Logie Award for Best Actress

Logie Award for Best Actress
Country Australia
Presented by TV Week
First awarded 1977
Currently held by Asher Keddie (2015)
Most awards Lisa McCune and Asher Keddie (5)
Official website www.tvweeklogieawards.com.au

The Silver Logie for Best Actress is an award presented annually at the Australian TV Week Logie Awards. It was first awarded at the 19th Annual TV Week Logie Awards, held in 1977 when the award was originally called Most Popular Australian Lead Actress.[1] For the 2016 ceremony, it was renamed from Most Popular Actress to Best Actress.[2] The award is given to recognise the standout performance of an actress in an Australian program. The winner and nominees of Most Popular Actress are chosen by the public through an online voting survey on the TV Week website.[3] Lisa McCune and Asher Keddie hold the record for the most wins, with five each, followed by Georgie Parker with four wins.

Winners and nominees

Key Meaning
double-dagger Indicates the winning actress
Year Nominees Program(s) Network Ref
1977 Ros SpiersAward winner Power Without Glory
ABC
[1]
1978 Lorraine BaylyAward winner The Sullivans
Nine Network
[4]
1979 Lorraine BaylyAward winner The Sullivans
Nine Network
1980 Paula DuncanAward winner Cop Shop
Seven Network
1981 Paula DuncanAward winner Cop Shop
Seven Network
1982 Val LehmanAward winner Prisoner
Network Ten
[5]
1983 Rowena WallaceAward winner Sons and Daughters
Seven Network
1984 Rowena WallaceAward winner Sons and Daughters
Seven Network
1985 Anne TenneyAward winner A Country Practice
Seven Network
1986 Anne TenneyAward winner A Country Practice
Seven Network
[6]
1987 Kylie MinogueAward winner Neighbours
Network Ten
1988 Kylie MinogueAward winner Neighbours
Network Ten
1989 Annie JonesAward winner Neighbours
Network Ten
1990 Rachel FriendAward winner Neighbours
Network Ten
[7]
1991 Georgie ParkerAward winner A Country Practice
Seven Network
1992 Georgie ParkerAward winner A Country Practice
Seven Network
1993 Georgie ParkerAward winner A Country Practice
Seven Network
1994 Sonia ToddAward winner Police Rescue
ABC TV
[8]
1995 Melissa GeorgeAward winner Home and Away
Seven Network
1996 Lisa McCuneAward winner Blue Heelers
Seven Network
1997 Lisa McCuneAward winner Blue Heelers
Seven Network
1998 Lisa McCuneAward winner Blue Heelers
Seven Network
[9]
Belinda Emmett Home and Away
Seven Network
Rebecca Gibney Halifax f.p.
Nine Network
Catherine McClements Water Rats
Nine Network
Kristy Wright Home and Away
Seven Network
1999 Lisa McCuneAward winner Blue Heelers
Seven Network
[10]
Belinda Emmett Home and Away
Seven Network
Rebecca Gibney Halifax f.p.
Nine Network
Georgie Parker All Saints
Seven Network
2000 Lisa McCuneAward winner Blue Heelers
Seven Network
[11]
Lucy Bell Grass Roots
ABC TV
Georgie Parker All Saints
Seven Network
Sigrid Thornton SeaChange
ABC TV
2001 Georgie ParkerAward winner All Saints
Seven Network
[12]
Bec Cartwright Home and Away
Seven Network
Rebecca Gibney Halifax f.p.
Nine Network
Sigrid Thornton SeaChange
ABC TV
2002 Libby TannerAward winner All Saints
Seven Network
[13]
Rebecca Gibney Halifax f.p.
Nine Network
Claudia Karvan The Secret Life of Us
Network Ten
Ada Nicodemou Home and Away
Seven Network
Georgie Parker All Saints
Seven Network
2003 Libby TannerAward winner All Saints
Seven Network
[14]
Bridie Carter McLeod's Daughters
Nine Network
Lisa Chappell McLeod's Daughters
Nine Network
Claudia Karvan The Secret Life of Us
Network Ten
