Logie Award for Most Outstanding Drama Series

Logie Award for Most Outstanding Drama Series
Logie Award for Most Outstanding Drama Series
Country	Australia
Presented by	TV Week
First awarded	1961
Currently held by	Wentworth (2019)
Most awards	Homicide (7), Number 96, SeaChange, The Secret Life of Us and Love My Way (3)
Website	www.tvweeklogieawards.com.au

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 has been known as the Most Outstanding Drama Series since 2013.^[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
	Indicates the winning program

Listed below are the winners of the award for each year for Best Australian Drama.

Year	Program	Network	Ref
1961	Shadow of a Pale Horse	Seven Network	^[2]
1962	Consider Your Verdict	Seven Network	^[3]
1963	The One Day of the Year	Nine Network
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	Network Ten	^[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
1991	Come In Spinner	ABC TV	^[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	Nine Network
1998	Frontline	ABC TV	^[11]
	Good Guys, Bad Guys	Nine Network
	Water Rats	Nine Network
1999	SeaChange	ABC TV	^[12]
	Blue Heelers	Seven Network
	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	Network Ten	^[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	Fox8	^[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	SBS TV
	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

Multiple wins[]

Number	Program
Wins
3	SeaChange
3	The Secret Life of Us
3	Love My Way
3	Wentworth
2	Phoenix
2	Underbelly
2	Redfern Now

References[]

^ "Full list of nominations for the 55th Annual TV Week Logie Awards". The Sydney Morning Herald. Fairfax Media. Archived from the original on 24 April 2014.
^ ^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[]

Official website

[1] "Full list of nominations for the 55th Annual TV Week Logie Awards". The Sydney Morning Herald. Fairfax Media. Archived from the original on 24 April 2014.

[1961_Logies-2] "1959–1961 Logie Awards". Australiantelevision.net. Retrieved 10 February 2014.

[1962-1965_Logies-3] "1962–1965 Logie Awards". Australiantelevision.net. Retrieved 10 February 2014.

[1966-1969_Logies-4] "1966–1969 Logie Awards". Australiantelevision.net. Retrieved 10 February 2014.

[1970-1973_Logies-5] "1970–1973 Logie Awards". Australiantelevision.net. Retrieved 10 February 2014.

[1990-1993-6] "1990–1993 Logie Awards". Australiantelevision.net. Retrieved 15 April 2014.

[1994-1997-7] "1994–1997 Logie Awards". Australiantelevision.net. Retrieved 15 April 2014.

[2007_Logies-8] "2007 Logie Awards". Australiantelevision.net. Retrieved 15 April 2014.

[2013_Logies-9] "2013 Logie Awards". Australiantelevision.net. Retrieved 15 April 2014.

[1974-1977_Logies-10] "1974–1977 Logie Awards". Australiantelevision.net. Retrieved 10 February 2014.

[11] "1998 Logie Awards". Australiantelevision.net. Archived from the original on 19 October 2013. Retrieved 15 April 2014.

[12] "1999 Logie Awards". Australiantelevision.net. Retrieved 15 April 2014.

[13] "2000 Logie Awards". Australiantelevision.net. Retrieved 15 April 2014.

[14] "2001 Logie Awards". Australiantelevision.net. Retrieved 15 April 2014.

[15] "2002 Logie Awards". Australiantelevision.net. Retrieved 15 April 2014.

[16] "2003 Logie Awards". Australiantelevision.net. Retrieved 15 April 2014.

[17] "2004 Logie Awards". Australiantelevision.net. Retrieved 15 April 2014.

[18] "2005 Logie Awards". Australiantelevision.net. Retrieved 15 April 2014.

[19] "2006 Logie Awards". Australiantelevision.net. Retrieved 15 April 2014.

[20] "2008 Logie Awards". Australiantelevision.net. Retrieved 15 April 2014.

[21] "2009 Logie Awards". Australiantelevision.net. Retrieved 15 April 2014.

[22] "2010 Logie Awards". Australiantelevision.net. Retrieved 15 April 2014.

[23] "2011 Logie Awards". Australiantelevision.net. Retrieved 15 April 2014.

[24] "2012 Logie Awards". Australiantelevision.net. Retrieved 15 April 2014.

[25] Knox, David (27 April 2014). "Logie Awards 2014: Winners". TV Tonight. Archived from the original on 29 May 2014. Retrieved 28 April 2014.

[26] Knox, David (3 May 2015). "TV Week Logie Awards 2015: winners". TV Tonight. Retrieved 4 May 2015.

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v t Logie Awards
Most Popular categories	Personality on Australian Television Actor Actress Presenter New Talent Drama Program Comedy Program Entertainment Program News Panel or a Current Affairs Program Reality Program Lifestyle Program
Most Outstanding categories	Actor Supporting Actor Actress Supporting Actress Drama Series Miniseries or Telemovie Children's Program Factual or Documentary Program News Coverage or Public Affairs Report Sports Coverage
Other awards	Logie Hall of Fame
Former categories	Most Popular New Male Talent Most Popular New Female Talent Newcomer Most Popular Australian Program Sports Program Factual Program Most Popular Live Show
Ceremonies	1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019

Logie Award for Most Outstanding Drama Series

Contents

Winners and nominees[]

Multiple wins[]

See also[]

References[]

External links[]