The 8th Annual TV Week Logie Awards were presented on Monday 21 March 1966 at Southern Cross Hotel in Melbourne and broadcast on the Nine Network.[citation needed] British television actors Jimmy Edwards, Doris Speed, Arthur Leslie and Pat Phoenix appeared as guests. This article lists the winners of Logie Awards (Australian television) for 1966:

8th Logie Awards
Date21 March 1966
SiteSouthern Cross Hotel, Melbourne, Victoria
Hosted byBert Newton
Gold LogieGordon Chater
Television coverage
NetworkNine Network

Awards

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Gold Logie

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Most Popular Personality on Australian Television
Winner:
Gordon Chater

Logie

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National

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Best Female Personality
Winner:
Carol Raye, The Mavis Bramston Show
Best Teenage Personality
Winner:
Normie Rowe
Best Live Show
Winner:
The Mavis Bramston Show, Seven Network
Best Documentary
Winner:
Birth
Best Overseas Show
Winner:
The Dick Van Dyke Show
Best Drama
Winner:
Homicide, Seven Network
Best Commercial
Winner:
Coca-Cola
Outstanding Contribution to Development of Talent
Winner:
Showcase 65, Network Ten
Outstanding Contribution to Children's Television
Winner:
The Magic Circle Club, ATV

Victoria

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Most Popular Male
Winner:
Graham Kennedy
Most Popular Female
Winner:
Mary Hardy
Most Popular Live Show
Winner:
In Melbourne Tonight, Nine Network

New South Wales

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Most Popular Male
Winner:
Don Lane
Most Popular Female
Winner:
Diana Ward
Most Popular Live Show
Winner:
Tonight with Don Lane, Nine Network

South Australia

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Most Popular Male
Winner:
Ernie Sigley
Most Popular Female
Winner:
Pam Western
Most Popular Program
Winner:
Adelaide Tonight, Nine Network

Queensland

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Most Popular Male
Winner:
Gerry Gibson
Most Popular Female
Winner:
Jill McCann
Most Popular Live Show
Winner:
Theatre Royal, Seven Network

Tasmania

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Most Popular Male
Winner:
John Crook
Most Popular Female
Winner:
Caroline Schmit
Most Popular Live Show
Winner:
Anything Goes, Nine Network

Special Achievement Award

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Winner:
Dolly Dyer, Pick-A-Box - For her cheerful devotion to Bob and their show.
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