Logie Awards of 1987

29th Logie Awards
29th Logie Awards
Date	3 April 1987
Site	Hyatt on Collins, Melbourne, Victoria
Hosted by	Don Lane
Highlights
Gold Logie	Ray Martin
Hall of Fame	Paul Hogan
Most awards	Neighbours (5)
Television coverage
Network	Network Ten
	← 28th; Logie Awards; 30th →;

The 29th Annual TV Week Logie Awards was held on Friday 3 April 1987 at the Hyatt on Collins in Melbourne, and broadcast on Network Ten.^[1] The ceremony was hosted by Don Lane and guests included Lee Majors, Brian Dennehy, Loretta Swit, Harry Hamlin, Laura Johnson, Leeza Gibbons, Dame Edna Everage and Nicole Kidman.^[1]

Nominees and winners

Winners are listed first and highlighted in bold.^[2]^[3] The nominations for the public voting categories and national awards were published in the 4 April 1987 issue of TV Week.^[4]

National awards

Gold Logie

Most Popular Personality on Australian Television
Ray Martin for The Midday Show (Nine Network) Greg Evans for Perfect Match (Network Ten) Daryl Somers for Hey Hey It's Saturday (Nine Network)

Acting

Most Popular Australian Actor	Most Popular Australian Actress
Peter O'Brien for Neighbours (Network Ten) Andrew Clarke for Sword of Honour (Seven Network) Jason Donovan for Neighbours (Network Ten)	Kylie Minogue for Neighbours (Network Ten) Tracy Mann for Sword of Honour (Seven Network) Elaine Smith for Neighbours (Network Ten)
Most Popular Actor in a Single Drama or Miniseries	Most Popular Actress in a Single Drama or Miniseries
Andrew Clarke for Sword of Honour (Seven Network) Jack Thompson for The Last Frontier (Network Ten)	Tracy Mann for Sword of Honour (Seven Network) Lorraine Bayly for The Challenge (Seven Network)
Most Popular New Talent in Australia
Jason Donovan for Neighbours (Network Ten) Cameron Daddo for Perfect Match (Network Ten) Kylie Minogue for Neighbours (Network Ten)

Most Popular Programs/Videos

Most Popular Australian Drama Series	Most Popular Light Entertainment Program
Neighbours (Network Ten) A Country Practice (Seven Network)	Hey Hey It's Saturday (Nine Network) Perfect Match (Network Ten)
Most Popular Public Affairs Program	Most Popular Single Drama or Miniseries
60 Minutes (Nine Network)	Sword of Honour (Seven Network) The Challenge (Seven Network) The Last Frontier (Network Ten)
Most Popular Sports Coverage	Most Popular Children's Program
Wide World of Sports (Nine Network) Australian Grand Prix (Nine Network)	Wombat (Seven Network) Simon Townsend's Wonder World (Network Ten)
Most Popular Australian Music Video
"You're the Voice" by John Farnham

Most Outstanding Programs

Most Outstanding Single Documentary or Documentary Series	Most Outstanding Achievement in News
Handle with Care (Network Ten) and The Greatest Gift (Nine Network) – Tied	"Russell Street Bombing" (Network Ten)
Most Outstanding Achievement in Public Affairs	Most Outstanding Achievement by Regional Television
"Coup D'Etat", ABC News (ABC TV)	Kids Only (BTV-6, Ballarat)

State awards

New South Wales

Most Popular Personality: Winner: Ray Martin (Nine Network)^[2]

Most Popular Program: Winner: A Country Practice (Seven Network)^[2]

Queensland

Most Popular Personality: Winner: Jacki MacDonald (Nine Network)^[2]

Most Popular Program: Winner: State Affair (Seven Network)^[2]

South Australia

Most Popular Personality: Winner: Anne Wills (Network Ten)^[2]

Most Popular Program: Winner: State Affair (Seven Network)^[2]

Tasmania

Most Popular Personality: Winner: Tom Payne (TVT-6)^[2]

Most Popular Program: Winner: Midweek (TVT-6)^[2]

Victoria

Most Popular Personality: Winner: Daryl Somers (Nine Network)^[2]

Most Popular Program: Winner: Neighbours (Network Ten)^[2]

Western Australia

Most Popular Personality: Winner: Rick Ardon (Seven Network)^[2]

Most Popular Program: Winner: State Affair (Seven Network)^[2]

Performers

Don Lane^[1]
Daryl Somers^[1]
Kerri-Anne Kennerley^[1]
Michael Cormack and the Jillian Fitzgerald dancers^[1]
Dame Edna Everage and dancers^[1]

Hall of Fame

After a lifetime in the Australian television industry, Paul Hogan became the fourth inductee into the TV Week Logies Hall of Fame.^[5]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g "29th TV Week Logie Awards, 1987". Tvweeklogies.com.au. Archived from the original on 26 January 2014.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m "1987 – The Logie Awards". Yahoo!7. Archived from the original on 22 April 2014.
^ https://www.nfsa.gov.au/collection/curated/asset/99644-kylie-wins-best-actress-1987-logies ^{[bare URL]}
^ "1987 TV Week Logie Awards Nominations". TV Week. 4 April 1987. p. 8.
^ "1987 Logie Awards". Australiantelevision.net. Archived from the original on 16 October 2014.

External links

Logie Awards of 1987 at IMDb

[Logies_History-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g "29th TV Week Logie Awards, 1987". Tvweeklogies.com.au. Archived from the original on 26 January 2014.

[winners-2] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m "1987 – The Logie Awards". Yahoo!7. Archived from the original on 22 April 2014.

[3] ttps://www.nfsa.gov.au/collection/curated/asset/99644-kylie-wins-best-actress-1987-logies ^{[bare URL]}

[4] "1987 TV Week Logie Awards Nominations". TV Week. 4 April 1987. p. 8.

[5] "1987 Logie Awards". Australiantelevision.net. Archived from the original on 16 October 2014.

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v t e Logie Awards
Most Popular categories	Personality on Australian Television Actor Actress Presenter New Talent Drama Program Comedy Program Entertainment Program News Panel or a Current Affairs Program Reality Program Lifestyle Program
Most Outstanding categories	Actor Supporting Actor Actress Supporting Actress Drama Series Miniseries or Telemovie Children's Program Factual or Documentary Program News Coverage or Public Affairs Report Sports Coverage
Other awards	Logie Hall of Fame
Former categories	George Wallace Memorial Logie for Best New Talent Most Popular New Male Talent Most Popular New Female Talent Graham Kennedy Award for Most Outstanding Newcomer Most Popular Australian Program Sports Program Factual Program Most Popular Live Show
Ceremonies	1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024