ARIA Music Awards of 2006

The 20th Annual Australian Recording Industry Association Music Awards (generally known as ARIA Music Awards or simply The ARIAS) were held on October 29, 2006 at the Acer Arena at the Sydney Olympic Park complex, thus continuing the previous year's innovation of televising the awards on Sunday evening. Presenters on the night included James Mathison, Johnny Knoxville, Jesse McCartney and John Mayer.

Axle Whitehead controversy

"Video Hits" host Axle Whitehead exposed himself and simulated masturbation on an ARIA trophy as the winners of the awards for highest selling single and album made their way to the stage in front of an audience of up to 10,000. The incident was edited from the telecast of the awards.

He announced three days after the awards that he had resigned from Network Ten. [cite web | url = http://www.news.com.au/entertainment/story/0,23663,20675113-10388,00.html | title = Axle exposed to Ten's rage | accessdate = 2006-10-31 | date = 2006-10-31 | publisher = The Daily Telegraph]

Nominations and Awards

In the following lists of nominations the winners are highlighted in bold.

ARIA Awards

*Album of the Year
**Augie March - "Moo, You Bloody Choir "
**Bernard Fanning - "Tea and Sympathy"
**Eskimo Joe - "Black Fingernails, Red Wine "
**The Sleepy Jackson - "Personality, One Was a Spider, One Was a Bird"
**Wolfmother - "Wolfmother "

*Single of the Year
**Augie March - "One Crowded Hour"
**Bernard Fanning - "Watch Over Me"
**Eskimo Joe - "Black Fingernails, Red Wine"
**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
**Augie March - "Moo, You Bloody Choir"
**Eskimo Joe - "Black Fingernails, Red Wine"
**Rogue Traders - "Here Come the Drums"
**The Living End - "State of Emergency"
**Wolfmother - "Wolfmother"

*Highest Selling Single
**Kate DeAraugo - "Maybe Tonight"
**Lee Harding - "Wasabi"
**Shannon Noll - "Shine"
**TV Rock featuring Seany B - "Flaunt It"
**Youth Group - "Forever Young"

*Highest Selling Album
**Bernard Fanning - "Tea and Sympathy"
**Human Nature - "Reach Out: The Motown Album"
**Pete Murray - "See the Sun"
**Rogue Traders - "Here Come the Drums"
**The Veronicas - "The Secret Life Of..."

*Best Breakthrough Artist (Single)
**Gyroscope - "Fast Girl"
**Hilltop Hoods - "Clown Prince"
**Sneaky Sound System - "I Love It"
**TV Rock feat. Seany B - "Flaunt It"
**Starky - "Hey Bang Bang"
**Youth Group - "Forever Young"

*Best Breakthrough Artist (Album)
**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..."
**Wolfmother - Wolfmother

*Best Independent Release
**Ben Lee - "We're All In This Together"
**Gotye - "Like Drawing Blood"
**Hilltop Hoods - "The Hard Road"
**John Butler Trio - "Live At St Gallen"
**Lior - "Doorways of My Mind"

*Best Adult Contemporary Album
**Bob Evans - "Suburban Songbook"
**Human Nature - ""
**Tex, Don & Charlie - "All Is Forgiven"
**The Whitlams - "Little Cloud"
**Various Artists - ""

*Best Pop Release
**Ben Lee - "Into the Dark"
**Josh Pyke - "Feeding The Wolves"
**Rogue Traders - "Here Come the Drums"
**Shannon Noll - "Lift"
**The Veronicas - The Secret Life Of...

*Best Rock Album
**Augie March - "Moo, You Bloody Choir"
**Eskimo Joe - "Black Fingernails, Red Wine"
**The Living End - "State of Emergency"
**Wolfmother - Wolfmother
**You Am I - "Convicts"

*Best Dance Release
**Dirty South - "Dirty South EP"
**Paul Mac - "Panic Room"
**Sneaky Sound System - "I Love It"
**The Presets - "Beams"
**TV Rock feat. Seany B - "Flaunt It"

*Best Urban Release
**Bliss N Eso - "Up Jumped the Boogie"
**Hilltop Hoods - "The Hard Road"
**Jade MacRae - "Jade MacRae"
**Phrase - "Talk With Force"
**Weapon X And Ken Hell - "Sneakerpimpin' Ain't Easy"

*Best Country Album
**Adam Brand - "What a Life"
**Anne Kirkpatrick - "Showman's Daughter"
**Catherine Britt - "Too Far Gone"
**Lee Kernaghan - "The New Bush"
**Troy Cassar-Daley - "Brighter Day"

