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

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on 23 March 1963 and been broadcast on the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC), with Tony Hancock and

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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''. This article lists the winners of Logie Awards (

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n television) for 1963:

Awards

Gold Logie

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 Lionel Joaquin Paul Long OAM (1939 – 1 January 1998) was an Australian country and folk singer, songwriter, guitarist, actor and artist. Long became one of Australia's most successful and popular country and folk artists in the 1960s, relea ...

;Best Female Singer :''Winner:'' :: Judy Stone ;Best Commercial :''Winner:'' ::

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;Outstanding Achievement :''Winner:'' :: Joan Sutherland Spectacular ;Outstanding Contribution to Children's Entertainment :''Winner:'' ::

Happy Hammond Harry Montague Hammond (7 May 1916 – 1 April 1998), professionally known as Happy Hammond, was an Australian comedian, radio host and children's television show host, and television producer. Biography and broadcasting career Happy Hammond wa ...

;Enterprising Programming (country stations only) :''Winner:'' ::

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, 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 Charles Stephen Faulkner (21 October 19224 December 2000), professionally Chuck Faulkner was a Northern Irish-born Australian actor and US radio talk show host. He was best known for his role as Detective Senior Sergeant Keith Vickers in the Aust ...

;Most Popular Female :''Winner:'' ::

Diana Ward Diana most commonly refers to: * Diana (name), a given name (including a list of people with the name) * Diana (mythology), ancient Roman goddess of the hunt and wild animals; later associated with the Moon * Diana, Princess of Wales (1961–1997) ...

;Most Popular Program :''Winner:'' :: Startime, ATN

South Australia

;Most Popular Male :''Winner:'' :: Lionel Williams ;Most Popular Female :''Winner:'' ::

Angela Stacey Angela may refer to: Places * Angela, Montana * Angela Lake, in Volusia County, Florida * Lake Angela, in Lyon Township, Oakland County, Michigan * Lake Angela, the reservoir impounded by the source dam of the South Yuba River Fiction * Angel ...

;Most Popular Program :''Winner:'' ::

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, NWS

Queensland

;Most Popular Male :''Winner:'' :: George Wallace Jnr ;Most Popular Female :''Winner:'' ::

Jackie Ellison Jackie or Jacky may refer to: People and fictional characters * Jackie (given name), a list of people and fictional characters named Jackie or Jacky ** Jackie, current ring name of female professional wrestler Jacqueline Moore ** Jackie Lee (I ...

;Most Popular Program :''Winner:'' :: Theatre Royal, BTQ

Western Australia

;Most Popular Personality :''Winner:'' :: Gary Carvolth

Tasmania

;Most Popular Personality :''Winner:'' ::

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Special Achievement Award

;Special Achievement Award for Comedy :''Winner:'' ::

Dawn Lake Dawn Alice Lake (20 January 1927 – 1 January 2006) was an Australian television comedian, singer, entertainer, and actor whose career spanned more than 50 years. She was particularly associated in show business with her husband Bobby Limb. ...

and Bobby Limb ;Special Achievement Award for Dancing :''Winner:'' :: Carlu Carter and

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;Special Achievement Award for Variety :''Winner:'' :: Lorrae Desmond Show, ABC ;Special Achievement Award :''Winner:'' :: Tommy Hanlon, Jr., ''

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'' ;Special Achievement Award :''Winner:'' :: Bob Dyer, ''Jack Davey Special''

References

External links

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Australian Television: 1962-1965 Logie Awards

TV Week Logie Awards: 1963
{{Logie Awards years 1963 television awards 1963 in Australian television

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