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The 13th Australian Recording Industry Association
Australian Recording Industry Association
The Australian Recording Industry Association is a trade group representing the Australian recording industry which was established in 1983 by six major record companies, EMI, Festival, CBS, RCA, WEA and Universal replacing the Association of Australian Record Manufacturers which was formed in 1956...

Music Awards (generally known as the ARIA Music Awards
ARIA Music Awards
The Australian Recording Industry Association Music Awards is an annual series of awards nights celebrating the Australian music industry, put on by the Australian Recording Industry Association...

or simply The ARIAS
ARIA Music Awards
The Australian Recording Industry Association Music Awards is an annual series of awards nights celebrating the Australian music industry, put on by the Australian Recording Industry Association...

) was held on 12 October 1999 at the Sydney

Sydney

Sydney is the most populous city in Australia and the state capital of New South Wales. Sydney is located on Australia's south-east coast of the Tasman Sea. As of June 2010, the greater metropolitan area had an approximate population of 4.6 million people...

Entertainment Centre. Hosted by Paul McDermott

Paul McDermott (comedian)

Paul McDermott is an Australian comedian, actor, writer, director, singer, artist and television host. He currently hosts the satirical news-based 'Good News World' a follow up to quiz show Good News Week which airs in Australia on Network Ten...

and Bob Downe

Mark Trevorrow

Mark Trevorrow , is an Australian comedian, television host and media personality.He has developed the flamboyant alter ego "Bob Downe" - a cheesy, safari-suit-wearing lounge singer with dazzling teeth, and host of the fictional regional daytime TV show Good Morning Murwillumbah...

, and presenters, including Mel C

Melanie Chisholm

Melanie Jayne Chisholm is an English singer-songwriter, actress and businesswoman professionally known simply as Melanie C . She is best known as one of the five members of the girl group Spice Girls, in which she was nicknamed "Sporty Spice"...

of the Spice Girls

Spice Girls

The Spice Girls were a British pop girl group formed in 1994. The group consisted of Victoria Beckham , Melanie Brown, Emma Bunton, Melanie Chisholm and Geri Halliwell. They were signed to Virgin Records and released their debut single, "Wannabe" in 1996, which hit number-one in more than 30...

, Tina Cousins

Tina Cousins

Tina Cousins is an English singer-songwriter and former fashion model. She has had five singles in the Top 20 of the UK Singles Chart, both as a solo artist and in collaboration with others. She has also achieved popularity in Australia. She started her career as a model...

, Fiona Horne

Fiona Horne

Fiona Horne is an Australian singer, rock musician, radio and television personality, actress and author. She is famous for her public promotion of Witchcraft and as the singer in Australian band Def FX...

and former Countdown host Ian "Molly" Meldrum

Ian Meldrum

Ian Alexander "Molly" Meldrum AM is an Australian popular music critic, journalist, record producer , and musical entrepreneur...

, distributed 28 awards with the big winner for the year being Powderfinger

Powderfinger

Powderfinger was an Australian rock band that formed in Brisbane in 1989. From 1992 until their breakup the band lineup consisted of vocalist Bernard Fanning, guitarists Darren Middleton and Ian Haug, bassist John Collins, and drummer Jon Coghill....

with four awards.

Three new categories, "Best Rock Album", "Best Original Cast / Show Recording" and "Best Blues & Roots Album" were created; while "Song of the Year", "Best Indigenous Release" and "Best New Talent" categories were retired. In addition to the annually presented awards, a "Special Achievement Award" was received by recording studio owner Bill Armstrong and Fable Record's creator Ron Tudor; and an "Outstanding Achievement Award" was received by Natalie Imbruglia

Natalie Imbruglia

Natalie Jane Imbruglia is an Australian singer-songwriter, model and actress. In the early 1990s, Imbruglia was known to audiences as Beth Brennan in the popular Australian soap Neighbours. Three years after leaving the programme, Imbruglia launched a singing career with the international hit,...

. The ARIA Hall of Fame

ARIA Hall of Fame

Since 1988 the Australian Recording Industry Association has inducted artists into its ARIA Hall of Fame. While most have been recognised at the annual ARIA Music Awards, in 2005 ARIA sought to create a separate standalone "ARIA Icons: Hall of Fame" event as only one or two acts could be inducted...

inducted: Jimmy Little

Jimmy Little

Jimmy Little AO , is an Australian Aboriginal musician, singer, songwriter and guitarist, whose career has spanned six decades. For many years he was the only Aboriginal star on the Australian music scene...

and Richard Clapton

Richard Clapton

Richard Clapton is an Australian singer-songwriter and guitarist from Sydney, New South Wales. His solo top 20 hits on the Kent Music Report Singles Chart are "Girls on the Avenue" and "I Am an Island"...

ARIA Awards

Album of the Year
- Ben Lee
  Ben Lee
  Benjamin Michael "Ben" Lee is an ARIA Award winning musician and actor. Lee began his career as a musician at the age of 14 with the Sydney band Noise Addict, but focused on his solo career when the band broke up in 1995. He appeared as the protagonist in the Australian film The Rage in Placid Lake...
  
  – Breathing Tornados
  Breathing Tornados
  Breathing Tornados is the third album by Australian musician Ben Lee, released in 1998.-Track listing:#"Cigarettes Will Kill You" – 3:50#"Nothing Much Happens" – 3:37#"I Am a Sunflower" – 3:56#"Tornados" – 3:21#"The Finger and the Moon" – 3:42...
- The Living End
  The Living End
  The Living End are an Australian rock band from Melbourne, Victoria, formed in 1994. The current lineup consists of Chris Cheney , Scott Owen and Andy Strachan...
  
  – The Living End
- Powderfinger
  Powderfinger
  Powderfinger was an Australian rock band that formed in Brisbane in 1989. From 1992 until their breakup the band lineup consisted of vocalist Bernard Fanning, guitarists Darren Middleton and Ian Haug, bassist John Collins, and drummer Jon Coghill....
  
  – Internationalist
  Internationalist (album)
  Internationalist is the third studio album by Australian alternative rock band, Powderfinger. The album was released on 7 September 1998 and was often labelled Powderfinger's most adventurous work, with greater experimentation than in previous works....

Single of the Year

Josh Abrahams
Josh G. Abrahams
Josh G. "Puretone" Abrahams is an Australian musician who emerged from the underground dance-music scene in the early 1990s...

