Logie Awards of 1983

The 25th Annual TV Week Logie Awards was held on Friday 22 April 1983 at the Wentworth Regent Hotel in Melbourne, and broadcast on Network Ten.^[1] The ceremony was hosted by Michael Willesee.^[1] Guests included Dennis Waterman, Pamela Stephenson, Gregory Harrison, David Ogden Stiers, Jack Klugman, Mike Farrell, Erin Gray, Chuck Norris, Peter Davison, Priscilla Presley, Gordon Jackson, Shelley Fabares, Kate Jackson, Stephen Collins and Graham Kennedy.^[1]

25th Logie Awards
Date	22 April 1983
Site	Wentworth Regent Hotel, Melbourne, Victoria
Hosted by	Michael Willesee
Highlights
Gold Logie	Daryl Somers
Most awards	Sons and Daughters (3)
Television coverage
Network	Network Ten
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National Awards

Gold Logie

Most Popular Personality on Australian Television

Winner: Daryl Somers in Hey Hey It's Saturday (Nine Network)^[2]

Acting/Presenting

Most Popular Lead Actor in a Series Winner: Paul Cronin in The Sullivans (Nine Network)[2] Most Popular Lead Actress in a Series Winner: Rowena Wallace in Sons and Daughters (Seven Network)[2] Most Popular New Talent Winner: Stephen Comey in Sons and Daughters (Seven Network)[2] Best Lead Actor in a Series Winner: John McTernan in Cop Shop (Seven Network)[2] Best Lead Actress in a Series Winner: Val Lehman in Prisoner (Network Ten)[2] Best Supporting Actor in a Series Winner: Brian Wenzel in A Country Practice (Seven Network)[2] Best Supporting Actress in a Series Winner: Sheila Florance in Prisoner (Network Ten)[2]

Best Lead Actor in a Miniseries or Telemovie Winner: Brenton Whittle in Sara Dane (Seven Network)[2] Best Lead Actress in a Miniseries or Telemovie Winner: Judy Morris in Jimmy Dancer (ABC)[2] Best Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or Telemovie Winner: Adrian Wright in 1915 (ABC)[2] Best Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or Telemovie Winner: Ilona Rodgers in Sara Dane (Seven Network)[2] Best Juvenile Performance Winner: Jeremy Shadlow in A Country Practice (Seven Network)[2] TV Reporter of the Year Winner: Ray Martin in 60 Minutes (Nine Network)[2] Special Award for Sustained Excellence Receiver: Mike Walsh (Nine Network)[2]

Most Popular Programs

Most Popular Drama Series Winner: Sons and Daughters (Seven Network)[2] Most Popular Variety Series Winner: The Mike Walsh Show (Nine Network)[2] Most Popular Public Affairs Program Winner: 60 Minutes (Nine Network)[2]

Most Popular Quiz/Game Show Winner: Sale of the Century (Nine Network)[2] Most Popular Comedy Series Winner: Kingswood Country (Seven Network)[2]

Best/Outstanding Programs

Best Miniseries or Telemovie Winner: 1915 (ABC)[2] Best Documentary Series Winner: John Laws' World (Network Ten)[2] Nominees: A Big Country (ABC) Best Single Documentary Winner: Quentin (Seven Network)[2] Nominees: The Survivor: Douglas Mawson (ABC), Greed (Network Ten), A Shifting Dreaming (Nine Network), The Ultimate Struggle (Seven Network) Best Sports Coverage Winner: 12th Commonwealth Games (ABC)[2] Nominees: The Ashes Centenary Series (Nine Network), James Hardie 1000 (Seven Network), Melbourne Cup (Network Ten)

Best Children's TV Series Winner: Shirl's Neighbourhood (Seven Network)[2] Outstanding Public Affairs Report Winner: "Annie", 60 Minutes (Nine Network)[2] Outstanding Contribution by a Regional Station Winner: Last Chance (NBN-3, Newcastle)[2] Special Award for Outstanding Contribution to 25 Years of TV Variety Receiver: Nine Network[2]

State Awards

New South Wales Most Popular Male Winner: Mike Walsh (Nine Network)[2] Most Popular Female Winner: Katrina Lee (Network Ten)[2] Most Popular Show Winner: The Mike Walsh Show (Nine Network)[2] Queensland Most Popular Male Winner: Earle Bailey (Seven Network)[2] Most Popular Female Winner: Jacki MacDonald (Network Ten)[2] Most Popular Show Winner: Today Tonight (Nine Network)[2] South Australia Most Popular Male Winner: Guy Blackmore (Seven Network)[2] Most Popular Female Winner: Anne Wills (Network Ten)[2] Most Popular Show Winner: State Affair (Seven Network)[2]

Tasmania Most Popular Male Winner: Bert Taylor (TVT-6)[2] Most Popular Female Winner: Jennifer Jones (TVT-6)[2] Most Popular Show Winner: TVT Documentaries (TVT-6)[2] Victoria Most Popular Male Winner: Daryl Somers (Nine Network)[2] Most Popular Female Winner: Paula Duncan (Seven Network)[2] Most Popular Show Winner: Cop Shop (Seven Network)[2] Western Australia Most Popular Male Winner: Rick Ardon (Seven Network)[2] Most Popular Female Winner: Judy Thompson (Seven Network)[2] Most Popular Show Winner: Turpie Tonight (Seven Network)[2]

Performers

• Dennis Waterman^[1]
• Doug Parkinson^[1]
• Jimmy Hannan^[1]
• Syd Heylen^[1]