ARIA Music Awards of 2006

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Awards and nominations

ARIA Awards

• Album of the Year
• *Bernard Fanning – Tea and Sympathy
• **Augie March – Moo, You Bloody Choir
• **Eskimo Joe – Black Fingernails, Red Wine
• **The Sleepy Jackson – Personality – One Was a Spider, One Was a Bird
• **Wolfmother – Wolfmother
• Single of the Year
• *Eskimo Joe – "Black Fingernails, Red Wine"
• **Augie March – "One Crowded Hour"
• **Bernard Fanning – "Watch Over Me"
• **Wolfmother – "Mind's Eye"
• **Youth Group – "Forever Young"
• Best Female Artist
• *Clare Bowditch – What Was Left
• **Holly Throsby – Under the Town
• **Jade MacRae – Jade MacRae
• **Jen Cloher – Dead Wood Falls
• **Kasey Chambers – "Nothing at All"
• Best Male Artist
• *Bernard Fanning – Tea and Sympathy
• **Ben Lee – "We're All in This Together"
• **Bob Evans – Suburban Songbook
• **Dan Kelly & the Alpha Males – Pirate Radio
• **Pete Murray – See the Sun
• Best Group
• *Wolfmother – Wolfmother
• **Augie March – Moo, You Bloody Choir
• **Eskimo Joe – Black Fingernails, Red Wine
• **Rogue Traders – Here Come the Drums
• **The Living End – State of Emergency
• Highest Selling Album
• *Human Nature –
• **Bernard Fanning – Tea and Sympathy
• **Pete Murray – See the Sun
• **Rogue Traders – Here Come the Drums
• **The Veronicas – The Secret Life Of...
• Highest Selling Single
• *TV Rock featuring Seany B – "Flaunt It"
• **Kate DeAraugo – "Maybe Tonight"
• **Lee Harding – "Wasabi"
• **Shannon Noll – "Shine"
• **Youth Group – "Forever Young"
• Best Breakthrough Artist – Album
• *Wolfmother – Wolfmother
• **Hilltop Hoods – The Hard Road
• **Rogue Traders – Here Come the Drums
• **The Grates – Gravity Won't Get You High
• **The Veronicas – The Secret Life Of...
• Breakthrough Artist – Single
• *Youth Group – "Forever Young"
• **Gyroscope – "Fast Girl"
• **Hilltop Hoods – "Clown Prince"
• **Sneaky Sound System – "I Love It"
• **TV Rock featuring Seany B – "Flaunt It"
• **Starky – "Hey Bang Bang"
• Best Adult Contemporary Album
• *Bob Evans – Suburban Songbook
• **Human Nature – '
• **Tex, Don and Charlie – All Is Forgiven
• **The Whitlams – Little Cloud
• **Various Artists – She Will Have Her Way: The Songs of Tim & Neil Finn
• Best Blues & Roots Album
• *The Audreys – Between Last Night and Us
• **Bernard Fanning – Tea and Sympathy
• **Lior – Doorways of My Mind
• **The Flood – The Late Late Show
• **Xavier Rudd – Food in the Belly
• Best Children's Album
• *The Wiggles – Racing to the Rainbow
• **Hi-5 – Wish Upon a Star
• **Justine Clarke – I Like to Sing!
• **The Fairies – Fairy Magic
• **The Hooley Dooleys - Smile
• Best Comedy Release
• *Lano and Woodley – Sing Songs
• **Carl Barron – Whatever Comes Next DVD
• **Matt Tilley – '
• **The Shambles – Best of Series One & Two
• Best Country Album
• *Troy Cassar-Daley – Brighter Day
• **Adam Brand – What a Life
• **Anne Kirkpatrick – Showman's Daughter
• **Catherine Britt – Too Far Gone
• **Lee Kernaghan – The New Bush
• Best Dance Release
• *TV Rock featuring Seany B – Flaunt It
• **Dirty South – Dirty South EP
• **Paul Mac – Panic Room
• **Sneaky Sound System – "I Love It"
• **The Presets – Beams
• Best Independent Release
• *Hilltop Hoods – The Hard Road
• **Ben Lee – "We're All in This Together"
• **Gotye – Like Drawing Blood
• **The John Butler Trio – Live at St. Gallen
• **Lior – Doorways of My Mind
• Best Music DVD
• *Eskimo Joe – Eskimo Joe
• **Hilltop Hoods – The Calling Live
• **Kylie Minogue – Showgirl: The Greatest Hits Tour
• **Missy Higgins – If You Tell Me Yours, I'll Tell You Mine
• **The Go-Betweens – That Striped Sunlight Sound
• Best Pop Release
• *The Veronicas – The Secret Life of...
• **Ben Lee – Into the Dark EP
• **Josh Pyke – Feeding the Wolves
• **Rogue Traders – Here Come the Drums
• **Shannon Noll – Lift
• Best Rock Album
• *Wolfmother – Wolfmother
• **Augie March – Moo, You Bloody Choir
• **Eskimo Joe – Black Fingernails, Red Wine
• **The Living End – State of Emergency
• **You Am I – Convicts
• Best Urban Release
• *Hilltop Hoods – The Hard Road
• **Bliss n Eso – "Up Jumped the Boogie"
• **Jade MacRae – Jade MacRae
• **Phrase – Talk with Force
• **Weapon X & Ken Hell – Sneakerpimpin' Ain't Easy

