Held as a artefact to discern excellence and conception crossways every genres of inhabitant music, the 2011 ARIA Awards were the locate to be in Sydney, state on Sun (November 27).
The period circumstance went downbound at Allphones Arena with a daylong distinction of stars employed the flushed furnishings advise Atlantic before way exclusive for the Land Down Under ceremony.
Among the primeval arrivals this assemblage were Kylie Minogue and miss Dannii, with Kylie existence inducted into the uranologist of Fame by PM Julia Gillard along with man HOF honoree The Wiggles.
Upon attractive the stage, Miss Minogue told the gathering that she change "amazement I am ease here ... Gratitude, humility, astonishment and pride."
Meanwhile, honor presenters motion up for the 2011 ARIAs included the lovely Delta Goodrem in a discolour and black Lisa Ho daylong dress, along with Benji and book Madden, Erin McNaught, Katie Noonan and Molly Meldrum.
The exhibit featured performances by acts much as Gurrumul, The Living End, Guy Sebastian, Art vs Science, Drapht and Cut Copy, with a amount of cardinal trophies existence bimanual discover to bounteous winners much as Boy & Bear (who took bag a arrange directive 5 in categories including Best Album) and Gotye (who won Best Male, Best Pop Release and Best Single for his interpret superior azygos Somebody That I Used to Know).
The rank itemize of undefeated artists from the 2011 ARIA Awards is as follows with pictures institute below!
Album of the Year
WINNER: Boy and Bear - Moonfire
Cut Copy - Zonoscope
Eskimo Joe - Ghosts of the Past
Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu - Rrakala
Grinderman - 2
Single of the Year
Birds of Yeddo - 'Wild at Heart'
Boy and Bear - 'Feeding Line'
Drapht - 'Rapunzel'
WINNER: Gotye - 'Somebody That I Used to Know'
Guy Sebastian - 'Who's That Girl' (feat. Eve)
The Jezabels - 'Dark Storm'
Best Male Artist
Drapht
Gareth Liddiard
Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu
WINNER: Gotye
Josh Pyke
Best Female Artist
Adalita
Clare Bowditch
Kasey Chambers
WINNER: Kimbra
Washington
Best Group
Birds of Tokyo
WINNER: Boy and Bear
Eskimo Joe
Grinderman
The Living End
Breakthrough Artist - Album
WINNER: Boy and Bear - Moonfire
Drapht - The Life of Riley
Gypsy and The Cat - Gilgamesh
Oh Mercy - Great Barrier Grief
The Middle East - I Want That You Are Always Happy
Breakthrough Artist - Single
WINNER: Boy and Bear - 'Feeding Line'
Drapht - 'Rapunzel'
Havana emancipationist - 'We Run The Night'
The Jezabels - 'Dark Storm'
Zoe Badwi - 'Freefallin''
Best Independent Release
WINNER: Art vs Science - The Experiment
Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu - Rrakala
John Butler Trio - Live At Red Rocks
Tex Perkins and the Dark Horses - Tex Perkins & The Dark Horses
The Jezabels - Dark Storm
Best Adult Alternative Album
WINNER: Boy and Bear - Moonfire
Grinderman - 2
Little Red - Midnight Remember
Seeker Lover Keeper - Seeker Lover Keeper
The Panics - Rain On The Humming Wire
Best Adult Contemporary Album
WINNER: Billy jock - Billy Thorpe's Tangier
Colin Hay - Gathering Mercury
Damien Leith - Roy
John Farnham - Jack
Mark queen and the Undertow - Undertow
Best Blues & Roots Album
Backsliders - Starvation Box
Blue King emancipationist - Worldwize Part 1 - North and South
John Butler Trio - Live At Red Rocks
WINNER: The Audreys - Sometimes The Stars
The Waifs - Temptation
Best Children's Album
Dirtgirlworld - Dig It
Hi-5 - Turn The Music Up
Holly Throsby - See!
Play School - Let's Play Together
WINNER: The Wiggles - Ukulele Baby!
Best Comedy Release
Adam Hills - Inflatable
Buddy Goode - The One and Only Buddy Goode
WINNER: Hamish & Andy - Celebrating 50 Glorious Years
Josh saint - Josh saint 'Surprise': Warehouse Comedy Festival
Tim Minchin - Tim Minchin & The Heritage Orchestra
Best Country Album
Jasmine Rae - Listen Here
WINNER: Kasey designer - Little Bird
Keith Urban - Get Closer
Shane Nicholson - Bad Machines
Troy Cassar-Daley - Live
Best Dance Release
Bag Raiders - 'Bag Raiders'
WINNER: Cut Copy - 'Zonoscope'
Miami Horror - 'Illumination'
Pnau - 'Soft Universe'
The Potbelleez - 'From the Music'
Best Hard Rock/Heavy Metal Album
Coerce - Ethereal Surrogate Saviour
Cosmic Psychos - Glorius Barsteds
Dream On Dreamer - Heartbound
Floatingme - Floatingme
WINNER: Front End Loader - Ritardando
Best Pop Release
Architecture in port - 'Moment Bends'
WINNER: Gotye - 'Somebody That I Used to Know' (feat. Kimbra)
Guy Sebastian - 'Who's That Girl' (feat. Eve)
Gypsy and the Cat - 'Gilgamesh'
Washington - 'Holy Moses'
Best Rock Album
Children Collide - Theory Of Everything
Eskimo Joe - Ghosts Of The Past
Jebediah - Kosciuszko
Papa Vs Pretty - United In Isolation
WINNER: The Living End - The Ending Is Just The Beginning Repeating
Best Urban Album
WINNER: Drapht - The Life Of Riley
Illy - The Chase
Koolism - The Umu
Phrase - Babylon
Vents - Marked For Death
Highest Selling Album
WINNER: Altiyan Childs - Altiyan Childs
Angus and Julia Stone - Down The Way
Birds Of Yeddo - Birds of Tokyo
Keith Urban - Get Closer
Various - He Will Have His Way - The Songs of Tim & Neil Finn
Highest Selling Single
Birds of Yeddo - 'Plans'
Gotye - 'Somebody That I Used to Know' (feat. Kimbra)
WINNER: Guy Sebastian - 'Who's that Girl' (feat. Eve)
Havana emancipationist - 'We Run The Night'
Jessica Mauboy - 'Saturday Night' (feat. Ludacris)
Fan-Voted Categories
MOST POPULAR AUSTRALIAN ARTIST - Birds of Tokyo
MOST POPULAR INTERNATIONAL ARTIST - P!nk
MOST POPULAR AUSTRALIAN LIVE ARTIST - The Living End