| Year
|
Winner(s)
|
Album title
|
1987
(1st)
|
| Robyn Archer
|
The Pack of Women
|
| Martin Armiger
|
Dancing Daze
|
| Nathan Waks
|
For Love Alone
|
| Peter Best
|
"Crocodile" Dundee
|
| Peter Carey, Martin Armiger
|
Illusion
|
1988
(2nd)
|
| Original Australian Cast Recording
|
Nine
|
| Mario Millo
|
The Lighthorsemen
|
1989
(3rd)
|
| Kate Ceberano and Wendy Matthews
|
You've Always Got the Blues (songs from the ABC TV series Stringer)
|
| Various Artists
|
Rikky and Pete
|
| David Reeves
|
Seven Little Australians
|
| Bruce Rowland
|
The Man from Snowy River II
|
| Various Artists
|
Boulevard of Broken Dreams
|
1990
(4th)
|
| Original Australian Cast Recording
|
Anything Goes
|
| Australian Cast Recording
|
42nd Street
|
| Various Artists
|
Sons of Steel
|
| Various Artists
|
Spirits of the Air, Gremlins of the Clouds
|
| Various Artists
|
The Navigator
|
1991
(5th)
|
| Jon English and David Mackay
|
Paris
|
| Brian May
|
Bloodmoon
|
| Bruce Smeaton
|
Wendy Cracked a Walnut
|
| Michael Askill & Nigel Westlake
|
Roads to Xanadu - The Genius That Was China
|
| Vince Jones & Grace Knight
|
Come in Spinner
|
1992
(6th)
|
| Mario Millo
|
Brides of Christ
|
| Jan Castor
|
Red Express
|
| Not Drowning, Waving
|
Proof
|
| Original Australian Cast
|
Return to the Forbidden Planet
|
| Philip Judd
|
Death in Brunswick
|
1993
(7th)
|
| John Clifford White
|
Romper Stomper
|
| Australian Cast Recording
|
Jesus Christ Superstar
|
| Ricky Fataar & Others
|
Spotswood
|
| Paul Grabowsky
|
The Last Days of Chez Nous
|
| Various
|
Strictly Ballroom
|
| Nigel Westlake
|
Antarctica[5]
|
1994
(8th)
|
| Original Cast Recording
|
Hot Shoe Shuffle
|
| The Australian Opera, Giacomo Puccini
|
La bohème
|
| Michael Easton, Michael Atkinson (original soundtrack)
|
Snowy
|
| Carl Vine
|
Bedevil
|
| John Waters, Lennon & McCartney
|
Looking Through a Glass Onion
|
1995
(9th)
|
| Cast Recording
|
The Pirates of Penzance
|
| Martin Armiger
|
Fornicon
|
| Guy Gross
|
The Priscilla Companion Original Score
|
| Various
|
Heartland
|
| Various
|
Metal Skin
|
| Various
|
Once in a Blue Moon
|
1996
(10th)
|
| Australian Cast Recording
|
Beauty and the Beast
|
| Australian Cast Recording
|
The Secret Garden
|
| Iva Davies
|
The Berlin Tapes
|
| Cezary Skubiszewski
|
Lilian's Story
|
| Nigel Westlake
|
Babe
|
1997
(11th)
|
| Blixa Bargeld, Nick Cave, Mick Harvey
|
To Have & to Hold
|
| Mario Millo
|
G.P.
|
| Various
|
Idiot Box
|
| Various
|
Love and Other Catastrophes
|
| Various
|
What I Have Written
|
1998
(12th)
|
| Original Cast Recording
|
The Boy From Oz
|
| The Necks
|
The Boys
|
| Cezary Skubiszewski
|
The Sound of One Hand Clapping
|
| Various
|
A Little Bit of Soul
|
| Various
|
To Hal and Bacharach
|
1999
(13th)
Soundtrack
|
| David Hirschfelder
|
Elizabeth
|
| Felicity Fox
|
Afrika - Cape Town to Cairo
|
| David Hirschfelder
|
The Interview
|
| Various
|
Praise
|
| Various
|
Two Hands
|
1999
(13th)
Cast/Show
|
| Judi Connelli & Suzanne Johnston
|
Perfect Strangers
|
| Bananas in Pyjamas
|
It's Show Time!
