They were:
Best Blues Album –Three Kings for Three Kings
Best Country Album – Dan Waters for La Vita E’Bella
Best Soul, Funk, R’n’B and Gospel Album – Kylie Auldist for Still Life
Best Jazz Album – Allan Browne Trio for Lost In The Stars
Best Hip Hop Album – Fraksha for My Way
Best Electronic Act – Nick Thayer
Best Heavy Album – King Parrot for Bite Your Head Off
Best Indigenous Act – Mercy
Best Global or Reggae Act – Melbourne Ska Orchestra
Best Experimental/Avant-Garde Act – Judith Hamann
Best Folk Roots Album – Archie Roach for Into The Bloodstream
Also announced were the nominations for the public awards. The Drones lead with with three mentions – best album, best band and best live act.
Paul Kelly, Adalita, King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard, Dick Diver and Clairy Browne and The Bangin Rackettes each scored two nominations.
Nominees were chosen by a panel of over 20 music industry broadcasters, journalists, festival curators and record store owners.
Music Victoria’s emphasis on building up Victoria’s regional music scenes has seen the introduction of the Best Regional Venue and Best Regional Act categories. This provides the spotlight on places as Geelong, Castlemaine and Ballarat with acts as Gold Fields, Hunting Grounds, Yacht Club DJs and venues as The Karova Lounge, The Barwon Club, Theatre Royal and The Bridge Hotel among those making the nominations list.
