ARIA_Music_Awards_of_1994
ARIA Music Awards of 1994
Annual Australian music awards
The Eighth Australian Recording Industry Association Music Awards (generally known as the ARIA Music Awards or simply The ARIAS) was held on 30 March 1994 at the State Theatre in Sydney.[1][2] Radio and TV personality Richard Stubbs hosted the ceremony and was assisted by presenters to distribute 26 awards.[1][3]
| 1994 ARIA Music Awards | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | 30 March 1994 (1994-03-30) | |||
| Venue | State Theatre, Sydney, New South Wales | |||
| Most awards | The Cruel Sea (5) | |||
| Most nominations | The Cruel Sea (10) | |||
| Website | ariaawards | |||
| Television/radio coverage | ||||
| Network | Network Ten | |||
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In addition to previous categories, new categories for Best Alternative Release and Best Pop/Dance Release were presented for the first time.[3] A Special Achievement Award was presented to former Go-Set music journalist and pioneer radio DJ, Stan Rofe.[1][3] The ARIA Hall of Fame inducted Men at Work.[1]
The Cruel Sea won five categories for their album The Honeymoon Is Over (1993) and its title track. According to Australian music journalist, Anthony O'Grady, they displayed "a churning rumble of swamp boogie, surf instrumentals and punk iconoclasm, not immediately radio's hottest wish list."[3] Speculation that they would not turn up proved unfounded.[3] The group's guitarist Dan Rumour finished an acceptance speech with, "The press said we'd clean up at tonight's awards, so you can help us by stacking the chairs and emptying the ashtrays as you leave."[3] Newspapers reported the following day that, at an after-party, the band's lead singer Tex Perkins had been injured during a scuffle with a drunken guest and that, separately, two of the group's trophies had been stolen.[3][4]
Presenters and performers
The ARIA Awards ceremony was hosted by TV personality Richard Stubbs.[3] Presenters and performers were:
Nominees for most awards are shown, in plain, with winners in bold.
ARIA Awards
- Album of the Year
- Single of the Year
- Highest Selling Album
- Highest Selling Single
- Best Group
- Best Female Artist
- Wendy Matthews – "Friday's Child"
- Kate Ceberano – "You've Got a Friend"
- Deborah Conway – Bitch Epic
- Anne Kirkpatrick – "Game of Love"
- Margaret Urlich – "Burnt Sienna"
- Wendy Matthews – "Friday's Child"
- Best Male Artist
- Best New Talent
- The Badloves – Get On Board
- Robertson Brothers – I Know Why
- Margot Smith – "Sleeping with the Lion"
- Vincent Stone – Sunshine
- Swoop – Thriller
- The Badloves – Get On Board
- Breakthrough Artist – Album
- Breakthrough Artist – Single
- The Badloves – "Lost"
- Chocolate Starfish – "You're So Vain"
- Christine Anu – "Last Train"
- D.I.G. – "Re-invent Yourself"
- Vincent Stone – "Sunshine"
- The Badloves – "Lost"
- Best Pop Release
- Peter Andre – Peter Andre
- Bellydance – One Blood
- Girlfriend – It's Up to You
- Toni Pearen – "I Want You"
- Sound Unlimited – "One More from the City"
- Peter Andre – Peter Andre
- Best Country Album
- Lee Kernaghan – Three Chain Road
- Graeme Connors – The Return
- Slim Dusty – Ringer from the Top End
- Anne Kirkpatrick – Game of Love
- John Williamson – Love is a Good Woman
- Lee Kernaghan – Three Chain Road
- Best Independent Release
- Ed Kuepper – Serene Machine
- The Jackson Code – Dragging the River
- Juice – Movin' On
- Dave Steel – Cross My Palm
- Brenda Webb – Little Black Girl
- Ed Kuepper – Serene Machine
- Best Alternative Release
- You Am I – "Sound As Ever"
- Clouds – Thunderhead
- Crow – My Kind of Pain
- The Cruel Sea – The Honeymoon Is Over
- Dave Graney & the Coral Snakes – Night of the Wolverine
- You Am I – "Sound As Ever"
- Best Indigenous Release
- Tiddas – Sing About Life
- Kev Carmody – Bloodlines
- Not Drowning, Waving – Circus
- Archie Roach – Jamu Dreaming
- Yothu Yindi – Freedom
- Tiddas – Sing About Life
- Best Adult Contemporary Album
- Best Comedy Release
- Steady Eddy – Ready Steady Go
- Double Take – Hercules Returns
- Rolf Harris – Rolf Rules OK
- Jimeoin – Goin' Off
- Doug Mulray – Nice Legs Shame About the Fez
- Steady Eddy – Ready Steady Go
Fine Arts Awards
- Best Jazz Album
- Mike Bukovsky – Wanderlust
- AtmaSphere – Flying
- Judy Bailey – Sundial
- The Catholics – The Catholics
- Mike Nock – Touch
- Mike Bukovsky – Wanderlust
- Best Classical Album
- Dene Olding, Sydney Symphony Orchestra, Challender, Porcelijn – Ross Edwards Orchestral Works
- Australian Chamber Orchestra & Richard Tognetti – Mendelssohn: Octet in E Flat for Strings Op. 20 Sinfonia No. 9 in C. Swiss
- Australian Chamber Orchestra & Richard Tognetti – Symphony Serenades and Suites
- Nigel Butterley – John Cage
- Dene Olding, Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, Iwaki – Violin Concertos
- Dene Olding, Sydney Symphony Orchestra, Challender, Porcelijn – Ross Edwards Orchestral Works
- Best Children's Album
- Mic Conway – Whoopee!
