14th Annual TV Week Logie Awards
Friday, 18 February 1972
Southern Cross Hotel, Melbourne, Victoria
The Logie Award Winners 1972 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.
Hosted by Bert Newton. Special Guests were: UK stars Juliet Mills (Nanny & The Professor), Kenneth Connor (Carry On), Roger Moore (The Persuaders) and USA stars Robert Reed (Brady Bunch) and Rock Hudson (McMillan & Wife). The Awards were televised on the Nine Network.
1972 National Logie Awards
| Gold Logie Most Popular Personality | Gerard Kennedy – Division 4 | 9 |
| George Wallace Memorial Logie for Best New Talent | Jamie Redfern – Young Talent Time | 10 |
| Outstanding Contribution to TV Journalism | Dateline ‘71 | 10 |
| Outstanding Creative Effort | Dead Men Running | ABC |
| Best Actor | Gerard Kennedy – Division 4 | 9 |
| Best Actress | Pat Smith – Division 4 | 9 |
| Best Teenage Personality | Johnny Farnham | |
| Best Compere | Bert Newton – In Melbourne Tonight | 9 |
| Best Individual Acting Performance | Jack Fegan – Division 4 | 9 |
| Best Australian Drama | Division 4 | 9 |
| Best New Drama Series | Matlock Police | 10 |
| Best Scriptwriter | Tony Morphett – Dynasty | ABC |
| Best News Coverage | Victoria-Springbok Rugby Match | |
| Best Australian Music/Variety Show | Young Talent Time | 10 |
| Best Australian Comedy | The Group | 7 |
| Best Overseas Drama USA | The Mod Squad | |
| Best Overseas Drama UK | The Persuaders | |
| Best Commercial | Fanta |
1972 Local Logie Awards
| Victoria | ||
| Most Popular Male Most Popular Female Most Popular Show | Frank Wilson Mary Hardy Penthouse Club | 9 7 7 |
| New South Wales | ||
| Most Popular Male Most Popular Female Most Popular Show | Bob Rogers Penny Spence The Bob Rogers Show | 7 9 7 |
| Queensland | ||
| Most Popular Male Most Popular Female Most Popular Show | Ron Cadee Dina Heslop I’ve Got A Secret | 9 7 9 |
| South Australia | ||
| Most Popular Male Most Popular Female Most Popular Show | Ernie Sigley Anne Wills Adelaide Tonight | 9 9 9 |
| Tasmania | ||
| Most Popular Male Most Popular Female Most Popular Show | Graeme Smith Sue Gray Smith’s Weekly | |
| Western Australia | ||
| Most Popular Male Most Popular Female Most Popular Show | Jeff Newman Jenny Clemesha Stars Of The Future | 7 7 7 |
Last column in the above charts is the television network / station.
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.
