1990 ARIA Music Awards
| 1990 ARIA Music Awards | |
|---|---|
| Date | 26 March 1990 |
| Venue | Darling Harbour Convention Centre, Sydney, New South Wales |
| Website | www |
The Fourth Australian Recording Industry Association Music Awards (generally known as the ARIA Music Awards or simply The ARIAS) was held on 26 March 1990 at the Darling Harbour Convention Centre in Sydney.[1][2] Australian host Glenn Shorrock of Little River Band was assisted by presenter Quincy Jones to distribute 24 awards.[1] For the first time there were live performances but the awards were not televised.[1]
The ARIA Hall of Fame inducted two artists: Percy Grainger and Sherbet.[1] An "Outstanding Achievement Award" was awarded to Kylie Minogue.[1]
Awards
Final nominees for only some awards are available in reliable sources.[3] Where not available, winners are listed.
ARIA Awards
- Album of the Year
- Ian Moss – Matchbook
- Kate Ceberano – Brave
- Stephen Cummings – A New Kind of Blue
- Hunters & Collectors – Ghost Nation
- Paul Kelly & The Messengers – So Much Water So Close To Home
- Ian Moss – Matchbook
- Single of the Year
- Peter Blakeley – "Crying in the Chapel"
- Hunters & Collectors – "When The River Runs Dry"
- Ian Moss – "Tucker's Daughter"
- Max Q – "Way of the World"
- The Black Sorrows – "Chained to the Wheel"
- Peter Blakeley – "Crying in the Chapel"
- Highest Selling Album
- Highest Selling Single
- Best Group
- Best Female Artist
- Kate Ceberano – Brave
- Robyne Dunn – Labour of Liberty
- Gyan – Gyan
- Kylie Minogue – Enjoy Yourself
- Jenny Morris – Shiver
- Kate Ceberano – Brave
- Best Male Artist
- Ian Moss – Matchbook
- Peter Blakeley – "Crying in the Chapel"
- Joe Camilleri – "Angel Dove"
- Stephen Cummings – A New Kind of Blue
- Paul Kelly – So Much Water So Close To Home
- Ian Moss – Matchbook
- Best New Talent
- Gyan – Gyan
- The Hummingbirds – loveBUZZ
- Martha’s Vineyard – Martha's Vineyard
- Tall Tales and True – Shiver
- Tania Bowra – Heaven and Earth
- Gyan – Gyan
- Breakthrough Artist – Album
- Breakthrough Artist – Single
- Ian Moss – "Tucker's Daughter"
- Girl Overboard – "I Can’t Believe"
- Gyan – "Wait"
- The Hummingbirds – "Blush"
- Max Q – "Way of the World"
- Ian Moss – "Tucker's Daughter"
- Best Country Album
- John Williamson – Warragul
- Slim Dusty & Anne Kirkpatrick – Two Singers, One Song
- Ted Egan – This Land Australia
- The Flying Emus – Postcards From Paradise
- The Happening Thang – The Happening Thang
- John Williamson – Warragul
- Best Independent Release
- Wild Pumpkins at Midnight – This Machine Is Made of People
- Dubrovniks – Dubrovnik Blues
- Girl Monstar – "Surfing on a Wave" / "He's Hell"
- Sirocco – Port of Call
- Various Artists – Rockin' Bethlehem
- Wild Pumpkins at Midnight – This Machine Is Made of People
- Best Indigenous Release
- Weddings Parties Anything – The Big Don't Argue
- Coloured Stone – Wild Desert Rose
- Gondwanaland – Wildlife
- Scrap Metal – Broken Down Man
- Yothu Yindi – Homeland Movement
- Weddings Parties Anything – The Big Don't Argue
- Best Adult Contemporary Album
- Stephen Cummings – A New Kind of Blue
- Dragon – Bondi Road
- Not Drowning, Waving – Claim
- Paul Kelly & The Messengers – So Much Water So Close To Home
- John Williamson – Warragul
- Stephen Cummings – A New Kind of Blue
- Best Comedy Release
