The Penguin Award was an annual award given for excellence in broadcasting by the Television Society of Australia. It was founded in 1954. The award trophy depicts an ear listening to a television tube, but strongly resembles a penguin, hence the name. The award was designed by Des White, an artist and designer at the

Australian Broadcasting Corporation The Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) is Australia’s principal public service broadcaster. It is funded primarily by grants from the federal government and is administered by a government-appointed board of directors. The ABC is ...

Past winners

1968

Presented on 10 November 1968. *Best Lead Actor in a Drama Series –

Leonard Teale Leonard George Thiele Officer of the Order of Australia, AO (26 September 192214 May 1994), professionally Leonard Teale, was an Australian actor of radio, television and film and radio announcer, presenter and narrator known for his resonant ...

, ''

Homicide Homicide is an act in which a person causes the death of another person. A homicide requires only a Volition (psychology), volitional act, or an omission, that causes the death of another, and thus a homicide may result from Accident, accidenta ...

'', Channel 7 *Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series –

Stewart Ginn Stewart Ginn (born 2 June 1949) is an Australian professional golfer. Early life Ginn was born in Melbourne. He grew up behind the twelfth green of the Royal Melbourne Golf Club. Early in his life "he used to caddy at Royal Melbourne." He th ...

, '' My Name's McGooley'', Channel 7 *Best Direction of a Drama Series – Alex Emmanuel, ''

'', Channel 7 *Best Lead Talent in a Variety Show –

Graham Kennedy Graham Cyril Kennedy Order of Australia, AO (15 February 1934 – 25 May 2005) was an Australian entertainer, comedian and variety performer, radio and television host as well as a personality and actor of theatre, television and film. He wa ...

*Best Documentary – ''For Better or Worse'', ABC

1970

*Special Award: Outstanding Achievement in Television, 1969 Moon Telecasts – Dept of Supply, Australian Government (coordinating agency in Australia for

NASA The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA ) is an independent agencies of the United States government, independent agency of the federal government of the United States, US federal government responsible for the United States ...

)

1972

*Leading Quizmaster –

Tony Barber Anthony Ferraro Louis Barber (born 28 March 1940) is a British Australian Gold Logie award-winning television game show host, radio announcer, singer and media personality, who has been active in the industry since the early 1960s. Biograph ...

, ''

The Great Temptation ''The Great Temptation'' () is a 1952 West German drama film directed by Rolf Hansen and starring Dieter Borsche, Ruth Leuwerik and Renate Mannhardt.Hake p. 115 It was made at the Bavaria Studios in Munich. The film's sets were designed by the ...

'', Channel 7 *Leading Drama Talent – TIE –

James Laurenson James Philip Laurenson (17 February 1940 – 18 April 2024) was a New Zealand stage and screen actor based in the UK. Early life Laurenson was born in Marton, New Zealand. He was a student at Canterbury University College in Christchurch (now ...

, '' Boney'' and

Michael Pate Michael Pate Order of Australia, OAM (born Edward John Pate; 26 February 1920 – 1 September 2008) was an Australian actor, writer, director, and producer, who also worked prolifically as a supporting actor in Hollywood films and Ameri ...

, ''

Matlock Police ''Matlock Police'' is an Australian television police drama series made by Crawford Productions for The 0-10 Network (now known as Network 10) between 1971 and 1976. The series focused on the police station and crime in the Victorian town of Ma ...

'', Network 10 *Leading National Newsreader – Brian Naylor *Commonwealth Film Development Corporation $3000 TV Drama Prize – ''

Division 4 ''Division 4'' is an Australian television police drama series broadcast by the Nine Network and created by Crawford Productions airing between 1969 and 1975 for 301 episodes. Synopsis The series was one of the first to follow up on the enor ...

'': Episode 'The Return of John Kelso' *Special Commendation – ''

Over There "Over There" is a 1917 war song written by George M. Cohan that was popular with the United States military and the American public during World War I and World War II. Written shortly after the American entry into World War I, "Over There" i ...

''. Episode 'A Long Way From The Junction', ABC *Shell $2000 Documentary Award – ''

A Big Country ''A Big Country'' (1968 - 1991) was an Australian television documentary series produced by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC). History The series' purpose was to document life in rural Australia for the information of Australian city ...

''. Episode 'The Whalers', ABC *Best Supporting Actor in a Television Series – Frank Taylor, ''Division 4'' *Leading Variety Talent –

Mary Jane Boyd Mary may refer to: People * Mary (name), a female given name (includes a list of people with the name) Religion * New Testament people named Mary, overview article linking to many of those below * Mary, mother of Jesus, also called the Blesse ...

– ''Matt Flinders Show'', ABC *Leading Reporter Current Affairs –

Richard Carleton Richard George Carleton (11 July 19437 May 2006) was a multiple Logie Award–winning Australian television journalist. Education Carleton was born in Bowral, New South Wales. He was educated at Sydney Grammar School and graduated from the U ...

, ''

This Day Tonight ''This Day Tonight'' (TDT) was an Australian Broadcasting Commission The Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) is Australia’s principal public service broadcaster. It is funded primarily by grants from the federal government and ...

'', ABC *Best Variety Series – '' The Matt Flinders Show'', ABC *Best Current Affairs Program – ''

A Current Affair ''A Current Affair'' may refer to: * ''A Current Affair'' (Australian TV program), 1971–present Australian current affairs program that airs on Nine Network * ''A Current Affair'' (American TV program), a 1986–1998 American television news ...

'', Network 9 *The Society's Trophy – Mr C.L. Faudell. Founder & Past President of the TV Society of Australia

1973

Presented in a joint function with the Australian Film Institute Awards in Melbourne on 2 December 1973. *Best Drama Series – ''

Seven Little Australians ''Seven Little Australians'' is a classic Australian children's literature novel by Ethel Turner, published in 1894. Set mainly in Sydney in the 1880s, it relates the adventures of the seven mischievous Woolcot children, their stern army father ...

'', ABC *Best Children's Show – ''Seven Little Australians'', ABC *Best Actor –

– ''Seven Little Australians'', ABC *Best Supporting Actress –

Ruth Cracknell Ruth Winifred Cracknell AM (6 July 1925 – 13 May 2002) was an Australian character and comic actress, comedian and author. Her career encompassed all genres, including radio, theatre, television, and film. She appeared in many dramatic as wel ...

– ''Seven Little Australians'', ABC *Best Variety Series – ''Showcase '73'' *Best Single Program – ''Malaysia....Where are all the Children going?'', Network 10 *Best Current Affairs Show – ''

'', Network 9 *Best Variety Entertainer –

Jill Perryman Jill Perryman (born 30 May 1933) is an Australian retired actress, singer and dancer with a career that spanned 70 years. Perryman is from a family of show business performers; her sister was actress Diana Perryman and her son is media persona ...

