Gold Logie Award for Most Popular Personality on Australian Television | |
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Country | Australia |
Formerly called | Logie Award for Best Personality on Australian Television |
First awarded | 1960 |
Currently held by | Larry Emdur (2024) |
Most awards | Graham Kennedy Ray Martin |
Website | www |
The Gold Logie Award for Most Popular Personality on Australian Television, commonly referred to simply as the Gold Logie, is an award presented annually at the Australian Logie Awards.
The Gold Logie was first awarded at the 2nd Annual TV Week Logie Awards, held in 1960 when the award was originally called Most Popular Personality on Australian Television. It was briefly renamed Best Personality on Australian Television in 2016-2017. [1] For the 2018 ceremony, the award category name was reverted to Most Popular Personality on Australian Television. [2]
The winner and nominees of the Gold Logie are chosen by the public through an online voting survey on the TV Week website. [3] Gold Logies were awarded for separate male and female categories in 1962, 1967, 1970, 1971, and between 1974 and 1977. The most represented programs are The Don Lane Show and Blue Heelers .
Name | Wins |
Graham Kennedy | 5x |
Ray Martin | 5x |
Bert Newton | 4x |
Lisa McCune | 4x |
Daryl Somers | 3x |
Rove McManus | 3x |
Key | Meaning |
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‡ | Indicates the winner(s) |
Year | Nominees | Program(s) | Network | Ref |
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1960 | Graham Kennedy ‡ | In Melbourne Tonight | ||
1961 | Bob Dyer ‡ | Pick a Box | ||
1962 | Lorrae Desmond ‡ | The Lorrae Desmond Show | ||
Tommy Hanlon Jr. ‡ | It Could Be You | |||
1963 | Michael Charlton ‡ | Four Corners | ABC TV | |
1964 | Bobby Limb ‡ | The Mobil Limb Show | Nine Network | |
1965 | Jimmy Hannan ‡ | Jimmy | ||
1966 | Gordon Chater ‡ | The Mavis Bramston Show | ||
1967 | Graham Kennedy‡ | In Melbourne Tonight | Nine Network | |
Hazel Phillips ‡ | The Barry Crocker Show | Network Ten | ||
1968 | Brian Henderson ‡ | Bandstand | Nine Network | |
1969 | Graham Kennedy‡ | In Melbourne Tonight | Nine Network | |
1970 | Barry Crocker ‡ | Sound of Music | Nine Network | |
Maggie Tabberer ‡ | Maggie | Seven Network | ||
Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin ‡ [note 1] | Apollo 11 broadcast | |||
1971 | Gerard Kennedy ‡ | Division 4 | Nine Network | |
Maggie Tabberer‡ | Maggie | Seven Network | ||
Bob and Dolly Dyer ‡ [note 2] | Pick a Box | Seven Network | ||
1972 | Gerard Kennedy‡ | Division 4 | Nine Network | |
1973 | Tony Barber ‡ | Great Temptation | Seven Network | |
1974 | Graham Kennedy‡ | The Graham Kennedy Show | Nine Network | |
Pat McDonald ‡ | Number 96 | 0-10 Network | ||
1975 | Ernie Sigley ‡ | The Ernie Sigley Show | Nine Network | |
Denise Drysdale ‡ | The Ernie Sigley Show | Nine Network | ||
1976 | Norman Gunston ‡ | The Norman Gunston Show | ABC TV | |
Denise Drysdale‡ | The Ernie Sigley Show | Nine Network | ||
1977 | Don Lane ‡ | The Don Lane Show | Nine Network | |
Jeanne Little ‡ | The Mike Walsh Show | 0-10 Network | ||
1978 | Graham Kennedy‡ | Blankety Blanks | 0-10 Network | |
1979 | Bert Newton ‡ | The Don Lane Show | Nine Network | |
1980 | Mike Walsh ‡ | The Mike Walsh Show | Nine Network | |
1981 | Bert Newton‡ | The Don Lane Show | Nine Network | |
1982 | Bert Newton‡ | The Don Lane Show | Nine Network | |
1983 | Daryl Somers ‡ | Hey Hey It's Saturday | Nine Network | |
1984 | Bert Newton‡ | The Don Lane Show | Nine Network | |
1985 | Rowena Wallace ‡ | Sons and Daughters | Seven Network | |
1986 | Daryl Somers‡ | Hey Hey It's Saturday | Nine Network | |
1987 | Ray Martin ‡ | Midday | Nine Network | |
