ARIA Music Awards of 1998
The 12th Australian Recording Industry Association Music Awards (generally known as the ARIA Music Awards or simply The ARIAS) was held on 20 October 1998 at the Sydney Convention & Exhibition Centre.[1][2] Presenters, including Democrats deputy leader Natasha Stott Despoja and former Prime Minister Gough Whitlam, distributed 28 awards with the big winner for the year being Natalie Imbruglia with six awards.[1]
In addition to previous categories, "Outstanding Achievement Award" was presented to Savage Garden.[1] The ARIA Hall of Fame inducted: The Angels and The Masters Apprentices.[1]
Awards
Final nominees for awards are shown in plain, with winners in bold.
ARIA Awards
- Album of the Year
- Single of the Year
- Song of the Year
- Monique Brumby – "The Change in Me"
- The Fauves – "Surf City Limits"
- The Living End – "Prisoner of Society"
- The Mavis's – "Cry"
- The Whitlams – "No Aphrodisiac"
- Highest Selling Album
- Highest Selling Single
- The Living End – "Second Solution / Prisoner of Society"
- John Farnham & Human Nature – "Every Time You Cry"
- Natalie Imbruglia – "Big Mistake"
- Natalie Imbruglia – "Torn"
- Tina Arena – "Burn"
- Best Group
- Regurgitator – Unit
- Savage Garden – "Universe"
- The Superjesus – Sumo
- The Whitlams – Eternal Nightcap
- You Am I – #4 Record
- Best Female Artist
- Tina Arena – In Deep
- Monique Brumby – Thylacine
- Kate Ceberano – "Pash"
- Natalie Imbruglia – Left of the Middle
- Kylie Minogue – Impossible Princess
- Best Male Artist
- Paul Kelly – Words and Music
- Ed Kuepper – Live!
- Mark Seymour – King Without a Clue
- Matt Walker – I Listen to the Night
- Chris Wilson – The Long Weekend
- Best New Talent
- Bachelor Girl – "Buses and Trains"
- Groove Terminator – Losing Ground
- Natalie Imbruglia – Left of the Middle
- Diana Anaid – "I Go Off"
- Marie Wilson – "Next Time"
- Breakthrough Artist – Album
- Cordrazine – From Here to Wherever
- Grinspoon – Guide to Better Living
- Natalie Imbruglia – Left of the Middle
- Jebediah – Slightly Odway
- The Superjesus – Sumo
- Breakthrough Artist – Single
- Hot Rollers – "Wickerman Shoes"
- Natalie Imbruglia – "Torn"
- Diana Anaid – "I Go Off"
- Primary – "Vicious Precious"
- Marie Wilson – "Next Time"
- Best Dance Release
- Best Pop Release
- Natalie Imbruglia – Left of the Middle
- The Mavis's – Pink Pills
- Kylie Minogue – Impossible Princess
- Snout – Circle High and Wide
- The Whitlams – Eternal Nightcap
- Best Country Album
- Colin Buchanan – Edge of the Kimberley
- Shanley Del – My Own Sweet Time
- Troy Cassar-Daley – True Believer
- Gina Jeffreys – Someboy's Daughter
- The Wheel – The Wheel
- Best Independent Release
- Best Alternative Release
- Dirty Three – Ocean Songs
- The Living End – "Second Solution / Prisoner of Society"
- The Paradise Motel – Flight Paths
- Regurgitator – Unit
- You Am I – #4 Record
- Best Indigenous Release
- Archie Roach – Looking for a Butter Boy
- Gondwana – Xenophon
- Singers for the Red Black and Gold – Yil Lull
- John Williamson & Warren H Williams – Raining on the Rock
- Bart Willoughby – Pathways
- Best Adult Contemporary Album
- David Campbell – Taking the Wheel
- Colin Hay – Transcendental Highway
- The Killjoys – Sun Bright Deep
- Archie Roach – Looking for a Butter Boy
- Wendy Matthews – Ghosts
- Best Comedy Release
- The 12th Man – Bill Lawry... This Is Your Life
- Jimeoin – Forklift Truck
- Paul McDermott – Unplugged Good News Week Tapes Volume 1
- John Safran – "Not the Sunscreen Song"
- Squirrel Grippers – Nine Inch Males
Fine Arts Awards
- Best Jazz Album
- Chaplin, Tinkler, Rex, Lamble – The Future in Today
- Joe Chindamo – Anyone Who Had a Heart
- Kevin Hunt – Plays JS Bach
- Shelley Scown with the Paul Grabowsky Trio – Angel
- Rolf Stube – The Jazz Police
- Best Classical Album
- Yvonne Kenny, Paul Dyer, Australian Brandenburg Orchestra – Handel: Arias
- Tamara Anna Cislowska – The Persian Hours
- Slava Grigoryan – Dance of the Angels
- Karin Schaup – Leyenda
- Sydney Alpha Ensemble – Elena Kats - Chernin Clocks
- Best Children's Album
- The Flowerpot Gang – Happy Little Flower Pots
- Hooley Dooleys – Ready Set... Go!
