Logie Awards of 1997

39th Logie Awards
Date18 May 1997 (1997-05-18)
SiteCrown Palladium, Melbourne, Victoria
Hosted byDaryl Somers
Highlights
Gold LogieLisa McCune
Hall of FameGarry McDonald
Most awardsBlue Heelers (5)
Most nominationsBlue Heelers and Home and Away (7)
Television coverage
NetworkNine Network

The 39th Annual TV Week Logie Awards were presented on 18 May 1997, in a ceremony hosted by Daryl Somers at the Crown Palladium in Melbourne. The ceremony was broadcast on the Nine Network.[1] Guests included Patrick Stewart, Daniel Davis, Laura Innes, David James Elliott, Michael T. Weiss and Ben Elton.[1] Serial dramas Blue Heelers and Home and Away received the most nominations (7), with Blue Heelers winning five of the awards it was nominated for, including the Gold Logie and Most Popular Actress for Lisa McCune. Hey Hey It's Saturday received six nominations and was named Most Popular Light Entertainment Program. Garry McDonald was inducted into the Hall of Fame.

Nominees and winners

The nominations were first published in the 18 January 1997 issue of TV Week.[2][3] Winners are listed first and highlighted in bold.[4]

Gold Logie

Gold Logie

Acting and presenting

Acting and presenting
Most Popular Comedy Personality
Most Popular Light Entertainment Personality
Acting and presenting
Most Popular Comedy Program
Most Popular Public Affairs Program
Most Popular Sports Event
Most Popular Children's Program

Most Outstanding Programs

Most Outstanding Programs
Most Outstanding Achievement in Public Affairs
  • "The Prisoners Who Waited", Sunday (Nine Network)
Most Outstanding Documentary
  • Somebody Now – Nobody's Children Seven Years On (ABC TV)
Most Outstanding Achievement in News
Most Outstanding Achievement in Comedy
Most Outstanding Achievement in Sport
  • 1996 Atlanta Olympic Games – Kieren Perkins 1500m Victory (Seven Network)

Performers

Hall of Fame

After a lifetime in Australian television, Garry McDonald became the 14th inductee into the TV Week Logies Hall of Fame.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b c "39th TV Week Logie Awards, 1997". Tvweeklogies.com.au. Archived from the original on 26 January 2014.
  2. ^ "Logies '97 Nominations". TV Week. 18 January 1997. p. 23.
  3. ^ Browne, Rachel (18 May 1997). "A bolt from the Blue". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 6 July 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ a b "1997 Logie Awards". Australiantelevision.net. Archived from the original on 16 October 2014.
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