The Silver Logie for Most Popular New Talent is an award presented at the Australian
TV Week
''TV Week'' is a weekly Australian magazine that provides television program listings information and highlights, as well as television-related news.
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Logie Awards
The Logie Awards (officially the TV Week Logie Awards; colloquially known as The Logies) is an annual gathering to celebrate Australian television, sponsored and organised by the magazine ''TV Week''. The first ceremony was held in 1959 as the ...
. The award recognises the popularity of a new talent in an Australian program. It may or may not be their first television appearance, however it is their first major television role.
It was first awarded at the
22nd Annual TV Week Logie Awards ceremony, held in 1980 and originally called Most Popular New Talent.
This award category was eliminated in 1999 and replaced by the
Most Popular New Male Talent and
Most Popular New Female Talent categories. After a 15-year absence, the ''Most Popular New Talent'' category was reintroduced in 2014 to replace the gender specific categories. It was briefly renamed Best New Talent (2016-2017). From 2018, the award category name was reverted to Most Popular New Talent.
The winner and nominees of Most Popular New Talent are chosen by the public through an online voting survey on the ''TV Week'' website.
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Neighbours
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'' and ''
Home and Away
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'' have the most recipients of this award, with four wins each.
Winners and nominees
Multiple wins
See also
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George Wallace Memorial Logie for Best New Talent
The George Wallace Memorial Logie for Best New Talent was an award presented annually at the Australian TV Week Logie Awards
The Logie Awards (officially the TV Week Logie Awards; colloquially known as The Logies) is an annual gathering to ...
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Graham Kennedy Award for Most Outstanding Newcomer
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Logie Award for Most Popular New Male Talent
The Silver Logie for Most Popular New Male Talent was an award presented at the Australian TV Week Logie Awards. It was first awarded at the 41st Annual TV Week Logie Awards ceremony, held in 1999. The award is given to honour a standout perfor ...
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Logie Award for Most Popular New Female Talent
The Silver Logie for Most Popular New Female Talent was an award presented at the Australian TV Week Logie Awards. It was first awarded at the 41st Annual TV Week Logie Awards ceremony, held in 1999. The award is given to honour a standout perfo ...
References
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Awards established in 1980
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