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Winners By Year

  • 2008 - Album Of The Year
  • Presets The
  • Apocalypso
  • Other Nominees
  • Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu- Gurrumul
  • Kasey Chambers & Shane Nicholson- Rattlin' Bones
  • Living End The- White Noise
  • Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds- Dig, Lazarus, Dig!!!
  • 2008 - Best Adult Contemporary Album
  • Panics The
  • Cruel Guards
  • Other Nominees
  • Clare Bowditch- The Moon Looked On
  • Jimmy Barnes- Out In the Blue
  • Katie Noonan- Skin
  • Robert Forster- The Evangelist
  • 2008 - Best Blues and Roots Album
  • Audreys The
  • When The Flood Comes
  • Other Nominees
  • Angus and Julia Stone- A Book Like This
  • Jeff Lang- Half Seas Over
  • Mia Dyson- Struck Down
  • Waifs The- Sun Dirt Water
  • 2008 - Best Children's Album
  • Wiggles The
  • You Make Me Feel Like Dancing
  • Other Nominees
  • Fairies The- Fairy Fun, Fun, Fun
  • Hi-5- Planet Earth (Deluxe Edition)
  • Jay Laga'aia- Come Dance And Sing
  • Justine Clarke- Songs To Make You Smile
  • 2008 - Best Comedy Release
  • Shaun Micallef
  • The Expurgated Micallef Tonight:The Very Best of Shaun Micallef's Short-Lived but Brilliant Tonight
  • Other Nominees
  • Akmal Akmal- Live and Uncensored
  • Matt Tilley- Gotcha Calls Three's a Crowd
  • Merrick & Rosso- Live and Totally Wrong!
  • Umbilical Brothers The- Don't Explain
  • 2008 - Best Country Album
  • Kasey Chambers & Shane Nicholson
  • Rattlin' Bones
  • Other Nominees
  • Catherine Britt- Little WildFlower
  • McClymonts The- Chaos and Bright Lights
  • Melinda Schneider- Be Yourself
  • Sara Storer- Silver Skies
  • 2008 - Best Dance Release
  • Presets The
  • Apocalypso
  • Other Nominees
  • Cut Copy- In Ghost Colours
  • Mobin Master- Show Me Love
  • Pnau- Pnau
  • Potbelleez The- Don't Hold Back
  • 2008 - Best Female Artist
  • Gabriella Cilmi
  • Lessons To Be Learned
  • Other Nominees
  • Clare Bowditch- The Moon Looked On
  • Holly Throsby- A Loud Call
  • Kylie Minogue- X
  • Missy Higgins- Peachy
  • 2008 - Best Group
  • Presets The
  • Apocalypso
  • Other Nominees
  • Angus and Julia Stone- A Book Like This
  • Faker- Be The Twilight
  • Living End The- White Noise
  • Silverchair- If You Keep Losing Sleep
  • 2008 - Best Independent Release
  • Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu
  • Gurrumul
  • Other Nominees
  • Ben Lee- Ripe
  • British India- Thieves
  • Lior- Corner Of An Endless Road
  • Midnight Juggernauts- Dystopia
  • 2008 - Best Male Artist
  • Nick Cave
  • Dig, Lazarus, Dig!!!
  • Other Nominees
  • Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu- Gurrumul
  • Paul Kelly- To Her Door (Live)
  • Pete Murray- Summer At Eureka
  • Sam Sparro- Sam Sparro
  • 2008 - Best Music DVD
  • Powderfinger / Silverchair
  • Across the Great Divide
  • Other Nominees
  • Hilltop Hoods- City Of Light
  • John Butler Trio The- Live At Federation Square
  • Paul Kelly- Live Apples
  • Wolfmother- Please Experience Wolfmother
  • 2008 - Best Pop Release
  • Gabriella Cilmi
  • Lessons To Be Learned
  • Other Nominees
  • Kylie Minogue- X
  • Operator Please- Yes Yes Vindictive
  • Sam Sparro- Black and Gold
  • Veronicas The- Hook Me Up
  • 2008 - Best Rock Album
  • Living End The
  • White Noise
  • Other Nominees
  • Eddy Current Suppression Ring- Primary Colours
  • Faker- Be The Twilight
  • Gyroscope- Breed Obsession
  • Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds- Dig, Lazarus, Dig!!!