1988 | Kylie Minogue ‡ | Neighbours | ||
1989 | Daryl Somers‡ | Hey Hey It's Saturday | Nine Network | |
Jason Donovan | Neighbours | Network Ten | ||
Craig McLachlan | Neighbours | Network Ten | ||
Kylie Minogue | Neighbours | Network Ten | ||
1990 | Craig McLachlan‡ | Neighbours | Network Ten | |
Ray Martin | Midday | Nine Network | ||
Daryl Somers | Hey Hey It's Saturday | Nine Network | ||
Jana Wendt | A Current Affair | Nine Network | ||
1991 | Steve Vizard ‡ | Fast Forward | Seven Network | |
1992 | Jana Wendt‡ | A Current Affair | Nine Network | [32] |
1993 | Ray Martin‡ | Midday | Nine Network | |
1994 | Ray Martin‡ | Midday | Nine Network | |
1995 | Ray Martin‡ | A Current Affair | Nine Network | |
Daryl Somers | Hey Hey It's Saturday | Nine Network | ||
Gary Sweet | Police Rescue | ABC TV | ||
Melissa George | Home and Away | Seven Network | ||
1996 | Ray Martin‡ | A Current Affair | Nine Network | |
Lisa McCune | Blue Heelers | Seven Network | ||
Melissa George | Home and Away | Seven Network | ||
Dieter Brummer | Home and Away | Seven Network | ||
Daryl Somers | Hey Hey It's Saturday | Nine Network | ||
1997 | Lisa McCune‡ | Blue Heelers | Seven Network | |
Daryl Somers | Hey Hey It's Saturday | Nine Network | ||
Kerri-Anne Kennerley | Midday with Kerri-Anne | Nine Network | ||
Ray Martin | A Current Affair | Nine Network | ||
John Wood | Blue Heelers | Seven Network | ||
1998 | Lisa McCune‡ | Blue Heelers | Seven Network | |
Kerri-Anne Kennerley | Midday with Kerri-Anne | Nine Network | ||
Ray Martin | A Current Affair | Nine Network | ||
Daryl Somers | Hey Hey It's Saturday | Nine Network | ||
John Wood | Blue Heelers | Seven Network | ||
1999 | Lisa McCune‡ | Blue Heelers | Seven Network | |
Belinda Emmett | Home and Away | Seven Network | ||
Kerri-Anne Kennerley | Midday with Kerri-Anne | Nine Network | ||
Georgie Parker | All Saints | Seven Network | ||
John Wood | Blue Heelers | Seven Network | ||
2000 | Lisa McCune‡ | Blue Heelers | Seven Network | |
Don Burke | Burke's Backyard | Nine Network | ||
Georgie Parker | All Saints | Seven Network | ||
Sigrid Thornton | SeaChange | ABC TV | ||
John Wood | Blue Heelers | Seven Network | ||
2001 | Georgie Parker‡ | All Saints | Seven Network | |
Lisa McCune | Blue Heelers and The Potato Factory | Seven Network | ||
Ada Nicodemou | Home and Away | Seven Network | ||
Sigrid Thornton | SeaChange | ABC TV | ||
John Wood | Blue Heelers | Seven Network | ||
2002 | Georgie Parker‡ | All Saints | Seven Network | |
Rove McManus | Rove (Live) | Network Ten | ||
Ada Nicodemou | Home and Away | Seven Network | ||
Libby Tanner | All Saints | Seven Network | ||
John Wood | Blue Heelers | Seven Network | ||
2003 | Rove McManus‡ | Rove (Live) | Network Ten | |
Lisa Chappell | McLeod's Daughters | Nine Network | ||
Georgie Parker | All Saints | Seven Network | ||
Libby Tanner | All Saints | Seven Network | ||
John Wood | Blue Heelers | Seven Network | ||
2004 | Rove McManus‡ | Rove (Live) | Network Ten | |
Lisa Chappell | McLeod's Daughters | Nine Network | ||
Delta Goodrem | Neighbours | Network Ten | ||
Georgie Parker | All Saints | Seven Network | ||
John Wood | Blue Heelers | Seven Network | ||
2005 | Rove McManus‡ | Rove (Live) | Network Ten | |
Bridie Carter | McLeod's Daughters | Nine Network | ||
Bec Cartwright | Home and Away | Seven Network | ||
Georgie Parker | All Saints | Seven Network | ||
John Wood | Blue Heelers | Seven Network | ||
2006 | John Wood‡ | Blue Heelers | Seven Network | |
Natalie Bassingthwaighte | Neighbours | Network Ten | ||
Bridie Carter | McLeod's Daughters | Nine Network | ||
Bec Cartwright | Home and Away | Seven Network | ||
Rove McManus | Rove Live | Network Ten | ||
