Logie Awards of 1987

The 29th Annual TV Week Logie Awards was held on Friday 3 April 1987 at the Hyatt on Collins in Melbourne, and broadcast on Network Ten.^[1] The ceremony was hosted by Don Lane and guests included Lee Majors, Brian Dennehy, Loretta Swit, Harry Hamlin, Laura Johnson, Leeza Gibbons, Dame Edna Everage and Nicole Kidman.^[1]

29th Logie Awards
Date	3 April 1987
Site	Hyatt on Collins, Melbourne, Victoria
Hosted by	Don Lane
Highlights
Gold Logie	Ray Martin
Hall of Fame	Paul Hogan
Most awards	Neighbours (5)
Television coverage
Network	Network Ten
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Nominees and winners

Winners are listed first and highlighted in bold.^[2][3] The nominations for the public voting categories and national awards were published in the 4 April 1987 issue of TV Week.^[4]

National awards

Gold Logie

Most Popular Personality on Australian Television
Ray Martin for The Midday Show (Nine Network) Greg Evans for Perfect Match (Network Ten) Daryl Somers for Hey Hey It's Saturday (Nine Network)

Acting

Most Popular Australian Actor	Most Popular Australian Actress
Peter O'Brien for Neighbours (Network Ten) Andrew Clarke for Sword of Honour (Seven Network) Jason Donovan for Neighbours (Network Ten)	Kylie Minogue for Neighbours (Network Ten) Tracy Mann for Sword of Honour (Seven Network) Elaine Smith for Neighbours (Network Ten)
Most Popular Actor in a Single Drama or Miniseries	Most Popular Actress in a Single Drama or Miniseries
Andrew Clarke for Sword of Honour (Seven Network) Jack Thompson for The Last Frontier (Network Ten)	Tracy Mann for Sword of Honour (Seven Network) Lorraine Bayly for The Challenge (Seven Network)
Most Popular New Talent in Australia
Jason Donovan for Neighbours (Network Ten) Cameron Daddo for Perfect Match (Network Ten) Kylie Minogue for Neighbours (Network Ten)

Most Popular Programs/Videos

Most Popular Australian Drama Series	Most Popular Light Entertainment Program
Neighbours (Network Ten) A Country Practice (Seven Network)	Hey Hey It's Saturday (Nine Network) Perfect Match (Network Ten)
Most Popular Public Affairs Program	Most Popular Single Drama or Miniseries
60 Minutes (Nine Network)	Sword of Honour (Seven Network) The Challenge (Seven Network) The Last Frontier (Network Ten)
Most Popular Sports Coverage	Most Popular Children's Program
Wide World of Sports (Nine Network) Australian Grand Prix (Nine Network)	Wombat (Seven Network) Simon Townsend's Wonder World (Network Ten)
Most Popular Australian Music Video
"You're the Voice" by John Farnham

Most Outstanding Programs

Most Outstanding Single Documentary or Documentary Series	Most Outstanding Achievement in News
Handle with Care (Network Ten) and The Greatest Gift (Nine Network) – Tied	"Russell Street Bombing" (Network Ten)
Most Outstanding Achievement in Public Affairs	Most Outstanding Achievement by Regional Television
"Coup D'Etat", ABC News (ABC TV)	Kids Only (BTV-6, Ballarat)

State awards

New South Wales Most Popular Personality Winner: Ray Martin (Nine Network)[2] Most Popular Program Winner: A Country Practice (Seven Network)[2] Queensland Most Popular Personality Winner: Jacki MacDonald (Nine Network)[2] Most Popular Program Winner: State Affair (Seven Network)[2] South Australia Most Popular Personality Winner: Anne Wills (Network Ten)[2] Most Popular Program Winner: State Affair (Seven Network)[2]

Tasmania Most Popular Personality Winner: Tom Payne (TVT-6)[2] Most Popular Program Winner: Midweek (TVT-6)[2] Victoria Most Popular Personality Winner: Daryl Somers (Nine Network)[2] Most Popular Program Winner: Neighbours (Network Ten)[2] Western Australia Most Popular Personality Winner: Rick Ardon (Seven Network)[2] Most Popular Program Winner: State Affair (Seven Network)[2]

Performers

• Don Lane^[1]
• Daryl Somers^[1]
• Kerri-Anne Kennerley^[1]
• Michael Cormack and the Jillian Fitzgerald dancers^[1]
• Dame Edna Everage and dancers^[1]

Hall of Fame

After a lifetime in the Australian television industry, Paul Hogan became the fourth inductee into the TV Week Logies Hall of Fame.^[5]