Here’s The Complete Winners List From The 2022 ARIA Awards

The biggest names in the Australian music industry recently gathered at Sydney’s Hordern Pavilion to celebrate the 2022 ARIA Awards. After several COVID-affected events over the past two years, Finally, the 2022 ARIA Awards became the first “normal” ceremony in a long time.

The 2022 ARIA Awards paid tribute to those we lost this year, especially to the three titans of Australia’s music industry, such as Archie Roach, Judith Durham, and Olivia Newton-John. That said, Yolngu artist Baker Boy was the star of the night, winning in five categories — Best Solo Artist, Album of the Year, Best Hip Hop/Rap Release, Best Cover Art (by artist Adnate), and Best Mixed Album (by Pip Norman, Andrei Eremin, Dave Hammer and Michael O’Connell).

Check out the rest of the winners and grinners at the 2022 ARIA Awards (Photo Credit: Kristyn Taylor):

ALBUM OF THE YEAR PRESENTED BY NEUMANN

Baker Boy – ‘Gela’ – WINNER
Amyl and the Sniffers – ‘Comfort To Me’
Gang of Youths – ‘Angel In Realtime.’
King Stingray – ‘King Stingray’
RÜFÜS DU SOL – ‘Surrender’

SONG OF THE YEAR PRESENTED BY YOUTUBE

Tones and I – ‘Cloudy Day’ – WINNER
Clinton Kane – ‘I Guess I’m In Love’
Dean Lewis – ‘Hurtless’
Flume feat. MAY-A – ‘Say Nothing’
Joji – ‘Glimpse Of Us’
Joylon Petch feat. MAY-A – ‘Dreams’
Luude feat. Colin Hay – ‘Down Under’
RÜFÜS DU SOL – ‘On My Knees’
The Kid LAROI – ‘Thousand Miles’
Vance Joy – ‘Clarity’

BEST SOLO ARTIST

Baker Boy – ‘Gela’ – WINNER
Budjerah – ‘Conversations’
Courtney Barnett – ‘Things Take Time, Take Time’
Daniel Johns – ‘FutureNever’
Flume – ‘Palaces’
Julia Jacklin – ‘Pre Pleasure’
Ruel – ‘Growing Up Is _____’
The Kid LAROI – ‘Thousand Miles’
Thelma Plum – ‘Meanjin’
Vance Joy – ‘In Our Own Sweet Time’

BEST GROUP

Amyl and the Sniffers – ‘Comfort To Me’ – WINNER
Gang of Youths – ‘Angel In Realtime.’
King Stingray – ‘King Stingray’
Midnight Oil – ‘Resist’
RÜFÜS DU SOL – ‘Surrender’

MICHAEL GUDINSKI BREAKTHROUGH ARTIST

King Stingray – ‘King Stingray’ – WINNER
MICHAEL GUDINSKI BREAKTHROUGH ARTIST
Beddy Rays – ‘Beddy Rays’
Bella Taylor Smith – ‘Look Me In The Eyes’
Harvey Sutherland – ‘Boy’
Luude feat. Colin Hay – ‘Down Under’

BEST INDEPENDENT RELEASE PRESENTED BY PPCA

Archie Roach (One Song) – WINNER
Ball Park Music (Weirder & Weirder)
Courtney Barnett (Things Take Time, Take Time)
Genesis Owusu (GTFO)
Julia Jacklin (PRE PLEASURE)

BEST ADULT CONTEMPORARY ALBUM

Julia Jacklin – ‘Pre Pleasure’ – WINNER
Alex the Astronaut – ‘How To Grow A Sunflower Underwater’
Missy Higgins – ‘Total Control’
Vance Joy – ‘In Our Own Sweet Time’
Vika & Linda – ‘The Wait’

BEST BLUES & ROOTS ALBUM

William Crighton – ‘Water And Dust’ – WINNER
Charlie Collins – ‘Undone’
The Bamboos – ‘Hard Up’
The Teskey Brothers with Orchestra Victoria – ‘Live At Hamer Hall’
Thornbird – ‘Thornbird’