, ''Perryman on Parade'', ABC *Best Newsreader –

Geoff Raymond Geoffrey Sinclair Raymond (1921 or 1922 – 4 January 2011) was an Australian television news presenter. He is best remembered for his work with the Australian Broadcasting Corporation where he anchored ''ABC News'' in Melbourne from 1973 to 198 ...

, ABC *Best Current Affairs Presentation –

Mike Willesee Michael Robert Willesee, (29 June 1942 – 1 March 2019) was an Australian television journalist, interviewer and presenter. Early life and family Willesee was the son of politician, Western Australian ALP senator and foreign minister Don W ...

, ''A Current Affair'' *Best Drama Script –

Frank Hardy Francis Joseph Hardy (21 March 1917 – 28 January 1994), published as Frank J. Hardy and also under the pseudonym Ross Franklyn, was an Australian novelist and writer. He is best known for his 1950 novel ''Power Without Glory'', and for his ...

, '' Boney'' Episode: Boney Meets the Daybreak Killer

1974

Presented at the New Hilton Hotel in Melbourne on 8 December 1974. *Best Actress –

Helen Morse Helen Morse (born 24 January 1947) is an English-born Australian actress who has appeared in films, on television and on stage. She won the AFI Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role for the 1976 film ''Caddie'', and starred in the 1981 minise ...

– ''

Marion Marion or MARION may refer to: Arts and entertainment *Marion (band), a British alternative rock group * ''Marion'' (miniseries), a 1974 miniseries * ''Marion'' (1920 film), an Italian silent film * ''Marion'' (2024 film), a UK short People a ...

'' *Best Actor – Frank Wilson – ''

And the Big Men Fly ''And the Big Men Fly'' is an Australia-based play by Alan Hopgood, written in 1963, and has been adapted to numerous media including a TV series and film. Its primary subject is a fictional Australian rules football team, the Crows (note: the ...

'' *Best Drama Script –

Cliff Green Clifford Green OAM (6 December 1934 – 4 December 2020), born in Melbourne, Australia, was an Australian screen writer, whose best-known work is the script for the film '' Picnic at Hanging Rock'' (1975). Career Green spent his early workin ...

, ''

'' *? – David Zweck, ''

'' *? –

Oscar Whitbread Oscar Ralph Whitbread (26 November 1929 – 16 May 2016) was an English-Australian producer who worked extensively in television. He moved to Australia in the late 1940s. Whitbread started his career at the ABC in 1956, where he served as the ...

, ''

'' *Best Drama Series – ''

Billy and Percy ''Billy and Percy'' is a 1974 Australian docudrama based on the relationship between Prime Minister Billy Hughes and his private secretary Percy Deane during World War I. It was based primarily on Deane's diaries.Ed. Scott Murray, ''Australia on ...

'' –

and John Power *Best Entertainer –

Ernie Sigley Ernest William Sigley (2 September 1938 – 15 August 2021) was an Australian Gold Logie award winning television host, comedian, variety performer, radio presenter and singer. Known as a pioneer of radio and television in Australian, he was o ...

1975

*Best Actor –

John Meillon John Meillon ( ; 1 May 1934 – 11 August 1989) was an Australian character actor known for dramatic as well as comedy roles. He portrayed Walter Reilly in the films '' Crocodile Dundee'' and '' Crocodile Dundee II''. He also voiced advertiseme ...

, ''

The Fourth Wish ''The Fourth Wish'' is a 1976 Australian family film directed by Don Chaffey based on a three-part 1974 TV drama from the ABC. Plot Casey is a simple man living alone with his 12-year-old son Sean in a rented run-down apartment in suburban Adelai ...

'', ABC *Best Actress –

Olivia Hamnett Olivia Jane Hamnett (13 February 1943 - 2 November 2001) was an English actress known for numerous Television in Australia, television roles in Australia, primarily in soap operas and miniseries. including ''The Sullivans'' as Meg Fulton in 197 ...

, '' Rush'', ABC *Best Variety Entertainer –

Garry McDonald Garry George McDonald AO (born 30 October 1948) is an Australian actor, satirist and comedian. In a career spanning five decades he has had many theatre, television and film roles, and has been listed as a National Living Treasure. He is bes ...

*Best Newsreader/Reporter – Geoff Raymond, ABC *Best Current Affairs Interviewer –

, ABC *Best Script – Michael Craig, ''

'', ABC *Best Producer/Director –

, ''Rush'', ABC *Best Documentary – ''Wildlife in Papua New Guinea'' and ''Nation Emerging'' *Best Adult Drama – ''

They Don't Clap Losers ''They Don't Clap Losers'' is a 1975 Australian television documentary-drama film directed by John Power. It aired on March 1, 1975, the first night Australian television turned to colour. Power had made a number of drama documentaries for the A ...

'' *Best Original Theme Music – '' Rush'', ABC

1976

*Best Actor –

John Waters John Samuel Waters Jr. (born April 22, 1946) is an American filmmaker, actor, writer, and artist. He rose to fame in the early 1970s for his transgressive cult films, including '' Multiple Maniacs'' (1970), '' Pink Flamingos'' (1972) and '' Fe ...

for '' Rush'' (ABC) *Best Actress –

Penne Hackforth-Jones Penne Hackforth-Jones (5 August 194917 May 2013) was an American-born Australian actress and biographer. Early life Penelope Beatrix Hackforth-Jones was born in August 1949 in Greenwich, Connecticut, to Paul and Susan Felicity (née Gullett) ...

for ''

Tandarra ''Tandarra'' is an Australian television series which screened on the Seven Network in Australia in 1976 and on ITV (including the London Weekend Television and Anglia regions) in the UK. It was a follow-up series to ''Cash and Company'' which ...

'' *Best Supporting Actor – George Mallaby for ''

Power Without Glory ''Power Without Glory'' is a 1950 historical novel written by Australian author Frank Hardy, following the life and ambitions of John West, a politician born into a working-class family who rises to prominence in Australian federal politics. ...

'' (ABC) *Best Supporting Actress – Heather Canning for ''Power Without Glory'' (ABC) *Best Drama Series – ''

'' (ABC) *Best Variety Series – ''

The Don Lane Show ''The Don Lane Show'' was an Australian television talk show which aired twice a week on the Nine Network from 1975 to 1983. The show was created by Don Lane who co-hosted it with Bert Newton. Channel Nine was reluctant to cast Bert Newton, w ...

'' (Channel 9) *Best Variety Special – ''

Neil Diamond Neil Leslie Diamond (born January 24, 1941) is an American singer-songwriter. He has sold more than 130 million records worldwide, making him one of the List of best-selling music artists, best-selling musicians of all time. He has written and ...