– "Addicted to Bass
Addicted to Bass
"Addicted to Bass" is a pop single with drum and bass influences by Puretone aka Josh Abrahams featuring Amiel Daemion on vocals. It reached the top 20 of the Australian charts in 1998 and #2 in the UK in 2002.-Australian video:...

"

Ben Lee
Ben Lee
Benjamin Michael "Ben" Lee is an ARIA Award winning musician and actor. Lee began his career as a musician at the age of 14 with the Sydney band Noise Addict, but focused on his solo career when the band broke up in 1995. He appeared as the protagonist in the Australian film The Rage in Placid Lake...

– "Cigarettes Will Kill You
Cigarettes Will Kill You
"Cigarettes Will Kill You" is a single by Australian pop rock musician Ben Lee. It is from the album Breathing Tornados. It was voted number 2 in the Triple J Hottest 100, 1998 and reached number 46 on the Australian singles chart....

"

Powderfinger
Powderfinger
Powderfinger was an Australian rock band that formed in Brisbane in 1989. From 1992 until their breakup the band lineup consisted of vocalist Bernard Fanning, guitarists Darren Middleton and Ian Haug, bassist John Collins, and drummer Jon Coghill....

– "The Day You Come
The Day You Come
"The Day You Come" is a song from Powderfinger's third studio album Internationalist. It was released as a single on 10 August 1998.-History:...

"

Regurgitator
Regurgitator
Regurgitator are an Australian rock band from Brisbane, currently consisting of Quan Yeomans , Ben Ely and Peter Kostic . The band formed in 1994, its original line-up consisting of Yeomans, Ely and drummer Martin Lee...

– "! (The Song Formerly Known As)"

Silverchair
Silverchair
Silverchair were an Australian rock band, which formed in 1992 as Innocent Criminals in Merewether, Newcastle with the line-up of Ben Gillies on drums, Chris Joannou on bass guitar and Daniel Johns on vocals and guitars. The group got their big break in mid-1994 when they won a national demo...

– "Ana's Song (Open Fire)
Ana's Song (Open Fire)
"Ana's Song " is a song by Silverchair which was released as the second single from their third album, Neon Ballroom.The song is about lead singer Daniel Johns' struggle with anorexia nervosa. The song earned Silverchair a Comet Award in Germany...

"

Highest Selling Album
- John Farnham
  John Farnham
  John Peter Farnham, AO, formerly billed as Johnny Farnham , is an English-born Australian pop singer. He was a teen pop idol from 1964 to 1979, and has since forged a career as an adult contemporary singer. His career has mostly been as a solo artist although he briefly replaced Glenn Shorrock as...
  
  , Olivia Newton-John
  Olivia Newton-John
  Olivia Newton-John AO, OBE is a singer and actress. She is a four-time Grammy award winner who has amassed five No. 1 and ten other Top Ten Billboard Hot 100 singles and two No. 1 Billboard 200 solo albums. Eleven of her singles and 14 of her albums have been certified gold by the RIAA...
  
  , Anthony Warlow
  Anthony Warlow
  Anthony Warlow is an Australian opera and musical theatre performer, noted for his character acting and considerable vocal range ....
  
  – Highlights from The Main Event
  Highlights from The Main Event
  Highlights from The Main Event is a live album released in 1999, which consisted of music from the 1998 Australian tour The Main Event Tour which features Olivia Newton-John, John Farnham, and Anthony Warlow...
- Cold Chisel
  Cold Chisel
  Cold Chisel is a rock band that originated in Adelaide, Australia. It is one of the most acclaimed Australian rock bands of all time, with a string of hits throughout the 1970s and 1980s and huge sales that continue to this day, although its success and acclaim was almost completely restricted to...
  
  – The Last Wave of Summer
  The Last Wave of Summer
  The Last Wave of Summer is the 1998 reunion album for Australian pub rock band Cold Chisel. It reached number-one in Australia for one week in October 1998....
- Natalie Imbruglia
  Natalie Imbruglia
  Natalie Jane Imbruglia is an Australian singer-songwriter, model and actress. In the early 1990s, Imbruglia was known to audiences as Beth Brennan in the popular Australian soap Neighbours. Three years after leaving the programme, Imbruglia launched a singing career with the international hit,...
  
  – Left of the Middle
  Left of the Middle
  Left of the Middle is the first album by Australian singer Natalie Imbruglia. Released in 1997, the album was a worldwide hit. Spurred by the success of lead single "Torn", the album reached number 1 in her home country and the top 10 in both the UK and US...
- Regurgitator
  Regurgitator
  Regurgitator are an Australian rock band from Brisbane, currently consisting of Quan Yeomans , Ben Ely and Peter Kostic . The band formed in 1994, its original line-up consisting of Yeomans, Ely and drummer Martin Lee...
  
  – Unit
  Unit (album)
  This was the second, and last, Regurgitator album to be pressed on vinyl until 2011 when SuperHappyFunTimeFriends was released.- Singles :The singles from this album in Australia are:* "Everyday Formula"* "Black Bugs"* "Polyester Girl"...
- The Living End
  The Living End
  The Living End are an Australian rock band from Melbourne, Victoria, formed in 1994. The current lineup consists of Chris Cheney , Scott Owen and Andy Strachan...
  
  – The Living End

Highest Selling Single
- Joanne
  Joanne Accom
  Joanne Accom is a dance, pop singer-songwriter from Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Joanne was born in London, but is South African by descent. She moved to Australia at age 10.- Career :...
  
  / BZ
  Blue Zone UK
  Blue Zone UK was an 1980s British band .-About:The group consisted of:*Lisa Stansfield: lead vocals....
  
  – "Jackie
  Jackie (song)
  ⊄"Jackie" was a song recorded by various performers, originally penned by Billy Steinberg and Tom Kelly and recorded by Elisa Fiorillo in 1987 for the Summer School soundtrack, as well as the British band Blue Zone in 1988, featuring Lisa Stansfield...
  
  "
- Bachelor Girl
  Bachelor Girl
  -Albums:-Singles:-Awards:...
  
  – "Buses and Trains
  Buses and Trains
  "Buses and Trains" was the first and most successful single by Australian band Bachelor Girl. Released in 1998 as the first single off the band's debut album, Waiting for the Day. The song quickly shot the band into mainstream success...
  
