3rd Annual TV Week Logie Awards
18 March 1961
Chevron-Hilton Hotel, Sydney, New South Wales
Guest Presenter was UK star Jimmy Edwards (Whack-O!) The 1961 Awards were not televised.
The Logie Award Winners 1961 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.
1961 National Logie Awards
Gold Logie Most Popular Personality | Bob Dyer – Pick-A-Box | 7 |
Special Logie For Best Drama | Stormy Petrel | ABC |
Best Actor | Brian James – Stormy Petrel | ABC |
Best Drama | Shadow Of A Pale Horse | 7 |
Best Variety Production | Curtain Call | 7 |
Best Singer | Elaine McKenna – The Tarax Happy Show | 9 |
Best Comedians | Bobby Limb & Buster Fiddess – In Melbourne Tonight | 9 |
Best Sporting Coverage | The Davis Cup | ABC |
1961 Local Logie Awards
Victoria | ||
Most Popular Male Most Popular Female Most Popular Program | Graham Kennedy Panda Lisner In Melbourne Tonight | 9 9 9 |
New South Wales | ||
Most Popular Male Most Popular Female Most Popular Program | Digby Wolfe Tanya Halesworth The Bobby Limb Show | 7 ABC 9 |
Queensland | ||
Most Popular Male Most Popular Female Most Popular Program | Brian Tait Nancy Knudsen The Late Show | 7 7 7 |
South Australia | ||
Most Popular Male Most Popular Female Most Popular Program | Ian Fairweather Maree Tomasetti Adelaide Tonight | 9 7 9 |
Last column in the above charts is the television network / station.