AACTA Award for Best Lead Actress in a Television Drama

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The Australian Film Institute Award for Best Lead Actress in Television Drama is awarded annually by the Australian Film Institute as part of the awards in television for excellence in acting in television drama by an actress.

The first Award was made in 1986. Prior to 1990, two awards existed and were called Best Performance by an Actress in a Mini Series and Best Lead Actress in a Telefeature. The awards were merged in 1990 to become Best Actress in a Leading Role in a Telefeature or Mini Series which in 1991 was renamed Best Actress in a Leading Role in a Television Drama. In 2000, the Awards were again awarded in two categories, called Best Performance by an Actress in a Telefeature or Mini Series and Best Actress in a Leading Role in a Television Drama. In 2002, the Awards were again combined under the title Best Actress in a Leading Role in a Television Drama and two years later, in 2004, the Award was named Best Actress in a Leading Role in a Television Drama or Comedy. A separate comedy Award was established in 2006, and this Award became Best Lead Actress in Television Drama.[1]

Best Performance by an Actress in a Mini Series[]

Year Winner Mini Series Network Other nominees
1986 Deidre Rubenstein Palace of Dreams ABC TV
1987 Nicole Kidman Vietnam Network Ten
1988 Anne Phelan Poor Man's Orange Ten Network
  • Tushka Bergen - Always Afternoon (ABC)
  • Kaarin Fairfax - Poor Man's Orange (Network Ten)
  • Victoria Longley - The Alien Years (ABC)
1989 Julia Blake Edens Lost ABC

Best Lead Actress in a Telefeature[]

Year Winner Telefeature Network Other nominees
1986 Candy Raymond Breaking Up
1987 Michele Fawdon The Fish Are Safe ABC
1988 Kerry McGuire Olive ABC
1989 Pat Thomson Malpractice
  • Caz Lederman - Malpractice
  • Grace Parr - Prejudice (Nine Network)
  • Sonia Todd - Rescue (ABC)

Best Actress in a Leading Role in a Telefeature or Mini Series[]

Year Winner Telefeature or Mini Series Network Other nominees
1990 Rebecca Gibney Come in Spinner ABC TV

Best Actress in a Leading Role in a Television Drama[]

Year Winner Television Drama Episode Network Other nominees
1991 Sonia Todd Police Rescue "By the book" ABC TV
1992 Lisa Hensley Brides of Christ ABC TV
  • Sandy Gore - Brides Of Christ (ABC)
  • Leverne McDonnell - Phoenix, Season 1 - Episode 8, 'Fond Memories' (ABC)
  • Lenita Vangellis - Six Pack - 'Loulla' (SBS)
1993 Denise Roberts G.P. "Alone" ABC TV
  • Elizabeth Alexander - Seven Deadly Sins - 'Pride' (ABC)
  • Elaine Hudson - Joh's Jury (ABC)
  • Christine Tremarco - The Leaving Of Liverpool (ABC)
1994 Monica Maughan The Damnation of Harvey McHugh "My brilliant chorea" ABC TV
  • Diana Lin - Under The Skin - Episode 5, 'The Long Ride' (SBS)
  • Jacqueline McKenzie - The Battlers (Seven Network)
  • Sigrid Thornton - G.P., Series 6 - Episode 13, 'Double Bind' (ABC)
1995 Jacqueline McKenzie Halifax f.p. "Lies of the Mind" Nine Network
  • Rebecca Gibney - Halifax f.p., Series 1 - 'Lies Of The Mind' (Nine Network)
  • Belinda McClory - Janus, Series 1 - Episode 3, 'Not On The Merits' (ABC)
  • Frances O'Connor - Halifax f.p., Series 1 - 'The Feeding' (Nine Network)
1996 Claudia Karvan G.P. "Sing me a lullaby" ABC TV
  • Catherine McClements - Water Rats, Series 1 - Episode 10, 'Goldstein And Son' (Nine Network)
  • Sonia Todd - Police Rescue, Series 5 - Episode 9, 'The Only Constant' (ABC) Sonia Todd
1997 Anne Looby Simone de Beauvoir's Babies Episode #3 ABC TV
  • Sally Cooper - Simone De Beauvoir's Babies - Episode 4 (ABC)
  • Nadine Garner - Raw FM - Episode 2, 'Desperately Seeking Su Lin' (ABC)
  • Leah Purcell - Fallen Angels - Episode 14, 'Love Is In The Air' (ABC)
1998 Rachael Blake Wildside Episode #20 ABC TV
  • Rebecca Gibney - Halifax f.p., Series 3 - 'Afraid Of The Dark' (Nine Network)
  • Claudia Karvan - Never Tell Me Never (Network Ten)
  • Sophie Heathcote - Raw FM - Episode 8, 'Raw 'n Sore' (ABC)
1999 Jill Forster SeaChange "Manna from heaven" ABC TV
  • Catherine McClements - Water Rats, Series 4 - Episode 17, 'Hi Honey I'm Home' (Nine Network)
  • Lisa McCune - The Potato Factory (Seven Network)
  • Sonia Todd - The Potato Factory (Seven Network)
2000 Anne Phelan Something in the Air "We will remember them" ABC TV
  • Rhondda Findleton - Grass Roots, Series 1 - Episode 7, 'Late July, Friday 4pm To 10.30pm' (ABC)
  • Sophie Heathcote - Grass Roots, Series 1 - Episode 8, 'The Whole Year' (ABC)
  • Anita Hegh - Stingers, Series 2 - Episode 18, 'Men In The Dark' (Nine Network)
2001 Kerry Armstrong SeaChange ABC TV
2002 Juliet Stevenson The Road from Coorain ABC TV
2003 Angie Milliken MDA ABC TV
  • Claudia Karvan - The Secret Life of Us, Series 3 (Network Ten)
  • Deborah Mailman - The Secret Life of Us, Series 3 (Network Ten)
  • Jane Turner - Kath & Kim, Series 2 (ABC)

