ARIA Music Awards of 2011

The 25th Annual Australian Recording Industry Association Music Awards (generally known as ARIA Music Awards or simply The ARIAs) were a series of award ceremonies which included the 2011 ARIA Artisan Awards, ARIA Hall of Fame Awards, ARIA Fine Arts Awards and ARIA Awards. The latter ceremony took place on 27 November at the Allphones Arena, Sydney,[1][2] and was telecast Nine Network's channel Go! at 7:30pm.[3] The final nominees for ARIA Award categories were announced on 11 October as well as nominees and winners for Fine Arts Awards and Artisan Awards.[1]

2011 ARIA Music Awards
Date27 November 2011 (2011-11-27)
VenueAllphones Arena,
Sydney, New South Wales
Most awardsGotye (6)
Most nominations
Websiteariaawards.com.au
Television/radio coverage
NetworkNine Network

For the second time in ARIA Awards history, public votes were used for the categories, "Most Popular International Artist" and "Most Popular Australian Artist"; and for the first time for a new category "Most Popular Australian Live Artist".[1]

The ARIA Hall of Fame inducted Kylie Minogue and The Wiggles – including former member Greg Page – on 27 November at the same ceremony as the ARIA Awards.[1][4]

2011 ARIA Hall of Fame inductees

Presenters and performers

Presenters

Performers
  • Drapht performed his song "Rapunzel".[7]
  • Cut Copy performed their song "Need You Now".[9]
  • Art vs. Science performed their song "Magic Fountain".[7]
  • Guy Sebastian sang a medley of "Who's That Girl" and "Don't Worry Be Happy".[9]
  • Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu performed his song, "Warwu", accompanied by Missy Higgins on piano.[7][10]
    • In 2019 Double J's Dan Condon described this as one of "7 great performances from the history of the ARIA Awards."[11]
  • Gotye and Kimbra performed their award-winning single "Somebody That I Used to Know".[7]
  • The Living End sang "The Ending Is Just the Beginning Repeating", the lead single from their album.[8]
  • Delta Goodrem performed a cover version of Wendy Matthews' "The Day You Went Away", in tribute to those we've lost from the Australian Music Industry in the past 25 years.[12]
  • Boy & Bear performed their award-winning single "Feeding Line".[7]

ARIA Hall of Fame Inductees

The ARIA Hall of Fame induction occurred on 27 November 2011 as part of the overall ARIA Music Awards.[1] Molly Meldrum introduced Prime Minister of Australia, Julia Gillard, who inducted Kylie Minogue; while actor, David Wenham, inducted The Wiggles – including former member Greg Page.[2][3][4][6]

Nominees and winners

ARIA Awards

Winners are listed first and highlighted in boldface.[2][13]

