Logie Awards of 1983

25th Logie Awards
Date	22 April 1983
Site	Wentworth Regent Hotel, Melbourne, Victoria
Host	Michael Willesee
Highlights
Gold Logie	Daryl Somers
Most awards	Sons and Daughters (3)
Television coverage
Network	Network Ten

The 25th Annual TV Week Logie Awards was held on Friday 22 April 1983 at the Wentworth Regent Hotel in Melbourne, and broadcast on Network Ten.^[1] The ceremony was hosted by Michael Willesee.^[1] Guests included Dennis Waterman, Pamela Stephenson, Gregory Harrison, David Ogden Stiers, Jack Klugman, Mike Farrell, Erin Gray, Chuck Norris, Peter Davison, Priscilla Presley, Gordon Jackson, Shelley Fabares, Kate Jackson, Stephen Collins and Graham Kennedy.^[1]

National Awards

Gold Logie

Winner:

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

Acting/Presenting

Most Popular Lead Actor in a Series

Winner:

Paul Cronin in The Sullivans (Nine Network)^[2]

Winner:

Rowena Wallace in Sons and Daughters (Seven Network)^[2]

Most Popular New Talent

Winner:

Stephen Comey in Sons and Daughters (Seven Network)^[2]

Best Lead Actor in a Series

Winner:

John McTernan in Cop Shop (Seven Network)^[2]

Best Lead Actress in a Series

Winner:

Val Lehman in Prisoner (Network Ten)^[2]

Best Supporting Actor in a Series

Winner:

Brian Wenzel in A Country Practice (Seven Network)^[2]

Best Supporting Actress in a Series

Winner:

Sheila Florance in Prisoner (Network Ten)^[2]

Best Lead Actor in a Miniseries or Telemovie

Winner:

Brenton Whittle in Sara Dane (Seven Network)^[2]

Best Lead Actress in a Miniseries or Telemovie

Winner:

Judy Morris in Jimmy Dancer (ABC)^[2]

Best Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or Telemovie

Winner:

Adrian Wright in 1915 (ABC)^[2]

Best Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or Telemovie

Winner:

Ilona Rodgers in Sara Dane (Seven Network)^[2]

Best Juvenile Performance

Winner:

Jeremy Shadlow in A Country Practice (Seven Network)^[2]

TV Reporter of the Year

Winner:

Ray Martin in 60 Minutes (Nine Network)^[2]

Special Award for Sustained Excellence

Receiver:

Mike Walsh (Nine Network)^[2]

Most Popular Programs

Most Popular Drama Series

Winner:

Sons and Daughters (Seven Network)^[2]

Most Popular Variety Series

Winner:

The Mike Walsh Show (Nine Network)^[2]

Most Popular Public Affairs Program

Winner:

60 Minutes (Nine Network)^[2]

Most Popular Quiz/Game Show

Winner:

Sale of the Century (Nine Network)^[2]

Most Popular Comedy Series

Winner:

Kingswood Country (Seven Network)^[2]

Best/Outstanding Programs

Best Miniseries or Telemovie

Winner:

1915 (ABC)^[2]

Best Documentary Series

Winner:

John Laws' World (Network Ten)^[2]

Best Single Documentary

Winner:

Quentin (Seven Network)^[2]

Best Sports Coverage

Winner

Commonwealth Games (ABC)^[2]

Best Children's TV Series

Winner

Shirl's Neighbourhood (Seven Network)^[2]

Outstanding Public Affairs Report

Winner:

"Annie", 60 Minutes (Nine Network)^[2]

Outstanding Contribution by a Regional Station

Winner:

Last Chance (NBN-3, Newcastle)^[2]

Special Award for Outstanding Contribution to 25 Years of TV Variety

Receiver:

Nine Network^[2]

State Awards

New South Wales

Most Popular Male

Winner:

Mike Walsh (Nine Network)^[2]

Most Popular Female

Winner:

Katrina Lee (Network Ten)^[2]

Most Popular Show

Winner:

The Mike Walsh Show (Nine Network)^[2]

Queensland

Most Popular Male

Winner:

Earle Bailey (Seven Network)^[2]

Most Popular Female

Winner:

Jacki MacDonald (Network Ten)^[2]

Most Popular Show

Winner:

Today Tonight (Nine Network)^[2]

South Australia

Most Popular Male

Winner:

Guy Blackmore (Seven Network)^[2]

Most Popular Female

Winner:

Anne Wills (Network Ten)^[2]

Most Popular Show

Winner:

State Affair (Seven Network)^[2]

Tasmania

Most Popular Male

Winner:

Bert Taylor (TVT-6)^[2]

Most Popular Female

Winner:

Jennifer Jones (TVT-6)^[2]

Most Popular Show

Winner:

TVT Documentaries (TVT-6)^[2]

Victoria

Most Popular Male

Winner:

Daryl Somers (Nine Network)^[2]

Most Popular Female

Winner:

Paula Duncan (Seven Network)^[2]

Most Popular Show

Winner:

Cop Shop (Seven Network)^[2]

Western Australia

Most Popular Male

Winner:

Rick Ardon (Seven Network)^[2]

Most Popular Female

Winner:

Judy Thompson (Seven Network)^[2]

Most Popular Show

Winner:

Turpie Tonight (Seven Network)^[2]

Performers

References

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "25th TV Week Logie Awards, 1983". Tvweeklogies.com.au. Archived from the original on 22 April 2014.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 "1983 – The Logie Awards". Yahoo!7. Archived from the original on 22 April 2014.

External links

1983 Logie Awards at the Internet Movie Database

Logie Awards

Best categories	Personality on Australian Television Actor Actress Presenter New Talent Drama Program Entertainment Program Factual Program Reality Program Sports Program Lifestyle Program News Panel or a Current Affairs Program

Most Outstanding categories	Actor Actress Newcomer Drama Series Children's Program

Other awards	Logie Hall of Fame

Former categories	Best Australian Drama Most Popular New Male Talent Most Popular New Female Talent Most Popular Australian Program Most Popular Live Show

Ceremonies	1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

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