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.

15th Logie Awards
Date16 February 1973
SiteSouthern Cross Hotel, Melbourne, Victoria
Hosted byBert Newton
Gold LogieTony Barber
Television coverage
NetworkNine Network

Awards

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Winners of Logie Awards (Australian television) for 1973:

Gold Logie

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Most Popular Personality on Australian Television

Presented by Glenn Ford and Loretta Swit

Winner: Tony Barber, Great Temptation, Seven Network

National Logie

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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

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Victoria

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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

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Most Popular Male
Winner: Tony Barber
Most Popular Female
Winner: Barbara Rogers
Most Popular Show
Winner: Great Temptation, Seven Network

Queensland

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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

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Most Popular Male
Winner: Ernie Sigley
Most Popular Female
Winner: Anne Wills
Most Popular Show
Winner: Adelaide Tonight, Nine Network

Tasmania

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Most Popular Male
Winner: Graeme Smith
Most Popular Female
Winner: Sue Gray
Most Popular Show
Winner: Smith's Weekly

Western Australia

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Most Popular Male
Winner: Jeff Newman
Most Popular Female
Winner: Sandy Palmer
Most Popular Show
Winner: Anything Goes, Seven Network

Special Achievement Awards

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George Wallace Memorial Logie For Best New Talent
Winner: Paul Hogan, The Paul Hogan Show, Seven Network
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