Logie Award for Most Outstanding Actress

The Logie Award for Most Outstanding Actress, commonly known as the Silver Logie for Most Outstanding Actress, is an award presented annually at the Australian TV Week Logie Awards. It was first awarded at the 30th Annual TV Week Logie Awards in 1988 and is given to recognise the outstanding performance of an actress in an Australian program. The winner and nominees of this award are chosen by television industry juries.[1] Deborah Mailman holds the record for the most wins, with four, followed by Claudia Karvan with three and Ruth Cracknell, Alison Whyte and Sigrid Thornton with two wins each.

Logie Award for Most Outstanding Actress
Country	Australia
Presented by	TV Week
First awarded	1988
Currently held by	Jenna Coleman (2019)
Most awards	Deborah Mailman (4)
Website	www.tvweeklogieawards.com.au

Winners and nominees

Key	Meaning
	Indicates the winning actress

Year	Nominees	Program(s)	Network	Ref
1988	Catherine Wilkin	Rafferty's Rules	Seven Network	[2]
1989	Joan Sydney	A Country Practice	Seven Network	[3]
1990	Nicole Kidman	Bangkok Hilton	Network Ten	[4]
1991	Rebecca Gibney	Snowy	Nine Network	[5]
1992	Josephine Byrnes	Brides of Christ	ABC TV
1993	Ruth Cracknell	Mother and Son	ABC TV
1994	Ruth Cracknell	Mother and Son	ABC TV	[6]
1995	Monica Maughan	The Damnation of Harvey McHugh	ABC TV
1996	Jacqueline McKenzie	Halifax f.p.	Nine Network
1997	Alison Whyte	Frontline	ABC TV
1998	Catherine McClements	Water Rats	Nine Network	[7]
	Rachael Blake	Wildside	ABC TV
	Rebecca Gibney	Halifax f.p.	Nine Network
		Kangaroo Palace	Seven Network
	Alison Whyte	Good Guys, Bad Guys	Nine Network
1999	Sigrid Thornton	SeaChange	ABC TV	[8]
	Rachael Blake	Wildside	ABC TV
	Rebecca Gibney	Halifax f.p.: Afraid of the Dark	Nine Network
		The Day of the Roses	Network Ten
	Caroline Goodall	A Difficult Woman
	Claudia Karvan	The Violent Earth
2000	Sigrid Thornton	SeaChange	ABC TV	[9]
	Kerry Armstrong	SeaChange	ABC TV
	Rebecca Gibney	Halifax f.p.	Nine Network
	Catherine McClements	Water Rats	Nine Network
2001	Kerry Armstrong	SeaChange	ABC TV	[10]
	Georgie Parker	All Saints	Seven Network
	Libby Tanner	All Saints	Seven Network
	Sigrid Thornton	SeaChange	ABC TV
2002	Deborah Mailman	The Secret Life of Us	Network Ten	[11]
	Kate Beahan	Love Is a Four Letter Word	ABC TV
	Claudia Karvan	The Secret Life of Us	Network Ten
	Georgie Parker	All Saints	Seven Network
	Libby Tanner	All Saints	Seven Network
2003	Claudia Karvan	The Secret Life of Us	Network Ten	[12]
	Kerry Armstrong	MDA	ABC TV
	Deborah Mailman	The Secret Life of Us	Network Ten
	Freya Stafford	White Collar Blue	Network Ten
	Juliet Stevenson	The Road From Coorain	ABC TV
2004	Deborah Mailman	The Secret Life of Us	Network Ten	[13]
	Bridie Carter	McLeod's Daughters	Nine Network
	Claudia Karvan	The Secret Life Of Us	Network Ten
	Kate Kendall	Stingers	Nine Network
	Angie Milliken	The Shark Net	ABC TV
2005	Miranda Otto	Through My Eyes: The Lindy Chamberlain Story	Seven Network	[14]
	Rebecca Gibney	Small Claims	Network Ten
	Claudia Karvan	Love My Way	Fox8
	Asher Keddie	Love My Way	Fox8
