ARIA Music Awards of 1994

Awards

ARIA Awards

• Album of the Year
• *The Cruel Sea – The Honeymoon Is Over
• **The Badloves – Get On Board
• **Crowded House – Together Alone
• **Diesel – The Lobbyist
• **John Farnham – Then Again...
• Single of the Year
• *The Cruel Sea – "The Honeymoon Is Over"
• **The Badloves – "Lost"
• **Jimmy Barnes – "Stone Cold"
• **Crowded House – "Distant Sun"
• **Diesel – "Never Miss Your Water"
• Highest Selling Album
• *John Farnham – Then Again...
• **Jimmy Barnes – Flesh and Wood
• **The Black Sorrows – The Chosen Ones
• **Wendy Matthews – Lily
• **The Seekers – The Silver Jubilee Album
• Highest Selling Single
• *Peter Andre – "Gimme a Little Sign"
• **Chocolate Starfish – "You're So Vain"
• **INXS – "The Gift"
• **Screaming Jets – "Shivers"
• **Things of Stone and Wood – "Happy Birthday Helen"
• Best Group
• *The Cruel Sea – The Honeymoon Is Over
• **Baby Animals – Shaved and Dangerous
• **Crowded House – Together Alone
• **INXS – Full Moon, Dirty Hearts
• **Midnight Oil – Earth and Sun and Moon
• Best Female Artist
• *Wendy Matthews – "Friday's Child"
• **Kate Ceberano – "You've Got a Friend"
• **Deborah Conway – Bitch Epic
• **Anne Kirkpatrick – "Game of Love"
• **Margaret Urlich – "Burnt Sienna"
• Best Male Artist
• *Diesel – The Lobbyist
• **Jimmy Barnes – Flesh and Wood
• **John Farnham – Then Again...
• **Tim Finn – Before & After
• **Tex Perkins – Sad But True
• Best New Talent
• *The Badloves – Get On Board
• **Robertson Brothers – I Know Why
• **Margot Smith – "Sleeping with the Lion"
• **Vincent Stone – Sunshine
• **Swoop – Thriller
• Breakthrough Artist – Album
• *The Badloves – Get On Board
• **Peter Andre – Peter Andre
• **Things of Stone and Wood – The Yearning
• **Tiddas – Sing About Life
• **The Sharp – This Is the Sharp
• Breakthrough Artist – Single
• *The Badloves – "Lost"
• **Chocolate Starfish – "You're So Vain"
• **Christine Anu – "Last Train"
• **D.I.G. – "Re-invent Yourself"
• **Vincent Stone – "Sunshine"
• Best Pop Release
• *Peter Andre – Peter Andre
• **Bellydance – One Blood
• **Girlfriend – It's Up to You
• **Toni Pearen – "I Want You"
• **Sound Unlimited – "One More from the City"
• Best Country Album
• *Lee Kernaghan – Three Chain Road
• **Graeme Connors – The Return
• **Slim Dusty – Ringer from the Top End
• **Anne Kirkpatrick – Game of Love
• **John Williamson – Love is a Good Woman
• Best Independent Release
• *Ed Kuepper – Serene Machine
• **The Jackson Code – Dragging the River
• **Juice – Movin' On
• **Dave Steel – Cross My Palm
• **Brenda Webb – Little Black Girl
• Best Alternative Release
• *You Am I – "Sound As Ever"
• **Clouds – Thunderhead
• **Crow – My Kind of Pain
• **The Cruel Sea – The Honeymoon Is Over
• **Dave Graney & the Coral Snakes – Night of the Wolverine
• Best Indigenous Release
• *Tiddas – Sing About Life
• **Kev Carmody – Bloodlines
• **Not Drowning, Waving – Circus
• **Archie Roach – Jamu Dreaming
• **Yothu Yindi – Freedom
• Best Adult Contemporary Album
• *Tommy Emmanuel – The Journey
• **James Blundell – Touch of Water
• **Grace Knight – Gracious
• **Rick Price & Margaret Urlich – "Where Is the Love?"
• **The Seekers – 25 Year Reunion Celebration
• Best Comedy Release
• *Steady Eddy – Ready Steady Go'
• **Double Take – Hercules Returns
• **Rolf Harris – Rolf Rules OK
• **Jimeoin – Goin' Off
• **Doug Mulray – Nice Legs Shame About the Fez''

