrayal of Grace Sullivan, the dignified, warm-hearted mother figure in the drama series The Sullivans, dealing with life for an ordinary Australian family during the Second World War.Bayly was a...
, The SullivansThe Sullivans is an Australian drama television series produced by Crawford Productions which ran from 1976 until 1983. The series told the story of an average middle-class Melbourne family and the effect World War II had on their lives...
, Nine Network
National
Most Popular Australian Drama
- Winner:
- The Sullivans
The Sullivans is an Australian drama television series produced by Crawford Productions which ran from 1976 until 1983. The series told the story of an average middle-class Melbourne family and the effect World War II had on their lives...
, Nine Network
Best New Talent In Australia
- Winner:
- Brandon Burke, Glenview High
Glenview High is an Australian television drama series produced by the Reg Grundy Organisation for the Seven Network between 1977 and 1978....
, Seven Network
Most Popular Australian TV Teenage Personality
- Winner:
- Mark Holden
Mark Holden is an Australian singer and television personality. He was one of four judges on the television series Australian Idol.-Acting career:...
Most Popular Australian Variety Or Panel Show
- Winner:
- Blankety Blanks
Blankety Blanks was a popular Australian game show hosted by Graham Kennedy on Network Ten. It ran from 1977-1978 and was based on the American game show Match Game.Regular panelists were Ugly Dave Gray, Noeline Brown, Carol Raye and Stuart Wagstaff...
, Network Ten
Most Popular Australian Commercial
- Winner:
- Export Cola
Export Cola was an Australian carbonated cola drink Manufactured by Cadbury Schweppes during the 1970s and early 1980s. The canned drink generated a cult following and was referred to at one time as "The Great Australian Cola"....
Best Individual Performance By An Actor
- Winner:
- Neil Fitzpatrick, Pig In A Poke
Pig-in-a-poke is an idiom that refers to a confidence trick originating in the Late Middle Ages, when meat was scarce but apparently rats and cats were not....
, ABC
Best Individual Performance By An Actress
- Winner:
- Jacki Weaver
Jacki Weaver is an Australian stage, television and film actress.She attended Hornsby Girls High School. Her father was a Sydney solicitor, her mother a migrant from northern England.-Filmography:...
,
Do I Have To Kill My Child?, Nine Network
Best Sustained Performance By An Actor In A Supporting Role
- Winner:
- Michael Caton
Michael Caton is an Australian actor best known for playing Uncle Harry in the Australian television series, The Sullivans, and also Darryl Kerrigan from 1997's low budget hit film The Castle. He is married to Helen Esakoff....
, The Sullivans, Nine Network
Best Sustained Performance By An Actress In A Supporting Role
- Winner:
- Vivean Gray
Vivean Gray is a British actress, who found her niche playing gossipy characters in Australian television series. In her early life, she lived in England but moved to Australia after she had trouble finding any acting opportunities...
, The Sullivans, Nine Network
Best New Drama
- Winner:
- Cop Shop
Cop Shop was an Australian police drama television series produced by Crawford Productions that revolved around the everyday operations of both the uniformed police officers and the plain-clothes detectives of the fictional Riverside Police Station....
, Seven Network
Best Dramatic Script
- Winner:
- Margaret Kelly
Margaret Kelly may refer to:* Margaret B. Kelly , American accountant and politician from Missouri* Margaret Kelly , Irish dancer and the founder of the Bluebell Girls dance troupe...
and John Dingwall,
Pig In A Poke, ABC
Best Miniseries/Telemovie
- Winner:
- The Alternative
VH1 Classic 120 Minutes is a music video program that airs on the U.S. cable television network VH1 Classic...
, Seven Network
Best Comedy Performer
- Winner:
- Paul Hogan
Paul Hogan, AM is an Australian actor and comedian most famous for his role as Crocodile Dundee, for which he won a Golden Globe award.-Early life and career:...
,
The Paul Hogan ShowThe Paul Hogan Show was a popular Australian comedy show which aired on Australian television from 1973 until 1984. It made a star of Paul Hogan who later appeared in Crocodile Dundee...
