It took a lot of arranging given COVID-19 limitations, however the ARIA Awards 2020 was a triumph.
Despite the fact that huge numbers of the winners were in various cities — and some in different countries — everybody got an opportunity to state their much obliged.
The greatest winner of the night was Perth-based Tame Impala, who won five out of seven honors including the pined for Album of the Year. Lyricist and rapper Sampa The Great likewise ruled, bringing home three honors including Best Female Artist.
Here’s a full list of all the winner and nominees from the ARIAs.
Album Of The Year
- WINNER: Tame Impala – The Slow Rush
- DMA’s – THE GLOW
- Jessica Mauboy – Hilda
- Lime Cordiale – 14 Steps To A Better You
- Sampa The Great – The Return
Song of the Year
- WINNER: 5 Seconds Of Summer – ‘Teeth’
- Flume Feat. Vera Blue – ‘Rushing Back’
- Hilltop Hoods Feat. Illy & Ecca Vandal – ‘Exit Sign’
- Lime Cordiale – ‘Robbery’
- Mallrat – ‘Charlie’
- Ruel – ‘Painkiller’
- Sam Fischer – ‘This City’
- The Jungle Giants – ‘Heavy Hearted’
- The Rubens – ‘Live In Life’
- Tones and I – ‘Never Seen the Rain’
Best Female Artist
- WINNER: Sampa The Great – The Return
- Amy Shark – Everybody Rise
- Miiesha – Nyaaringu
- Sia – Together
- Tones And I – Bad Child / Can’t Be Happy All the Time
Best International Artist
- WINNER: Harry Styles – Fine Line
- Dua Lipa – Future Nostalgia
- Eminem – Music To Be Murdered By
- Halsey – Manic
- Juice WRLD – Legends Never Die
- Justin Bieber – Changes
- Lewis Capaldi – Divinely Uninspired To A Hellish Extent
- Lizzo – Cuz I Love You
- Taylor Swift – Folklore
- The Weekend – After Hours
Best Male Artist
- WINNER: Archie Roach – Tell Me Why
- Guy Sebastian – Standing With You
- Ruel – Free Time
- The Kid LAROI – F*ck Love
- Troye Sivan – In A Dream
Best Rock Album
- WINNER: Tame Impala – The Slow Rush
- Cold Chisel – Blood Moon
- DMA’S – THE GLOW
- Ocean Alley – Lonely Diamond
- Violent Soho – Everything Is A-OK
Best Hip Hop Release
- WINNER: Sampa The Great – The Return
- Baker Boy – Meditjin feat. JessB
- Briggs – Always Was EP
- Illy – Last Laugh
- The Kid LAROI – F*ck Love
Breakthrough Artist
- WINNER: Lime Cordiale – 14 Steps To A Better You
- Alex the Astronaut – The Theory of Absolutely Nothing
- Mallrat – Driving Music
- Miiesha – Nyaaringu
- The Kid LAROI – F*ck Love
Best Pop Release
- WINNER: Amy Shark – Everybody Rise
- Lime Cordiale – 14 Steps To A Better You
- Sia – Together
- Tame Impala – Lost In Yesterday
- Troye Sivan – In A Dream
Telstra ARIA Music Teacher Award
- WINNER: Sarah Donnelley – Wilcannia Central School, Wilcannia NSW
- CJ Shaw – Palmerston District Primary School, Canberra ACT
- Kathryn McLennan – Virginia State School, Virginia QLD
- Thomas Fienberg – Evans High School, Blacktown, NSW
Best Australian Live Act
- WINNER: Amy Shark – Amy Shark Regional Tour
- Baker Boy – Falls Festival
- Cold Chisel – Blood Moon Tour
- DMA’S – Unplugged & Intimate | Laneway Festival
- King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard – St Jerome’s Laneway Festival
- Paul Kelly – Paul Kelly – Making Gravy 2019
- PNAU – All Of Us Australian Tour
- RÜFÜS DU SOL – 2019 Summer Festival Tour
- Sampa The Great – The Return Australian Tour 2019
- The Teskey Brothers – Run Home Slow
Best Group
- WINNER: Tame Impala – The Slow Rush
- 5 Seconds Of Summer – CALM
- DMA’S – THE GLOW
- Lime Cordiale – 14 Steps To A Better You
- The Teskey Brothers – Live At The Forum
Best Video presented by YouTube Music
- WINNER: Guy Sebastian – Standing With You
- Baker Boy – Meditjin feat. JessB
- Lime Cordiale – Robbery
- PNAU feat. Vlossom – Lucky
- Sampa The Great – Time’s Up (feat. Krown)
- Tame Impala – Is It True
- The Chats – The Clap
- Tones And I – Ur So F**kInG cOoL
- Troye Sivan – Easy
- Violent Soho – Pick It Up Again
Best Soul/R&B Release
- WINNER: Miiesha – Nyaaringu
- Genesis Owusu – Don’t Need You
