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: TV WEEK is a weekly television magazine in Australia, first published as a Melbourne-only publication in 1957 (as TV-Radio WEEK) and bearing a strong affiliation to television station GTV-9. ... The Gold Logie Award The Logie Awards are the Australian television industry awards, which have been presented annually since 1959. ... May 18 is the 138th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (139th in leap years). ... 1997 (MCMXCVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Crown Casino and Entertainment Complex is a casino and entertainment precinct on the south bank of the Yarra River, in Melbourne, Australia. ... Melbourne is the state capital and largest city in the Australian state of Victoria, and the second-largest city in Australia, with a population of approximately 3. ... The Nine Network is an Australian television network, available in major markets across Australia. ... A young Daryl Somers with his sidekick Ossie Ostrich Daryl Somers (born August 6, 1951 in Geelong, Victoria, Australia) is an Australian television personality. ... Hey Hey Its Saturday was a long running variety television program on Australian television. ... A Master of Ceremonies or MC (sometimes spelled emcee) is the host of a staged event or other performance. ... The Gold Logie Award The Logie Awards are the Australian television industry awards, which have been presented annually since 1959. ...

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 nominaitons)

The Gold Logie Award is presented to the Most Popular Personality on Australian Television. ... Lisa McCune on Forensic Investigators Lisa McCune (b. ... Blue Heelers was a long-running Australian police series set in the fictional small town Mt. ... The Seven Network (ASX: SEV) is an Australian television network. ... Kerri-Anne Kennerly Australian Televison Presenter Kerri-Anne Kennerly (born ??) has an inimicable television style that could be described as a very individual talent. Having hosting mutliple shows including Midday with Kerri-Anne (90s) and the original Good Morning Australia (80s) (also known as GMA), Kerri-Anne continues... Midday (commonly referred to as The Midday Show) was a television show that aired on Australias Nine Network from 1985-1998. ... The Nine Network is an Australian television network, available in major markets across Australia. ... Ray Martin Ray Martin (born 20 December 1944, in Richmond, New South Wales) is the Australian Nine Networks Senior Correspondent. ... A Current Affair (or ACA) is an Australian television current affairs programme, broadcast on the Nine Network. ... The Nine Network is an Australian television network, available in major markets across Australia. ... A young Daryl Somers with his sidekick Ossie Ostrich Daryl Somers (born August 6, 1951 in Geelong, Victoria, Australia) is an Australian television personality. ... Hey Hey Its Saturday was a long running variety television program on Australian television. ... The Nine Network is an Australian television network, available in major markets across Australia. ... John Wood (born July 14, 1946 in Melbourne, Victoria) is an Australian actor, best known for his role as Senior Sergeant Tom Croydon in the Seven Networks long running police drama Blue Heelers. ... Blue Heelers was a long-running Australian police series set in the fictional small town Mt. ... The Seven Network (ASX: SEV) is an Australian television network. ...

Silver Logie

Most Popular Actor

Winner:

Martin Sacks, Blue Heelers, Seven Network

Nominated:

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Most Popular Actress

Winner:

Lisa McCune, Blue Heelers, Seven Network

Nominated:

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Most Popular Series

Winner:

Blue Heelers, Seven Network

Nominated:

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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:

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Most Popular Lifestyle or Information Program

Winner:

Better Homes And Gardens, Seven Network

Nominated:

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Most Popular Sports Program

Winner:

The AFL Footy Show, Nine Network

Nominated:

The Footy Show NRL, Nine Network

Sports Tonight, Channel Ten

Wide World of Sports, Nine Newtwork

Most Popular Sports Event

Winner:

1996 Atlanta Olympic Games, Seven Network

Nominated:

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Most Popular Children's Program

Winner:

Agro's Cartoon Connection, Seven Network

Nominated:

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Most Popular Comedy Personality

Winner:

Eric Bana, Full Frontal, Seven Network

Nominated:

Daryl Somers, Hey Hey It's Saturday, Nine Network

Julia Morris, In Membourne Tongiht, 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

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Full Frontal was a highly praised Australian sketch comedy series which debuted in 1993. ... The Seven Network (ASX: SEV) is an Australian television network. ... Hey Hey Its Saturday was a long running variety television program on Australian television. ... The Nine Network is an Australian television network, available in major markets across Australia. ... The Nine Network is an Australian television network, available in major markets across Australia. ... Look up ABC, abc in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... A Current Affair (or ACA) is an Australian television current affairs programme, broadcast on the Nine Network. ... The Nine Network is an Australian television network, available in major markets across Australia. ... Better Homes and Gardens is an Australian lifestyle television programme broadcast on the Seven Network. ... The Seven Network (ASX: SEV) is an Australian television network. ... The Footy Show is an Australian sports television program, shown on the Nine Network and its affiliates. ... The Nine Network is an Australian television network, available in major markets across Australia. ... The Nine Network is an Australian television network, available in major markets across Australia. ... Sports Tonight is an Australian television news program, shown on Network Ten. ... Ten Network logo Network TEN so called because it broadcasts on Channel TEN in most cities, is Australias third but possibly most profitable television network. ... ABCs Wide World of Sports is a long-running sports anthology show on American television. ... participants The 1996 Summer Olympics, formally known as the Games of the XXVI Olympiad and informally known as the Centennial Olympics, were held in 1996 in Atlanta, Georgia, United States. ... The Seven Network (ASX: SEV) is an Australian television network. ... Holly Brisley on Agros Cartoon Connection. ... 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The Nine Network is an Australian television network, available in major markets across Australia. ... A young Daryl Somers with his sidekick Ossie Ostrich Daryl Somers (born August 6, 1951 in Geelong, Victoria, Australia) is an Australian television personality. ... Hey Hey Its Saturday was a long running variety television program on Australian television. ... The Nine Network is an Australian television network, available in major markets across Australia. ... Ernie Dingo (born 31 July 1956) is an Australian actor and television personality. ... The Great Outdoors is an Australian travel magazine television series that currently airs on the Seven Network. ... The Seven Network (ASX: SEV) is an Australian television network. ... Kerri-Anne Kennerly Australian Televison Presenter Kerri-Anne Kennerly (born ??) has an inimicable television style that could be described as a very individual talent. 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Outstanding Awards

Most Outstanding Actor

Winner:

Colin Friels, Water Rats, Nine Network

Nominated:

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Most Outstanding Actress

Winner:

Alison Whyte, Frontline, ABC TV

Nominated:

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Most Outstanding Achievement in Drama Production

Winner:

Water Rats, Nine Network

Nominated:

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Most Outstanding Achievement in Public Affairs

Winner:

"The Prisoners Who Waited", Sunday, Nine Network

Nominated:

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Most Outstanding Documentary

Winner:

Somebody Now - Nobody's Children Seven Years On, ABC TV

Nominated:

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Most Outstanding Achievement In News

Winner:

"Port Arthur Massacre", ABC News, ABC TV

Nominated:

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Most Outstanding Achievement In Comedy

Winners:

Club Buggery, ABC TV

Nominated:

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Most Outstanding Achievement in Sport

Winners:

1996 Atlanta Olympic Games - Kieren Perkins 1500m Victory, Seven Network

Nominated:

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Hall of Fame

After a lifetime in Australian television, Garry McDonald became the 14th inductee into the TV Week Logies Hall of Fame. To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article may require cleanup. ... In 1984, TV Week initiated the Hall of Fame Logie - an industry-voted category awarded to recognise the outstanding contribution of individuals to the Australian television industry. ...

External links

• Ray Martin Biography, Information, etc ...
• Kerri-Anne Kennerley Biography, Information, etc ...