Best Performance by an Actress in a Telefeature or Mini Series[]

Year Winner Telefeature or Mini Series Episode Network Other nominees
2000 Noni Hazlehurst Waiting at the Royal Nine Network
  • Essie Davis - Halifax f.p., Series 5 - 'The Spider And The Fly' (Nine Network)
  • Rebecca Gibney - Halifax f.p., Series 5 - 'A Person Of Interest' (Nine Network)
  • Jo Kennedy - Waiting at the Royal (Nine Network)
2001 Angie Milliken My Brother Jack Network Ten
  • Greta Scacchi - The Farm (ABC)
  • Ellouise Rothwell - My Brother Jack (Network Ten)

Best Actress in a Leading Role in a Television Drama or Comedy[]

Year Winner Television Drama or Comedy Episode Network Other nominees
2004 Bojana Novakovic Marking Time ABC
  • Claudia Karvan - Small Claims (Network Ten)
  • Gina Riley - Kath & Kim, Series 3 (ABC)
  • Jane Turner - Kath & Kim, Series 3 (ABC)
2005 Claudia Karvan Love My Way FOX8

Best Lead Actress in Television Drama[]

Year Winner Television Drama Episode Network Other nominees[2][3][4]
2006 Susie Porter RAN SBS TV
  • Justine Clarke - The Surgeon (Network Ten)
  • Claudia Karvan - Love My Way, Series 2 (Foxtel)
  • Asher Keddie - Love My Way, Series 2 (Foxtel)
2007 Claudia Karvan Love My Way Showtime
  • Tammy Clarkson - The Circuit (SBS)
  • Noni Hazlehurst - Stepfather Of The Bride (ABC)
  • Catherine McClements - Call Me Mum (SBS)
2008 Kat Stewart Underbelly Nine Network
  • Phoebe Tonkin - H2O: Just Add Water (Network Ten)
  • Diana Glenn - Satisfaction (Showcase)
  • Alison Whyte - Satisfaction (Showcase)
2009 Susie Porter East West 101 SBS TV
2010 Catherine McClements Tangle Season 2 Showcase
2011 Sarah Snook Sisters of War ABC1
2012 Leah Purcell Redfern Now Episode 1: Family
2013 Claudia Karvan The Time of Our Lives
2014 Marta Dusseldorp Janet King ABC
2015 Pamela Rabe Wentworth Series 3 SoHo
2016 Elizabeth Debicki The Kettering Incident Foxtel/Showcase
2017

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Television categories 1986 - 2009". AFI Award Winners. Australian Film Institute. 2009. Archived from the original on 7 March 2011. Retrieved 12 November 2010.
  2. ^ "Nominees and Winners". L'Oréal Paris 2008 AFI Awards. Australian Film Institute. 2008. Archived from the original on 14 September 2009. Retrieved 21 November 2010.
  3. ^ "Nominees and Winners". 2009 Samsung Mobile AFI Awards. Australian Film Institute. 2009. Archived from the original on 7 March 2011. Retrieved 21 November 2010.
  4. ^ "Nominees". 2010 Samsung Mobile AFI Awards. Australian Film Institute. 2010. Archived from the original on 13 June 2011. Retrieved 21 November 2010.
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