The 2011 ARIA Awards will take place on November 27th at Allphone Arena (Formerly Acer Arena). There will be live performances from Gotye with Kimbra, Gurrumul Yunupingu with Missy Higgins, The Living End, Guy Sabastian, Art Vs Science, Drapht, Boy & Bear and Cut Copy.
Update: View All Winners Updated Live As Announced
Presenters on the night include Delta Goodrem, Tom Ballard & Alex Dyson, Hamish & Andy, Joel & Benji Madden, Noah Taylor, Iva Davies, Katie Noonan, Adam Hills, James Mathiso, Ricki-Lee Coulter, Erin Mcnaught and Molly Meldrum.
ARIA 2011 Timetables
Celebrity Carpet Arrivals
3pm-4:30pm
The red carpet opens for nominees, guest presenters and the like. These arrivals are coordinated by Ferris Davies PR and for media and photo opportunities. We arrive a little later.
Red Carpet Industry
3:15pm-4:15pm
That’s when the rest of us arrive!
The Aria Awards Ceremony
4:30pm-8:30pm
The main event! A total of 24 awards and magic moment performances to be staged at the newly named Allphones Arena.
After Glow Party
8.45pm – 11.00pm
The official ARIA Awards after-party will be held in same location as the Awards on the lower level of Allphones Arena. All attendees must be 18 years and over.
Update: View All Winners Updated Live As Announced
ARIA 2011 Nominees
Album Of The Year
Boy & Bear – Moonfire
Island Australia/Universal Music Australia
Cut Copy – Zonoscope
Modular Recordings
Eskimo Joe – Ghosts Of The Past
Warner Music Australia
Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu – Rrakala
Skinnyfish/MGM Distribution
Grinderman – 2
Mute/EMI Music Australia
Best Adult Alternative Album ————-
Boy & Bear – Moonfire
Island Australia/Universal Music Australia
Grinderman – 2
Mute/EMI Music Australia
Little Red – Midnight Remember
Liberation Music
Seeker Lover Keeper – Seeker Lover Keeper
Dew Process/Universal Music Australia
The Panics – Rain On The Humming Wire
Dew Process/Universal Music Australia
Best Adult Contemporary Album —————
Billy Thorpe – Billy Thorpe’s Tangier
Sony Music Entertainment Australia
Colin Hay – Gathering Mercury
Compass Records / Planet
Damien Leith – Roy
Sony Music Entertainment Australia
John Farnham – Jack
Sony Music Entertainment Australia
Mark Seymour and the Undertow – Undertow
Liberation Music
Best Blues And Roots Album —————
Backsliders – Starvation Box
Fuse
Blue King Brown – Worldwize Part 1 – North & South
Lion House Records/MGM Distribution
John Butler Trio – Live At Red Rocks
Jarrah Records/MGM Distribution
The Audreys – Sometimes The Stars
ABC Music
The Waifs – Temptation
Jarrah Records/MGM Distribution
Best Children’s Album ————
Dirtgirlworld – Dig It
Kidindy
Hi-5 – Turn The Music Up
Sony Music Entertainment Australia
Holly Throsby – See!
ABC Music
Play School – Let’s Play Together
ABC Music
The Wiggles – Ukulele Baby!
ABC Music
Best Comedy Release ———————-
Adam Hills – Adam Hills, Inflatable
Universal Pictures
Buddy Goode – The One and Only Buddy Goode
ABC Music
Hamish & Andy – Celebrating 50 Glorious Years
Roadshow Music
Josh Thomas – Josh Thomas ‘Surprise’: Warehouse Comedy Festival
Madman Entertainment/Warehouse Comedy Festival
Tim Minchin – Tim Minchin & The Heritage Orchestra
Navel/Inertia
Best Country Album ———–
Jasmine Rae – Listen Here
ABC Music
Kasey Chambers – Little Bird
Liberation Music
Keith Urban – Get Closer
EMI Music Australia
Shane Nicholson – Bad Machines
Liberation Music
Troy Cassar-Daley – Live
Liberation Music
Best Dance Release ———–
Bag Raiders – Bag Raiders
Modular Recordings
Cut Copy – Zonoscope
Modular Recordings
Miami Horror – Illumination
EMI Music Australia
Pnau – Soft Universe
etcetc Music/Ministry of Sound/Universal Music Australia
The Potbelleez – From The Music
Vicious/Universal Music Australia
Best Female Artist ————
Adalita – Adalita
Liberation Music
Clare Bowditch – Are You Ready Yet?
