Leah Purcell Biography

Awards

• 2001IF Award-Best Actress: winner
• 2002FCCA Award-Best Supporting Actor - Female: nominated
• 2013AACTA Award-Best Lead Actress in a Television Drama: winner
• 2013Silver Logie-Most Outstanding Actress: nominated
• 2013The Equity Award-Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble Series in a Drama Series: winner
• 2016AACTA Award-Best Performance in a Television Comedy: nominated
• 2017AACTA Award-Best Direction in a Television Drama or Comedy: nominated
• 2018AACTA Award-Best Lead Actress in a Television Drama: nominated
• 2019Logie-Most Outstanding Actress: nominated
• 2019The Equity Award-Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble Series in a Drama Series: nominated
• 2021Asia Pacific Screen Award-Best Performance by an Actress: nominated
• 2021Jury Grand Prize-: winner
• 2021ASIN Award-Best Writer/Screenplay: winner
• 2021Sydney Film Prize-Best Film: nominated
• 2021International Competition-Best Film: nominated
• 2022AACTA Award-Best Screenplay in Film: nominated
• 2022AACTA Award-Best Film: nominated
• 2022AACTA Award-Best Direction in Film: nominated
• 2022AACTA Award-Best Lead Actress in Film: winner
• 2022ADG Award-Best Direction in a Debut Feature Film: winner
• 2022ADG Award-Best Direction in a Feature Film (Budget $1M or over): nominated
• 2022AFCA Award-Best Actress: winner
• 2022AFCA Award-Best Screenplay: nominated
• 2022AFCA Award-Best Director: nominated
• 2023FCCA Award-Best Film: nominated
• 2023FCCA Award-Best Director: nominated
• 2023FCCA Award-Best Actress: winner
• 2023FCCA Award-Best Screenplay: nominated
• 2023ICFCA Award-Best Actress: nominated
• 2024AACTA Award-Best Supporting Actress in a Drama: nominated
• 2024FCCA Award-Best Actress in a Supporting Role: nominated
• 2024Silver Logie-Best Supporting Actress: nominated
• 2025AACTA Award-Best Lead Actress in a Drama: nominated
• 2025The Equity Award-Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series: winner