, Nine Network
Best News Report
- Winner:
- Blue Mountains bushfires, Network Ten news
Outstanding Contribution To TV Journalism
- Winner:
- "The Werribee Incident",
A Current Affair, Nine Network
Best Public Affairs Series
- Winner:
- Willesee at Seven, Seven Network
Best News Documentary
- Winner:
- "Utah",
Four Corners, ABC
Best Documentary Series
- Winner:
- In the Wild
In The Wild is a popular nature television series produced by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation from 1976 until 1981. It is hosted by Harry Butler, a noted Australian naturalist and environmental consultant. The show is a direct predecessor to the Steve Irwin/Crocodile Hunter hands-on style...
, ABC
Outstanding Coverage Of A Sporting Event
- Winner:
- The Australian Open Golf
The Australian Open is one of the principal annual golf tournaments on the PGA Tour of Australasia. The event was first played in 1904 and takes place toward the end of each year...
, Nine Network
Outstanding Performance By A Juvenile
- Winner:
- Beau Cox,
Young RamsayYoung Ramsay was an Australian television drama series which ran from 1977 to 1980 on the Seven Network. It was produced by Crawford Productions as two series of 13 episodes each. -Plot:...
, Seven Network
Outstanding Contribution To Community Service
- Winner:
- The National Survival Test
Outstanding Contribution By A Regional Station
- Winner:
- Ian
"Ian", "Iain", or "Eian" is the Scottish Gaelic version of the name John. It is a very common name in much of the English-speaking world. In the United Kingdom, Ian was the 19th most common male name, taking account of the whole population...
, NBN3, Newcastle
Victoria
Most Popular Male
- Winner:
- Bert Newton
Albert Watson "Bert" Newton, AM, MBE, , is a multiple Gold Logie winning Australian television, radio, film, stage performer and author.-Childhood:...
Most Popular Female
- Winner:
- Mary Hardy
Mary Hardy was an Australian television and radio presenter, actor and comedian. She was best known for her caustic wit, indifference to authority and tireless ability to ad lib....
Most Popular Show
- Winner:
- The Don Lane Show, Nine Network
New South Wales
Most Popular Male:
- Winner:
- Mike Walsh
Mike Walsh may refer to:* Mike Walsh , host of the Australian television program The Mike Walsh Show* Mike Walsh , executive for Union Pacific Railroad named Railroader of the Year for 1991 by Railway Age magazine...
Most Popular Female
- Winner:
- Sue Smith
The Honourable Sue Lynette Smith is an independent member of the Tasmanian Legislative Council in the electoral division of Montgomery. She was first elected to the division of Leven in 1997 but the seat was abolished in 1999 and she transferred to the newly created seat of Montgomery. She was...
Most Popular Show
- Winner:
- The Mike Walsh Show
The Mike Walsh Show was an Australian daytime television series. Hosted by Mike Walsh, the show ran from 1973 to 1984 for 90 minutes each weekday afternoon. The program was launched on the 0-10 Network and moved to the Nine Network in 1977...
, Nine Network
South Australia
Most Popular Male
- Winner:
- Roger Cardwell
Most Popular Female
- Winner:
- Helen Woods
Most Popular Show
- Winner:
- Super Fun Show, Seven Network
Queensland
Most Popular Male
- Winner:
- Paul Sharratt
Paul William Sharratt was an English born entertainer and TV personality, who spent the majority of his life in Australia.-Early Years:...
Most Popular Female
- Winner:
- Jacki MacDonald
Jacki MacDonald is a former Australian television personality.-Career:...
Most Popular Show
- Winner:
- Country Homestead, Nine Network
Tasmania
Most Popular Male
- Winner:
- Tom Payne
Tom Payne was a newsreader in Tasmania.He presented the TVT-6 evening news bulletins from 1971 until 2000.Payne also worked in radio, starting as a panel operator at 7HO in Hobart, then worked at 2UW Sydney and 2GZ Orange. Payne spent time with 6RR in Perth as a DJ with the late Gary Meadows...
Most Popular Female
- Winner:
- Robyn Jackman
Most Popular Show
- Winner:
- This Week
This Week is the name of a number of television and radio programmes:* This Week , a Sunday morning political talk show broadcast on ABC in the United States...
Western Australia
Most Popular Male
- Winner:
- Terry Willesee
Most Popular Female
- Winner:
- Jenny Clemesha
Most Popular Show
- Winner:
- Channel Nine News
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