Logie Awards of 1987

Australian television 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

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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

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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

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#### Gold Logie

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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

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Most Popular Australian Actor | Most Popular Australian Actress

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* 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

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Most Popular Australian Drama Series | Most Popular Light Entertainment Program

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* 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

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Most Outstanding Single Documentary or Documentary Series | Most Outstanding Achievement in News

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* 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

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#### New South Wales

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

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

#### Queensland

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

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

#### South Australia

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

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

#### Tasmania

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

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

#### Victoria

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

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

#### Western Australia

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

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

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## Performers

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* 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

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

## References

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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.
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. ^ https://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.

## External links

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* Logie Awards of 1987 at IMDb

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* Personality on Australian Television
* Actor
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* Presenter
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* Reality Program
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* Actress
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* Miniseries or Telemovie
* Children's Program
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* News Coverage or Public Affairs Report
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