ARIA Music Awards of 2008

The 22nd Annual Australian Recording Industry Association Music Awards (generally known as ARIA Music Awards or simply The ARIAs) took place on 19 October 2008. The nominees for all categories were announced on 10 September, while the winners of the Artisan Awards were announced on the same day.

Awards and nominations

Final nominees are shown in plain, with winners in bold.

ARIA Awards

Album of the Year

• Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu – Gurrumul
• Kasey Chambers & Shane Nicholson – Rattlin' Bones
• Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds – Dig, Lazarus, Dig!!!
• The Living End – White Noise
• The Presets – Apocalypso

Best Adult Contemporary Album

• Clare Bowditch – The Moon Looked On
• Jimmy Barnes – Out in the Blue
• Katie Noonan – Skin
• Robert Forster – The Evangelist
• The Panics – Cruel Guards

Best Blues & Roots Album

• Angus & Julia Stone – A Book Like This
• Jeff Lang – Half Seas Over
• Mia Dyson – Struck Down
• The Audreys – When the Flood Comes
• The Waifs – Sun Dirt Water

Best Children's Album

• Hi-5 – Planet Earth (deluxe edition)
• Jay Laga'aia – Come Dance and Sing
• Justine Clarke – Songs to Make You Smile
• The Fairies – Fairy Fun, Fun, Fun
• The Wiggles – You Make Me Feel Like Dancing

Best Comedy Release

• Akmal Saleh – Akmal Live and Uncensored
• Matt Tilley – Cereal Pest: Gotcha Calls - Three's a Crowd
• Merrick and Rosso – Live and Totally Wrong!
• Shaun Micallef – The Expurgated Micallef Tonight
• The Umbilical Brothers – Don't Explain

Best Country Album

• Catherine Britt – Little Wildflower
• Kasey Chambers & Shane Nicholson – Rattlin' Bones
• Melinda Schneider – Be Yourself
• Sara Storer – Silver Skies
• The McClymonts – Chaos and Bright Lights

Best Dance Release

• Cut Copy – In Ghost Colours
• Mobin Master – Show Me Love
• Pnau – Pnau
• The Potbelleez – Don’t Hold Back
• The Presets – Apocalypso

Best Female Artist

• Clare Bowditch – The Moon Looked On
• Gabriella Cilmi – Lessons to Be Learned
• Holly Throsby – A Loud Call
• Kylie Minogue – X
• Missy Higgins – Peachy

Best Group

• Angus & Julia Stone – A Book Like This
• Faker – Be the Twilight
• Silverchair – If You Keep Losing Sleep
• The Living End – White Noise
• The Presets – Apocalypso

Best Independent Release

• Ben Lee – Ripe
• British India – Thieves
• Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu – Gurrumul
• Lior – Corner of an Endless Road
• Midnight Juggernauts – Dystopia

Best Male Artist

• Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu – Gurrumul
• Nick Cave – Dig, Lazarus, Dig!!!
• Paul Kelly – To Her Door (live)
• Pete Murray – Summer at Eureka
• Sam Sparro – Sam Sparro

Best Music DVD

• Hilltop Hoods – The City of Light
• Paul Kelly – Live Apples
• Powderfinger & Silverchair – Across the Great Divide Tour
• The John Butler Trio – Live at Federation Square
• Wolfmother – Please Experience Wolfmother Live

Best Pop Release

• Gabriella Cilmi – Lessons to Be Learned
• Kylie Minogue – X
• Operator Please – Yes Yes Vindictive
• Sam Sparro – Sam Sparro
• The Veronicas – Hook Me Up

Best Rock Album

• Eddy Current Suppression Ring – Primary Colours
• Faker – Be the Twilight
• Gyroscope – Breed Obsession
• Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds – Dig, Lazarus, Dig!!!
• The Living End – White Noise

Best Urban Release

• A-Love – Ace of Hearts
• Bliss n Eso – Flying Colours
• Katalyst – What's Happening
• Muph & Plutonic – …And Then Tomorrow Came
• Spit Syndicate – Towards the Light
• The Herd – Summerland

Breakthrough Artist – Album

• Angus & Julia Stone – A Book Like This
• Gabriella Cilmi – Lessons to Be Learned
• Midnight Juggernauts – Dystopia
• Operator Please – Yes Yes Vindictive
• Sam Sparro – Sam Sparro

