Logie Award for Most Outstanding Drama Series
Logie Award for Most Outstanding Drama Series | |
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Country | Australia |
Presented by | TV Week |
First awarded | 1961 |
Currently held by | The Twelve (2023) |
Most awards | Homicide (7), Number 96, SeaChange, The Secret Life of Us and Love My Way (3) |
Website | www |
The Silver Logie for Most Outstanding Drama Series is an award presented annually at the Australian TV Week Logie Awards. The award is given to recognise an outstanding Australian drama series. The winner and nominees of this award are chosen by television industry juries.[1]
It was first awarded at the 3rd Annual TV Week Logie Awards ceremony, held in 1961 as Best Australian Drama.[2] The award was renamed many times in subsequent ceremonies; Best Australian TV Drama Series (1962),[3] Best Drama (1963, 1966–1967),[3][4] Best Australian Drama Series (1965, 1970),[3][5] Best Drama Series (1968),[4] and Best Drama Show (1969).[4] This award category was eliminated in 1977.
At the 33rd Annual TV Week Logie Awards in 1991, an industry voted award for drama returned, originally called Most Outstanding Single Drama or Miniseries.[6] It has also been known as Most Outstanding Series (1992–1993, 1998),[6] Most Outstanding Achievement in Drama Production (1994–1997)[7] and Most Outstanding Drama Series, Miniseries or Telemovie (2007–2012).[8] It was known as the Most Outstanding Drama Series from 2013-2022 before changing to Most Outstanding Drama Series, Miniseries or Telemovie in 2023.[9]
Homicide held the record for the most wins of the original award, with seven and Number 96 had three. SeaChange, The Secret Life of Us and Love My Way also had three wins each, followed by Phoenix, Underbelly, Redfern Now and Division 4 with two wins.
Winners and nominees
Key | Meaning |
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‡ | Indicates the winning program |
Listed below are the winners of the award for each year for Best Australian Drama.
Year | Program | Network | Ref |
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1961 | Shadow of a Pale Horse‡ | Seven Network | [2] |
1962 | Consider Your Verdict‡ | Seven Network | [3] |
1963 | The One Day of the Year‡ | ||
1965 | Homicide‡ | Seven Network | |
1966 | Homicide‡ | Seven Network | [4] |
1967 | Homicide‡ | Seven Network | |
1968 | Homicide‡ | Seven Network | |
1969 | Homicide‡ | Seven Network | |
1970 | Division 4‡ | Nine Network | [5] |
1971 | Homicide‡ | Seven Network | |
1972 | Division 4‡ | Nine Network | |
1973 | Homicide‡ | Seven Network | |
1974 | Number 96‡ | [10] | |
1975 | Number 96‡ | Network Ten | |
1976 | Number 96‡ | Network Ten |
Listed below are the winners of the award for each year, as well as the other nominees for Most Outstanding Drama Series.
Year | Program | Network | Ref |
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1991 | Come In Spinner‡ | [6] | |
1992 | G.P.‡ | ABC TV | |
1993 | Phoenix‡ | ABC TV | |
1994 | Phoenix II‡ | ABC TV | [7] |
1995 | Janus‡ | ABC TV | |
1996 | Blue Murder‡ | ABC TV | |
1997 | Water Rats‡ | ||
1998 | Frontline‡ | ABC TV | [11] |
Good Guys, Bad Guys | Nine Network | ||
Water Rats | Nine Network | ||
1999 | SeaChange‡ | ABC TV | [12] |
Blue Heelers | |||
Water Rats | Nine Network | ||
Wildside | ABC TV | ||
2000 | SeaChange‡ | ABC TV | [13] |
All Saints | Seven Network | ||
Water Rats | Nine Network | ||
Wildside | ABC TV | ||
2001 | SeaChange‡ | ABC TV | [14] |
All Saints | Seven Network | ||
Stingers | Nine Network | ||
Water Rats | Nine Network | ||
2002 | The Secret Life of Us‡ | [15] | |
All Saints | Seven Network | ||
Always Greener | Seven Network | ||
Love Is a Four Letter Word | ABC TV | ||
Stingers | Nine Network | ||
2003 | The Secret Life of Us‡ | Network Ten | [16] |
All Saints | Seven Network | ||
Always Greener | Seven Network | ||
MDA | ABC TV | ||
Stingers | Nine Network | ||
White Collar Blue | Network Ten | ||
2004 | The Secret Life of Us‡ | Network Ten | [17] |
All Saints | Seven Network | ||
Always Greener | Seven Network | ||
Grass Roots | ABC TV | ||
McLeod's Daughters | Nine Network | ||
2005 | Love My Way‡ | [18] | |
Love Bytes | Fox8 | ||
Fireflies | ABC TV | ||
Stingers | Nine Network | ||
The Secret Life of Us | Network Ten | ||
2006 | Love My Way‡ | Fox8 | [19] |
All Saints | Seven Network | ||
McLeod's Daughters | Nine Network | ||
MDA | ABC TV | ||
The Surgeon | Network Ten | ||
2007 | Love My Way‡ | W. Channel | [8] |
Answered by Fire | ABC TV | ||
RAN Remote Area Nurse | |||
The Silence | ABC TV | ||
The Society Murders | Network Ten | ||
2008 | Curtin‡ | ABC1 | [20] |
City Homicide | Seven Network | ||
East West 101 | SBS | ||
The King | TV1 | ||