- George Spartels – Let's Go Out
- Don Spencer – Australian Classics
- The Wiggles – Toot, Toot!
- Best Original Soundtrack / Cast / Show Recording
- The Necks – The Boys[nb 1]
- Original Cast Recording – The Boy from Oz
- Cezary Skubiszewski – The Sound of One Hand Clapping
- Various – A Little Bit of Soul
- Various – To Hal and Bacharach
- Best World Music Album
- Lisa Gerrard & Pieter Bourke – Duality
- Matt Walker – I Listen to the Night
- Kavisha Mazzella – Fisherman's Daughter
- Tigramuna – Jazz Latino - Americano
- Tulipan – Manic Celeste
- Xylouris Ensemble – Antipodes
Artisan Awards
- Producer of the Year
- Paul Begaud – Human Nature – Whisper Your Name
- Daniel Denholm, Phil McKellar – The Cruel Sea – "Hard Times"
- Charles Fisher – Savage Garden – "Universe"; – The Seekers – The Bush Girl
- Magoo, Regurgitator – Regurgitator – Unit
- Rob Taylor, Tim Freedman – The Whitlams – Eternal Nightcap
- Engineer of the Year
- Nigel Derricks – Cordrazine – From Here to Wherever
- Nick Launay – Silverchair – "The Door"
- Magoo – Midnight Oil – "White Skin / Black Heart"; – Regurgitator – Unit; – Skunkhour – "Another Childish Man", "Breathing Through My Eyes", "Opportunist", "Pulse"
- Tony Espie – Wendy Matthews – Ghosts excluding "Halcyon Days"
- Rob Taylor – The Whitlams – Eternal Nightcap
- Best Video
- Chris Bently – Groove Terminator – "Losing Ground"
- Mark Hartley – The Cruel Sea – "Takin' All Day"
- Jeremy Hydnes, George Pinn – Regurgitator – "Polyester Girl"
- Baz Luhrmann – Christine Anu, David Hobson, Royce Doherty – "Now Until the Break of Day"[nb 2]
- Quan Yeomans – Regurgitator – "Black Bugs"
- Best Cover Art
- Carl Breitkreuz, Ian Downie – Various – To Hal and Bacharach
- Dominic O'Brien, Matt Thomas, Rachel Boyce, Alison Smith – The Mavis's – Pink Pills
- William Tennent, Chris Tennent – The Superjesus – Sumo
- Kevin Wilkins – Midnight Oil – 20,000 Watt R.S.L.
- The Shits – Regurgitator – Unit[nb 3]
Outstanding Achievement Award
ARIA Hall of Fame inductees
The Hall Of Fame inductees were:
Performers
Notes
- ↑ ARIA lists this entry as "The Boys for Necks - The".[1]
- ↑ ARIA lists Dave Dobson as one of three artists for "Now Until the Break of Day".[1] Opera tenor, David Hobson is described as a 1998 ARIA Award winner.[3]
- ↑ The Shits were a duo renamed as Happyland consisting of (then) domestic partners Quan Yeomans of Regurgitator and Janet English of Spiderbait.[4]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 "ARIA Awards – History: Winners by Year 1998: 12th Annual ARIA Awards". Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). Retrieved 13 June 2012.
- ↑ "Australia 1998 ARIA Awards". ALLdownunder.com. Retrieved 5 December 2009.
- ↑ "David Hobson – Opera Singer". Professional singer biography. Emily Tapp Melanoma Foundation Inc. Retrieved 1 April 2010.
- ↑ "Happyland > Overview". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 1 April 2010.