Logie Awards of 1997

The 39th Annual TV Week Logie Awards were presented on Sunday 18 May 1997 at Crown Casino in Melbourne and broadcast on the Nine Network. Daryl Somers from "Hey Hey It's Saturday" was the Master of Ceremonies for the second year in a row. This article lists the winners of Logie Awards (Australian television) for 1997:

Gold Logie

;Most Popular Personality on Australian Television:"Winner:"::Lisa McCune, "Blue Heelers", Seven Network (1st win):"Nominated:"::Kerri-Anne Kennerley, "Midday With Kerri-Anne", Nine Network::Ray Martin, "A Current Affair", Nine Network::Daryl Somers, "Hey Hey It's Saturday", Nine Network ::John Wood, "Blue Heelers", Seven Network (1st out of 10 consecutive nominations)

Silver Logie

;Most Popular Actor:"Winner:"::Martin Sacks, "Blue Heelers", Seven Network:"Nominated:"::John Wood, "Blue Heelers", Seven Network::??

;Most Popular Actress:"Winner:"::Lisa McCune, "Blue Heelers", Seven Network:"Nominated:"::??::??

;Most Popular Series:"Winner:"::"Blue Heelers", Seven Network:"Nominated:"::??::??

Logie

;Most Popular Light Entertainment Program:"Winner:"::"Hey Hey It's Saturday", Nine Network:"Nominated:"::"Midday With Kerri-Anne", Nine Network::"This Is Your Life", Nine Network::"Who Dares Wins", Seven Network

;Most Popular Comedy Program:"Winner:"::"Full Frontal", Seven Network:"Nominated:"::"Hey Hey It's Saturday", Nine Network::"Australia's Funniest Home Videos Show", Nine Network::"Roy and HG Club Buggery", ABC

;Most Popular Public Affairs Program:"Winner:"::"A Current Affair", Nine Network:"Nominated:"::??::??

;Most Popular Lifestyle or Information Program:"Winner:"::"Better Homes And Gardens", Seven Network:"Nominated:"::??::??

;Most Popular Sports Program:"Winner:"::"The AFL Footy Show", Nine Network:"Nominated:"::"The NRL Footy Show", Nine Network::"Sports Tonight", Channel Ten::"Nine's Wide World of Sport", Nine Network

;Most Popular Sports Event:"Winner:"::"1996 Atlanta Olympic Games", Seven Network:"Nominated:"::??::??

;Most Popular Children's Program:"Winner:"::"Agro's Cartoon Connection", Seven Network:"Nominated:"::??::??

;Most Popular Comedy Personality:"Winner:"::Eric Bana, "Full Frontal", Seven Network:"Nominated:"::Daryl Somers, "Hey Hey It's Saturday", Nine Network::Julia Morris, "In Melbourne Tonight", Nine Network::Plucka Duck, "Hey Hey It's Saturday", Nine Network

;Most Popular Light Entertainment Personality:"Winner:"::Daryl Somers, "Hey Hey It's Saturday", Nine Network:"Nominated:"::Ernie Dingo, "The Great Outdoors", Seven Network::Kerri-Anne Kennerley, "Midday With Kerri-Anne", Nine Network::Sam Newman, "The AFL Footy Show", Nine Network

;Most Popular New Talent:"Winner:"::Tasma Walton, "Blue Heelers", Seven Network:"Nominated:"::Ben Unwin, "Home And Away", Seven Network::Tania Zaetta, "Who Dares Wins", Seven Network::??

Outstanding Awards

;Most Outstanding Actor:"Winner:"::Colin Friels, "Water Rats", Nine Network:"Nominated:"::William McInnes, "Blue Heelers", Seven Network::??

;Most Outstanding Actress:"Winner:"::Alison Whyte, "Frontline", ABC TV:"Nominated:"::??::??

;Most Outstanding Achievement in Drama Production:"Winner:"::"Water Rats", Nine Network:"Nominated:"::??::??

;Most Outstanding Achievement in Public Affairs:"Winner:"::"The Prisoners Who Waited", "Sunday", Nine Network:"Nominated:"::??::??

;Most Outstanding Documentary:"Winner:"::"Somebody Now - Nobody's Children Seven Years On", ABC TV:"Nominated:"::??::??

;Most Outstanding Achievement In News:"Winner:"::"Port Arthur Massacre", ABC News, ABC TV:"Nominated:"::??::??

;Most Outstanding Achievement In Comedy:"Winners:"::"Club Buggery", ABC TV:"Nominated:"::??::??

;Most Outstanding Achievement in Sport:"Winners:"::"1996 Atlanta Olympic Games - Kieren Perkins 1500m Victory", Seven Network:"Nominated:"::??::??

Hall of Fame

After a lifetime in Australian television, Garry McDonald became the 14th inductee into the TV Week Logies Hall of Fame.

External links

* [http://www.wikicelebrities.com/celebs/Ray_Martin Ray Martin Biography, Information, etc ...]
* [http://www.wikicelebrities.com/celebs/Kerri-Anne_Kennerley Kerri-Anne Kennerley Biography, Information, etc ...]