Logie Award for Most Popular New Talent
| Logie Award for Most Popular New Talent | |
|---|---|
| Country | Australia |
| Presented by | TV Week |
| First awarded | 1980 |
| Currently held by | Amy Shark for Australian Idol (2023) |
| Website | www |
The Silver Logie for Most Popular New Talent, also known as the Graham Kennedy Award for Most Popular New Talent, is an award presented at the Australian TV Week Logie Awards. The award recognises the popularity of a new talent in an Australian program. The program may or may not be the nominee's first television appearance, however it should be their first major television role.
It was first awarded at the 22nd Annual TV Week Logie Awards ceremony, held in 1980 and originally called Most Popular New Talent. This award category was eliminated in 1999 and replaced by the Most Popular New Male Talent and Most Popular New Female Talent categories. After a 15-year absence, the Most Popular New Talent category was reintroduced in 2014 to replace the gender specific categories. It was briefly renamed Best New Talent (2016-2017). From 2018, the award category name was reverted to Most Popular New Talent.
The winner and nominees of Most Popular New Talent are chosen by the public through an online voting survey on the TV Week website. Neighbours and Home and Away have the most recipients of this award, with four wins each.
Winners and nominees
| Key | Meaning |
|---|---|
| ‡ | Indicates the winner |
| Year | Nominees | Program(s) | Network(s) | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Vera Plevnik‡ | The John Sullivan Story | ||
| 1981 | Simon Gallaher‡ | The Mike Walsh Show |
Nine Network
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| 1982 | Gary Sweet‡ | The Sullivans |
Nine Network
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| 1983 | Stephen Comey‡ | Sons and Daughters | ||
| 1984 | James Reyne‡ | Return To Eden | ||
| 1986 | Peter O'Brien‡ | Neighbours |
Seven Network
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| 1987 | Jason Donovan‡ | Neighbours |
Network Ten
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| 1988 | Alex Papps‡ | The Henderson Kids |
Network Ten
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| 1989 | Nicolle Dickson‡ | Home and Away |
Seven Network
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| 1990 | Georgie Parker‡ | A Country Practice |
Seven Network
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| Matt Day | A Country Practice |
Seven Network
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| Marcus Graham | E Street |
Network Ten
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| 1991 | Richard Huggett‡ | E Street |
Network Ten
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| Rebekah Elmaloglou | Home and Away |
Seven Network
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| Sophie Heathcote | A Country Practice |
Seven Network
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| Sophie Lee | The Bugs Bunny Show |
Nine Network
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| 1992 | Kym Wilson‡ | Brides of Christ | ||
| 1993 | Simon Baker‡ | E Street |
Network Ten
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| Dieter Brummer | Home and Away |
Seven Network
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| Natalie Imbruglia | Neighbours |
Network Ten
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| Matthew Krok | Hey Dad..! |
Seven Network
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| 1994 | Melissa George‡ | Home and Away |
Seven Network
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| Kimberley Davies | Neighbours |
Network Ten
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| Jo Beth Taylor | Australia's Funniest Home Videos |
Nine Network
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| 1995 | Lisa McCune‡ | Blue Heelers |
Seven Network
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| Daniel Amalm | Home and Away |
Seven Network
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| Isla Fisher | Home and Away |
Seven Network
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| 1996 | Nic Testoni‡ | Home and Away |
Seven Network
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| Kate Fischer | What's Up Doc? |
Nine Network
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| Katrina Hobbs | Home and Away |
Seven Network
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| Wendy Mooney | Don't Forget Your Toothbrush |
Nine Network
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| Vulcan | Gladiators |
Seven Network
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| 1997 | Tasma Walton‡ | Blue Heelers |
Seven Network
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| Belinda Emmett | Home and Away |
Seven Network
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| Tania Zaetta | Who Dares Wins |
Seven Network
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| Ben Unwin | Home and Away |
Seven Network
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| 1998 | Brooke Satchwell‡ | Neighbours |
Network Ten
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| Bree Desborough | Home and Away |
Seven Network
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| Callan Mulvey | Heartbreak High |
ABC TV
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| Daniel Kowalski | Plucka's Place |
Nine Network
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| 2014 | Bonnie Sveen‡ | Home and Away |
Seven Network
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| Timomatic | Australia's Got Talent |
Nine Network
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| Abby Earl | A Place to Call Home |
Seven Network
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| Caren Pistorius | Offspring |
Network Ten
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| Redfern Now | ||||
| Paper Giants: Magazine Wars |
ABC1
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| Johnny Ruffo | Home and Away |
Seven Network
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| 2015 | Miranda Tapsell‡ | Love Child |
Nine Network
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| Laura Brent | ANZAC Girls |
ABC
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| INXS: Never Tear Us Apart |
Seven Network
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| Harriet Dyer | Love Child |
Nine Network
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| Samantha Jade | INXS: Never Tear Us Apart |
Seven Network
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| Olympia Valance | Neighbours |
Network Ten
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| 2016 | Adam Dovile‡ | Better Homes and Gardens |
Seven Network
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| Benson Jack Anthony | 800 Words |
Seven Network
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| Joel Jackson | Deadline Gallipoli | |||
| Peter Allen: Not the Boy Next Door |
Seven Network
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| Pia Miller | Home and Away |
Seven Network
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| Dan Reilly | The Block |
Nine Network
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| 2017 | Rob Collins‡ | Cleverman |
ABC
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| The Wrong Girl |
Network Ten
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| Shalom Brune-Franklin | Doctor Doctor |
Nine Network
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| Tiarnie Coupland | Love Child |
Nine Network
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| Hayley Magnus | The Wrong Girl |
Network Ten
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| Penny McNamee | Home and Away |
Seven Network
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| 2018 | Dilruk Jayasinha‡ | CRAM! |
Network Ten
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| Utopia |
ABC
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| Matty Johnson | The Living Room |
Network Ten
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| Sam Frost | Home and Away |
Seven Network
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| Sophia Forrest | Love Child |
Nine Network
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| Sophie Dillman | Home and Away |
Seven Network
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| 2019 | Dylan Alcott‡ | The Set |
ABC
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| Bonnie Anderson | Neighbours |
Network Ten
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| Courtney Miller | Home and Away |
Seven Network
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| Eddie Woo | Teenage Boss |
ABC
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| Joe Jonas | The Voice |
Nine Network
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| Tasia Zalar | Mystery Road |
ABC
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| 2022 | Tony Armstrong‡ | News Breakfast |
ABC
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| Alessandra Rampolla | Married At First Sight |
Nine Network
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| Carlos Sanson Jr | Bump |
Stan
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| Matt Evans | Home and Away |
Seven Network
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| Melanie Bracewell | The Cheap Seats |
Network Ten
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| Will Lodder | Love Me |
Binge/Foxtel
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| 2023 | Amy Shark‡ | Australian Idol |
Seven Network
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| Ayesha Madon | Heartbreak High |
Netflix
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| Chloé Hayden | Heartbreak High |
Netflix
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| Flex Mami | Love Island Australia |
Nine Network
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| Kween Kong | RuPaul's Drag Race Down Under | |||
| Lilliana Bowrey | Surviving Summer |
Netflix
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Multiple wins
| Number | Program |
|---|---|
| Wins | |
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4
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Home and Away |
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4
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Neighbours |
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2
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Blue Heelers |
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2
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E Street |