The 18th Annual TV Week Logie Awards were presented on Friday 12 March 1976 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 Lee Marvin, television actors Henry Winkler, Martin Milner and Arte Johnson, and British actors Gordon Jackson and Susannah York appeared as guests.
Awards
Winners of Logie Awards (Australian television) for 1976:
Gold Logie
Awards presented by Lee Marvin
Most Popular Male Personality on Australian Television
Winner: Norman Gunston (Garry McDonald), The Norman Gunston Show, ABC
Most Popular Female Personality on Australian Television
Winner: Denise Drysdale, The Ernie Sigley Show, Nine Network
Logie
National
Best Australian Actor
Winner: Paul Karo, The Box, 0-10 Network
Best Australian Actress
Winner: Pat McDonald, Number 96, 0-10 Network
Best Australian Drama
Winner: Number 96, 0-10 Network
Best Australian Teenage Personality
Winner: John Paul Young
Best Australian Music/Variety Show
Winner: Young Talent Time, 0-10 Network
Best Commercial
Winner: Uncle Sam
Best Individual Performance By An Actor
Winner: Chris Haywood, Essington, ABC
Best Individual Performance By An Actress
Winner: Maggie Millar, Homicide, Seven Network
Best New Drama
Winner: Cash and Company, Seven Network
Best Script
Winner: Thomas Keneally, Essington, ABC
Best Single Episode In A Series
Winner: "Little Raver", Division 4, Nine Network
Best News Report
Winner: Timor report, Gerald Stone, Nine Network
Best Public Affairs Program
Winner: A Current Affair, Nine Network
Best TV Interviewer
Winner: Michael Schildberger, A Current Affair, Nine Network
Best News Documentary
Winner: Of Course I Love Jim Cairns, Nine Network
Best Single Documentary
Winner: You Just Don't Realise, 0-10 Network
Best Documentary Series
Winner: A Big Country, ABC
For Faith And Continuing Investment In Australian Drama
Winner: Hector Crawford
Best Teenage Television
Winner: Countdown, ABC
Outstanding Performance By A Juvenile
Winner: Jacqui Lochhead, Matlock Police
Outstanding Contribution By A Regional Station
Winner: The World Of Jesus Christ Superstar, NBN-3 Newcastle
Victoria
Most Popular Male
Winner: Ernie Sigley
Most Popular Female
Winner: Denise Drysdale
Most Popular Show
Winner: The Ernie Sigley Show, Nine Network
New South Wales
Most Popular Male
Winner: Mike Walsh
Most Popular Female
Winner: Jeanne Little
Most Popular Show
Winner: The Mike Walsh Show, Network Ten
South Australia
Most Popular Male
Winner: Sandy Roberts
Most Popular Female
Winner: Winnie Pelz
Most Popular Show
Winner: Sound Unlimited, Seven Network
Queensland
Most Popular Male
Winner: Paul Sharratt
Most Popular Female
Winner: Jacki MacDonald
Most Popular Show
Winner: Studio 9, Nine Network
Tasmania
Most Popular Male
Winner: Tom Payne
Most Popular Female
Winner: Margaret Anne Ford
Most Popular Show
Winner: This Week
Western Australia
Most Popular Male
Winner: Jeff Newman
Most Popular Female
Winner: Marie Van Maaren
Most Popular Show
Winner: Stars Of The Future, Seven Network
Special Achievement Award
George Wallace Memorial Award For Best New Talent
Winner: Norman Gunston (Garry McDonald), The Norman Gunston Show, Seven Network
Footnotes
1This is the first and only time to date a fictional character has won a Logie.