Logie Awards of 1959


The 1st Annual TV Week Logie Awards were the first awards ever to be awarded for work within the Australian television industry. Television had begun production in Australia only three years earlier, in 1956.

Synopsis

Although other cities had television, the awards were for Melbourne television only.
In 1959 the awards were given out during an episode of In Melbourne Tonight, with international star Googie Withers appearing as a guest host. Awards were given in only eight categories, two of which were for American programmes.

Awards

TV Star of the Year">Gold Logie">TV Star of the Year

The most prestigious award was the TV Star of the Year Award, which the following year in 1960 would become renamed as the Gold Logie. The star of the year was awarded to Graham Kennedy and Panda Lisner for their program In Melbourne Tonight, for the Nine Network.

National

;TV Show of the Year
;Most Popular Children's Show
;Most Popular Overseas Variety Show
;Most Popular Overseas Drama
;Outstanding Sports Presentation
;Outstanding Performance