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Winners By Year

  • 2005 - Album Of The Year
  • Missy Higgins
  • The Sound Of White
  • Other Nominees
  • Ben Lee- Awake Is The New Sleep
  • Evermore- Dreams
  • Keith Urban- Be Here
  • Sarah Blasko- The Overture and The Underscore
  • 2005 - Best Adult Contemporary Album
  • The Go-Betweens
  • Oceans Apart
  • Other Nominees
  • Architecture In Helsinki- In Case We Die
  • Church, The- El Momento Descuidado
  • John Farnham and Tom Jones- Together In Concert
  • Renee Geyer- Tonight
  • 2005 - Best Blues and Roots Album
  • Mia Dyson
  • Parking Lots
  • Other Nominees
  • Ash Grunwald- Live At The Corner
  • Beautiful Girls- We're Already Gone
  • Jeff Lang- You Have to Dig Deep To Bury Daddy
  • The Waifs- A Brief History
  • 2005 - Best Children's Album
  • Wiggles The
  • Live Hot Potatoes
  • Other Nominees
  • Bananas In Pyjamas- Sing and Be Happy
  • Hi-5- Making Music
  • Hooley Dooleys The- Super Dooper
  • Sean O'Boyle- Hush Little Baby
  • 2005 - Best Comedy Release
  • Tripod
  • Middleborough Road
  • Other Nominees
  • Jimeoin- Third Drawer Down
  • Rodney Rude- Twice As Rude
  • Shane Dundas and Dave Collins- The Umbilical Brothers
  • Various Artists- Classic Skithouse
  • 2005 - Best Country Album
  • Keith Urban
  • Be Here
  • Other Nominees
  • Adam Harvey- Can't Settle For Less
  • Audrey Auld Mezera- Texas
  • Paul Kelly and the Stormwater Boys- Foggy Highway
  • Sara Storer- Firefly
  • 2005 - Best Dance Release
  • Infusion
  • Six Feet Above Yesterday
  • Other Nominees
  • Bodyrockers- I Like The Way
  • Deepface- Been Good
  • Dirty South- Sleazy
  • Rogue Traders- Voodoo Child
  • 2005 - Best Female Artist
  • Missy Higgins
  • Scar
  • Other Nominees
  • Kylie Minogue- I Believe In You
  • Mia Dyson- Parking Lots
  • Natalie Imbruglia- Counting Down The Days
  • Sarah Blasko- The Overture and The Underscore
  • 2005 - Best Group
  • Eskimo Joe
  • Older Than You
  • Other Nominees
  • Evermore- Dreams
  • Grinspoon- Thrills Kills And Sunday Pills
  • Powderfinger- These Days
  • Thirsty Merc- Someday, Someday
  • 2005 - Best Independent Release
  • Ben Lee
  • Awake Is The New Sleep
  • Other Nominees
  • Architecture In Helsinki- In Case We Die
  • Joel Turner and the Modern Day Poets- Joel Turner and the Modern Day Poets
  • Lior- Autumn Flow
  • Waifs The- A Brief History
  • 2005 - Best Male Artist
  • Ben Lee
  • Awake Is The New Sleep
  • Other Nominees
  • John Butler- Something's Gotta Give
  • Keith Urban- Be Here
  • Lior- Autumn Flow
  • Paul Kelly- Foggy Highway
  • 2005 - Best Music DVD
  • Jet
  • Right Right Right
  • Other Nominees
  • Hoodoo Gurus- Tunnel Vision
  • Powderfinger- These Days - Powderfinger Live In Concert
  • The Dissociatives- Sydney Circa 2004/2008
  • Various Artists- Wave Aid
  • 2005 - Best Pop Release
  • Missy Higgins
  • The Sound Of White
  • Other Nominees
  • Ben Lee- Awake Is The New Sleep
  • Kylie Minogue- I Believe In You
  • Sarah Blasko- The Overture and The Underscore
  • Thirsty Merc- Someday, Someday
  • 2005 - Best Rock Album
  • Grinspoon
  • Thrills Kills And Sunday Pills
  • Other Nominees
  • Evermore- Dreams
  • Little Birdy- BigBigLove
  • Shihad- Love Is The New Hate
  • The Cat Empire- Two Shoes
