Logie Awards of 1997

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The 39th Annual TV Week Logie Awards was held on Sunday 18 May 1997 at the Crown Palladium in Melbourne, and broadcast on the Nine Network.^[1] The ceremony was hosted by Daryl Somers, and guests included Patrick Stewart, Daniel Davis, Laura Innes, David James Elliott, Michael T. Weiss and Ben Elton.^[1]

Winners

Gold Logie

Winner:

Lisa McCune in Blue Heelers (Seven Network)^[2]

Acting/Presenting

Most Popular Actor

Winner:

Martin Sacks in Blue Heelers (Seven Network)^[2]

Most Popular Actress

Winner:

Lisa McCune in Blue Heelers (Seven Network)^[2]

Most Outstanding Actor

Winner:

Colin Friels in Water Rats (Nine Network)^[2]

Most Outstanding Actress

Winner:

Alison Whyte in Frontline (ABC TV)^[2]

Most Popular Light Entertainment Personality

Winner:

Daryl Somers in Hey Hey It's Saturday (Nine Network)^[2]

Most Popular Comedy Personality

Winner:

Eric Bana in Full Frontal (Seven Network)^[2]

Most Popular New Talent

Winner:

Tasma Walton in Blue Heelers (Seven Network)^[2]

Most Popular Programs

Most Popular Series

Winner:

Blue Heelers (Seven Network)^[2]

Winner:

Hey Hey It's Saturday (Nine Network)^[2]

Most Popular Comedy Program

Winner:

Full Frontal (Seven Network)^[2]

Most Popular Public Affairs Program

Winner:

A Current Affair (Nine Network)^[2]

Winner:

Better Homes and Gardens (Seven Network)^[2]

Most Popular Sports Program

Winner:

The AFL Footy Show (Nine Network)^[2]

Most Popular Sports Event

Winner:

1996 Atlanta Olympic Games (Seven Network)^[2]

Most Popular Children's Program

Winner:

Agro's Cartoon Connection (Seven Network)^[2]

Most Outstanding Programs

Most Outstanding Achievement in Drama Production

Winner:

Water Rats (Nine Network)^[2]

Most Outstanding Achievement in Public Affairs

Winner:

"The Prisoners Who Waited", Sunday (Nine Network)^[2]

Most Outstanding Documentary

Winner:

Somebody Now – Nobody's Children Seven Years On (ABC TV)^[2]

Most Outstanding Achievement in News

Winner:

"Port Arthur Massacre", ABC News (ABC TV)^[2]

Most Outstanding Achievement in Comedy

Winners:

Club Buggery (ABC TV)^[2]

Most Outstanding Achievement in Sport

Winners:

1996 Atlanta Olympic Games – Kieren Perkins 1500m Victory (Seven Network)^[2]

Performers

Human Nature^[1]

Hall of Fame

After a lifetime in Australian television, Garry McDonald became the 14th inductee into the TV Week Logies Hall of Fame.^[2]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "39th TV Week Logie Awards, 1997". Tvweeklogies.com.au. Archived from the original on 26 January 2014.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s ^t ^u ^v ^w "1997 Logie Awards". Australiantelevision.net. Archived from the original on 16 October 2014.