The TV Week Logie Awards are the Television in Australia 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 Scotland who invented the television as a practical medium.... Ceremony was held on 10 April 1981.
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The TV Week Logie Awards are the Television in Australia 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 Scotland who invented the television as a practical medium.... Ceremony was held on 10 April 1981.
Albert Watson "Bert" Newton, Order of Australia, Order of the British Empire, , is a multiple Gold Logie winning Australian television, radio, film, Stage performer and author....
Peter Adams was a New Zealand-born actor, best remembered for his performances in Australian television.He appeared in the soap opera Number 96 in 1974-1975 and completed a five-week stint in medical soap opera The Young Doctors.... (Cop Shop
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
Seven Network
The Seven Network is an Australia Television broadcasting in Australia owned by the Seven Media Group. It dates back to 2 December 1956, when the first stations on the Very high frequency frequency were established in Sydney and Melbourne.... )
Nominees:
David Cameron (Water Under The Bridge)
Most Popular Actress
Paula Margaret Duncan is an Australian actress.Duncan has played several leading roles in various TV series, including Carol Finlayson in Number 96 , Lisa Brooks in The Young Doctors, Danni Francis in Cop Shop, Lorelei Wilkinson in Prisoner , Janet Bryant in Richmond Hill , Bridget Jackson in Home and Away and Joan... (Cop Shop
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
Seven Network
The Seven Network is an Australia Television broadcasting in Australia owned by the Seven Media Group. It dates back to 2 December 1956, when the first stations on the Very high frequency frequency were established in Sydney and Melbourne.... )
Most Popular Variety or Comedy Show
The Nine Network, or Channel Nine, is an Australian Television broadcasting in Australia based in Willoughby, New South Wales, a suburb on the North Shore of Sydney.... )
Most Popular Drama Series:
Prisoner is an Australian television soap opera which was set in the Wentworth Detention Centre, a List of fictional prisons women's prison.... (Ten Network)
Most Popular Public Affairs Show:
The Nine Network, or Channel Nine, is an Australian Television broadcasting in Australia based in Willoughby, New South Wales, a suburb on the North Shore of Sydney.... )
Most Popular New Talent:
Simon Gallaher is an Australian singer, actor, director and pianist.During the early 1980s, Gallaher had his own television program, "The Simon Gallaher Show, in which he sang and played the piano.... (Mike Walsh Show)
Panel Judged
Best Single Drama
Winner:
Cold Comfort (ABC)
Best Performance by a Juvenile
Winner:
Mark Spain (Restless Years - Ten Network)
Best Lead Actor in a Single Drama or Mini Series
John Jarratt is an Australian actor.... (The Last Outlaw - Seven Network
Seven Network
The Seven Network is an Australia Television broadcasting in Australia owned by the Seven Media Group. It dates back to 2 December 1956, when the first stations on the Very high frequency frequency were established in Sydney and Melbourne.... )
Best Lead Actress in a Single Drama or Mini Series
Robyn Nevin Order of Australia , is an Australian stage and screen actor. Currently she is one of the most powerful figures in Australia's performing arts, and is considered by some as a doyenne of Australian theatre.... (Water Under The Bridge - Ten Network)
Best Lead Actor in a Series
Peter Adams was a New Zealand-born actor, best remembered for his performances in Australian television.He appeared in the soap opera Number 96 in 1974-1975 and completed a five-week stint in medical soap opera The Young Doctors.... (Cop Shop
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
Seven Network
The Seven Network is an Australia Television broadcasting in Australia owned by the Seven Media Group. It dates back to 2 December 1956, when the first stations on the Very high frequency frequency were established in Sydney and Melbourne.... )
Best Lead Actress in a Series
Sheila Florance was an Australian film and television actress.After working in theatre in London and appearing on Australian television, Florance played small roles in several Australian films of the 1970s, including Mad Max .... (Prisoner
Prisoner (TV series)
Prisoner is an Australian television soap opera which was set in the Wentworth Detention Centre, a List of fictional prisons women's prison.... Ten Network)
Best Support Actor in a Series
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 .... (The Sullivans
The Sullivans
The Sullivans was an Australian made 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
Nine Network
The Nine Network, or Channel Nine, is an Australian Television broadcasting in Australia based in Willoughby, New South Wales, a suburb on the North Shore of Sydney.... )
