1997 Logie Award Winners 39th Annual TV Week Logie Awards Sunday, 18 May 1997 Palladium Ballroom, Crown Towers, Melbourne, VIC Hosted by Daryl Somers. Special Guests were Laura Innes (ER), David James Elliott (JAG), Patrick Stewart (Star Trek), Ben Elton, Daniel Davis (The Nanny), and Michael T Weiss (The Pretender). Performers were Human Nature.

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1997 Special Awards

Hall of Fame Gold Logie

Garry McDonald

1997 Most Outstanding Awards

Silver Logie Most Outstanding Actor	Colin Friels - Water Rats	9
Silver Logie Most Outstanding Actress	Alison Whyte - Frontline	ABC
Silver Logie Most Outstanding Drama Series	Water Rats	9
Most Outstanding Achievement in News	Port Arthur Massacre	ABC
Most Outstanding Achievement in Public Affairs	"The Prisoners Who Waited" - Sunday	9
Most Outstanding Documentary	Somebody Now - Nobody's Children 7 Years On	ABC
Most Outstanding Achievement in Sports	1996 Atlanta Olympic Games – Kieren Perkins' 1500m Victory	7
Most Outstanding Achievement in Comedy	Club Buggery	ABC

1997 Most Popular Awards

Gold Logie Most Popular Personality	Lisa McCune - Blue Heelers	7
Silver Logie Most Popular Actor	Martin Sacks - Blue Heelers	7
Silver Logie Most Popular Actress	Lisa McCune - Blue Heelers	7
Silver Logie Most Popular Australian Program	Blue Heelers	7
Most Popular New Talent	Tasma Walton - Blue Heelers	7
Most Popular Sports Program	The Footy Show AFL	9
Most Popular Sports Event	1996 Atlanta Olympic Games	7
Most Popular Light Entertainment Program	Hey Hey It's Saturday	9
Most Popular Light Entertainment Personality	Daryl Somers - Hey Hey It's Saturday	9
Most Popular Comedy Program	Full Frontal	7
Most Popular Comedy Personality	Eric Bana	7
Most Popular Current Affairs Program	A Current Affair	9
Most Popular Lifestyle Program	Better Homes and Gardens	7
Most Popular Children's Program	Agro's Cartoon Connection	7

NOTE: yes, we know many of the Special Guests are famous for more than what we list. Because this is a historical listing, we've tried to show the TV program the person was known for at the time. For example, Roger Moore was known for his TV show The Pretenders in 1972, long before he did the James Bond films.

Last column in the above charts is the television network / station.