  "
- Human Nature
  Human Nature (band)
  Human Nature are an Australian pop vocal group. The group was originally formed as a doo-wop band in 1989 while the current members were at school together in Sydney. So far, the band has had 17 Top 40 hits and five Top 10 hits in Australia since 1996 when their first album Telling Everybody was...
  
  – "Last to Know"
- Savage Garden
  Savage Garden
  Savage Garden were an Australian pop rock performance and songwriting duo. Darren Hayes and Daniel Jones formed the group in Brisbane, Queensland in 1994...
  
  – "The Animal Song
  The Animal Song
  "The Animal Song" is a song by Savage Garden, released in February 1999. The song was written for the soundtrack of the film The Other Sister, but also appeared on their second studio album, Affirmation, as well as their compilation album, Truly Madly Completely: The Best of Savage Garden...
  
  "
- Silverchair
  Silverchair
  Silverchair were an Australian rock band, which formed in 1992 as Innocent Criminals in Merewether, Newcastle with the line-up of Ben Gillies on drums, Chris Joannou on bass guitar and Daniel Johns on vocals and guitars. The group got their big break in mid-1994 when they won a national demo...
  
  – "Anthem for the Year 2000
  Anthem for the Year 2000
  "Anthem for the Year 2000" is a song by Silverchair, which was released as the first single from their third album, Neon Ballroom.The song reached number 3 on the Australian ARIA Singles Chart, but did not make #1 like the first singles from their previous albums, Frogstomps "Tomorrow" and Freak...
  
  "

Best Group
- The Living End
  The Living End
  The Living End are an Australian rock band from Melbourne, Victoria, formed in 1994. The current lineup consists of Chris Cheney , Scott Owen and Andy Strachan...
  
  – The Living End
- Powderfinger
  Powderfinger
  Powderfinger was an Australian rock band that formed in Brisbane in 1989. From 1992 until their breakup the band lineup consisted of vocalist Bernard Fanning, guitarists Darren Middleton and Ian Haug, bassist John Collins, and drummer Jon Coghill....
  
  – Internationalist
  Internationalist (album)
  Internationalist is the third studio album by Australian alternative rock band, Powderfinger. The album was released on 7 September 1998 and was often labelled Powderfinger's most adventurous work, with greater experimentation than in previous works....
- Silverchair
  Silverchair
  Silverchair were an Australian rock band, which formed in 1992 as Innocent Criminals in Merewether, Newcastle with the line-up of Ben Gillies on drums, Chris Joannou on bass guitar and Daniel Johns on vocals and guitars. The group got their big break in mid-1994 when they won a national demo...
  
  – Neon Ballroom
  Neon Ballroom
  Neon Ballroom is the third studio album by Australian alternative rock band Silverchair and was released on 8 March 1999. The album debuted at number-one on the ARIA Albums Chart and was certified 4× platinum by ARIA. It was also certified Gold in the United States...

Best Female Artist
- Kasey Chambers
  Kasey Chambers
  Kasey Chambers is an Australian country singer-songwriter. She is the daughter of steel guitar player Bill Chambers, and the sister of musician and producer Nash Chambers.-Solo success:...
  
  – The Captain
  The Captain (album)
  -Charts:...
- Suze DeMarchi
  Suze DeMarchi
  Suze DeMarchi is an Australian singer/songwriter best known for fronting the band Baby Animals .-Biography:...
  
  – Telelove
  Telelove
  Telelove is the debut album by Suze DeMarchi former lead singer of Australian band the Baby Animals, released in March, 1999. The album's original title was to be Messages Delayed but was changed prior to release.- Track listing :...

Best Male Artist
- Tim Rogers
  Tim Rogers
  Tim Rogers is the frontman of Australian rock band You Am I. He is also a solo artist, as well as having fronted and released albums with bands The Twin Set and The Temperance Union.-History:...
  
  – What Rhymes with Cars and Girls
  What Rhymes With Cars And Girls
  What Rhymes With Cars And Girls is the first solo album by You Am I frontman Tim Rogers, and the only release featuring the backing band The Twin Set . 'You've Been So Good To Me So Far' and 'I Left My Heart All Over The Place' were released as a double-sided radio single...

Breakthrough Artist – Album
- Bachelor Girl
  Bachelor Girl
  -Albums:-Singles:-Awards:...
  
  – Waiting for the Day
  Waiting for the Day
  Waiting for the Day is the first album by Australian band Bachelor Girl, released in Australia through Gotham Records on 9 November 1998 . The album charted in the top twenty on the Australian ARIA Albums Chart and is the band's highest selling album...
- Gerling
  Gerling
  Gerling were an alternative guitar and electronic act from Australia. They formed in 1993, and are based in Sydney.-History:The band formed in 1993 with the line-up of Darren Cross , Presser and Brad Herdson...
  
  – Children of Telepathic Experiences
  Children of Telepathic Experiences
  Children of Telepathic Experiences is an album by Gerling, released in 1998.-Track listing:#"The Last Traveller" – 3:07#"Death To The Apple Gerls" – 3:35#"Enter, Space Capsule" – 3:29#"Destructor 4000" – 2:36#"Ghost Patrol" – 3:39...
- The Living End
  The Living End
  The Living End are an Australian rock band from Melbourne, Victoria, formed in 1994. The current lineup consists of Chris Cheney , Scott Owen and Andy Strachan...
  
  – The Living End

Breakthrough Artist – Single

Frenzal Rhomb
Frenzal Rhomb
Frenzal Rhomb are an Australian punk rock band which formed in 1992 with mainstay Jason Whalley on lead vocals and rhythm guitar. In 1996, Lindsay McDougall joined the line-up on lead guitar and backing vocals. Two of the group's albums have peaked into the top 20 on the ARIA Albums Chart, A...

– "You Are Not My Friend"

Gerling
Gerling
Gerling were an alternative guitar and electronic act from Australia. They formed in 1993, and are based in Sydney.-History:The band formed in 1993 with the line-up of Darren Cross , Presser and Brad Herdson...

– "Enter, Space Capsule"

Alex Lloyd
Alex Lloyd
Alex Lloyd is an Australian singer-songwriter. His most popular album Watching Angels Mend, which includes the songs "Amazing" and "Green", was released in 2001 went double platinum. His third album Distant Light released in 2003 featured three songs that made the Australian top 40 singles charts...