  Artisan Awards

• Best Cover Art
• *Debaser – Bernard Fanning - Tea and Sympathy
• **Alison Smith, Chris Cheney – The Living End – State of Emergency
• **Dane Lovett, Dave Snow – Eskimo Joe – Black Fingernails, Red Wine
• **Luke Steele, James Bellesini, Love Police – The Sleepy Jackson - Personality – One Was a Spider, One Was a Bird
• **The Grates – The Grates – Gravity Won't Get You High
• Best Video
• *Head Pictures – Bernard Fanning – "Wish You Well"
• **Andy Cassell – Youth Group – "Forever Young"
• **Bart Borghessi – Eskimo Joe – "Black Fingernails, Red Wine"
• **Kim Moyes – The Presets – "Are You the One"
• **Sean Gilligan, Sarah-Jane Woulahan – The Living End – "Wake Up"
• Engineer of the Year
• *Matt Lovell – Eskimo Joe – Black Fingernails, Red Wine
• **Adam Rhodes – The Cat Empire – Cities: The Cat Empire Project
• **Nick Launay – The Living End – State of Emergency
• **Paul McKercher – Augie March – various tracks on Moo, You Bloody Choir
• **Wayne Connolly – The Vines – Vision Valley
• Producer of the Year
• *Eskimo Joe – Eskimo Joe– Black Fingernails, Red Wine
• **Lindsay Gravina, Magic Dirt – Magic Dirt – Snow White
• **Nick Launay – The Living End – State of Emergency
• **Paul McKercher – Augie March – various tracks on Moo, You Bloody Choir
• **Wayne Connolly – Youth Group – Casino Twilight Dogs

  Fine Arts Awards

• Best Classical Album
• *Richard Tognetti – Bach Sonatas and Partitas for Solo Violin
• **Amelia Farrugia – Joie De Vivre
• **Nikki Vaskilakis, Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra, Sebastian Lang-Lessing – Mendelssohn, Bruch, Ravel
• **Simon Tedeschi, The Queensland Orchestra, Richard Bonynge – Piano Concertos: Tchaikovsky, Grieg
• **Slava Grigoryan, Leonard Grigoryan – The Queensland Orchestra – Brett Kelly – Rodrigo Guitar Concertos
• Best Jazz Album
• *The Necks – Chemist
• **Don Burrows, The Mell-O-Tones, Phillip Sametz – Non-Stop Flight – Great Music of the Swing Era
• **James Muller – Kaboom
• **Mark Sholtez – Real Street
• **Paul Grabowsky, Bernie McGann – Always
• Best Soundtrack / Cast / Show Recording
• *Paul Kelly, Dan Luscombe, Katie Brianna & the Stormwater Boys – Jindabyne Soundtrack
• **David Bridie – RAN Soundtrack
• **Francois Tetaz – Wolf Creek Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
• **Nick Cave, Warren Ellis – The Proposition
• **Various – Little Fish Soundtrack
• Best World Music Album
• *The Cat Empire – Cities: The Cat Empire Project
• **Joseph and James Tawadros – Visions
• **Mara! – Sorella
• **The Pigram Brothers – Under the Mango Tree
• **Seaman Dan – Island Way

  Hall of Fame inductees

• Daddy Cool inducted by singer-songwriter, Tim Finn
• Divinyls inducted by actor, Hugh Jackman
• Icehouse inducted by singer-songwriter, Tim Freedman
• Lobby Loyde inducted by bandmate, Billy Thorpe
• Helen Reddy inducted by actor, Toni Collette
• Rose Tattoo inducted by musician, Sarah McLeod

• Midnight Oil inducted by Irish singer-songwriter, Bono

  Performers

• Wolfmother
• Eskimo Joe
• The Veronicas
• Human Nature
• Hilltop Hoods
• Silverchair
• Youth Group
• Pete Murray
• Bernard Fanning

  Channel V Oz Artist of the Year award

• Channel V Oz Artist of the Year
• *Wolfmother
• **Eskimo Joe
• **Rogue Traders
• **The Veronicas