Wentworth is an Australian television drama series which premiered on 1 May 2013. The series, including its cast members and crew, have been the recipient of several awards and nominations, most notably at the Logie Awards, AACTA Awards and the ASTRA Awards.
AACTA Awards YearCategoryNomineeResultNotesRef2014 Best Television Drama Series Wentworth Best Guest or Supporting Actress in a Television Drama Kris McQuade 2015 (1) Best Lead Actress in a Television Drama Danielle Cormack 2015 (2) Best Television Drama Series Wentworth Best Lead Actress in a Television Drama Pamela Rabe 2016 Best Television Drama Series Wentworth Best Lead Actress in a Television Drama Danielle Cormack Best Lead Actress in a Television Drama Pamela Rabe Best Direction in a Television Drama or Comedy Kevin Carlin Best Editing in Television Ben Joss 2017 Best Television Drama Series Wentworth Best Lead Actress in a Television Drama Pamela Rabe Subscription Television Award for Best New Talent Zahra Newman 2018 Best Television Drama Series Wentworth Best Lead Actress in a Television Drama Leah Purcell Best Guest or Supporting Actress in a Television Drama Celia Ireland 2019 Best Television Drama Series Wentworth 2020 Best Television Drama Series Wentworth Best Lead Actress in a Television Drama Pamela Rabe 2021 Best Television Drama Series Wentworth Best Lead Actress in a Television Drama Pamela Rabe
ASTRA Awards YearCategoryNomineeResultRef2014 Most Outstanding Drama Wentworth (Season 1) Most Outstanding New Talent Shareena Clanton (Season 1) Most Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor Danielle Cormack (Season 1) Most Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor Nicole da Silva (Season 1) Most Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor Kris McQuade (Season 1) Most Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor Aaron Jeffery (Season 1 ) Most Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor Robbie Magasiva (Season 1) 2015 Most Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor Danielle Cormack (Season 2) Most Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor Celia Ireland (Season 2) Most Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor Nicole da Silva (Season 2) Most Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor Pamela Rabe (Season 2) Most Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor Aaron Jeffery (Season 2) Most Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor Robbie Magasiva (Season 2) Most Outstanding Drama Wentworth (Season 2)
Australian Directors Guild YearCategoryNomineeResultRef 2015 Best Direction in a TV Drama Series Kevin Carlin for "Into the Night" 2018 Best Direction in a TV or SVOD Drama Series Fiona Banks for "Belly of the Beast" 2020 Best Direction in a TV or SVOD Drama Series Kevin Carlin for "Under Siege: Part 2" 2022 Best Direction in a TV or SVOD Drama Series Kevin Carlin for "Legacy"
Australian Screen Editors YearCategoryNomineeResultRef 2013 Best Editing in a Television Drama Philip Watts for "No Place Like Home" 2014 Best Editing in a Television Drama Ben Joss for "Into the Night"
Australian Writers' Guild Awards YearCategoryNomineeResultRef2015 Best Script for a Television Series Pete McTighe for "Fear Her" Best Script for a Television Series Stuart Page for "The Governor's Pleasure" 2016 Best Script for a Television Series Michael Lucas for "Plan Bea" Best Script for a Television Series Pete McTighe for "Blood and Fire" 2017 Best Script for a Television Series or Miniseries Pete McTighe for "Seeing Red" 2021 Best Script for a Television Series or Miniseries of More Than 4 Hours Duration, Including Original and Adapted Works Kim Wilson for "The Unknown Terrorist"
Equity Ensemble Awards YearCategoryNomineeResultRef 2014 Most Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series Cast of Wentworth (Season 1) 2015 Most Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series Cast of Wentworth (Season 2) 2016 Most Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series Cast of Wentworth (Season 3) 2017 Most Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series Cast of Wentworth (Season 4) 2018 Most Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series Cast of Wentworth (Season 5) 2019 Most Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series Cast of Wentworth (Season 6) 2021 Most Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series Cast of Wentworth (Season 8, Part 1)
Logie Awards YearCategoryNomineeResultRef2014 Most Outstanding Drama Series Wentworth (Season 1) Most Outstanding Actress Danielle Cormack (Season 1) Most Outstanding Newcomer Shareena Clanton (Season 1) 2015 Most Outstanding Drama Series Wentworth (Season 2) Most Outstanding Actress Danielle Cormack (Season 2) Most Outstanding Actress Nicole da Silva (Season 2) 2016 Most Outstanding Actress Pamela Rabe (Season 3) Most Outstanding Drama Series Wentworth (Season 3) Most Outstanding Supporting Actress Celia Ireland (Season 3) 2017 Most Outstanding Actress Danielle Cormack (Season 4) Most Outstanding Supporting Actress Nicole da Silva (Season 4) Best Drama Program Wentworth (Season 4) Most Outstanding Drama Program Wentworth (Season 4) 2018 Most Outstanding Actress Kate Atkinson (Season 5) Most Outstanding Actress Pamela Rabe (Season 5) Most Outstanding Drama Series Wentworth (Season 5) Most Outstanding Supporting Actress Celia Ireland (Season 5) Most Popular Drama Program Wentworth (Season 5) 2019 Most Outstanding Actor Robbie Magasiva (Season 6) Most Outstanding Actress Leah Purcell (Season 6) Most Outstanding Supporting Actor Bernard Curry (Season 6) Most Outstanding Supporting Actress Celia Ireland (Season 6) Most Popular Drama Program Wentworth (Season 6) Most Outstanding Drama Series Wentworth (Season 6) 2022 Most Popular Actor Bernard Curry (Season 8, Part 2) Most Outstanding Drama Series Wentworth (Season 8, Part 2) Most Outstanding Supporting Actress Katrina Milosevic (Season 8, Part 2)
National Dreamtime Awards YearCategoryNomineeResultRef 2018 Female Actor of the Year Leah Purcell (Season 6) 2019 Female Actor of the Year Rarriwuy Hick (Season 7)
Screen Producers Australia YearCategoryNomineeResultRef 2013 SPA Award for Drama Series Production of the Year 2014 SPA Award for Drama Series Production of the Year 2015 SPA Award for Drama Series Production of the Year 2016 SPA Award for Drama Series Production of the Year 2017 SPA Award for Drama Series Production of the Year 2018 SPA Award for Drama Series Production of the Year 2019 SPA Award for Drama Series Production of the Year
TV Tonight Awards YearCategoryNomineeResultNotesRef2014 TV Tonight Award for Best New Show (Australian) TV Tonight Award for Best Australian Drama 2015 TV Tonight Award for Best Australian Drama 2016 TV Tonight Award for Best Australian Drama 2017 TV Tonight Award for Best Australian Drama 2018 TV Tonight Award for Best Australian Drama 2019 TV Tonight Award for Best Australian Drama TV Tonight Award for Blunder of the Year: Wentworth "axed" rumours 2020 TV Tonight Award for Best Australian Drama 2021 TV Tonight Award for Best Australian Drama TV Tonight Award for Favourite Aussie Female 2022 TV Tonight Award for Best Australian Drama TV Tonight Award for Favourite Female
TV Week Honours List HonourYearCharacterResultRef2023TV Week 100 Greatest Australian TV Characters Franky Doyle Joan Ferguson Bea Smith
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