– Thank You Australia Concert'' (9 Network) *Best Children's Program – ''

Solo One ''Solo One'' is an Australian television series made by Crawford Productions for the Seven Network and screened in 1976. There were 13 half-hour episodes. Synopsis The series was a spin-off from Crawford's other police show ''Matlock Police' ...

'' (

Crawford Productions Crawford Productions is an Australian Media (communication), media production company, focused on radio and television production. Founded in Melbourne by Hector Crawford and his sister, actress and voice artist Dorothy Crawford, the company, a ...

) *Best Musical – ''

The Fool on the Hill "The Fool on the Hill" is a song by the English rock band the Beatles from their 1967 EP and album '' Magical Mystery Tour''. It was written and sung by Paul McCartney and credited to the Lennon–McCartney partnership. The lyrics describe a s ...

'' (ABC) *Best Current Affairs Interviewer – Mike Walsh *Best Variety Entertainer –

Don Lane Morton Donald Isaacson (born November 13, 1933 – October 22, 2009), known professionally as Don Lane, was an American talk show host and singer active mostly in Australia, best known for his television career in Australia, especially for host ...

*Best Original Music – Mike Brady for ''Solo One'' *Best Current Affairs Program – ''

Four Corners Four Corners is a region of the Southwestern United States consisting of the southwestern corner of Colorado, southeastern corner of Utah, northeastern corner of Arizona, and northwestern corner of New Mexico. Most of the Four Corners regio ...

'' (ABC) *Best Documentary – ''

'' (ABC) Source:

1977

*Best Actor – Peter Adams, '' The Alternative'' *Best Actress –

Wendy Hughes Wendy Hughes (29 July 19528 March 2014) was an Australian actress known for her work in theatre, film and television. Her career spanned more than 40 years and established her reputation as one of Australia's finest and most prolific actors. I ...

, ''The Alternative'' *Best Supporting Actor –

Alwyn Kurts Alwyn Cecil Kurts (28 October 1915 – 4 May 2000) was an Australian drama and comedy actor of radio, television and film, best remembered for his role as gruff Inspector Colin Fox in the TV series ''Homicide''. Biography Kurts' father, Donal ...

, ''The Alternative'' *Best Supporting Actress –

Arianthe Galani Arianthe Galani (born 9 April 1940), is an Australian character actress born in New ZealandGiles, Nigel "NUMBER 96", published by Melbourne Books of Greek descent. She is known for her roles in TV soap operas and serials, TV commercials, as w ...

, ''

Pig in a Poke A ''pig in a poke'' is a thing that is bought without first being inspected, and thus of unknown authenticity or quality. The idiom is attested in 1555: A "poke" is a sack, so the image is of a concealed item being sold. Starting in the 19th ce ...

'', ABC *Australian Film Commission $3000 Prize in Adult Drama – ''The Alternative'' *Australian Film Commission Open Drama – ''

'', ABC *Best Drama Script – ''Pig in a Poke'', ABC *Best Individual Production Achievement – ''

'', ABC *Best Drama Director –

Carl Schultz Carl Schultz (born 19 September 1939) is a Hungarian-Australian film director. Early life and works He left his native Budapest during the uprising of 1956 with his brother Otto Schultz. They fled to England, and after arriving in London th ...

, ''

The Tichborne Affair ''The Tichborne Affair'' is a 1977 Australian television film directed by Carl Schultz and starring Hugh Keays-Byrne, Neil Fitzpatrick, and Ken Goodlet. It is based on the Tichborne case.Ed. Scott Murray, ''Australia on the Small Screen 1970� ...

'', ABC *Best Variety Musical Entertainer –

*Best Newsreader – Brian Naylor *Best Documentary Script – Fred Cul Cullen, ''Australians at War'', Network 10 *Best Drama Production One Shot – ''

'', ABC *Best Variety Musical Program Series – ''

'', Network 9 *Best Variety Musical Program Special – ''

Sammy Davis Jr in Australia Sammy is a nickname, frequently for people named Samuel (name), Samuel or Samantha, and also an English spelling of the Arabic name Sami_(name), Sami. People Music *Sammy Adams (born 1987), American rapper and songwriter *Sammy Cahn (1913-1993), ...

'', Channel 7 *Best Current Affairs – ''

'' *Best Documentary – ''

In the Wild ''In The Wild'' is a popular nature television series produced by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation from 1976 until 1981. It was hosted by Harry Butler, a noted Australian naturalist and environmental consultant. The re-runs of ''In The Wi ...

with Harry Butler'' *Best Children's Program – '' Fat Cat & Friends'' *Best Outside Broadcast – Centenary Test Cricket Match, ABC *Best Imported Program – ''

The Duchess of Duke Street ''The Duchess of Duke Street'' is a BBC television drama series set in London between 1900 and 1925. It was created by John Hawkesworth (producer), John Hawkesworth, previously the producer of the ITV (TV network), ITV period drama ''Upstairs, ...

1979

*Best Documentary – ''

'', ABC *The Shell Prize for Best News Story – The Heathcote Fires, Channel 9 *Best Comedy Program – Neutral Ground, ABC *Best Variety Series – ''

'', Channel 9 *Best Adult Drama – ''

Bit Part In acting, a bit part is a role in which there is direct interaction with the principal actors and no more than five lines of dialogue, often referred to as a five-or-less or under-five in the United States, or under sixes in British televisio ...

'', ABC *Best Children's Drama – ''

Top Mates ''Top Mates'' is a 1979 Australian TV mini-series.Ed. Scott Murray, ''Australia on the Small Screen 1970-1995'', Oxford University Press, 1996 p241 Synopsis The series centres on two boys, Paul Jackson and Brett Towers. Paul starts attending a ne ...

'', ABC *Best Children's Program – ''

Shirl's Neighbourhood ''Shirl's Neighbourhood'' was an Australian afternoon children's television series which first aired on the Seven Network on Monday the 2nd April 1979 and continued Monday to Fridays till 1983. The half-hour show featured former Skyhooks frontm ...

'', Channel 7 *Best Current Affairs Show – Countrywide, ABC *Best Sustained Performance by an Actor in a Series – Peter Adams, ''

Cop Shop ''Cop Shop'' is a long-running Australian police drama television series produced by Crawford Productions that ran for seven seasons between 28 November 1977 and 23 July 1984. It comprised 582 one-hour episodes. Synopsis The show revolved arou ...

'' *Best Sustained Performance by an Actress in a Series –

Carol Burns Carol Ann Burns (29 October 1947 – 22 December 2015) was an Australian actress, theatre director and patron of the arts, with a career spanning 50 years. She worked extensively in theatre and television serials, as well as telemovies and min ...

, ''

Prisoner A prisoner, also known as an inmate or detainee, is a person who is deprived of liberty against their will. This can be by confinement or captivity in a prison or physical restraint. The term usually applies to one serving a Sentence (law), se ...

