Logie Award for Most Popular New Talent

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Logie Award for Most Popular New Talent
Country Australia
Presented by TV Week
First awarded1980
Currently held by Amy Shark for Australian Idol (2023)
Website www.tvweeklogieawards.com.au

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. [1]

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It was first awarded at the 22nd Annual TV Week Logie Awards ceremony, held in 1980 and originally called Most Popular New Talent. [2] This award category was eliminated in 1999 and replaced by the Most Popular New Male Talent and Most Popular New Female Talent categories. [3] After a 15-year absence, the Most Popular New Talent category was reintroduced in 2014 to replace the gender specific categories. [4] It was briefly renamed Best New Talent (2016-2017). [5] From 2018, the award category name was reverted to Most Popular New Talent. [6]

The winner and nominees of Most Popular New Talent are chosen by the public through an online voting survey on the TV Week website. [7] Neighbours and Home and Away have the most recipients of this award, with four wins each.

Winners and nominees

KeyMeaning
Indicates the winner
YearNomineesProgram(s)Network(s)Ref
1980 Vera Plevnik The John Sullivan Story
[2]
1981 Simon Gallaher The Mike Walsh Show
Nine Network
[8]
1982 Gary Sweet The Sullivans
Nine Network
[9]
1983 Stephen Comey Sons and Daughters
1984 James Reyne Return To Eden
1986 Peter O'Brien Neighbours
Seven Network
1987 Jason Donovan Neighbours
Network Ten
1988 Alex Papps The Henderson Kids
Network Ten
1989 Nicolle Dickson Home and Away
Seven Network
1990 Georgie Parker A Country Practice
Seven Network
Matt Day A Country Practice
Seven Network
Marcus Graham E Street
Network Ten
1991 Richard Huggett E Street
Network Ten
Rebekah Elmaloglou Home and Away
Seven Network
Sophie Heathcote A Country Practice
Seven Network
Sophie Lee The Bugs Bunny Show
Nine Network
1992 Kym Wilson Brides of Christ
1993 Simon Baker E Street
Network Ten
Dieter Brummer Home and Away
Seven Network
Natalie Imbruglia Neighbours
Network Ten
Matthew Krok Hey Dad..!
Seven Network
1994 Melissa George Home and Away
Seven Network
Kimberley Davies Neighbours
Network Ten
Jo Beth Taylor Australia's Funniest Home Videos
Nine Network
1995 Lisa McCune Blue Heelers
Seven Network
Daniel Amalm Home and Away
Seven Network
Isla Fisher Home and Away
Seven Network
1996 Nic Testoni Home and Away
Seven Network
Kate Fischer What's Up Doc?
Nine Network
Katrina Hobbs Home and Away
Seven Network
Wendy Mooney Don't Forget Your Toothbrush
Nine Network
Vulcan Gladiators
Seven Network
1997 Tasma Walton Blue Heelers
Seven Network
Belinda Emmett Home and Away
Seven Network
Tania Zaetta Who Dares Wins
Seven Network
Ben Unwin Home and Away
Seven Network
1998 Brooke Satchwell Neighbours
Network Ten
Bree Desborough Home and Away
Seven Network
Callan Mulvey Heartbreak High
ABC TV
Daniel Kowalski Plucka's Place
Nine Network
2014 Bonnie Sveen Home and Away
Seven Network
Timomatic Australia's Got Talent
Nine Network
Abby Earl A Place to Call Home
Seven Network
Caren Pistorius Offspring
Network Ten
Redfern Now
Paper Giants: Magazine Wars
ABC1
Johnny Ruffo Home and Away
Seven Network
2015 Miranda Tapsell Love Child
Nine Network
Laura Brent ANZAC Girls
ABC
INXS: Never Tear Us Apart
Seven Network
Harriet Dyer Love Child
Nine Network
Samantha Jade INXS: Never Tear Us Apart
Seven Network
Olympia Valance Neighbours
Network Ten
2016 Adam Dovile Better Homes and Gardens
Seven Network
Benson Jack Anthony 800 Words
Seven Network
Joel Jackson Deadline Gallipoli
Peter Allen: Not the Boy Next Door
Seven Network
Pia Miller Home and Away
Seven Network
Dan Reilly The Block
Nine Network
2017 Rob Collins Cleverman
ABC
The Wrong Girl
Network Ten
Shalom Brune-Franklin Doctor Doctor
Nine Network
Tiarnie Coupland Love Child
Nine Network
Hayley Magnus The Wrong Girl
Network Ten
Penny McNamee Home and Away
Seven Network
2018 Dilruk Jayasinha CRAM!
Network Ten
Utopia
ABC
Matty Johnson The Living Room
Network Ten
Sam Frost Home and Away
Seven Network
Sophia Forrest Love Child
Nine Network
Sophie DillmanHome and Away
Seven Network
2019 Dylan Alcott The Set
ABC
Bonnie Anderson Neighbours
Network Ten
Courtney MillerHome and Away
Seven Network
Eddie Woo Teenage Boss
ABC
Joe Jonas The Voice
Nine Network
Tasia Zalar Mystery Road
ABC
2022 Tony Armstrong News Breakfast
ABC
Alessandra RampollaMarried At First Sight
Nine Network
Carlos Sanson Jr Bump
Stan
Matt EvansHome and Away
Seven Network
Melanie Bracewell The Cheap Seats
Network Ten
Will LodderLove Me
Binge/Foxtel
2023 Amy Shark Australian Idol
Seven Network
Ayesha Madon Heartbreak High
Netflix
Chloé Hayden Heartbreak High
Netflix
Flex Mami Love Island Australia
Nine Network
Kween Kong RuPaul's Drag Race Down Under
Lilliana Bowrey Surviving Summer
Netflix

Multiple wins

NumberProgram
Wins
4
Home and Away
4
Neighbours
2
Blue Heelers
2
E Street

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