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