Logie Award for Most Outstanding Newcomer

Logie Award for Most Outstanding Newcomer
Country Australia
Presented by TV Week
First awarded 2006
Currently held by Miranda Tapsell (2015)
Website www.tvweeklogieawards.com.au

The Silver Logie for Most Outstanding Newcomer, also known as the Graham Kennedy Award for Most Outstanding Newcomer, was an award presented annually at the Australian TV Week Logie Awards. It was created in honour of Graham Kennedy following his death in 2005. The award was first presented at the 48th Annual TV Week Logie Awards, held in 2006 when it was originally called Most Outstanding New Talent. It was given to honour an outstanding performance of a new talent on an Australian program. It may or may not be their first television appearance, however it is their first major television role. The winner and nominees of this award was chosen by television industry juries. It was last presented in 2017.

Winners and nominees

Key Meaning
Indicates the winner
Year Nominees Program(s) Network Ref
2006 Chris Lilley We Can Be Heroes: Finding The Australian of the Year ABC TV
Heath Franklin The Ronnie Johns Half Hour Network Ten
Adam Hills Spicks and Specks ABC TV
Matt Shirvington Beyond Tomorrow Seven Network
Kat Stewart Supernova UK.TV
2007 Emma Lung Stranded SBS TV
Emily Barclay The Silence ABC TV
Aaron Fa'aoso RAN Remote Area Nurse SBS TV
Sam Parsonson Love My Way W. Channel
Alex Tilman Answered by Fire ABC TV
2008 Tammy Clarkson The Circuit SBS TV
Adelaide Clemens Love My Way Showtime
Nicole da Silva Dangerous Fox8
Sean Keenan Lockie Leonard Nine Network
Zoe Ventoura Kick SBS TV
2009 Jessica Marais Packed to the Rafters Seven Network
Lauren Clair Underbelly Nine Network
Hanna Mangan-Lawrence Bed of Roses ABC1
Hugh Sheridan Packed to the Rafters Seven Network
Ashley Zukerman Rush Network Ten
2010 Matt Preston MasterChef Australia Network Ten
Anastasia Feneri My Place ABC3
Anna Hutchison Underbelly: A Tale of Two Cities Nine Network
Camille Keenan Satisfaction Showcase
Eva Lazzaro Tangle Showcase
2011 Firass Dirani Underbelly: The Golden Mile Nine Network
Emma Booth Underbelly: The Golden Mile Nine Network
Ryan Corr Packed to the Rafters Seven Network
Richard Davies Offspring Network Ten
Sarah Snook Sisters of War ABC1
2012 Chelsie Preston Crayford Underbelly: Razor Nine Network
Melissa Bergland Winners & Losers Seven Network
Anna McGahan Underbelly: Razor Nine Network
Hamish Macdonald Network Ten
Hamish Michael Crownies ABC1
2013 Shari Sebbens Redfern Now ABC1
Annabel Crabb Kitchen Cabinet ABC2
Brenna Harding Puberty Blues Network Ten
Jason Montgomery Underbelly: Badness Nine Network
Natasa Ristic Danger 5 SBS One
2014 Remy Hii Better Man SBS One
Anna Bamford Wonderland Network Ten
Shareena Clanton Wentworth SoHo
Caren Pistorius Paper Giants: Magazine Wars ABC1
Meyne Wyatt Redfern Now ABC1
2015 Miranda Tapsell Love Child Nine Network
Silvia Colloca Made In Italy with Silvia Colloca SBS One
Harriet Dyer Love Child Nine Network
Troy Kinne Kinne 7mate
Brandon McClelland ANZAC Girls ABC
2016 (Male) Joel Jackson Peter Allen: Not the Boy Next Door Seven Network
Joel Jackson Deadline Gallipoli Showcase
Rahel Romahn The Principal SBS
2016 (Female) Melina Vidler 800 Words Seven Network
Hannah Monson Glitch ABC
Sara West Peter Allen: Not the Boy Next Door Nine Network
2017 Elias Anton Barracuda ABC
Tilda Cobham-Hervey The Kettering Incident Showcase
Rob Collins Cleverman ABC
Geraldine Hakewill Wanted Seven Network
Hunter Page-Lochard Cleverman ABC

See also