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21st September, 2002

The board of ARIA (Australian Record Industry Association) has announced the final five nominees for the 16th Annual ARIA Music Awards to be held on Tuesday October 15. On top of these nominations the board has also announced the artisan award winners in the categories of production, engineering, cover artwork and video of the year. This year’s awards will be held at the Sydney Superdome for the first time, and will feature live performances Grinspoon, George, Taxiride, Kasey Chambers, Selwyn, Disco Montego, John Butler, Shakaya and Motor Ace plus overseas guests. General public tickets for the awards are on sale now from Ticketek.

ARIA ARTISAN AWARD WINNERS:
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PRODUCER OF THE YEAR - Co producer DANIEL JOHNS for SILVERCHAIR’S DIORAMA
(other nominees were Daniel Denholm for The Whitlams ‘Torch The Moon’, Gerling & Magoo for Gerling’s ‘When young Terrorists Chase The Sun’, Alex Lloyd with Magnus Fiennes for ‘Watching Angels Mend’, Phil McKellar for Grinspoon’s ‘New Detention’, David Nicholas with George for ‘Polyserena’, Richard Pleasance & Paul Kelly for Archie Roach’s ‘Sensual Being’)

ENGINEER OF THE YEAR - ANTON HAGOP for SILVERCHAIR’S DIORAMA
(other nominees were Daniel Denholm for The Whitlams ‘Torch The Moon’ , Phil McKellar for Grinspoon’s ‘Chemical Heart’, Paul Mac for Paulmac - 3000 Feet High’, Adam Rhodes & DW Norton for Superheist ‘A Dignified Rage’)

VIDEO OF THE YEAR - MICHAEL GRACEY / BABYFOOT FILMS for 1200 TECHNIQUES KARMA
(other nominees were Nash Edgerton for Eskimo Joe’s ‘Liar’, Michael Spiccia / Prodigy Films for Disco Montego’s ‘Beautiful’, Square-Eyed Films for Silverchair’s ‘The Greatest View’ and Jolyon Watkins / Exit Films for Gerling’s ‘Dust Me Selecta’)

BEST COVER ART - DARREN GLINDEMANN, JOHN WATSON, MELISSA CHENERY, DANIEL JOHNS for DIORAMA
(other nominees were Art of The State - Scott James Smith for The Whitlams ‘Torch The Moon’, Campbell Murray Creating for Kasey Chambers ‘Barricades and Brickwalls’, Craig Nicholls for The Vines ‘Highly Evolved’ and Chris Von Sanden for George’s Polyserena’)

THE 16TH ANNUAL ARIA AWARDS 2002
Final Five Nominees Announced
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(NB. the final five contenders for highest selling single and highest selling album are based on sales audit.)

SINGLE OF THE YEAR
Not Pretty Enough - Kasey Chambers
Chemical Heart - Grinspoon
Amazing - Alex Lloyd
Can’t Get You Out Of My Head - Kylie Minogue
Get Free - The Vines

ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Barricades and Brickwalls - Kasey Chambers
Polyserena - George
Watching Angels Mend - Alex Lloyd
Fever - Kylie Minogue
Diorama - Silverchair

BEST GROUP
Polyserena - George
New Detention - Grinspoon
The Metre - Powderfinger
Diorama - Silverchair
Highly Evolved - The Vines

BEST FEMALE ARTIST
Barricades And Brickwalls - Kasey Chambers
White Lilies Island - Natalie Imbruglia
Car Tape - Lisa Miller
Fever - Kylie Minogue
Kiss Kiss - Holly Valance

BEST MALE ARTIST
Empty Arms Broken Hearts - Dan Brodie And The Broken Arrows
Spin - Darren Hayes
Nothing But A Dream - Paul Kelly
Watching Angels Mend - Alex Lloyd
3000 Feet High - Paul Mac

BEST NEW ARTIST - SINGLE
Girl of My Dreams (Is Giving Me Nightmares) - Machine Gun Fellatio
Karma - 1200 Techniques
Kiss Kiss - Holly Valance
Get Free - The Vines
London Still - The Waifs

BEST NEW ARTIST - ALBUM
Empty Arms Broken Hearts - Dan Brodie and the Broken Arrows
Girl - Eskimo Joe
Polyserena - George
Choose One - 1200 Techniques
Highly Evolved - The Vines

