The Logie Award Winners 1980 is a list of Australian television program Logie Awards winners and nominees. The awards are presented annually by the Australian television industry, currently as the TV Week Logie Awards, to recognise excellence in many areas of television, including acting, entertainment and news categories.
22nd Annual TV Week Logie Awards
Friday, 14 March 1980
Hilton Hotel, Melbourne, Victoria
Hosted by Bert Newton. Special Guests were: USA stars Linda Gray (Dallas), Big Bird & Oscar the Grouch (Sesame Street), Paul Michael Glaser (Starsky & Hutch), Greg Evigan (BJ & the Bear), and Lee Meriwether (Barnaby Jones) and UK stars.
Cilla Black, Michael York, Nicola Pagett (Upstairs, Downstairs), John Inman (Are You Being Served?). The Awards were televised on the Nine Network.
1980 National Logie Awards
| Gold Logie Most Popular Personality | Mike Walsh – The Mike Walsh Show | 9 |
| Silver Logie Most Popular Australian Lead Actor in a Series | Paul Cronin – The Sullivans | 9 |
| Silver Logie Most Popular Australian Lead Actress in a Series | Paula Duncan – Cop Shop | 7 |
| TV Reporter of the Year | George Negus – 60 Minutes | 9 |
| Outstanding Coverage Of A Sports Report | Test Cricket | 9 |
| Outstanding Contribution to Children’s TV | Simon Townsend’s Wonder World | 10 |
| Outstanding Public Affairs Report | “Child Prostitution” – Four Corners | ABC |
| Outstanding Contribution by a Regional Station | Beating Around the Bush – NBN3, Newcastle | |
| Best Lead Actor in a Series | Peter Adams – Cop Shop | 7 |
| Best Lead Actress in a Series | Carol Burns – Prisoner | 10 |
| Best Supporting Actor in a Series | Terry Norris – Cop Shop | 7 |
| Best Supporting Actress in a Series | Noni Hazelhurst – Ride On Stranger | ABC |
| Best Lead Actor in a Miniseries/Telemovie | John Hargreaves – A Good Thing Going | 9 |
| Best Lead Actress in a Miniseries/Telemovie | Bunney Brooke – The Rock Pool | ABC |
| Best Supporting Actor in a Miniseries/Telemovie | Chris Haywood – A Good Thing Going | 9 |
| Best Supporting Actress in a Miniseries/Telemovie | Veronica Lang – A Good Thing Going | 9 |
| Best Performance by a Juvenile | Miles Buchanan – A Good Thing Going | 9 |
| Best TV Comedy Performer | Garry McDonald – The Norman Gunston Show | |
| Best Miniseries/Telemovie | Burn The Butterflies | ABC |
| Best Television Script | Michael Cove – A Place In The World | ABC |
| Best New Drama Series | Prisoner | 10 |
| Best News Report | Star Hotel Riot – NBN3, Newcastle | |
| Best Single Documentary | Mutiny On The Western Front | 7 |
| Best Documentary Series | This Fabulous Century | 7 |
| Best Sports Report or Documentary | Iron Men Of The Sea | 10 |
| Most Popular Drama Series | The Sullivans | 9 |
| Most Popular New Talent | Vera Plevnik – The John Sullivan Story | 9 |
| Most Popular Variety/Comedy Show | The Don Lane Show | 9 |
| Most Popular Public Affairs Program | 60 Minutes | 9 |
1980 Local Logie Awards
| Victoria | ||
| Most Popular Male Most Popular Female Most Popular Show | Bert Newton Annette Allison The Don Lane Show | 9 10 9 |
| New South Wales | ||
| Most Popular Male Most Popular Female Most Popular Show | Mike Walsh Katrina Lee Mike Walsh Show | 9 10 9 |
| Queensland | ||
| Most Popular Male Most Popular Female Most Popular Show | Glenn Taylor Jacki MacDonald Today Tonight | 9 10 9 |
| South Australia | ||
| Most Popular Male Most Popular Female Most Popular Show | Tony Murphy Pam Tamblyn Music Express | 9 7 7 |
| Tasmania | ||
| Most Popular Male Most Popular Female Most Popular Show | Tom Payne Sue Barnett People, Places, Politics | |
| Western Australia | ||
| Most Popular Male Most Popular Female Most Popular Show | Terry Willesee Judy Thompson Terry Willesee’s Perth | 9 7 9 |
NOTE: yes, we know many of the Special Guests are famous for more than what we list. Because this is a historical listing, we’ve tried to show the TV program the person was known for at the time. For example, Roger Moore was known for his TV show The Pretenders in 1972, long before he did the James Bond films.
Last column in the above charts is the television network / station.