Gerard Maguire is an Australian stage, voice and television actor, best known for his role as Deputy Governor Jim Fletcher in Prisoner . Often appearing on Australian television police dramas and soap operas throughout the 1970s and 80s, he is also one of Australia's top voice actors voicing numerous commercial and narrations during the... (Prisoner
Prisoner (TV series)
Prisoner is an Australian television soap opera which was set in the Wentworth Detention Centre, a List of fictional prisons women's prison.... - Ten Network)
Best Support Actress in a Series
Vivean Gray is a United Kingdom 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
The Sullivans
The Sullivans was an Australian made 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
Nine Network
The Nine Network, or Channel Nine, is an Australian Television broadcasting in Australia based in Willoughby, New South Wales, a suburb on the North Shore of Sydney.... )
Prisoner is an Australian television soap opera which was set in the Wentworth Detention Centre, a List of fictional prisons women's prison.... - Ten Network
Best News Report
BTQ is the Brisbane station of the Australian Seven Network. BTQ was the second television station to launch in Brisbane, going to air on 1 November1959, after QTQ launched three months earlier.... - Brisbane
Brisbane
Brisbane is the state List of Australian capital cities of Queensland and its most populous city. It is also the List of cities in Australia by population in Australia, behind southern rivals Sydney and Melbourne.... )
TV Reporter of The Year
Ray Martin is a well known Australian Television Journalist. He is best known for his various on-air roles on Nine Network from 1978 to 2008.... (60 Minutes - Nine Network
Nine Network
The Nine Network, or Channel Nine, is an Australian Television broadcasting in Australia based in Willoughby, New South Wales, a suburb on the North Shore of Sydney.... )
Outstanding Public Affairs Report
The Nine Network, or Channel Nine, is an Australian Television broadcasting in Australia based in Willoughby, New South Wales, a suburb on the North Shore of Sydney.... )
Best Documentary Series
Winner:
A Big Country (ABC)
Best Single Documentary
Winner:
Bird Of The Thunderwoman (ABC)
Best Sports Coverage
The 1980 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXII Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event held in Moscow in the Soviet Union.... (Seven Network
Seven Network
The Seven Network is an Australia Television broadcasting in Australia owned by the Seven Media Group. It dates back to 2 December 1956, when the first stations on the Very high frequency frequency were established in Sydney and Melbourne.... )
Best Children's Television Series
Simon Townsend's Wonder World was a multi-award winning Australian children's television show that aired on the Ten Network from 1979 until 1986.... (Ten Network)
Shirl's Neighbourhood was an Australian afternoon children's television series aired on the Seven Network between 1978 and 1983. The half-hour show featured former Skyhooks frontman Graeme Strachan and co-host Liz Rule alongside a cast of characters including Norm The Kangaroo, Ol' Possum, Claude The Crow, Stanley The Snake, Greenfinger the G... (Seven Network
Seven Network
The Seven Network is an Australia Television broadcasting in Australia owned by the Seven Media Group. It dates back to 2 December 1956, when the first stations on the Very high frequency frequency were established in Sydney and Melbourne.... )
Outstanding Community Service
Winner:
Target 2000 (Eyewitness News: - Ten Network)
Special Logie For Sustained Excellence
The Sullivans was an Australian made 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
Nine Network
The Nine Network, or Channel Nine, is an Australian Television broadcasting in Australia based in Willoughby, New South Wales, a suburb on the North Shore of Sydney.... )
Outstanding Contribution by a Regional Station
Albert Watson "Bert" Newton, Order of Australia, Order of the British Empire, , is a multiple Gold Logie winning Australian television, radio, film, Stage performer and author.... (GTV-9
GTV-9
GTV is a television station in Melbourne, Australia owned by the Nine Network. It was the primary commercial television stations in Melbourne, and amongst the first to begin transmission in Australia.... )
Most Popular Female
Paula Margaret Duncan is an Australian actress.Duncan has played several leading roles in various TV series, including Carol Finlayson in Number 96 , Lisa Brooks in The Young Doctors, Danni Francis in Cop Shop, Lorelei Wilkinson in Prisoner , Janet Bryant in Richmond Hill , Bridget Jackson in Home and Away and Joan... (HSV-7
HSV-7
HSV is a television station in Melbourne. It is part of the Seven Network, one of the three main commercial television networks in Australia.... )
Most Popular Show
Prisoner is an Australian television soap opera which was set in the Wentworth Detention Centre, a List of fictional prisons women's prison.... (ATV-10
