Logie Awards of 1997

39th Logie Awards
Date	18 May 1997
Site	Crown Palladium, Melbourne, Victoria
Host	Daryl Somers
Highlights
Gold Logie	Lisa McCune
Hall of Fame	Garry McDonald
Most awards	Blue Heelers (5)
Television coverage
Network	Nine Network

The 39th Annual TV Week Logie Awards was held on Sunday 18 May 1997 at the Crown Palladium in Melbourne, and broadcast on the Nine Network.^[1] The ceremony was hosted by Daryl Somers, and guests included Patrick Stewart, Daniel Davis, Laura Innes, David James Elliott, Michael T. Weiss and Ben Elton.^[1]

Winners

Gold Logie

Most Popular Personality on Australian Television

Winner:

Lisa McCune in Blue Heelers (Seven Network)^[2]

Acting/Presenting

Most Popular Actor Winner: Martin Sacks in Blue Heelers (Seven Network)[2] Most Popular Actress Winner: Lisa McCune in Blue Heelers (Seven Network)[2] Most Outstanding Actor Winner: Colin Friels in Water Rats (Nine Network)[2] Most Outstanding Actress Winner: Alison Whyte in Frontline (ABC TV)[2]

Most Popular Light Entertainment Personality Winner: Daryl Somers in Hey Hey It's Saturday (Nine Network)[2] Most Popular Comedy Personality Winner: Eric Bana in Full Frontal (Seven Network)[2] Most Popular New Talent Winner: Tasma Walton in Blue Heelers (Seven Network)[2]

Most Popular Programs

Most Popular Series Winner: Blue Heelers (Seven Network)[2] Most Popular Light Entertainment Program Winner: Hey Hey It's Saturday (Nine Network)[2] Most Popular Comedy Program Winner: Full Frontal (Seven Network)[2] Most Popular Public Affairs Program Winner: A Current Affair (Nine Network)[2]

Most Popular Lifestyle or Information Program Winner: Better Homes and Gardens (Seven Network)[2] Most Popular Sports Program Winner: The AFL Footy Show (Nine Network)[2] Most Popular Sports Event Winner: 1996 Atlanta Olympic Games (Seven Network)[2] Most Popular Children's Program Winner: Agro's Cartoon Connection (Seven Network)[2]

Most Outstanding Programs

Most Outstanding Achievement in Drama Production Winner: Water Rats (Nine Network)[2] Most Outstanding Achievement in Public Affairs Winner: "The Prisoners Who Waited", Sunday (Nine Network)[2] Most Outstanding Documentary Winner: Somebody Now – Nobody's Children Seven Years On (ABC TV)[2]

Most Outstanding Achievement in News Winner: "Port Arthur Massacre", ABC News (ABC TV)[2] Most Outstanding Achievement in Comedy Winners: Club Buggery (ABC TV)[2] Most Outstanding Achievement in Sport Winners: 1996 Atlanta Olympic Games – Kieren Perkins 1500m Victory (Seven Network)[2]

Performers

• Human Nature^[1]

Hall of Fame

After a lifetime in Australian television, Garry McDonald became the 14th inductee into the TV Week Logies Hall of Fame.^[2]

References

1. "39th TV Week Logie Awards, 1997". Tvweeklogies.com.au. Archived from the original on 20 April 2014.
2. "1997 Logie Awards". Australiantelevision.net. Archived from the original on 20 April 2014.

External links

• 1997 Logie Awards at the Internet Movie Database