The 27th Annual TV Week Logie Awards was held on Friday 26 April 1985 at the World Trade Centre in Melbourne, and broadcast on Network Ten. The ceremony was hosted by Greg Evans. Guests included Anne Baxter, Larry Hagman, Linda Gray, Pamela Bellwood, Jane Badler, Melody Thomas, James Brolin, Andrew Stevens and Mel Blanc.
Winners and nominees Winners are listed first and highlighted in bold.
Gold Logie Most Popular Personality on Australian TelevisionRowena Wallace for Sons and Daughters (Seven Network) Greg Evans for Perfect Match (Network Ten) Daryl Somers for Hey Hey It's Saturday (Nine Network) Mike Walsh for The Mike Walsh Show (Nine Network)
Acting/Presenting Most Popular Australian Lead Actor Most Popular Australian Lead ActressGrant Dodwell for A Country Practice (Seven Network) Shane Porteous for A Country Practice (Seven Network) Shane Withington for A Country Practice (Seven Network)Anne Tenney for A Country Practice (Seven Network) Penny Cook for A Country Practice (Seven Network) Rowena Wallace for Sons and Daughters (Seven Network) Best Lead Actor Best Lead ActressJack Thompson for Waterfront (Network Ten)Greta Scacchi for Waterfront (Network Ten) Best Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or Telemovie Best Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or TelemovieMax Cullen for The Last Bastion (Network Ten)Noni Hazlehurst for Waterfront (Network Ten) Best Lead Actor in a Series Best Lead Actress in a SeriesShane Withington for A Country Practice (Seven Network)Rowena Wallace for Sons and Daughters (Seven Network) Best Supporting Actor in a Series Best Supporting Actress in a SeriesIan Rawlings for Sons and Daughters (Seven Network)Wendy Strehlow for A Country Practice (Seven Network) Gerda Nicolson for Prisoner (Network Ten) Christine Amor for Carson's Law (Network Ten) Best Performance by a Juvenile Best New Talent in AustraliaKen Talbot for Danny's Egg (Nine Network) Robert Summers for Prisoner (Network Ten)David Reyne for Sweet and Sour (ABC) Greg Evans for Perfect Match (Network Ten) Julie Nihill for Bodyline (Network Ten) TV Reporter of the Year Special Award for Outstanding Contribution to the Australian Music Industry and Encouragement of TalentMike Munro for Willesee (Seven Network)Ian "Molly" Meldrum
Most Popular Programs Most Popular Australian Drama Program Most Popular Australian Variety ProgramA Country Practice (Seven Network) Prisoner (Network Ten) Sons and Daughters (Seven Network)The Mike Walsh Show (Nine Network) Hey Hey It's Saturday (Nine Network) Most Popular Australian Comedy Program Most Popular Australian Games or Quiz ProgramHey Hey It's Saturday (Nine Network) The Gillies Report (ABC) Kingswood Country (Seven Network)Perfect Match (Network Ten) Sale of the Century (Nine Network) Most Popular Australian Current Affairs Program Most Popular Australian Documentary Program60 Minutes (Nine Network) Willesee (Nine Network)Willesee Documentaries (Network Ten) John Laws' World (Network Ten) Most Popular Australian Children's ProgramSimon Townsend's Wonder World (Network Ten) Wombat (Seven Network)
Best/Outstanding Programs Best Single Miniseries or Telemovie Best DocumentaryWaterfront (Network Ten)''Frontline Afghanistan (ABC)|- ! width="25%"| Best Special Events Telecast ! width="25%"| Best News Report |- | valign="top"|1984 Summer Olympics (Network Ten)| valign="top"| "Bank Siege" (Seven Network)|- ! width="25%"| Outstanding Public Affairs Report ! width="25%"| Outstanding Coverage of Sport |- | valign="top"|"The Education of Stephen Lusher", 60 Minutes (Nine Network)| valign="top"|James Hardie 1000 (Seven Network)|- ! width="25%"| Most Outstanding Contribution by a Regional Station ! width="25%"| Special Award for Sustained Excellence |- | valign="top"|Autumn Faces (GMV6, Shepparton)| valign="top"|Receiver: 60 Minutes'' (Nine Network)
Performers Ricky May Marcia Hines Debra Byrne
Hall of Fame After a lifetime in the Australian television industry, Ken G. Hall became the second inductee into the TV Week Logies Hall of Fame.
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