Island Australia/Universal Music Australia
Kasey Chambers – Little Bird
Kimbra – Cameo Lover
Warner Music Australia
Washington – Holy Moses
Mercury Australia/Universal Music Australia
Best Group ——–
Birds Of Tokyo – Wild At Heart
EMI Music Australia
Boy & Bear – Moonfire
Island Australia/Universal Music Australia]
Eskimo Joe – Ghosts Of The Past
Warner Music Australia
Grinderman – 2
Mute/EMI Music Australia
The Living End – The Ending Is Just The Beginning Repeating
Dew Process/Universal Music Australia
Best Hard Rock/Heavy Metal Album ———-
Coerce – Ethereal Surrogate Saviour
Green/MGM Distribution
Cosmic Psychos – Glorius Basterds
Missing Link/Fuse
Dream On Dreamer – Heartbound
UNFD/Warner Music Australia
Floatingme – Floatingme
Cross Section/Inertia
Front End Loader – Ritardando
Weeping Anus Records/MGM Distribution
Best Independent Release ———-
Art vs Science – The Experiment
Green / MGM Distribution
Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu – Rrakala
Skinnyfish/MGM Distribution
John Butler Trio – Live At Red Rocks
Jarrah Records/MGM Distribution
Tex Perkins & The Dark Horses – Tex Perkins & The Dark Horses
Dark Horses Records/Inertia
The Jezabels – Dark Storm
MGM Distribution
Best Male Artist —————-
Drapht – The Life Of Riley
The Ayems/Sony Music Entertainment Australia
Gareth Liddiard – Strange Tourist
Shock Entertainment
Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu – Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu, Rrakala
Skinnyfish/MGM Distribution
Gotye – Somebody That I Used to Know (feat. Kimbra)
Samples ‘n’ Seconds Records/Eleven: A Music Company
Josh Pyke – No One Wants A Lover
Ivy League Records
Best Music DVD ————
AC/DC – AC/DC – Live at River Plate *Winner*
Albert Productions
Powderfinger – Sunsets Farewell Tour
Universal Music Australia
RocKwiz – Live National Tour
Liberation Music
Tex Perkins – Man In Black
Sony Music Entertainment Australia
Various – triple j One Night Stand
ABC Music
Best Pop Release
Architecture In Helsinki – Moment Bends
Modular Recordings
Goyte – Somebody that I used to Know (Feat. Kimbra)
Samples ‘n’ Seconds Records/Eleven: A Music Company
Guy Sebastian – Who’s that Girl
Sony Music Entertainment Australia
Gypsy and the Cat – Gilgamesh
Sony Music Entertainment Australia
Washington – Holy Moses
Mercury Australia/Universal Music Australia
Best Rock Album
Children Collide – Theory of Everything
Universal Music Australia
Eskimo Joe – Ghosts of the Past
Warner Music Australia
Jebediah – Kosciuszko
Dew Process/Universal Music Australia
Papa vs Pretty – United In Isolation
EMI Music Australia
The Living End – The End Is The Beginning Repeating
Dew Process/Universal Music Australia
Best Urban Album
Drapht – The Life Of Riley
The Ayems/Sony Music Entertainment Australia
Illy – The Chase
Obese Records
Koolism – The Umu
Invada/Inertia
Phrase – Babylon
Marlin Records/Universal Music Australia
Vents – Marked For Death
Golden Era Records
Best Breakthrough Artist Album
Boy and Bear – Moonfire
Island Australia/Universal Music Australia
Drapht – The Life Of Riley
The Ayems/Sony Music Entertainment Australia
Gypsy and the Cat – Gilgamesh
Sony Music Entertainment Australia
Oh Mercy – Great Barrier Grief
EMI Music Australia
The Middle East – I want That You Are Always Happy
Spunk/EMI Music Australia
Best Breakthrough Artist Single
Boy and Bear – Feeding Line
Island Australia/Universal Music Australia
Drapht – Rapunzel
The Ayems/Sony Music Entertainment Australia
Havana Brown – We Run The Night
Island Australia/Universal Music Australia
The Jezabels – Dark Storm
MGM Distribution
Zoe Badwi – Freefallin’
Neon Records/Warner Music Australia
Single Of The Year
Birds Of Tokyo – Wild At Heart
EMI Music Australia
Boy and Bear – Feeding Line
Island Australia/Universal Music Australia
Drapht – Rapunzel
The Ayems/Sony Music Entertainment Australia
Goyte – Somebody that I used to Know (Feat. Kimbra)
Samples ‘n’ Seconds Records / Eleven: A Music Company
Guy Sebastian Feat. Eve – Who’s That Girl
Sony Music Entertainment Australia
The Jezabels – Dark Storm
MGM Distribution
Best Cover Art
Cut Copy – Zonoscope *WINNER*
Modular
Art vs Science – The Experiment
Green/MGM Distribution
Billy Thorpe – Billy Thorpe’s Tangier
Sony Music Entertainment Australia
Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunnupingu – Rrakala
Skinnyfish/MGM Distribution
Oh Mercy – Great Barrier Grief
EMI Music Australia
Best Video
Goyte – Somebody That I Used to Know (Feat. Kimbra) *WINNER*
Samples ‘n’ Seconds Records/Eleven: A Music Company
Children Collide – Loveless
Universal Music Australia
Eskimo Joe – Love is a Drug
Warner Music Australia
Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunnupingu – Gopuru
Skinnyfish/MGM Distribution
Kimbra – Cameo Lover
Warner Music Australia
Engineer of the Year
Goyte – Somebody that I used to Know (Feat. Kimbra) *WINNER*
Samples ‘n’ Seconds Records/Eleven: A Music Company
Billy Thorpe – Billy Thorpe’s Tangiers
Sony Music Entertainment Australia
Drapht – Rapunzel
The Ayems/Sony Music Entertainment Australia
Eskimo Joe – Ghosts of the Past
Warner Music Australia
Josh Pyke – No One Wants a Lover
Ivy League Records
Best Producer of the Year
Goyte – Somebody that I used to Know (Feat. Kimbra) *WINNER*
Samples ‘n’ Seconds Records / Eleven: A Music Company
Billy Thorpe – Billy Thorpe’s Tangiers
Sony Music Entertainment Australia
Boy and Bear – Moonfire
Island Australia / Universal Music Australia
Eskimo Joe – Ghosts of the Past
Warner Music Australia
Josh Pyke – No One Wants a Lover
Ivy League Records