Logie Awards of 1989

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The 31st Annual TV Week Logie Awards was held on Friday 17 March 1989 at the Hyatt on Collins in Melbourne, and broadcast on the Seven Network.^[1] The ceremony was hosted by Bert Newton and guests included Raquel Welch, Leslie Nielsen and Bryan Brown.^[1]

Winners

Gold Logie

Winner: Daryl Somers in Hey Hey It's Saturday (Nine Network)^[2]

Nominees: Kylie Minogue, Craig McLachlan, Jason Donovon

Acting/Presenting

Most Popular Actor

Winner: Craig McLachlan in Neighbours (Network Ten)^[2]

Nominees: Alex Papps in Home and Away (Seven Network), Jason Donovon in Neighbours (Network Ten)

Most Popular Actress

Winner: Annie Jones in Neighbours (Network Ten)^[2]

Nominees: Nicolle Dickson in Home and Away (Seven Network), Kylie Minogue in Neighbours (Network Ten)

Most Popular Actor in a Telemovie or Miniseries

Winner: Bryan Brown in The Shiralee (Seven Network)^[2]

Nominees: Hugo Weaving in The Dirtwater Dynasty (Network Ten), Vince Colosimo in All the Way (Nine Network)

Most Popular Actress in a Telemovie or Miniseries

Winner: Rebecca Smart in The Shiralee (Seven Network)^[2]

Nominees: Dannii Minogue in All the Way (Nine Network), Noni Hazlehurst in The Shiralee (Seven Network)

Most Outstanding Actor

Winner: John Wood in Rafferty's Rules (Seven Network)^[2]

Nominees: Simon Chilvers in Rafferty's Rules (Seven Network), Robert Grubb in The Flying Doctors (Nine Network)

Most Outstanding Actress

Winner: Joan Sydney in A Country Practice (Seven Network)^[2]

Nominees: Linda Cropper in Melba (Seven Network); Di Smith in A Country Practice (Seven Network)

Most Popular Light Entertainment or Comedy Personality

Winner: Mary-Anne Fahey in The Comedy Company (Network Ten)^[2]

Nominees: Mark Mitchell in The Comedy Company (Network Ten), Daryl Somers in Hey Hey It's Saturday (Nine Network)

Most Popular New Talent

Winner: Nicolle Dickson in Home and Away (Seven Network)^[2]

Nominees: Rachel Friend in Neighbours (Network Ten), Rebecca Smart in The Shiralee (Seven Network)

Most Popular Programs/Videos

Most Popular Series

Winner: Neighbours (Network Ten)^[2]

Nominees: Home and Away (Seven Network), A Country Practice (Seven Network)

Most Popular Telemovie or Miniseries

Winner: The Shiralee (Seven Network)^[2]

Nominees: The Dirtwater Dynasty (Network Ten), All the Way (Nine Network)

Winner: The Comedy Company (Network Ten)^[2]

Nominees: Hey Dad..! (Seven Network), Hey Hey It's Saturday (Nine Network)

Most Popular Public Affairs Program

Winner: A Current Affair (Nine Network)^[2]

Nominees: Hinch (Seven Network), 60 Minutes (Nine Network)

Most Popular Sports Coverage

Winner: Seoul Olympic Games (Network Ten)^[2]

Nominees: Cricket (Nine Network), Summer of Tennis (Seven Network)

Most Popular Children's Show

Winner: Wombat (Seven Network)^[2]

Nominees: The Early Bird Show (Network Ten), Young Talent Time (Network Ten)

Most Popular Music Video

Winner: "Age of Reason" by John Farnham^[2]

Nominees: "Especially for You" by Kylie & Jason, "Two Strong Hearts" by John Farnham

Most Outstanding Programs

Most Outstanding Single Documentary or Documentary Series: Winner: Nature of Australia (ABC TV)^[2]

Most Outstanding Achievement in News: Winner: "[[Walsh Street police shootings|Walsh Street shootings", Michael Venus (Nine Network)^[2]

Most Outstanding Achievement in Public Affairs: Winner: Four Corners (ABC TV)^[2]

Most Outstanding Achievement by Regional Television: Winner: Walkabout Documentaries (RTQ7)^[2]

Performers

"The Golden Girls" (Lorrae Desmond, Hazel Phillips, Pat McDonald, Jeanne Little, Denise Drysdale, Rowena Wallace)
John Farnham^[1]
Norman Gunston^[1]

Hall of Fame

After years in the Australian television industry, Bryan Brown became the sixth inductee into the TV Week Logies Hall of Fame.^[3]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "31st TV Week Logie Awards, 1989". Tvweeklogies.com.au. Archived from the original on 26 January 2014.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s ^t "1989 – The Logie Awards". Yahoo!7. Archived from the original on 10 February 2015.
^ "1989 Logie Awards". Australiantelevision.net. Archived from the original on 16 October 2014.