Logie Awards of 1984

{{Infobox film awards

| award = Logie Awards

| number = 26

| image =

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| caption =

| date = 6 April 1984

| site = Hilton Hotel, Melbourne, Victoria

| host = Bert Newton

| gold = Bert Newton

| hall_of_fame = Hector Crawford

| most_wins = A Country Practice (4)

| most_nominations =

| network = Nine Network

| last = 25th

| next = 27th

}}

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.{{cite web|url=http://www.tvweeklogieawards.com.au/logie-history/1980s/1984/ |title=26th TV Week Logie Awards, 1984 |publisher=Tvweeklogies.com.au |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140126183824/http://www.tvweeklogieawards.com.au/logie-history/1980s/1984/ |archivedate=26 January 2014 |url-status=dead }} The ceremony was hosted by Bert Newton. 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.

National Awards

=Gold Logie=

:Winner: Bert Newton in The Don Lane Show (Nine Network){{cite web|url=https://au.tv.yahoo.com/the-logie-awards/winners/article/-/5399015/1984/ |title=1984 – The Logie Awards |publisher=Yahoo!7 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150128153827/https://au.tv.yahoo.com/the-logie-awards/winners/article/-/5399015/1984/ |archivedate=28 January 2015 |url-status=dead }}

::Nominees: Tony Barber, Daryl Somers, Mike Walsh, Rowena Wallace

=Acting/Presenting=

;Most Popular Actor

:Winner: Grant Dodwell in A Country Practice (Seven Network)

::Nominees: Kevin Miles in Carson's Law (Ten Network), Shane Porteous in A Country Practice

;Most Popular Actress

:Winner: Rowena Wallace in Sons and Daughters (Seven Network)

::Nominees: Penny Cook in A Country Practice (Seven Network), Lorraine Bayly in Carson's Law

;Most Popular New Talent

:Winner: James Reyne in Return to Eden (Network Ten)

::Nominees: Colin Friels for For the Term of His Natural Life (Nine Network), Rebecca Rigg for A Country Practice (Seven Network)

;Best Lead Actor in a Mini Series

:Winner: John Stanton in The Dismissal (Network Ten)

::Nominees: Bill Hunter in The Dismssal (Network Ten)

;Best Lead Actress in a Mini Series

:Winner: Sigrid Thornton in All the Rivers Run (Seven Network)

::Nominees: Rebecca Gilling in Return to Eden

;Best Supporting Actor in a Mini Series

:Winner: John Meillon in The Dismissal (Network Ten)

::Nominees: Charles Tingwell in All the Rivers Run (Seven Network)

;Best Supporting Actress in a Mini Series

:Winner: Wendy Hughes in Return to Eden (Network Ten)

::Nominees: Dinah Shearing in All the Rivers Run (Seven Network)

;Best Lead Actor in a Series

:Winner: Kevin Miles in Carson's Law (Network Ten)

::Nominees: Grant Dodwell in A Country Practice (Seven Network)

;Best Lead Actress in a Series

:Winner: Rowena Wallace in Sons and Daughters (Seven Network)

::Nominees: Penny Cook in A Country Practice (Seven Network), Maggie Kirkpatrick in Prisoner (Network Ten)

;Best Supporting Actor in a Series

:Winner: Noel Trevarthen in Carson's Law (Network Ten )

::Nominees: Shane Withington in A Country Practice (Seven Network)

;Best Supporting Actress in a Series

:Winner: Lorrae Desmond in A Country Practice (Seven Network)

::Nominees: Cornelia Frances in Sons and Daughters (Seven Network)

;Best Juvenile Performance

:Winner: Darius Perkins in All the Rivers Run (Seven Network)

;TV Reporter of the Year

:Winner: Richard Carleton in Nationwide (ABC)

::Nominees: Jennifer Byrne in Sunday (Nine Network), Ray Martin in 60 Minutes (Nine Network)

=Most Popular Programs=

;Most Popular Drama Series

:Winner: A Country Practice (Seven Network)

::Nominees: Sons and Daughters (Seven Network), Carson's Law (Ten Network)

;Most Popular Comedy Show

:Winner: The Paul Hogan Show (Nine Network)

::Nominees: Kingswood Country (Seven Network), Australia You're Standing In It (ABC)

;Most Popular Variety Show

:Winner: The Mike Walsh Show (Nine Network)

::Nominees: The Daryl Somers Show (Nine Network), The Don Lane Show (Nine Network)

;Most Popular Children's TV Series

:Winner: Simon Townsend's Wonder World (Ten Network)

::Nominees: Hey Hey It's Saturday (Nine Network), Play School (ABC)

;Most Popular Quiz/Game Show

:Winner: Sale of the Century (Nine Network)

::Nominees: Family Feud (Nine Network), The New Price is Right (Seven Network)

;Most Popular Public Affairs Program

:Winner: 60 Minutes (Nine Network)

::Nominees: Today (Nine Network), Nationwide (ABC)

;Most Popular Documentary Series

:Winner: Willesee documentaries (Seven Network)

::Nominees: Peach's Gold (ABC), John Laws' World (Network Ten)

=Best Programs=

;Best Miniseries/Telemovie

:Winner: The Dismissal (Network Ten)

::Nominees: Return to Eden (Network Ten), All the Rivers Run (Seven Network), Scales of Justice (ABC)

;Best Special Events Telecast

:Winner: Australia's Entertainment Spectacular (Nine Network)

;Best News Report

:Winner: "Ash Wednesday coverage" (Ten Network, Nine Network and Seven Network)

;Best Single Documentary

:Winner: Ash Wednesday (Nine Network)

::Nominees: The Burma Railway (ABC), First Contact (Seven Network)

After years in the Australian television industry, Hector Crawford became the first inductee into the TV Week Logies Hall of Fame.{{cite web|url=http://www.australiantelevision.net/awards/logie1982_85.html |title=1984 Logie Awards |publisher=Australiantelevision.net |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141016051608/http://www.australiantelevision.net/awards/logie1982_85.html |archivedate=16 October 2014 |url-status=dead }}

References

External links

{{IMDb event|0000401/1984}}

1984

Category:1984 television awards

Category:1984 in Australian television

Category:1980s in Melbourne