2015 ARIA Award Winners
The 2015 Australian Recording Industry Association awards took place last night at the The Star Event Centre in Sydney. Here’s the complete list of winners
Album Of The Year
Tame Impala – Currents
Best International Artist
One Direction – Four
Best Australian Live Act
5 Seconds Of Summer – Rock Out With Your Socks Out Tour
Best Male Artist
Vance Joy – Dream Your Life Away
Best Female Artist
Courtney Barnett – Sometimes I Sit And Think, And Sometimes I Just Sit
Best Dance Release
Rüfüs – You Were Right
Best Rock Album
Tame Impala – Currents
Best Video
Matt Sharp & Daniel James for The Veronicas – You Ruin Me
Best Country Album
Shane Nicholson – Hell Breaks Loose
Best Urban Album
Seth Sentry – Strange New Past
Best Hard Rock/Heavy Metal Album
Northlane – Node
Breakthrough Artist
Courtney Barnett – Sometimes I Sit And Think, And Sometimes I Just Sit
Best Blues And Roots Album
C.W. Stoneking – Gon’ Boogaloo
Best Adult Contemporary Album
Oh Mercy – When We Talk About Love
Best Independent Release
Courtney Barnett – Sometimes I Sit And Think, And Sometimes I Just Sit
Best Pop Release
Jarryd James – Do You Remember
Best Group
Tame Impala – Currents
Best Comedy Release
Matt Okine – Live at the Enmore Theatre
Best Children’s Album
Sam Moran – Play Along With Sam: BOO!
Song Of The Year
Conrad Sewell – Start Again
Engineer of the Year
Kevin Parker for Tame Impala – Currents
Producer Of The Year
Kevin Parker for Tame Impala – Currents
Best Cover Art
Courtney Barnett for Courtney Barnett – Sometimes I Sit And Think, And Sometimes I Just Sit
Best Classical Album
Tamara-Anna Cislowska – Peter Sculthorpe: Complete Works for Solo Piano
Best Jazz Album
Barney McAll – Mooroolbark
Best Original Soundtrack / Cast / Show Album
Various Artists – Beat The Drum – Celebrating 40 Years of Triple J
Best World Music Album
Gurrumul – The Gospel Album
Outstanding Achievement Award
Lee Kernaghan – Spirit Of The ANZACS
Diamond Award (for sales in excess of half a million)
Ed Sheeran
Hall of Fame inductee
Tina Arena