Official website www.ariaawards.com.au | Network Network Ten | |
Date 22 September 1997 (1997-09-22) Venue Capitol Theatre,
Sydney, New South Wales | ||
The 11th Annual Australian Recording Industry Association Music Awards (generally known as the ARIA Music Awards) were held on 22 September 1997 at the Capitol Theatre in Sydney. The event was hosted by Australian actor–comedian Paul McDermott, with presenters Elle McFeast, Kylie Minogue, Ben Folds, Colin Buchanan and The Presidents of the United States of America. Savage Garden dominated this year, receiving a record ten awards including "Album of the Year" for Savage Garden, "Single of the Year" for "Truly Madly Deeply" and "Best Group", amongst other awards.
Contents
- Ceremony details
- Multiple winners and nominees
- Awards
- Outstanding Achievement Award
- Special Achievement Award
- Hall of Fame Inductees
- References
In addition to the annually presented awards, a "Special Achievement Award" was given to Charles Fisher and an "Outstanding Achievement Award" was received by Peter André. The ARIA Hall of Fame inducted: The Bee Gees, Graeme Bell and Paul Kelly.
Ceremony details
The event included musical performances by Ben Folds Five, The Presidents of the United States of America and Kylie Minogue. John Farnham teamed up with crooner quartet Human Nature to debut the performance of their song "Every Time You Cry", which later became a #3 ARIA Singles Chart hit. Crowded House, who won the award for "Highest Selling Album" for their greatest hits collection Recurring Dream, reunited after a year of having broken up, to commemorate Paul Kelly's induction into the ARIA Hall of Fame by performing his song "Leaps and Bounds".
Various international and Australian entertainers presented awards to the winners including Australian Elle McFeast (who was nominated for Best Comedy Album), Ben Folds, Kylie Minogue and Chris Ballew, Dave Dederer and Jason Finn of The Presidents of the United States of America.
Multiple winners and nominees
Awards
Nominees and winners with results indicated on the right.
Outstanding Achievement Award
Special Achievement Award
Hall of Fame Inductees
The ARIA Hall of Fame inductees were: