2002 ARIA Music Awards explained

2002 ARIA Music Awards
Venue:	Sydney Superdome, Sydney, New South Wales
Network:	Network Ten
Most Wins:	Kylie Minogue (5) Silverchair (5)
Most Nominations:	Kasey Chambers (7) Alex Lloyd (7) Kylie Minogue (7) Silverchair (7)
Previous:	2001
Next:	2003

The 16th Annual Australian Recording Industry Association Music Awards (generally known as ARIA Music Awards or simply The ARIAs) were held on 15 October 2002 at the Sydney SuperDome.^[1] ^[2]

Awards

ARIA Awards

Winners highlighted in bold with nominations below them in plain.^[1]

Album of the Year
- Kasey Chambers – Barricades & Brickwalls
  - Alex Lloyd – Watching Angels Mend
  - george – Polyserena
  - Kylie Minogue – Fever
  - Silverchair – Diorama
Single of the Year
- Kylie Minogue – "Can't Get You Out of My Head"
  - Alex Lloyd – "Amazing"
  - Grinspoon – "Chemical Heart"
  - Kasey Chambers – "Not Pretty Enough"
  - The Vines – "Get Free"
Highest Selling Album
- Kylie Minogue – Fever
  - Alex Lloyd – Watching Angels Mend
  - Kasey Chambers – Barricades & Brickwalls
  - Nikki Webster – Follow Your Heart
  - The 12th Man – The Final Dig?
Highest Selling Single
- Kylie Minogue – "Can't Get You Out of My Head"
  - Alex Lloyd – "Amazing"
  - Holly Valance – "Kiss Kiss"
  - Kasey Chambers – "Not Pretty Enough"
  - Shakaya – "Stop Calling Me"
Best Group
- Silverchair – Diorama
  - george – Polyserena
  - Grinspoon – New Detention
  - Powderfinger – "The Metre/Waiting for the Sun"
  - The Vines – Highly Evolved
Best Female Artist
- Kasey Chambers – Barricades & Brickwalls
  - Holly Valance – "Kiss Kiss"
  - Kylie Minogue – Fever
  - Lisa Miller – Car Tape
  - Natalie Imbruglia – White Lilies Island
Best Male Artist
- Alex Lloyd – Watching Angels Mend
  - Dan Brodie – Empty Arms Broken Hearts
  - Darren Hayes – Spin
  - Paul Kelly – Nothing But a Dream
  - Paul Mac – 3000 Feet High
Breakthrough Artist – Album
- george – Polyserena
  - 1200 Techniques – Choose One
  - Dan Brodie & The Broken Arrows – Empty Arms Broken Hearts
  - Eskimo Joe – Girl
  - The Vines – Highly Evolved
Breakthrough Artist – Single
- The Vines – "Get Free"
  - 1200 Techniques – "Karma (What Goes Around)"
  - Holly Valance – "Kiss Kiss"
  - Machine Gun Fellatio – "Girl of My Dreams (Is Giving Me Nightmares)"
  - The Waifs – "London Still"
Best Pop Release
- Kylie Minogue – Fever
  - Disco Montego – "Beautiful"
  - george – Polyserena
  - Holly Valance – "Kiss Kiss"
  - The Whitlams – Torch the Moon
Best Dance Release
- Paul Mac – 3000 Feet High
  - 1200 Techniques – "Karma (What Goes Around)"
  - Gerling – "Dust Me Selecta"
  - Katalyst – Manipulating Agent
  - [Love] Tattoo – [Love] Tattoo
Best Rock Album
- Silverchair – Diorama
  - Alex Lloyd – Watching Angels Mend
  - Grinspoon – New Detention
  - Motor Ace – Shoot This
  - The Vines – Highly Evolved
Best Country Album
- Kasey Chambers – Barricades & Brickwalls
  - Adam Harvey – Workin' Overtime
  - Catherine Britt – Dusty Smiles and Heartbreak Cures
  - Lee Kernaghan – Electric Rodeo
  - Troy Cassar-Daley – Long Way Home
Best Independent Release
- 1200 Techniques – Karma (What Goes Around)
  - Icecream Hands – "Rain Hail Shine"
  - Killing Heidi – Heavensent
  - Lisa Miller – Car Tape
  - The Waifs – "London Still"
Best Adult Contemporary Album
- Paul Kelly – Nothing But a Dream
  - Archie Roach – Sensual Being
  - Jimmy Little – Resonate
  - Lisa Miller – Car Tape
  - Vika and Linda – Love is Mighty Close
Best Blues & Roots Album
- Jeff Lang & Bob Brozman – Rolling Through This World
  - Backsliders – Hanoi
  - Bondi Cigars – Down in the Valley
  - Dave Steel – Home Is a Hard Thing to Find
  - Mick Hart – Upside Down in the Full Face of Optimism
Best Children's Album
- Hi-5 – Boom Boom Beat
  - The Hooley Dooleys – Roll Up! Roll Up!
  - The Star Girls – The Star Girls from Planet Groove
  - Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra, Sean O'Boyle – Symphony of Lullabies
  - The Wiggles – Wiggly Safari
Best Comedy Release
- The 12th Man – The Final Dig?
  - The Drugs – The Bold and The Beautiful
  - Kevin Bloody Wilson – The Second Kumin' of Kev
  - "Slamming" Sam Kekovich – You Know It Makes Sense
  - The Umbilical Brothers – "Don't Dance to This"

Fine Arts Awards

Best Jazz Album
- Andrea Keller – Thirteen Sketches
  - Dale Barlow – Dale Barlow Live
  - James Morrison – Scream Machine
  - James Muller – Thrum
  - The Umbrellas – Bravo Nino Rota
Best Classical Album
- Slava Grigoryan – Sonatas & Fantasies
  - David Hobson – Handel: Arias
  - Genevieve Lacey, Linda Kent – Piracy
  - Geoffrey Lancaster – Haydn: Keyboard Sonatas Volume 1
  - Yvonne Kenny, Adelaide Symphony Orchestra – Gorecki: Symphony No. 3
Best Original Cast / Show Production Recording
- Various –
  - Judi Connelli – Back to Before
  - Opera Australia, Simone Young – Verdi: Requiem
  - Original Australian Cast Recording – The Wizard of Oz
  - Play Act One – Story of Abbey
Best Original Soundtrack Production Recording
- Paul Kelly, Shane O' Mara, Steve Hadley, Bruce Haymes, Peter Luscombe – Lantana
  - Graham Tardif & Rolf de Heer (composers), Archie Roach (performer) – The Tracker
  - David Thrussell – The Hard Word
  - Mario Millo – Changi
  - Various – Dirty Deeds
Best World Music Album
- Monsieur Camembert – Live on Stage
  - Coda – There Is a Way to Fly
  - Kim Sanders – You Can't Get There From Here
  - Nabarlek – Bininj Manborlh / Blackfella Road
  - Various – Corroboration

Artisan Awards

Producer of the Year
- Daniel Johns – Silverchair – Diorama
  - Alex Lloyd, Magnus Fiennes – Alex Lloyd – Watching Angels Mend
  - Daniel Denholm – The Whitlams – Torch the Moon
  - David Nicholas, george – george – Polyserena
  - Gerling, Magoo – Gerling – When Young Terrorists Chase the Sun
  - Phil McKellar – Grinspoon – New Detention
  - Richard Pleasance & Paul Kelly – Archie Roach – Sensual Being
Engineer of the Year
- Anton Hagop – Silverchair – Diorama
  - Adam Rhodes & DW Norton – Superheist – "A Dignified Rage"
  - Daniel Denholm – The Whitlams – Torch the Moon
  - Paul Mac – Paul Mac – 3000 Feet High
  - Phil McKellar – Grinspoon – Chemical Heart
Best Video
- Michael Gracey, Babyfoot Productions – 1200 Techniques – "Karma (What Goes Around)"
  - Jolyon Watkins – Gerling – "Dust Me Selecta"
  - Michael Spiccia, Prodigy Films – Disco Montego – "Beautiful"
  - Nash Edgerton – Eskimo Joe – "Liar"
  - Square-Eyed Films – Silverchair – "The Greatest View"
Best Cover Art
- Darren Glindemann, John Watson, Melissa Chenery, Daniel Johns – Silverchair – Diorama
  - Art of the State, Scott James Smith – The Whitlams – Torch the Moon
  - Campbell Murray Creating – Kasey Chambers – Barricades & Brickwalls
  - Chris Von Sanden – george – Polyserena
  - Craig Nicholls – The Vines – Highly Evolved

Outstanding Achievement Award

Kylie Minogue

ARIA Hall of Fame inductee

Inducted into the ARIA Hall of Fame was:

Olivia Newton-John

References

Web site: ARIA Awards – History: Winners by Year 2002: 16th Annual ARIA Awards . https://web.archive.org/web/20120110233233/http://www.ariaawards.com.au/history/year/2002 . dead . 10 January 2012 . Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). 10 January 2012.
Web site: Australia 2002 ARIA Awards . ALLdownunder.com . 5 December 2009 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090225210236/http://www.alldownunder.com/oz-p/aria/2002-aria.htm . 25 February 2009 .