2000 ARIA Music Awards

The 14th Australian Recording Industry Association Music Awards (generally known as the ARIA Music Awards or simply The ARIAS) was held on 24 October 2000 at the Sydney Entertainment Centre. Presenters distributed 28 awards with the big winner for the year being Killing Heidi with four awards.

In addition to the annually presented awards, a "Special Achievement Award" was given to Daryl Somers; an "Outstanding Achievement Award" was received by Slim Dusty and another presented to Tina Arena. There were no ARIA Hall of Fame inductees.

Awards

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

ARIA Awards

• Album of the Year
  • David Bridie – Act of Free Choice
  • Killing Heidi – Reflector
  • Alex Lloyd – Black the Sun
  • Savage Garden – Affirmation
  • Shihad – The General Electric
• Single of the Year
  • 28 Days – "Rip It Up"
  • Kasey Chambers – "The Captain"
  • Killing Heidi – "Mascara"
  • Madison Avenue – "Don't Call Me Baby"
  • Powderfinger – "Passenger"
• Highest Selling Album
  • Savage Garden – Affirmation
  • Bardot – Bardot
  • Killing Heidi – Reflector
  • Taxiride – Imaginate
  • Vanessa Amorosi – The Power

• Highest Selling Single
  • Madison Avenue – "Don't Call Me Baby"
  • Bardot – "Poison"
  • Chris Franklin – "Bloke"
  • S2S – "Sister"
  • Vanessa Amorosi – "Absolutely Everybody"

• Best Group
  • Killing Heidi – Reflector
  • Powderfinger – "Passenger"
  • Savage Garden – Affirmation
  • Shihad – The General Electric
  • Madison Avenue – "Don't Call Me Baby"
• Best Female Artist
  • Diana Ah Naid – I Don't Think I'm Pregnant
  • Vanessa Amorosi – "Absolutely Everybody"
  • Christine Anu – "Sunshine on a Rainy Day"
  • Kasey Chambers – "The Captain"
  • Kylie Minogue – "Spinning Around"
• Best Male Artist
  • David Bridie – Act of Free Choice
  • Endorphin – Skin
  • Groove Terminator – Road Kill
  • Paul Kelly – Smoke
  • Alex Lloyd – Black the Sun
• Breakthrough Artist – Album
  • Vanessa Amorosi – The Power
  • Killing Heidi – Reflector
  • Alex Lloyd – Black the Sun
  • Sonic Animation – Orchid for the Underworld
  • Taxiride – Imaginate
• Breakthrough Artist – Single
  • 28 Days – "Rip it Up"
  • Vanessa Amorosi – "Have a Look"
  • Augie March – "Asleep in Perfection (Waltz)"
  • Lo-Tel – "Teenager of the Year"
  • Madison Avenue – "Don't Call Me Baby"
• Best Dance Release
  • Chili HiFly – "Is it Love?"
  • Madison Avenue – "Don't Call Me Baby"
  • Sonic Animation – Orchid for the Underworld
  • Pnau – Sambanova
  • Wicked Beat Sound System – Inna Styles
• Best Pop Release
  • Vanessa Amorosi – "Absolutely Everybody"
  • Frenzal Rhomb – "Never Had So Much Fun"
  • Kylie Minogue – "Spinning Around"
  • Savage Garden – Affirmation
  • Spiderbait – "Glokenpop"
• Best Rock Album
  • Area 7 – Bitter & Twisted
  • Deadstar – Somewhere Over the Radio
  • Grinspoon – Easy
  • Killing Heidi – Reflector
  • Shihad – The General Electric
• Best Country Album
  • Adam Brand – Good Friends
  • Troy Cassar-Daley – Big River
  • Lee Kernaghan – Rules of the Road
  • Keith Urban – Keith Urban
  • John Williamson – The Way It Is
• Best Blues & Roots Album
  • Peter Gelling – Bluestime
  • Ruby Hunter – Feeling Good
  • Neil Murray – Wondering Kind
  • Mick Thomas – Under Starters Orders
  • Matt Walker – Soul Witness
• Best Independent Release
  • Diana Ah Naid – "I Don't Thing I'm Pregnant"
  • Iota – "The Hip Bone Connection"
  • S2S – "Sister"
  • Skulker – Too Fat for Tahiti
  • Stella One Eleven – "Only Good for Conversation"
• Best Alternative Release
  • 28 Days – "Rip It Up"
  • David Bridie – Act of Free Choice
  • Nokturnl – "Neva Mend"
  • Dirty Three – Whatever You Love, You Are
  • Tumbleweed – Mumbo Jumbo
• Best Adult Contemporary Album
  • Marcia Hines – The Time of Our Lives
  • Icecream Hands – Sweeter Than the Radio
  • Karma County – Into the Land of Promise
  • Michael Spiby – Ho's Kitchen
  • Vika and Linda – Two Wings
• Best Comedy Release
  • Greg Champion – Stand Back Australia
  • Club Veg – We Suck - The Best of Sucked In Calls
  • Chris Franklin – "Bloke"
  • Elliot Goblet – Internally Berserk
  • Guido Hatzis – "Do Not Talk Over Me"