  • 2008 - Best Urban Album
  • Bliss N Eso
  • Flying Colours
  • Other Nominees
  • A-Love- Ace Of Hearts
  • Herd The- Summerland
  • Katalyst- What's Happening
  • Muph & Plutonic- ...And Then Tomorrow Came
  • Spit Syndicate- Towards The Light
  • 2008 - Breakthrough Artist - Album
  • Gabriella Cilmi
  • Lessons To Be Learned
  • Other Nominees
  • Angus and Julia Stone- A Book Like This
  • Midnight Juggernauts- Dystopia
  • Operator Please- Yes Yes Vindictive
  • Sam Sparro- Sam Sparro
  • 2008 - Single Of The Year
  • Gabriella Cilmi
  • Sweet About Me
  • Other Nominees
  • Faker- This Heart Attack
  • Living End The- White Noise
  • Presets The- My People
  • Sam Sparro- Black and Gold
  • 2008 - Hall Of Fame
  • Dragon
  • Max Merritt
  • Rolf Harris
  • Russell Morris
  • Triffids The
  • 2008 - Highest Selling Album
  • Delta Goodrem
  • Delta
  • Other Nominees
  • David Campbell- The Swing Sessions 2
  • Guy Sebastian- The Memphis Album
  • Tina Arena- Songs of Love and Loss
  • Veronicas The- Hook Me Up
  • 2008 - Highest Selling Single
  • Gabriella Cilmi
  • Sweet About Me
  • Other Nominees
  • Delta Goodrem- In This Life
  • Potbelleez The- Don't Hold Back
  • Veronicas The- Untouched
  • Veronicas The- Hook Me Up
  • 2008 - Lifetime Achievement Award
  • John Laws
  • 2008 - Best Cover Art
  • Jonathan Zawada
  • The Presets, Apocalypso
  • Other Nominees
  • Aaron Hayward and David Homer - Debaser- Faker, Be The Twilight
  • Aaron Hayward and David Homer - Debaser- Kasey Chambers and Shane Nicholson, Rattlin' Bones
  • Alter- Cut Copy, In Ghost Colours
  • IOSHVA- Angus and Julia Stone, A Book Like This
  • 2008 - Best Video
  • Kris Moyes
  • The Presets, My People
  • Other Nominees
  • Adam Callen- Sneaky Sound System, Kansas City
  • Angus and Julia Stone, Josh Groom- Angus and Julia Stone, Just A Boy
  • Damon Escott and Stephen Lance- Silverchair, If You Keep Losing Sleep
  • James Littlemore- Pnau, Baby
  • 2008 - Engineer Of The Year
  • Matt Lovell
  • Shihad, Beautiful Machine
  • Other Nominees
  • Anthony Lycenko- Pete Murray, Summer At Eureka
  • James Ash Rogue- Traders, Better In The Dark
  • Scott Horscroft- The Panics, Cruel Guards
  • Scott Horscroft- The Presets, Apocalypso
  • 2008 - Producer Of The Year
  • Presets (Julian Hamilton and Kim Moyes) The
  • The Presets, Apocalypso
  • Other Nominees
  • Harry Vanda and Glen Goldsmith- British India, Thieves
  • Matt Lovell and Shihad- Shihad, Beautiful Machine
  • Michael Hohnen- Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu, Gurrumul
  • Scott Horscroft- The Panics, Cruel Guards
  • 2008 - Best Classical Album
  • Richard Tognetti, Neal Peres Da Costa and Daniel Yeadon
  • Bach Sonatas for Violin and Keyboard
  • Other Nominees
  • Brett Dean and the Sydney Symphony- Brett Dean
  • Elena Kats-Chernin- Slow Food
  • Roger Woodward- Joh: Seb: Bach Chromatic Fantasia & Fugue BWV 903, Partita No 2 BWV 826, Partita No 6 BWV 830
  • Slava Grigoryan, Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra, Benjamin Northey - conductor- Baroque Guitar Concertos
  • 2008 - Best Jazz Album
  • Andrea Keller
  • Footprints
  • Other Nominees
  • Deni Hines & James Morrison- The Other Woman
  • Grace Knight- Willow
  • Joe Chindamo- Duende The Romantic Project
  • Mike Nock Project- Meeting Of The Waters
  • Oehlers/Grabowsky/Beck- Lost And Found
  • Oehlers/Grabowsky/Beck- Lost And Found
  • 2008 - Best Original Soundtrack / Cast / Show Album
  • Chris Lilley
  • Summer Heights High
  • Other Nominees
  • Ben Lee and Jessica Chapnik- The Square OST
  • Cezary Skubiszewski- Night - Original Soundtrack
  • Priscilla Queen of the Desert The Musical The Cast Of- Priscilla Queen of the Desert The Musical
  • Various Artists- The Countdown Spectacular Live 2
  • 2008 - Best World Music Album
  • Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu
  • Gurrumul
  • Other Nominees
  • Archie Roach- Journey
  • David Jones- Colours of the Drum
  • Joseph Tawadros- Angel
  • Watussi- Tequila Sangre Fuego