Logie Awards of 1989
| 31st Logie Awards | |
|---|---|
| Date | 17 March 1989 |
| Site | Hyatt on Collins, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Hosted by | Bert Newton |
| Highlights | |
| Gold Logie | Daryl Somers |
| Hall of Fame | Bryan Brown |
| Most awards | Neighbours and The Shiralee (3) |
| Television coverage | |
| Network | Seven Network |
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
[edit]Gold Logie
[edit]- Most Popular Personality on Australian Television
- Winner: Daryl Somers in Hey Hey It's Saturday (Nine Network)[2]
- Nominees: Kylie Minogue, Craig McLachlan, Jason Donovan
Acting/Presenting
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Most Popular Programs/Videos
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Most Outstanding Programs
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Performers
[edit]- "The Golden Girls" (Lorrae Desmond, Hazel Phillips, Pat McDonald, Jeanne Little, Denise Drysdale, Rowena Wallace)
- John Farnham[1]
- Norman Gunston[1]
Hall of Fame
[edit]After years in the Australian television industry, Bryan Brown became the sixth inductee into the TV Week Logies Hall of Fame.[3]
In popular culture
[edit]The 1989 Logie Awards was depicted in The Newsreader in the first episode of the third season, Night of Nights.
In this episode the fictional Dale Jennings was nominated for the Gold Logie for Most Popular Personality in place of Craig McLachlan at the real event.[4]
Jennings won the Logie in place of the real winner Daryl Somers.
References
[edit]- ^ 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.
- ^ https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-02-03/the-newsreader-season-3-fact-check/104877666