Brown-haired man wearing a white shirt singing to a microphone
Gotye won six awards.
A man wearing a red shirt with a black cap, looking directly at the camera
Drapht received seven nominations.
A black man singing into a mircophone
Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu received six nominations.
Eskimo Joe received six nominations.
A man wearing a black shirt, holding a guitar
Guy Sebastian received four nominations.
Album of the Year Single of the Year
Best Male Artist Best Female Artist
  • Gotye – "Somebody That I Used to Know"
    • Drapht – The Life of Riley
    • Gareth Liddiard – Strange Tourist
    • Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu – Rrakala
    • Josh Pyke – "No One Wants a Lover"
Breakthrough Artist – Album[note 1] Breakthrough Artist – Single[note 1]
  • Boy & Bear – "Feeding Line"
    • Drapht – "Rapunzel"
    • Havana Brown – "We Run the Night"
    • The Jezabels – "Dark Storm"
    • Zoë Badwi – "Freefallin"
Highest Selling Album[note 1] Highest Selling Single[note 1]
  • Guy Sebastian featuring Eve – "Who's That Girl"
Best Group Best Independent Release
Best Children's Album Best Comedy Release
  • Hamish & Andy – Celebrating 50 Glorious Years
    • Adam Hills – Inflatable
    • Buddy Goode – The One & Only Buddy Goode
    • Josh Thomas – Josh Thomas Surprise Warehouse Comedy Festival
    • Tim Minchin – Tim Minchin & the Heritage Orchestra
Best Dance Release Best Pop Release
  • Gotye featuring Kimbra – "Somebody That I Used to Know"
Best Adult Alternative Album Best Adult Contemporary Album
  • Boy & Bear – Moonfire
    • Grinderman – Grinderman 2
    • Little Red – Midnight Remember
    • Seeker Lover Keeper – Seeker Lover Keeper
    • The Panics – Rain on the Humming Wire
Best Blues & Roots Album Best Urban Album
  • The Audreys – Sometimes the Stars
    • Backsliders – Starvation Box
    • Blue King Brown – Worldwize Part 1 – North & South
    • John Butler Trio – Live at Red Rocks
    • The Waifs – Temptation
  • Drapht – The Life of Riley
    • Illy – The Chase
    • Koolism – The 'Umu
    • Phrase – Babylon
    • Vents – Marked for Death
Best Hard Rock/Heavy Metal Album Best Rock Album
  • The Living End – The Ending Is Just the Beginning Repeating
    • Children Collide – Theory of Everything
    • Eskimo Joe – Ghosts of the Past
    • Jebediah – Kosciuszko
    • Papa Vs Pretty – United in Isolation
Best Country Album Most Popular Australian Live Artist[note 2]
  • Kasey Chambers – Little Bird
    • Jasmine Rae – Listen Here
    • Keith Urban – Get Closer
    • Shane Nicholson – Bad Machines
    • Troy Cassar-Daley – Troy Cassar-Daley Live
Most Popular International Artist[note 2] Most Popular Australian Artist[note 2]
  • Birds of Tokyo
    • Altiyan Childs
    • Angus & Julia Stone
    • Drapht
    • Guy Sebastian
    • Jessica Mauboy
    • John Farnham
    • Justice Crew
    • Keith Urban
    • Stan Walker

Fine Arts Awards

Winners are listed first and highlighted in boldface.[2][note 3]

Best Classical Album
  • Sally Whitwell – Mad Rush: Piano Music of Philip Glass
    • Karin Schaupp & Flinders Quartet – Fandango
    • Latitude 37 – Latitude 37
    • Richard Tognetti (violin), Australian Chamber Orchestra – Mozart Violin Concertos Vol 2
    • Teddy Tahu Rhodes – Serious Songs
Best Jazz Album
  • Elixir featuring Katie Noonan – First Seed Ripening
    • Allan Browne, Marc Hannaford, Sam Anning – Shreveport Stomp
    • Kristin Berardi and The Jazzgroove Mothership Orchestra – Kristin Berardi meets The Jazzgroove Mothership Orchestra
    • Sarah McKenzie – Don't Tempt Me
    • The Idea of North – Extraordinary Tale
Best Original Soundtrack/Cast/Show Album
Best World Music Album
  • Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu – Rrakala
    • David Bridie, Hein Arumisore, Jacob Rumbiak, Ronny Kareni, Donny Roem – Strange Birds in Paradise: A West Papuan Soundtrack
    • Saltwater Band – Malk
    • The Shaolin Afronauts – Flight of the Ancients
    • Slava & Leonard Grigoryan, James & Joseph Tawadros – Band of Brothers
Best Music DVD[note 3]

Artisan Awards

Winners are listed first and highlighted in boldface.[2][note 4]

