The 5th Annual TV Week Logie Awards were announced on Wednesday 26 March 1963 by TV Week. The award ceremony was to have taken place at the Chevron-Hilton Hotel in Sydney on 23 March 1963 and been broadcast on the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC), with Tony Hancock and Marie McDonald as guest presenters, but Hancock cancelled his trip to Australia due to illness. The presentation ceremony was postponed until July on board cruise liner Changsha. This article lists the winners of Logie Awards (Australian television) for 1963:
Awards
Gold Logie Most Popular Personality on Australian Television Winner: Michael Charlton
Logie
National Best Actor Winner: Syd Conabere, The One Day of the Year
Best Overseas Series Winner: Ben Casey
Best Drama Winner: The One Day of the Year, Nine Network
Best Youth Entertainment Winner: Johnny O'Keefe
Best Male Singer Winner: Lionel Long
Best Female Singer Winner: Judy Stone
Best Commercial Winner: Craven A
Outstanding Achievement Winner: Joan Sutherland Spectacular
Outstanding Contribution to Children's Entertainment Winner: Happy Hammond
Enterprising Programming (country stations only) Winner: NBN3, Newcastle
Victoria Most Popular Male Winner: Graham Kennedy
Most Popular Female Winner: Panda Lisner
Most Popular Program Winner: In Melbourne Tonight, GTV
New South Wales Most Popular Male Winner: Chuck Faulkner
Most Popular Female Winner: Diana Ward
Most Popular Program Winner: Startime, ATN
South Australia Most Popular Male Winner: Lionel Williams
Most Popular Female Winner: Angela Stacey
Most Popular Program Winner: Adelaide Tonight, NWS
Queensland Most Popular Male Winner: George Wallace Jnr
Most Popular Female Winner: Jackie Ellison
Most Popular Program Winner: Theatre Royal, BTQ
Western Australia Most Popular Personality Winner: Gary Carvolth
Tasmania Most Popular Personality Winner: Wendy Ellis
Special Achievement Award Special Achievement Award for Comedy Winner: Dawn Lake and Bobby Limb
Special Achievement Award for Dancing Winner: Carlu Carter and Bill McGrath
Special Achievement Award for Variety Winner: Lorrae Desmond Show, ABC
Special Achievement Award Winner: Tommy Hanlon, Jr., It Could Be You
Special Achievement Award Winner: Bob Dyer, Jack Davey Special
References
External links
Australian Television: 1962-1965 Logie Awards TV Week Logie Awards: 1963