– "Lucky Star"

Not from There
Not From There
Not from There is an Australian indie rock band formed in 1991 in United Kingdom, but relocated to Brisbane, Queensland by 1992. They had success in the late 1990s with their 1998 single, "Sich Offnen", featured on radio station Triple J's Hottest 100 and their debut album, Sand on Seven winning...

– "Sich Offnen"

Taxiride
Taxiride
Taxiride is an Australian rock band. Formed in 1997, the band consists of lead singer Jason Singh, guitarists Dan Hall and Tim Wild, and drummer Sean McLeod....

– "Get Set
Get Set
"Get Set" is the first single by Melbourne band Taxiride. It is the second track on their 1999 debut, Imaginate. The song was recorded in Ocean Way Studios, Los Angeles, and produced by Jack Joseph Puig. This song became a Top twenty hit in Australia and Japan, but it was not as popular in the...

"

Best Dance Release
- Josh Abrahams
  Josh G. Abrahams
  Josh G. "Puretone" Abrahams is an Australian musician who emerged from the underground dance-music scene in the early 1990s...
  
  – Sweet Distorted Holiday
- B(if)tek
  B(if)tek
  Btek was an Australian electronic music duo comprising Kate Crawford and Nicole Skeltys, originally from Canberra, who released three albums between 1998 and 2003. In 1999, Btek was nominated for an ARIA as "Best Dance Release" for the track "Bedrock" which appeared on their second album 2020...
  
  – "Bedrock"
- Fatt Dex – Jus' Funkin
- Honeysmack – Walk on Acid
- Sonic Animation
  Sonic Animation
  Sonic Animation are an Australian dance/techno musical group. They came to popular attention in 1999 with the release of their track "Theophilus Thistler"...
  
  – "Love Lies Bleeding"

Best Pop Release
- Bachelor Girl
  Bachelor Girl
  -Albums:-Singles:-Awards:...
  
  – Waiting for the Day
  Waiting for the Day
  Waiting for the Day is the first album by Australian band Bachelor Girl, released in Australia through Gotham Records on 9 November 1998 . The album charted in the top twenty on the Australian ARIA Albums Chart and is the band's highest selling album...
- Deadstar
  Deadstar
  Deadstar was an Australian band from Melbourne based around the songs of singer Caroline Kennedy and guitarist Barry Palmer ....
  
  – "Run Baby Run"
- Human Nature
  Human Nature (band)
  Human Nature are an Australian pop vocal group. The group was originally formed as a doo-wop band in 1989 while the current members were at school together in Sydney. So far, the band has had 17 Top 40 hits and five Top 10 hits in Australia since 1996 when their first album Telling Everybody was...
  
  – Counting Down
  Counting Down
  Counting Down is the second album by Australian boy band and pop vocal group Human Nature, released on 25 May 1999.- Track listing :#"Last To Know" 4:26#"Cruel" 5:16...
- Savage Garden
  Savage Garden
  Savage Garden were an Australian pop rock performance and songwriting duo. Darren Hayes and Daniel Jones formed the group in Brisbane, Queensland in 1994...
  
  – "The Animal Song
  The Animal Song
  "The Animal Song" is a song by Savage Garden, released in February 1999. The song was written for the soundtrack of the film The Other Sister, but also appeared on their second studio album, Affirmation, as well as their compilation album, Truly Madly Completely: The Best of Savage Garden...
  
  "
- Taxiride
  Taxiride
  Taxiride is an Australian rock band. Formed in 1997, the band consists of lead singer Jason Singh, guitarists Dan Hall and Tim Wild, and drummer Sean McLeod....
  
  – "Get Set
  Get Set
  "Get Set" is the first single by Melbourne band Taxiride. It is the second track on their 1999 debut, Imaginate. The song was recorded in Ocean Way Studios, Los Angeles, and produced by Jack Joseph Puig. This song became a Top twenty hit in Australia and Japan, but it was not as popular in the...
  
  "

Best Rock Album
- Cold Chisel
  Cold Chisel
  Cold Chisel is a rock band that originated in Adelaide, Australia. It is one of the most acclaimed Australian rock bands of all time, with a string of hits throughout the 1970s and 1980s and huge sales that continue to this day, although its success and acclaim was almost completely restricted to...
  
  – The Last Wave
  The Last Wave
  The Last Wave is a 1977 Australian film directed by Peter Weir. It is about a white Australian lawyer whose seemingly normal life is disrupted after he takes on a murder case for Aborigine defendants...
- Frenzal Rhomb
  Frenzal Rhomb
  Frenzal Rhomb are an Australian punk rock band which formed in 1992 with mainstay Jason Whalley on lead vocals and rhythm guitar. In 1996, Lindsay McDougall joined the line-up on lead guitar and backing vocals. Two of the group's albums have peaked into the top 20 on the ARIA Albums Chart, A...
  
  – A Man's Not a Camel
  A Man's Not a Camel
  A Man's Not a Camel is Frenzal Rhomb's fourth full length album released in March 1999. The album was arguably the band's most successful, at least in terms of mainstream music culture. Frenzal Rhomb had languished for many years, a staple of Aussie Punk, but not of Australian music...
- Henry's Anger
  Henry's Anger
  Henry's Anger was a Canberra based heavy metal band. Their second album Personality Test was nominated for an Aria Award for Best Rock Album and reached #38 on the alternative charts...
  
  – Personality Test
- Powderfinger
  Powderfinger
  Powderfinger was an Australian rock band that formed in Brisbane in 1989. From 1992 until their breakup the band lineup consisted of vocalist Bernard Fanning, guitarists Darren Middleton and Ian Haug, bassist John Collins, and drummer Jon Coghill....
  
  – Internationalist
  Internationalist (album)
  Internationalist is the third studio album by Australian alternative rock band, Powderfinger. The album was released on 7 September 1998 and was often labelled Powderfinger's most adventurous work, with greater experimentation than in previous works....

Best Country Album
- Kasey Chambers
  Kasey Chambers
  Kasey Chambers is an Australian country singer-songwriter. She is the daughter of steel guitar player Bill Chambers, and the sister of musician and producer Nash Chambers.-Solo success:...
  
