Kiwi actress Danielle Cormack wins major Australian acting award

Danielle Cormack in Wentworth.

Danielle Cormack has snapped up a top acting award - in Australia.

The Kiwi actress and former Shortland Street star took home the Most Outstanding Actress award at the Logies, Australia's prestigious acting awards show.

She won the award for her role in season two of Wentworth, playing hard-nosed criminal Bea Smith who is locked up in an all-woman prison.

Cormack was nominated for the same award last year, but missed out.

She recently told the Herald she was "happy" working in Australia.

"I'm really chuffed that I've been part of three really great shows that have put me on firm footing over there," she said.

"And they've been three very tonally different shows, and very different characters too, so I'm going to ride this craze for as long as it will go."

Other winners on the night included Carrie Bickmore, who won the award for Most Popular Personality on Australian television, and Most Popular Presenter

Winners

MOST POPULAR AWARDS:

Gold Logie - Most Popular Personality on Australian TV: Carrie Bickmore (The Project, Network Ten)
Most Popular Actor: Stephen Peacocke (Home And Away)
Most Popular Actress: Asher Keddie (Offspring/Party Tricks)
Most Popular Presenter: Carrie Bickmore (The Project)
Most Popular New Talent: Miranda Tapsell (Love Child)
Most Popular Drama Program: Home And Away
Most Popular Entertainment Program: Hamish & Andy's Gap Year South America
Most Popular Reality Program: The Block
Most Popular Sports Program: The NRL Footy Show
Most Popular Lifestyle Program: The Living Room

MOST OUTSTANDING AWARDS:

Most Outstanding Drama Series: Wentworth
Most Outstanding Miniseries Or Telemovie: Devil's Playground
Most Outstanding Actor: Luke Arnold (INXS: Never Tear Us Apart)
Most Outstanding Actress: Danielle Cormack (Wentworth)
Graham Kennedy Award For Most Outstanding Newcomer: Miranda Tapsell (Love Child)
Most Outstanding Entertainment Program: The Voice Australia
Most Outstanding Comedy Program: Utopia
Most Outstanding News Coverage: Lindt Cafe Siege (Seven News)
Most Outstanding Public Affairs Report: Banking Bad (Four Corners)
Most Outstanding Factual Program: First Contact
Most Outstanding Sports Coverage: 2014 FIFA World Cup
Most Outstanding Children's Program: Nowhere Boys

HALL OF FAME:

Home And Away

- AAP