Equity Ensemble Awards


The Equity Ensemble Awards are an Australian awards system, that is an accolade presented by The Equity Foundation, the performers branch of the Media, Entertainment and Arts Alliance. The awards have been presented annually since 2011, and are awarded to a cast in a television drama series, comedy series and television movie or miniseries. The awards are peer voted, via a secret ballot, by members of the Equity Foundation. In addition to these categories, the foundation also presents a lifetime achievement award, which has been presented since 2009.

Award categories

Competitive

Most Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series

In the following list, winners are listed first and highlighted in a separate colour, in boldface; those not highlighted or in boldface are the nominees. The years listed are of when the television program first aired in Australia; the awards are presented the year after.
YearPerformersProgramSeriesNetwork
2010
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2010
Heidi Arena, Stephen Ballantyne, Keith Brockett, Robyn Butler, Victoria Eagger, Bob Franklin, Justin Hamilton, Roz Hammond, Fiona Harris, Wayne Hope, Tony Moclair and Nicole NaboutThe LibrariansABC
2010
Amanda Brotchie, Beth Buchanan, Susie Dee, Paul Denny, Dailan Evans, Kim Gyngell, Anna Jennings-Edquist, Rebecca Massey, Geoffrey Rush, Martin Sharpe, Raj Sidhu, Cindy Waddingham and Adam ZwarLowdownABC
2010
Adrian Bernotti, Amanda Bishop, Anthony Hayes, Phil Lloyd, Eddie Nehl and Ivy NehlReview with Myles BarlowABC2
2010
Jason Gann, Cindy Waddingham and Adam ZwarWilfredSBS One
2011
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2011
Joel Barker, Jonathan Biggins, Amanda Bishop, Peter Carmody, Jack Dawes, Michael Denkha, Al Dukes, Drew Forsythe, Phil Lloyd, Paul McCarthy, Craig McLachlan, Georgina Naidu, Wildenfox Pavarotti, Jim Russell and Jack VersaceAt Home With JuliaABC1
2011
Chris Lilley Angry BoysABC1
2011
Alison Bell, Abe Forsythe, Celia Pacquola, Toby TrusloveLaidABC1
2011
Christian Barratt-Hill, Travis Cotton, Ben Geurens, Deborah Kennedy, Mick Molloy, Susie Porter, Andrew Ryan and Emily TahenyThe JestersMovie Extra
2011
Hamish Blake, Jasna Harriss-Currie, Leah de Niese, Laura Gordon, Jess Harris, Simon Russell and Josh SchmidtTwentysomethingABC2
2012
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2012
Ian Meadows, Patrick Brammall, Jane Harber, Danny Adcock, Tina Bursill, Rachel Gordon, Phil Lloyd, Darren Gilshenan and Guy EdmondsA Moody ChristmasABC1
2012
Alison Bell, Celia Pacquola, Abe Forsythe, Toby Truslove and Damon HerrimanLaidABC1
2012
Adam Zwar, Paul Denny, Beth Buchanan, Dailan Evans and Kim GyngellLowdownABC1
2012
Christine Anu, Ben Gerrard, Paul Ireland, Adam Richard and Toby TrusloveOutlandABC1
2012
Frank Woodley, Justine Clarke, Tom Long and Alexandra CashmereWoodleyABC1
2013
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2013
Dougie Baldwin, Michala Banas, Patrick Brammall, Harrison Feldman, Madeleine Jevic, Robyn Malcolm, Annie Maynard, Rhys Mitchell, Robyn Nevin, Glenn Robbins and Lara RobinsonUpper Middle BoganSeries 1ABC1
2013
Wade Briggs, Judi Farr, Andrew S. Gilbert, Debra Lawrence, Renee Lim, David Roberts, Caitlin Stasey, Josh Thomas and Thomas WardPlease Like MeSeries 1ABC2
2013
Hamish Blake, Leah de Niesse, Jess Harris, Simon Russell and Josh SchmidtTwentysomethingSeries 2ABC2

