Sammy Awards

{{Short description|Australian television and film awards}}

The Sammy Awards were Australian television and film awards held annually between 1976 and 1981, initially supported by the TV Times and the Seven Network.{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article125628257 |title=Sammy TV awards to Newton, Jones |newspaper=The Canberra Times |volume=55 |issue=((16,459)) |location=Australian Capital Territory |date=18 October 1980 |access-date=4 June 2022 |page=3 |via=National Library of Australia}}

1976

Held at the Sydney Opera House on Friday 8 October 1976.{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article110829546 |title=First film and TV awards given |newspaper=The Canberra Times |volume=51 |issue=14,504 |location=Australian Capital Territory, Australia |date=8 October 1976 |accessdate=18 June 2022 |page=3 |via=National Library of Australia}}

1977

{{cite news |date=11 October 1977 |title=Top awards to ABC performers |volume=52 |page=3 |newspaper=The Canberra Times |issue=((14,903)) |location=Australian Capital Territory |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article110871098 |via=National Library of Australia |access-date=5 June 2022}}

1978

{{Cite web |date=2008-10-25 |title=1978: October 28-November 3 |url=https://televisionau.com/2008/10/1978-october-28-november-3.html |access-date=2022-06-05 |website=Television.AU |language=en-AU}}

1979

Held in Sydney at the Seymour Centre on 17 October 1979.{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article110606548 |title=Hines, Walsh awarded gold Sammys |newspaper=The Canberra Times |volume=54 |issue=((16,094)) |location=Australian Capital Territory |date=18 October 1979 |access-date=5 June 2022 |page=7 |via=National Library of Australia}}{{Cite web |date=2009-11-11 |title=1979: November 3-9 |url=https://televisionau.com/2009/11/1979-november-3-9.html |access-date=2022-06-05 |website=Television.AU |language=en-AU}}

1980

Held in Sydney on 17 October 1980.{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article125628314 |title=Gold Sammy award winners |newspaper=The Canberra Times |volume=55 |issue=((16,459)) |location=Australian Capital Territory |date=18 October 1980 |access-date=4 June 2022 |page=8 |via=National Library of Australia}}

1981

Held in Sydney on 21 August 1981.{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article127067904 |title='Gallipoli' wins eight awards |newspaper=The Canberra Times |volume=55 |issue=((16,766)) |location=Australian Capital Territory |date=22 August 1981 |access-date=4 June 2022 |page=1 |via=National Library of Australia}}{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article127068039 |title=Australian film and TV awards |newspaper=The Canberra Times |volume=55 |issue=((16,766)) |location=Australian Capital Territory |date=22 August 1981 |access-date=4 June 2022 |page=7 |via=National Library of Australia}}

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