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. Deborah Mailman holds the record for the most wins, with four, followed by Claudia Karvan with three and Ruth Cracknell, Alison Whyte, Sigrid Thornton and Anna Torv with two wins each.
Winners and nominees Key Meaning Indicates the winning actress
Year Nominees Program(s) NetworkRef 1988 Catherine Wilkin Rafferty's Rules Seven Network 1989 Joan Sydney A Country Practice Seven Network 1990 Nicole Kidman Bangkok Hilton Network Ten 1991 Rebecca Gibney Come In Spinner ABC TV 1992 Josephine Byrnes Brides of Christ ABC TV 1993 Ruth Cracknell Mother and Son ABC TV 1994 Ruth Cracknell Mother and Son ABC TV 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 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 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 Kerry Armstrong SeaChange ABC TV Rebecca Gibney Halifax f.p. Nine Network Catherine McClements Water Rats Nine Network 2001 Kerry Armstrong SeaChange ABC TV 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 2022 Anna Torv The Newsreader ABC Claudia Karvan Bump Stan Deborah Mailman Total Control ABC Isla Fisher Wolf Like Me Stan Miranda Otto Fires ABC 2023 Harriet Dyer Colin from Accounts Binge Claudia Jessie Bali 2002 Stan Claudia Karvan Bump Stan Kate Mulvany The Twelve Binge/Foxtel Marta Dusseldorp The Twelve Binge/Foxtel Milly Alcock Upright Binge/Foxtel
Multiple wins Number Actress Wins 4 Deborah Mailman 3 Claudia Karvan 2 Ruth Cracknell 2 Alison Whyte 2 Sigrid Thornton2Anna Torv
Programs with most awards Wins Program 3 SeaChange 3 The Secret Life of Us 2 Mother and Son 2 Wentworth
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