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

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 Trevarthen 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. "26th TV Week Logie Awards, 1984". Tvweeklogies.com.au. Archived from the original on 22 April 2014.
2. "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.

External links

• 1984 Logie Awards at the Internet Movie Database