| Album of the Year | Best Group |
- Flume – Skin
- *RÜFÜS – Bloom
- *Sia – This Is Acting
- *The Avalanches – Wildflower
- *Troye Sivan – Blue Neighbourhood
| Violent Soho – Waco *King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard – Nonagon Infinity *RÜFÜS – Bloom *The Avalanches – Wildflower *The Veronicas – "In My Blood" |
| Best Male Artist | Best Female Artist |
| Flume – Skin *Bernard Fanning – Civil Dusk *Guy Sebastian – "Black & Blue" *Illy – "Papercuts" *Troye Sivan – Blue Neighbourhood | Sia – This Is Acting *Delta Goodrem – Wings of the Wild *Jessica Mauboy – "This Ain't Love" *Montaigne – Glorious Heights *Sarah Blasko – Eternal Return |
| Best Adult Alternative Album | Best Adult Contemporary Album |
| Sarah Blasko – Eternal Return *Jarryd James – Thirty One *Matt Corby – Telluric *Peter Garrett – A Version of Now *The Temper Trap – Thick as Thieves | Bernard Fanning – Civil Dusk *Bob Evans – Car Boot Sale *Paul Kelly – Seven Sonnets & a Song *Robert Forster – Songs to Play *Tina Arena – Eleven |
| Best Hard Rock/Heavy Metal Album | Best Rock Album |
| King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard – Nonagon Infinity *Hellions – Opera Oblivia *Parkway Drive – Ire *The Amity Affliction – This Could Be Heartbreak *Twelve Foot Ninja – Outlier | Violent Soho – Waco *Ball Park Music – Every Night the Same Dream *Boy & Bear – Limit of Love *Gang of Youths – Let Me Be Clear *The Living End – Shift |
| Best Blues & Roots Album | Best Country Album |
| Russell Morris – 'Red Dirt Red Heart *Jimmy Barnes – Soul Searchin *Kev Carmody – Recollections... Reflections... *The Cat Empire – Rising with the Sun *The Wilson Pickers – You Can't Catch Fish from a Train | Sara Storer – Silos *Adam Brand and the Outlaws – Adam Brand and the Outlaws *Bill Chambers – Cold Trail *Fanny Lumsden – Small Town Big Shot *The Wolfe Brothers – This Crazy Life |
| Best Pop Release | Best Dance Release |
| Flume – "Never Be like You" *Illy – "Papercuts" *Sia – This Is Acting *The Veronicas – "In My Blood" *Troye Sivan – Blue Neighbourhood | Flume – Skin *Hayden James – "Just a Lover" *L D R U – "Keeping Score" *RÜFÜS – Bloom *The Avalanches – Wildflower |
| Best Urban Album | Best Children's Album |
| Drapht – Seven Mirrors *Citizen Kay – With the People *Koi Child – Koi Child *L-FRESH the Lion – Become *Urthboy – The Past Beats Inside Me Like a Second Heartbeat | The Wiggles – Wiggle Town! *Justine Clarke – Pyjama Jam! *Pat Davern – Alexander the Elephant in Zanzibar *Play School – Famous Friends: Celebrating 50 Years of Play School *Sam Moran – Play Along with Sam: BEST. DAY. EVER! |
| Breakthrough Artist | Best Independent Release |
| Montaigne – Glorious Heights *DMA's – Hills End *L D R U – "Keeping Score" *Olympia – Self Talk *Safia – "Make Them Wheels Roll" | Flume – Skin *Jarryd James – Thirty One *King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard – Nonagon Infinity *Sia – This Is Acting *Violent Soho – Waco |