BEST CHILDREN’S ALBUM

The Wiggles – ‘Rewiggled’ – WINNER
Benny Time – ‘Benny And Friends’
Teeny Tiny Stevies – ‘How To Be Creative’
The Beanies – ‘Let’s Go!’
Van-Anh Nguyen – ‘The Princess And The Piano’

BEST COUNTRY ALBUM

Casey Barnes – ‘Light It Up’ – WINNER
Adam Brand – ‘All Or Nothing’
Amber Lawrence – ‘Living For The Highlights’
Andy Golledge – ‘Strength Of A Queen’
Georgia State Line – ‘In Colour’

BEST DANCE/ELECTRONIC RELEASE

Luude feat. Colin Hay – ‘Down Under’ – WINNER
Confidence Man – ‘Tilt’
Flume – ‘Palaces’
Harvey Sutherland – ‘Boy’
RÜFÜS DU SOL – ‘Surrender’

BEST POP RELEASE

The Kid LAROI – ‘Thousand Miles’ – WINNER
Flume feat. MAY-A – ‘Say Nothing’
RÜFÜS DU SOL – ‘On My Knees’
Thelma Plum – ‘Meanjin’
Vance Joy – ‘Clarity’

BEST ROCK ALBUM

Amyl and the Sniffers – ‘Comfort To Me’ – WINNER
Ball Park Music – ‘Weirder & Weirder’
Gang of Youths – ‘Angel In Realtime.’
King Stingray – ‘King Stingray’
Spacey Jane – ‘Here Comes Everybody’

BEST HARD ROCK/HEAVY METAL ALBUM

The Chats – ‘Get Fucked’ – WINNER
Dune Rats – ‘Real Rare Whale’
Northlane – ‘Obsidian’
Shihad – ‘Old Gods’
Thornhill – ‘Heroine’

BEST HIP HOP / RAP RELEASE

Baker Boy – ‘Gela’ – WINNER
Barkaa – ‘Blak Matriarchy’
Chillinit – ‘Family Ties’
Day1 feat. Kahukx – ‘Mbappé’
Fivio Foreign and The Kid LAROI – ‘Paris to Tokyo’

BEST SOUL/R&B RELEASE

Budjerah – ‘Conversations’ – WINNER
Emma Donovan & the Putbacks – ‘Under These Streets’
Kian – ‘Shine’
Vanessa Amorosi – ‘City Of Angels’

BEST VIDEO PRESENTED BY YOUTUBE

William Bleakley – ‘Every Side Of You’ (Vance Joy) – WINNER
Joe Neathway – ‘Apple Crumble’ (Lime Cordiale and Idris Elba)
Selina Miles – ‘Blak Matriarchy’ (Barkaa)
Peter Hume – ‘Down Under’ (Luude feat. Colin Hay)
Uncle Friendly (Rhett Wade-Ferrell) – ‘GTFO’ (Genesis Owusu)
John Angus Stewart – ‘Hertz’ (Amyl and the Sniffers)
Katzki – ‘I Don’t Wanna Leave’ (RÜFÜS DU SOL)
Julia Jacklin – ‘Lydia Wears A Cross’ (Julia Jacklin)
Michael Hili – ‘Say Nothing’ (Flume feat. MAY-A)
Macario De Souza – ‘Wish You Well’ (Baker Boy feat. Bernard Fanning)

BEST AUSTRALIAN LIVE ACT PRESENTED BY HEAPS NORMAL

The Wiggles – The OG Wiggles Reunion / Fruit Salad TV Big Show Tour – WINNER
Amy Shark – See U Somewhere Australia Tour 2022
Amyl and the Sniffers – Comfort To Me Tour 2022
Baker Boy – Gela Tour
Budjerah – Conversations Australian Tour
Gang of Youths – Angel In Realtime. Tour
Genesis Owusu – Genesis Owusu and the Black Dog Band
Midnight Oil – Resist: The Final Tour 2022
The Kid LAROI – End Of The World Tour
Thelma Plum – Meanjin Tour

