The 15th Annual TV Week Logie Awards were presented on Friday 16 February 1973 at the Southern Cross Hotel in Melbourne and broadcast on the Nine Network. Bert Newton was the Master of Ceremonies. American film star Glenn Ford and television actors Michael Cole, Gail Fisher and Loretta Swit were in attendance as guest presenters. The programme is remembered for a drunken, incoherent acceptance speech from Cole which concluded with a swear word.
Awards Winners of Logie Awards (Australian television) for 1973:
Gold Logie Most Popular Personality on Australian Television Presented by Glenn Ford and Loretta Swit Winner: Tony Barber, Great Temptation, Seven Network
National Logie Best Actor Winner: Gerard Kennedy, Division 4, Nine Network
Best Actress Winner: Pat McDonald, Number 96, Network Ten
Best Australian Drama Winner: Homicide, Seven Network
Best Teenage Personality Winner: Johnny Farnham
Best Australian Comedy Winner: The Godfathers, Nine Network
Best Compere Winner: Bert Newton, The Graham Kennedy Show, Nine Network
Best American Show Winner: The Mod Squad
Best British Show Winner: On The Buses
Best Commercial Winner: Winfield Cigarettes
Best New Drama Winner: Number 96, Network Ten
Best Scriptwriter Winner: Frank Hardy, Boney, Seven Network
Best Single Performance By An Actress Winner: Anna Volska, Behind The Legend, ABC
Best Single Performance By An Actor Winner: James Laurenson, Boney, Seven Network
Best News Coverage Winner: George Street bombings, Greg Grainger, Nine Network news
Best Public Affairs Program Winner: A Current Affair, Nine Network
Outstanding Contribution To TV Journalism Winner: Caroline Jones, ABC
Best Documentary Winner: Rod Kinnear, Jane Cooper doco
Best Documentary Series Winner: Shell's Australia, Seven Network
Outstanding Creative Effort Winner: John Power, Like A Summer Storm, ABC
Contribution To Children's TV Winner: Godfrey Philipp, Adventure Island, ABC
State Logie
Victoria Most Popular Male Winner: Graham Kennedy
Most Popular Female Winner: Mary Hardy
Most Popular Show Winner: The Graham Kennedy Show, Nine Network
New South Wales Most Popular Male Winner: Tony Barber
Most Popular Female Winner: Barbara Rogers
Most Popular Show Winner: Great Temptation, Seven Network
Queensland Most Popular Male Winner: Ron Cadee
Most Popular Female Winner: Dina Heslop
Most Popular Show Winner: I've Got A Secret, Nine Network
South Australia Most Popular Male Winner: Ernie Sigley
Most Popular Female Winner: Anne Wills
Most Popular Show Winner: Adelaide Tonight, Nine Network
Tasmania Most Popular Male Winner: Graeme Smith
Most Popular Female Winner: Sue Gray
Most Popular Show Winner: Smith's Weekly
Western Australia Most Popular Male Winner: Jeff Newman
Most Popular Female Winner: Sandy Palmer
Most Popular Show Winner: Anything Goes, Seven Network
Special Achievement Awards George Wallace Memorial Logie For Best New Talent Winner: Paul Hogan, The Paul Hogan Show, Seven Network
External links
Australian Television: 1970-1973 Logie Awards TV Week Logie Awards: 1973