ATV-10
Channel 0 redirects here. You may be looking for TVQ or DDQ.ATV is a television station in Melbourne, part of Network Ten - one of the three major commercial television networks in Australia.... )
Mike Walsh Order of the British Empire was host of The Mike Walsh Show from 1973 until 1985. Walsh is the only entertainer to be awarded the Sammy Award and Gold Logie award in the same year.... (TCN-9
TCN-9
TCN is the Sydney flagship television station of the Nine Network in Australia and is located at Willoughby, New South Wales. The license, issued to a company named Television Corporation Ltd headed by Frank Packer, was one of the first four licenses to be issued for commercial television stations in Australia.... )
Most Popular Female
TEN is the callsign of Network Ten's flagship Sydney television station. It was originally owned and operated by United Telecasters Sydney Limited , and began transmission on 5 April, 1965 with the highlight of the opening night being the variety special TV Spells Magic.... )
Most Popular Show
TCN is the Sydney flagship television station of the Nine Network in Australia and is located at Willoughby, New South Wales. The license, issued to a company named Television Corporation Ltd headed by Frank Packer, was one of the first four licenses to be issued for commercial television stations in Australia.... )
Andrew Carroll is an American author and historian particularly known for organizing and editing the book Operation Homecoming . Carroll is also the founder of the Legacy Project, a national, all-volunteer project to seek and preserve wartime correspondence.... (QTQ-9
QTQ-9
QTQ is an Australian television station, licensed to, and serving Brisbane, Queensland. It is owned by Publishing and Broadcasting Limited, and is part of the Nine Network.... )
Most Popular Female
Jacki MacDonald is a former Australian television personality.... (TVQ-0
TVQ-10
TVQ is the Brisbane television station of Network Ten in Australia.The channel was allocated channel 0 on the VHF band and was launched on 1 July, 1965 as TVQ-0.... )
Most Popular Show
QTQ is an Australian television station, licensed to, and serving Brisbane, Queensland. It is owned by Publishing and Broadcasting Limited, and is part of the Nine Network.... )
NWS is an Australian Australian television broadcasting owned by the WIN Corporation that is based in Adelaide, South Australia, Australia. The station's name, NWS is an acronym of The NeWs South Australia.... )
Most Popular Female
NWS is an Australian Australian television broadcasting owned by the WIN Corporation that is based in Adelaide, South Australia, Australia. The station's name, NWS is an acronym of The NeWs South Australia.... )
Most Popular Show
NWS is an Australian Australian television broadcasting owned by the WIN Corporation that is based in Adelaide, South Australia, Australia. The station's name, NWS is an acronym of The NeWs South Australia.... )
STW is an Australian Australian television broadcasting owned by the WIN Corporation that is based in Perth, Western Australia, Australia.Based in Dianella, Western Australia, STW broadcasts with a transmitter mast located in Walliston, Western Australia.... )
Most Popular Female
Ann Sanders is an Australian television journalist and news presenter. She is currently the anchor of the Seven Network's national 11:30am news bulletin Seven News.... (TVW-7
TVW-7
TVW is a television station broadcasting in Perth, Western Australia, wholly owned by the Seven Network. It was the first television station in Western Australia, commencing service on October 16, 1959.... )
Most Popular Show
STW is an Australian Australian television broadcasting owned by the WIN Corporation that is based in Perth, Western Australia, Australia.Based in Dianella, Western Australia, STW broadcasts with a transmitter mast located in Walliston, Western Australia.... )
The Honourable James Glennister "Jim" Cox is a Tasmanian Australian Labor Party politician and member of the Tasmanian House of Assembly in the electorate of Division of Bass, Tasmania.... (TNT-9
TNT-9
TNT Launceston is a television station based in Launceston, Tasmania, Tasmania, Australia. Originally broadcasting only to Launceston and Northern Tasmania, it has broadcast to the whole of Tasmania since aggregation of the Tasmanian television market in 1994.... )
Most Popular Female
TNT Launceston is a television station based in Launceston, Tasmania, Tasmania, Australia. Originally broadcasting only to Launceston and Northern Tasmania, it has broadcast to the whole of Tasmania since aggregation of the Tasmanian television market in 1994.... )
Most Popular Show
TNT Launceston is a television station based in Launceston, Tasmania, Tasmania, Australia. Originally broadcasting only to Launceston and Northern Tasmania, it has broadcast to the whole of Tasmania since aggregation of the Tasmanian television market in 1994.... )
