Logie Awards of 1984

26th Logie Awards
Date 6 April 1984
Site Hilton Hotel, Melbourne, Victoria
Host Bert Newton
Highlights
Gold Logie Bert Newton
Hall of Fame Hector Crawford
Most awards A Country Practice (4)
Television coverage
Network Nine Network
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The 26th Annual TV Week Logie Awards was held on Friday 6 April 1984 at the Hilton Hotel in Melbourne, and broadcast on the Nine Network.[1] The ceremony was hosted by Bert Newton.[1] Guests included Christopher Atkins, Heather Thomas, Tony Randall, Dwight Schultz, Douglas Barr, Gerald McRaney, Rich Little, Bob Hawke, Dame Edna Everage, Pamela Stephenson and John Bertrand.[1]

National Awards

Gold Logie

Most Popular Personality on Australian Television
Winner:
Bert Newton in The Don Lane Show (Nine Network)[2]

Acting/Presenting

Most Popular Actor
Winner:
Grant Dodwell in A Country Practice (Seven Network)[2]
Most Popular Actress
Winner:
Rowena Wallace in Sons and Daughters (Seven Network)[2]
Most Popular New Talent
Winner:
James Reyne in Return to Eden (Network Ten)[2]
Best Lead Actor
Winner:
John Stanton in The Dismissal (Network Ten)[2]
Best Lead Actress
Winner:
Sigrid Thornton in All the Rivers Run (Seven Network)[2]
Best Supporting Actor
Winner:
John Meillon in The Dismissal (Network Ten)[2]
Best Supporting Actress
Winner:
Wendy Hughes in Return to Eden (Network Ten)[2]
Best Lead Actor in a Series
Winner:
Kevin Miles in Carson's Law (Network Ten)[2]
Best Lead Actress in a Series
Rowena Wallace in Sons and Daughters (Seven Network)[2]
Best Supporting Actor in a Series
Winner:
Noel Trevarthan in Carson's Law (Network Ten)[2]
Best Supporting Actress in a Series
Winner:
Lorrae Desmond in A Country Practice (Seven Network)[2]
Best Juvenile Performance
Winner:
Darius Perkins in All the Rivers Run (Seven Network)[2]
TV Reporter of the Year
Winner:
Richard Carleton in 60 Minutes (Nine Network)[2]

Most Popular Programs

Most Popular Drama Series
Winner:
A Country Practice (Seven Network)[2]
Most Popular Comedy Show
Winner:
Paul Hogan Show (Nine Network)[2]
Most Popular Variety Show
Winner:
The Mike Walsh Show (Nine Network)[2]
Most Popular Quiz/Game Show
Winner:
Sale of the Century (Nine Network)[2]
Most Popular Public Affairs Show
Winner:
60 Minutes (Nine Network)[2]
Most Popular Documentary Series
Winner:
Willesee documentaries (Seven Network)[2]

Best Programs

Best Miniseries/Telemovie
Winner:
The Dismissal (Network Ten)[2]
Best Special Events Telecast
Winner:
Australia's Variety Spectacular (Nine Network)[2]
Best News Report
Winner:
"Ash Wednesday coverage"[2]
Best Documentary/Series
Winner:
Ash Wednesday[2]
Best Sports Coverage
Winner:
Cricket (Nine Network)[2]
Outstanding Contribution by a Regional Station
Winner:
Australia Naturally (Television New England, Tamworth)[2]

State Awards

New South Wales

Most Popular Male
Winner:
Mike Walsh[2]
Most Popular Female
Winner:
Penny Cook[2]
Most Popular Show
Winner:
A Country Practice (Seven Network)[2]

Queensland

Most Popular Male
Winner:
Glenn Taylor[2]
Most Popular Female
Winner:
Jacki MacDonald[2]
Most Popular Show
Winner:
State Affair (Seven Network)[2]

South Australia

Most Popular Male
Winner:
Rob Kelvin[2]
Most Popular Female
Winner:
Jane Reilly[2]
Most Popular Show
Winner:
State Affair (Seven Network)[2]

Tasmania

Most Popular Male
Winner:
Bert Taylor[2]
Most Popular Female
Winner:
Jenny Roberts[2]
Most Popular Show
Winner:
Taylor's Tasmania[2]

Victoria

Most Popular Male
Winner:
Daryl Somers[2]
Most Popular Female
Winner:
Paula Duncan[2]
Most Popular Show
Winner:
Carson's Law (Network Ten)[2]

Western Australia

Most Popular Male
Winner:
Russell Goodrick[2]
Most Popular Female
Winner:
Jenny Dunstan[2]
Most Popular Show
Winner:
Channel Nine News (Nine Network)[2]

Hall of Fame

After years in the Australian television industry, Hector Crawford became the first inductee into the TV Week Logies Hall of Fame.[3]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "26th TV Week Logie Awards, 1984". Tvweeklogies.com.au. Archived from the original on 22 April 2014.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 2.8 2.9 2.10 2.11 2.12 2.13 2.14 2.15 2.16 2.17 2.18 2.19 2.20 2.21 2.22 2.23 2.24 2.25 2.26 2.27 2.28 2.29 2.30 2.31 2.32 2.33 2.34 2.35 2.36 2.37 2.38 2.39 2.40 2.41 2.42 2.43 "1984 – The Logie Awards". Yahoo!7. Archived from the original on 22 April 2014.
  3. ↑ "1984 Logie Awards". Australiantelevision.net. Archived from the original on 21 April 2014.

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