'' *Best Single Performance by an Actress –

, Palace of Dreams, ABC *Best Entertainer –

, Channel 9 *Best New Talent –

Liddy Clark Elizabeth Anne Clark (born 6 November 1953) is an Australian former politician with the Labor Party in the Queensland Legislature who held the seat for Clayfield and also an actress of television and film, director, producer and presenter, cre ...

, ''

Ride on Stranger Ride may refer to: People * MC Ride, a member of Death Grips * Sally Ride (1951–2012), American astronaut * William Ride (19262011), Australian zoologist Arts, entertainment, and media Films * ''Ride'' (1998 film), a comedy film by Millicent ...

'', ABC *Best Television Play Direction –

Peter Weir Peter Lindsay Weir ( ; born 21 August 1944) is a retired Australian film director. He is known for directing films crossing various genres over forty years with films such as '' Picnic at Hanging Rock'' (1975), '' Gallipoli'' (1981), '' The Y ...

, '' The Plumber'', Channel 9 *The $1000 Adult Drama Prize – '' The Summer of the 17th Doll'', Channel 7 *Best Set Design – '' Against the Wind'', Channel 7 *Best Musical Score – ''Against the Wind'', Channel 7 *Best Camera Work – ''Against the Wind'', Channel 7 *The Colin Bednall Award for Outstanding Contribution – Ian Fairweather

1980

*Best Single Performance by an Actor – John Hargreaves, '' The Banana Bender'', ABC *Best Sustained Performance by an Actor in a Series – Brian James, ''

Skyways Skyways may refer to: *Skyway A skyway, skybridge, skywalk, or sky walkway is an elevated type of pedway connecting two or more buildings in an urban area, or connecting elevated points within mountainous recreational zones. Urban skyways ver ...

'', Channel 7 *Best Single Performance by an Actress –

Bunny Brooke Bunney Brooke (9 January 1925 – 2 April 2000), born as Dorothy Jean Cronin, was an Australian actress, creator, producer, director, designer, playwright and casting agent, best known for her being one of the early faces of Australian televis ...

, ''Rock Pool'', ABC *Best Sustained Performance by an Actress in a Series –

Vivean Gray Jean Vivra Gray (20 July 1924 – 29 July 2016), known professionally as Vivean Gray, also credited as ''Vivian Gray'' and ''Viven Gray'', was an English-born actress who starred in film and television roles in Australia. Gray starred in ...

, ''

The Sullivans ''The Sullivans'' is an Australian period drama television series produced by Crawford Productions which ran on the Nine Network from 15 November 1976 until 10 March 1983. The series tells the story of a fictional average middle-clas ...

'', Channel 9 *Best TV Play or TV Movie Direction –

Kevin James Dobson Kevin James Dobson (born 1952)page 140 is an Australian director who worked extensively in film and television. His full name is used in order to avoid confusion with the actor Kevin Dobson. He started as a film editor for Crawford Productions, t ...

, ''

Young Ramsay ''Young Ramsay'' was an Australian television drama series which ran from 1977 to 1980 on the Seven Network. It was produced by Crawford Productions as two series of 13 episodes each. Plot Veterinarian Peter Ramsay ( John Hargreaves) relocates ...

'' *Best Current Affairs Program – ''

60 Minutes ''60 Minutes'' is an American television news magazine broadcast on the CBS television network. Debuting in 1968, the program was created by Don Hewitt and Bill Leonard, who distinguished it from other news programs by using a unique style o ...

'', Channel 9 *Best Documentary – ''Do Not Pass Go''

1982

*Best Drama Series – ''

A Town Like Alice ''A Town Like Alice'' (United States title: ''The Legacy'') is a romance novel by Nevil Shute, published in 1950 when Shute had newly settled in Australia. Jean Paget, a young Englishwoman, becomes romantically interested in a fellow prisoner ...

'', Channel 7 *Best Light Entertainment Series – ''

Parkinson in Australia Parkinson may refer to: *Parkinson (surname) * ''Parkinson'' (TV series), British chat show, presented by Sir Michael Parkinson *Parkinson, Queensland, suburb of Brisbane, Australia *The Parkinsons (fl. early 20th century), American father-and-son ...

'', Network 10 *Best Light Entertainment Program – ''Women's Weekly Fashion Awards'' *Best Musical Program – ''

'', Channel 9 *Best Children's Light Entertainment – '' The Curiosity Show'' *Best Current Affairs – '' Nationwide'', ABC *Best Sporting Telecast – 1981 VFL Grand Final *Best Sustained Performance by an Actor in a Series –

Bryan Brown Bryan Neathway Brown AM (born 23 June 1947) is an Australian actor. He has performed in over eighty film and television projects since the late 1970s, both in his native Australia and abroad. Notable films include '' Breaker Morant'' (1980), ...

, ''

'', Channel 7 *Best Sustained Performance by an Actress in a Series –

Rowena Wallace Rowena Wallace (born 23 August 1947) is an English-born Australian stage and screen actress, most especially in the genre of television soap opera. She is best known for her Gold Logie-winning role as conniving Patricia "Pat the Rat" Hamilton/ ...

, '' Sons & Daughters'' *Best Light Entertainment Personality –

Ian Turpie Ian Bruce Turpie (6 November 1943 – 11 March 2012), sometimes referred to as Turps, was an Australian performer, actor (theatre, television, film), pop singer and presenter (television, radio). He was the host of the teen pop music TV show, ...

, ''The New Price is Right'' *Best Newsreader – Jim Waley, Channel 9 *Best Children's TV Personality – Humphrey B. Bear *Best TV Play or TV Movie Direction – Di Drew, ''

1915 Events Below, the events of World War I have the "WWI" prefix. January *January – British physicist Sir Joseph Larmor publishes his observations on "The Influence of Local Atmospheric Cooling on Astronomical Refraction". *January 1 * ...

'', ABC *Best Drama Script – ''Out of Line'', ABC *Best Drama Series Script –

Peter Yeldham Peter Alan Yeldham (25 April 1927 – 20 September 2022) was an Australian screenwriter for motion pictures and television, playwright and novelist whose career spanned five decades. Biography Peter Yeldham was born in Gladstone, near Smitht ...

, ''1915'', ABC *Best Musical Score – ''

'', Channel 7 *Best Costume Design – Jim Murray, ''1915'', ABC *Best Set Design & Best Editing – ''The Women's Weekly Fashion Awards''

1983

*Best Drama Program – ''

The Dean Case ''The Dean Case'' is a 1983 Australian TV movie which was the first of four telemovies called ''Verdict'' produced by the ABC (Australian TV channel), ABC dramatising real cases (the others being ''The Amorous Dentist'', ''Who Killed Hannah Jane? ...