BEST INDEPENDENT RELEASE
Rain Hail Shine - Icecream Hands
Heavensent - Killing Heidi
Car Tape - Lisa Miller
Karma - 1200 Techniques
London Still - The Waifs

BEST ROCK ALBUM
New Detention - Grinspoon
Watching Angels Mend - Alex Lloyd
Shoot This - Motor Ace
Diorama - Silverchair
Highly Evolved - The Vines

BEST COMEDY ALBUM
The Bold and the Beautiful - The Drugs
You Know It Makes Sense - Slamming Sam Kekovich
The Final Dig? - The 12th Man
Don’t Dance To This - Umbilical Brothers
The Second Kumin' Of Kev - Kevin Bloody Wilson

BEST DANCE ARTIST RELEASE
Dust Me Selecta - Gerling
Manipulating Agent - Katalyst
Love Tattoo - Love Tattoo
3000 Feet High - Paul Mac
Karma - 1200 Techniques

BEST BLUES AND ROOTS ALBUM
Hanoi - The Backsliders
Down In The Valley - Bondi Cigars
Upside Down In the Full Face of Optimism - Mick Hart
Rolling Through This World - Jeff Lang & Bob Brozman
Home Is A Hard Thing To Find - Dave Steel

BEST COUNTRY ALBUM
Dusty Smiles and Heartbreak Cures - Catherine Britt
Long Way Home - Troy Cassar - Daley
Barricades and Brickwalls - Kasey Chambers
Workin’ Overtime - Adam Harvey
Electric Rodeo - Lee Kernaghan

BEST JAZZ ALBUM
Dale Barlow Live - Dale Barlow
Thirteen Sketches - Andrea Keller
Scream Machine - James Morrison
Thrum - James Muller
Bravo Nino Rota - The Umbrellas

BEST CLASSICAL ALBUM
Sonatas & Fantasies - Slava Grigoryan
Handel Arias - David Hobson
Gorecki: Symphony No 3 - Yvonne Kenny / Adelaide Symphony Orchestra
Piracy - Genevieve Lacey / Linda Kent
Haydn: Keyboard Sonatas Vol 1 - Geoffrey Lancaster

BEST ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK ALBUM
Lantana - Paul Kelly
Changi - Mario Millo
The Tracker - Archie Roach
The Hard Word - David Thrussell
Dirty Deeds - Various Artists

BEST CAST / SHOW ALBUM
Back To Before - Judi Connelli
Verdi: Requiem - Opera Australia / Simone Young
The Wizard Of Oz - Original Australian Cast Recording
Story of Abbey - Play Act One
The Man From Snowy River Arena Spectacular - Various

BEST WORLD MUSIC ALBUM
There is a Way To Fly - Coda
Live On Stage - Monsieur Camembert
Bininj Manborih / Blackfella Road - Nabarlek
You Can’t Get There From Here - Kim Sanders
Corroboration - Various Artists

BEST CHILDRENS ALBUM
Boom Boom Beat - Hi-5
Roll Up! Roll Up! - The Hooley Dooleys
The Star Girls from Planet Groove - The Star Girls
Symphony Of Lullabies - The Wiggles

BEST POP RELEASE
Beautiful - Disco Montego
Polyserena - George
Fever - Kylie Minogue
Kiss Kiss - Holly Valance
Torch The Moon - The Whitlams

BEST ADULT CONTEMPORARY ALBUM
Nothing But A Dream - Paul Kelly
Resonate - Jimmy Little
Car Tape - Lisa Miller
Sensual Being - Archie Roach
Love Is Mighty Close - Vika and Linda Bull

HIGHEST SELLING ALBUM
Barricades and Brickwalls - Kasey Chambers
Watching Angels Mend - Alex Lloyd
Fever - Kylie Minogue
The Final Dig? - The 12th Man
Follow Your Heart - Nikki Webster

HIGHEST SELLING SINGLE
Not Pretty Enough - Kasey Chambers
Amazing - Alex Lloyd
Can’t Get You Out Of My Head - Kylie Minogue
Stop Calling Me - Shakaya
Kiss Kiss - Holly Valance