ARIA_Music_Awards_of_1996
ARIA Music Awards of 1996
Annual Australian music awards
The 10th Australian Recording Industry Association Music Awards (generally known as the ARIA Music Awards or simply The ARIAS) was held on 30 September 1996 at the Sydney Convention and Exhibition Centre.[1][2] Presenters distributed 28 awards with the big winner for the year was You Am I gaining six awards.[1][3]
| 1996 ARIA Music Awards | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | 30 September 1996 (1996-09-30) | |||
| Venue | Sydney Convention & Exhibition Centre, Sydney, New South Wales | |||
| Most awards | You Am I (6) | |||
| Most nominations | Your Am I (9) | |||
| Website | ariaawards | |||
| Television/radio coverage | ||||
| Network | Network Ten | |||
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In addition to previous categories an Outstanding Achievement Award was presented to Silverchair, which acknowledged "[their] conquering world charts with the single 'Tomorrow' and the debut album album frogstomp."[3] A Special Achievement Award was presented to Slim Dusty.[1][3] The ARIA Hall of Fame inducted: Australian Crawl and Horrie Dargie.[1] Australian Crawl's founding guitarist Brad Robinson, was unable to attend; he was hospitalised with lymphoma (diagnosed three years earlier) and died two weeks after the ceremony.[4][5] It was also the final Australian performance by INXS with original frontman Michael Hutchence before his death 14 months later.
Australian music journalist, Anthony O'Grady, observed, "It was the last of the Bigger-Than-Ben-Hur Award nights (for the foreseeable future). Over 4,000 (the largest crowd ever and 8 times the number at the first Awards) flooded into the [venue]... [with a] repast at over 200 tables supplied by a dozen kitchens."[3] Deni Hines won a trophy for Breakthrough Artist – Single for "It's Alright". Her entire acceptance speech was:
I don't know, um, thanks and grouse![6]
— Deni Hines, 30 September 1996
Presenters and performers
The ARIA Awards ceremony was hosted by American musicians Harry Connick Jr. and Chris Isaak.[3] Presenters and performers were:
Final nominees for awards are shown in plain, with winners in bold.
ARIA Awards
- Album of the Year
- Single of the Year
- Nick Cave & Kylie Minogue – "Where the Wild Roses Grow"
- Ammonia – "Drugs"
- Tina Arena – "Wasn't It Good"
- Powderfinger – "Pick You Up"
- You Am I – "Mr. Milk"
- Nick Cave & Kylie Minogue – "Where the Wild Roses Grow"
- Highest Selling Album
- Highest Selling Single
- Best Group
- You Am I – Hourly, Daily[nb 2]
- The Badloves – Holy Roadside
- Crowded House – "Everything Is Good for You"
- Regurgitator – Tu-Plang
- Silverchair – "Blind"
- You Am I – Hourly, Daily[nb 2]
- Best Female Artist
- Christine Anu – "Come On"
- Tina Arena – "Wasn't It Good"
- Kate Ceberano – "Change"
- Deni Hines – Imagination
- Max Sharam – "Is it OK" / "Huntinground"
- Christine Anu – "Come On"
- Best Male Artist
- Dave Graney – The Soft 'N Sexy Sound
- Diesel – Short Cool Ones
- John Farnham – Romeo's Heart
- Paul Kelly – Deeper Water
- Tex Perkins – "You're Too Beautiful"
- Dave Graney – The Soft 'N Sexy Sound
- Best New Talent
- Monique Brumby – "Fool for You"
- Human Nature – "Got It Goin' On"
- Fiona Kernaghan – Cypress Grove
- Rail – Bad Hair Life
- Ute – Under the External
- Monique Brumby – "Fool for You"
- Breakthrough Artist – Album
- Regurgitator – Tu-Plang
- Ammonia – Mint 400
- Merril Bainbridge – The Garden
- Deni Hines – Imagination
- Pollyanna – Long Player
- Regurgitator – Tu-Plang
- Breakthrough Artist – Single
- Deni Hines – "It's Alright"
- Monique Brumby – "Fool for You"
- Nikka Costa – "Master Blaster"
- Rail – "Immune Deficiency"
- Savage Garden – "I Want You"
- Deni Hines – "It's Alright"
- Best Dance Release
- Future Sound of Melbourne – Chapter One
- DJ Darren (Darren Briais) & DJ Pee Wee – "I Feel It"
- Infusion – Smoke Screen
- Itch-E and Scratch-E – "Howling Dog"
- Renegade Funktrain – Renegade Funktrain
- Future Sound of Melbourne – Chapter One
- Best Pop Release
- Best Country Album
- Dead Ringer Band – Home Fires
- Graeme Connors – The Here and Now
- Lee Kernaghan – 1959
- Tania Kernaghan – December Moon
- The Wheel – The Wheel
- Dead Ringer Band – Home Fires
- Best Independent Release
- You Am I – Hourly, Daily
- Custard – Wisenheimer
- Ed Kuepper – The Exotic Mail Order Moods of Ed Kuepper
- TISM – "Greg! The Stop Sign!!"
