Logie Awards of 1977

Australian TV awards

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The 19th Annual TV Week Logie Awards were presented on Friday 25 March 1977 at Southern Cross Hotel in Melbourne and broadcast on the Nine Network. Bert Newton from the Nine Network was the Master of Ceremonies. American film star Burt Lancaster and television actors Lawrence Hilton-Jacobs, Susan Seaforth and Bill Hayes, British actors Robin Nedwell and Geoffrey Davies, and Australian actor Jack Thompson appeared as guests. Kate Jackson, star of Charlie's Angels, was scheduled to appear but cancelled at the last minute to start filming on the television movie James at 15.

Awards

Winners of Logie Awards (Australian television) for 1977:

Gold Logie

Most Popular Male Personality on Australian Television

Presented by Burt Lancaster

Winner: Don Lane, The Don Lane Show, Nine Network

Nominated:

Bert Newton, The Don Lane Show, Nine Network

Mike Walsh, The Mike Walsh Show, 0-10 Network

Most Popular Female Personality on Australian Television

Presented by Burt Lancaster

Winner: Jeanne Little, The Mike Walsh Show, 0-10 Network

Nominated:

Denise Drysdale

Pat McDonald

Bunney Brooke

Logie

National

Most Popular Australian Lead Actor: Winner: Martin Vaughan, Power Without Glory, ABC

Most Popular Australian Lead Actress: Winner: Ros Spiers, Power Without Glory, ABC

Most Popular Australian Drama: Winner: Power Without Glory, ABC

Most Popular Australian TV Teenage Personality: Winner: Mark Holden

Most Popular Australian Comedy: Winner: The Paul Hogan Show, Nine Network

Most Popular Variety Show: Winner: The Don Lane Show, Nine Network

Most Popular Commercial: Winner: Coca-Cola

Best Individual Performance By An Actor: Winner: Hugh Keays-Byrne, Rush, ABC

Best Individual Performance By An Actress: Winner: Lyndell Rowe, Tandarra, Seven Network

Best Sustained Performance By An Actor In A Supporting Role

Winner: John Wood, Power Without Glory, ABC

Nominated:

Terence Donovan, Power Without Glory

Alain Doutey, Rush

John Diedrich, Bluey

Best Sustained Performance By An Actress In A Supporting Role

Winner: Wendy Hughes, Power Without Glory, ABC

Nominated:

Irene Inescort, Power Without Glory

Heather Canning, Power Without Glory

Gerda Nicholson, Bluey

Best New Drama

Winner: The Sullivans, Nine Network

Nominated:

Rush

Ben Hall

Best Drama Script: Winner: Colin Free, Rush, ABC

Best News Report: Winner: Ahmad fire, Graham Cumming, Nine Network News

Best Public Affairs Program: Winner: A Current Affair, Nine Network

Outstanding Contribution To TV Journalism: Winner: "Cedar Bay", This Day Tonight, Brisbane, ABC (reporter: Andrew Olle)^[1]

Best TV Interviewer

Winner: Mike Willesee

Nominated:

Caroline Jones

Robert Moore

Michael Schulberger

Best News Documentary: Winner: Katingal, Paul Mullins, Network Ten

Best Documentary Script: Winner: Fred "Cul" Cullen, Australians At War, Network Ten

Best Documentary Series: Winner: Australians At War, Network Ten

Best Sporting Documentary: Winner: Sportsnight, ABC

Best Musical Variety Special: Winner: Neil Diamond's Thank You Australia Concert, Nine Network

Outstanding Performance By A Juvenile: Winner: Greg Stroud, Solo One, Seven Network

Outstanding Contribution By A Regional Station: Winner: The Executives, WIN4, Wollongong

Victoria

Most Popular Male: Winner: Don Lane

Most Popular Female: Winner: Mary Hardy

Most Popular Show: Winner: The Don Lane Show, GTV-9

New South Wales

Most Popular Male: Winner: Mike Walsh

Most Popular Female: Winner: Jeanne Little

Most Popular Show: Winner: The Mike Walsh Show, TEN-10

South Australia

Most Popular Male: Winner: Sandy Roberts

Most Popular Female: Winner: Pam Tamblyn

Most Popular Show: Winner: Pam And Steve's Super Fun Show, ADS-7

Queensland

Most Popular Male: Winner: Paul Sharratt

Most Popular Female: Winner: Jacki MacDonald

Most Popular Show: Winner: Studio 9, QTQ-9

Tasmania

Most Popular Male: Winner: Tom Payne

Most Popular Female: Winner: Louise Kent

Most Popular Show: Winner: This Week, TVT-6

Western Australia

Most Popular Male: Winner: Peter Waltham

Most Popular Female: Winner: Jenny Clemesha

Most Popular Show: Winner: Hey Jude, TVW-7

Special Achievement Award

George Wallace Memorial Logie for Best New Talent: Winner: Mark Holden

References

^ Masters, Chris (2019). "John Andrew Olle (1947–1995)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. ISSN 1833-7538. Retrieved 29 October 2023.