*Best Blues and Roots Album
**Bernard Fanning - "Tea and Sympathy"
**Lior - "Doorways of My Mind"
**The Audreys - "Between Last Night and Us"
**The Flood - "The Late Late Show"
**Xavier Rudd - "Food in the Belly"

*Best Children's Album
**Hi-5 - "Wish Upon a Star"
**Justine Clarke - "I Like to Sing!"
**The Fairies - "Fairy Magic"
**The Hooley Dooleys - "Smile"
**The Wiggles - "Racing to the Rainbow"

*Best Comedy Release
**Carl Barron - "Whatever Comes Next DVD"
**Lano and Woodley - "Sing Songs"
**Matt Tilley - "Cereal Pest"
**The Shambles - "Best Of Series One & Two"

*Best Music DVD
**Hilltop Hoods - "The Calling Live"
**Eskimo Joe - "The Eskimo Joe DVD"
**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"

* [Channel V|Channel [v] Oz Artist of the Year:
**Eskimo Joe
**Rogue Traders
**The Veronicas
**Wolfmother

Artisan Awards

*Best Cover Art
**Alison Smith and Chris Cheney for The Living End - "State of Emergency"
**Dane Lovett and Dave Snow for Eskimo Joe - "Black Fingernails, Red Wine"
**Debaser for Bernard Fanning - "Wish You Well"
**Luke Steele, James Bellesini at Love Police for The Sleepy Jackson - "Personality - One Was a Spider, One Was a Bird"
**The Grates for The Grates - "Gravity Won't Get You High"

*Engineer of the Year
**Adam Rhodes for The Cat Empire - "Cities The Cat Empire Project"
**Matt Lovell for Eskimo Joe - "Black Fingernails, Red Wine"
**Nick Launay for The Living End - "State of Emergency"
**Paul McKercher for Augie March - "The Cold Acre, Victoria's Secrets, Stranger"
**Wayne Connolly for The Vines - "Vision Valley"

*Best Video
**Andy Cassell for Youth Group - "Forever Young"
**Bart Borghessi for Eskimo Joe - "Black Fingernails, Red Wine"
**Head Pictures for Bernard Fanning - "Wish You Well"
**Kim Moyes for The Presets - "Are You the One"
**Sean Gilligan and Sarah-Jane Woulahan for The Living End - "Wake Up"

*Producer of the Year
**Eskimo Joe for Eskimo Joe - "Black Fingernails, Red Wine"
**Lindsay Gravina and Magic Dirt for Magic Dirt - "Snow White"
**Nick Launay for The Living End - "State of Emergency"
**Paul McKercher for Augie March- "The Cold Acre, Victoria's Secrets, Stranger"
**Wayne Connolly for Youth Group - "Casino Twilight Dogs"

Awards for Fine Arts

*Best World Music Album
**Joseph And James Tawadros — "Visions"
**Mara — "Sorella "
**Pigram Brothers — "Under The Mango Tree"
**Seaman Dan — "Island Way"
**The Cat Empire — "Cities: The Cat Empire Project"

*Best Jazz Album
**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"
**The Necks — "Chemist"

*Best Soundtrack / Cast / Show Recording
**David Bridie — "RAN"
**Francois Tetaz — "Wolf Creek"
**Nick Cave and Warren Ellis — "The Proposition"
**Paul Kelly, Dan Luscombe, Katie Brianna & the Stormwater Boys — "Jindabyne" Soundtrack
**Various - "Little Fish Soundtrack"

*Best Classical Album
**Amelia Farrugia — "Joie De Vivre"
**Nikki Vaskilakis violin, Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra, Sebastian Lang-Lessing conductor — "Mendelssohn, Bruch, Ravel"
**Richard Tognetti — "Bach Sonatas and Partitas for Solo Violin"
**Simon Tedeschi piano, The Queensland Orchestra, Richard Bonynge (conductor) — "Piano Concertos: Tchaikovsky, Grieg"
**Slava and Leonard Grigoryan guitars — The Queensland Orchestra — Brett Kelly (conductor) — Rodrigo Guitar Concertos

Hall of Fame Inductees

The following artists were inducted into to ARIA Hall of Fame:
*Midnight Oil
*Divinyls
*Rose Tattoo
*Helen Reddy
*Daddy Cool
*Icehouse
*Lobby Loyde

Performers

The following artists performed on stage during the 2006 ARIA Awards:
*Wolfmother
*Eskimo Joe
*The Veronicas
*Human Nature
*Hilltop Hoods
*Silverchair
*Youth Group
*Pete Murray (featuring John Mayer)
*Bernard Fanning (featuring Kasey Chambers and Clare Bowditch)

ee also

*Australian music
*Australian rock

References