The 19th Annual TV Week Logie Awards were presented on Friday 25 March 1977 at Southern Cross Hotel in Melbourne and broadcast on the Nine Network. Bert Newton from the Nine Network was the Master of Ceremonies. American film star Burt Lancaster and television actors Lawrence Hilton-Jacobs, Susan Seaforth and Bill Hayes, British actors Robin Nedwell and Geoffrey Davies, and Australian actor Jack Thompson appeared as guests. Kate Jackson, star of Charlie’s Angels, was scheduled to appear but cancelled at the last minute to start filming on the television movie James at 15.
Winners of Logie Awards (Australian television) for 1977:
Most Popular Male Personality on Australian TelevisionPresented by Burt Lancaster
Winner:Don Lane,
The Don Lane Show, Nine Network
Nominated:Bert Newton,
The Don Lane Show, Nine NetworkMike Walsh,
The Mike Walsh Show, 0-10 Network
Most Popular Female Personality on Australian TelevisionPresented by Burt Lancaster
Winner:Jeanne Little,
The Mike Walsh Show, 0-10 Network
Most Popular Australian Lead ActorWinner:Martin Vaughan,
Power Without Glory, ABC
Most Popular Australian Lead ActressWinner:Ros Spiers,
Power Without Glory, ABC
Most Popular Australian DramaWinner:Power Without Glory, ABC
Most Popular Australian TV Teenage PersonalityWinner:Mark HoldenMost Popular Australian ComedyWinner:The Paul Hogan Show, Nine Network
Most Popular Variety ShowWinner:The Don Lane Show, Nine Network
Most Popular CommercialWinner:Coca-ColaBest Individual Performance By An ActorWinner:Hugh Keays-Byrne,
Rush, ABC
Best Individual Performance By An ActressWinner:Lyndell Rowe,
Tandarra, Seven Network
Best Sustained Performance By An Actor In A Supporting RoleWinner:John Wood,
Power Without Glory, ABC
Best Sustained Performance By An Actress In A Supporting RoleWinner:Wendy Hughes,
Power Without Glory, ABC
Best New DramaWinner:The Sullivans, Nine Network
Best Drama ScriptWinner:Colin Free,
Rush, ABC
Best News ReportWinner:Ahmad fire, Graham Cumming, Nine Network News
Best Public Affairs ProgramWinner:A Current Affair, Nine Network
Outstanding Contribution To TV JournalismWinner:"Cedar Bay",
This Day Tonight, Brisbane, ABC
Best TV InterviewerWinner:Mike Willessee
Best News DocumentaryWinner:Katingal, Paul Mullins, Network Ten
Best Documentary ScriptWinner:Fred "Cul" Cullen,
Australians At War, Network Ten
Best Documentary SeriesWinner:Australians At War, Network Ten
Best Sporting DocumentaryWinner:Sportsnight, ABC
Best Musical Variety SpecialWinner:Neil Diamond's Thank You Australia Concert, Nine Network
Outstanding Performance By A JuvenileWinner:Greg Stroud,
Solo One, Seven Network
Outstanding Contribution By A Regional StationWinner:The Executives, WIN4,
WollongongMost Popular MaleWinner:Don Lane
Most Popular FemaleWinner:Mary HardyMost Popular ShowWinner:The Don Lane Show, GTV-9
Most Popular MaleWinner:Mike WalshMost Popular FemaleWinner:Jeanne LittleMost Popular ShowWinner:The Mike Walsh Show,
TEN-10Most Popular MaleWinner:Sandy RobertsMost Popular FemaleWinner:Pam Tamblyn
Most Popular ShowWinner:Pam And Steve's Super Fun Show, ADS-7
Queensland
Most Popular MaleWinner:Paul SharrattMost Popular FemaleWinner:Jacki MacDonaldMost Popular ShowWinner:Studio 9, QTQ-9
Most Popular MaleWinner:Tom PayneMost Popular FemaleWinner:Louise Kent
Most Popular ShowWinner:This Week, TVT-6
Most Popular MaleWinner:Peter Waltham
Most Popular FemaleWinner:Jenny Clemesha
Most Popular ShowWinner:Hey Jude, TVW-7
George Wallace Memorial Logie For Best New TalentWinner:Mark Holden