|
| Opera Australia, Christine Douglas & Suzanne Johnston
|
Hansel & Gretel
|
| State Orchestra of Victoria
|
Rudolf Nureyev's Don Quixote
|
2000
(14th)
Soundtrack
|
| David Bridie
|
In a Savage Land
|
| Iva Davies
|
The Ghost of Time
|
| Paul Grabowsky
|
Siam Sunset
|
| Various
|
Soft Fruit
|
| Various
|
The Wog Boy
|
| David Hirschfelder & Various Artists
|
What Becomes of the Broken Hearted?
|
2000
(14th)
Cast/Show
|
| Australian Cast Recording
|
The Sound of Music
|
| John Farnham
|
Live at the Regent
|
| State Orchestra of Victoria, John Lanchbery
|
The Merry Widow
|
| Various
|
Happy Days - The Arena Mega Musical
|
2001
(15th)
Soundtrack
|
| Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, Various
|
Music from the Motion Picture – The Dish
|
| David Hirschfelder, Various
|
Better Than Sex - Original Soundtrack
|
| Lisa Gerrard with Hans Zimmer
|
More Music from Gladiator
|
| Richard Pleasance, Various
|
The Very Best of SeaChange
|
| Single Gun Theory
|
The Monkey's Mask
|
| Various
|
Sydney 2000 The Games of the XXVII Olympiad - Official Music from the Opening Ceremony
|
2001
(15th)
Cast/Show
|
| Original Cast Recording
|
Shout! The Legend Of The Wild One
|
| Australian Concert Orchestra, Queensland Pops Orchestra, Harper
|
Scotland the Brave
|
| David Chesworth
|
Wicked Voice
|
| Janet Seidel
|
Doris and Me
|
| Various
|
Sydney 2000 The Games of the XXVII Olympiad - Official Music from the Opening Ceremony
|
2002
(16th)
Soundtrack
|
| Paul Kelly, Shane O' Mara, Steve Hadley, Bruce Haymes, Peter Luscombe
|
Lantana
|
| Graham Tardif & Rolf de Heer (composers), Archie Roach (performer)
|
The Tracker
|
| David Thrussell
|
The Hard Word
|
| Mario Millo
|
Changi
|
| Various
|
Dirty Deeds
|
2002
(16th)
Cast/Show
|
| Various
|
The Man from Snowy River: Arena Spectacular
|
| Judi Connelli
|
Back to Before
|
| Opera Australia, Simone Young
|
Verdi: Requiem
|
| Original Australian Cast Recording
|
The Wizard of Oz
|
| Play Act One
|
Story of Abbey
|
2003
(17th)
Soundtrack
|
| Mick Harvey
|
Australian Rules
|
| Cezary Skubiszewski
|
After the Deluge (Original Television Mini-series Soundtrack)
|
| Dave Graney & Clare Moore
|
Music from the Motion Picture - Bad Eggs
|
| The Saddle Club
|
On Top of the World
|
| Various Artists
|
The Secret Life of Us Volume 3
|
2003
(17th)
Cast/Show
|
Various
|
Long Way to the Top – Live in Concert
|
2004
(18th)
|
| David Bridie
|
Nautical Forlorn
|
| Australian Chamber Orchestra
|
Musical Renegades
|
| Decoder Ring
|
Somersault
|
| Elizabeth Drake
|
Japanese Story
|
| Various
|
Australian Idol Final 12
|
2005
(19th)
|
| Severed Heads
|
The Illustrated Family Doctor
|
| Art Phillips
|
Outback House
|
| Ben Mingay & Deone Zanotto
|
Dirty Dancing - The Classic Story on Stage
|
| Roger Mason
|
The Extra
|
| Various Artists
|
Deck Dogz
|
2006
(20th)
|
| Paul Kelly, Dan Luscombe, Katie Brianna & the Stormwater Boys
|
Jindabyne soundtrack
|
| David Bridie
|
RAN – soundtrack
|
| Nick Cave, Warren Ellis
|
The Proposition
|
| Francois Tetaz
|
Wolf Creek – original motion picture soundtrack
|
| Various
|
Little Fish – soundtrack
|
2007
(21st)
|
