28th Annual TV Week Logie Awards
Friday, 18 April 1986
State Theatre, Sydney, New South Wales
The Logie Award Winners 1986 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 Michael Willesee. Special Guests were: Paul Hogan, Gordon Jackson (A Town Like Alice), Sam Neill, and USA stars John Denver, Veronica Hamel (Hill Street Blues), Phyllis Diller (comedian).
Performers were John Farnham, Laura Branigan, John Denver, Julie Anthony, Max Gillies and Tracey Harvey. The Awards were televised on the Nine Network.
1986 National Logie Awards
| Gold Logie Most Popular Personality | Daryl Somers – Hey Hey It’s Saturday | 9 |
| Hall of Fame Gold Logie | Neil Davis (posthumously) | |
| Silver Logie Most Popular Australian Actor | Grant Dodwell – A Country Practice | 7 |
| Silver Logie Most Popular Australian Actress | Anne Tenney – A Country Practice | 7 |
| TV Reporter of the Year | Ian Leslie | 9 |
| Outstanding Coverage of a Sport | Australian Grand Prix | 9 |
| Outstanding Contribution by a Regional Station | Newshour – TV8 Bendigo | |
| Best Light Entertainment Special | Cliff Richard – The Rock Collection | |
| Best Light Entertainment Series | The Gillies Report | ABC |
| Best Public Affairs Report | “Tax Summit” – Sunday, Jennifer Byrne | |
| Best News Report | Eagle Farm Siege – TVQ Brisbane | |
| Best Documentary | Sweat Of The Sun, Tears of the Moon | ABC |
| Best Performance by a Juvenile | Nadine Garner – The Henderson Kids | 10 |
| Most Popular New Talent | Peter O’Brien – Neighbours | 10 |
| Most Popular Australian Actor in a Miniseries/Telemovie | Andrew Clarke – Anzacs | 9 |
| Most Popular Australian Actress in a Miniseries/Telemovie | Megan Williams – Anzacs | 9 |
| Most Popular Australian Drama Program | A Country Practice | 7 |
| Most Popular Australian Miniseries/Telemovie | Anzacs | 9 |
| Most Popular Documentary Series | Willesee Documentaries | 9 |
| Most Popular Public Affairs Program | 60 Minutes | 9 |
| Most Popular Children’s Program | Simon Townsend’s Wonder World | 10 |
| Most Popular Australian Light Entertainment Program | Perfect Match | 10 |
| Most Popular Music Video | “What You Need” – INXS |
1986 Local Logie Awards
| Victoria | ||
| Most Popular Male Most Popular Female Most Popular Program | Daryl Somers Delvene Delaney Neighbours | 9 9 10 |
| New South Wales | ||
| Most Popular Male Most Popular Female Most Popular Program | Ray Martin Anne Tenney A Country Practice | 9 7 7 |
| Queensland | ||
| Most Popular Male Most Popular Female Most Popular Program | Glenn Taylor Jacki MacDonald – Hey Hey It’s Saturday State Affair | 7 9 7 |
| South Australia | ||
| Most Popular Male Most Popular Female Most Popular Program | Keith Conlon Anne Wills State Affair | 7 10 7 |
| Tasmania | ||
| Most Popular Male Most Popular Female Most Popular Program | Tom Payne Jenny Roberts Midweek | |
| Western Australia | ||
| Most Popular Male Most Popular Female Most Popular Program | Rick Ardon Susannah Carr State Affair | 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.
