The Equity Ensemble Awards (or Equity Awards) are an

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n awards system, that is an accolade presented by The Equity Foundation, the performers branch of the

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(MEAA). The awards have been presented annually since 2011, and are awarded to a cast in a television drama series, comedy series and television movie or miniseries. The awards are peer voted, via a secret ballot, by members of the Equity Foundation. In addition to these categories, the foundation also presents a lifetime achievement award, which has been presented since 2009.

Award categories

Competitive

Most Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series

In the following list, winners are listed first and highlighted in a separate colour, in boldface; those not highlighted or in boldface are the nominees. The years listed are of when the television program first aired in Australia; the awards are presented the year after.

Most Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series

Most Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Television Movie or Miniseries

Lifetime Achievement Award

*2009: Peter Carroll *2010:

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*2011: Maggie Dence *2012: Ron Haddrick *2013:

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and Kevan Johnston *2014: Toni Lamond *2015:

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*2016: Anne Phelan *2017:

Noeline Brown Noeline Mabel Brown (born 3 October 1938), credited also as Noelene Brown, is an Australian actress and comedian. She has appeared in numerous films, television shows, theatrical productions and radio programs dating back to 1959. Life and c ...

*2018:

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and Terry Norris *2019:

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and Ningali Lawford-Wolf

References

External links

Official Equity Awards website

;Media coverage

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