- Underground Lovers – Rushall Station
- You Am I – Hourly, Daily
- Best Alternative Release
- Best Indigenous Release
- Christine Anu – "Come On"
- Kev Carmody – Images and Illusions
- Blekbala Mujik – Blekbala Mujik
- Various – Our Home, Our Land
- Warumpi Band – Too Much Humbug
- Christine Anu – "Come On"
- Best Adult Contemporary Album
- Best Comedy Release
- Martin/Molloy – The Brown Album
- Austen Tayshus – I'm Jacques Chirac
- Bucko & Champs – Aussie Christmas
- Silverpram – Frogstamp
- The Vaughans – "Who Farted?"
- Martin/Molloy – The Brown Album
Fine Arts Awards
- Best Jazz Album
- Paul Grabowsky Trio – When Words Fail
- Bob Barnard – Live at the Sydney Opera House
- Bob Bertles Quintet – Rhythm of the Heart
- The Engine Room – Full Steam Ahead
- Barney McCall – Exit
- Paul Grabowsky Trio – When Words Fail
- Best Classical Album
- Australian Chamber Orchestra – Peter Sculthorpe: Music for Strings
- Australian Chamber Orchestra – Spirit
- Australia Ensemble – Shostakovich
- Macquarie Trio – Beethoven Piano Trios
- Marshall McGuire – Awakening
- Australian Chamber Orchestra – Peter Sculthorpe: Music for Strings
- Best Children's Album
- The Wiggles – Wake Up Jeff!
- Bananas in Pyjamas – It's Singing Time!
- Christine Hutchinson – Grand Fairies Ball
- Gillian Eastoe – Extra Awesome Intergalactical Expedition[nb 3]
- Peter Combe – Little Groover
- The Wiggles – Wake Up Jeff!
- Best Original Soundtrack / Cast / Show Recording
- Australian Cast Recording – Beauty & the Beast
- Australian Cast Recording – The Secret Garden
- Iva Davies – The Berlin Tapes
- Cezary Skubiszewski – Lilian's Story
- Nigel Westlake – Babe
- Australian Cast Recording – Beauty & the Beast
- Best World Music Album
- Mara! – Rulno Vlno
- Cafe of the Gate of Salvation – A Window in Heaven
- Dead Can Dance – Spiritchaser
- Sirocco – Stars and Fires
- Various – Womadelaide '95
- Mara! – Rulno Vlno
Artisan Awards
- Song of the Year
- Nick Cave & Kylie Minogue – "Where the Wild Roses Grow"
- Tina Arena – "Wasn't It Good"
- Tim Finn & Neil Finn – "Suffer Never"
- Powderfinger – "Pick You Up"
- Swoop – "Apple Eyes"
- Nick Cave & Kylie Minogue – "Where the Wild Roses Grow"
- Producer of the Year
- You Am I – You Am I – Hourly, Daily
- David Bridie – Monique Brumby – Fool for You
- The Badloves, Doug Roberts – The Badloves – Holy Roadside
- Magoo, Regurgitator – Regurgitator – Tu-Plang
- Victor Vaughan – Dave Graney & the Coral Snakes – The Soft 'N Sexy Sound
- You Am I – You Am I – Hourly, Daily
- Engineer of the Year
- Paul McKercher, Wayne Connolly – You Am I – Hourly, Daily
- Doug Brady – John Farnham – Romeo's Heart
- Chris Dickie - Six Mile High - "Homebaker", "Hallowed ground" / Header - "Restoration"
- Magoo – Regurgitator – Tu-Plang
- Tom Whitten – Powderfinger - "Pick You Up" / Automatic - Sister K / Bluebottle Kiss - Double Yellow Tarred
- Paul McKercher, Wayne Connolly – You Am I – Hourly, Daily
- Best Video
- Andrew Lancaster – You Am I – "Soldiers"
- Robbie Douglas-Turner – The Cruel Sea – "Too Fast for Me"
- John Fransic – Swoop – "Apple Eyes"
- John Hillcoat, Polly Borland – Frente! – "Sit on My Hands"
- John Witteron – Hoodoo Gurus – "Waking up Tired"
- Andrew Lancaster – You Am I – "Soldiers"
- Best Cover Art
- Reg Mombassa – Mental As Anything – Liar Liar Pants on Fire
- Simon Anderson – You Am I – Hourly, Daily
- Rockin' Doodles, Quan Yeomans, Ben Ely – Regurgitator – Tu-Plang
- Janet English, George Stajsic – Spiderbait – The Unfinished Spanish Galleon of Finley Lake
- Tony Mahoney – Dave Graney – The Soft 'N Sexy Sound
- Reg Mombassa – Mental As Anything – Liar Liar Pants on Fire
Outstanding Achievement Award
Special Achievement Award
The Hall of Fame inductees were:
- ARIA lists Regurgitator's highest selling single as "New Detention". Regurgitator's highest placing on the singles chart for 1995/96 was for their extended play, New. They have not released a single called "New Detention".
- The full title for this album is Gillian Eastoe's Extra Awesome Intergalactical Expedition into The Far Reaches And Back.
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