Logie Awards of 1986

28th Logie Awards
28th Logie Awards
Date	18 April 1986
Site	State Theatre, Sydney, New South Wales
Hosted by	Michael Willesee
Highlights
Gold Logie	Daryl Somers
Hall of Fame	Neil Davis
Most awards	A Country Practice (4)
Television coverage
Network	Nine Network
	← 27th; Logie Awards; 29th →;

The 28th Annual TV Week Logie Awards was held on Friday 18 April 1986 at the State Theatre in Sydney, and broadcast on the Nine Network.^[1] The ceremony was hosted by Michael Willesee and guests included John Denver, Paul Hogan, Veronica Hamel, Phyllis Diller, Gordon Jackson and Sam Neill and Laura Branigan.^[1]

National Awards

Gold Logie

Most Popular Personality on Australian Television: Winner: Daryl Somers in Hey Hey It's Saturday (Nine Network)^[2]

Acting/Presenting

Most Popular Australian Actor: Winner: Grant Dodwell in A Country Practice (Seven Network)^[2]

Most Popular Australian Actress: Winner: Anne Tenney in A Country Practice (Seven Network)^[2]

Most Popular Australian Actor in a Miniseries or Telemovie: Winner: Andrew Clarke in Anzacs (Nine Network)^[2]

Most Popular Australian Actress in a Miniseries or Telemovie: Winner: Megan Williams in Anzacs (Nine Network)^[2]

Most Popular New Talent: Winner: Peter O'Brien in Neighbours (Seven Network)^[2]

Best Performance by a Juvenile: Winner: Nadine Garner in The Henderson Kids (Network Ten)^[2]

TV Reporter of the Year: Winner: Ian Leslie in 60 Minutes (Nine Network)^[2]

Most Popular Programs/Videos

Most Popular Australian Drama: Winner: A Country Practice (Seven Network)^[2]

Most Popular Australian Miniseries or Telemovie: Winner: Anzacs (Nine Network)^[2]

Most Popular Australian Light Entertainment Program: Winner: Perfect Match (Network Ten)^[2]

Most Popular Public Affairs Program: Winner: 60 Minutes (Nine Network)^[2]

Most Popular Documentary Series: Winner: Willesee Documentaries (Nine Network)^[2]

Most Popular Children's Program: Winner: Simon Townsend's Wonder World (Network Ten)^[2]

Most Popular Music Video: Winner: "What You Need" by INXS^[2]

Best/Outstanding Programs

Best Light Entertainment Series: Winner: The Gillies Report (ABC TV)^[2]

Best Light Entertainment Special: Winner: Cliff Richard in Concert (Nine Network)^[2]

Best Documentary: Winner: Sweat of the Sun, Tears of the Moon (ABC TV)^[2]

Best News Report: Winner: "Eagle Farm Siege" (TVQ, Brisbane)^[2]

Best Public Affairs Report: Winner: "Tax Summit", Jennifer Byrne, Sunday (Nine Network)^[2]

Outstanding Coverage of Sport: Winner: Australian Grand Prix (Nine Network)^[2]

Outstanding Contribution by a Regional Station: Winner: Newshour (TV8, Bendigo)^[2]

State Awards

New South Wales

Most Popular Male: Winner: Ray Martin (Nine Network)^[2]

Most Popular Female: Winner: Anne Tenney (Seven Network)^[2]

Most Popular Program: Winner: A Country Practice (Seven Network)^[2]

Queensland

Most Popular Male: Winner: Glenn Taylor (Seven Network)^[2]

Most Popular Female: Winner: Jacki MacDonald (Nine Network)^[2]

Most Popular Program: Winner: State Affair (Seven Network)^[2]

South Australia

Most Popular Male: Winner: Keith Conlon (Seven Network)^[2]

Most Popular Female: Winner: Anne Wills (Network Ten)^[2]

Most Popular Program: Winner: State Affair (Seven Network)^[2]

Tasmania

Most Popular Male: Winner: Tom Payne (TVT-6)^[2]

Most Popular Female: Winner: Jenny Roberts (TVT-6)^[2]

Most Popular Program: Winner: Midweek (TVT-6)^[2]

Victoria

Most Popular Male: Winner: Daryl Somers (Nine Network)^[2]

Most Popular Female: Winner: Delvene Delaney (Nine Network)^[2]

Most Popular Program: Winner: Neighbours (Seven Network)^[2]

Western Australia

Most Popular Male: Winner: Rick Ardon (Seven Network)^[2]

Most Popular Female: Winner: Susannah Carr (Seven Network)^[2]

Most Popular Program: Winner: State Affair (Seven Network)^[2]

Performers

Hall of Fame

After a lifetime in the Australian television industry, Neil Davis posthumously became the third inductee into the TV Week Logies Hall of Fame.^[2]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "28th TV Week Logie Awards, 1986". Tvweeklogies.com.au. Archived from the original on 26 January 2014.
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External links

Logie Awards of 1986 at IMDb

[Logies_History-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "28th TV Week Logie Awards, 1986". Tvweeklogies.com.au. Archived from the original on 26 January 2014.

[winners-2] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s ^t ^u ^v ^w ^x ^y ^z ^aa ^ab ^ac ^ad ^ae ^af ^ag ^ah ^ai ^aj ^ak ^al ^am ^an ^ao "1986 – The Logie Awards". Yahoo!7. Archived from the original on 22 April 2014.

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