Sammy Awards
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The Sammy Awards were Australian television and film awards held annually between 1976 and 1981, initially supported by the TV Times and the Seven Network.[1]
Held at the Sydney Opera House on Friday 8 October 1976.[2]
- Gold Sammy: Helen Morse, Gary McDonald
- Best drama series: Power Without Glory
- Best lead actor in a television series: John Waters for Rush
- Best lead actress in a television series: Penny Hackforth-Jones for Tandarra
- Best actor in a single television performance: Hugh Keays-Byrne for Rush (ep: 'A shilling A Day')
- Best actress in a single television performance: Maggie Millar for Homicide (ep: 'The Life and Time of Tina Kennedy')
- Best new talent: Mark Holden
- Best comedy series: The Norman Gunston Show
- Best comedy television series writer: Bull Harding
- Best variety performer: Don Lane
- Best current affairs series: Four Corners
- Best daytime series: The Mike Walsh Show
- Best documentary series: A Big Country
- Best light entertainment series: This Is Your Life
- Best musical series: Countdown
- Best film: Picnic At Hanging Rock
- Best film actor: Peter Cummins for The Removalists
- Best film actress: Helen Morse
- Best film supporting actor: Reg Lye for Sunday Too Far Away
- Best film supporting actress: Jacki Weaver for Caddie
- Best juvenile film performance: Robert Bettles
1977
- Gold Sammy: Harry Butler, Caroline Jones
- Best actor in a television series: Martin Vaughan for Power Without Glory
- Best actress in a television series: Lorraine Bayly for The Sullivans
- Best supporting actor in a television series: Andrew McFarlane for The Sullivans
- Best documentary series: In the Wild
- Best current affairs series: Four Corners
- Best film: The Devil's Playground
- Best film actor: Nick Tate for The Devil's Playground
- Best film actress: Ruth Cracknell for The Singer and the Dancer
1978
- Gold: Mike Walsh, June Salter
- Chips Rafferty Memorial Award: Ken G Hall
- Best Actor in a Single TV Performance: Tony Bonner for End of Summer
- Best Actress in a Single TV Performance: Davina Whitehouse for The Night Nurse
- Best Actor in a TV Series: George Mallaby for Cop Shop
- Best Actress in a TV Series: Lorraine Bayly for The Sullivans
- Best Variety Performer: Julie Anthony
- Best Variety Program: Julie Anthony's First Special
- Best Comedy Program: The Norman Gunston Show
- Best Drama Series: The Sullivans
- Best TV Play: End of Summer
- Best News Coverage: Brisbane shoot-out (QTQ9)
- Best Documentary: A Big Country
- Best Current Affairs Program: Four Corners 'Utah' report
- Best Children's Series: Wombat (BTQ7)
- Best Sports Coverage: Australian Open Golf 1977
- Best Light Entertainment Program: The Mike Walsh Show
- Best Writer TV Series: Tony Morphett for The Sullivans
- Best Writer TV Play: Cliff Green for End of Summer
1979
Held in Sydney at the Seymour Centre on 17 October 1979.[5][6]
- Gold Sammy: Marcia Hines, Mike Walsh
- Chips Rafferty Memorial Award: Stanley Hawes
- Best drama series: Against the Wind
- Best TV play: The Plumber
- Best actor in a single TV performance: John Hargreaves for A Good Thing Going
- Best actress in a single TV performance: Belinda Giblin for Say You Want Me
- Best actor in a TV series: Gerard Kennedy for Against the Wind
- Best actress in a TV series: Kerry McGuire for Against the Wind
- Best television variety performer: Marcia Hines
- Best new talent: Mel Gibson
- Best film: Cathy's Child
- Best film actress: Michele Fawdon for Cathy's Child
- Best film actor: Alan Cassell for Cathy's Child
- Best light entertainment program: Parkinson in Australia
- Best comedy program: Tickled Pink (episode: 'Neutral Ground')
- Best variety program: TV Follies (episode: 'Hollywood')
- Best documentary: The Last Tasmanian
- Best news coverage: Pentridge Riot (GTV9 Melbourne)
- Best current affairs program: 60 Minutes
- Best sports coverage: Australian Open Golf (Nine Network)
- Best children's series: Top Mates
- Best costume design: Claire Griffin for Against the Wind
- Best art direction: Quentin Hole for Ride On Stranger
- Best writer (TV series): Peter Yeldham for Run From the Morning
- Best writer (TV play): Peter Weir for The Plumber
- Best television editing: Michael Balson for Mutiny on the Western Front
- Best film direction: George Miller for Mad Max
- Best sound: Mad Max
- Best special effects: Mad Max
- Best film editing: Mad Max
- Best theme music: Mad Max