'', ABC *Best Limited-Mini Series Drama Program – '' The Dismissal'', Channel 10 *Best Drama Serial – ''

Carson's Law ''Carson's Law'' is an Australian television series made by Crawford Productions for the Ten Network between 1983-1984. The series was a period piece set in the 1920s and starred Lorraine Bayly as progressive solicitor Jennifer Carson. The e ...

'', Channel 10 *Best Children's Drama – ''

Kicking Around A kick is a physical strike using the leg, in unison usually with an area of the knee or lower using the foot, heel, tibia (shin), ball of the foot, blade of the foot, toes or knee (the latter is also known as a knee strike). This type of atta ...

'' *Best Musical-Variety Series – ''

The Daryl Somers Show Daryl Paul Somers (né Schulz; 6 August 1951) is an Australian television personality and musician, and a triple Gold Logie award-winner. He rose to national fame as the host and executive producer of the long-running comedy-variety program '' ...

'', Channel 9 *Best Light Entertainment Non-Musical Series – ''

Sale of the Century ''Sale of the Century'' (stylized as ''$ale of the Century'') is an American television game show that originally debuted on September 29, 1969, on NBC daytime. It was one of three NBC game shows to premiere on that date, the other two being t ...

'', Channel 9 *Best Variety Program – Sydney Entertainment Centre Opening, Channel 9 *Best Current Affairs – Focus *Best News Program – Eye Witness News, Channel 10 *Best News Story – The Azaria Chamberlain Case, Channel 10 *Best Documentary – ''Birdmen of Kilimanjaro'', Channel 10 *Best Sports Telecast – '' The Commonwealth Games'', ABC *Best Single Performance by an Actor in a Limited Miniseries – Bill Hunter, '' The Dismissal'', Channel 10 *Best Single Performance by an Actor in a Series – William Zappa, ''

Women of the Sun ''Women of the Sun'' is an Australian historical drama television miniseries that was broadcast on SBS Television and later the Australian Broadcasting Commission in 1981. The series, co-written by Sonia Borg and Hyllus Maris, was composed of f ...

'' *Best Sustained Performance by an Actor in a Serial/Series – Kevin Miles, ''

'', Channel 10 *Best Single Performance by an Actress in a Series – Mawuyul Yanthaluwuy, ''

'' *Best Single Performance by an Actress in a Serial –

Sally McKenzie Sally McKenzie (born 8 February 1955) also credited as Sally MacKenzie, is an Australian actress, director, playwright and screenwriter. She graduated from Australia's National Institute of Dramatic Art in 1977. She was awarded a Master of Fin ...

, ''

'', Channel 7 *Best Sustained Performance by an Actress in a Serial/Series –

, '' Sons & Daughters'', Channel 7 *Best Light Entertainment Personality –

Bert Newton Albert Watson Newton (23 July 1938 – 30 October 2021) was an Australian media personality. He was a Logie Hall of Fame inductee, quadruple Gold Logie–winning entertainer, and radio, theatre and television personality and compère. Ne ...

, ''

'', Channel 9 *Best Newsreader – David Johnston, Channel 10 *Best TV Play or TV Movie Direction – George Miller, ''The Dismissal'', Channel 10 *Best Drama Series Script –

Sonia Borg Sonia Ingeborg Borg (20 February 1931 – 4 February 2016) was an Austrian-Australian writer and producer, one of the leading screenwriters of Australian films and TV in the 1960 and 70s. After extensive experience in theatre in Germany, India ...

Hyllus Maris Hyllus Noel Maris (25 December 1933 – 4 August 1986) was an Aboriginal Australian activist, poet and educator. Maris was a Yorta Yorta woman. She was a key figure in the Aboriginal rights movement of the 1970s and 1980s, a poet, an educator and ...

, ''Women of the Sun'' *Best Drama Serial Script – Terry Stapleton, ''Carson's Law'', Channel 10 *Best Lighting & Best Set Design – ''Carson's Law'', Channel 10

1984

*Best Variety Program – ''Wak's Works'', Channel 7 Brisbane

1985

*Best Miniseries Drama Program – ''

All the Rivers Run ''All the Rivers Run'' is an Australian historical novel by Nancy Cato, first published in 1958. It was inspired by the life of Pearl Wallace, Australia's first river boat Skipper. It was adapted as a 1983 Australian television miniseries sta ...

'' (Channel 7) *Best Light Entertainment Production – ''

Australia You're Standing In It ''Australia You're Standing In It'' is an Australian sketch comedy series produced by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation, first screened in September 1983 with a second series screened in September 1984. In honour of the 30th Anniversary of ...

'' (ABC) *Best Single Performance by an Actor in a Serial –

Frank Gallacher Frank Gallacher (7 April 1943 – 23 February 2009) was a Scottish-Australian actor. Early life Gallacher was born in Glasgow in 1943. In 1962, aged 19, he was working in London when his parents and younger sister decided to emigrate to Austra ...

for ''

A Country Practice ''A Country Practice'' is an Australian television soap opera/serial which was broadcast on the Seven Network from 18 November 1981 until 22 November 1993, and subsequently on Network Ten from 13 April 1994 to 5 November 1994. Altogether, 14 ...

'' (Channel 7) *Best Single Performance by an Actor in a Miniseries – Jack Thompson for '' Waterfront'' (Channel 10) *Best Single Performance by an Actress in a Miniseries –

Greta Scacchi Greta Scacchi ( , ; born 18 February 1960) is an actress. Born in Italy to a British-Italian couple, she was raised in Britain and finally settled in Australia, becoming a naturalized citizen. Scacchi had her first leading role in the romanti ...

for ''Waterfront'' (Channel 10) *Best Performance by an Actor in a Miniseries –

Henri Szeps Henri Szeps () (born October 2, 1943), also spelled Henry Szeps, is a Swiss-born Australian character actor of theatre and television. He has also featured in films and worked in voice roles, and has worked in productions in the United Kingdom. ...

for ''

Palace of Dreams ''Palace of Dreams'' is a 1985 Australian fictional mini series about a Jewish family running a hotel in working class inner city of Sydney in the 1930s.Ed. Scott Murray, ''Australia on the Small Screen 1970-1995'', Oxford Uni Press, 1996 p221 ...

'' (ABC) *Best Single Drama Performance by an Actor –

Warren Mitchell Warren Mitchell (born Warren Misell; 14 January 1926 – 14 November 2015) was an English actor best known for playing bigoted cockney Alf Garnett in television, film and stage productions from the 1960s to the 1990s. He was a BAFTA TV A ...

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Man of Letters An intellectual is a person who engages in critical thinking, research, and reflection about the nature of reality, especially the nature of society and proposed solutions for its normative problems. Coming from the world of culture, either ...

