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Logie Awards of 1963

Logie Awards of 1963

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The 5th Annual TV Week Logie Awards were announced on Wednesday 26 March 1963 by TV Week. The award ceremony was to have taken place at the Chevron-Hilton Hotel in Sydney on 23 March 1963 and been broadcast on the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC),[1] with Tony Hancock and Marie McDonald as guest presenters, but Hancock cancelled his trip to Australia due to illness. The presentation ceremony was postponed until July on board cruise liner Changsha.[2] This article lists the winners of Logie Awards (Australian television) for 1963:

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Awards

Gold Logie

Most Popular Personality on Australian Television
Winner:
Michael Charlton

Logie

National

Best Actor
Winner:
Syd Conabere, The One Day of the Year
Best Overseas Series
Winner:
Ben Casey
Best Drama
Winner:
The One Day of the Year, Nine Network
Best Youth Entertainment
Winner:
Johnny O'Keefe
Best Male Singer
Winner:
Lionel Long
Best Female Singer
Winner:
Judy Stone
Best Commercial
Winner:
Craven A
Outstanding Achievement
Winner:
Joan Sutherland Spectacular
Outstanding Contribution to Children's Entertainment
Winner:
Happy Hammond
Enterprising Programming (country stations only)
Winner:
NBN3, Newcastle

Victoria

Most Popular Male
Winner:
Graham Kennedy
Most Popular Female
Winner:
Panda Lisner
Most Popular Program
Winner:
In Melbourne Tonight, GTV

New South Wales

Most Popular Male
Winner:
Chuck Faulkner
Most Popular Female
Winner:
Diana Ward
Most Popular Program
Winner:
Startime, ATN

South Australia

Most Popular Male
Winner:
Lionel Williams
Most Popular Female
Winner:
Angela Stacey
Most Popular Program
Winner:
Adelaide Tonight, NWS

Queensland

Most Popular Male
Winner:
George Wallace Jnr
Most Popular Female
Winner:
Jackie Ellison
Most Popular Program
Winner:
Theatre Royal, BTQ

Western Australia

Most Popular Personality
Winner:
Gary Carvolth

Tasmania

Most Popular Personality
Winner:
Wendy Ellis

Special Achievement Award

Special Achievement Award for Comedy
Winner:
Dawn Lake and Bobby Limb
Special Achievement Award for Dancing
Winner:
Carlu Carter and Bill McGrath
Special Achievement Award for Variety
Winner:
Lorrae Desmond Show, ABC
Special Achievement Award
Winner:
Tommy Hanlon, Jr., It Could Be You
Special Achievement Award
Winner:
Bob Dyer, Jack Davey Special

References

  1. "This Week on Abc-3". Canberra Times. 18 March 1963.
  2. "ABC Announcers Take TV Awards". Canberra Times. 27 March 1963.

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