| Choir of Hard Knocks
|
Choir of Hard Knocks
|
| David Bridie
|
Gone
|
| Monsieur Camembert
|
Famous Blue Cheese
|
| David Bridie
|
The Circuit
|
| Various
|
The Countdown Spectacular Live
|
2008
(22nd)
|
| Chris Lilley
|
Summer Heights High soundtrack
|
| Cezary Skubiszewski
|
Night – original soundtrack
|
| Cast of Priscilla Queen of the Desert - the Musical
|
Priscilla Queen of the Desert - the Musical
|
| Ben Lee and Jessica Chapnik
|
The Square – original soundtrack
|
| Various
|
Countdown Spectacular 2
|
2009
(23rd)
|
| Soundtrack
|
Balibo
|
| Amanda Brown
|
Son of a Lion – original soundtrack
|
| Soundtrack
|
Samson and Delilah
|
| Soundtrack
|
East of Everything – series two soundtrack album
|
| Tex Perkins, Murray Paterson
|
Beautiful Kate
|
2010
(24th)
|
| Triple J
|
Before Too Long: Triple J's Tribute to Paul Kelly
|
| Burkhard Dallwitz
|
Underbelly
|
| Christopher Gordon & Various Artists
|
Mao's Last Dancer
|
| Various Artists
|
Bran Nue Dae
|
| Various Artists
|
Accidents Happen
|
2011
(25th)
|
| Chris Lilley
|
Angry Boys – Official Soundtrack Album
|
| Jed Kurzel
|
Snowtown
|
| Stephen Pigram, Alan Pigram, Alex Lloyd
|
Mad Bastards – Music from the Motion Picture
|
| Sydney Symphony & cast, Alexander Briger (conductor)
|
Don John of Austria
|
| Various Artists – Original Australian Cast Recording
|
Mary Poppins
|
2012
(26th)
|
| Triple J
|
Straight to You – Triple J's Tribute to Nick Cave
|
| Jane Rutter
|
An Australian in Paris
|
| RocKwiz
|
The RocKwiz Christmas Album
|
| Jon English & the Original Cast of the Rock Show
|
The Rock Show
|
| Various Artists
|
The Sapphires Original Soundtrack
|
2013
(27th)
|
| Paul Kelly, James Ledger, Genevieve Lacey & ANAM Musicians
|
Conversations with Ghosts
|
| David Bridie
|
Satellite Boy
|
| Nick Cave and Warren Ellis
|
Lawless
|
| Tina Arena
|
Symphony of Life
|
| Various Artists
|
triple j's One Night Stand
|
2014[6]
(28th)
|
| Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu and the Sydney Symphony Orchestra
|
Gurrumul: His Life And Music
|
| Glenn Shorrock & Brian Cadd
|
The Story of Sharky and The Caddman
|
| Katie Noonan
|
Fierce Hearts: The Music of Love-Song-Circus
|
| Various Artists
|
Spirit Of Akasha
|
| Various Artists
|
triple j's One Night Stand: Mildura
|
2015
(29th)
|
| Various Artists
|
Beat the Drum – Celebrating 40 Years of Triple J
|
| Ed Kuepper
|
Last Cab to Darwin – Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
|
| Melbourne Symphony Orchestra / Nigel Westlake
|
Paper Planes – Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
|
| Opera Australia (Brett Dean / Amanda Holden / Peter Carey)
|
Bliss
|
| Various Artists
|
The Water Diviner – Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
|
2016
(30th)
|
| Josh Pyke & the Sydney Symphony Orchestra
|
Live at the Sydney Opera House
|
| Kate Miller-Heidke
|
The Rabbits (Original Live Cast Recording)
|
| Queensland Symphony Orchestra
|
Gallipoli Symphony
|
| Various Artists
|
The Divorce (Original Cast Recording)
|
| Various Artists
|
Velvet (The Original Cast Recording)
|
2017
(31st)
|
| Nigel Westlake & Sydney Symphony Orchestra, with Joseph Tawadros, Slava Grigoryan & Lior