Best Cover Art Best Video
  • Alter – Cut Copy – Zonoscope
    • Aaron Hayward, David Homer, Debaser – Art vs. Science – The Experiment
    • Carlo Santone – Geoffry Gurumul Yunupingu – Rrakala
    • David Homer, Aaron Hayward, Debaser – Billy Thorpe – Billy Thorpe's Tangier
    • Ken Done – Oh Mercy – Great Barrier Grief
  • Natasha Pincus – Gotye featuring Kimbra – "Somebody That I Used to Know"
    • Bart Borghesi – Eskimo Joe – "Love Is a Drug"
    • Carlo Santone – Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu – "Gopuru"
    • David Michod, Flood Projects – Children Collide – "Loveless"
    • Guy Franklin – Kimbra – "Cameo Lover"
Engineer of the Year Producer of the Year
  • François Tétaz – Gotye featuring Kimbra – "Somebody That I Used to Know"
    • Dave Parkin – Drapht – "Rapunzel"
    • Greg Clarke – Billy Thorpe – Tangier
    • Matt Lovell – Eskimo Joe – Ghosts of the Past
    • Wayne Connolly – Josh Pyke – "No One Wants a Lover"
  • Wally De Backer– Gotye featuring Kimbra – "Somebody That I Used to Know"
    • Boy & Bear – Boy & Bear – Moonfire
    • Daniel Denholm – – Billy Thorpe Tangier
    • Eskimo Joe – Eskimo Joe – Ghosts of the Past
    • Wayne Connolly, Josh Pyke – Josh Pyke – "No One Wants a Lover"

See also

Notes
  1. Four old categories were returned, "Breakthrough Artist – Single" and "Breakthrough Artist – Album" (replacing "Breakthrough Artist"), "Highest Selling Album" and "Highest Selling Single" (replacing the popularly voted "Most Popular Australian Album" and "Most Popular Australian Single" respectively). As of December 2013, the ARIA website does not display entries for Highest Selling Album or Highest Selling Single for 2011. Nominees according to Take 40 Australia, winners according to PagesDigital:
  2. For the second time in ARIA Awards history, the public voted in the categories for both "Most Popular International Artist" and "Most Popular Australian Artist". A new public voted category, "Most Popular Australian Live Artist" was introduced.
  3. Best Music DVD category was moved to Fine Arts Awards from ARIA Awards section. Final nominees and winners were announced on 11 October 2011.
  4. The winners and nominees of the Artisan Awards were announced on 11 October 2011.

References
  1. "The Countdown Begins....Nominations Announced". Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). 11 October 2011. Archived from the original on 16 October 2011. Retrieved 12 October 2011.
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  3. "Two huge ARIA Awards announcements". Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). 30 October 2011. Archived from the original on 25 March 2012. Retrieved 31 October 2011.
  4. Quinn, Karl (31 October 2011). "Wiggles, Kylie to Be Inducted into ARIA's Hall of Fame". The Sydney Morning Herald. Fairfax Media. Retrieved 3 November 2011.
  5. Jonno (20 November 2011). "New Presenters Announced For the ARIAs, Credibility TBC". Pedestrian.tv. Retrieved 20 November 2011.
  6. "Prime Minister to induct Kylie Minogue". Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). 24 November 2011. Archived from the original on 1 December 2011. Retrieved 25 November 2011.
  7. "Surprises keep on coming". Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). 4 November 2011. Archived from the original on 30 November 2011. Retrieved 14 November 2011.
  8. Cashmere, Paul (20 November 2011). "Music News – The Living End, Guy Sebastian, Missy Higgins To Perform at ARIA Awards". Noise11.com. Retrieved 20 November 2011.
  9. Knox, David (21 November 2011). "2011 ARIA Awards: presenters, performers". TV Tonight. Retrieved 22 November 2011.
  10. "Missy Higgins returns for ARIAs". Ninemsn (Nine Entertainment Co. & Microsoft). 20 November 2011. Archived from the original on 30 July 2012. Retrieved 20 November 2011.
  11. Condon, Dan (26 November 2019). "7 Great Performances from the History of the ARIA Awards – Music Reads". Double J. Retrieved 24 December 2020.
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