Gold Logie Award for Most Popular Personality on Australian Television explained

Gold Logie Award
for Most Popular Personality on Australian Television
Former Name:Logie Award for Best Personality on Australian Television
Country:Australia
Holder:Larry Emdur (2024)

The Gold Logie Award for Most Popular Personality on Australian Television, commonly referred to simply as the Gold Logie, is an award presented annually at the Australian Logie Awards.

The Gold Logie 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. It was briefly renamed Best Personality on Australian Television in 2016-2017.[1] For the 2018 ceremony, the award category name was reverted to Most Popular Personality on Australian Television.[2]

The winner and nominees of the Gold Logie are chosen by the public through an online voting survey on the TV Week website.[3] Gold Logies were awarded for separate male and female categories in 1962, 1967, 1970, 1971, and between 1974 and 1977. The most represented programs are The Don Lane Show and Blue Heelers.

Stars with Most Wins

NameWins
Graham Kennedy5x
Ray Martin5x
Bert Newton4x
Lisa McCune4x
Daryl Somers3x
Rove McManus3x

Winners and nominees

YearNomineesProgram(s)NetworkRef
1960Graham KennedyIn Melbourne Tonight
1961Bob DyerPick a Box
1962Lorrae DesmondThe Lorrae Desmond Show
Tommy Hanlon Jr.It Could Be You
1963Michael CharltonFour Corners
1964Bobby LimbThe Mobil Limb Show
1965Jimmy HannanJimmy
1966Gordon ChaterThe Mavis Bramston Show
1967Graham KennedyIn Melbourne Tonight
Hazel PhillipsThe Barry Crocker Show
1968Brian HendersonBandstand
1969Graham KennedyIn Melbourne Tonight
1970Barry CrockerSound of Music
Maggie TabbererMaggie
Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin[4] Apollo 11 broadcast
1971Gerard KennedyDivision 4
Maggie TabbererMaggie
Bob and Dolly Dyer[5] Pick a Box
1972Gerard KennedyDivision 4
1973Tony BarberGreat Temptation
1974Graham KennedyThe Graham Kennedy Show
Pat McDonaldNumber 96
1975Ernie SigleyThe Ernie Sigley Show
Denise DrysdaleThe Ernie Sigley Show
1976Norman GunstonThe Norman Gunston Show
Denise DrysdaleThe Ernie Sigley Show
1977Don LaneThe Don Lane Show
Jeanne LittleThe Mike Walsh Show
1978Graham KennedyBlankety Blanks
1979Bert NewtonThe Don Lane Show
1980Mike WalshThe Mike Walsh Show
1981Bert NewtonThe Don Lane Show
1982Bert NewtonThe Don Lane Show
1983Daryl SomersHey Hey It's Saturday
1984Bert NewtonThe Don Lane Show
1985Rowena WallaceSons and Daughters
1986Daryl SomersHey Hey It's Saturday
1987Ray MartinMidday
1988Kylie MinogueNeighbours
1989Daryl SomersHey Hey It's Saturday
Jason DonovanNeighbours
Craig McLachlanNeighbours
Kylie MinogueNeighbours
1990Craig McLachlanNeighbours
Ray Martin Midday
Daryl Somers Hey Hey It's Saturday
A Current Affair
1991Steve VizardFast Forward
1992Jana WendtA Current Affair
1993Ray MartinMidday
1994Ray MartinMidday
1995Ray MartinA Current Affair
Daryl SomersHey Hey It's Saturday
Gary SweetPolice Rescue
Melissa GeorgeHome and Away
1996Ray MartinA Current Affair
Lisa McCuneBlue Heelers
Melissa GeorgeHome and Away
Dieter BrummerHome and Away
Daryl SomersHey Hey It's Saturday
1997Lisa McCuneBlue Heelers
Daryl SomersHey Hey It's Saturday
Kerri-Anne KennerleyMidday with Kerri-Anne
Ray MartinA Current Affair
John WoodBlue Heelers