Bert Newton | Good Morning Australia | Network Ten | ||
Ada Nicodemou | Home and Away | Seven Network | ||
Kate Ritchie | Home and Away | Seven Network | ||
2007 | Kate Ritchie‡ | Home and Away | Seven Network | |
Natalie Blair | Neighbours | Network Ten | ||
Rachael Carpani | McLeod's Daughters | Nine Network | ||
John Howard | All Saints and The Real Seachange | Seven Network | ||
Simmone Jade Mackinnon | McLeod's Daughters | Nine Network | ||
Rove McManus | Rove Live | Network Ten | ||
Bert Newton | Bert's Family Feud and 20 to 1 | Nine Network | ||
John Wood | Blue Heelers | Seven Network | ||
2008 | Kate Ritchie‡ | Home and Away | Seven Network | |
Natalie Blair | Neighbours | Network Ten | ||
Andrew Denton | Enough Rope | ABC1 | ||
Adam Hills | Spicks and Specks | ABC1 | ||
John Howard | All Saints | Seven Network | ||
Chris Lilley | Summer Heights High | ABC1 | ||
Lisa McCune | Sea Patrol | Nine Network | ||
Rove McManus | Rove and Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader? | Network Ten | ||
2009 | Rebecca Gibney ‡ | Packed to the Rafters | Seven Network | |
Natalie Bassingthwaighte | So You Think You Can Dance Australia | Network Ten | ||
Andrew Denton | Enough Rope | ABC1 | ||
Adam Hills | Spicks and Specks | ABC1 | ||
Simmone Jade Mackinnon | McLeod's Daughters | Nine Network | ||
Rove McManus | Rove and Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader? | Network Ten | ||
Kate Ritchie | Home and Away | Seven Network | ||
Ian Smith | Neighbours | Network Ten | ||
2010 | Ray Meagher ‡ | Home and Away | Seven Network | |
Esther Anderson | Home and Away | Seven Network | ||
Wil Anderson | The Gruen Transfer | ABC1 | ||
Rebecca Gibney | Packed to the Rafters | Seven Network | ||
Adam Hills | Spicks and Specks | ABC1 | ||
Paul McDermott | Good News Week | Network Ten | ||
Rove McManus | Rove and Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader? | Network Ten | ||
Shaun Micallef | Talkin' 'Bout Your Generation | Network Ten | ||
2011 | Karl Stefanovic ‡ | Today | Nine Network | |
Rebecca Gibney | Packed to the Rafters | Seven Network | ||
Adam Hills | Spicks and Specks | ABC1 | ||
Asher Keddie | Offspring | Network Ten | ||
Jessica Marais | Packed to the Rafters | Seven Network | ||
Chrissie Swan | The Circle | Network Ten | ||
2012 | Hamish Blake ‡ | Hamish and Andy's Gap Year | Nine Network | |
Esther Anderson | Home and Away | Seven Network | ||
Carrie Bickmore | The Project | Network Ten | ||
Adam Hills | Spicks and Specks and Adam Hills in Gordon Street Tonight | ABC1 | ||
Asher Keddie | Offspring | Network Ten | ||
Paper Giants: The Birth of Cleo | ABC1 | |||
Karl Stefanovic | Today | Nine Network | ||
2013 | Asher Keddie‡ | Offspring | Network Ten | |
Carrie Bickmore | The Project | Network Ten | ||
Hamish Blake | Hamish and Andy's Euro Gap Year | Nine Network | ||
Hamish and Andy's Caravan of Courage: Australia Vs New Zealand | ||||
Adam Hills | Adam Hills in Gordon Street Tonight | ABC1 | ||
Andy Lee | Hamish and Andy's Euro Gap Year | Nine Network | ||
Hamish and Andy's Caravan of Courage: Australia Vs New Zealand | ||||
Steve Peacocke | Home and Away | Seven Network | ||
2014 | Scott Cam ‡ | The Block | Nine Network | |
Carrie Bickmore | The Project | Network Ten | ||
Essie Davis | Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries | ABC1 | ||
Asher Keddie | Offspring | Network Ten | ||
Andy Lee | Hamish & Andy's Gap Year Asia | Nine Network | ||
Steve Peacocke | Home and Away | Seven Network | ||
2015 | Carrie Bickmore‡ | The Project | Network Ten | |
Hamish Blake | Hamish & Andy's Gap Year South America | Nine Network | ||
Scott Cam | The Block | Nine Network | ||
Asher Keddie | Offspring | Network Ten | ||