'' *Best Single Performance by a Supporting Actress –

Dinah Shearing Dinah Hilary Shearing (12 February 1926 – 14 June 2021) was an Australian actress, active in all facets of the industry, in particular theatre. Early life and education Dinah Hilary Shearing was born on 12 February 1926 in Sydney, to Englis ...

for ''Man of Letters'' *Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Miniseries –

Kris McQuade Kris McQuade (born 1952) is an Australian actress who has had many film, television and theatre roles. Career McQuade's film credits include '' The Love Letters from Teralba Road'', '' Kostas'', '' Fighting Back'', '' Lonely Hearts'', '' Goodby ...

, ''

'' *Best Sustained Performance by an Actress in a Series –

Lorraine Bayly Lorraine Daphne Bayly AM (born 16 January 1937) is an Australian retired actress of film, television and theatre, narrator, presenter, singer, dancer, pianist and theatre director, stage manager and writer. Bayly has been a performer since s ...

for ''

'' (Channel 10) *Best Light Entertainment Personality –

for '' The New Price is Right'' (Channel 7) *Best Newsreaders – David Johnson and Jo Pearson, ''

Eyewitness News ''Eyewitness News'' is a style of television presentation that emphasizes visual elements and action videos, instead of the older ,"man-on-camera" style of newscast, and is most prominently featured in the New York City metropolitan area. Hi ...

'' (Channel 10) *Best Current Affairs Personality – Jim Waley for ''

Sunday Sunday (Latin: ''dies solis'' meaning "day of the sun") is the day of the week between Saturday and Monday. Sunday is a Christian sabbath, day of rest in most Western countries and a part of the Workweek and weekend, weekend. In some Middle Ea ...

'' (Channel 9) *Best Light Entertainment Variety Series – ''Paul Hogan's England'' (Channel 9) *Best Current Affairs – ''

'' (Channel 9) *Best Musical Score or Song –

Bruce Rowland Kenneth Bruce Rowland (born 9 May 1942 in Melbourne) is an Australian composer. Biography Rowland composed the soundtrack for the 1982 movie '' The Man from Snowy River'', as well as the soundtrack for its 1988 sequel '' The Man from Snowy ...

for ''

'' (Channel 7) *Best Children's Affairs Personality –

Mr. Squiggle ''Mr. Squiggle'' (originally also known as ''Mr. Squiggle and Friends'') is an Australian children's television series, and the name of the title character from that ABC show. The show was presented on television in many formats, between its inc ...

*Best TV Play or Telemovie Direction – Michael Jenkins for '' Scales of Justice'' (ABC) *Critics Award for Excellence in TV Program Production – ''Sunday'' (Channel 9) *Colin Bednall Award for Excellence –

Bobby Limb Robert Limb Officer of the Order of Australia, AO, Officer of the Order of the British Empire, OBE (10 November 1924 – 11 September 1999) was an Australian-born entertainment pioneer, comedian, band leader and musician and legend of radio, te ...

*Special Award for Excellence in 28 Years in the Industry – Alf Potter Source:

1986

*Best Drama Serial – ''

'' (Channel 10) *Best Miniseries – ''

The Dunera Boys ''The Dunera Boys'' (also known as ''Tapaus Dunera'') is a 1985 Australian mini-series based on the ''Dunera'' incident.Ed. Scott Murray, ''Australia on the Small Screen 1970-1995'', Oxford Uni Press, 1996 p190 Plot At the beginning of the Wor ...

'' (Channel 10) *Best Situation Comedy – ''

Mother and Son ''Mother and Son'' is an Australian television sitcom that was broadcast on the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) from 16 January 1984 until 21 March 1994. The show stars Ruth Cracknell, Garry McDonald, Henri Szeps and Judy Morris. ...

'' (ABC) *Best One-off Drama – ''

The Perfectionist ''The Perfectionist'' is a 1981 play by David Williamson. It was adapted into a film for television directed by Chris Thomson in 1985. Plot The plot revolves around an academic who is working on a PhD. His wife hires a Danish student to babys ...

'' (Channel 10) *Best Sustained Performance by an Actor in a Principal/Supporting Role in a Series/Serial – Mark Little for ''

The Flying Doctors ''The Flying Doctors'' is an Australian drama TV series produced by Crawford Productions that revolves around the everyday lifesaving efforts of the Royal Flying Doctor Service, starring Andrew McFarlane as the newly arrived Dr. Tom Callaghan. ...

'' (Network Nine) *Best Performance by a Supporting Actor in a One-off Drama –

Simon Chilvers Simon Chilvers (born 5 April 1939) is an English-born, Australia-based television actor. Early life Chilvers was born in London in 1939, and discovered art as a young child, drawing images of planes flying overhead during World War II. He att ...

for ''The Dunera Boys'' (Channel 10) *Best Performance by an Actor in a Principal Role in a One-off Drama –

Shane Connor Shane Connor (born 3 April 1959) also billed/credited as Shane Feeney-Connor, is an Australian actor, who has had extensive experience in stage, television and film productions, both locally and internationally in the United Kingdom and United St ...

for '' Emerging'' (ABC) *Best Performance by an Actor in a Series –

Max Cullen Maxwell Phillip Cullen (born 29 April 1940) is an Australian stage and screen actor. He has appeared in many Australian films and television series but is best known for his role in the film '' Spider and Rose'' and the television series '' The ...

for ''The Flying Doctors'' *Best Performance by an Actress in a Principal Role in a One-off Drama – Dasha Blahova for ''

Displaced Persons Forced displacement (also forced migration or forced relocation) is an involuntary or coerced movement of a person or people away from their home or home region. The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, UNHCR defines 'forced displaceme ...

'' (ABC) *Best Performance by an Actress in a Series –

Glenda Linscott Glenda Linscott (born 1958) is an Australian actress and director, born in Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe) of English descent, best known internationally for her performance in cult drama series ''Prisoner'' as tough bikie inmate and top dog Rita "The ...

for ''Prisoner'' (Network Ten) *Best Sustained Performance by an Actress in a Series –

for ''Mother and Son'' (ABC) *Best Performance by a Supporting Actress in a One-off Drama –

Julia Blake Julia Blake (born 1937) is a British-Australian actress, notable for numerous film and TV roles, particularly in Australia. She also acted in the theatre. Early life and education Julia Blake was born in 1937 in the United Kingdom. She atte ...

for ''The Dunera Boys'' (Channel Ten) *Best Miniseries Script –

Ben Lewin Ben Lewin (born 1946) is an Australian Film director, film and television director. Early life and education Ben Lewin was born in Poland. As a child, he emigrated with his family to Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia. At the age of six, he con ...

for ''The Dunera Boys'' (Channel Ten) *Best News Program – ''Eyewitness News'' – Russell Street Bombing *Best Current Affairs – ''

'' (Network Nine) *Best Newsreader – Brian Naylor *Best Documentary – ''Coup d'État'' (ABC) *Best Sporting Telecast –

1985 Australian Grand Prix The 1985 Australian Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held on the Adelaide Street Circuit in Adelaide on 3 November 1985. The sixteenth and final race of the 1985 Formula One World Championship, it was the 50th running of the Australian ...