  – The Captain
  The Captain (album)
  -Charts:...
- Tania Kernaghan
  Tania Kernaghan
  Tania Maree Kernaghan is an Australian country music singer.She is the sister of Lee Kernaghan and daughter of Ray Kernaghan-Career:In 1992 Kernaghan released her first single, "I'll Be Gone"...
  
  – Dancing on Water
- Kedron Taylor – Every Place I Go
- Various – Not So Dusty

Best Blues & Roots Album
- David Hole – Under the Spell

Best Independent Release
- Josh Abrahams
  Josh G. Abrahams
  Josh G. "Puretone" Abrahams is an Australian musician who emerged from the underground dance-music scene in the early 1990s...
  
  – Sweet Distorted Holiday
- Crawlspace
  Crawlspace (band)
  -History:In the early 1990s guitarist and vocalist, Russell Smith, met drummer, Chris Webber, the two sharing a musical background in Grunge-rock. They were then joined by bassist and vocalist Daniel Bowles, who had experience in a techno style band in the UK...
  
  – "Away"
- Diana Ah Naid
  Diana Anaid
  Diana Anaid is an Australian singer-songwriter.-Early life and career:Born Diana Gosper in New South Wales, Anaid released her self-titled debut album at the age of 19...
  
  – "Oh No (Curbside Lullaby)"
- Pauline Pantsdown
  Pauline Pantsdown
  Simon Hunt, sometimes known as Pauline Pantsdown, is an Australian satirist and Australian Senate candidate who parodied Pauline Hanson, a controversial former member of federal parliament, in 1997. His birth name was Simon Hunt, but he changed his name by deed poll so that he would appear on the...
  
  – "I Don't Like It"
- Pre-Shrunk
  Pre.shrunk
  pre.shrunk is an ARIA nominated Melbourne based rock band consisting of two bass players and a drummer.-Discography:*Exhibit [A] ep *Sudden Blinding Certainty ep - Redcap Records*"Triple A Side" single - Black Yak...
  
  – "Triple A Side"

Best Alternative Release
- Gerling
  Gerling
  Gerling were an alternative guitar and electronic act from Australia. They formed in 1993, and are based in Sydney.-History:The band formed in 1993 with the line-up of Darren Cross , Presser and Brad Herdson...
  
  – Children of Telepathic Experiences
  Children of Telepathic Experiences
  Children of Telepathic Experiences is an album by Gerling, released in 1998.-Track listing:#"The Last Traveller" – 3:07#"Death To The Apple Gerls" – 3:35#"Enter, Space Capsule" – 3:29#"Destructor 4000" – 2:36#"Ghost Patrol" – 3:39...
- Tim Rogers
  Tim Rogers
  Tim Rogers is the frontman of Australian rock band You Am I. He is also a solo artist, as well as having fronted and released albums with bands The Twin Set and The Temperance Union.-History:...
  
  – What Rhymes with Cars and Girls
  What Rhymes With Cars And Girls
  What Rhymes With Cars And Girls is the first solo album by You Am I frontman Tim Rogers, and the only release featuring the backing band The Twin Set . 'You've Been So Good To Me So Far' and 'I Left My Heart All Over The Place' were released as a double-sided radio single...
- Something for Kate
  Something for Kate
  Something for Kate are a rock band from Melbourne, Australia. Members include songwriter, vocalist and guitarist Paul Dempsey, drummer Clint Hyndman and bassist Stephanie Ashworth...
  
  – Beautiful Sharks
  Beautiful Sharks
  Beautiful Sharks is the second long-play album by Australian band Something for Kate. Released in 1999 it marked a change in musical direction, employing interesting and unconventional chord progressions and production. Sounding more sparse and open than their intense debut effort the album...
- Not from There
  Not From There
  Not from There is an Australian indie rock band formed in 1991 in United Kingdom, but relocated to Brisbane, Queensland by 1992. They had success in the late 1990s with their 1998 single, "Sich Offnen", featured on radio station Triple J's Hottest 100 and their debut album, Sand on Seven winning...
  
  – Sand on Seven
  Sand on Seven
  Sand On Seven is the debut of album of Australian indie band Not From There. The album received warm critical reception and won the ARIA for Best Alternative Release in 1999 . Sich Offnen and Abgedroschen are sung entirely in lead singer Heinz Riegler's native tongue, German, save the bridge of...

Best Adult Contemporary Album
- Jimmy Little
  Jimmy Little
  Jimmy Little AO , is an Australian Aboriginal musician, singer, songwriter and guitarist, whose career has spanned six decades. For many years he was the only Aboriginal star on the Australian music scene...
  
  – Messenger
- Renée Geyer
  Renée Geyer
  Renée Rebecca Geyer is an Australian singer who has long been regarded as one of the finest exponents of jazz, soul and R&B idioms. She had commercial success as a solo artist in Australia, with "It's a Man's Man's World", "Heading in the Right Direction" and "Stares and Whispers" in the 1970s and...
  
  – Sweet Life

Best Comedy Release
- The 12th Man
  The Twelfth Man
  The Twelfth Man is the name for a series of comedy productions by Australian satirist Billy Birmingham. Birmingham, a skilled impersonator, is generally known for parodying Australian sports commentators' voices...
  
  – Bill Lawry... This Is Your Life
  Bill Lawry... This is Your Life
  Bill Lawry... This is Your Life is the sixth album released by The Twelfth Man. Released on December 7, 1997, it reached number one on the ARIA Album Charts.-Plot:...
- Jimeoin
  Jimeoin
  Jimeoin McKeown, who performs under the name Jimeoin , is a stand-up comedian and actor from Northern Ireland. He came to public attention between 2005 and 2008 while performing an "over the top" comedy tour Australia's outback and major cities, which was filmed for the BBC Northern Ireland...
  
  – Forklift Truck
- Paul McDermott
  Paul McDermott (comedian)
  Paul McDermott is an Australian comedian, actor, writer, director, singer, artist and television host. He currently hosts the satirical news-based 'Good News World' a follow up to quiz show Good News Week which airs in Australia on Network Ten...
  
  – Unplugged Good News Week Tapes Volume 1

Fine Arts Awards

Best Jazz Album
- Andrew Speight Quartet – Andrew Speight Quartet
- Browne Haywood Stevens
  Nick Haywood
  Nick Haywood is a prominent Australian jazz double bass player, composer and music educator in Melbourne.He has worked with many of Australia's best known Australian jazz musicians including Don Burrows, Dale Barlow, Paul Grabowsky, Bernie McGann, and James Morrison, and with many international...
  
