27th Annual TV Week Logie Awards
Friday, 26 April 1985
World Trade Centre, Melbourne, Victoria
Hosted by Greg Evans. Special Guests were: USA stars Anne Baxter, Larry Hagman (Dallas), Linda Gray (Dallas), Andrew Stevens (Dallas), Pamela Bellwood (Dynasty), James Brolin (Hotel), Jane Badler (miniseries V), Melody Thomas (The Young and the Restless), and Mel Blanc (voice of Bugs Bunny and other Warner Bros cartoons). Performers were Marcia Hines, Ricky May, Debbie Byrne. The Awards were televised on Network Ten.
The Logie Award Winners 1985 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.
1985 National Logie Awards
| Gold Logie Most Popular Personality | Rowena Wallace – Sons And Daughters | 7 |
| Silver Logie Most Popular Lead Actor | Grant Dodwell – A Country Practice | 7 |
| Silver Logie Most Popular Lead Actress | Anne Tenney – A Country Practice | 7 |
| Special Award for Outstanding Contribution to the Australian Music Industry and Encouragement of Talent | Ian “Molly” Meldrum | |
| Special Award for Sustained Excellence | 60 Minutes | 9 |
| Outstanding Public Affairs Report | “The Education Of Stephen Lusher” – 60 Minutes | 9 |
| Outstanding Coverage Of Sport | James Hardie 1000 | 7 |
| Most Outstanding Contribution by a Regional Station | Autumn Faces – GMV6 Shepparton | |
| TV Reporter of the Year | Michael Munro – Willesee | 7 |
| Best Lead Actor | Jack Thompson – Waterfront | 10 |
| Best Lead Actress | Greta Scacchi – Waterfront | 10 |
| Best Lead Actor in a Series | Shane Withington – A Country Practice | 7 |
| Best Lead Actress in a Series | Rowena Wallace – Sons And Daughters | 7 |
| Best Supporting Actor in a Series | Ian Rawlings – Sons And Daughters | 7 |
| Best Supporting Actress in a Series | Wendy Strehlow – A Country Practice | 7 |
| Best Supporting Actor in a Miniseries/Telemovie | Max Cullen – The Last Bastion | 10 |
| Best Supporting Actress in a Miniseries/Telemovie | Noni Hazlehurst – Waterfront | 10 |
| Best Performance by a Juvenile | Ken Talbot – Danny’s Egg | 9 |
| Best New Talent in Australia | David Reyne – Sweet And Sour | ABC |
| Best Special Events Telecast | 1984 Los Angeles Olympic Games | 10 |
| Best Single Miniseries/Telemovie | Waterfront | 10 |
| Best News Report | Bank Siege | 7 |
| Best Documentary | Frontline Afghanistan | ABC |
| Most Popular Drama Program | A Country Practice | 7 |
| Most Popular Documentary Series | Willesee Documentaries | 7 |
| Most Popular Public Affairs Program | 60 Minutes | 9 |
| Most Popular Children’s Program | Simon Townsend’s Wonder World | 10 |
| Most Popular Variety Program | Mike Walsh Show | 9 |
| Most Popular Comedy Program | Hey Hey It’s Saturday Night | 9 |
| Most Popular Quiz/Game Show | Perfect Match | 10 |
1985 Local Logie Awards
| Victoria | ||
| Most Popular Male Most Popular Female Most Popular Show | Daryl Somers Lorraine Bayly Prisoner | 9 10 10 |
| New South Wales | ||
| Most Popular Male Most Popular Female Most Popular Show | Grant Dodwell Penny Cook A Country Practice | 7 7 7 |
| Queensland | ||
| Most Popular Male Most Popular Female Most Popular Show | Glenn Taylor Jacki MacDonald Wombat | 7 9 7 |
| South Australia | ||
| Most Popular Male Most Popular Female Most Popular Show | Rob Kelvin Anne Wills State Affair | 9 10 7 |
| Tasmania | ||
| Most Popular Male Most Popular Female Most Popular Show | Bert Taylor Jenny Roberts Midweek | |
| Western Australia | ||
| Most Popular Male Most Popular Female Most Popular Show | Rick Ardon Anne Conti State Affair | 7 9 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.
