ARIA Music Awards of 2008

Awards and nominations

ARIA Awards

• The Presets – Apocalypso
• *Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu – Gurrumul
• *Kasey Chambers & Shane Nicholson – Rattlin' Bones
• *Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds – Dig, Lazarus, Dig!!!
• *The Living End – White Noise

• Nick Cave – Dig, Lazarus, Dig!!!
• *Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu – Gurrumul
• *Paul Kelly – To Her Door
• *Pete Murray – Summer at Eureka
• *Sam Sparro – Sam Sparro

• Gabriella Cilmi – Lessons to Be Learned
• *Clare Bowditch – The Moon Looked On
• *Holly Throsby – A Loud Call
• *Kylie Minogue – X
• *Missy Higgins – "Peachy"

• The Presets – Apocalypso
• *Angus & Julia Stone – A Book Like This
• *Faker – Be the Twilight
• *Silverchair – "If You Keep Losing Sleep"
• *The Living End – White Noise

• The Panics – Cruel Guards
• *Clare Bowditch – The Moon Looked On
• *Jimmy Barnes – Out in the Blue
• *Katie Noonan – Skin
• *Robert Forster – The Evangelist

• The Audreys – When the Flood Comes
• *Angus & Julia Stone – A Book Like This
• *Jeff Lang – Half Seas Over
• *Mia Dyson – Struck Down
• *The Waifs – Sun Dirt Water

• The Wiggles – You Make Me Feel Like Dancing
• *Hi-5 – Planet Earth
• *Jay Laga'aia – Come Dance and Sing
• *Justine Clarke – Songs to Make You Smile
• *The Fairies – Fairy Fun, Fun, Fun

• Shaun Micallef – The Expurgated Micallef Tonight
• *Akmal Saleh – Akmal Live and Uncensored
• *Matt Tilley – '
• *Merrick and Rosso – Live and Totally Wrong!
• *The Umbilical Brothers – Don't Explain

• Kasey Chambers & Shane Nicholson – Rattlin' Bones
• *Catherine Britt – Little Wildflower
• *Melinda Schneider – Be Yourself
• *Sara Storer – Silver Skies
• *The McClymonts – Chaos and Bright Lights

• The Presets – Apocalypso
• *Cut Copy – In Ghost Colours
• *Mobin Master – Show Me Love
• *Pnau – Pnau
• *The Potbelleez – "Don't Hold Back"

• Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu – Gurrumul
• *Ben Lee – Ripe
• *British India – Thieves
• *Lior – Corner of an Endless Road
• *Midnight Juggernauts – Dystopia

• Powderfinger & Silverchair – Across the Great Divide Tour
• *Hilltop Hoods – The City of Light
• *Paul Kelly – Live Apples
• *The John Butler Trio – Live at Federation Square
• *Wolfmother – Please Experience Wolfmother Live

• Gabriella Cilmi – Lessons to Be Learned
• *Kylie Minogue – X
• *Operator Please – Yes Yes Vindictive
• *Sam Sparro – "Black and Gold"
• *The Veronicas – Hook Me Up

• The Living End – White Noise
• *Eddy Current Suppression Ring – Primary Colours
• *Faker – Be the Twilight
• *Gyroscope – Breed Obsession
• *Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds – Dig, Lazarus, Dig!!!

• Bliss n Eso – Flying Colours
• *A-Love – Ace of Hearts
• *Katalyst – What's Happening
• *Muph & Plutonic – …And Then Tomorrow Came
• *Spit Syndicate – Towards the Light
• *The Herd – Summerland

• Gabriella Cilmi – Lessons to Be Learned
• *Angus & Julia Stone – A Book Like This
• *Midnight Juggernauts – Dystopia
• *Operator Please – Yes Yes Vindictive
• *Sam Sparro – Sam Sparro

• Gabriella Cilmi – "Sweet About Me"
• *Angus & Julia Stone – "The Beast"
• *Sam Sparro – "Black and Gold"
• *The Panics – "Don't Fight It"
• *The Potbelleez – "Don't Hold Back"

• Delta Goodrem – Delta
• *David Campbell – The Swing Sessions 2
• *Guy Sebastian – The Memphis Album
• *The Veronicas – Hook Me Up
• *Tina Arena – Songs of Love & Loss

• Gabriella Cilmi – "Sweet About Me"'''
• *Delta Goodrem – "In This Life"
• *The Potbelleez – "Don't Hold Back"
• *The Veronicas – "Untouched"
• *The Veronicas – "Hook Me Up"

  Fine Arts Awards

• Richard Tognetti, Neal Peres da Costa, Daniel Yeadon – Bach Sonatas for Violin & Keyboard
• *Sydney Symphony – Brett Dean
• *Elena Kats-Chernin – Slow Food
• *Roger Woodward – Johann Sebastian Bach: Chromatic Fantasia & Fugue, Partita no. 2 & Partita no. 6
• *Slava Grigoryan, Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra – Baroque Guitar Concertos

• Andrea Keller – Footprints
• *Deni Hines & James Morrison – The Other Woman
• *Grace Knight – Willow
• *Joe Chindamo – Duende the Romantic Project
• *Mike Nock Project – Meeting of the Waters
• *Jamie Oehlers, Paul Grabowsky, David Beck – Lost and Found

• Chris Lilley – Summer Heights High soundtrack
• *Cezary Skubiszewski – Night – original soundtrack
• *Cast of Priscilla Queen of the Desert - the Musical – Priscilla Queen of the Desert - the Musical
• *The Square – The Square soundtrack
• *Various – Countdown Spectacular 2

• Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu – Gurrumul
• *Archie Roach – Journey
• *David Jones – Colours of the Drum
• *Joseph Tawadros – Angel
• *Watussi – Tequila Sangre Fuego

  Artisan Awards

• The Presets – The Presets – Apocalypso
• *Harry Vanda & Glenn Goldsmith – British India – Thieves
• *Matt Lovell / Shihad – Shihad – Beautiful Machine
• *Michael Hohnen – Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu – Gurrumul
• *Scott Horscroft – The Panics – Cruel Guards

• Matt Lovell / Shihad – Shihad – Beautiful Machine
• *Anthony Lycenko – Pete Murray – Summer at Eureka
• *James Ash – Rogue Traders – Better in the Dark
• *Scott Horscroft – The Panics – Cruel Guards
• *Scott Horscroft – The Presets – Apocalypso

• Jonathan Zawada – The Presets – Apocalypso
• *Aaron Hayward & David Homer – Faker – Be the Twilight
• *Aaron Hayward & David Homer – Kasey Chambers & Shane Nicholson – Rattlin' Bones
• *Alter – Cut Copy – In Ghost Colours
• *IOSHVA – Angus & Julia Stone – A Book Like This

• Kris Moyes – The Presets – "My People"
• *Adam Callen – Sneaky Sound System – "Kansas City"
• *Angus & Julia Stone / Josh Groom – Angus & Julia Stone – "Just a Boy"
• *Damon Escott & Stephen Lance – Silverchair – "If You Keep Losing Sleep"
• *James Littlemore – Pnau – "Baby"

  ARIA Hall Of Fame Inductees

• Rolf Harris¹
• Russell Morris
• Dragon
• Max Merritt
• The Triffids