Most Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series

In the following list, winners are listed first and highlighted in a separate colour, in boldface; those not highlighted or in boldface are the nominees. The years listed are of when the television program first aired in Australia; the awards are presented the year after.
YearPerformersProgramSeriesNetwork
2010
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2010
Kate Box, Caroline Brazier, Richard Carter, Danielle Cormack, Matt Day, Russell Dykstra, Keegan Joyce, Steve Le Marquand, Geoff Morrell, Adrienne Pickering and Richard RoxburghRakeABC1
2010
Kerry Armstrong, Julia Blake, Richard Davies, Susie Dee, Kaarin Fairfax, Janet Foye, Andrew S. Gilbert, Caroline Gillmer, Jay Laga'aia, HaiHa Le, Amanda Ma, Frank Magree, Lawrence Mah, Hanna Mangan-Lawrence, Cameron McKenzie, Dina Panozza, Tim Phillipps, Philip Quast, Charles Tingwell and Gareth YuenBed of RosesABC1
2010
Linda Cropper, Richard Davies, Alicia Gardner, Don Hany, Jane Harber, Lachy Hulme, Asher Keddie, Deborah Mailman, Eddie Perfect, Kat Stewart and John WatersOffspringNetwork Ten
2010
Michael Caton, Ryan Corr, Rebecca Gibney, George Houvardas, Gillian Jones, Jessica Marais, Angus McLaren, Hugh Sheridan, James Stewart, Erik Thomson and Zoe VentouraPacked to the RaftersSeven Network
2010
Mitch Bartlett, Emma Booth, Dieter Brummer, Rob Carlton, Cheree Cassidy, Salvatore Coco, Caroline Craig, Natasha Cunningham, Firass Dirani, Damien Garvey, Michael Gittany, Diarmid Heidenreich, John Lahoud, Dan Mor, Tom O'Sullivan, Daniel Roberts, Waddah Sari, Peter Scarf, John Seru, Hazem Shammas, Paul Tassone, Sigrid Thornton and Wil Traval'Nine Network
2011
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2011
Daniela Farinacci, Aaron Fa'aoso, Don Hany, Renee Lim, Matt Nable, Susie Porter and Tasneem RocEast West 101SBS One
2011
Kerry Armstrong, Julia Blake, Kaarin Fairfax, Andrew S. Gilbert, Caroline Gillmer, Jay Laga'aia, HaiHa Le, Frank Magree, Hanna Mangan-Lawrence, Matt Levett and Cameron McKenzieBed of RosesABC1
2011
Jeanette Cronin, Andrea Demetriades, Marta Dusseldorp, Jerome Ehlers, Indiana Evans, Lewis Fitz-Gerald, Chantelle Jamieson, Peter Kowitz, Todd Lasance, Daniel Lissing, Ella Scott Lynch, Hamish Michael, Christopher Morris and Paul MoxeyCrowniesABC1
2011
Linda Cropper, Richard Davies, Alicia Gardner, Jane Harber, Lachy Hulme, Asher Keddie, Matt Le Nevez, Deborah Mailman, Eddie Perfect, Kat Stewart and John WatersOffspringNetwork Ten
