The 22nd annual Australian Recording Industry Association Music Awards (generally known as the ARIA Music Awards or simply the ARIAs) took place on 19 October 2008. The nominees for all categories were announced on 10 September, while the winners of the Artisan Awards were announced on the same day.
Awards and nominations Final nominees are shown in plain, with winners in bold.
ARIA Awards Album of the Year The Presets – Apocalypso Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu – Gurrumul Kasey Chambers & Shane Nicholson – Rattlin' Bones Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds – Dig, Lazarus, Dig!!! The Living End – White Noise
Single of the Year Gabriella Cilmi – "Sweet About Me" Faker – "This Heart Attack" Sam Sparro – "Black and Gold" The Living End – "White Noise" The Presets – "My People"
Best Male Artist Nick Cave – Dig, Lazarus, Dig!!! Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu – Gurrumul Paul Kelly – To Her Door (live) Pete Murray – Summer at Eureka Sam Sparro – Sam Sparro
Best Female Artist Gabriella Cilmi – Lessons to Be Learned Clare Bowditch – The Moon Looked On Holly Throsby – A Loud Call Kylie Minogue – X Missy Higgins – "Peachy"
Best Group The Presets – Apocalypso Angus & Julia Stone – A Book Like This Faker – Be the Twilight Silverchair – "If You Keep Losing Sleep" The Living End – White Noise
Best Adult Contemporary Album The Panics – Cruel Guards Clare Bowditch – The Moon Looked On Jimmy Barnes – Out in the Blue Katie Noonan – Skin Robert Forster – The Evangelist
Best Blues & Roots Album The Audreys – When the Flood Comes Angus & Julia Stone – A Book Like This Jeff Lang – Half Seas Over Mia Dyson – Struck Down The Waifs – Sun Dirt Water
Best Children's Album The Wiggles – You Make Me Feel Like Dancing Hi-5 – Planet Earth (deluxe edition) Jay Laga'aia – Come Dance and Sing Justine Clarke – Songs to Make You Smile The Fairies – Fairy Fun, Fun, Fun
Best Comedy Release Shaun Micallef – The Expurgated Micallef Tonight Akmal Saleh – Akmal Live and Uncensored Matt Tilley – Cereal Pest: Gotcha Calls – Three's a Crowd Merrick and Rosso – Live and Totally Wrong! The Umbilical Brothers – Don't Explain
Best Country Album Kasey Chambers & Shane Nicholson – Rattlin' Bones Catherine Britt – Little Wildflower Melinda Schneider – Be Yourself Sara Storer – Silver Skies The McClymonts – Chaos and Bright Lights
Best Dance Release The Presets – Apocalypso Cut Copy – In Ghost Colours Mobin Master – Show Me Love Pnau – Pnau The Potbelleez – "Don't Hold Back"
Best Independent Release Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu – Gurrumul Ben Lee – Ripe British India – Thieves Lior – Corner of an Endless Road Midnight Juggernauts – Dystopia
Best Music DVD Powderfinger & Silverchair – Across the Great Divide Tour Hilltop Hoods – The City of Light Paul Kelly – Live Apples John Butler Trio – Live at Federation Square Wolfmother – Please Experience Wolfmother Live
Best Pop Release Gabriella Cilmi – Lessons to Be Learned Kylie Minogue – X Operator Please – Yes Yes Vindictive Sam Sparro – "Black and Gold" The Veronicas – Hook Me Up
Best Rock Album The Living End – White Noise Eddy Current Suppression Ring – Primary Colours Faker – Be the Twilight Gyroscope – Breed Obsession Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds – Dig, Lazarus, Dig!!!
Best Urban Release Bliss n Eso – Flying Colours A-Love – Ace of Hearts Katalyst – What's Happening Muph & Plutonic – ...And Then Tomorrow Came Spit Syndicate – Towards the Light The Herd – Summerland
Breakthrough Artist – Album Gabriella Cilmi – Lessons to Be Learned Angus & Julia Stone – A Book Like This Midnight Juggernauts – Dystopia Operator Please – Yes Yes Vindictive Sam Sparro – Sam Sparro
Breakthrough Artist – Single Gabriella Cilmi – "Sweet About Me" Angus & Julia Stone – "The Beast" Sam Sparro – "Black and Gold" The Panics – "Don't Fight It" The Potbelleez – "Don't Hold Back"
Highest Selling Album Delta Goodrem – Delta David Campbell – The Swing Sessions 2 Guy Sebastian – The Memphis Album The Veronicas – Hook Me Up Tina Arena – Songs of Love & Loss
Highest Selling Single Gabriella Cilmi – "Sweet About Me" Delta Goodrem – "In This Life" The Potbelleez – "Don't Hold Back" The Veronicas – "Untouched" The Veronicas – "Hook Me Up"
Fine Arts Awards Best Classical Album Richard Tognetti, Neal Peres Da Costa, Daniel Yeadon – Bach Sonatas for Violin & Keyboard Sydney Symphony Orchestra – Brett Dean Elena Kats-Chernin – Slow Food Roger Woodward – Johann Sebastian Bach: Chromatic Fantasia & Fugue, Partita no. 2 & Partita no. 6 Slava Grigoryan, Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra – Baroque Guitar Concertos
Best Jazz Album Andrea Keller – Footprints Deni Hines & James Morrison – The Other Woman Grace Knight – Willow Joe Chindamo – Duende the Romantic Project Mike Nock Project – Meeting of the Waters Jamie Oehlers, Paul Grabowsky, David Beck – Lost and Found
Best Original Soundtrack / Cast / Show Album Chris Lilley – Summer Heights High soundtrack Cezary Skubiszewski – Night – original soundtrack Cast – Priscilla Queen of the Desert – the Musical The Square – The Square soundtrack Various – Countdown Spectacular 2
Best World Album Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu – Gurrumul Archie Roach – Journey David Jones – Colours of the Drum Joseph Tawadros – Angel Watussi – Tequila Sangre Fuego
Artisan Awards The Artisan Award winners were announced on 10 September. The winners are shown here in bold.
Producer of the Year The Presets (Julian Hamilton & Kim Moyes) – The Presets – Apocalypso Harry Vanda & Glenn Goldsmith – British India – Thieves Matt Lovell / Shihad – Shihad – Beautiful Machine Michael Hohnen – Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu – Gurrumul Scott Horscroft – The Panics – Cruel Guards
Engineer of the Year Matt Lovell / Shihad – Shihad – Beautiful Machine Anthony Lycenko – Pete Murray – Summer at Eureka James Ash – Rogue Traders – Better in the Dark Scott Horscroft – The Panics – Cruel Guards Scott Horscroft – The Presets – Apocalypso
Best Cover Art Jonathan Zawada – The Presets – Apocalypso Aaron Hayward & David Homer (Debaser) – Faker – Be the Twilight Aaron Hayward & David Homer (Debaser) – Kasey Chambers & Shane Nicholson – Rattlin' Bones Alter – Cut Copy – In Ghost Colours IOSHVA – Angus & Julia Stone – A Book Like This
Best Video Kris Moyes – The Presets – "My People" Adam Callen – Sneaky Sound System – "Kansas City" Angus & Julia Stone / Josh Groom – Angus & Julia Stone – "Just a Boy" Damon Escott & Stephen Lance – Silverchair – "If You Keep Losing Sleep" James Littlemore – Pnau – "Baby"
ARIA Hall of Fame inductees The following were inducted into the 2008 ARIA Hall of Fame on 1 July: Rolf Harris Russell Morris Dragon Max Merritt The Triffids
References
External links ARIA Awards 2008 official website List of winners and nominees