Logie Awards of 1985

Last updated

27th Logie Awards
Date26 April 1985
Site World Trade Centre, Melbourne, Victoria
Hosted by Greg Evans
Highlights
Gold Logie Rowena Wallace
Hall of Fame Ken G. Hall
Most awards A Country Practice (5)
Television coverage
Network Network Ten

The 27th Annual TV Week Logie Awards was held on Friday 26 April 1985 at the World Trade Centre in Melbourne, and broadcast on Network Ten. [1] [2] The ceremony was hosted by Greg Evans. [1] Guests included Anne Baxter, Larry Hagman, Linda Gray, Pamela Bellwood, Jane Badler, Melody Thomas, James Brolin, Andrew Stevens and Mel Blanc. [1]

Contents

Winners and nominees

Winners are listed first and highlighted in bold. [3] [4]

Gold Logie

Most Popular Personality on Australian Television

Acting/Presenting

Most Popular Australian Lead Actor Most Popular Australian Lead Actress
Best Lead ActorBest Lead Actress
Best Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or TelemovieBest Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or Telemovie
Best Lead Actor in a SeriesBest Lead Actress in a Series
Best Supporting Actor in a SeriesBest Supporting Actress in a Series
Best Performance by a JuvenileBest New Talent in Australia
TV Reporter of the YearSpecial Award for Outstanding Contribution to the Australian Music Industry and Encouragement of Talent
Most Popular Australian Drama Program Most Popular Australian Variety Program
Most Popular Australian Comedy ProgramMost Popular Australian Games or Quiz Program
Most Popular Australian Current Affairs ProgramMost Popular Australian Documentary Program
  • Willesee Documentaries (Network Ten)
    • John Laws' World (Network Ten)
Most Popular Australian Children's Program

Best/Outstanding Programs

Best Single Miniseries or TelemovieBest Documentary
  • Frontline Afghanistan (ABC)
Best Special Events TelecastBest News Report
Outstanding Public Affairs ReportOutstanding Coverage of Sport
Most Outstanding Contribution by a Regional StationSpecial Award for Sustained Excellence

Performers

Hall of Fame

After a lifetime in the Australian television industry, Ken G. Hall became the second inductee into the TV Week Logies Hall of Fame. [5]

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References

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  2. "Rowena Wallace wins Gold Logie". The Canberra Times . 27 April 1985. p. 3. Retrieved 14 January 2016 via National Library of Australia.
  3. "1985 – The Logie Awards". Yahoo!7. Archived from the original on 22 April 2014.
  4. "Going for gold!". TV Week . 27 April 1985. pp. 4–5.
  5. "1985 Logie Awards". Australiantelevision.net. Archived from the original on 16 October 2014.