The full list of nominations for this year’s ARIA Awards were announced this morning, with Melbourne songwriter Courtney Barnett leading the field with a total of eight nominations for her debut album Sometimes I Sit And Think, And Sometimes I Just Sit, ahead of Blue Mountains duo, Hermitude, and breakthrough artist Vance Joy, both picking up seven nominations apiece.
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The ‘Artisan Award’ winners were also announced at the ceremony in Sydney today, with Tame Impala’s Kevin Parker picking up both engineer and producer of the year for his work on the band’s latest album Currents. Tame Impala are also nominated for five more awards, to be announced at the main ceremony on November 26.
Up-and-coming artists were also featured, including Meg Mac who is up for two awards and Brisbane songwriter Jarryd James who has received a total of five nominations for his breakout single “Do You Remember” and recently released debut album Thirty One. Szymon has also been acknowledged, the artist’s posthumous release Tigersapp recognised in the ‘Best Adult Contemporary’ category.
View the full list of nominees of the 2015 ARIA Awards below.
Album of the Year
Courtney Barnett – Sometimes I Sit And Think, And Sometimes I Just Sit
Flight Facilities – Down To Earth
Hermitude – Dark Night Sweet Light
Tame Impala – Currents
Vance Joy – Dream Your Life Away
Best Adult Contemporary Album
John Farnham & Olivia Newton-John – Two Strong Hearts
Megan Washington – There There
Oh Mercy – When We Talk About Love
Paul Kelly Presents The Merri Soul Sessions – Paul Kelly Presents The Merri Soul Sessions
Szymon – Tigersapp
Best Blues and Roots Album
CW Stoneking – Gon’ Boogaloo
Marlon Williams – Marlon Williams
The Black Sorrows – Endless Sleep
The Waifs – Beautiful You
Tim Rogers & The Bamboos – The Rules of Attraction
Best Children’s Album
Giggle & Hoot – Hootastic Tunes
Play School – Favourite Things: Songs And Nursery Rhymes From Play School
Rhys Muldoon – Perfect Is The Enemy Of Good
Sam Moran – Play Along With Sam: BOO!
The Wiggles – Rock & Roll Preschool
Best Comedy Release
Bondi Hipsters – Fuhck The Bahnks
Buddy Goode – Songs To Ruin Every Occasion
Matt Okine – Live At The Enmore Theatre
Ronny Chieng – Chieng Reaction
Sammy J & Randy – Live
Best Country Album
Catherine Britt – Boneshaker
Lee Kernaghan – Spirit Of The Anzacs
Mustered Courage – White Lies And Melodies
Shane Nicholson – Hell Breaks Loose
Troy Cassar-Daley – Freedom Ride
Best Dance Release
Alison Wonderland – Run
Flight Facilities – Down To Earth
Hayden James – Something About You
Peking Duk ft Safia – Take Me Over
Rüfüs – You Were Right
Best Female Artist
Courtney Barnett – Sometimes I Sit And Think, And Sometimes I Just Sit
Jessica Mauboy – Can I Get A Moment?
Meg Mac – MEGMAC EP
Megan Washington – There There
Sia – Elastic Heart
Best Group
5 Seconds Of Summer – LiveSOS
AC/DC – Rock Or Bust
Hermitude – Dark Night Sweet Light
Tame Impala – Currents
The Preatures – Blue Planet Eyes
Best Hard Rock/Heavy Metal Album
Born Lion – Final Words
In Hearts Wake – Skydancer
King Parrot – Dead Set
Northlane – Node
Thy Art Is Murder – Holy War
Best Independent Release
Courtney Barnett – Sometimes I Sit And Think, And Sometimes I Just Sit
Hermitude – Dark Night Sweet Light
Jarryd James – Do You Remember
Paul Kelly Presents The Merri Soul Sessions – Paul Kelly Presents The Merri Soul Sessions
Vance Joy – Dream Your Life Away
Best Male Artist
#1 Dads – Nominal
Daniel Johns – Talk
Guy Sebastian – Tonight Again
Jarryd James – Do You Remember
Vance Joy – Dream Your Life Away
Best Pop Release
Conrad Sewell – Start Again
Jarryd James – Do You Remember
Sia – Elastic Heart
Tame Impala – Let It Happen
Vance Joy – Dream Your Life Away
Best Rock Album
Courtney Barnett – Sometimes I Sit And Think, And Sometimes I Just Sit
Dead Letter Circus – Aesthesis
Gang Of Youths – The Positions
Tame Impala – Currents
The Preatures – Blue Planet Eyes
Best Urban Album
Citizen Kay – Demokracy
Hiatus Kaiyote – Choose Your Weapon
Seth Sentry – Strange New Past
The Meeting Tree – R U A Cop
Tuka – Life Death Time Eternal
Breakthrough Artist
Conrad Sewell – Start Again
Courtney Barnett – Sometimes I Sit And Think, And Sometimes I Just Sit
Gang Of Youths – The Positions
Jarryd James – Do You Remember
Meg Mac – Never Be
Publicly Voted Awards
Best Australian Live Act
5 Seconds Of Summer – Rock Out With Your Socks Out Tour
Courtney Barnett – Sometimes I Sit and Think, And Sometimes I Just Sit Album Tour
Gang Of Youths – Gang of Youths National Tour
Hermitude – Dark Night Sweet Light Tour
Hilltop Hoods – Cosby Sweater Australian Tour
Nick Cave – Nick Cave Australian Tour
Paul Kelly Presents The Merri Soul Sessions – Paul Kelly Presents The Merri Soul Sessions Tour
Sheppard – The Bombs Away Tour
The Preatures – The Cruel Tour
Vance Joy – Dream Your Life Away Tour
Best International Artist
Calvin Harris – Motion
Ed Sheeran – X
Foo Fighters – Sonic Highways
Hozier – Hozier
James Bay – Chaos And The Calm
Mark Ronson – Uptown Special
Meghan Trainor – Title
One Direction – Four
Sam Smith – In The Lonely Hour
Taylor Swift – 1989
Best Video
Prad Senanayake for Alison Wonderland – “U Don’t Know” feat. Wayne Coyne
Charlie Ford for Courtney Barnett – “Pedestrian At Best”
Lorin Askill for Daniel Johns – “Aerial Love”
Anthony Rose for Delta Goodrem – “Wings”
Clemens Habicht for Flume – “Some Minds” feat. Andrew Wyatt
Kess Broekman-Dattner for Hermitude – “Through The Roof” feat. Young Tapz
Duncan Toombs for Lee Kernaghan – “Spirit Of The Anzacs”
Filmery for Shane Nicholson – “Secondhand Man”
Luci Schroder for Vance Joy – “Georgia”
Matt Sharp & Daniel James for The Veronicas – “You Ruin Me”
Song Of The Year
Conrad Sewell – “Start Again”
Grace ft G-Eazy – “You Don’t Own Me”
Iggy Azalea ft Jennifer Hudson – “Trouble”
Jarryd James – “Do You Remember”
Marlisa – “Stand By You”
Nathaniel – “Live Louder”
Peking Duk ft SAFIA – “Take Me Over”
Sia – “Elastic Heart”
The Veronicas – “You Ruin Me”
Vance Joy – “Georgia