2011
Michael Caton, Ryan Corr, Merridy Eastman, Rebecca Gibney, George Houvardas, Jessica Marais, Hannah Marshall, Angus McLaren, Hugh Sheridan, James Stewart and Erik ThomsonPacked to the RaftersSeven Network
2012
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2012
Wayne Blair, Lisa Flanagan, Deborah Mailman, Aaron McGrath, Kelton Pell, Leah Purcell, Tessa Rose, Shari Sebbens and Ursula YovichRedfern NowSeries 1ABC1
2012
Richard Bligh, Hugo Johnstone-Burt, Ashleigh Cummings, Essie Davis, Tammy MacIntosh, Travis McMahon, Nathan Page, Ruby Rees-Wemyss and Anthony SharpeMiss Fisher's Murder MysteriesSeason oneABC1
2012
Linda Cropper, Richard Davies, Alicia Gardner, Lachy Hulme, Asher Keddie, Matt Le Nevez, Deborah Mailman, Eddie Perfect, Kat Stewart and John WatersOffspringSeason threeNetwork Ten
2012
Charlotte Best, Isabelle Cornish, Rodger Corser, Ashleigh Cummings, Dylan Goodearl, Brenna Harding, Reef Ireland, Claudia Karvan, Jeremy Lindsay-Taylor, Ed Oxenbould, Susie Porter, Susan Prior and Dan WylliePuberty BluesSeries 1Network Ten
2012
Kate Box, Caroline Brazier, Danielle Cormack, Matt Day, Russell Dykstra, Keegan Joyce, Steve Le Marquand, Robyn Malcolm, Damien McGarvey Adrienne Pickering and Richard RoxburghRakeSeries 2ABC1
2013
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2013
Wayne Blair, Tammy Clarkson Jones, Ernie Dingo, Lisa Flanagan, Noni Hazlehurst, Miah Madden, Kirk Page, Caren Pistorius, Saskia Williscroft, Meyne Wyatt and Ursula YovichRedfern NowSeries 1ABC1
2013
Marta Dusseldorp, Noni Hazlehurst, Brett Climo, Craig Hall, David Berry, Arianwen Parkes-Lockwood, Abby Earl, Aldo Mignone and Frankie J. HoldenA Place to Call HomeSeries 1Seven Network
2013
Rick Donald, Nadine Garner, Craig McLachlan, Joel Tobeck, Cate Wolfe and John WoodThe Doctor Blake MysteriesSeries 1ABC1
2013
Charlie Clausen, Kassandra Clementi, Charles Cottier, Dan Ewing, Rhiannon Fish, Lisa Gormley, Marcus Graham, Demi Harman, Catherine Mack, Robert Mammone, Will McDonald, Lynne McGranger, Ray Meagher, Andrew Morley, Ada Nicodemou, Georgie Parker, Kelly Paterniti, Stephen Peacocke, Johnny Ruffo, Bonnie Sveen, Emily Symons, Samara Weaving, Nic Westaway, Shane Withington and Lincoln YounesHome and AwaySeries 26Seven Network
2013
Tim Campbell, Firass Dirani, Georgia Flood, Gyton Grantley, Lily Jones, Anna McGahan, Julia Morris, Rhys Muldoon, Edwina Royce, Natalie Saleeba, Gary Sweet and Madeleine WestHouse HusbandsSeries 2Nine Network