  – Sudden in a Shaft of Sunlight
- Jamie Oehlers – Strut
- Janet Seidel – The Way You Wear Your Hat
- Scott Tinkler Trio – Sofa King

Best Classical Album
- Tamara Anna Cislowska
  Tamara Anna Cislowska
  Tamara Anna Cislowska is an Australian concert pianist and chamber musician. She has performed across most of the world, including the United States, United Kingdom, Italy, Japan, Germany, Colombia, Greece, The Netherlands and Poland, and has associated with the Philharmonia, the London...
  
  – Piano: The Russian Album
- Paul Dean
  Paul Dean (clarinetist)
  -Career:A graduate of the Queensland Conservatorium where he reveived the Medal of Excellence, Dean won the Australian Clarinet Competition, the Mattara National Concerto Competition, the Coleman Chamber Ensemble Competition in Los Angeles .He often performs together with his brother, the...
  
  (clarinet
  Clarinet
  The clarinet is a musical instrument of woodwind type. The name derives from adding the suffix -et to the Italian word clarino , as the first clarinets had a strident tone similar to that of a trumpet. The instrument has an approximately cylindrical bore, and uses a single reed...
  
  ) Queensland Symphony Orchestra
  Queensland Symphony Orchestra
  The Queensland Symphony Orchestra is an Australian orchestra, based principally in Brisbane in the state of Queensland.The QSO played its first concert on 26 March 1947, with the orchestra consisting of 45 musicians, conducted by Percy Code. John Farnsworth Hall was recruited from the Sydney...
  
  , Richard Mills
  Richard Mills
  Richard John Mills AM, DMus BA Qld, is an Australian conductor and composer. He currently works as Artistic Director of the West Australian Opera and Artistic Consultant with Orchestra Victoria...
  
  – Ariel's Music
- Sara Macliver
  Sara Macliver
  Sara Macliver is an Australian soprano singer, born and raised in Perth, Western Australia.Sara is one of Australia’s most popular and versatile artists, appearing in operas, concert and recital performances and on numerous recordings...
  
  (soprano
  Soprano
  A soprano is a voice type with a vocal range from approximately middle C to "high A" in choral music, or to "soprano C" or higher in operatic music. In four-part chorale style harmony, the soprano takes the highest part, which usually encompasses the melody...
  
  ), Australian Brandenburg Orchestra
  Australian Brandenburg Orchestra
  The Australian Brandenburg Orchestra is an Australian period instrument orchestra specialising in the performance of baroque and classical music.The musicians play from original edition scores on restored or reproduced instruments of the 18th century...
  
  , Paul Dyer
  Paul Dyer
  Paul David Dyer is a former English professional footballer who played as a midfielder for football league clubs Notts County and Colchester United, where he made over 100 appearances. Dyer also played non-league football for Gravesend & Northfleet and Chelmsford City-External links:**...
  
  – If Love's a Sweet Passion

Best Children's Album
- Hooley Dooleys
  Hooley Dooleys
  The Hooley Dooleys are an Australian children's performing act. They originally appeared on the Australian Broadcasting Corporation, but have since appeared on commercial television and as a live touring act...
  
  – Pop
- Monica Trapaga
  Monica Trapaga
  Monica Trapaga is an Australian entertainment presenter, jazz singer and actress, best known for her work on the Australian series Play School. Trapaga appeared on Better Homes and Gardens from 1997-2003 in segments related to decorating. She worked as a presenter on the children's television...
  
  – Monica's Trip to the Moon

Best Original Cast / Show Recording
- Bananas in Pyjamas
  Bananas in Pyjamas
  Bananas in Pyjamas is an Australian children's television show that premiered in July 1992 on ABC Television. It has since become syndicated in many different countries, and dubbed into other languages. In the United States, the "Pyjamas" in the title was modified to reflect the American spelling...
  
  – It's Showtime
- Judi Connelli
  Judi Connelli
  Judi Connelli AM is an award-winning singer and actress.She is best known for her career in opera and stage musicals...
  
  & Suzanne Johnston – Perfect Strangers

Best Original Soundtrack / Cast / Show Recording
- David Hirschfelder
  David Hirschfelder
  David Hirschfelder is an Australian film score composer and performer.Hirschfelder was born and raised in Ballarat, Victoria....
  
  – Elizabeth
  Elizabeth (film)
  Elizabeth is a 1998 biographical film written by Michael Hirst, directed by Shekhar Kapur, and starring Cate Blanchett in the title role of Queen Elizabeth I of England, alongside Geoffrey Rush, Christopher Eccleston, Joseph Fiennes, Sir John Gielgud, Fanny Ardant and Richard Attenborough...
- David Hirschfelder – The Interview
- Various – Praise
- Various – Two Hands

Best World Music Album
- Habibis – Intoxication

Artisan Awards

Producer of the Year
- Bachelor Girl
  Bachelor Girl
  -Albums:-Singles:-Awards:...
  
  – Bachelor Girl – Waiting for the Day
  Waiting for the Day
  Waiting for the Day is the first album by Australian band Bachelor Girl, released in Australia through Gotham Records on 9 November 1998 . The album charted in the top twenty on the Australian ARIA Albums Chart and is the band's highest selling album...
- Paul Begaud – Felicity – We'll Never Get Along; – Human Nature
  Human Nature (band)
  Human Nature are an Australian pop vocal group. The group was originally formed as a doo-wop band in 1989 while the current members were at school together in Sydney. So far, the band has had 17 Top 40 hits and five Top 10 hits in Australia since 1996 when their first album Telling Everybody was...
  
  – "Now that I've Found You", "Depend on Me", "Last to Know", "Be There with You"
- Nick Launay
  Nick Launay
  Nick Launay is an English record producer and recording engineer. He is currently one of the most sought after producers in the world due to his current success with recent albums by the Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Arcade Fire, and Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds...
  
  – Primary
  Primary (band)
  Primary is a rock band based in Sydney, Australia from 1995 until the early 2000s. The band's nucleus consisted of Jamie Fonti , Sean Fonti and Connie Mitchell...
  