- KIAN – Every Hour
- Tash Sultana – Pretty Lady
- Tkay Maidza – Last Year Was Weird, Vol.2
Best Jazz Album
- WINNER: Paul Kelly & Paul Grabowsky – Please Leave Your Light On
- Katie Noonan – The Sweetest Taboo
- Luke Howard – All That Is Not Solid (Live At Tempo Rubato, Australia / 2020)
- Mike Nock; Hamish Stuart; Julien Wilson; Jonathan Zwartz – This World
- Nat Bartsch – Forever More
Best Cover Art
- WINNER: WASHINGTON – Batflowers
- Donny Benét – Mr Experience
- Jessica Mauboy – Hilda
- Lime Cordiale – 14 Steps To A Better You
- Violent Soho – Everything Is A-OK
Engineer Of The Year
- WINNER: Kevin Parker for Tame Impala – The Slow Rush
- Alice Ivy – Don’t Sleep
- IAMMXO (aka Mohamed Komba) for Miiesha – Nyaaringu
- Eric J Dubowsky for Ruel – Free Time
- Greg Wales for Violent Soho – Everything Is A-OK
Best Classical Album
- WINNER: Richard Tognetti & Erin Helyard – Beethoven & Mozart Violin Sonatas
- Alicia Crossley – Muse
- David Greco & Erin Helyard – Schubert: Die schöne Müllerin
- Jayson Gillham, Adelaide Symphony Orchestra, Nicholas Carter – Beethoven Piano Concertos
- Slava & Sharon Grigoryan – Our Place: Duets For Cello And Guitar
Best Original Soundtrack or Musical Theatre Cast Album
- WINNER: Chelsea Cullen – I Am Woman (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
- Dan Golding – Untitled Goose Game (Original Soundtrack)
- Grigoryan Brothers – A Boy Called Sailboat
- Matteo Zingales & Antony Partos – Mystery Road (Original Score: Seasons 1-2)
- Sally Seltmann & Darren Seltmann – The Letdown (Music from Seasons 1+2)
Best Independent Release
- WINNER: Sampa The Great – The Return
- Archie Roach – Tell Me Why
- DMA’S – THE GLOW
- Lime Cordiale – 14 Steps To A Better You
- Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds – Ghosteen
Best Dance Release
- WINNER: Dom Dolla – San Frandisco
- Alice Ivy – Don’t Sleep
- Flume – Rushing Back feat. Vera Blue
- Northeast Party House – Shelf Life
- Stace Cadet & KLP – Energy
Best World Music Album
- WINNER: Joseph Tawadros – Live at the Sydney Opera House
- Grace Barbe – FANM:WOMAN
- Melbourne Ska Orchestra – Live At The Triffid
- The Crooked Fiddle Band – Another Subtle Atom Bomb
- Xylouris White – The Sisypheans
Producer Of The Year
- WINNER: Kevin Parker for Tame Impala – The Slow Rush
- Kevin Shirley for Cold Chisel – Blood Moon
- DNA & Louis Schoorl for Jessica Mauboy – Hilda
- IAMMXO (aka Mohamed Komba) for Miiesha – Nyaaringu
- M-Phazes for Ruel – Free Time
Best Country Album
- WINNER: Fanny Lumsden – Fallow
- Casey Barnes – Town of A Million Dreams
- Jasmine Rae – Lion Side
- The McClymonts – Mayhem To Madness
- Travis Collins – Wreck Me
Best Adult Contemporary Album
- WINNER: Archie Roach – Tell Me Why
- Donny Benét – Mr Experience
- Gordi – Our Two Skins
- Josh Pyke – Rome
- Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds – Ghosteen
Best Children’s Album
- WINNER: Teeny Tiny Stevies – Thoughtful Songs for Little People
- Diver City – Welcome to Diver City
- The Wiggles – Choo Choo Trains, Propeller Planes & Toot Toot Chugga Chugga Big Red Car!
- Tiptoe Giants – Colour the World
- The Vegetable Plot – Season Two
Best Blues & Roots Album
- WINNER: The Teskey Brothers – Live At The Forum
- Busby Marou – The Great Divide
- Frank Yamma – Tjukurpa: The Story
- Lucky Oceans – Purple Sky (Songs Originally By Hank Williams)
- Tracy McNeil & The GoodLife – You Be The Lightning
Best Comedy Release
- WINNER: Anne Edmonds – What’s Wrong With You?
- Bev Killick – Crummy Mummy
- Celia Pacquola – All Talk
- Megan Washington – Just Jesus (feat. Chris Ryan)
- Tom Gleeson – Joy
Best Hard Rock/Heavy Metal Album
- WINNER: King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard – Chunky Shrapnel
- Parkway Drive – Viva The Underdogs
- Polaris – The Death Of Me
- The Amity Affliction – Everyone Loves You…Once You Leave Them
- The Chats – High Risk Behaviour
