Well, that’s that – the 2017 ARIAs have now come to a close.
We were there soaking it all in, from the red carpet to the celeb performances and everything in between. Notable winners on the day were Gang of Youths with three wins, with Peking Duk – somewhat surprisingly – taking out song of the year with Strangers, and (my favourite) Amy Shark getting breakthrough artist.
If you missed it, we’ve put together a list of all the winners for you below. Until next year. Don’t forget to check out our interview shenanigans on the red carpet.
Breakthrough Artist
WINNER: Amy Shark — Night Thinker
AB Original — Reclaim Australia
Dean Lewis — Waves
Tash Sultana — Notion
Best Independent Release
WINNER: AB Original — Reclaim Australia
Tash Sultana — Notion
Vance Joy — Lay It On Me
Best Female Artist
WINNER: Sia — The Greatest
Amy Shark — Night Thinker
Jessica Mauboy — The Secret Daughter (Songs From The Original TV Series)
Julia Jacklin — Don’t Let The Kids Win
Best Male Artist
WINNER: Paul Kelly — Life Is Fine
Dan Sultan — Killer
Vance Joy — Lay It On Me
Best Group
WINNER: Gang Of Youths — Go Farther In Lightness
AB Original — Reclaim Australia
King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard — Flying Microtonal Banana
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds — Skeleton Tree
Peking Duk — Stranger (feat. Elliphant)
Song of the Year
WINNER: Peking Duk — Stranger (feat. Elliphant)
Amy Shark — Adore
Bliss N Eso — Moments (feat. Gavin James)
Dean Lewis — Waves
Guy Sebastian — Set In Stone
Illy feat. Anne Marie — Catch 22
Jessica Mauboy — Fallin
PNAU — Chameleon
Sia feat. Kendrick Lamar — The Greatest
Starley — Call On Me (Ryan Riback remix)
Album of the Year
WINNER: Gang Of Youths — Go Farther In Lightness
AB Original — Reclaim Australia
Amy Shark — Night Thinker
Illy — Two Degrees
Paul Kelly — Life Is Fine
Best Video
WINNER: Bliss N Eso — Moments (feat. Gavin James)
Amy Shark — Drive You Mad
Client Liaison — A Foreign Affair
Client Liaison — Off White Limousine
Dean Lewis — Waves
Gang Of Youths — The Deepest Sighs, The Frankest Shadows
Illy — You Say When (feat. Marko Penn)
Jessica Mauboy — Fallin
Kirin J Callinan — SAD
Sia — The Greatest
Best Australian Live Act
WINNER: Illy
Client Liaison
Gang Of Youths
Jessica Mauboy
King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
Peking Duk
Tash Sultana
Violent Soho
Best International Artist
WINNER: Harry Styles — Harry Styles
Ed Sheeran — Divide and Loose Change
Kendrick Lamar — DAMN. and Untitled Unmastered.
Metallica — Hardwired… To Self-Destruct
Shawn Mendes — Illuminate
The Rolling Stones — Blue & Lonesome
The Weeknd — Starboy
Best Pop Release
WINNER: Amy Shark — Night Thinker
Dean Lewis — Waves
Jessica Mauboy — Fallin
Sia — The Greatest
Vera Blue — Perennial
Best Dance Release
WINNER: PNAU — Chameleon
Dom Dolla & Torren Foot — Be Randy
Jagwar Ma — Every Now & Then
Peking Duk — Stranger (feat. Elliphant)
The Kite String Tangle — The Kite String Tangle
Best Blues & Roots Album
WINNER: All Our Exes Live In Texas — When We Fall
Busby Marou — Postcards From The Shell House
Paul Kelly & Charlie Owen — Death’s Dateless Night
Tash Sultana — Notion
Best Children’s Album
WINNER: Jimmy Barnes — Och Aye The G’Nu!
Lah-Lah — Having Fun!
Peter Combe — Live It Up
The Idea Of North, Lior & Elena Kats Chernin — A Piece Of Quiet (The Hush Collection, Vol 16)
The Wiggles — The Wiggles Duets
Best Adult Contemporary Album
WINNER: Paul Kelly — Life Is Fine
Bernard Fanning — Brutal Dawn
DD Dumbo — Utopia Defeated
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds — Skeleton Tree
Pete Murray — Camacho
Best Country Album
WINNER: Kasey Chambers — Dragonfly
Lee Kernaghan — The 25th Anniversary Album
O’Shea — 61-615
Shane Nicholson — Love & Blood
The McClymonts — Endless
Best Hard Rock/Heavy Metal Album
WINNER: Northlane — Mesmer
Airbourne — Breakin’ Outta Hell
Frenzal Rhomb — Hi-Vis High Tea
King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard — Murder Of The Universe
Sleepmakeswaves — Made Of Breath Only
Best Rock Album
WINNER: Gang Of Youths — Go Farther In Lightness
Dan Sultan — Killer
Dune Rats — The Kids Will Know It’s Bullshit
Polish Club — Alright Already
Best Urban Release
WINNER: AB Original — Reclaim Australia
Illy — Two Degrees
Remi — Divas & Demons
Thundamentals — Everyone We Know
Tkay Maidza — TKAY