(Network Nine) *Critics Award – ''

'' (ABC) *Best Children's Drama – ''Top Kids'' (ATV10) *Colin Bednall Award for Lifetime Achievement – Jim Fisher, Chief engineer of

HSV7 HSV is a television station in Melbourne, Australia. It is part of the Seven Network, one of the three main commercial television networks in Australia, its first and oldest station. It launched in time for the 1956 Summer Olympic Games in Melbou ...

Source:

1987

*Best One-off Drama/Miniseries – ''

Vietnam Vietnam, officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam (SRV), is a country at the eastern edge of mainland Southeast Asia, with an area of about and a population of over 100 million, making it the world's List of countries and depende ...

'' (Network Ten) *Best Drama Series or Serial – ''

Rafferty's Rules ''Rafferty's Rules'' is an Australian television drama series which ran from 1987 to 1991 on the Seven Network. The producers of the series were Posie Graeme-Evans (1987–1988), and Denis Phelen. The directors were Graham Thorburn, Mike Sm ...

'' (Channel Seven) *Best Light Entertainment Program – ''

Hey Hey It's Saturday ''Hey Hey It's Saturday'' is a long-running variety television program on Australian television. It initially ran for 28 years on the Nine Network from 9 October 1971 to 20 November 1999, with a recess in 1978. Its host throughout its entire ...

'' (Channel Nine) *Best One-off Variety Program – '' Elton John – Tour De Force'' (ABC) *Best Current Affairs Program – ''

'': "Dead Heart" (ABC) *Best News Program – " Clifton Hill Massacre" (HSV-7) *Best Television Documentary – '' Suzi's Story'' (Network Ten) *Best Sporting Telecast –

1987 Australian Grand Prix The 1987 Australian Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Adelaide on 15 November 1987. It was the sixteenth and final race of the 1987 Formula One World Championship. The 82-lap race was won by Austrian driver Gerhard Berger, who ...

(Network Nine) *Best Performance By a Male Actor in a Principal Role in a One-off Drama –

Drew Forsythe Drew Forsythe (born 23 August 1949) is an Australian actor, singer, writer, and comedian. He has appeared on film, stage, and television, as well as in satirical sketch comedy television programs. Early life Born in New South Wales to newsage ...

for ''

Whose Baby? ''Whose Baby?'' is a 1917 American silent comedy film directed by Clarence G. Badger and starring Gloria Swanson Gloria Mae Josephine Swanson (March 27, 1899April 4, 1983) was an American actress. She first achieved fame acting in dozen ...

'' (Channel Seven) *Best Performance By a Female Actor in a Principal Role in a One-off Drama –

Anne Phelan Anne Mary Phelan (2 August 1948 – 27 October 2019) was an Australian actress of stage and screen who appeared in many theatre, television and film productions as well as radio and voice-over. Her television soap opera roles she was likely b ...

for ''

The Harp in the South ''The Harp in the South'' is the debut novel by New Zealand-born Australian author Ruth Park. Published in 1948, it portrays the life of a Catholic Irish Australian family living in the Sydney suburb of Surry Hills, which was at that time an i ...

'' (Network Ten) *Best Performance By a Female Actor in a Supporting Role in a One-off Drama –

Lisa Crittenden Lisa Crittenden (born 1962) is an Australian former actress, noted for her roles in various television series, such as '' The Restless Years'' (as Briony Thompson, 1981), '' The Sullivans'' (as Sally Meredith), ''Prisoner'' (as Maxine Daniels ...

for ''Whose Baby?'' (Channel Seven) *Best Performance By a Male Actor in a Series/Serial –

Gerard Kennedy Gerard Michael Kennedy (born July 24, 1960) is a Canadian politician in Ontario, Canada. He served as Ontario's minister of Education from 2003 to 2006, when he resigned to make an unsuccessful bid for the leadership of the Liberal Party of Ca ...

for ''

'' (Network Nine) *Best Performance By an Actress in a Series/Serial –

Anne Charleston Anne Charleston (born 30 December 1942) is an Australian-born former actress prominent in television, radio and theatre, notable for her career locally and in the United Kingdom in both England and Ireland. She began her career on the stage in ...

for ''

Neighbours ''Neighbours'' is an Australian television soap opera that has aired since 18 March 1985. It was created by television executive Reg Watson. The Seven Network commissioned the show following the success of Watson's earlier soap '' Sons and ...

'' (Network Ten) *Best Sustained Performance By an Actress in a Series –

Anne Haddy Patricia Anne Haddy (5 October 1930 – 6 June 1999), credited also as Anne Hardy, was an Australian actress, television presenter and voice artist, who worked in various facets of the industry including radio, stage and television. She was mar ...

for ''Neighbours'' (Network Ten) *Best Light Entertainment Personality –

Max Gillies Maxwell Irvine Gillies AM (born 16 November 1941) is an Australian actor and a founding member of the 1970s experimental theatre company, the Australian Performing Group. Early life and education Gillies studied art teaching at Frankston Te ...

(ABC) *Best News Presenter – Brian Naylor (Network Nine) *Best Current Affairs Presenter –

Andrew Olle John Andrew Durrant Olle (28 December 194712 December 1995) was an Australian radio and television presenter who mostly worked for the Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Early and personal life Olle was born in the Sydney suburb of Hornsb ...

for ''Four Corners'' (ABC) *Best Weather Presenter –

Rob Gell Rob Gell Member of the Order of Australia, AM is a geomorphologist and weather presenter, with a degree in meteorology. Gell attended Camberwell Grammar School as a student in the 1960s. Gell has been a weather presenter for ''National Nine News ...

– (Network Ten) *Best Sports Presenter –

Sandy Roberts Sandy Roberts (born 22 February 1950) is an Australian veteran sports presenter and commentator formerly working on television for Fox Sports Australia and radio with Crocmedia. He was a long-time personality of the Seven Network for four dec ...

