Logie Awards of 1976 explained
The 18th Annual TV Week Logie Awards were presented on Friday 12 March 1976 at Southern Cross Hotel in Melbourne and broadcast on the Nine Network. Bert Newton from the Nine Network was the Master of Ceremonies. American film star Lee Marvin, television actors Henry Winkler, Martin Milner and Arte Johnson, and British actors Gordon Jackson and Susannah York appeared as guests.
Awards
Winners of Logie Awards (Australian television) for 1976:
Gold Logie
Awards presented by Lee Marvin
- Most Popular Male Personality on Australian Television
Winner: Norman Gunston (Garry McDonald), The Norman Gunston Show, ABC
- Most Popular Female Personality on Australian Television
Winner: Denise Drysdale, The Ernie Sigley Show, Nine NetworkLogie
National
- Best Australian Actor
Winner: Paul Karo, The Box, 0-10 Network
- Best Australian Actress
Winner: Pat McDonald, Number 96, 0-10 Network
- Best Australian Drama
Winner: Number 96, 0-10 Network
- Best Australian Teenage Personality
Winner: John Paul Young
- Best Australian Music/Variety Show
Winner: Young Talent Time, 0-10 Network
- Best Commercial
Winner: Uncle Sam
- Best Individual Performance By An Actor
Winner: Chris Haywood, Essington, ABC
- Best Individual Performance By An Actress
Winner: Maggie Millar, Homicide, Seven Network
- Best New Drama
Winner: Cash and Company, Seven Network
- Best Script
Winner: Thomas Keneally, Essington, ABC
- Best Single Episode In A Series
Winner: "Little Raver", Division 4, Nine Network
- Best News Report
Winner: Timor report, Gerald Stone, Nine Network
- Best Public Affairs Program
Winner: A Current Affair, Nine Network
- Best TV Interviewer
Winner: Michael Schildberger, A Current Affair, Nine Network
- Best News Documentary
Winner: Of Course I Love Jim Cairns, Nine Network
- Best Single Documentary
Winner: You Just Don't Realise, 0-10 Network
- Best Documentary Series
Winner: A Big Country, ABC
- For Faith And Continuing Investment In Australian Drama
Winner: Hector Crawford
- Best Teenage Television
Winner: Countdown, ABC
- Outstanding Performance By A Juvenile
Winner: Jacqui Lochhead, Matlock Police
- Outstanding Contribution By A Regional Station
Winner: The World Of Jesus Christ Superstar, NBN-3 NewcastleVictoria
- Most Popular Male
Winner: Ernie Sigley
- Most Popular Female
Winner: Denise Drysdale
- Most Popular Show
Winner: The Ernie Sigley Show, Nine NetworkNew South Wales
- Most Popular Male
Winner: Mike Walsh
- Most Popular Female
Winner: Jeanne Little
- Most Popular Show
Winner: The Mike Walsh Show, Network TenSouth Australia
- Most Popular Male
Winner: Sandy Roberts
- Most Popular Female
Winner: Winnie Pelz
- Most Popular Show
Winner: Sound Unlimited, Seven NetworkQueensland
- Most Popular Male
Winner: Paul Sharratt
- Most Popular Female
Winner: Jacki MacDonald
- Most Popular Show
Winner: Studio 9, Nine NetworkTasmania
- Most Popular Male
Winner: Tom Payne
- Most Popular Female
Winner: Margaret Anne Ford
- Most Popular Show
Winner: This WeekWestern Australia
- Most Popular Male
Winner: Jeff Newman
- Most Popular Female
Winner: Marie Van Maaren
- Most Popular Show
Winner: Stars Of The Future, Seven NetworkSpecial Achievement Award
- George Wallace Memorial Award For Best New Talent
Winner: Norman Gunston (Garry McDonald), The Norman Gunston Show, Seven NetworkFootnotes
1This is the first and only time to date a fictional character has won a Logie.
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