Logie Awards of 1978
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{{Infobox film awards
| award = Logie Awards
| number = 20
| image =
| image_size =
| caption =
| date = 3 March 1978
| site = Southern Cross Hotel, Melbourne, Victoria
| host = Bert Newton
| gold = Graham Kennedy
| most_wins =
| most_nominations =
| network = Nine Network
| last = 19th
| next = 21st
}}
The 20th Annual TV Week Logie Awards were presented on Friday 3 March 1978 at Southern Cross Hotel in Melbourne and broadcast on the Nine Network. Bert Newton from the Nine Network was the Master of Ceremonies. American singer Sammy Davis Jr., television actors Mike Farrell, Florence Henderson, Richard Anderson ,and Patty Weaver, and British television host David Frost appeared as guests. Bob Hope also made a brief introduction via cable from Sydney.
Awards
Winners of Logie Awards (Australian television) for 1978:
=Gold Logie=
;Most Popular Personality on Australian Television
Presented by Sammy Davis Jr.
:Winner:
::Graham Kennedy, Blankety Blanks, Network Ten
:Nominated:
::Lorraine Bayly, The Sullivans, Nine Network
::Don Lane, The Don Lane Show, Nine Network
::Bert Newton, The Don Lane Show, Nine Network
::Mike Walsh, The Mike Walsh Show, Nine Network
=Silver Logies=
;Most Popular Lead Actor on Australian Television
:Winner:
::Paul Cronin, The Sullivans, Nine Network
;Most Popular Lead Actress on Australian Television
:Winner:
::Lorraine Bayly, The Sullivans, Nine Network
=Logie=
==National==
;Most Popular Australian Drama
:Winner:
::The Sullivans, Nine Network
;Best New Talent In Australia
:Winner:
::Brandon Burke, Glenview High, Seven Network
;Most Popular Australian TV Teenage Personality
:Winner:
;Most Popular Australian Variety Or Panel Show
:Winner:
::Blankety Blanks, Network Ten
;Most Popular Australian Commercial (last time this was awarded)
:Winner:
;Best Individual Performance By An Actor
:Winner:
::Neil Fitzpatrick, Pig in a Poke, ABC
;Best Individual Performance By An Actress
:Winner:
::Jacki Weaver, Do I Have to Kill My Child?, Nine Network
;Best Sustained Performance By An Actor In A Supporting Role
:Winner:
::Michael Caton, The Sullivans, Nine Network
;Best Sustained Performance By An Actress In A Supporting Role
:Winner:
::Vivean Gray, The Sullivans, Nine Network
;Best New Drama
:Winner:
::Cop Shop, Seven Network
;Best Dramatic Script
:Winner:
::Margaret Kelly and John Dingwall, Pig in a Poke, ABC
;Best Miniseries/Telemovie
:Winner:
::The Alternative, Seven Network
;Best Comedy Performer
:Winner:
::Paul Hogan, The Paul Hogan Show, Nine Network
;Best News Report
:Winner:
::Blue Mountains bushfires, Network Ten news
;Outstanding Contribution To TV Journalism
:Winner:
::"The Werribee Incident", A Current Affair, Nine Network
;Best Public Affairs Series
:Winner:
::Willesee at Seven, Seven Network
;Best News Documentary
:Winner:
::"Utah", Four Corners, ABC
;Best Documentary Series
:Winner:
::In the Wild, ABC
;Outstanding Coverage Of A Sporting Event
:Winner:
::The Australian Open Golf, Nine Network
;Outstanding Performance By A Juvenile
:Winner:
::Beau Cox, Young Ramsay, Seven Network
;Outstanding Contribution To Community Service
:Winner:
::The National Survival Test, 0-10 Network
;Outstanding Contribution By A Regional Station
:Winner:
==Victoria==
;Most Popular Male
:Winner:
;Most Popular Female
:Winner:
;Most Popular Show
:Winner:
::The Don Lane Show, Nine Network
==New South Wales==
;Most Popular Male:
:Winner:
;Most Popular Female
:Winner:
;Most Popular Show
:Winner:
::The Mike Walsh Show, Nine Network
==South Australia==
;Most Popular Male
:Winner:
;Most Popular Female
:Winner:
;Most Popular Show
:Winner:
::Super Fun Show, Seven Network
==Queensland==
;Most Popular Male
:Winner:
;Most Popular Female
:Winner:
;Most Popular Show
:Winner:
::Country Homestead, Nine Network
==Tasmania==
;Most Popular Male
:Winner:
;Most Popular Female
:Winner:
;Most Popular Show
:Winner:
==Western Australia==
;Most Popular Male
:Winner:
;Most Popular Female
:Winner:
;Most Popular Show
:Winner:
External links
- {{IMDb event|0000401/1978}}
- [http://www.australiantelevision.net/awards/logie1978_81.html Australian Television: 1978-1981 Logie Awards]
- [http://www.tvweeklogieawards.com.au/logie-history/1970s/1978/ TV Week Logie Awards: 1978]
{{Logie Awards years}}
Category:1978 television awards