Logie Awards of 1963 explained

Award:	Logie Awards
Number:	5
Date:	26 March 1963
Site:	Chevron-Hilton Hotel, Sydney
Gold:	Michael Charlton
Network:	Australian Broadcasting Corporation
Last:	4th
Next:	6th

The 5th Annual TV Week Logie Awards were announced on Wednesday 26 March 1963 by TV Week. The award ceremony was to have taken place at the Chevron-Hilton Hotel in Sydney on 23 March 1963 and been broadcast on the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC),^[1] with Tony Hancock and Marie McDonald as guest presenters, but Hancock cancelled his trip to Australia due to illness. The presentation ceremony was postponed until July on board cruise liner Changsha.^[2] This article lists the winners of Logie Awards (Australian television) for 1963:

Awards

Gold Logie

Most Popular Personality on Australian Television

Winner: Michael Charlton

Logie

National

Best Actor

Winner: Syd Conabere, The One Day of the Year

Best Overseas Series

Winner: Ben Casey

Best Drama

Winner: The One Day of the Year, Nine Network

Best Youth Entertainment

Winner: Johnny O'Keefe

Best Male Singer

Winner: Lionel Long

Best Female Singer

Winner: Judy Stone

Best Commercial

Winner: Craven A

Outstanding Achievement

Winner: Joan Sutherland Spectacular

Outstanding Contribution to Children's Entertainment

Winner: Happy Hammond

Enterprising Programming (country stations only)

Winner: NBN3, Newcastle

Victoria

Most Popular Male

Winner: Graham Kennedy

Most Popular Female

Winner: Panda Lisner

Most Popular Program

Winner: In Melbourne Tonight, GTV

New South Wales

Most Popular Male

Winner: Chuck Faulkner

Most Popular Female

Winner: Diana Ward

Most Popular Program

Winner: Startime, ATN

South Australia

Most Popular Male

Winner: Lionel Williams

Most Popular Female

Winner: Angela Stacey

Most Popular Program

Winner: Adelaide Tonight, NWS

Queensland

Most Popular Male

Winner: George Wallace Jnr

Most Popular Female

Winner: Jackie Ellison

Most Popular Program

Winner: Theatre Royal, BTQ

Western Australia

Most Popular Personality

Winner: Gary Carvolth

Tasmania

Most Popular Personality

Winner: Wendy Ellis

Special Achievement Award

Special Achievement Award for Comedy

Winner: Dawn Lake and Bobby Limb

Special Achievement Award for Dancing

Winner: Carlu Carter and Bill McGrath

Special Achievement Award for Variety

Winner: Lorrae Desmond Show, ABC

Special Achievement Award

Winner: Tommy Hanlon, Jr., It Could Be You

Special Achievement Award

Winner: Bob Dyer, Jack Davey Special

External links

Notes and References

Web site: This Week on Abc-3 . Canberra Times . 18 March 1963 .
Web site: ABC Announcers Take TV Awards. Canberra Times. 27 March 1963.