  – "Supposed to Be Here", "24000", "This Is the Sound", "Come to Take You Home"; – Silverchair
  Silverchair
  Silverchair were an Australian rock band, which formed in 1992 as Innocent Criminals in Merewether, Newcastle with the line-up of Ben Gillies on drums, Chris Joannou on bass guitar and Daniel Johns on vocals and guitars. The group got their big break in mid-1994 when they won a national demo...
  
  – Neon Ballroom
  Neon Ballroom
  Neon Ballroom is the third studio album by Australian alternative rock band Silverchair and was released on 8 March 1999. The album debuted at number-one on the ARIA Albums Chart and was certified 4× platinum by ARIA. It was also certified Gold in the United States...
- Magoo
  Magoo (Australian producer)
  Magoo is the professional name of Lachlan Goold, a multi award-winning Australian music producer based in Brisbane, Australia. With his business partner Jeff Lovejoy, Magoo operates Black Box Recording, a Brisbane-based recording facility....
  
  – Automatic – "Pump it Up"; – Custard
  Custard (band)
  -Overview:The band were originally known as Custard Gun and featured David McCormack on vocals and guitar, Paul Medew on bass, James Straker on guitar and Shane Brunn on drums. After a few shows and line up changes Custard Gun morphed into Custard...
  
  – "Loverama"; – Not from There
  Not From There
  Not from There is an Australian indie rock band formed in 1991 in United Kingdom, but relocated to Brisbane, Queensland by 1992. They had success in the late 1990s with their 1998 single, "Sich Offnen", featured on radio station Triple J's Hottest 100 and their debut album, Sand on Seven winning...
  
  – Sand on Seven
  Sand on Seven
  Sand On Seven is the debut of album of Australian indie band Not From There. The album received warm critical reception and won the ARIA for Best Alternative Release in 1999 . Sich Offnen and Abgedroschen are sung entirely in lead singer Heinz Riegler's native tongue, German, save the bridge of...
- Phil McKellar
  Phil McKellar
  Phil McKellar is an Australian record producer known for his work with many top Australian rock bands including The Butterfly Effect, You Am I, The Cruel Sea, Grinspoon, Dirty Three, The Mark Of Cain, Frenzal Rhomb, Spiderbait, Silverchair, Kisschasy, Ash, The Sunpilots, Tumbleweed, Nitocris, One...
  
  – Spiderbait
  Spiderbait
  Spiderbait are an Australian alternative rock band formed in Finley in 1989 by bass guitarist Janet English, singer-drummer Mark Maher , and guitarist Damian Whitty. In 2004 the group's cover version of the 1930s Lead Belly song "Black Betty" reached number one on the ARIA Singles Chart...
  
  – Grand Slam

Engineer of the Year
- Josh Abrahams
  Josh G. Abrahams
  Josh G. "Puretone" Abrahams is an Australian musician who emerged from the underground dance-music scene in the early 1990s...
  
  – Josh Abrahams – Sweet, Distorted Holiday
- Nick Launay
  Nick Launay
  Nick Launay is an English record producer and recording engineer. He is currently one of the most sought after producers in the world due to his current success with recent albums by the Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Arcade Fire, and Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds...
  
  – Primary
  Primary (band)
  Primary is a rock band based in Sydney, Australia from 1995 until the early 2000s. The band's nucleus consisted of Jamie Fonti , Sean Fonti and Connie Mitchell...
  
  – "Supposed to Be Here", "24000", "This Is the Sound", "Come to Take You Home"; – Silverchair
  Silverchair
  Silverchair were an Australian rock band, which formed in 1992 as Innocent Criminals in Merewether, Newcastle with the line-up of Ben Gillies on drums, Chris Joannou on bass guitar and Daniel Johns on vocals and guitars. The group got their big break in mid-1994 when they won a national demo...
  
  – Neon Ballroom
  Neon Ballroom
  Neon Ballroom is the third studio album by Australian alternative rock band Silverchair and was released on 8 March 1999. The album debuted at number-one on the ARIA Albums Chart and was certified 4× platinum by ARIA. It was also certified Gold in the United States...
- Magoo
  Magoo (Australian producer)
  Magoo is the professional name of Lachlan Goold, a multi award-winning Australian music producer based in Brisbane, Australia. With his business partner Jeff Lovejoy, Magoo operates Black Box Recording, a Brisbane-based recording facility....
  
  – Automatic – "Pump it Up"; – Midnight Oil
  Midnight Oil
  Midnight Oil , were an Australian rock band from Sydney originally performing as Farm from 1972 with drummer Rob Hirst, bass guitarist Andrew James and keyboard player/lead guitarist Jim Moginie...
  
  – Redneck Wonderland
  Redneck Wonderland
  Redneck Wonderland is an album by Midnight Oil that was released in 1998 under the Columbia Records label. The title of the album was inspired by a wall graffiti, a picture of which can be seen in the promotional Oil Rag Vol...
- Phil McKellar
  Phil McKellar
  Phil McKellar is an Australian record producer known for his work with many top Australian rock bands including The Butterfly Effect, You Am I, The Cruel Sea, Grinspoon, Dirty Three, The Mark Of Cain, Frenzal Rhomb, Spiderbait, Silverchair, Kisschasy, Ash, The Sunpilots, Tumbleweed, Nitocris, One...
  
  – Spiderbait
  Spiderbait
  Spiderbait are an Australian alternative rock band formed in Finley in 1989 by bass guitarist Janet English, singer-drummer Mark Maher , and guitarist Damian Whitty. In 2004 the group's cover version of the 1930s Lead Belly song "Black Betty" reached number one on the ARIA Singles Chart...
  
  – Grand Slam
- Kalju Tonuma
  Kalju Tonuma
  Kalju Tonuma is a music producer, engineer, mixer, and occasional performer based in Melbourne, Australia. He played guitar as a member of Deadstar in 1998...
  
  – 28 Days
  28 Days
  28 Days are a punk rock band formed in Bacchus Marsh, Australia during 1997. At their career peak, they had a #1 album on the Australian ARIAnet Albums Chart and also a #12 single on the ARIAnet Singles Chart....
  
  – Kid Indestructible; – Felicity Hunter – "Hardcore Adore"; – The Mavis's
  The Mavis's
  The Mavis's were an Australian pop band from Ballarat, Victoria. The band was composed of Matt Thomas , his sister Becky Thomas , Nick Gill , Andrea Vendy , and Josh Alexander . They are best known for their 1998 synth-driven single "Cry", which appeared on the Triple J Hottest 100 for 1998...
  