- The D-Generation – The Satanic Sketches
- The Comedy Company – Comedy Company Classics
- Fast Forward – Fast Forward - Take One
- Kevin Bloody Wilson – My Australian Roots
- Roy Slaven – Rampaging Roy... The Life and Times of Roy Slaven
- The D-Generation – The Satanic Sketches
Fine Arts Awards
- Best Jazz Album
- Browne, Costello & Grabowsky – Six by Three
- Allan Browne – Genre Jumping Jazz
- James Morrison – Swiss Encounter - Live at the Montreux Jazz Festival
- Various Artists – Jim McLeod's Jazz Tracks
- Vince Jones – Trustworthy Little Sweethearts
- Browne, Costello & Grabowsky – Six by Three
- Best Classical Album
- Tasmanian Symphony Chamber Players – Vivaldi: The Four Seasons
- Australian Youth Orchestra – Works by Koehne, Stravinsky, Messiaen, Ravel
- Geoffrey Collins & David Miller – Flute Australia Volume 2
- Jane Rutter – Nocturnes & Preludes for Flutes
- Various Artists – Landscapes
- Tasmanian Symphony Chamber Players – Vivaldi: The Four Seasons
- Best Children's Album
- Various Artists – 0-9 Series
- Don Spencer – Australia For Kids
- Noni Hazelhurst & Sydney Symphony Orchestra – Peter and the Wolf/Carnival of the Animals
- Peter Combe – Chopsticks
- The Cast of Pugwall – Pugwall - Original Music from the Television Series
- Various Artists – 0-9 Series
- Best Original Soundtrack / Cast / Show Recording
- Original 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
- Original Cast Recording – Anything Goes
Artisan Awards
- Song of the Year
- "Tucker's Daughter" (Ian Moss) – Ian Moss, Don Walker
- "Chained to the Wheel" (The Black Sorrows) – Joe Camilleri, Nick Smith
- "Crying in the Chapel" (Peter Blakeley) – Peter Blakeley, Aaron Zigman
- "When the River Runs Dry" (Hunters and Collectors) – Mark Seymour, John Archer, Doug Falconer, Jack Howard, Robert Miles, Barry Palmer, Jeremy Smith, Michael Waters
- "Careless” (Paul Kelly & The Messengers) – Paul Kelly
- "Tucker's Daughter" (Ian Moss) – Ian Moss, Don Walker
- Producer of the Year[4]
- Engineer of the Year
- Alan Wright
- Best Video
- Geoff Barter – 1927 – "Compulsory Hero"
- Best Cover Art
- Rob Miles – Hunters & Collectors – Ghost Nation
- These Here Are Crazy Times – Boom Crash Opera
- Brave – Kate Ceberano
- 0-9 Series – Various Artists
- The Big Don't Argue– Weddings Parties Anything
- Rob Miles – Hunters & Collectors – Ghost Nation
Outstanding Achievement Award
ARIA Hall of Fame inductees
The Hall Of Fame inductees were:
Performers
- Kate Ceberano & Peter Blakeley – "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face"
- James Blundell
- Tommy Emmanuel & James Morrison
References
- ^ a b c d e "Winners by Year 1990". Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). Archived from the original on 27 September 2011. Retrieved 3 December 2013.
- ^ "Australia 1990 ARIA Awards". ALLdownunder.com. Retrieved 5 December 2009.
- ^ The ARIA Awards Album - Winners and Nominees (liner notes). CBS Productions Pty Limited in conjunction with WEA, Festival, EMI, BMG. 1990. CBS 466884 2.
- ^ "17th Annual ARIA Awards". Australian Recording Industry Association. Archived from the original on 23 February 2004. Retrieved 6 December 2013. Note: User may be required to access archived information by selecting 'The History', then 'By Award', 'Producer of the Year' and 'Option Show Nominations'.