Logie Awards of 1996

{{Infobox film awards

| award = Logie Awards

| number = 38

| image =

| image_size =

| caption =

| date = 21 April 1996

| site = Melbourne Park Function Centre, Melbourne, Victoria

| host = Daryl Somers

| gold = Ray Martin

| hall_of_fame = Maurie Fields

| most_wins = Home and Away (3)

| most_nominations =

| network = Nine Network

| last = 37th

| next = 39th

}}

The 38th Annual TV Week Logie Awards was held on Sunday, April 21, 1996, at the Melbourne Park Function Centre in Melbourne, and broadcast on the Nine Network.{{cite web|url=http://www.tvweeklogieawards.com.au/logie-history/1990s/1996/ |title=38th TV Week Logie Awards, 1996 |publisher=Tvweeklogies.com.au |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140126183926/http://www.tvweeklogieawards.com.au/logie-history/1990s/1996/ |archivedate=26 January 2014 |url-status=dead }} The ceremony was hosted by Daryl Somers, and guests included Gloria Reuben and Holly Hunter.

Winners and nominees

The nominees for the 38th Logie Awards were announced in early April 1996. Unlike previous years, there were five nominations in each category. These were then cut to three on the night of the ceremony.{{cite magazine|date=6 April 1996|title=The famous five|magazine=TV Week|pages=8–9}}

The winners were announced during the awards ceremony on 21 April 1996.{{cite web|url=http://www.australiantelevision.net/awards/logie1998.html |title=1996 Logie Awards |publisher=Australiantelevision.net |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141016050659/http://www.australiantelevision.net/awards/logie1994_97.html |archivedate=16 October 2014 |url-status=dead }}

Winners are listed first, highlighted in boldface.

=Gold Logie=

class=wikitable width="50%"
width="25%"\| Most Popular Personality on Australian Television
valign="top"\| *Ray Martin for A Current Affair* (Nine Network)** Dieter Brummer for Home and Away (Seven Network) Melissa George for Home and Away (Seven Network) Lisa McCune for Blue Heelers (Nine Network) Daryl Somers for Hey Hey It's Saturday (Nine Network)

class=wikitable width="50%"

width="25%"| Most Popular Personality on Australian Television

valign="top"|

Ray Martin for A Current Affair (Nine Network)
Dieter Brummer for Home and Away (Seven Network)
Melissa George for Home and Away (Seven Network)
Lisa McCune for Blue Heelers (Nine Network)
Daryl Somers for Hey Hey It's Saturday (Nine Network)

=Acting/Presenting=

width="25%"\| Most Popular Actor ! width="25%"\| Most Popular Actress
class=wikitable width="100%"
valign="top"\| *Dieter Brummer for Home and Away* (Seven Network)** Guy Pearce for Snowy River: The McGregor Saga (Nine Network) Martin Sacks for Blue Heelers (Seven Network) Gary Sweet for Police Rescue (ABC) John Wood for Blue Heelers (Seven Network) \| valign="top" \| *Lisa McCune for Blue Heelers* (Seven Network)** Tempany Deckert for Home and Away (Seven Network) Isla Fisher for Home and Away (Seven Network) Melissa George for Home and Away (Seven Network) Rebecca Gibney for Halifax f.p. (Nine Network)
width="50%"\| Most Outstanding Actor ! width="50%"\| Most Outstanding Actress
valign="top"\| *Richard Roxburgh for Blue Murder* (ABC) \| valign="top"\| Jacqueline McKenzie for Halifax f.p. (Nine Network)**
width="50%"\| Most Popular New Talent ! width="50%"\| Most Popular Light Entertainment Personality
valign="top"\| *Nic Testoni for Home and Away* (Seven Network)** Kate Fischer for (Seven Network) Katrina Hobbs for Home and Away (Seven Network) Wendy Mooney for Don't Forget Your Toothbrush (Nine Network) John Seru for Australian Gladiators (Seven Network) \| valign="top"\| *Daryl Somers for Hey Hey It's Saturday* (Nine Network)** Ernie Dingo for The Great Outdoors (Seven Network) Tim Ferguson for Don't Forget Your Toothbrush (Nine Network) Sam Newman for AFL Footy Show (Nine Network) Jo Beth Taylor for Australia's Funniest Home Video Show (Nine Network)
width="50%"\| Most Popular Comedy Personality
valign="top"\| *Magda Szubanski for Full Frontal* (Seven Network)** Andrew Denton for Denton (Seven Network) Tim Ferguson for Don't Forget Your Toothbrush (Nine Network) Jimeoin for Jimeoin (Seven Network) Daryl Somers for Hey Hey It's Saturday (Nine Network)

