Logie Awards of 1973

The 15th Annual TV Week Logie Awards were presented on Friday 16 February 1973 at the Southern Cross Hotel in Melbourne and broadcast on the Nine Network. Bert Newton was the Master of Ceremonies. American film star Glenn Ford and television actors Michael Cole, Gail Fisher and Loretta Swit were in attendance as guest presenters. The programme is remembered for a drunken, incoherent acceptance speech from Cole which concluded with a swear word.

Awards

Winners of Logie Awards (Australian television) for 1973:

Gold Logie

Most Popular Personality on Australian Television

Presented by Glenn Ford and Loretta Swit

Winner: Tony Barber, Great Temptation, Seven Network

National Logie

Best Actor

Winner: Gerard Kennedy, Division 4, Nine Network

Best Actress

Winner: Pat McDonald, Number 96, Network Ten

Best Australian Drama

Winner: Homicide, Seven Network

Best Teenage Personality

Winner: Johnny Farnham

Best Australian Comedy

Winner: The Godfathers, Nine Network

Best Compere

Winner: Bert Newton, The Graham Kennedy Show, Nine Network

Best American Show

Winner: The Mod Squad

Best British Show

Winner: On The Buses

Best Commercial

Winner: Winfield Cigarettes

Best New Drama

Winner: Number 96, Network Ten

Best Scriptwriter

Winner: Frank Hardy, Boney, Seven Network

Best Single Performance By An Actress

Winner: Anna Volska, Behind The Legend, ABC

Best Single Performance By An Actor

Winner: James Laurenson, Boney, Seven Network

Best News Coverage

Winner: George Street bombings, Greg Grainger, Nine Network news

Best Public Affairs Program

Winner: A Current Affair, Nine Network

Outstanding Contribution To TV Journalism

Winner: Caroline Jones, ABC

Best Documentary

Winner: Rod Kinnear, Jane Cooper doco

Best Documentary Series

Winner: Shell's Australia, Seven Network

Outstanding Creative Effort

Winner: John Power, Like A Summer Storm, ABC

Contribution To Children's TV

Winner: Godfrey Philipp, Adventure Island, ABC

State Logie

Victoria

Most Popular Male

Winner: Graham Kennedy

Most Popular Female

Winner: Mary Hardy

Most Popular Show

Winner: The Graham Kennedy Show, Nine Network

New South Wales

Most Popular Male

Winner: Tony Barber

Most Popular Female

Winner: Barbara Rogers

Most Popular Show

Winner: Great Temptation, Seven Network

Queensland

Most Popular Male

Winner: Ron Cadee

Most Popular Female

Winner: Dina Heslop

Most Popular Show

Winner: I've Got A Secret, Nine Network

South Australia

Most Popular Male

Winner: Ernie Sigley

Most Popular Female

Winner: Anne Wills

Most Popular Show

Winner: Adelaide Tonight, Nine Network

Tasmania

Most Popular Male

Winner: Graeme Smith

Most Popular Female

Winner: Sue Gray

Most Popular Show

Winner: Smith's Weekly

Western Australia

Most Popular Male

Winner: Jeff Newman

Most Popular Female

Winner: Sandy Palmer

Most Popular Show

Winner: Anything Goes, Seven Network

Special Achievement Awards

George Wallace Memorial Logie For Best New Talent

Winner: Paul Hogan, The Paul Hogan Show, Seven Network

External links

• Logie Awards of 1973 at IMDb
• Australian Television: 1970-1973 Logie Awards
• TV Week Logie Awards: 1973