- Bananas in Pyjamas – Bananas in Pyjamas
- Colin Buchanan – I Want My Mummy
- Franciscus Henri – My Favourite Nursery Rhymes
- Monica Trapaga – Monica's Tea Party
- Mic Conway – Whoopee!
- Best Original Soundtrack / Cast / Show Recording
- Original Cast Recording – Hot Shoe Shuffle
- The Australian Opera, Giacomo Puccini – La Boheme
- M. Easton, M. Atkins – Snowy Original Soundtrack
- Carl Vine – Bedevil
- John Waters, Lennon & McCartney – Looking Through a Glass Onion
- Original Cast Recording – Hot Shoe Shuffle
Artisan Awards
- Song of the Year
- James Cruickshank, Tex Perkins, Dan Rumour – "The Honeymoon Is Over" (The Cruel Sea)
- James Cruickshank, Tex Perkins, Dan Rumour – "Black Stick" (The Cruel Sea)
- Diesel – "Never Miss Your Water" (Diesel)
- Neil Finn – "Distant Sun" (Crowded House)
- Tim Finn – "Persuasion" (Tim Finn)
- James Cruickshank, Tex Perkins, Dan Rumour – "The Honeymoon Is Over" (The Cruel Sea)
- Best Cover Art
- Pierre Baroni, Mushroom Art – Deborah Conway – Bitch Epic
- Kristyna Higgins, Jan Manby – The Cruel Sea – The Honeymoon Is Over
- Marcelle Lunam – Things of Stone and Wood – The Yearning
- Nick Seymour – Crowded House – Together Alone
- Kevin Wilkins, Midnight Oil – Midnight Oil – Earth and Sun and Moon
- Pierre Baroni, Mushroom Art – Deborah Conway – Bitch Epic
- Best Video
- Richard Lowenstein – INXS – "The Gift"
- Andrew Dominik – The Cruel Sea – "The Honeymoon Is Over"
- Paul Elliott – Midnight Oil – "Outbreak of Love"
- Paul Elliott, Sally Bongers – Christine Anu & Paul Kelly – "Last Train"
- Craig Griffin – John Farnham – "Seemed Like a Good Idea (At the Time)"
- Richard Lowenstein – INXS – "The Gift"
- Engineer of the Year
- Simon Hussey – Daryl Braithwaite – "Barren Ground", "The World as It Is"; – Company of Strangers – "Baby, You're a Rich Man", "Daddy's Gonna Make You a Star"
- Mark Forrester – Peter Andre – "Funky Junky", "Let's Get it On"; – Grant McLennan – "Lighting Fires", "Surround Me"
- Nick Mainsbridge, Kalju Tonuma - The Sharp - "Scratch My Back", "Yeah I Want You", "Train of Thought"
- Michael Letho – Daryl Braithwaite – "Barren Ground", "The World As it Is", "Breaking the Rules", "Look What Your Love Has Done"
- Tony Cohen – The Cruel Sea – "The Honeymoon is Over"; – Tiddas – "Waiting"; – Dave Graney & the Coral Snakes – "You're Just Too Hip Baby"
- Simon Hussey – Daryl Braithwaite – "Barren Ground", "The World as It Is"; – Company of Strangers – "Baby, You're a Rich Man", "Daddy's Gonna Make You a Star"
- Producer of the Year[5]
- Tony Cohen – The Cruel Sea – The Honeymoon Is Over[6]
- Angelique Cooper – Christine Anu with Paul Kelly – "Last Train"; Neil Murray – "Holy Road" (Remix); Yothu Yindi – "World Turning" (Remix)
- James Black – Things of Stone and Wood – "Rock This Boat", "Single Perfect Raindrop", "Heidelberg", "Barkley Street"
- Joe Camilleri – The Black Sorrows – "Stir It Up", "Come on, Come On"
- Johnny Diesel – Diesel – "I've Been Loving You Too Long", "Never Miss Your Water", "Masterplan"
- Simon Hussey – Company of Strangers – "Baby, You're a Rich Man", "Daddy's Gonna Make You a Star";
- Tony Cohen – The Cruel Sea – The Honeymoon Is Over[6]
The Hall of Fame inductee was:
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- O'Grady, Anthony. "The 8th Annual ARIA Music Awards". Australian Recording Industry Association. Archived from the original on 29 June 2001. Retrieved 21 October 2020.
- McFarlane, Ian (2017). "Encyclopedia entry for 'The Cruel Sea'". The Encyclopedia of Australian Rock and Pop. Jenkins, Jeff (Foreword) (2nd ed.). Gisborne, VIC: Third Stone Press. pp. 116–117. ISBN 978-0-9953856-0-3.
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- Baker, Glenn A. (16 April 1994). "New Artists, Indie Labels Dominate Australian Music Awards". Billboard: 51. Retrieved 22 May 2012.