Aria Awards 2020: Full list of winners including Tame Impala, Sampa the Great and Guy Sebastian
Sydney rock duo Lime Cordiale led the nominations at this year’s ARIA Awards - but did they win big? Here’s the full list of winners.
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Sydney rock duo Lime Cordiale led the nominations at this year’s ARIA Awards with eight, followed by Tame Impala with seven.
But in the end it was Tame Impala’s night, the world-renowned band taking out five awards, including the coveted Album of the Year gong.
It was also a very good night for acclaimed rapper Sampa the Great, who won Best Female Artis among three ARIA wins.
Earlier, Host Delta Goodrem was a red carpet winner in a daring strapless silver dress.
We liveblogged the ARIA Awards throughout the night - here’s the full list of winners:
2020 ARIA AWARD NOMINATIONS
ALBUM OF THE YEAR
DMA‘s - THE GLOW
Jessica Mauboy - Hilda
Lime Cordiale - 14 Steps To A Better You
Sampa The Great - The Return
WINNER: Tame Impala - The Slow Rush
BEST MALE ARTIST
WINNER: Archie Roach - Tell Me Why
Guy Sebastian - Standing With You
Ruel - Free Time
The Kid LAROI - F*ck Love
Troye Sivan - In A Dream
BEST FEMALE ARTIST
Amy Shark - Everybody Rise
Miiesha - Nyaaringu
WINNER: Sampa The Great - The Return
Sia - Together
Tones And I - Bad Child / Can‘t Be Happy All the Time
BEST DANCE RELEASE
Alice Ivy - Don‘t Sleep
WINNER: Dom Dolla - San Frandisco
Flume - Rushing Back feat. Vera Blue
Northeast Party House - Shelf Life
Stace Cadet & KLP - Energy
BEST GROUP
5 Seconds Of Summer - CALM
DMA‘S - THE GLOW
Lime Cordiale - 14 Steps To A Better You
WINNER: Tame Impala - The Slow Rush
The Teskey Brothers - Live At The Forum
BREAKTHROUGH ARTIST
Alex the Astronaut - The Theory of Absolutely Nothing
WINNER: Lime Cordiale - 14 Steps To A Better You
Mallrat - Driving Music
Miiesha – Nyaaringu
The Kid LAROI - F*ck Love
BEST POP RELEASE
WINNER: Amy Shark - Everybody Rise
Lime Cordiale - 14 Steps To A Better You
Sia – Together
Tame Impala - Lost In Yesterday
Troye Sivan - In A Dream
BEST HIP HOP RELEASE
Baker Boy - Meditjin feat. JessB
Briggs - Always Was EP
Illy - Last Laugh
WINNER: Sampa The Great - The Return
The Kid LAROI - F*ck Love
BEST SOUL/R&B RELEASE
Genesis Owusu - Don‘t Need You
KIAN - Every Hour
WINNER: Miiesha - Nyaaringu
Tash Sultana - Pretty Lady
Tkay Maidza - Last Year Was Weird, Vol.2
BEST INDEPENDENT RELEASE
Archie Roach - Tell Me Why
DMA‘S - THE GLOW
Lime Cordiale - 14 Steps To A Better You
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - Ghosteen
WINNER: Sampa The Great - The Return
BEST ROCK ALBUM
Cold Chisel - Blood Moon
DMA‘S - THE GLOW
Ocean Alley - Lonely Diamond
WINNER: Tame Impala - The Slow Rush
Violent Soho - Everything Is A-OK
BEST ADULT CONTEMPORARY ALBUM
WINNER: Archie Roach - Tell Me Why
Donny Benét - Mr Experience
Josh Pyke - Rome
Gordi - Our Two Skins
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - Ghosteen
BEST COUNTRY ALBUM
Casey Barnes - Town of A Million Dreams
WINNER: Fanny Lumsden - Fallow
Jasmine Rae - Lion Side
The McClymonts - Mayhem To Madness
Travis Collins - Wreck Me
BEST HARD ROCK/HEAVY ALBUM
WINNER: King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard - Chunky Shrapnel
Parkway Drive - Viva The Underdogs
Polaris - The Death Of Me
The Amity Affliction - Everyone Loves You…Once You Leave Them
The Chats - High Risk Behaviour
BEST BLUES & ROOTS ALBUM
Busby Marou - The Great Divide
Frank Yamma - Tjukurpa: The Story
Lucky Oceans - Purple Sky (Songs Originally By Hank Williams)
WINNER: The Teskey Brothers - Live At The Forum
Tracy McNeil & The GoodLife - You Be The Lightning
BEST CHILDREN‘S ALBUM
Diver City - Welcome to Diver City
WINNER: Teeny Tiny Stevies - Thoughtful Songs for Little People
The Vegetable Plot - Season Two
The Wiggles - Choo Choo Trains, Propeller Planes & Toot Toot Chugga Chugga Big Red Car!
