# Logie Awards of 1974

The 16th Annual TV Week Logie Awards were presented on Friday, 8 March 1974 at Southern Cross Hotel in Melbourne and broadcast on the Nine Network. Bert Newton was the Master of Ceremonies. Italian film star Gina Lollobrigida and American television actors Tige Andrews, David Cassidy and Macdonald Carey appeared as guests.

## Awards

Winners of Logie Awards (Australian television) for 1974:

### Gold Logie

Awards presented by Gina Lollobrigida

#### Most Popular Male Personality on Australian Television

    Winner: Graham Kennedy, The Graham Kennedy Show, Nine Network

#### Most Popular Female Personality on Australian Television

    Winner: Pat McDonald, Number 96, 0-10 Network

### Logie
#### National
##### Best Australian Actor

    Winner: Leonard Teale, Homicide, Seven Network

##### Best Australian Actress

    Winner: Pat McDonald, Number 96, 0-10 Network

##### Best Australian Drama

    Winner: Number 96, 0-10 Network

##### Best Teenage Personality

    Winner: Debbie Byrne, Young Talent Time, 0-10 Network

##### Best Australian Comedy

    Winner: The Aunty Jack Show, ABC

##### Best Australian Music/Variety Show

    Winner: Young Talent Time, 0-10 Network

##### Best Australian Compere

    Winner: Bert Newton, The Graham Kennedy Show, Nine Network

##### Best American Show

    Winner: The Mod Squad

##### Best British Show

    Winner: The Benny Hill Show

##### Best Australian Commercial

    Winner: Kingford Cigarettes

##### Best New Drama

    Winner: Seven Little Australians, ABC

##### Best Script

    Winner: Fred Cullen, Homicide, Seven Network

##### Best News Coverage

    Winner: Balsa rafts Chile/Australia trip (Ian Leslie, 0-10 Network)

##### Best Public Affairs Program

    Winner: A Current Affair, Nine Network
Outstanding Contribution To TV Journalism
    Winner: Steve Raymond, A Current Affair, Nine Network
Outstanding Single Acting Performance
    Winner: Fred Cullen, Homicide, Seven Network
Outstanding Contribution To TV Comedy Writing
    Winner: Fred Parsons

##### Best Single Documentary

    Winner: Escape From Singapore, John Power, ABC

##### Best Documentary Series

    Winner: Wild Australia, ABC

##### Outstanding Creative Effort

    Winner: Gordon French, Tommy, Seven Network

##### Outstanding Contribution To Daytime TV

    Winner: Mike Walsh, The Mike Walsh Show, 0-10 Network

#### Victoria
##### Most Popular Male

    Winner: Graham Kennedy

##### Most Popular Female

    Winner: Mary Hardy

##### Most Popular Show

    Winner: The Graham Kennedy Show, Nine Network

#### New South Wales
##### Most Popular Male

    Winner: Don Lane

##### Most Popular Female

    Winner: Marilyn Mayo

##### Most Popular Show

    Winner: The Don Lane Show, Nine Network

#### South Australia
##### Most Popular Male

    Winner: Ernie Sigley

##### Most Popular Female

    Winner: Anne Wills

##### Most Popular Show

    Winner: Adelaide Tonight, Nine Network

#### Queensland
##### Most Popular Male

    Winner: Ron Cadee

##### Most Popular Female

    Winner: Dina Heslop

##### Most Popular Show

    Winner: Studio 9, Nine Network

#### Tasmania
##### Most Popular Male

    Winner: Trevor Sutton

##### Most Popular Female

    Winner: Jill Morrell

##### Most Popular Show

    Winner: This Week

#### Western Australia
##### Most Popular Male

    Winner: Jeff Newman

##### Most Popular Female

    Winner: Sandy Palmer

##### Most Popular Show

    Winner: Stars Of The Future, Seven Network

### Special Achievement Award
#### George Wallace Memorial Logie For Best New Talent

    Winner: Elizabeth Alexander, Seven Little Australians, ABC