Logie Awards of 2001

The 43rd Annual TV Week Logie Awards were presented on Sunday 22 April 2001 at Crown Casino in Melbourne and broadcast on the Nine Network. Shaun Micallef from the ABC was the Master of Ceremonies. This article lists the winners of Logie Awards (Australian television) for 2001:

Contents

Gold Logie

Most Popular Personality on Australian Television

Presented by Bert Newton

Winner:
Georgie Parker, All Saints, Seven Network (1st win, 5th nomination)
Nominated:
Lisa McCune, Blue Heelers and The Potato Factory, Seven Network (6th nomination)
Ada Nicodemou, Home And Away, Seven Network (1st nomination)
Sigrid Thornton, SeaChange, ABC TV (2nd nomination)
John Wood, Blue Heelers, Seven Network (5th straight nomination)

Silver Logie

Most Popular Actor
Winner:
Martin Sacks, Blue Heelers, Seven Network
Nominated:
Daniel MacPherson, Neighbours, Network Ten
William McInnes, SeaChange, ABC TV
John Wood, Blue Heelers, Seven Network
Most Popular Actress
Winner:
Georgie Parker, All Saints, Seven Network
Nominated:
Bec Cartwright, Home And Away, Seven Network
Rebecca Gibney, Halifax f.p., Nine Network
Sigrid Thornton, SeaChange, ABC TV
Most Popular Program
Winner:
All Saints, Seven Network
Nominated:
Blue Heelers, Seven Network
Home And Away, Seven Network
SeaChange, ABC TV

Logie

Most Popular New Male Talent
Winner:
Jamie Durie, Backyard Blitz, Nine Network
Nominated:
Beau Brady, Home And Away, Seven Network
Chris Egan, Home And Away, Seven Network
Ben Steel, Home And Away, Seven Network
Most Popular New Female Talent
Winner:
Tammin Sursok, Home And Away, Seven Network
Nominated:
Caroline Craig, Blue Heelers, Seven Network
Madeleine West, Neighbours, Network Ten
Karina Brown, Sale Of The Century, Nine Network
Most Popular Light Entertainment Program
Winner:
The Panel, Network Ten
Nominated:
Rove (Live), Network Ten
Surprise, Surprise, Nine Network
Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?, Nine Network
Most Popular Lifestyle Program
Winner:
Backyard Blitz, Nine Network
Nominated:
Better Homes And Gardens, Seven Network
Changing Rooms, Nine Network
Harry's Practice, Seven Network
Most Popular Sports Program
Winner:
The Dream with Roy and HG, Seven Network
Nominated:
The AFL Footy Show, Nine Network
The NRL Footy Show, Nine Network
The Olympic Show, Seven Network
Most Outstanding Public Affairs Program
Winner:
A Current Affair, Nine Network
Nominated:
60 Minutes, Nine Network
Today, Nine Network
Today Tonight, Seven Network
Most Popular Reality Program
Winner:
The Mole, Seven Network
Nominated:
Animal Hospital, Nine Network
Popstars, Seven Network
RPA, Nine Network

Outstanding Awards

Most Outstanding Drama Series
Winner:
SeaChange, ABC TV
Nominated:
All Saints, Seven Network
Stingers, Nine Network
Water Rats, Nine Network
Most Outstanding Miniseries or Telemovie
Winner:
Halifax f.p.: A Person Of Interest, Nine Network
Nominated:
Dogwoman - The Legend of Dogwoman, Nine Network
Ihaka - Blunt Instrument, Network Ten
Marriage Acts, ABC TV
The Potato Factory, Seven Network
Waiting at the Royal, Nine Network
Most Outstanding Comedy Program
Winner:
The Games, ABC TV
Nominated:
The Dream with Roy and HG, Seven Network
The Panel, Network Ten
Pizza, SBS TV
Most Outstanding Children's Program
Winners:
Hi-5, Nine Network
Round The Twist (Season 3), ABC TV
Nominated:
The Crash Zone (Season 1), Seven Network
Eugenie Sandler P.I., ABC TV
Most Outstanding Actor in a Series
Winner:
John Howard, SeaChange, ABC TV
Nominated:
Steve Bisley, Water Rats, Nine Network
William McInnes, SeaChange, ABC TV
Geoff Morrell, Grass Roots, ABC TV
Most Outstanding Actress in a Series
Winner:
Kerry Armstrong, SeaChange, ABC TV
Nominated:
Georgie Parker, All Saints, Seven Network
Libby Tanner, All Saints, Seven Network
Sigrid Thornton, SeaChange, ABC TV
Most Outstanding Sports Coverage
Winner:
The Games of the XXVII Olympiad, Seven Network
Nominated:
FAI 1000 Bathurst, Network Ten
Melbourne Cup Carnival, Network Ten
Nine's Summer of Cricket, Nine Network
Most Outstanding Special Report in a Public Affairs Program
Winner:
"Fixing Cricket", Four Corners, ABC TV
Nominated:
"Balibo: The Simple Truth", Dateline, SBS
"Sierra Leone", Foreign Correspondent, ABC TV
"On Life's Border: The Struggle of North Korea's Refugees", Dateline, SBS
Most Outstanding Documentary
Winner:
A Death in the Family, SBS
Nominated:
The Diplomat, SBS
The Last Warriors, Seven Network
The Track, ABC TV
Most Outstanding News Reporter
Winner:
Paul Lockyer, ABC TV
Nominated:
Paul Marshall, Seven Network
Dominique Schwartz, ABC TV
Alan Sunderland, SBS
Most Outstanding News Coverage
Winner:
"World Economic Forum/S11 Protests", National Nine News, Nine Network
Nominated:
"East Timor", ABC News, ABC TV
"Middle East", ABC News, ABC TV
"Shoot-out in Suva", National Nine News, Nine Network

Hall of Fame

After several years on Australian television, Ruth Cracknell became the 18th inductee into the TV Week Logies Hall of Fame. She was introduced by Garry McDonald.