1998Lisa McCuneBlue Heelers
Kerri-Anne KennerleyMidday with Kerri-Anne
Ray MartinA Current Affair
Daryl SomersHey Hey It's Saturday
John WoodBlue Heelers
1999Lisa McCuneBlue Heelers
Belinda EmmettHome and Away
Kerri-Anne KennerleyMidday with Kerri-Anne
Georgie ParkerAll Saints
John WoodBlue Heelers
2000Lisa McCuneBlue Heelers
Don BurkeBurke's Backyard
Georgie ParkerAll Saints
Sigrid ThorntonSeaChange
John WoodBlue Heelers
2001Georgie ParkerAll Saints
Lisa McCuneBlue Heelers and The Potato Factory
Ada NicodemouHome and Away
Sigrid ThorntonSeaChange
John WoodBlue Heelers
2002Georgie ParkerAll Saints
Rove McManusRove (Live)
Ada NicodemouHome and Away
Libby TannerAll Saints
John WoodBlue Heelers
2003Rove McManusRove (Live)
Lisa ChappellMcLeod's Daughters
Georgie ParkerAll Saints
Libby TannerAll Saints
John WoodBlue Heelers
2004Rove McManusRove (Live)
Lisa ChappellMcLeod's Daughters
Delta GoodremNeighbours
Georgie ParkerAll Saints
John WoodBlue Heelers
2005Rove McManusRove (Live)
Bridie CarterMcLeod's Daughters
Bec CartwrightHome and Away
Georgie ParkerAll Saints
John WoodBlue Heelers
2006John WoodBlue Heelers
Natalie BassingthwaighteNeighbours
Bridie CarterMcLeod's Daughters
Bec CartwrightHome and Away
Rove McManusRove Live
Bert NewtonGood Morning Australia
Ada NicodemouHome and Away
Kate RitchieHome and Away
2007Kate RitchieHome and Away
Natalie BlairNeighbours
Rachael CarpaniMcLeod's Daughters
John HowardAll Saints and The Real Seachange
Simmone Jade MackinnonMcLeod's Daughters
Rove McManusRove Live
Bert NewtonBert's Family Feud and 20 to 1
John WoodBlue Heelers
2008Kate RitchieHome and Away
Natalie BlairNeighbours
Andrew DentonEnough Rope
Adam HillsSpicks and Specks
John HowardAll Saints
Chris LilleySummer Heights High
Lisa McCuneSea Patrol
Rove McManusRove and Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader?
2009Rebecca GibneyPacked to the Rafters
Natalie BassingthwaighteSo You Think You Can Dance Australia
Andrew DentonEnough Rope
Adam HillsSpicks and Specks
Simmone Jade MackinnonMcLeod's Daughters
Rove McManusRove and Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader?
Kate RitchieHome and Away
Ian SmithNeighbours
2010Ray MeagherHome and Away
Esther AndersonHome and Away
Wil AndersonThe Gruen Transfer
Rebecca GibneyPacked to the Rafters
Adam HillsSpicks and Specks
Paul McDermottGood News Week
Rove McManusRove and Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader?
Shaun MicallefTalkin' 'Bout Your Generation
2011Karl StefanovicToday
Rebecca GibneyPacked to the Rafters
Adam HillsSpicks and Specks
Asher KeddieOffspring
Jessica MaraisPacked to the Rafters
Chrissie SwanThe Circle
2012Hamish BlakeHamish and Andy's Gap Year
Esther AndersonHome and Away
Carrie BickmoreThe Project
Adam HillsSpicks and Specks and Adam Hills in Gordon Street Tonight
Asher KeddieOffspring
Karl StefanovicToday
2013Asher KeddieOffspring
Carrie BickmoreThe Project
Hamish BlakeHamish and Andy's Euro Gap Year Nine Network
Hamish and Andy's Caravan of Courage: Australia Vs New Zealand
Adam HillsAdam Hills in Gordon Street Tonight
Andy LeeHamish and Andy's Euro Gap YearNine Network
Hamish and Andy's Caravan of Courage: Australia Vs New Zealand
Steve PeacockeHome and Away
2014Scott CamThe Block
Carrie BickmoreThe Project
Essie DavisMiss Fisher's Murder Mysteries
