Logie Awards of 1997

The 39th Annual TV Week Logie Awards were presented on Sunday 18 May 1997 at Crown Casino in Melbourne and broadcast on the Nine Network. Daryl Somers from Hey Hey It's Saturday was the Master of Ceremonies for the second year in a row. This article lists the winners of Logie Awards (Australian television) for 1997:

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Gold Logie

Most Popular Personality on Australian Television

Presented by Patrick Stewart

Winner:
Lisa McCune, Blue Heelers, Seven Network (1st win, 2nd nomination)
Nominated:
Kerri-Anne Kennerley, Midday With Kerri-Anne, Nine Network (1st nomination)
Ray Martin, A Current Affair, Nine Network (10th nomination)
Daryl Somers, Hey Hey It's Saturday, Nine Network (14th nomination)
John Wood, Blue Heelers, Seven Network (1st out of 10 consecutive nominations)

Silver Logie

Most Popular Actor
Winner:
Martin Sacks, Blue Heelers, Seven Network
Nominated:
Colin Friels, Water Rats, Nine Network
Gary Sweet, Big Sky, Network Ten
Nic Testoni, Home and Away, Seven Network
John Wood, Blue Heelers, Seven Network
Most Popular Actress
Winner:
Lisa McCune, Blue Heelers, Seven Network
Nominated:
Tempany Deckert, Home and Away, Seven Network
Isla Fisher, Home and Away, Seven Network
Melissa George, Home and Away, Seven Network
Rebecca Gibney, Halifax f.p., Nine Network
Most Popular Series
Winner:
Blue Heelers, Seven Network
Nominated:
Halifax f.p., Nine Network
Home and Away, Seven Network
Water Rats, Nine Network

Logie

Most Popular Light Entertainment Program
Winner:
Hey Hey It's Saturday, Nine Network
Nominated:
Midday With Kerri-Anne, Nine Network
This Is Your Life, Nine Network
Who Dares Wins, Seven Network
Most Popular Comedy Program
Winner:
Full Frontal, Seven Network
Nominated:
Hey Hey It's Saturday, Nine Network
Australia's Funniest Home Videos Show, Nine Network
Roy and H.G. Club Buggery, ABC
Most Popular Public Affairs Program
Winner:
A Current Affair, Nine Network
Nominated:
60 Minutes, Nine Network
Today, Nine Network
Today Tonight, Seven Network
Most Popular Lifestyle or Information Program
Winner:
Better Homes And Gardens, Seven Network
Nominated:
Animal Hospital, Nine Network
Burke's Backyard, Nine Network
The Great Outdoors, Seven Network
Most Popular Sports Program
Winner:
The AFL Footy Show, Nine Network
Nominated:
The NRL Footy Show, Nine Network
Sports Tonight, Channel Ten
Nine's Wide World of Sport, Nine Network
Most Popular Sports Event
Winner:
1996 Atlanta Olympic Games, Seven Network
Nominated:
AFL Grand Final, Seven Network
ARL State of Origin, Nine Network
Bathurst 1000, Seven Network
Most Popular Children's Program
Winner:
Agro's Cartoon Connection, Seven Network
Nominated:
Bananas in Pyjamas, ABC TV
Play School, ABC TV
Totally Wild, Network Ten
Most Popular Comedy Personality
Winner:
Eric Bana, Full Frontal, Seven Network
Nominated:
Julia Morris, In Melbourne Tonight, Nine Network
Plucka Duck, Hey Hey It's Saturday, Nine Network
Daryl Somers, Hey Hey It's Saturday, Nine Network
Most Popular Light Entertainment Personality
Winner:
Daryl Somers, Hey Hey It's Saturday, Nine Network
Nominated:
Ernie Dingo, The Great Outdoors, Seven Network
Kerri-Anne Kennerley, Midday With Kerri-Anne, Nine Network
Sam Newman, The AFL Footy Show, Nine Network
Most Popular New Talent
Winner:
Tasma Walton, Blue Heelers, Seven Network
Nominated:
Belinda Emmett, Home And Away, Seven Network
Ben Unwin, Home And Away, Seven Network
Tania Zaetta, Who Dares Wins, Seven Network

Outstanding Awards

Most Outstanding Actor
Winner:
Colin Friels, Water Rats, Nine Network
Nominated:
William McInnes, Blue Heelers, Seven Network
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Most Outstanding Actress
Winner:
Alison Whyte, Frontline, ABC TV
Nominated:
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Most Outstanding Achievement in Drama Production
Winner:
Water Rats, Nine Network
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Most Outstanding Achievement in Public Affairs
Winner:
"The Prisoners Who Waited", Sunday, Nine Network
Nominated:
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Most Outstanding Documentary
Winner:
Somebody Now - Nobody's Children Seven Years On, ABC TV
Nominated:
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Most Outstanding Achievement In News
Winner:
"Port Arthur Massacre", ABC News, ABC TV
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Most Outstanding Achievement In Comedy
Winners:
Club Buggery, ABC TV
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Most Outstanding Achievement in Sport
Winners:
1996 Atlanta Olympic Games - Kieren Perkins 1500m Victory, Seven Network
Nominated:
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Hall of Fame

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

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