Party Tricks | ||||
Andy Lee | Hamish & Andy's Gap Year South America | Nine Network | ||
Steve Peacocke | Home and Away | Seven Network | ||
2016 | Waleed Aly ‡ | The Project | Network Ten | |
Carrie Bickmore | The Project | Network Ten | ||
Essie Davis | Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries | ABC | ||
Grant Denyer | Family Feud | Network Ten | ||
The Great Australian Spelling Bee | ||||
Lee Lin Chin | SBS World News | |||
The Feed | ||||
Scott Cam | The Block | Nine Network | ||
Reno Rumble | ||||
2017 | Samuel Johnson ‡ | Molly | Seven Network | |
Waleed Aly | The Project | Network Ten | ||
Rodger Corser | Doctor Doctor | Nine Network | ||
The Doctor Blake Mysteries | ABC | |||
Grant Denyer | All Star Family Feud | Network Ten | ||
Family Feud | ||||
The Great Australian Spelling Bee | ||||
Peter Helliar | The Project | Network Ten | ||
Jessica Marais | Love Child | Nine Network | ||
The Wrong Girl | Network Ten | |||
2018 | Grant Denyer ‡ | All Star Family Feud | Network Ten | |
Family Feud | ||||
Amanda Keller | The Living Room | Network Ten | ||
Andrew Winter | Selling Houses Australia | Lifestyle | ||
Love It or List It Australia | ||||
Jessica Marais | Love Child | Nine Network | ||
The Wrong Girl | Network Ten | |||
Rodger Corser | Doctor Doctor | Nine Network | ||
Tracy Grimshaw | A Current Affair | Nine Network | ||
2019 | Tom Gleeson ‡ | Hard Quiz | ABC | |
Amanda Keller | The Living Room | Network Ten | ||
Dancing with the Stars | ||||
Costa Georgiadis | Gardening Australia | ABC | ||
Eve Morey | Neighbours | Network Ten | ||
Rodger Corser | Doctor Doctor | Nine Network | ||
Sam Mac | Sunrise | Seven Network | ||
Waleed Aly | The Project | Network Ten | ||
2022 | Hamish Blake‡ | Lego Masters | Nine Network | |
Julia Morris | I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! | Network Ten | ||
Karl Stefanovic | Today | Nine Network | ||
60 Minutes | ||||
Melissa Leong | MasterChef Australia | Network Ten | ||
Celebrity MasterChef Australia | ||||
Ray Meagher | Home And Away | Seven Network | ||
Sonia Kruger | Big Brother | Seven Network | ||
Holey Moley | ||||
Dancing with the Stars: All Stars | ||||
The Voice | ||||
The Voice: Generations | ||||
Tom Gleeson | Hard Quiz | ABC | ||
2023 | Sonia Kruger | Big Brother | Seven Network | |
Dancing with the Stars | ||||
The Voice | ||||
Hamish Blake | Lego Masters | Nine Network | ||
Julia Morris | I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! | Network Ten | ||
Taskmaster Australia | ||||
Leigh Sales | 7.30 | ABC | ||
Mark Coles Smith | Mystery Road: Origin | ABC | ||
Osher Günsberg | The Bachelors Australia | Network Ten | ||
The Masked Singer Australia | ||||
Shaun Micallef | Shaun Micallef's Mad as Hell | ABC | ||
2024 | Larry Emdur ‡ | The Chase Australia | Seven Network | |
The Morning Show | ||||
Andy Lee | The Hundred with Andy Lee | Nine Network | ||
Asher Keddie | Strife | |||
Julia Morris | I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! | Network Ten | ||
Robert Irwin | I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! | Network Ten | ||
Sonia Kruger | Big Brother | Seven Network | ||
Dancing with the Stars | ||||
The Voice | ||||
Logies Red Carpet | ||||
Tony Armstrong | News Breakfast | ABC | ||
Great Australian Stuff |
Wins | Program |
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5 | The Don Lane Show |
5 | Blue Heelers |
3 | In Melbourne Tonight |
3 | The Ernie Sigley Show |
3 | Hey Hey It's Saturday |
3 | Midday |
3 | A Current Affair |
3 | Rove (Live) |
3 | Home and Away |
2 | Neighbours |
2 | Pick a Box |
2 | Maggie |
2 | Division 4 |
2 | The Mike Walsh Show |
2 | All Saints |
2 | The Project |
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