=Most Popular Programs=

class=wikitable width="100%"

width="50%"| Most Popular Series

! width="50%"| Most Popular Drama

valign="top"|

Home and Away (Seven Network)
Blue Heelers (Seven Network)
Fire (Seven Network)
G. P. (ABC)
Neighbours (Network Ten)

| valign="top"|

Police Rescue (ABC)
The Man From Snowy River (Nine Network)
Fire (Seven Network)
Halifax f.p. (Nine Network)
Law of the Land (Nine Network)

width="50%"| Most Popular Light Entertainment Program

! width="50%"| Most Popular Comedy Program

valign="top"|

Don't Forget Your Toothbrush (Nine Network)
The AFL Footy Show (Nine Network)
The NRL Footy Show (Nine Network)
Gladiators (Seven Network)
Hey Hey it's Saturday (Nine Network)

| valign="top"|

Full Frontal (Seven Network)
Frontline (ABC)
Hey Hey it's Saturday (Nine Network)
Jimeoin (Seven Network)
Just Kidding (Nine Network)

width="50%"| Most Popular Public Affairs Program

! width="50%"| Most Popular Lifestyle/Information Program

valign="top"|

A Current Affair (Nine Network)
The 7:30 Report (ABC)
60 Minutes (Nine Network)
Today (Nine Network)
Today Tonight (Seven Network)

| valign="top"|

Better Homes And Gardens (Seven Network)
Burke's Backyard (Nine Network)
Getaway (Nine Network)
The Great Outdoors (Seven Network)
Talk to the Animals (Seven Network)

width="50%"| Most Popular Sports Coverage

! width="50%"| Most Popular Children's Program

valign="top"|

The AFL Footy Show (Nine Network)
AFL Grand Final (Seven Network)
Australian Open Tennis (Seven Network)
The NRL Footy Show (Nine Network)
Gladiators (Seven Network)

| valign="top"|

Agro's Cartoon Connection (Seven Network)
A*mazing (Seven Network)
Bananas in Pyjamas (ABC)
Play School (ABC)
Spellbinder (Nine Network)

=Most Outstanding Programs=

;Most Outstanding Achievement in Drama Production

:Winner:

::Blue Murder (ABC TV)

;Most Outstanding Achievement in Public Affairs

:Winner:

::"Minor Surgery, Major Risk", Four Corners (ABC TV)

;Most Outstanding Documentary

:Winner:

::Untold Desires (SBS TV)

;Most Outstanding Achievement in News

:Winner:

::"Muraroa Protests", National Nine News (Nine Network)

;Most Outstanding Achievement in Comedy

:Winners:

::Frontline (ABC TV)

;Most Outstanding Achievement by a Regional Network

:Winners:

::No Time For Frailty (Prime Television)

Performers

Hall of Fame

After a lifetime in Australian television, Maurie Fields became the 13th inductee and 2nd posthumous inductee into the TV Week Logies Hall of Fame. However, Val Jellay accepted the award on his behalf.

References

External links

{{IMDb event|0000401/1996}}

1996

Category:1996 television awards

Category:1996 in Australian television

Category:1990s in Melbourne