  – "Puberty Song"

Best Video
- Cate Anderson – Silverchair
  Silverchair
  Silverchair were an Australian rock band, which formed in 1992 as Innocent Criminals in Merewether, Newcastle with the line-up of Ben Gillies on drums, Chris Joannou on bass guitar and Daniel Johns on vocals and guitars. The group got their big break in mid-1994 when they won a national demo...
  
  – "Ana's Song (Open Fire)
  Ana's Song (Open Fire)
  "Ana's Song " is a song by Silverchair which was released as the second single from their third album, Neon Ballroom.The song is about lead singer Daniel Johns' struggle with anorexia nervosa. The song earned Silverchair a Comet Award in Germany...
  
  "
- Andrew Dominik
  Andrew Dominik
  Andrew Dominik is a New Zealand-born Australian film director and screenwriter. He has directed two films so far: Chopper and The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford.-Early life and career:...
  
  – The Cruel Sea
  The Cruel Sea (band)
  The Cruel Sea are an Australian indie rock band from Sydney formed in late 1987. Originally an instrumental-only band, they became more popular when fronted by vocalist Tex Perkins in addition to Jim Elliott on drums, Ken Gormly on bass guitar, Dan Rumour on guitar and James Cruickshank on guitar...
  
  – "You'll Do"
- Andrew Lancaster
  Andrew Lancaster
  Andrew Lancaster is an Australian director.He has been awarded in the Asia-Pacific Film Festival twice. More specific, in 1993 he won the "Best Short Film" award for the film Palace Cafe and in 2002 the "Best Film Award" for the film In Search of Mike....
  
  , David McCormick – Custard
  Custard (band)
  -Overview:The band were originally known as Custard Gun and featured David McCormack on vocals and guitar, Paul Medew on bass, James Straker on guitar and Shane Brunn on drums. After a few shows and line up changes Custard Gun morphed into Custard...
  
  – "Girls Like That..."
- Craig Melville
  Craig Melville
  Craig James Melville is an Australian television comedy director. He is best known for his collaborations with comedians John Safran, Lawrence Leung and The Chaser.- Television :* Lawrence Leung's Unbelievable - Director/Producer...
  
  , David Curry – Josh Abrahams
  Josh G. Abrahams
  Josh G. "Puretone" Abrahams is an Australian musician who emerged from the underground dance-music scene in the early 1990s...
  
  – "Addicted to Bass
  Addicted to Bass
  "Addicted to Bass" is a pop single with drum and bass influences by Puretone aka Josh Abrahams featuring Amiel Daemion on vocals. It reached the top 20 of the Australian charts in 1998 and #2 in the UK in 2002.-Australian video:...
  
  "
- Tony McGrath – Regurgitator
  Regurgitator
  Regurgitator are an Australian rock band from Brisbane, currently consisting of Quan Yeomans , Ben Ely and Peter Kostic . The band formed in 1994, its original line-up consisting of Yeomans, Ely and drummer Martin Lee...
  
  – "! (The Song Formerly Known As)"

Best Cover Art
- Janet English, George Stajsic – Spiderbait
  Spiderbait
  Spiderbait are an Australian alternative rock band formed in Finley in 1989 by bass guitarist Janet English, singer-drummer Mark Maher , and guitarist Damian Whitty. In 2004 the group's cover version of the 1930s Lead Belly song "Black Betty" reached number one on the ARIA Singles Chart...
  
  – Grand Slam
- Reg Mombassa
  Reg Mombassa
  Reg Mombassa is the pseudonym of Chris O'Doherty, a New Zealand born artist and musician. Resident in Australia, he is as well known there for his musical exploits — founder and former member of the popular Australian band Mental As Anything and member of Dog Trumpet - as he is for his art...
  
  – Mental As Anything
  Mental As Anything
  Mental As Anything are an Australian New Wave–rock music band formed at an art school in Sydney in 1976. Their most popular line-up was Martin Plaza on vocals and guitar; Reg Mombassa on lead guitar and vocals; his brother Peter "Yoga Dog" O'Doherty on bass guitar and vocals; Wayne "Bird"...
  
  – Garage
- John Watson, Kevin Wilkins, Melissa Chenery – Silverchair
  Silverchair
  Silverchair were an Australian rock band, which formed in 1992 as Innocent Criminals in Merewether, Newcastle with the line-up of Ben Gillies on drums, Chris Joannou on bass guitar and Daniel Johns on vocals and guitars. The group got their big break in mid-1994 when they won a national demo...
  
  – Neon Ballroom
  Neon Ballroom
  Neon Ballroom is the third studio album by Australian alternative rock band Silverchair and was released on 8 March 1999. The album debuted at number-one on the ARIA Albums Chart and was certified 4× platinum by ARIA. It was also certified Gold in the United States...
- Kevin Wilkins – Powderfinger
  Powderfinger
  Powderfinger was an Australian rock band that formed in Brisbane in 1989. From 1992 until their breakup the band lineup consisted of vocalist Bernard Fanning, guitarists Darren Middleton and Ian Haug, bassist John Collins, and drummer Jon Coghill....
  
  – Internationalist
  Internationalist (album)
  Internationalist is the third studio album by Australian alternative rock band, Powderfinger. The album was released on 7 September 1998 and was often labelled Powderfinger's most adventurous work, with greater experimentation than in previous works....
- Quan Yeomans
  Quan Yeomans
  Quan Yeomans is an Australian musician best known as the frontman of the multi-ARIA Music Award winning band Regurgitator, which formed in Brisbane in December 1993.-Early years:...
  
  , Janet English – Happyland – Welcome to Happyland

Special Achievement Award

- Bill Armstrong & Ron Tudor

ARIA Hall of Fame inductees

The Hall Of Fame

ARIA Hall of Fame

inductees were:

- Richard Clapton
  Richard Clapton
  Richard Clapton is an Australian singer-songwriter and guitarist from Sydney, New South Wales. His solo top 20 hits on the Kent Music Report Singles Chart are "Girls on the Avenue" and "I Am an Island"...
- Jimmy Little
  Jimmy Little
  Jimmy Little AO , is an Australian Aboriginal musician, singer, songwriter and guitarist, whose career has spanned six decades. For many years he was the only Aboriginal star on the Australian music scene...

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