Tiptoe Giants - Colour the World
BEST COMEDY RELEASE
WINNER: Anne Edmonds - What‘s Wrong With You?
Bev Killick - Crummy Mummy
Celia Pacquola - All Talk
Crossbread Feat. Megan Washington & Chris Ryan - Just Jesus
Tom Gleeson - Joy
PUBLIC VOTED AWARDS
BEST VIDEO
Baker Boy - Meditjin feat. JessB
WINNER: Guy Sebastian - Standing With You
Lime Cordiale - Robbery
PNAU feat. Vlossom - Lucky
Sampa The Great - Time’s Up (feat. Krown)
Tame Impala - Is It True
The Chats - The Clap
Tones And I - Ur So F**kInG cOoL
Troye Sivan - Easy
Violent Soho - Pick It Up Again
BEST AUSTRALIAN LIVE ACT
WINNER: Amy Shark - Amy Shark Regional Tour
Baker Boy - Falls Festival
Cold Chisel - Blood Moon Tour
DMA‘S - Unplugged & Intimate | Laneway Festival
King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard - St Jerome‘s Laneway Festival
Paul Kelly - Paul Kelly - Making Gravy 2019
PNAU - All Of Us Australian Tour
RÜFÜS DU SOL - 2019 Summer Festival Tour
Sampa The Great -The Return Australian Tour 2019
The Teskey Brothers - Run Home Slow
SONG OF THE YEAR
WINNER: 5 Seconds Of Summer - Teeth
Flume Feat. Vera Blue - Rushing Back
Hilltop Hoods Feat. Illy & Ecca Vandal - Exit Sign
Lime Cordiale - Robbery
Mallrat - Charlie
Ruel - Painkiller
Sam Fischer - This City
The Jungle Giants - Heavy Hearted
The Rubens - Live In Life
Tones and I - Never Seen the Rain
BEST INTERNATIONAL ARTIST
Dua Lipa - Future Nostalgia
Eminem - Music To Be Murdered By
Halsey - Manic
WINNER: Harry Styles - Fine Line
Juice WRLD - Legends Never Die
Justin Bieber - Changes
Lewis Capaldi - Divinely Uninspired To A Hellish Extent
Lizzo - Cuz I Love You
Taylor Swift - Folklore
The Weeknd - After Hours
ARTISAN AWARDS
BEST COVER ART
Donny Benét - Mr Experience
Jessica Mauboy - Hilda
Lime Cordiale - 14 Steps To A Better You
Violent Soho - Everything Is A-OK
WINNER: WASHINGTON - Batflowers
ENGINEER OF THE YEAR
Alice Ivy - Don‘t Sleep
IAMMXO (aka Mohamed Komba) for Miiesha - Nyaaringu
Eric J Dubowsky for Ruel - Free Time
WINNER: Kevin Parker for Tame Impala - The Slow Rush
Greg Wales for Violent Soho - Everything Is A-OK
PRODUCER OF THE YEAR
Kevin Shirley for Cold Chisel - Blood Moon
DNA & Louis Schoorl for Jessica Mauboy - Hilda
IAMMXO (aka Mohamed Komba) for Miiesha - Nyaaringu
M-Phazes for Ruel - Free Time
WINNER: Kevin Parker for Tame Impala - The Slow Rush
FINE ARTS AWARDS
BEST CLASSICAL ALBUM
Alicia Crossley - Muse
David Greco & Erin Helyard - Schubert: Die schöne Müllerin
Jayson Gillham, Adelaide Symphony Orchestra, Nicholas Carter - Beethoven Piano Concertos
WINNER: Richard Tognetti & Erin Helyard - Beethoven & Mozart Violin Sonatas
Slava & Sharon Grigoryan - Our Place: Duets For Cello And Guitar
BEST JAZZ ALBUM
Katie Noonan - The Sweetest Taboo
Luke Howard - All That Is Not Solid (Live At Tempo Rubato, Australia / 2020)
Mike Nock; Hamish Stuart; Julien Wilson; Jonathan Zwartz - This World
Nat Bartsch - Forever More
WINNER: Paul Kelly & Paul Grabowsky - Please Leave Your Light On
BEST ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK OR MUSICAL THEATRE CAST ALBUM
WINNER: Chelsea Cullen - I Am Woman (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Dan Golding - Untitled Goose Game (Original Soundtrack)
Grigoryan Brothers - A Boy Called Sailboat
Matteo Zingales & Antony Partos - Mystery Road (Original Score: Seasons 1-2)
Sally Seltmann & Darren Seltmann - The Letdown (Music from Seasons 1+2)
BEST WORLD MUSIC ALBUM
Grace Barbe - FANM:WOMAN
WINNER: Joseph Tawadros - Live at the Sydney Opera House
Melbourne Ska Orchestra - Live At The Triffid
The Crooked Fiddle Band - Another Subtle Atom Bomb
Xylouris White - The Sisypheans
Originally published as Aria Awards 2020: Full list of winners including Tame Impala, Sampa the Great and Guy Sebastian