Fine Arts Awards

• Best Jazz Album
  • Australian Art Orchestra, Sruthi Laya Ensemble – Into the Fire
  • The Catholics – Barefoot
  • James Muller Trio – All Out
  • Mick Nock, Marty Erlich – The Waiting Game
  • Janet Seidel – Art of Lounge Vol 2
• Best Classical Album
  • Rosamund Illing, Richard Bonynge, Australian Opera and Ballet Orchestra – Amoureuse: Sacred and Profane Arias
  • Michael Kieran Harvey – Messiaen: Twenty Contemplations of the Infant Jesus
  • Simon Tedeschi – Simon Tedeschi
  • Richard Tognetti, Australian Chamber Orchestra – Beethoven Violin Concerto & Mozart Symphony No. 40
  • Gerard Willems – Beethoven: Complete Piano Sonatas
• Best Children's Album
  • The Flowerpot Gang - Flower Pot Gang
  • Hi-5 – Jump and Jive with Hi-5
  • Mister Whiskers - Monkey Business
  • Play School – Hullabaloo
  • The Wiggles – It's a Wiggly Wiggly World
• Best Original Cast / Show Recording
  • Cast Recording – The Sound of Music
  • John Farnham – Live at the Regent
  • State Orchestra of Victoria, The Lanchbery – The Merry Widow
  • Various – Happy Days - The Arena Mega Musical
• Best Original Soundtrack / Cast / Show Recording
  • David Bridie – In a Savage Land
  • Iva Davies – The Ghost of Time
  • Paul Grabowsky – Slam Sunset
  • Various – Soft Fruit
  • Various – The Wog Boy
  • David Hirschfelder & Various Artists - What Becomes Of The Broken Hearted?
• Best World Music Album
  • Chris Duncan – Fyvies Embrace - The Golden Age of the Scottish Fiddle
  • Riley Lee, Marshall McGuire – Spring Sea; Music for Shakuhachi and Harp
  • Timothy Kain, Virginia Taylor – Music of the Americas
  • Inka Marka – Auki Auki
  • Tim Gibuma & The Storm – The Gaba-Gaba Mawi

Artisan Awards

• Producer of the Year
  • Augie March, Richard Pleasance – Augie March – "Asleep in Perfection"
  • Darren Hayes, Daniel Johns – Savage Garden – Affirmation
  • Steve James – Oblivia – "My Friend"
  • Rob Taylor, Tim Freedman – The Whitlams – "You Gotta Love This City"
  • Andy Van, Cheyne Coates – Madison Avenue – "Don't Call Me Baby"
• Engineer of the Year
  • Doug Brady – John Farnham – Live at the Regent
  • Jonathan Burnside – Grinspoon – Easy
  • Brent Clarke – Christine Anu – "Sunshine on a Rainy Day"
  • Iva Davies, Simon Leadley – Iva Davies – The Ghost of Time
  • Steve James – Oblivia – "My Friend"
• Best Video
  • Bart Borghese – Nokturnl – "Neva Mend"
  • Mark Hartley – Bardot – "Poison"
  • Mark Hartley – Madison Avenue – "Don't Call Me Baby"
  • Mark Hartley – Madison Avenue – "Who the Hell Are You"
  • Paul Butler, Scott Walton – Regurgitator – "Happiness"
• Best Cover Art
  • Janet English – Spiderbait – "Glokenpop"
  • Mark Gowling – Groove Terminator – Roadkill
  • Paul Kosky – Killing Heidi – Reflector
  • Love Police – Various – Triple J Hottest 100 Vol 6
  • Kevin Wilkins – Powderfinger – "Passenger"

Achievement awards

Outstanding Achievement Award

• Tina Arena
• Slim Dusty

Special Achievement Award

• Daryl Somers

ARIA Hall of Fame inductees

There were no Hall Of Fame inductees.

External links

• ARIA Awards official website
• List of 2000 winners