18th Annual TV Week Logie Awards
Friday, 12 March 1976
Southern Cross Hotel, Melbourne, Victoria
The Logie Award Winners 1976 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 Gordon Jackson (Upstairs, Downstairs) and Susannah York; USA stars Henry Winkler (Happy Days), Martin Milner (Swiss Family Robinson), Arte Johnson and Lee Marvin.
A Gold Logie was given to Norman Gunston, the only time a fictional character won a Logie. The Awards were televised on the Nine Network.
1976 National Logie Awards
Gold Logie Most Popular Male Personality | Norman Gunston – The Garry McDonald Norman Gunston Show | 7 |
Gold Logie Most Popular Female Personality | Denise Drysdale – The Ernie Sigley Show | 9 |
George Wallace Memorial Logie for Best New Talent | Norman Gunston – The Garry McDonald Norman Gunston Show | 7 |
For Faith And Continuing Investment in Australian Drama | Hector Crawford | ABC |
Outstanding Performance by a Juvenile | Jacqui Lochhead – Matlock Police | |
Outstanding Contribution by a Regional Station | The World Of Jesus Christ Superstar (NBN3 Newcastle) | |
Best Australian Actor | Paul Karo – Number 96 | 10 |
Best Australian Actress | Pat McDonald – Number 96 | 10 |
Best Individual Performance by an Actor | Chris Haywood – Essington | ABC |
Best Individual Performance by an Actress | Maggie Millar – Homicide | 7 |
Best Australian Teenage Personality | John Paul Young | |
Best Teenage Television | Countdown | ABC |
Best TV Interviewer | Michael Schildberger – A Current Affair | 9 |
Best News Report | Timor Report – Gerald Stone | 9 |
Best News Documentary | Of Course I Love Jim Cairns | 9 |
Best Single Documentary | You Just Don’t Realise | 10 |
Best Documentary Series | A Big Country | ABC |
Best Public Affairs Program | A Current Affair | 9 |
Best Australian Drama | Number 96 | 10 |
Best New Drama | Cash And Company | 7 |
Best Australian Music/Variety Show | Young Talent Time | 10 |
Best Script | Thomas Keneally – Essington | ABC |
Best Single Episode In A Series | “Little Raver” – Division 4 | 9 |
Best Commercial | Uncle Sam |
1976 Local Logie Awards
Victoria | ||
Most Popular Male Most Popular Female Most Popular Show | Ernie Sigley Denise Drysdale The Ernie Sigley Show | 9 9 9 |
New South Wales | ||
Most Popular Male Most Popular Female Most Popular Show | Mike Walsh Jeanne Little The Mike Walsh Show | 10 10 10 |
Queensland | ||
Most Popular Male Most Popular Female Most Popular Show | Paul Sharratt Jacki MacDonald Studio 9 | 9 9 9 |
South Australia | ||
Most Popular Male Most Popular Female Most Popular Show | Sandy Roberts Winnie Pelz Sound Unlimited | 7 7 |
Tasmania | ||
Most Popular Male Most Popular Female Most Popular Show | Tom Payne Margaret Anne Ford This Week | |
Western Australia | ||
Most Popular Male Most Popular Female Most Popular Show | Jeff Newman Marie Van Maaren Stars Of The Future | 7 7 7 |
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.