Logie Award for Most Outstanding Newcomer


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

YearNomineesProgramNetworkRef
2006Chris LilleyWe Can Be Heroes: Finding The Australian of the YearABC TV
2006Heath FranklinThe Ronnie Johns Half HourNetwork Ten
2006Adam HillsSpicks and SpecksABC TV
2006Matt ShirvingtonBeyond TomorrowSeven Network
2006Kat StewartSupernovaUK.TV
2007Emma LungStrandedSBS TV
2007Emily BarclayThe SilenceABC TV
2007Aaron Fa'aosoRAN Remote Area NurseSBS TV
2007Sam ParsonsonLove My WayW. Channel
2007Alex TilmanAnswered by FireABC TV
2008Tammy ClarksonThe CircuitSBS TV
2008Adelaide ClemensLove My WayShowtime
2008Nicole da SilvaDangerousFox8
2008Sean KeenanLockie LeonardNine Network
2008Zoe VentouraKickSBS TV
2009Jessica MaraisPacked to the RaftersSeven Network
2009Lauren ClairUnderbellyNine Network
2009Hanna Mangan-LawrenceBed of RosesABC1
2009Hugh SheridanPacked to the RaftersSeven Network
2009Ashley ZukermanRushNetwork Ten
2010Matt PrestonMasterChef AustraliaNetwork Ten
2010Anastasia FeneriMy PlaceABC3
2010Anna HutchisonUnderbelly: A Tale of Two CitiesNine Network
2010Camille KeenanSatisfactionShowcase
2010Eva LazzaroTangleShowcase
2011Firass DiraniUnderbelly: The Golden MileNine Network
2011Emma BoothUnderbelly: The Golden MileNine Network
2011Ryan CorrPacked to the RaftersSeven Network
2011Richard DaviesOffspringNetwork Ten
2011Sarah SnookSisters of WarABC1
2012Chelsie Preston CrayfordUnderbelly: RazorNine Network
2012Melissa BerglandWinners & LosersSeven Network
2012Anna McGahanUnderbelly: RazorNine Network
2012Hamish MacdonaldNetwork Ten
2012Hamish MichaelCrowniesABC1
2013Shari SebbensRedfern NowABC1
2013Annabel CrabbKitchen CabinetABC2
2013Brenna HardingPuberty BluesNetwork Ten
2013Jason MontgomeryUnderbelly: BadnessNine Network
2013Natasa RisticDanger 5SBS One
2014Remy HiiBetter ManSBS One
2014Anna BamfordWonderlandNetwork Ten
2014Shareena ClantonWentworthSoHo
2014Caren PistoriusPaper Giants: Magazine WarsABC1
2014Meyne WyattRedfern NowABC1
2015Miranda TapsellLove ChildNine Network
2015Silvia CollocaMade In Italy with Silvia CollocaSBS One
2015Harriet DyerLove ChildNine Network
2015Troy KinneKinne7mate
2015Brandon McClellandANZAC GirlsABC
2016 (Male)Joel JacksonPeter Allen: Not the Boy Next DoorSeven Network
2016 (Male)Joel JacksonDeadline GallipoliShowcase
2016 (Male)Rahel RomahnThe PrincipalSBS
2016 (Female)Melina Vidler800 WordsSeven Network
2016 (Female)Hannah MonsonGlitchABC
2016 (Female)Sara WestPeter Allen: Not the Boy Next DoorNine Network
2017Elias AntonBarracudaABC
2017Tilda Cobham-HerveyThe Kettering IncidentShowcase
2017Rob CollinsClevermanABC
2017Geraldine HakewillWantedSeven Network
2017Hunter Page-LochardClevermanABC