Satisfaction | Showcase | ||
2009 | Underbelly‡ | Nine Network | [21] |
Bed of Roses | ABC1 | ||
Packed to the Rafters | Seven Network | ||
Rush | Network Ten | ||
Scorched | Nine Network | ||
2010 | East West 101‡ | SBS | [22] |
A Model Daughter: The Killing of Caroline Byrne | Network Ten | ||
Packed to the Rafters | Seven Network | ||
Tangle | Showcase | ||
Underbelly: A Tale of Two Cities | Nine Network | ||
2011 | Underbelly: The Golden Mile‡ | Nine Network | [23] |
Hawke | Network Ten | ||
Packed to the Rafters | Seven Network | ||
Rake | ABC1 | ||
Rush | Network Ten | ||
Sisters of War | ABC1 | ||
2012 | The Slap‡ | ABC1 | [24] |
Cloudstreet | Showcase | ||
Offspring | Network Ten | ||
Paper Giants: The Birth of Cleo | ABC1 | ||
Underbelly: Razor | Nine Network | ||
2013 | Redfern Now‡ | ABC1 | [9] |
Offspring | Network Ten | ||
Puberty Blues | Network Ten | ||
Rake | ABC1 | ||
Tangle | Showcase | ||
2014 | Redfern Now‡ | ABC1 | [25] |
A Place to Call Home | Seven Network | ||
Offspring | Network Ten | ||
The Time of Our Lives | ABC1 | ||
Wentworth | SoHo | ||
2015 | Wentworth‡ | SoHo | [26] |
The Code | ABC | ||
Janet King | ABC | ||
Puberty Blues | Network Ten | ||
Rake | ABC | ||
2016 | Glitch‡ | ABC | |
800 Words | Seven Network | ||
A Place to Call Home | Soho | ||
Love Child | Nine Network | ||
Wentworth | Soho | ||
2017 | A Place to Call Home‡ | Showcase | |
Cleverman | ABC | ||
Rake | ABC | ||
The Code | ABC | ||
Wentworth | Showcase | ||
2018 | Wentworth‡ | Showcase | |
A Place to Call Home | Showcase | ||
Doctor Doctor | Nine Network | ||
Harrow | ABC | ||
Top of the Lake: China Girl | BBC First | ||
2019 | Wentworth‡ | Showcase | |
Doctor Doctor | Nine Network | ||
Mystery Road | ABC | ||
Neighbours | Network Ten | ||
Secret City: Under The Eagle | Foxtel | ||
2022 | The Newsreader‡ | ABC | |
Bump | Stan | ||
Love Me | Binge/Foxtel | ||
RFDS | Seven Network | ||
Wentworth - The Final Sentence | Foxtel | ||
2023 | The Twelve‡ | Binge/Foxtel | |
Black Snow | Stan | ||
Five Bedrooms | |||
In Our Blood | ABC | ||
Mystery Road: Origin | ABC | ||
Significant Others | ABC |
Multiple wins
Number | Program |
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Wins | |
3 | SeaChange |
3 | The Secret Life of Us |
3 | Love My Way |
3 | Wentworth |
2 | Phoenix |
2 | Underbelly |
2 | Redfern Now |
See also
References
- ^ "Full list of nominations for the 55th Annual TV Week Logie Awards". The Sydney Morning Herald. Fairfax Media. Archived from the original on 18 May 2013.
- ^ a b "1959–1961 Logie Awards". Australiantelevision.net. Retrieved 10 February 2014.
- ^ a b c d "1962–1965 Logie Awards". Australiantelevision.net. Retrieved 10 February 2014.
- ^ a b c d "1966–1969 Logie Awards". Australiantelevision.net. Retrieved 10 February 2014.
- ^ a b "1970–1973 Logie Awards". Australiantelevision.net. Retrieved 10 February 2014.
- ^ a b c "1990–1993 Logie Awards". Australiantelevision.net. Retrieved 15 April 2014.
- ^ a b "1994–1997 Logie Awards". Australiantelevision.net. Retrieved 15 April 2014.
- ^ a b "2007 Logie Awards". Australiantelevision.net. Retrieved 15 April 2014.
- ^ a b "2013 Logie Awards". Australiantelevision.net. Retrieved 15 April 2014.
- ^ "1974–1977 Logie Awards". Australiantelevision.net. Retrieved 10 February 2014.
- ^ "1998 Logie Awards". Australiantelevision.net. Archived from the original on 19 October 2013. Retrieved 15 April 2014.
- ^ "1999 Logie Awards". Australiantelevision.net. Retrieved 15 April 2014.
- ^ "2000 Logie Awards". Australiantelevision.net. Retrieved 15 April 2014.
- ^ "2001 Logie Awards". Australiantelevision.net. Retrieved 15 April 2014.
- ^ "2002 Logie Awards". Australiantelevision.net. Retrieved 15 April 2014.
- ^ "2003 Logie Awards". Australiantelevision.net. Retrieved 15 April 2014.
- ^ "2004 Logie Awards". Australiantelevision.net. Retrieved 15 April 2014.
- ^ "2005 Logie Awards". Australiantelevision.net. Retrieved 15 April 2014.
- ^ "2006 Logie Awards". Australiantelevision.net. Retrieved 15 April 2014.
- ^ "2008 Logie Awards". Australiantelevision.net. Retrieved 15 April 2014.
- ^ "2009 Logie Awards". Australiantelevision.net. Retrieved 15 April 2014.
- ^ "2010 Logie Awards". Australiantelevision.net. Retrieved 15 April 2014.
- ^ "2011 Logie Awards". Australiantelevision.net. Retrieved 15 April 2014.
- ^ "2012 Logie Awards". Australiantelevision.net. Retrieved 15 April 2014.
- ^ Knox, David (27 April 2014). "Logie Awards 2014: Winners". TV Tonight. Archived from the original on 29 May 2014. Retrieved 28 April 2014.
- ^ Knox, David (3 May 2015). "TV Week Logie Awards 2015: winners". TV Tonight. Retrieved 4 May 2015.
External links
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