Logie Awards of 1974

The 16th Annual TV Week Logie Awards were presented on Friday, 8 March 1974 at Southern Cross Hotel in Melbourne and broadcast on the Nine Network. Bert Newton was the Master of Ceremonies. Italian film star Gina Lollobrigida and American television actors Tige Andrews, David Cassidy and Macdonald Carey appeared as guests.

Awards
Winners of Logie Awards (Australian television) for 1974:

Gold Logie
Awards presented by Gina Lollobrigida
 * Most Popular Male Personality on Australian Television
 * Winner: Graham Kennedy, The Graham Kennedy Show, Nine Network


 * Most Popular Female Personality on Australian Television
 * Winner: Pat McDonald, Number 96, 0-10 Network

National

 * Best Australian Actor
 * Winner: Leonard Teale, Homicide, Seven Network


 * Best Australian Actress
 * Winner: Pat McDonald, Number 96, 0-10 Network


 * Best Australian Drama
 * Winner: Number 96, 0-10 Network


 * Best Teenage Personality
 * Winner: Debbie Byrne, Young Talent Time, 0-10 Network


 * Best Australian Comedy
 * Winner: The Aunty Jack Show, ABC


 * Best Australian Music/Variety Show
 * Winner: Young Talent Time, 0-10 Network


 * Best Australian Compere
 * Winner: Bert Newton, The Graham Kennedy Show, Nine Network


 * Best American Show
 * Winner: The Mod Squad


 * Best British Show
 * Winner: The Benny Hill Show


 * Best Australian Commercial
 * Winner: Kingford Cigarettes


 * Best New Drama
 * Winner: Seven Little Australians, ABC


 * Best Script
 * Winner: Fred Cullen, Homicide, Seven Network


 * Best News Coverage
 * Winner: Balsa rafts Chile/Australia trip (Ian Leslie, 0-10 Network)


 * Best Public Affairs Program
 * Winner: A Current Affair, Nine Network

Outstanding Contribution To TV Journalism


 * Winner: Steve Raymond, A Current Affair, Nine Network

Outstanding Single Acting Performance


 * Winner: Fred Cullen, Homicide, Seven Network

Outstanding Contribution To TV Comedy Writing


 * Winner: Fred Parsons


 * Best Single Documentary
 * Winner: Escape From Singapore, John Power, ABC


 * Best Documentary Series
 * Winner: Wild Australia, ABC


 * Outstanding Creative Effort
 * Winner: Gordon French, Tommy, Seven Network


 * Outstanding Contribution To Daytime TV
 * Winner: Mike Walsh, The Mike Walsh Show, 0-10 Network

Victoria

 * Most Popular Male
 * Winner: Graham Kennedy


 * Most Popular Female
 * Winner: Mary Hardy


 * Most Popular Show
 * Winner: The Graham Kennedy Show, Nine Network

New South Wales

 * Most Popular Male
 * Winner: Don Lane


 * Most Popular Female
 * Winner: Marilyn Mayo


 * Most Popular Show
 * Winner: The Don Lane Show, Nine Network

South Australia

 * Most Popular Male
 * Winner: Ernie Sigley


 * Most Popular Female
 * Winner: Anne Wills


 * Most Popular Show
 * Winner: Adelaide Tonight, Nine Network

Queensland

 * Most Popular Male
 * Winner: Ron Cadee


 * Most Popular Female
 * Winner: Dina Heslop


 * Most Popular Show
 * Winner: Studio 9, Nine Network

Tasmania

 * Most Popular Male
 * Winner: Trevor Sutton


 * Most Popular Female
 * Winner: Jill Morrell


 * Most Popular Show
 * Winner: This Week

Western Australia

 * Most Popular Male
 * Winner: Jeff Newman


 * Most Popular Female
 * Winner: Sandy Palmer


 * Most Popular Show
 * Winner: Stars Of The Future, Seven Network

Special Achievement Award

 * George Wallace Memorial Logie For Best New Talent
 * Winner: Elizabeth Alexander, Seven Little Australians, ABC