Georgie Parker All Saints
Seven Network
2004 Lisa ChappellAward winner McLeod's Daughters
Nine Network
[15]
Bridie Carter McLeod's Daughters
Nine Network
Bec Cartwright Home and Away
Seven Network
Delta Goodrem Neighbours
Network Ten
Tammin Sursok Home and Away
Seven Network
2005 Bec CartwrightAward winner Home and Away
Seven Network
[16]
Jane Allsop Blue Heelers
Seven Network
Bridie Carter McLeod's Daughters
Nine Network
Gina Riley Kath & Kim
ABC TV
Magda Szubanski Kath & Kim
ABC TV
2006 Kate RitchieAward winner Home and Away
Seven Network
[17]
Natalie Bassingthwaighte Neighbours
Network Ten
Bridie Carter McLeod's Daughters
Nine Network
Bec Hewitt Home and Away
Seven Network
Ada Nicodemou Home and Away
Seven Network
2007 Kate RitchieAward winner Home and Away
Seven Network
[18]
Natalie Bassingthwaighte Neighbours
Network Ten
Natalie Blair Neighbours
Network Ten
Rachael Carpani McLeod's Daughters
Nine Network
Simmone Jade Mackinnon McLeod's Daughters
Nine Network
2008 Kate RitchieAward winner Home and Away
Seven Network
[19]
Natalie Blair Neighbours
Network Ten
Simmone Jade Mackinnon McLeod's Daughters
Nine Network
Lisa McCune Sea Patrol
Nine Network
Magda Szubanski Kath & Kim
Seven Network
2009 Rebecca GibneyAward winner Packed to the Rafters
Seven Network
[20]
Jodi Gordon Home and Away
Seven Network
Simmone Jade Mackinnon McLeod's Daughters
Nine Network
Kate Ritchie Home and Away
Seven Network
Kat Stewart Underbelly
Nine Network
2010 Rebecca GibneyAward winner Packed to the Rafters
Seven Network
[21]
Esther Anderson Home and Away
Seven Network
Rebecca Breeds Home and Away
Seven Network
Jessica Marais Packed to the Rafters
Seven Network
Jessica Tovey Home and Away
Seven Network
2011 Asher KeddieAward winner Offspring
Network Ten
[22]
Rebecca Gibney Packed to the Rafters
Seven Network
Jessica Marais Packed to the Rafters
Seven Network
Margot Robbie Neighbours
Network Ten
Zoe Ventoura Packed to the Rafters
Seven Network
2012 Asher KeddieAward winner Offspring
Network Ten
[23]
Paper Giants: The Birth of Cleo
ABC1
Esther Anderson Home and Away
Seven Network
Danielle Cormack Underbelly: Razor
Nine Network
East West 101
SBS
Rebecca Gibney Packed to the Rafters
Seven Network
Jessica Marais Packed to the Rafters
Seven Network
2013 Asher KeddieAward winner Offspring
Network Ten
[24]
Ashleigh Cummings Puberty Blues
Network Ten
Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries
ABC1
Rebecca Gibney Packed to the Rafters
Seven Network
Deborah Mailman Mabo
ABC1
Redfern Now
ABC1
Offspring
Network Ten
Julia Morris House Husbands
Nine Network
2014 Asher KeddieAward winner Offspring
Network Ten
[25]
Essie Davis Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries
ABC1
Marta Dusseldorp A Place to Call Home
Seven Network
Rebecca Gibney Packed to the Rafters
Seven Network
Julia Morris House Husbands
Nine Network
2015 Asher KeddieAward winner Offspring
Network Ten
[26]
Party Tricks
Jessica Marais Carlotta
ABC
Love Child
Nine Network
Mandy McElhinney Love Child
Nine Network
Julia Morris House Husbands
Nine Network
Bonnie Sveen Home and Away
Seven Network

Multiple wins

Number Actress
Wins
5
Lisa McCune
5
Asher Keddie
4
Georgie Parker
3
Kate Ritchie
2
Lorraine Bayly
2
Paula Duncan
2
Rowena Wallace
2
Anne Tenney
2
Kylie Minogue
2
Libby Tanner
2
Rebecca Gibney

Programs with most awards

Wins Program
5
A Country Practice
5
Home and Away
5
Blue Heelers
5
Offspring
4
Neighbours
3
All Saints

References

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