  • 2005 - Best Urban Album
  • Daniel Merriweather
  • She's Got Me
  • Other Nominees
  • Butterfingers- Figjam
  • Jade MacRae- So Hot Right Now
  • Joel Turner and the Modern Day Poets- Joel Turner and the Modern Day Poets
  • Weapon X and Ken Hell- Otherman
  • 2005 - Breakthrough Artist - Album
  • Missy Higgins
  • The Sound Of White
  • Other Nominees
  • Evermore- Dreams
  • Lior- Autumn Flow
  • Little Birdy- BigBigLove
  • Sarah Blasko- The Overture and The Underscore
  • 2005 - Single Of The Year
  • Ben Lee
  • Catch My Disease
  • Other Nominees
  • Evermore- For One Day
  • Missy Higgins- The Special Two
  • Thirsty Merc- Someday, Someday
  • Wolfmother- Woman (Wolfmother EP)
  • 2005 - Hall Of Fame
  • Easybeats, The
  • Hunters and Collectors
  • Jimmy Barnes
  • Normie Rowe
  • Renee Geyer
  • Smoky Dawson
  • Split Enz
  • 2005 - Highest Selling Album
  • Missy Higgins
  • The Sound Of White
  • Other Nominees
  • Anthony Callea- Anthony Callea
  • Casey Donovan- For You
  • Delta Goodrem- Mistaken Identity
  • Guy Sebastian- Beautiful Life
  • 2005 - Highest Selling Single
  • Anthony Callea
  • The Prayer
  • Other Nominees
  • Anthony Callea- Rain/Bridge Over Troubled Water
  • Casey Donovan- Listen With Your Heart
  • Delta Goodrem and Brian McFadden- Almost Here
  • Missy Higgins- The Special Two
  • 2005 - Best Cover Art
  • Ben Lee
  • Awake Is The New Sleep
  • Other Nominees
  • Architecture In Helsinki- In Case We Die
  • Kisschasy- United Paper People
  • Missy Higgins- The Sound Of White
  • Paul Kelly and the Stormwater Boys- Foggy Highway
  • 2005 - Best Video
  • End Of Fashion
  • O Yeah
  • Other Nominees
  • Cat Empire, The- The Car Song
  • John Butler Trio- Something's Gotta Give
  • Rogue Traders- Voodoo Child
  • Thirsty Merc- In The Summertime
  • 2005 - Engineer Of The Year
  • Mess Hall, The
  • Notes From A Ceiling
  • Other Nominees
  • Drag- The Way Out
  • Eskimo Joe- Older Than You
  • Little Birdy- BigBigLove
  • Rogue Traders- Voodoo Child
  • 2005 - Producer Of The Year
  • Drag
  • The Way Out
  • Other Nominees
  • Eskimo Joe- Older Than You
  • Little Birdy- BigBigLove
  • Mess Hall, The- Notes From A Ceiling
  • Wrights, The- Evie Parts 1, 2 and 3
  • 2005 - Best Classical Album
  • Australian Brandenburg Orchestra
  • Sanctuary
  • Other Nominees
  • Elena Kats-Chernin- Wild Swans
  • Michael Kieran Harvey- Rabid Bay
  • Sara MacLiver & Sally-Anne Russell- Baroque Duets
  • Slava Grigoryan- Afterimage
  • 2005 - Best Jazz Album
  • Paul Grabowsky and Katie Noonan
  • Before Time Could Change Us
  • Other Nominees
  • Andrea Keller Quartet- Angels and Rascals
  • Aronas- Culture Tunnels
  • Oehlers and Keevers- Grace
  • The Necks- Mosquito / See Through
  • 2005 - Best Original Soundtrack / Cast / Show Album
  • Severed Heads
  • Illustrated Family Doctor
  • Other Nominees
  • Art Phillips- Outback House
  • Ben Mingay & Deone Zanotto- Dirty Dancing - The Classic Story On Stage
  • Roger Mason- The Extra
  • Various- Deck Dogz
  • 2005 - Best World Music Album
  • Monsieur Camembert
  • Monsieur Camembert
  • Other Nominees
  • Cosmo Cosmolino- Nektar
  • Le Tuan Hung et al- On The Wings Of A Butterfly
  • Southern Gospel Choir- Great Day
  • Various- This Is The Place For A Song