Breakthrough Artist – Single

• Angus & Julia Stone – The Beast
• Gabriella Cilmi – Sweet About Me
• Sam Sparro – Black and Gold
• The Panics – Don’t Fight It
• The Potbelleez – Don’t Hold Back

Highest Selling Album

• David Joseph Campbell – The Swing Sessions 2
• Delta Goodrem – Delta
• Guy Sebastian – The Memphis Album
• The Veronicas – Hook Me Up
• Tina Arena – Songs of Love & Loss

Highest Selling Single

• Delta Goodrem – In This Life
• Gabriella Cilmi – Sweet About Me
• The Potbelleez – Don’t Hold Back
• The Veronicas – Untouched
• The Veronicas – Hook Me Up

Single of the Year

• Faker – This Heart Attack
• Gabriella Cilmi – Sweet About Me
• Sam Sparro – Black and Gold
• The Living End – White Noise
• The Presets – My People

Fine Arts Awards

Best Classical Album

• Sydney Symphony – Brett Dean
• Elena Kats-Chernin – Slow Food
• Richard Tognetti, Neal Peres da Costa, Daniel Yeadon – Bach Sonatas for Violin & Keyboard
• Roger Woodward – Johann Sebastian Bach: Chromatic Fantasia & Fugue, Partita no. 2 & Partita no. 6
• Slava Grigoryan, Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra – Baroque Guitar Concertos

Best Jazz Album

• Andrea Keller – Footprints
• Deni Hines & James Morrison – The Other Woman
• Grace Knight – Willow
• Joe Chindamo – Duende the Romantic Project
• Mike Nock Project – Meeting of the Waters
• Jamie Oehlers, Paul Grabowsky, David Beck – Lost and Found

Best Original Soundtrack / Cast / Show Album

• Cezary Skubiszewski – Night – original soundtrack
• Chris Lilley – Summer Heights High soundtrack
• Cast of Priscilla Queen of the Desert - the Musical – Priscilla Queen of the Desert - the Musical
• The Square – The Square soundtrack
• Various – Countdown Spectacular 2

Best World Album

• Archie Roach – Journey
• David Jones – Colours of the Drum
• Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu – Gurrumul
• Joseph Tawadros – Angel
• Watussi – Tequila Sangre Fuego

Artisan Awards

The Artisan Award winners were announced on 10 September. The winners are shown here in bold.

Producer of the Year

• Harry Vanda & Glenn Goldsmith – British India – Thieves
• Matt Lovell / Shihad – Shihad – Beautiful Machine
• Michael Hohnen – Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu – Gurrumul
• Scott Horscroft – The Panics – Cruel Guards
• The Presets (Julian Hamilton & Kim Moyes) – The Presets – Apocalypso

Engineer of the Year

• Anthony Lycenko – Pete Murray – Summer at Eureka
• James Ash – Rogue Traders – Better in the Dark
• Matt Lovell / Shihad – Shihad – Beautiful Machine
• Scott Horscroft – The Panics – Cruel Guards
• Scott Horscroft – The Presets – Apocalypso

Best Cover Art

• Aaron Hayward & David Homer (Debaser) – Faker – Be the Twilight
• Aaron Hayward & David Homer (Debaser) – Kasey Chambers & Shane Nicholson – Rattlin' Bones
• Alter – Cut Copy – In Ghost Colours
• IOSHVA – Angus & Julia Stone – A Book Like This
• Jonathan Zawada – The Presets – Apocalypso

Best Video

• Adam Callen – Sneaky Sound System – "Kansas City"
• Angus & Julia Stone / Josh Groom – Angus & Julia Stone – "Just a Boy"
• Damon Escott & Stephen Lance – Silverchair – "If You Keep Losing Sleep"
• James Littlemore – Pnau – "Baby"
• Kris Moyes – The Presets – "My People"

ARIA Hall Of Fame Inductees

The following were inducted into the 2008 ARIA Hall of Fame on 1 July:

• Rolf Harris
• Russell Morris
• Dragon
• Max Merritt
• The Triffids

External links

• ARIA Awards 2008 official website
• List of winners and nominees