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.[1] 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.[2] It was last presented in 2017.

## Winners and nominees[edit]

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Year  | Nominees  | Program(s)  | Network  | Ref

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2006 | Chris Lilley‡  | We Can Be Heroes: Finding The Australian of the Year | ABC TV | [1]
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 | [3]
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  | [4]
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  | [5]
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  | [6]
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  | [7]
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  | [8]
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  | [9]
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 | [10]
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  | [11]
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  | [12]
Joel Jackson | Deadline Gallipoli | Showcase
Rahel Romahn | The Principal | SBS
2016 (Female) | Melina Vidler‡  | 800 Words | Seven Network  | [13]
Hannah Monson | Glitch | ABC
Sara West | Peter Allen: Not the Boy Next Door | Nine Network
2017 | Elias Anton‡  | Barracuda | ABC  | [14]
Tilda Cobham-Hervey | The Kettering Incident | Showcase
Rob Collins | Cleverman | ABC
Geraldine Hakewill | Wanted | Seven Network
Hunter Page-Lochard | Cleverman | ABC

## See also[edit]

* George Wallace Memorial Logie for Best New Talent
* Logie Award for Most Popular New Male Talent
* Logie Award for Most Popular New Female Talent
* Logie Award for Most Popular New Talent

## References[edit]

1. ^ a b "2006 Logie Awards". Australiantelevision.net. Retrieved 15 April 2014.
2. ^ "Full list of nominations for the 55th Annual TV Week Logie Awards". The Sydney Morning Herald. Fairfax Media. Archived from the original on 18 May 2013.
3. ^ "2007 Logie Awards". Australiantelevision.net. Retrieved 15 April 2014.
4. ^ "2008 Logie Awards". Australiantelevision.net. Retrieved 15 April 2014.
5. ^ "2009 Logie Awards". Australiantelevision.net. Retrieved 15 April 2014.
6. ^ "2010 Logie Awards". Australiantelevision.net. Retrieved 15 April 2014.
7. ^ "2011 Logie Awards". Australiantelevision.net. Retrieved 15 April 2014.
8. ^ "2012 Logie Awards". Australiantelevision.net. Retrieved 15 April 2014.
9. ^ "2013 Logie Awards". Australiantelevision.net. Retrieved 15 April 2014.
10. ^ Knox, David (21 April 2014). "Remy Hii wins Most Outstanding Newcomer at Logies". TV Tonight. Retrieved 21 April 2014.
11. ^ Knox, David (3 May 2015). "TV Week Logie Awards 2015: winners". TV Tonight. Retrieved 4 May 2015.
12. ^ Knox, David (8 May 2016). "TV Week Logie Awards 2016: winners". TV Tonight. Retrieved 24 July 2017.
13. ^ Knox, David (8 May 2016). "TV Week Logie Awards 2016: winners". TV Tonight. Retrieved 24 July 2017.
14. ^ Knox, David (23 April 2017). "TV Week Logie Awards 2017: winners". TV Tonight. Retrieved 24 July 2017.

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* George Wallace Memorial Logie for Best New Talent
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* Graham Kennedy Award for Most Outstanding Newcomer
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* Sports Program
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