Silver Logie for Most Popular New Talent is an award presented at the Australian TV Week Logie Awards . 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 . '' Neighbours '' and '' Home and Away '' have the most recipients of this award , with four wins each
22nd Annual TV Week Logie Awards
Logie Awards of 1980
Logie Award for Most Popular New Talent