Gold Logie Award for Best Personality on Australian Television

Logie Award for Best Personality on Australian Television
Country	Australia
Presented by	TV Week
First awarded	1960
Currently held by	Waleed Aly (2016)
Most awards	Graham Kennedy and Ray Martin (5)
Official website	www.tvweeklogieawards.com.au

The Gold Logie Award for Best Personality on Australian Television, commonly referred to simply as the Gold Logie, is an award presented annually at the Australian TV Week Logie Awards. It 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. For the 2016 ceremony, the award was renamed from "Most Popular" to "Best".^[1] The winner and nominees of the Gold Logie are chosen by the public through an online voting survey on the TV Week website.^[2] Although there have been 56 awards ceremonies, a total of 65 Gold Logies have been won as two Gold Logies, for male and female, were awarded in 1962, 1967, 1970, 1971, 1974, 1975, 1976 and 1977. Graham Kennedy and Ray Martin hold the record for the most wins with five awards each.

Winners and nominees

Key	Meaning
	Indicates the winner(s)

Year	Nominees	Program(s)	Network	Ref
1960	Graham Kennedy	In Melbourne Tonight	GTV9	[3]
1961	Bob Dyer	Pick a Box	ATN7	[4]
1962	Lorrae Desmond	The Lorrae Desmond Show	ABC TV	[5]
	Tommy Hanlon Jr	It Could Be You	Nine Network
1963	Michael Charlton	Four Corners	ABC TV	[6]
1964	Bobby Limb	The Mobil Limb Show	Nine Network	[7]
1965	Jimmy Hannan	Jimmy	Network Ten	[8]
1966	Gordon Chater	The Mavis Bramston Show	Seven Network	[9]
1967	Graham Kennedy	In Melbourne Tonight	Nine Network	[10]
	Hazel Phillips	The Barry Crocker Show	Network Ten
1968	Brian Henderson	Bandstand	Nine Network	[11]
1969	Graham Kennedy	In Melbourne Tonight	Nine Network	[12]
1970	Barry Crocker	Sound of Music	Nine Network	[13]
	Maggie Tabberer	Maggie	Seven Network
	Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin[note 1]	Apollo 11 broadcast
1971	Gerard Kennedy	Division 4	Nine Network	[14]
	Maggie Tabberer	Maggie	Seven Network
	Bob and Dolly Dyer[note 2]	Pick a Box	Seven Network
1972	Gerard Kennedy	Division 4	Nine Network	[15]
1973	Tony Barber	Great Temptation	Seven Network	[16]
1974	Graham Kennedy	The Graham Kennedy Show	Nine Network	[17]
	Pat McDonald	Number 96	0-10 Network
1975	Ernie Sigley	The Ernie Sigley Show	Nine Network	[18]
	Denise Drysdale	The Ernie Sigley Show	Nine Network
1976	Norman Gunston	The Norman Gunston Show	ABC TV	[19]
	Denise Drysdale	The Ernie Sigley Show	Nine Network
1977	Don Lane	The Don Lane Show	Nine Network	[20]
	Jeanne Little	The Mike Walsh Show	0-10 Network
1978	Graham Kennedy	Blankety Blanks	0-10 Network	[21]
1979	Bert Newton	The Don Lane Show	Nine Network	[22]
1980	Mike Walsh	The Mike Walsh Show	Nine Network	[21]
1981	Bert Newton	The Don Lane Show	Nine Network	[23]
1982	Bert Newton	The Don Lane Show	Nine Network	[24]
1983	Daryl Somers	Hey Hey It's Saturday	Nine Network	[25]
1984	Bert Newton	The Don Lane Show	Nine Network	[26]
1985	Rowena Wallace	Sons and Daughters	Seven Network	[27]
1986	Daryl Somers	Hey Hey It's Saturday	Nine Network	[28]
1987	Ray Martin	Midday	Nine Network	[29]
1988	Kylie Minogue	Neighbours	Network Ten
1989	Daryl Somers	Hey Hey It's Saturday	Nine Network
1990	Craig McLachlan	Neighbours	Network Ten	[30]
1991	Steve Vizard	Fast Forward	Seven Network	[31]
1992	Jana Wendt	A Current Affair	Nine Network	[30]
1993	Ray Martin	Midday	Nine Network
1994	Ray Martin	Midday	Nine Network	[32]
1995	Ray Martin	A Current Affair	Nine Network
1996	Ray Martin	A Current Affair	Nine Network
1997	Lisa McCune	Blue Heelers	Seven Network
1998	Lisa McCune	Blue Heelers	Seven Network	[33]
	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	[34]
	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	[35]
	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	[36]
	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	[37]
	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	[38]
	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	[39]
	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	[40]
	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	[41]
	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	[42]
	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	[43]
	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	[44]
	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	[45]
	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	[46]
	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	[47]
	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	[48]
	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	[49]
	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	[50]
	Hamish Blake	Hamish & Andy's Gap Year South America	Nine Network
	Scott Cam	The Block	Nine Network
	Asher Keddie	Offspring & Party Tricks	Network Ten
	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	[51]
	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	SBS
		The Feed
	Scott Cam	The Block	Nine Network
		Reno Rumble

Multiple wins

The Gold Logie Award

Number	Winner
Wins
5	Graham Kennedy
5	Ray Martin
4	Lisa McCune
4	Bert Newton
3	Daryl Somers
3	Rove McManus
2	Maggie Tabberer
2	Gerard Kennedy
2	Denise Drysdale
2	Georgie Parker
2	Kate Ritchie

Programs with most awards

Wins	Program
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	Pick a Box
2	Maggie
2	Division 4
2	The Mike Walsh Show
2	Neighbours
2	All Saints
2	The Project

Notes

1. Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin received a special Gold Logie for providing TV's greatest moment in their moon telecast.
2. Bob and Dolly Dyer received a special Gold Logie in recognition of their contribution to Australian TV.

References

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External links

• Official website