Logie Award for Most Outstanding Actor explained

Logie Award for Most Outstanding Actor
Presenter:TV Week
Country:Australia
Year:1988
Holder:Patrick Brammall (2023)
Most Awards:Richard Roxburgh (3)

The Silver Logie for Most Outstanding Actor 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 actor in an Australian program. The winner and nominees of this award are chosen by television industry juries.[1] Richard Roxburgh holds the record for the most wins, with three.

Winners and nominees

YearNomineesProgram(s)NetworkRef
1988John WoodRafferty's Rules
1989John WoodRafferty's Rules
1990Shane PorteousA Country Practice
1991Michael CraigG.P.
1992John McTernanG.P.
1993Gary SweetPolice Rescue
1994Garry McDonaldMother and Son
1995Chris HaywoodJanus
1996Richard RoxburghBlue Murder
1997Colin FrielsWater Rats
1998Tony MartinWildside
Colin FrielsWater Rats
William McInnesBlue Heelers
Rob SitchFrontline
1999Tony MartinWildside
David WenhamSeaChange
Colin FrielsWater Rats
Paul MercurioThe Day of the Roses
Jeremy SimsAftershocks
2000William McInnesSeaChange
Steve BisleyWater Rats
Colin FrielsWater Rats
John HowardSeaChange
2001John HowardSeaChange
Steve BisleyWater Rats
William McInnesSeaChange
Geoff MorrellGrass Roots
2002William McInnesMy Brother Jack
Joel EdgertonThe Secret Life of Us
Geoff MorrellChangi
Matthew NewtonChangi
Charles 'Bud' TingwellChangi
2003Peter O'BrienWhite Collar Blue
Shane BourneMDA
John HowardAlways Greener
Samuel JohnsonThe Secret Life of Us
Gary SweetStingers
2004Ray BarrettAfter the Deluge
Tim DraxlThe Shark Net
Abe ForsytheMarking Time
William McInnesThe Shark Net
Gary SweetStingers
David WenhamAfter the Deluge
2005Sam NeillJessica
Brendan CowellLove My Way
Abe ForsytheFireflies
Tony MartinJessica
Dan WyllieLove My Way
2006Dan WyllieLove My Way
Brendan CowellLove My Way
John HowardAll Saints
Alex O'LoughlinThe Incredible Journey of Mary Bryant
John WoodBlue Heelers
2007Matthew Le NevezThe Society Murders
Ben MendelsohnLove My Way
Richard RoxburghThe Silence
David WenhamAnswered by Fire
Dan WyllieLove My Way
2008Stephen CurryThe King
Don HanyEast West 101
Chris LilleySummer Heights High
William McInnesCurtin
East West 101
2009Gyton GrantleyUnderbelly
Dustin ClareSatisfaction
Vince ColosimoUnderbelly
Callan MulveyRush
Damian Walshe-HowlingUnderbelly
2010Don HanyEast West 101
Roy Billing
Garry McDonald
Ben MendelsohnTangle
Aaron PedersenThe Circuit
2011Richard RoxburghRake
Jason GannWilfred
Richard RoxburghHawke
Hugh SheridanPacked to the Rafters
Erik ThomsonPacked to the Rafters
2012Rob Carlton
Alex DimitriadesThe Slap
Don HanyEast West 101
Geoff MorrellCloudstreet
David WenhamKilling Time
2013Anthony HayesDevil's Dust
Aaron Jeffery
Guy PearceJack Irish
Jimi BaniMabo
Lachy HulmeHowzat! Kerry Packer's War
2014Lachy HulmePower Games: The Packer-Murdoch Story
Chris Lilley
Craig McLachlanThe Doctor Blake Mysteries
Kirk PageRedfern Now
David WenhamBetter Man
2015Luke Arnold
Martin HendersonSecrets & Lies
John NobleDevil's Playground
Richard RoxburghRake
Ashley ZukermanThe Code
2016Alex DimitriadesThe Principal
Hugh DancyDeadline Gallipoli
Malcolm KennardCatching Milat
Patrick BrammallGlitch
Sam NeillHouse of Hancock
2017Henry NixonThe Kettering Incident
Rodger CorserDoctor Doctor
Samuel JohnsonMolly
Richard RoxburghRake
Noah TaylorDeep Water
2018Hugo WeavingSeven Types of Ambiguity
Damon HerrimanRiot
Ewen LeslieSafe Harbour
Lachy HulmeRomper Stomper
Rodger CorserDoctor Doctor
2019Scott RyanMr Inbetween
Aaron PedersenMystery Road
Bryan BrownBloom
Jay RyanFighting Season
Robbie MagasivaWentworth
2022Richard RoxburghFires
Hugo WeavingLove Me
Jamie DornanThe Tourist
Sam ReidThe Newsreader
Scott RyanMr Inbetween
2023Patrick BrammallColin From Accounts
Mark Coles SmithMystery Road: Origin
Richard RoxburghBali 2002
Sam NeillThe Twelve
Tim DraxlIn Our Blood
Tim MinchinUpright

Multiple wins

NumberActor
Wins
Richard Roxburgh
John Wood
Tony Martin
William McInnes

Programs with most awards

WinsProgram
SeaChange
Rafferty's Rules
G.P.
Wildside

Notes and References

  1. News: Full list of nominations for the 55th Annual TV Week Logie Awards . . . https://web.archive.org/web/20130518033653/http://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/tv-and-radio/full-list-of-nominations-for-the-55th-annual-tv-week-logie-awards-20130311-2fuo5.html . 18 May 2013 . dead.