– (Channel Seven) *Best Educational Programme – ''Curriculum by Design'' – Producer: T. Guthridge Source:

1988

*Best Miniseries – '' The Shiralee'' (Channel Seven) *Best Drama Series – ''

'' (Channel Seven) *Best Actor in a Series – Peter Carroll for ''Rafferty's Rules'' *Best Scriptwriter, Drama Series –

Michael Cove Michael Cove is a British-Australian writer and journalist who has worked in film, television and theatre. He worked as a film editor in Britain before emigrating to Australia. He wrote a number of stage plays in the 1970s before working more in ...

for ''Rafferty's Rules'' *Best Children's Drama – '' Peter and Pompey'' *Best Scriptwriter for One-off Drama –

John Misto John Misto (born 13 October 1952) is an Australian playwright and screenwriter. He graduated with an Arts/Law degree from the University of New South Wales, and then practised as a lawyer before changing his career to concentrate on working as a ...

for '' Peter and Pompey'' *Best Children's Program – '' Kaboodle'' *Best Juvenile Actor – Damien Walters for '' Captain Johnno'' *Best Light Entertainment Program – ''

'' *Best Special Event –

John Farnham John Peter Farnham (born 1 July 1949) is a British-born Australian singer. Farnham was a teen pop idol from 1967 until the mid-1970s, billed as Johnny Farnham. He has since forged a career as an adult contemporary singer.McFarlane (1999). Enc ...

, ''Age of Reason Live at the Expo Concert'' *Best Comedy – ''

The Comedy Company ''The Comedy Company'' is an Australian sketch comedy television series that aired from 16 February 1988 until 11 November 1990 on Network Ten. It was created and directed by cast member Ian McFadyen, and co-directed and produced by Jo Lane. Th ...

'' (Channel Ten) *Best News Program – ''

National Nine News Nine News (stylized as 9News) is a national News agency, news service on the Nine Network in Australia. Its flagship program is an hour-long ''9News'' bulletin at 6:00 pm, with editions produced by Nine's owned-and-operated stations in TCN, S ...

'' *Best Current Affairs – ''Page One'' (Channel Ten) *Best Sports Telecast – Australian Open tennis final (Channel Seven) *Best Documentary – ''Out of Sight, Out of Mind'' *Best Actor in a One-off Drama –

Steve Bisley Steve Bisley (born 26 December 1951) is an Australian writer, film and television actor. He is best known for his roles in the films ''Mad Max'' (1979) and ''The Great Gatsby'' (2013). On television, some of his better-known roles include Dete ...

for ''

The Clean Machine ''The Clean Machine'' is a 1988 Australian tele movie about police corruption starring Steve Bisley. It was one of four telemovies made by Kennedy Miller around this time, the others being ''The Riddle of the Stinson'', ''The Damien Parer Story ...

'' (Channel Ten) *Best Actress in a One-off Drama –

for ''

Poor Man's Orange ''Poor Man's Orange'' is a novel by New Zealand born Australian author Ruth Park. Published in 1949, the book is the sequel to '' The Harp in the South'' (1948) and continues the story of the Darcy family, living in the Surry Hills area of Syd ...

'' (Channel Ten) *Best Actress in a Serial –

Lenore Smith Lenore Smith (born 25 October 1958) is an Australian actress best known for her work in television. Internationally, she is best known for her role as Kate Wellings in the drama series ''The Flying Doctors''. Career Smith studied economics a ...

for ''

'' (Channel Nine) *Best Male Presenter – Jim Waley for ''

'' *Best Female Presenter –

Helen Wellings Helen Wellings is an Australian journalist and consumer advocate. Wellings is currently a Consumer Editor for ''Seven News''. She has been a senior reporter for the Seven Network for 20 years. Education and teaching career Wellings has ...

for '' The Investigators'' *Special Award for Documentary – ''Nature of Australia: A Portrait of the Island Continent: A Separate Creation'' *Special Award for Camera Work – David Parer *Special Award for Achievement in Victorian Television – Keith Taylor *Special Award for Special Event – '' Australia Live: The Celebration of a Nation'' –

Peter Faiman Peter Leonard Faiman AM (born 1944) is an Australian television producer with experience in film, live television and events. He has had a long-standing working relationship with the Nine Network. Biography Faiman was born in Melbourne. He dire ...

*Special Award for Achievement – Geoffrey Robertson's Hypotheticals for ''Blood on the Wattle'' *Colin Bednall Award for Lifetime Achievement – Eric Pearce Source:

1989

*Best Miniseries – ''

Edens Lost ''Edens Lost'' is a 1989 Australian mini-series based on the novel of the same title by Sumner Locke Elliott, produced by Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) and Central Independent Television. Gillian Armstrong and Margaret Fink had pla ...

'' (ABC) *Best Drama Series – ''

'' (Nine Network) *Best Drama Serial – ''

'' (Channel Ten) *Best Children's Drama – ''

A Waltz Through the Hills A, or a, is the first letter and the first vowel letter of the Latin alphabet, used in the modern English alphabet, and others worldwide. Its name in English is '' a'' (pronounced ), plural ''aes''. It is similar in shape to the Ancient ...

'' *Best Children's Program – '' Wild Wombat'' (Channel Seven) *Best Light Entertainment Program – ''

The Money or the Gun ''The Money or the Gun'' was an Australian comedy/talk-show on the ABC network. It ran from late 1989 to mid-1990, with occasional specials until 1994. It was written by Andrew Denton, Simon Dodd, Bruce Griffiths, and George Dodd, directed ...

'' (ABC) *Best Special Event Program – John Farnham and the MSO *Best Comedy Program – ''

Fast Forward To fast-forward is to move forwards through a recording at a speed faster than that at which it would usually be played, for example two times or two point five times. The recordings are usually audio, video or computer data. It is colloquiall ...

'' (Channel Seven) *Best News Program – ''

'' *Best Weekly Current Affairs Program – ''

'' (ABC) *Best Daily Current Affairs Program – ''

'' (Nine Network) *Best Sports Program – 1989 Australian Masters (Channel Seven) *Best Documentary – ''Nobody's Children'' *Colin Bednall Award for Lifetime Achievement – Marie Trevor, producer Source:

1990

Held at the Hilton Hotel, Melbourne on 1 December 1990. *Best News Story –

Fall of the Berlin Wall The fall of the Berlin Wall (, ) on 9 November in German history, 9 November 1989, during the Peaceful Revolution, marked the beginning of the destruction of the Berlin Wall and the figurative Iron Curtain, as East Berlin transit restrictions we ...

(Nine Network) *Best Light Entertainment Program – ''

Burke's Backyard ''Burke's Backyard'' was an Australian gardening and lifestyle series presented by horticulturist Don Burke, broadcast on both radio and television. On television, it was a regular weekly series on the Nine Network from 12 September 1987 to 26 ...

'' *Best Drama Series – '' G.P.'' *Best Drama Serial – ''

Home and Away ''Home and Away'' (''H&A'') is an Australian television soap opera. It was created by Alan Bateman and commenced broadcast on the Seven Network on 17 January 1988. Bateman came up with the concept of the show during a trip to Kangaroo Point, N ...

'' *Best Sports Program – *Best Sports Presenters – *Best Light Entertainment Presenter *Best Sports Reporter – Stephen Phillips, Channel Nine

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