|
Ali's Wedding (soundtrack)
|
| Australian Cast Recording feat. David Campbell
|
Dream Lover
|
| Cezary Skubiszewski
|
Red Dog: True Blue (original soundtrack)
|
| Jessica Mauboy
|
The Secret Daughter (Songs from the Original TV Series)
|
| Richard Tognetti & Australian Chamber Orchestra
|
Mountain
|
2018
(32nd)
|
| Jimmy Barnes
|
Working Class Boy: The Soundtracks
|
| Evelyn Ida Morris
|
Acute Misfortune (Original Soundtrack)
|
| Jessica Mauboy
|
The Secret Daughter Season Two (Songs for the Original 7 Series)
|
| Liars
|
1/1 (Original Soundtrack)
|
| Various Artists
|
Muriel's Wedding: The Musical (The Original Cast Recording)
|
2019
(33rd)
|
| Various Artists
|
The Recording Studio (Music From The TV Series)
|
| Burkhard Dallwitz
|
LOCUSTS: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
|
| Gang of Youths
|
MTV Unplugged (Live in Melbourne)
|
| Luke Howard
|
The Sand That Ate the Sea
|
| Trials
|
Cargo
|
2020
(34th)
|
| Chelsea Cullen
|
I Am Woman (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
|
| Dan Golding
|
Untitled Goose Game (Original Soundtrack)
|
| Grigoryan Brothers
|
A Boy Called Sailboat
|
| Matteo Zingales & Antony Partos
|
Mystery Road (Original Score: Seasons 1-2)
|
| Sally Seltmann & Darren Seltmann
|
The Letdown (Music from Seasons 1+2)
|
2021
(35th)
|
| Angus & Julia Stone
|
Life Is Strange
|
| Antony Partos
|
Rams (Original Motion Picture Score)
|
| Caitlin Yeo, Maria Alfonsine, Damian de Boos-Smith
|
Wakefield (Season One Official Soundtrack)
|
| Sia
|
Music – Songs from and Inspired by the Motion Picture
|
| Yve Blake
|
Fangirls
|
2022
(36th)
|
| Australian Chamber Orchestra and Richard Tognetti
|
River (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
|
| Brett Aplin
|
No Mercy, No Remorse (Original Score)
|
| In Hearts Wake
|
Green Is the New Black
|
| Maria Alfonsine with Itunu Pepper
|
Akoni (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
|
| Matteo Zingales
|
A Fire Inside (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
|
2023
(37th)
|
| Various Artists
|
John Farnham: Finding the Voice (Music from the Feature Documentary)
|
| Brett Aplin and Burkhard Dallwitz
|
Splice Here: A Projected Odyssey (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
|
| Helena Czajka
|
Unseen Skies (Original Score Soundtrack)
|
| Nigel Westlake, Melbourne Symphony Orchestra and Benjamin Northey
|
Blueback (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
|
| Sophie Payton (Gordi), Jason Fernandez
|
Ride (Music from the Film)
|
2024
(38th)
|
| Various Artists
|
Faraway Downs
|
| Ack Kinmonth
|
Scarygirl
|
| Harlow
|
This is Harlow (Music From Paper Dolls)
|
| Helena Czajka
|
Nemesis (Original Series Soundtrack)
|
| Jackson Milas
|
The Way, My Way
|
2025
(39th)
|
| Various Artists
|
How to Make Gravy
|
| Australian Chamber Orchestra
|
Memoir of a Snail (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
|
| François Tétaz
|
The Surfer
|
| Michael Cassel Group
|
Michael Cassel Group Presents a (Very) Musical Christmas
|
| Vidya Makan
|
The Lucky Country (Original Cast Album)
|
