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The TV Week Logie Awards have once again graced us with their presence.

And while we’re all tuning in to back our favourites from this years’ pool of nominees, we can’t help but be reminded of the winners of Logies’ past.

Especially those tipped to take their careers to great heights, taking out the Silver Logie for Most Popular New Talent, which honours newcomers to the small screen in living rooms across Australia.

Many of whom, as predicted, have gone on to gain international recognition.

From Isabel Lucas to Simon Baker, here, we look back at where some of our favourite winners are now.

Miranda Tapsell

The actress famously used her acceptance speech for Most Popular New Talent at the 2015 Logies Awards to call for more Indigenous stories t be told on Australian TV.

“Put more beautiful people of colour on TV and connect viewers in ways which transcend race and unite us,” she said to a standing ovation, adding “That’s the real team Australia.”

The Larrakia woman, who won for her portrayal of Martha inLove Child,has since become a regular fixture on the Aussie small screen, starring inDoctor Doctor,Newton’s LawandNo Activity.

She joined iconic ABC children’s showPlayschoolin 2016 as a presenter and for an upcoming episode for NAIDOC Week this year, Tapsell will get to know new friend to the show, Kiya, an Indigenous doll. This year Tapsell co-wrote and starred in the hit Aussie rom-comTop End Wedding.

Brenna Harding

When she won the Logie for Most Popular New Female Talent in 2013 for her role as Sue Knight inPuberty Blues, Harding thanked “two women, my beautiful mothers”.

“It’s very nice to know that our society has progressed,” Brenna said shortly after her win. “Even on Twitter where anyone can say whatever they want, there was no mention of it being a bad thing. All there was, was comments saying ‘they’ve raised her so well’. It was nice to have no backlash at all.”

The actress, who was still in Year 11 at the time of her Logies win, has most notably appeared in cult Netflix sci-fi seriesBlack Mirror. Starring in the much-hyped episodeArk Angel, directed by two-time Oscar winner Jodie Foster, Brenna plays Sara, a rebellious teenager who had a computer chip inserted into her as a young girl.

Harding has also appeared in many theatre productions, includingThe Almighty Sometimes, The Bleeding TreeandThe Wolves.

Isabel Lucas

She won the Most Popular New Female Talent in 2003 for playing Tasha Andrews inHome and Away,and since leaving the series in 2006, Lucas broke into Hollywood, starring in a number of blockbusters, includingTransformers: Revenge of the Fallen, Daybreakers, ImmortalsandRed Dawn.

She also played Samantha Cage in the CBS remake ofMacGyverfor two seasons.

The now 33-year-old moved back to Australia in 2016 after almost a decade in Los Angeles, to be closer to family and work on Australian films. She lives in Byron Bay, where her ex-boyfriend Chris Hemsworth (they dated years ago during theirHome and Awaydays) lives with his wife Elsa Pataky and family, as well as singer Angus Stone, who she split with in 2012.

In 2007, she was arrested by Japanese police over her part in an anti-whaling protest.

Lincoln Lewis

The son of rugby league legend Wally Lewis, Lincoln Lewis won the Logie for Most Popular New Male Talent in 2008 for his breakout role as Geoff Campbell inHome and Away.

Appearing in 567 episodes of the show, Lincoln made his final appearance in 2010 and went on to star in Aussie TV dramasRescue: Special OpsandUnderbelly: Razor(which required him to perform his first nude scene), as well as the filmTomorrow, When The War Began.He was also cast in popular dramaHouse Husbandsand appeared onHell’s Kitchen Australiaas a celebrity contestant.

But Lewis’ name has most recently made headlines as his identity had been stolen by Melbourne woman Lydia Abdelmalek to catfish women online into believing they were in a relationship with the actor.

Brooke Satchwell

Brooke Satchwell. Source: Getty

The crush of every teenage boy in the '90s and early '00s, Brooke Satchwell's Anne Wilkinson onNeighbourswon her the 1998 Logie for Most Popular New Talent.

She got her big film break in 2008 when she starred as the lead inSubdivision.She joinedPacked to the Raftersas Frankie in 2013 and was a regular panelist on comedy showDirty Laundry LiveandShow Me the Movie.

In 2006, Satchwell's boyfriend at the time, fellow Aussie actor Matthew Newton, was arrested for physically assaulting her. He pleaded guilty to common assault after three more serious charges were withdrawn. Matthew's conviction was later overturned.

Lisa McCune

Lisa McCune. Image: Getty.

The four-time Gold Logie winner won her first Logie in 1995 for Most Popular New Talent as Constable Maggie Doyle inBlue Heelers.She played the much-loved character for seven seasons, until Maggie was shot and killed in 2002, which is still to this day one of the most iconic moments in Australian TV history.

AfterBlue Heelers,McCune rarely left our TV screens, starring in showsSea Patrol, Reef DoctorsandIt's A Date.She recently reunited with Peter Helliar fromIt's A Dateas husband and wife in 2018'sHow To Stay Married.

Simon Baker

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