Logie Awards of 1998

40th Logie Awards
40th Logie Awards
Date	19 April 1998
Site	Crown Palladium, Melbourne, Victoria
Hosted by	Daryl Somers
Highlights
Gold Logie	Lisa McCune
Hall of Fame	Graham Kennedy
Most awards	Blue Heelers (4)
Television coverage
Network	Nine Network
	← 39th; Logie Awards; 41st →;

The 40th Annual TV Week Logie Awards was held on Sunday 19 April 1998 at the Crown Palladium in Melbourne, and broadcast on the Nine Network.^[1] The ceremony was hosted by Daryl Somers, and guests included Matt LeBlanc, Kathy Najimy, Kenny Rogers and Reba McEntire.^[1]

Winners and nominees[]

In the tables below, winners are listed first and highlighted in bold.^[2]

Gold Logie[]

Most Popular Personality on Australian Television
*Lisa McCune in Blue Heelers* (Seven Network)** Kerri-Anne Kennerley in Midday With Kerri-Anne (Nine Network) Ray Martin in A Current Affair (Nine Network) Daryl Somers in Hey Hey It's Saturday (Nine Network) John Wood in Blue Heelers (Seven Network)

Acting[]

Most Popular Actor	Most Popular Actress
*Martin Sacks in Blue Heelers* (Seven Network)** Colin Friels in Water Rats (Nine Network) Jesse Spencer in Neighbours (Network Ten) Nic Testoni in Home and Away (Seven Network) John Wood in Blue Heelers (Seven Network)	*Lisa McCune in Blue Heelers* (Seven Network)** Belinda Emmett in Home and Away (Seven Network) Rebecca Gibney in Halifax f.p. (Nine Network) Catherine McClements in Water Rats (Nine Network) Kristy Wright in Home and Away (Seven Network)
Most Outstanding Actor in a Series	Most Outstanding Actress in a Series
*Tony Martin in Wildside* (ABC TV)** Colin Friels in Water Rats (Nine Network) William McInnes in Blue Heelers (Seven Network) Rob Sitch in Frontline (ABC TV)	*Catherine McClements in Water Rats* (Nine Network)** Rachael Blake in Wildside (ABC TV) Rebecca Gibney in Halifax f.p. (Nine Network) and Kangaroo Palace (Seven Network) Alison Whyte in Good Guys, Bad Guys (Nine Network)
Most Popular New Talent
*Brooke Satchwell in Neighbours* (Network Ten)**

Most Popular Programs[]

Most Popular Program	Most Popular Light Entertainment Program
Blue Heelers (Seven Network) Hey Hey It's Saturday (Nine Network) Home and Away (Seven Network) Midday With Kerri-Anne (Nine Network) Water Rats (Nine Network)	Hey Hey It's Saturday (Nine Network)
Most Popular Comedy Program	Most Popular Lifestyle Program
Full Frontal (Seven Network)	Better Homes and Gardens (Seven Network)
Most Popular Sports Program	Most Popular Sports Event
The Footy Show (AFL) (Nine Network)	AFL Grand Final (Seven Network)
Most Popular Public Affairs Program
A Current Affair (Nine Network)

Most Outstanding Programs[]

Most Outstanding Series	Most Outstanding Mini-series or Movie Made for Television
Frontline (ABC TV) Good Guys, Bad Guys (Nine Network) Water Rats (Nine Network)	Wildside (ABC TV) Halifax f.p. (Nine Network) Simone De Beauvoir's Babies (ABC TV)
Most Outstanding Achievement in Comedy	Most Outstanding Achievement in Sports
Frontline (ABC TV) Club Buggery (ABC TV) McFeast: Pussy Power (ABC TV)	Australia vs Iran World Cup Qualifier (SBS TV) Bathurst 1000 (Network Ten) AFL Grand Final (Seven Network)
Most Outstanding Achievement in News	Most Outstanding Achievement in Public Affairs
*"Thredbo Tragedy", Seven Nightly News* (Seven Network)** "Travel Rorts" "Thredbo Tragedy"	*"Where Does The Buck Stop?", Four Corners* (ABC TV)** "Showdown in Emerald", Sunday (Nine Network) "Valentine's Day", Australian Story (ABC TV)
Most Outstanding Achievement in Children's Television	Most Outstanding Documentary
Play School (ABC TV)	Rats in the Ranks (ABC TV) The Big House (ABC TV) The Call of Kakadu (ABC TV) Mabo: Life of An Island Man (ABC TV) Tell My Kids I'm Sorry (Seven Network)

Hall of Fame[]

After a lifetime in Australian television, Graham Kennedy became the 15th inductee into the TV Week Logies Hall of Fame. However, Bert Newton accepted the award on his behalf.^[2]

References[]

^ ^a ^b "40th TV Week Logie Awards, 1998". Tvweeklogies.com.au. Archived from the original on 17 April 2014.
^ ^a ^b "1998 Logie Awards". Australiantelevision.net. Archived from the original on 17 April 2014.

External links[]

Logie Awards of 1998 at IMDb

[Logies_History-1] "40th TV Week Logie Awards, 1998". Tvweeklogies.com.au. Archived from the original on 17 April 2014.

[winners-2] "1998 Logie Awards". Australiantelevision.net. Archived from the original on 17 April 2014.

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Most Popular categories	Personality on Australian Television Actor Actress Presenter New Talent Drama Program Comedy Program Entertainment Program News Panel or a Current Affairs Program Reality Program Lifestyle Program
Most Outstanding categories	Actor Supporting Actor Actress Supporting Actress Drama Series Miniseries or Telemovie Children's Program Factual or Documentary Program News Coverage or Public Affairs Report Sports Coverage
Other awards	Logie Hall of Fame
Former categories	Most Popular New Male Talent Most Popular New Female Talent Newcomer Most Popular Australian Program Sports Program Factual Program Most Popular Live Show
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