| Album of the Year | Best Group |
- Dean Lewis – A Place We Knew
- *Hilltop Hoods – The Great Expanse
- *Rüfüs Du Sol – Solace
- *The Teskey Brothers – Run Home Slow
- *Thelma Plum – Better in Blak
| The Teskey Brothers – Run Home Slow*5 Seconds of Summer – "Easier" *Birds of Tokyo – "Good Lord"*Hilltop Hoods – The Great Expanse*Rüfüs Du Sol – Solace |
| Best Male Artist | Best Female Artist |
| Dean Lewis – A Place We Knew*Guy Sebastian – "Choir"*Hayden James – Between Us*Matt Corby – Rainbow Valley*Paul Kelly – Nature | Tones and I – "Dance Monkey"*Amy Shark – "Mess Her Up"*Jessica Mauboy – "Little Things"*Julia Jacklin – Crushing*Thelma Plum – Better in Blak |
| Best Adult Contemporary Album | Best Soul/R&B Release |
| Paul Kelly – Nature*Julia Jacklin – Crushing*Samantha Jade – The Magic of Christmas*Seeker Lover Keeper – Wild Seeds*The Paper Kites – On the Corner Where You Live | Kaiit – "Miss Shiney"*Adrian Eagle – "AOK"*Genesis Owusu – WUTD + Vultures*Matt Corby – Rainbow Valley*Tash Sultana – "Can't Buy Happiness" |
| Best Hard Rock/Heavy Metal Album | Best Rock Album |
| Northlane – Alien*Clowns – Nature/Nurture*Dead Letter Circus – Dead Letter Circus*DZ Deathrays – Positive Rising: Part 1*King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard – Infest the Rats' Nest | Amyl and the Sniffers – Amyl and the Sniffers *Holy Holy – My Own Pool of Light *Jimmy Barnes – My Criminal Record*Midnight Oil – Armistice Day: Live at the Domain, Sydney*Skegss – My Own Mess |
| Best Blues & Roots Album | Best Country Album |
| The Teskey Brothers – Run Home Slow*Dan Sultan – Aviary Takes*John Butler Trio – Home*King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard – Fishing for Fishies*Paul Kelly – Live at Sydney Opera House | Morgan Evans – Things That We Drink To*Charlie Collins – Snowpine*Felicity Urquhart – Frozen Rabbit*Lee Kernaghan – Backroad Nation*Sara Storer – Raindance |
| Best Pop Release | Best Dance Release |
| Tones and I – "Dance Monkey"*Amy Shark – "Mess Her Up" *Dean Lewis – A Place We Knew*Guy Sebastian – "Choir"*Thelma Plum – Better in Blak | Rüfüs Du Sol – Solace*Dom Dolla – "Take It" *Fisher – "You Little Beauty"*Peking Duk and Jack River – "Sugar"*Pnau – "Solid Gold" |
| Breakthrough Artist | Best Independent Release |
| Tones and I – "Dance Monkey"*G Flip – About Us*Stella Donnelly – Beware of the Dogs*The Teskey Brothers – Run Home Slow*Thelma Plum – Better in Blak | Tones and I – The Kids Are Coming*Angie McMahon – Salt *G Flip – About Us*Julia Jacklin – Crushing*The Teskey Brothers – Run Home Slow |
| Best Children's Album | Best Comedy Release |
| Dan Sultan – Nali & Friends*Kamil Ellis and Ensemble Offspring – Classic Kids: Music for the Dreaming*Regurgitator's Pogogo Show – The Really Really Really Really Boring Album*The Beanies – Imagination Station*The Wiggles – Party Time! | Arj Barker – Organic*Carl Barron – Drinking with a Fork*Chris Lilley – Lunatics *Sammy J – Symphony in J Minor*Veronica and Lewis – Sex Flex: A Rap Guide to Fornication |
| Best Hip Hop Release | Icon Award |
| Sampa the Great – "Final Form"*Baker Boy – "Cool as Hell" *Hilltop Hoods – The Great Expanse*Illy – Then What*Tkay Maidza – "Awake" | Michael Chugg |
