Logie Awards of 1976

The 18th Annual TV Week Logie Awards were presented on Friday 12 March 1976 at Southern Cross Hotel in Melbourne and broadcast on the Nine Network. Bert Newton from the Nine Network was the Master of Ceremonies. American film star Lee Marvin, television actors Henry Winkler, Martin Milner and Arte Johnson, and British actors Gordon Jackson and Susannah York appeared as guests.

Awards
Winners of Logie Awards (Australian television) for 1976:

Gold Logie
Awards presented by Lee Marvin
 * Most Popular Male Personality on Australian Television
 * Winner: Norman Gunston (Garry McDonald), The Norman Gunston Show, ABC


 * Most Popular Female Personality on Australian Television
 * Winner: Denise Drysdale, The Ernie Sigley Show, Nine Network

National

 * Best Australian Actor
 * Winner: Paul Karo, The Box, 0-10 Network


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


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


 * Best Australian Teenage Personality
 * Winner: John Paul Young


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


 * Best Commercial
 * Winner: Uncle Sam


 * Best Individual Performance By An Actor
 * Winner: Chris Haywood, Essington, ABC


 * Best Individual Performance By An Actress
 * Winner: Maggie Millar, Homicide, Seven Network


 * Best New Drama
 * Winner: Cash and Company, Seven Network


 * Best Script
 * Winner: Thomas Keneally, Essington, ABC


 * Best Single Episode In A Series
 * Winner: "Little Raver", Division 4, Nine Network


 * Best News Report
 * Winner: Timor report, Gerald Stone, Nine Network


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


 * Best TV Interviewer
 * Winner: Michael Schildberger, A Current Affair, Nine Network


 * Best News Documentary
 * Winner: Of Course I Love Jim Cairns, Nine Network


 * Best Single Documentary
 * Winner: You Just Don't Realise, 0-10 Network


 * Best Documentary Series
 * Winner: A Big Country, ABC


 * For Faith And Continuing Investment In Australian Drama
 * Winner: Hector Crawford


 * Best Teenage Television
 * Winner: Countdown, ABC


 * Outstanding Performance By A Juvenile
 * Winner: Jacqui Lochhead, Matlock Police


 * Outstanding Contribution By A Regional Station
 * Winner: The World Of Jesus Christ Superstar, NBN-3 Newcastle

Victoria

 * Most Popular Male
 * Winner: Ernie Sigley


 * Most Popular Female
 * Winner: Denise Drysdale


 * Most Popular Show
 * Winner: The Ernie Sigley Show, Nine Network

New South Wales

 * Most Popular Male
 * Winner: Mike Walsh


 * Most Popular Female
 * Winner: Jeanne Little


 * Most Popular Show
 * Winner: The Mike Walsh Show, Network Ten

South Australia

 * Most Popular Male
 * Winner: Sandy Roberts


 * Most Popular Female
 * Winner: Winnie Pelz


 * Most Popular Show
 * Winner: Sound Unlimited, Seven Network

Queensland

 * Most Popular Male
 * Winner: Paul Sharratt


 * Most Popular Female
 * Winner: Jacki MacDonald


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

Tasmania

 * Most Popular Male
 * Winner: Tom Payne


 * Most Popular Female
 * Winner: Margaret Anne Ford


 * Most Popular Show
 * Winner: This Week

Western Australia

 * Most Popular Male
 * Winner: Jeff Newman


 * Most Popular Female
 * Winner: Marie Van Maaren


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

Special Achievement Award

 * George Wallace Memorial Award For Best New Talent
 * Winner: Norman Gunston (Garry McDonald), The Norman Gunston Show, Seven Network