2013
Richard Bligh, Hugo Johnstone-Burt, Ashleigh Cummings, Essie Davis, Travis McMahon, Nathan Page and Anthony SharpeMiss Fisher's Murder MysteriesSeries 2ABC1
2013
Lucy Honigman, Shaun Micallef, Jonny Pasvolsky and Kat StewartMr & Mrs MurderSeries 1Network Ten
2013
Morgan Baker, Harley Bonner, Ashleigh Brewer, Josef Brown, Stefan Dennis, Rebekah Elmaloglou, Alan Fletcher, Kip Gamblin, Taylor Glockner, Saskia Hampele, Arial Kaplan, Kate Kendall, Calen Mackenzie, Scott Major, Colette Mann, James Mason, Chris Milligan, Ryan Moloney, Eve Morey, Tom Oliver, Jenna Rosenow, Alin Sumarwata and Jackie WoodburneNeighboursSeries 28Eleven
2013
Linda Cropper, Richard Davies, Alicia Gardner, Jane Harber, Lachy Hulme, Kate Jenkinson, Asher Keddie, Matt Le Nevez, Garry McDonald, Eddie Perfect, Caren Pistorius, Kat Stewart and John WatersOffspringSeries 4Network Ten
2013
Jacob Allan, Michael Caton, Zoe Cramond, Merridy Eastman, Rebecca Gibney, George Houvardas, Hannah Marshall, Angus McLaren, Ben Mingay Brooke Satchwell and Erik ThomsonPacked to the RaftersSeries 6Seven Network
2013
Chloe Bayliss, Richard Brancatisano, Matt Day, Susan Hoecke, Justin Holborow, Lisa McCune, Rod Mullinar, Rohan Nichol, Kristof Piechocki, Tasneem Roc and Andrew RyanReef DoctorsSeries 1Network Ten
2013
Pamelyn Chee, Joan Chen, Maeve Dermody, Michael Dorman, Don Hany and Alaric TaySerangoon RoadSeries 1ABC
2013
Tony Barry, Cheree Cassidy, Justine Clarke, Stephen Curry, Thomas Fisher, Anita Hegh, Shane Jacobson, Kate Jenkinson, Sue Jones, Claudia Karvan, Elise MacDougall, Frances McGahey, William McInnes, Michelle Vergara-Moore and Damian Walshe-HowlingThe Time of Our LivesSeries 1ABC1
2013
Kate Atkinson, Shareena Clanton, Danielle Cormack, Nicole da Silva, Georgia Flood, Celia Ireland, Aaron Jeffery, Robbie Magasiva, Kris McQuade, Katrina Milosevic and Leeanna WalsmanWentworthSeries 1SoHo
2013
Melissa Bergland, Damien Bodie, Virginia Gay, Sarah Grace, Francis Greenslade, Katherine Hicks, Tom Hobbs, PiaGrace Moon, Jack Pearson, Stephen Phillips, Denise Scott, Zoe Tuckwell-Smith, Melanie Vallejo and Tom WrenWinners & LosersSeries 3Seven Network
2013'
Anna Bamford, Michael Booth, Michael Dorman, Emma Lung, Tracy Mann, Glenn McMillan, Ben Mingay, Peter Phelps, Tim Ross, Brooke Satchwell and Jessica ToveyWonderland''Series 1Network Ten