BEST CLASSICAL ALBUM

Orchestral Works By Carl Vine’ – WINNER
Amy Dickson, Colin Currie, Lothar Koenigs, Yvonne Kenny, David Zinman, Sydney Symphony Orchestra, Markus Stenz & Melbourne Symphony Orchestra – ‘Ross Edwards: Frog and Star Cycle / Symphonies 2 & 3’
Lachlan Skipworth – ‘Chamber Works Vol. 2’
Luke Howard – ‘All Of Us’
Melbourne Symphony Orchestra and Sir Andrew Davis – ‘The Enchanted Loom:
Tamara-Anna Cislowska and Guests – ‘Duet’

BEST JAZZ ALBUM

Mildlife – ‘Live From South Channel Island’ – WINNER
Barney McAll – ‘Precious Energy’
Mike Nock, Hamish Stuart, Julien Wilson and Jonathan Zwartz – ‘Another Dance’
Sam Anning – ‘Oaatchapai’
Springtime – ‘Springtime’

BEST WORLD ALBUM

Joseph Tawadros with William Barton – ‘History Has A Heartbeat’ – WINNER
Australian Art Orchestra, Daniel Wilfred, Sunny Kim, Peter Knight & Aviva Endean – ‘Hand To Earth’
Mista Savona – ‘Havana Meets Kingston Part 2’
Parvyn – ‘Sa’
William Barton and Véronique Serret – ‘Heartland’

BEST ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK OR MUSICAL THEATRE CAST ALBUM

Australian Chamber Orchestra and Richard Tognetti – ‘River (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)’ – WINNER
Brett Aplin – ‘No Mercy, No Remorse (Original Score)
In Hearts Wake – ‘Green Is The New Black’
Maria Alfonsine with Itunu Pepper – ‘Akoni (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)’
Matteo Zingales – ‘A Fire Inside (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack’)

BEST COVER ART

Adnate – ‘Gela’ (Baker Boy) – WINNER
Giulia Giannini McGauran – ‘How To Grow A Sunflower Underwater’ (Alex the Astronaut)
Jonathan Zawada – ‘Palaces’ (Flume)
Kayla Flett, Gabi Coulthurst and Dimathaya Burarrwanga – ‘King Stingray’ (King Stingray)
Seshanka Samarajiwa, Zain Ayub and Tasman Keith – ‘A Colour Undone’ (Tasman Keith)

BEST MIXED ALBUM

Pip Norman, Andrei Eremin & Dave Hammer – ‘Gela’ (Baker Boy) – WINNER
Cassian – ‘Surrender’ (RÜFÜS DU SOL)
Dann Hume, Eric J Dubowsky – ‘Conversations’ (Budjerah)
Eric J Dubowsky – ‘Palaces’ (Flume)
Paul McKercher – ‘Weirder & Weirder’ (Ball Park Music)

BEST PRODUCED ALBUM

RÜFÜS DU SOL – ‘Surrender’ (RÜFÜS DU SOL) – WINNER
Amyl and the Sniffers, Dan Luscombe – ‘Comfort To Me’ (Amyl and the Sniffers)
Courtney Barnett, Stella Mozgawa – ‘Things Take Time, Take Time’ (Courtney Barnett)
Flume – ‘Palaces’ (Flume)
Pip Norman, Rob Amoruso, Morgan Jones, Carl Dimataga, Willie Tafa & Jerome Farah – ‘Gela’ (Baker Boy)

MOST POPULAR INTERNATIONAL ARTIST

Harry Styles – ‘Harry’s House’ – WINNER
ABBA – ‘Voyage’
Adele –’ 30′
Billie Eilish – ‘Happier Than Ever’
Drake – ‘Certified Lover Boy’
Ed Sheeran – ‘=’
Jack Harlow – ‘Come Home The Kids Miss You’
Lil Nas X – ‘Montero’
Post Malone – ‘Twelve Carat Toothache’
Taylor Swift – ‘Red (Taylor’s Version)’

TELSTRA ARIA MUSIC TEACHER AWARD

Matt Orchard (Apollo Bay P-12 College) – WINNER
David Collins-White (Haberfield Public School)
Jane Nicholas (Willandra Primary School)
Kath Dunn (Wollondilly Public School)

Source: ARIAS