Logie Awards of 1984

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.^[1] The ceremony was hosted by Bert Newton.^[1] 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.^[1]

26th Logie Awards
Date	6 April 1984
Site	Hilton Hotel, Melbourne, Victoria
Hosted by	Bert Newton
Highlights
Gold Logie	Bert Newton
Hall of Fame	Hector Crawford
Most awards	A Country Practice (4)
Television coverage
Network	Nine Network
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National Awards

Gold Logie

Most Popular Personality on Australian Television

Winner: Bert Newton in The Don Lane Show (Nine Network)^[2]

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

Acting/Presenting

Most Popular Actor Winner: Grant Dodwell in A Country Practice (Seven Network)[2] 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)[2] 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)[2] 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)[2] 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)[2] Nominees: Rebecca Gilling in Return to Eden Best Supporting Actor in a Mini Series Winner: John Meillon in The Dismissal (Network Ten)[2] 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)[2] 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)[2] Nominees: Grant Dodwell in A Country Practice (Seven Network) Best Lead Actress in a Series Winner: Rowena Wallace in Sons and Daughters (Seven Network)[2] 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 )[2] Nominees: Shane Withington in A Country Practice (Seven Network) Best Supporting Actress in a Series Winner: Lorrae Desmond in A Country Practice (Seven Network)[2] Nominees: Cornelia Frances in Sons and Daughters (Seven Network) Best Juvenile Performance Winner: Darius Perkins in All the Rivers Run (Seven Network)[2] TV Reporter of the Year Winner: Richard Carleton in Nationwide (ABC)[2] 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)[2] Nominees: Sons and Daughters (Seven Network), Carson's Law (Ten Network) Most Popular Comedy Show Winner: The Paul Hogan Show (Nine Network)[2] Nominees: Kingswood Country (Seven Network), Australia You're Standing In It (ABC) Most Popular Variety Show Winner: The Mike Walsh Show (Nine Network)[2] 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)[2] Nominees: Family Feud (Nine Network), The New Price is Right (Seven Network) Most Popular Public Affairs Program Winner: 60 Minutes (Nine Network)[2] Nominees: Today (Nine Network), Nationwide (ABC) Most Popular Documentary Series Winner: Willesee documentaries (Seven Network)[2] Nominees: Peach's Gold (ABC), John Laws' World (Network Ten)

Best Programs

Best Miniseries/Telemovie Winner: The Dismissal (Network Ten)[2] 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)[2] Best News Report Winner: "Ash Wednesday coverage" (Ten Network, Nine Network and Seven Network)[2]

Best Single Documentary Winner: Ash Wednesday (Nine Network)[2] Nominees: The Burma Railway (ABC), First Contact (Seven Network) Best Sports Coverage Winner: Cricket (Nine Network)[2] Nominees: America's Cup (Nine Network), James Hardie 1000 (Seven Network) Outstanding Contribution by a Regional Station Winner: Australia Naturally (Television New England, Tamworth)[2]

State Awards

New South Wales Most Popular Male Winner: Mike Walsh[2] Most Popular Female Winner: Penny Cook[2] Most Popular Show Winner: A Country Practice (Seven Network)[2] Queensland Most Popular Male Winner: Glenn Taylor[2] Most Popular Female Winner: Jacki MacDonald[2] Most Popular Show Winner: State Affair (Seven Network)[2] South Australia Most Popular Male Winner: Rob Kelvin[2] Most Popular Female Winner: Jane Reilly[2] Most Popular Show Winner: State Affair (Seven Network)[2]

Tasmania Most Popular Male Winner: Bert Taylor[2] Most Popular Female Winner: Jenny Roberts[2] Most Popular Show Winner: Taylor's Tasmania[2] Victoria Most Popular Male Winner: Daryl Somers[2] Most Popular Female Winner: Paula Duncan[2] Most Popular Show Winner: Carson's Law (Network Ten)[2] Western Australia Most Popular Male Winner: Russell Goodrick[2] Most Popular Female Winner: Jenny Dunstan[2] Most Popular Show Winner: Channel Nine News (Nine Network)[2]

Hall of Fame

After years in the Australian television industry, Hector Crawford became the first inductee into the TV Week Logies Hall of Fame.^[3]