It was first awarded at the 19th Annual TV Week Logie Awards , held in 1977 when the award category was originally called '' ' Most Popular Australian Lead Actor ' '' . It was later renamed '' ' Most Popular Actor ' '' and briefly '' ' Best Actor ' '' ( 2016-2017 ) . For the 2018 ceremony , the award category name was reverted to '' ' Most Popular Actor ' '' . The winner and nominees of '' Most Popular Actor '' are chosen by the public through an online voting survey on the '' TV Week '' website . Paul Cronin and Martin Sacks hold the record for the most wins , with five each , followed by Grant Dodwell , Craig McLachlan and Hugh Sheridan with three wins each
19th Annual TV Week Logie Awards
Logie Awards of 1977
Logie Award for Most Popular Actor