	Leeanna Walsman	Jessica	Network Ten
2006	Claudia Karvan	Love My Way	Fox8	[15]
	Justine Clarke	The Surgeon	Network Ten
	Romola Garai	The Incredible Journey of Mary Bryant	Network Ten
	Asher Keddie	Love My Way	Fox8
	Lisa McCune	Hell Has Harbour Views	ABC TV
2007	Susie Porter	RAN Remote Area Nurse	SBS TV	[16]
	Daniella Farinacci	The Society Murders	Network Ten
	Claudia Karvan	Love My Way	W. Channel
	Asher Keddie	Love My Way	W. Channel
	Judith McGrath	All Saints	Seven Network
2008	Alison Whyte	Satisfaction	Showcase	[17]
	Diana Glenn	Satisfaction	Showcase
	Claudia Karvan	Love My Way	Showtime
	Asher Keddie	Love My Way	Showtime
	Victoria Thaine	Rain Shadow	ABC1
2009	Kat Stewart	Underbelly	Nine Network	[18]
	Julia Blake	Bed of Roses	ABC1
	Claire van der Boom	Rush	Network Ten
	Rebecca Gibney	Packed to the Rafters	Seven Network
	Madeleine West	Satisfaction	Showcase
2010	Claudia Karvan	Saved	SBS TV	[19]
	Justine Clarke	Tangle	Showcase
	Asher Keddie	Underbelly: A Tale of Two Cities	Nine Network
	Susie Porter	East West 101	SBS TV
	Kat Stewart	Tangle	Showcase
2011	Claire van der Boom	Sisters of War	ABC1	[20]
	Justine Clarke	Tangle	Showcase
	Asher Keddie	Offspring	Network Ten
	Catherine McClements	Rush	Network Ten
	Kat Stewart	Offspring	Network Ten
2012	Melissa George	The Slap	ABC1	[21]
	Essie Davis	The Slap	ABC1
	Diana Glenn	Killing Time	TV1
	Asher Keddie	Paper Giants: The Birth of Cleo	ABC1
	Kat Stewart	Offspring	Network Ten
2013	Deborah Mailman	Mabo	ABC1	[22]
	Catherine McClements	Tangle	Showcase
	Mandy McElhinney	Howzat! Kerry Packer's War	Nine Network
	Susie Porter	Dangerous Remedy	ABC1
	Leah Purcell	Redfern Now	ABC1
2014	Asher Keddie	Offspring	Network Ten	[23]
	Danielle Cormack	Wentworth	SoHo
	Claudia Karvan	The Time of Our Lives	ABC1
	Mandy McElhinney	Paper Giants: Magazine Wars	ABC1
	Kat Stewart	Offspring	Network Ten
2015	Danielle Cormack	Wentworth	SoHo	[24]
	Marta Dusseldorp	Janet King	ABC
	Jessica Marais	Carlotta	ABC
	Denise Roberts	Schapelle	Nine Network
	Nicole da Silva	Wentworth	SoHo
2016	Deborah Mailman	Redfern Now: Promise Me	ABC	[25]
	Essie Davis	Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries	ABC
	Mandy McElhinney	House of Hancock	Nine Network
	Pamela Rabe	Wentworth	SoHo
	Sarah Snook	The Beautiful Lie	ABC
2017	Anna Torv	Secret City	Showcase	[26]
	Danielle Cormack	Wentworth	Showcase
	Elizabeth Debicki	The Kettering Incident	Showcase
	Marta Dusseldorp	Janet King	ABC
	Jessica Marais	Love Child	Nine Network
	Yael Stone	Deep Water	SBS
2018	Pamela Rabe	Wentworth	Showcase
	Elisabeth Moss	Top of the Lake: China Girl	BBC First
	Kate Atkinson	Wentworth	Showcase
	Kate Box	Riot	ABC
	Leeanna Walsman	Safe Harbour	SBS
2019	Jenna Coleman	The Cry	ABC
	Danielle Cormack	Secret City: Under The Eagle	Foxtel
	Judy Davis	Mystery Road	ABC
	Leah Purcell	Wentworth	Foxtel
	Nicole Chamoun	On The Ropes	SBS

Multiple wins

Number	Actress
Wins
4	Deborah Mailman
3	Claudia Karvan
2	Ruth Cracknell
2	Alison Whyte
2	Sigrid Thornton

Programs with most awards

Wins	Program
3	SeaChange
3	The Secret Life of Us
2	Mother and Son

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