Logie Awards of 1996

38th Logie Awards
38th Logie Awards
Date	21 April 1996
Site	Hall of Fame
Most awards	Home and Away (3)
Television coverage
Network	Nine Network
	← 37th; Logie Awards; 39th →;

The 38th Annual TV Week Logie Awards was held on Sunday, April 21, 1996, at the Melbourne Park Function Centre in Melbourne, and broadcast on the Nine Network.^[1] The ceremony was hosted by Daryl Somers, and guests included Gloria Reuben and Holly Hunter.^[1]

Winners and nominees

The nominees for the 38th Logie Awards were announced in early April 1996. Unlike previous years, there were five nominations in each category. These were then cut to three on the night of the ceremony.^[2]

The winners were announced during the awards ceremony on 21 April 1996.^[3]

Winners are listed first, highlighted in boldface.

Gold Logie

Most Popular Personality on Australian Television
A Current Affair (Nine Network ) Dieter Brummer for Home and Away (Seven Network) Melissa George for Home and Away (Seven Network) Lisa McCune for Blue Heelers (Nine Network) Daryl Somers for Hey Hey It's Saturday (Nine Network)

Acting/Presenting

Most Popular Actor	Most Popular Actress
*Dieter Brummer for Home and Away* (Seven Network)** Snowy River: The McGregor Saga (Nine Network) Martin Sacks for Blue Heelers (Seven Network) Gary Sweet for Police Rescue (ABC) John Wood for Blue Heelers (Seven Network)	*Lisa McCune for Blue Heelers* (Seven Network)** Tempany Deckert for Home and Away (Seven Network) Isla Fisher for Home and Away (Seven Network) Melissa George for Home and Away (Seven Network) Rebecca Gibney for Halifax f.p. (Nine Network)
Most Outstanding Actor	Most Outstanding Actress
*Richard Roxburgh for Blue Murder* (ABC)**	*Jacqueline McKenzie for Halifax f.p.* (Nine Network)**
Most Popular New Talent	Most Popular Light Entertainment Personality
*Nic Testoni for Home and Away* (Seven Network)** Kate Fischer for (Seven Network) Katrina Hobbs for Home and Away (Seven Network) Wendy Mooney for Don't Forget Your Toothbrush (Nine Network) John Seru for Australian Gladiators (Seven Network)	*Daryl Somers for Hey Hey It's Saturday* (Nine Network)** Ernie Dingo for The Great Outdoors (Seven Network) Tim Ferguson for Don't Forget Your Toothbrush (Nine Network) AFL Footy Show (Nine Network) Australia's Funniest Home Video Show (Nine Network)
Most Popular Comedy Personality
*Magda Szubanski for Full Frontal* (Seven Network)** Denton (Seven Network) Tim Ferguson for Don't Forget Your Toothbrush (Nine Network) Jimeoin for Jimeoin (Seven Network) Daryl Somers for Hey Hey It's Saturday (Nine Network)

Most Popular Programs

Most Popular Series	Most Popular Drama
Home and Away (Seven Network) Blue Heelers (Seven Network) Fire (Seven Network) G. P. (ABC) Neighbours (Network Ten)	Police Rescue (ABC) The Man From Snowy River (Nine Network) Fire (Seven Network) Halifax f.p. (Nine Network) Law of the Land (Nine Network)
Most Popular Light Entertainment Program	Most Popular Comedy Program
Don't Forget Your Toothbrush (Nine Network) The AFL Footy Show (Nine Network) The NRL Footy Show (Nine Network) Gladiators (Seven Network) Hey Hey it's Saturday (Nine Network)	Full Frontal (Seven Network) Frontline (ABC) Hey Hey it's Saturday (Nine Network) Jimeoin (Seven Network) Just Kidding (Nine Network)
Most Popular Public Affairs Program	Most Popular Lifestyle/Information Program
A Current Affair (Nine Network) The 7:30 Report (ABC) 60 Minutes (Nine Network) Today (Nine Network) Today Tonight (Seven Network)	Better Homes And Gardens (Seven Network) Burke's Backyard (Nine Network) Getaway (Nine Network) The Great Outdoors (Seven Network) Talk to the Animals (Seven Network)
Most Popular Sports Coverage	Most Popular Children's Program
The AFL Footy Show (Nine Network) AFL Grand Final (Seven Network) Australian Open Tennis (Seven Network) The NRL Footy Show (Nine Network) Gladiators (Seven Network)	Agro's Cartoon Connection (Seven Network) Amazing* (Seven Network) Bananas in Pyjamas (ABC) Play School (ABC) Spellbinder (Nine Network)

Most Outstanding Programs

Most Outstanding Achievement in Drama Production

Winner:

Blue Murder (ABC TV)

Most Outstanding Achievement in Public Affairs

Winner:

"Minor Surgery, Major Risk", Four Corners (ABC TV)

Most Outstanding Documentary

Winner:

SBS TV
)

Most Outstanding Achievement in News

Winner:

"Muraroa Protests",

National Nine News (Nine Network

)

Most Outstanding Achievement in Comedy

Most Outstanding Achievement by a Regional Network

Winners:

No Time For Frailty (

Prime Television

)

Performers

Hall of Fame

After a lifetime in Australian television,

Hall of Fame. However, Val Jellay accepted the award on his behalf.^[3]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "38th TV Week Logie Awards, 1996". Tvweeklogies.com.au. Archived from the original on 26 January 2014.
^ "The famous five". TV Week. 6 April 1996. pp. 8–9.
^ ^a ^b "1996 Logie Awards". Australiantelevision.net. Archived from the original on 16 October 2014.

External links

Logie Awards of 1996 at
IMDb

[Logies_History-1] "38th TV Week Logie Awards, 1996". Tvweeklogies.com.au. Archived from the original on 26 January 2014.

[2] "The famous five". TV Week. 6 April 1996. pp. 8–9.

[winners-3] "1996 Logie Awards". Australiantelevision.net. Archived from the original on 16 October 2014.

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v t e Logie Awards
Most Popular categories	Personality on Australian Television Actor Actress Presenter New Talent Drama Program Comedy Program Entertainment Program News Panel or a Current Affairs Program Reality Program Lifestyle Program
Most Outstanding categories	Actor Supporting Actor Actress Supporting Actress Drama Series Miniseries or Telemovie Children's Program Factual or Documentary Program News Coverage or Public Affairs Report Sports Coverage
Other awards	Logie Hall of Fame
Former categories	George Wallace Memorial Logie for Best New Talent Most Popular New Male Talent Most Popular New Female Talent Graham Kennedy Award for Most Outstanding Newcomer Most Popular Australian Program Sports Program Factual Program Most Popular Live Show
Ceremonies	1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2022 2023 2024