  Fine Arts Awards

• Best Jazz Album
• *Mike Bukovsky – Wanderlust
• **AtmaSphere – Flying
• **Judy Bailey – Sundial
• **The Catholics – The Catholics
• **Mike Nock – Touch
• Best Classical Album
• *Dene Olding, Sydney Symphony Orchestra, Challender, Porcelijn – Ross Edwards Orchestral Works
• **Australian Chamber Orchestra & Richard Tognetti – Mendelssohn: Octet in E Flat for Strings Op. 20 Sinfonia No. 9 in C. Swiss
• **Australian Chamber Orchestra & Richard Tognetti – Symphony Serenades and Suites
• **Nigel Butterley – John Cage
• **Dene Olding, Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, Iwaki – Violin Concertos
• Best Children's Album
• *Mic Conway – Whoopee!
• **Bananas in Pyjamas – Bananas in Pyjamas
• **Colin Buchanan – I Want My Mummy
• **Franciscus Henri – '
• **Monica Trapaga – Monica's Tea Party
• Best Original Soundtrack / Cast / Show Recording
• *'Original Cast Recording – Hot Shoe Shuffle
• **The Australian Opera, Giacomo Puccini – La Boheme
• **M. Easton, M. Atkins – Snowy Original Soundtrack
• **Carl Vine – Bedevil
• **John Waters, Lennon & McCartney – Looking Through a Glass Onion''

  Artisan Awards

• Song of the Year
• *James Cruickshank, Tex Perkins, Dan Rumour – "The Honeymoon Is Over"
• **James Cruickshank, Tex Perkins, Dan Rumour – "Black Stick"
• **Diesel – "Never Miss Your Water"
• **Neil Finn – "Distant Sun"
• **Tim Finn – "Persuasion"
• Best Cover Art
• *Pierre Baroni, Mushroom Art – Deborah Conway – Bitch Epic
• **Kristyna Higgins, Jan Manby – The Cruel Sea – The Honeymoon Is Over
• **Marcelle Lunam – Things of Stone and Wood – The Yearning
• **Nick Seymour – Crowded House – Together Alone
• **Kevin Wilkins, Midnight Oil – Midnight Oil – Earth and Sun and Moon
• Best Video
• *Richard Lowenstein – INXS – "The Gift"
• **Andrew Dominik – The Cruel Sea – "The Honeymoon Is Over"
• **Paul Elliott – Midnight Oil – "Outbreak of Love"
• **Paul Elliott, Sally Bongers – Christine Anu & Paul Kelly – "Last Train"
• **Craig Griffin – John Farnham – "Seemed Like a Good Idea "
• Engineer of the Year
• *Simon Hussey – Daryl Braithwaite – "Barren Ground", "The World as It Is"; – Company of Strangers – "Baby, You're a Rich Man", "Daddy's Gonna Make You a Star"
• **Mark Forrester – Peter Andre – "Funky Junky", "Let's Get it On"; – Grant McLennan – "Lighting Fires", "Surround Me"
• **Nick Mainsbridge, Kalju Tonuma - The Sharp - "Scratch My Back", "Yeah I Want You", "Train Of Thought"
• **Michael Letho – Daryl Braithwaite – "Barren Ground", "The World As it Is", "Breaking the Rules", "Look What Your Love Has Done"
• **Tony Cohen – The Cruel Sea – "The Honeymoon is Over"; – Tiddas – "Waiting"; – Dave Graney & the Coral Snakes – "You're Just Too Hip Baby"
• Producer of the Year
• *Tony Cohen – The Cruel Sea – The Honeymoon Is Over
• **Angelique Cooper – Christine Anu with Paul Kelly – "Last Train"; Neil Murray – "Holy Road" ; Yothu Yindi – "World Turning"
• **James Black – Things of Stone and Wood – "Rock This Boat", "Single Perfect Raindrop", "Heidelberg", "Barkley Street"
• **Joe Camilleri – The Black Sorrows – "Stir It Up", "Come on, Come On"
• **Johnny Diesel – Diesel – "I've Been Loving You Too Long", "Never Miss Your Water", "Masterplan"
• **Simon Hussey – Company of Strangers – "Baby, You're a Rich Man", "Daddy's Gonna Make You a Star";

  Special Achievement Award

• Stan Rofe

  ARIA Hall of Fame inductee

• Men at Work

  Performers

• Things of Stone and Wood
• Hoodoo Gurus
• Slim Dusty & Willie Nelson