The 20th Annual TV Week Logie Awards were presented on Friday 3 March 1978 at Southern Cross Hotel in Melbourne and broadcast on the Nine Network. Bert Newton from the Nine Network was the Master of Ceremonies. American singer Sammy Davis, Jr., television actors Mike Farrell, Florence Henderson, Richard Anderson and Patty Weaver, and British television host David Frost appeared as guests. Bob Hope also made a brief introduction via cable from Sydney.
Winners of Logie Awards (Australian television) for 1978:
Most Popular Personality on Australian TelevisionPresented by Sammy Davis, Jr.
Winner:Graham Kennedy,
Blankety Blanks, Network Ten
Nominated:Lorraine Bayly,
The Sullivans, Nine NetworkDon Lane,
The Don Lane Show, Nine NetworkBert Newton,
The Don Lane Show, Nine NetworkMike Walsh,
The Mike Walsh Show, Nine Network
Most Popular Lead Actor on Australian TelevisionWinner:Paul Cronin,
The Sullivans, Nine Network
Most Popular Lead Actress on Australian TelevisionWinner:Lorraine Bayly,
The Sullivans, Nine Network
Most Popular Australian DramaWinner:The Sullivans, Nine Network
Best New Talent In AustraliaWinner:Brandon Burke,
Glenview High, Seven Network
Most Popular Australian TV Teenage PersonalityWinner:Mark HoldenMost Popular Australian Variety Or Panel ShowWinner:Blankety Blanks, Network Ten
Most Popular Australian CommercialWinner:Export Cola
Best Individual Performance By An ActorWinner:Neil Fitzpatrick,
Pig in a Poke, ABC
Best Individual Performance By An ActressWinner:Jacki Weaver,
Do I Have to Kill My Child?, Nine Network
Best Sustained Performance By An Actor In A Supporting RoleWinner:Michael Caton, The Sullivans, Nine Network
Best Sustained Performance By An Actress In A Supporting RoleWinner:Vivean Gray, The Sullivans, Nine Network
Best New DramaWinner:Cop Shop, Seven Network
Best Dramatic ScriptWinner:Margaret Kelly and
John Dingwall,
Pig in a Poke, ABC
Best Miniseries/TelemovieWinner:The Alternative, Seven Network
Best Comedy PerformerWinner:Paul Hogan,
The Paul Hogan Show, Nine Network
Best News ReportWinner:Blue Mountains bushfires, Network Ten news
Outstanding Contribution To TV JournalismWinner:"The Werribee Incident",
A Current Affair, Nine Network
Best Public Affairs SeriesWinner:Willesee at Seven, Seven Network
Best News DocumentaryWinner:"Utah",
Four Corners, ABC
Best Documentary SeriesWinner:In the Wild, ABC
Outstanding Coverage Of A Sporting EventWinner:The Australian Open Golf, Nine Network
Outstanding Performance By A JuvenileWinner:Beau Cox,
Young Ramsay, Seven Network
Outstanding Contribution To Community ServiceWinner:The National Survival Test, 0-10 Network
Outstanding Contribution By A Regional StationWinner:Ian, NBN3,
NewcastleMost Popular MaleWinner:Bert NewtonMost Popular FemaleWinner:Mary HardyMost Popular ShowWinner:The Don Lane Show, Nine Network
Most Popular MaleWinner:Mike WalshMost Popular FemaleWinner:Sue Smith
Most Popular ShowWinner:The Mike Walsh Show, Nine Network
Most Popular MaleWinner:Roger Cardwell
Most Popular FemaleWinner:Helen Woods
Most Popular ShowWinner:Super Fun Show, Seven Network
Queensland
Most Popular MaleWinner:Paul SharrattMost Popular FemaleWinner:Jacki MacDonaldMost Popular ShowWinner:Country Homestead, Nine Network
Most Popular MaleWinner:Tom PayneMost Popular FemaleWinner:Robyn Jackman
Most Popular ShowWinner:This Week
Most Popular MaleWinner:Terry WilleseeMost Popular FemaleWinner:Jenny Clemesha
Most Popular ShowWinner:Channel Nine News