Most Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Television Movie or Miniseries

In the following list, winners are listed first and highlighted in a separate colour, in boldface; those not highlighted or in boldface are the nominees. The years listed are of when the television program first aired in Australia; the awards are presented the year after.
YearPerformersProgramNetwork
2011
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2011
Raffaele Costabile, Blake Davis, Essie Davis, Alex Dimitriades, Melissa George, Diana Glenn, Anthony Hayes, Jonathan LaPaglia, Sophie Lowe, Lex Marinos, William McInnes, Sophie Okonedo, Liberty Townsend and Toula YianniThe SlapABC1
2011
Hugo Johnstone-Burt, Emma Booth, Stephen Curry, Essie Davis, Siobhan Dow-Hall, Kerry Fox, Sean Keenan, Todd Lasance, Shannon Lively, William Mattock, Callan McAuliffe, Sarah McKellar, Geoff Morrell, Grace Ray, Lara Robinson, Tom Russell, Reece Sardelic, Annie Smith, Adam Sollis, Rohnan Tierney, Freya Tingley and Amanda WoodhamsCloudstreetShowcase
2011
John Brumpton, Richard Cawthorne, Louise Crawford, Max Fairchild, Nick Farnell, Colin Friels, Diana Glenn, Steve Hayden, Reef Ireland, Kate Jenkinson, Malcolm Kennard, Kris McQuade, Terry Norris, Martin Sharpe, Robert Taylor, Kerry Walker, Sean Rees-Wemyss, David Wenham and Bethany WhitmoreKilling TimeTV1
2011
Octavia Barron-Martin, Tony Barry, Rob Carlton, Cheree Cassidy, Matt Day, Maeve Dermody, Robin Goldsworthy, Richard Healy, Charlton Hill, Asher Keddie, Annie Maynard, Ian Meadows, Jessica Tovey, and Rory Williamson'ABC1
2011
John Batchelor, Matt Boesenberg, Richard Brancatisano, Jack Campbell, Khan Chittenden, Danielle Cormack, Caroline Craig, Chelsie Preston Crayford, Rick Donald, Guy Edmonds, Craig Hall, Steve Le Marquand, Anna McGahan, Izzie Stevens, Jeremy Lindsay Taylor, Lucy Wigmore and Felix Williamson'Nine Network
2012
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2012
Mirrah Foulkes, Don Hany, Anthony Hayes, Genevieve Hegney, Ewen Leslie and Alexandra SchepisiDevil's DustABC1
2012
Lachy Hulme, Matthew Le Nevez, Brendan Cowell, Damon Gameau, Abe Forsythe, Cariba Heine and Darryl BrownHowzat! Kerry Packer's WarNine Network
2012
Guy Pearce, Marta Dusseldorp, Aaron Pedersen, Roy Billing, Shane Jacobson, Damien Richardson, Vadim Glowna, Colin Friels, Steve Bisley, Emma Booth, Marshall Napier, Rhys Muldoon, Tottie Goldsmith and Colin HayJack Irish: Bad DebtsABC1
2012
Jimi Bani, Deborah Mailman, Colin Friels and Miranda OttoMaboABC1
2012
Matt Nable, Jonathan LaPaglia, Ben Winspear, Ella Scott Lynch, Josh Quong Tart, Aaron Jeffery, Jason Montgomery, P.J. Lane, Jodi Gordon and Leeanna Walsman'Nine Network
2012
Rachel Griffiths, Callan McAuliffe, Anthony LaPaglia, Alex Williams, Laura Wheelwright, Benedict Samuel and Jordan Raskopoulos'Network Ten
2013
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2013
Luke Buchanan, Holly Hunter, Jacqueline Joe, Genevieve Lemon, Robyn Malcolm, Elisabeth Moss, Peter Mullan, Robyn Nevin, Jay Ryan, David Wenham and Tom WrightTop of the LakeBBC UKTV
2013
Bryan Brown, Marie Bunel, Dan Spielman and Julia ZemiroAn Accidental SoldierABC1
2013
Roy Billing, Krew Boylan, Stephen Curry, Gyton Grantley, Morgan Griffin, Kevin Harrington, Joshua Hine, Denise Roberts, Martin Sacks, Joan Sydney and Anne TenneyCliffyABC1
2013
Lucy Bell, Alexander England, Rob Carlton, Khan Chittenden, Mark Lee, Rachel Griffiths, Mandy McElhinney, Caren Pistorius, Angus Sampson and William Zappa'ABC1
2013
Nicholas Bell, Patrick Brammall, Maeve Dermody, Alan Dukes, Alexander England, Luke Ford, Mirrah Foulkes, Lachy Hulme, Anne Looby, Hamish Michael, Heather Mitchell and David Roberts'Nine Network
2013
Amanda Bishop, Nicholas Cassim, Patrick Connolly, Matt Day, Nick Falk, Mirrah Foulkes, Charlie Garber, Darren Gilshenan, Benedict Hardie, Damon Herriman, Rarriwuy Hick, Iain Lang, Kevin Maclsaac, Pip Miller and Paul StewartThe Outlaw Michael HoweABC1
2013
Matt Boesenberg, Richard Cawthorne, Caroline Craig, Jared Daperis, Ian Dixon, Luke Ford, Diana Glenn, Fletcher Humphries, Elise Jansen, Camille Keenan, Nathan Page, Susie Porter, Ken Radley, Dan Wylie and Ashley Zukerman'Nine Network
2013'
David Wenham, Bryan Brown, Claudia Karvan, Remy Hii, Jordan Rodrigues, Sachin Joab, Felino Dolloso and Hien NguyenBetter Man''SBS One

Lifetime Achievement Award