Logie Awards of 1975

The 17th Annual TV Week Logie Awards were presented on Friday 7 March 1975 at Southern Cross Hotel in Melbourne and broadcast on the Nine Network. It was the first time the Awards were telecast in Colour. Bert Newton from the Nine Network was the Master of Ceremonies. American film star John Wayne and television actors Lee Majors and William Conrad, British actor Edward Woodward and his wife Michele Dotrice, and Australian-born British television stars Keith Michell and Diane Cilento appeared as guests. Each of the guest presenters were given special souvenir Logies.

Awards Winners of Logie Awards (Australian television) for 1975:

Gold Logie Awards presented by John Wayne Most Popular Male Personality on Australian Television Winner: Ernie Sigley, The Ernie Sigley Show, Nine Network

Most Popular Female Personality on Australian Television Winner: Denise Drysdale, The Ernie Sigley Show, Nine Network

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National Best Australian Actor Winner: George Mallaby, The Box, 0-10 Network

Best Australian Actress Winner: Bunney Brooke, Number 96, 0-10 Network

Best Australian Drama Winner: Number 96, 0-10 Network

Best Australian Teenage Personality Winner: Debbie Byrne, Young Talent Time, 0-10 Network

Best Australian Music/Variety Show Winner: Young Talent Time, 0-10 Network

Best Australian Commercial Winner: Uncle Sam

Best Individual Performance By An Actor Winner: John Meillon, The Fourth Wish, ABC

Best Individual Performance By An Actress Winner: Pat Evison, Pig in a Poke, ABC

Best TV Comedian Winner: Paul Hogan, The Paul Hogan Show, Seven Network

Best New Drama Winner: Rush, ABC

Best Script Winner: Fred Cullen, Homicide, Seven Network

Best News Coverage Winner: Frank Sinatra in Australia, David Hill, Seven Network News

Best Public Affairs Program Winner: A Current Affair, Nine Network

Reporter Of The Year Winner: Richard Carleton, This Day Tonight, ABC

Contribution To TV Journalism Winner: Federal File, Nine Network

Best Single Documentary Winner: Casley's Kingdom, David Johnston, Seven Network

Best Dramatised Documentary Winner: Billy and Percy, ABC

Outstanding Contribution To TV Winner: Bill Peach, for eight years' service to This Day Tonight, ABC

Outstanding Creative Effort Winner: Tedd Dunn, Fredd Bear's Breakfast A-Go-Go, ATV-0

Outstanding Contribution To Daytime TV Winner: No Man's Land, Nine Network

Victoria Most Popular Male Winner: Ernie Sigley

Most Popular Female Winner: Denise Drysdale

Most Popular Show Winner: The Ernie Sigley Show, GTV-9

New South Wales Most Popular Male Winner: Mike Walsh

Most Popular Female Winner: Barbara Rogers

Most Popular Show Winner: The Mike Walsh Show, TEN-10

South Australia Most Popular Male Winner: Bob Francis

Logie Awards of 1975

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