Asher KeddieOffspring
Andy LeeHamish & Andy's Gap Year Asia
Steve PeacockeHome and Away
2015Carrie BickmoreThe Project
Hamish BlakeHamish & Andy's Gap Year South America
Scott CamThe Block
Asher KeddieOffspringNetwork Ten
Party Tricks
Andy LeeHamish & Andy's Gap Year South America
Steve PeacockeHome and Away
2016Waleed AlyThe Project
Carrie BickmoreThe Project
Essie DavisMiss Fisher's Murder Mysteries
Grant DenyerFamily FeudNetwork Ten
The Great Australian Spelling Bee
Lee Lin ChinSBS World News
The Feed
Scott CamThe Block Nine Network
Reno Rumble
2017Samuel JohnsonMolly
Waleed AlyThe Project
Rodger CorserDoctor Doctor
The Doctor Blake Mysteries
Grant DenyerAll Star Family FeudNetwork Ten
Family Feud
The Great Australian Spelling Bee
Peter HelliarThe Project
Jessica MaraisLove Child
The Wrong Girl
2018Grant DenyerAll Star Family Feud
Family Feud
Amanda KellerThe Living Room
Andrew WinterSelling Houses AustraliaLifestyle
Love It or List It Australia
Jessica MaraisLove Child
The Wrong Girl
Rodger CorserDoctor Doctor
Tracy GrimshawA Current Affair
2019Tom GleesonHard Quiz
Amanda KellerThe Living RoomNetwork Ten
Dancing with the Stars
Costa GeorgiadisGardening Australia
Eve MoreyNeighbours
Rodger CorserDoctor Doctor
Sam MacSunrise
Waleed AlyThe Project
2022Hamish BlakeLego Masters
Julia MorrisI'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!Network Ten
Karl Stefanovic TodayNine Network
60 Minutes
Melissa LeongMasterChef AustraliaNetwork Ten
Celebrity MasterChef Australia
Ray MeagherHome And Away
Sonia KrugerBig BrotherSeven Network
Holey Moley
Dancing with the Stars: All Stars
The Voice
The Voice: Generations
Tom GleesonHard Quiz
2023Sonia KrugerBig Brother
Dancing with the Stars
The Voice
Hamish BlakeLego Masters
Julia MorrisI'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!Network Ten
Taskmaster Australia
Leigh Sales7.30
Mark Coles SmithMystery Road: Origin
Osher GünsbergThe Bachelors AustraliaNetwork Ten
The Masked Singer Australia
Shaun MicallefShaun Micallef's Mad as Hell
2024Larry EmdurThe Chase Australia
The Morning Show
Andy LeeThe Hundred with Andy Lee
Asher KeddieStrife
Julia MorrisI'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!Network Ten
Robert IrwinI'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!
Sonia KrugerBig Brother
Dancing with the Stars
The Voice
Logies Red Carpet
Tony ArmstrongNews Breakfast
Great Australian Stuff

Most awarded programs

WinsProgram
The Don Lane Show
Blue Heelers
In Melbourne Tonight
The Ernie Sigley Show
Hey Hey It's Saturday
Midday
A Current Affair
Rove (Live)
Home and Away
Neighbours
Pick a Box
Maggie
Division 4
The Mike Walsh Show
All Saints
The Project

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Voting opens for 2016 Logie Awards. Knox. David. TV Tonight. 16 November 2015. 16 November 2015.
  2. Web site: Voting opens for 2018 Logie Awards. Knox. David. TV Tonight. 5 March 2018. 5 March 2018.
  3. Web site: Logie 2012 voting opens. Knox. David. 5 December 2011. TV Tonight. 26 January 2015.
  4. Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin received a special Gold Logie for providing TV's greatest moment in their moon telecast.
  5. Bob and Dolly Dyer received a special Gold Logie in recognition of their contribution to Australian TV.