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The 18th Annual Australian Recording Industry Association Music Awards (generally known as ARIA Music Awards or simply the ARIAs) were held on 17 October 2004 at the Sydney SuperDome within the Sydney Olympic Complex. The ceremony, hosted by Rove McManus and produced by Roving Enterprises for Network Ten, was held for the first time on a Sunday night and averaged 1.39 million viewers.[1][2] The 2004 ARIA Fine Arts Awards had been presented at a ceremony weeks earlier.[3]
| 2004 ARIA Music Awards | |
|---|---|
| Date | 17 October 2004 |
| Venue | Sydney SuperDome, Sydney, New South Wales |
| Most awards | Jet (6) |
| Most nominations |
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| Website | ariaawards |
| Television/radio coverage | |
| Network | Network Ten |
Winners highlighted in bold, with nominees, in plain, below them.[1]
ARIA Awards
- Album of the Year
- Single of the Year
- Jet – "Are You Gonna Be My Girl"
- Eskimo Joe – "From the Sea"
- John Butler Trio – "Zebra"
- Missy Higgins – "Scar"
- Pete Murray – "So Beautiful"
- Jet – "Are You Gonna Be My Girl"
- Best Male Artist
- Best Female Artist
- Best Group
- Highest-Selling Album
- Highest-Selling Single
- Best Breakthrough Artist – Album
- Best Breakthrough Artist – Single
- Jet – "Are You Gonna Be My Girl"
- Dallas Crane – "Dirty Hearts"
- Little Birdy – "Relapse"
- Missy Higgins – "Scar"
- The Cat Empire – "Days Like These"
- Jet – "Are You Gonna Be My Girl"
- Best Adult Contemporary Album
- Paul Kelly – Ways & Means
- Diesel – Singled Out
- george – Unity
- Jimmy Little – Life's What You Make It
- Lisa Miller – Version Originale
- Paul Kelly – Ways & Means
- Best Blues & Roots Album
- Best Children's Album
- Hi-5 – Holiday
- Amica – Life Is Fun
- The Hooley Dooleys – Wonderful
- The Saddle Club – Friends Forever
- The Wiggles – Top of the Tots
- Hi-5 – Holiday
- Best Comedy Release
- Scared Weird Little Guys – Bits and Pieces
- Lee Perry & Gary Eck – The Hollywood Motel
- Reg Reagan – Am I Ever Gonna See the Biff Again?
- Tripod – About an Hour of Song in an Hour...Again
- Tripod – Live – Fegh Maha
- Scared Weird Little Guys – Bits and Pieces
- Best Country Album
- Best Dance Release
- Infusion – "Girls Can Be Cruel"
- Cam Farrar – Wasted
- Cut Copy – "Future"
- NuBreed – The Original
- Mr Timothy – "I Am Tha 1"
- Infusion – "Girls Can Be Cruel"
- Best Independent Release
- Best Music DVD
- Midnight Oil – Best of Both Worlds
- Grinspoon – 23 Hours of Waiting Around
- INXS – I'm Only Looking
- Pete Murray – Passing Time
- You Am I – The Cream & the Crock
- Midnight Oil – Best of Both Worlds
- Best Pop Release
- Best Rock Album
- Best Urban Release
Artisan Awards
- Best Cover Art
- James Hackett – The Dissociatives – The Dissociatives
- James Bellesini, Love Police – The Vines – Winning Days; You Am I – The Cream & the Crock
- Mathematics – Kasey Chambers – Wayward Angel
- Peter Barrett & Eskimo Joe – Eskimo Joe – A Song Is a City
- Tom Walker – John Butler Trio – Sunrise Over Sea
- James Hackett – The Dissociatives – The Dissociatives
- Best Video
- James Hackett – The Dissociatives – "Somewhere Down the Barrel"
- Claudia Castle – Pete Murray – "So Beautiful"
- Nash Edgerton – The Sleepy Jackson – "Good Dancers"
- Paul Butler, Scott Walton & 50/50 – Spiderbait – "Black Betty"
- Squareyed Films – Missy Higgins – "Scar"
- James Hackett – The Dissociatives – "Somewhere Down the Barrel"
- Engineer of the Year
- Paul McKercher, Eskimo Joe – Eskimo Joe – A Song Is a City
- Andy Baldwin – The Cat Empire – The Cat Empire
- Brent Clark – Alex Lloyd – Distant Light
- Matt Lovell – Jebediah – Braxton Hicks
- Phil McKellar – Sunk Loto – Between Birth and Death
- Robyn Mai – John Butler Trio – Sunrise Over Sea
- Paul McKercher, Eskimo Joe – Eskimo Joe – A Song Is a City
- Producer of the Year
- Paul McKercher, Eskimo Joe – Eskimo Joe – A Song Is a City
- Andy Baldwin & The Cat Empire – The Cat Empire – The Cat Empire
- Daniel Johns & Paul Mac – The Dissociatives – The Dissociatives
- John Butler – John Butler Trio – Sunrise Over Sea
- Paul McKercher & Pete Murray – Pete Murray – "So Beautiful"
- Paul McKercher, Eskimo Joe – Eskimo Joe – A Song Is a City
Fine Arts Awards
For the first time, in 2004, the ARIA Fine Arts Awards were presented at a separate ceremony held weeks earlier.[3]
- Best Classical Album
- Teddy Tahu Rhodes – The Voice
- Diana Doherty – Souvenirs
- Gerard Willems, Sinfonia Australis – Beethoven Complete Piano Concertos
- Sara Macliver, Sally-Anne Russell – Bach Arias and Duets
- William Barton, Queensland Orchestra – Sculthorpe:Songs of Sea and Sky
- Teddy Tahu Rhodes – The Voice
- Best Jazz Album
- The Necks – Drive By
- Alister Spence Trio – Flux
- Michelle Nicolle – The Crying Game
- Mike Nock's Big Small Band – Big Small Band Live
- Paul Grabowsky – Tales of Time and Space
- The Necks – Drive By
- Best Original Soundtrack / Cast / Show Recording
- David Bridie – Nautical Forlorn
- Australian Chamber Orchestra – Musical Renegades
- Decoder Ring – Somersault (original soundtrack)
- Elizabeth Drake – Japanese Story
- Various – Australian Idol Final 12
- David Bridie – Nautical Forlorn
- Best World Music Album
- Seaman Dan – Perfect Pearl
- Jane Rutter, Slava Grigoryan – Brazil
- Joseph Tawadros – Storyteller
- Mohamed Bangoura – Djembe Kan
- Saltwater Band – Djarridjarri – Blue Flag
- Seaman Dan – Perfect Pearl
1970s members of Little River Band: Beeb Birtles, David Briggs, Graeham Goble, George McArdle, Derek Pellicci and Glenn Shorrock, were inducted into the Hall of Fame.[4] The later members including fellow Australian, John Farnham, and US-based musicians, were not included in this induction.[4] Due to a 2002 legal ruling on their right to use the band's name—two US-based members held the trademark—they performed as Classic Lineup of the Little River Band or Little River Band – Classic Lineup (sources vary).[4] Shorrock had already been inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1991 and Farnham was inducted, for his solo work, in 2003.[5]
The following artists performed on stage during the 2004 ARIA Awards:
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