21st Annual TV Week Logie Awards
Friday, 16 March 1979
Hilton Hotel, Melbourne, Victoria
The Logie Award Winners 1979 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: USA sports champion Muhammad Ali, USA stars Cicely Tyson, Henry Silva, Robin Williams (Mork & Mindy, Lauren Tewes (Love Boat), Bill Hayes (Days of Our Lives), Susan Seaforth (Days of Our Lives) and UK stars David Hemmings, Yootha Joyce (George & Mildred), Brian Murphy (George & Mildred). The Awards were televised on the Nine Network.
1979 National Logie Awards
| Gold Logie Most Popular Personality | Bert Newton – The Don Lane 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 | Lorraine Bayly – The Sullivans | 9 |
| TV Reporter of the Year | Bill Bennett – Willesee at Seven | 7 |
| Outstanding Coverage of a Sports Event | Bathurst Hardie Ferodo Motor Race | 7 |
| Outstanding Contribution to Children’s TV | Rainbow | |
| Outstanding Contribution to Community Service | “Have A Go” Campaign | 10 |
| Outstanding Contribution by a Regional Station | Goin’ Down The Road (CBN8 Orange) | |
| Best Performance by an Actor in a Major Role | John Meillon – Bit Part | ABC |
| Best Performance by an Actress in a Major Role | Kerry McGuire – Against The Wind | 7 |
| Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role | Peter Adams – Cop Shop | 7 |
| Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role | Chantal Contouri – The Sullivans | 9 |
| Best Performance by a Juvenile | Warwick Poulsen – Because He’s My Friend | ABC |
| Best New Talent in Australia | Jon English – Against The Wind | 7 |
| Best Miniseries/Telemovie | Bit Part | ABC |
| Best Television Script | Michael Aitkens – Neutral Ground | |
| Best New Drama | Against The Wind | 7 |
| Best News Report | Bank Seige & Chase – Nine Network News | 9 |
| Best Sports Report/Documentary | Surfabout | 9 |
| Best Single Documentary | The Last Tasmanian | 10 |
| Best Documentary Series | A Big Country | ABC |
| Most Popular Australian TV Teenage Personality | John Paul Young | |
| Most Popular Drama Series | The Sullivans | 9 |
| Most Popular Australian Variety Or Panel Show | The Don Lane Show | 9 |
| Most Popular Comedy Show | The Paul Hogan Show | 9 |
1979 Local Logie Awards
| Victoria | ||
| Most Popular Male Most Popular Female Most Popular Show | Bert Newton Mary Hardy The Don Lane Show | 9 7 9 |
| New South Wales | ||
| Most Popular Male Most Popular Female Most Popular Show | Mike Walsh Noelene Brown The Mike Walsh Show | 9 7 9 |
| Queensland | ||
| Most Popular Male Most Popular Female Most Popular Show | Paul Griffin Jacki MacDonald Country Homestead | 9 10 9 |
| South Australia | ||
| Most Popular Male Most Popular Female Most Popular Show | Ernie Sigley Pam Tamblyn The Ernie Sigley Show | 9 7 9 |
| Tasmania | ||
| Most Popular Male Most Popular Female Most Popular Show | Jim Cox Kerry Smith Saturday Night Show | 9 9 9 |
| Western Australia | ||
| Most Popular Male Most Popular Female Most Popular Show | Terry Willesee Stephanie Quinlan Channel Seven News | 9 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.
