The 19th Annual Australian Recording Industry Association Music Awards (generally known as ARIA Music Awards or simply The ARIAS) were held on 23 October 2005 at the Sydney Superdome at the Sydney Olympic Park complex, thus continuing the previous year's innovation of televising the awards on Sunday evening. A varied cast of presenters included Merrick and Rosso (who opened the televised show), stand-up comic Dave Hughes, Gretel Killeen and David Hasselhoff.
On 14 July 2005 ARIA sought to create a separate standalone 'ARIA Icons: Hall of Fame' event as only one or two acts could be inducted under the old format due to time restrictions. Six acts were inducted into the Hall of Fame in July with an additional act inducted at the following ARIA Music Awards in October.
Winners are highlighted in bold, other final nominees are in plain.
Album of the Year
Missy Higgins – The Sound of White
Ben Lee – Awake Is The New Sleep
Evermore – Dreams
Keith Urban – Be Here
Sarah Blasko – The Overture & The Underscore
Single of the Year
Ben Lee – "Catch My Disease"
Evermore – "For One Day"
Missy Higgins – "The Special Two"
Thirsty Merc – "Someday, Someday"
Wolfmother – "Woman"
Best Male Artist
Ben Lee – Awake Is the New Sleep
John Butler – "Something's Gotta Give"
Keith Urban – Be Here
Lior – Autumn Flow
Paul Kelly – Foggy Highway
Best Female Artist
Missy Higgins – The Sound of White
Kylie Minogue – "I Believe in You"
Mia Dyson – Parking Lots
Natalie Imbruglia – Counting Down the Days
Sarah Blasko – The Overture & the Underscore
Best Group
Eskimo Joe – "Older Than You"
Evermore – Dreams
Grinspoon – Thrills, Kills & Sunday Pills
Powderfinger – These Days
Thirsty Merc – "Someday, Someday"
Highest Selling Album
Missy Higgins – The Sound of White
Anthony Callea – Anthony Callea
Casey Donovan – For You
Delta Goodrem – Mistaken Identity
Guy Sebastian – Beautiful Life
Highest Selling Single
Anthony Callea – "'The Prayer"
Anthony Callea – "Rain" / "Bridge Over Troubled Water"
Casey Donovan – "Listen With Your Heart"
Delta Goodrem & Brian McFadden – "Almost Here"
Missy Higgins – "The Special Two"
Breakthrough Artist – Album
Missy Higgins – The Sound of White
Evermore – Dreams
Lior – Autumn Flow
Little Birdy – BigBigLove
Sarah Blasko – The Overture & the Underscore
Breakthrough Artist – Single
End of Fashion – "O Yeah"
Joel Turner and the Modern Day Poets – "These Kids"
Kisschasy – "Do-Do's & Whoa-Oh's"
The Veronicas – "4ever"
Wolfmother – "Woman"
Best Adult Contemporary Album
The Go-Betweens – Oceans Apart
Architecture in Helsinki – In Case We Die
John Farnham & Tom Jones – Together in Concert
Renée Geyer – Tonight
The Church – El Momento Descuidado
Best Blues & Roots Album
Mia Dyson – Parking Lots
Ash Grunwald – Live at the Corner
The Beautiful Girls – We're Already Gone
Jeff Lang – You Have to Dig Deep to Bury Daddy
The Waifs – A Brief History...
Best Children's Album
The Wiggles – Live: Hot Potatoes
Bananas In Pyjamas – Sing and Be Happy
Hi-5 – Making Music
Sean O'Boyle – Hush Little Baby
The Hooley Dooleys – Super Dooper
Best Comedy Release
Tripod – Middleborough Rd
Jimeoin – Third Drawer Down
Rodney Rude – Twice As Rude
Shane Dundas & Dave Collins – The Umbilical Brothers
Various Artists – Classic Skithouse
Best Country Album
Keith Urban – Be Here
Adam Harvey – Can't Settle For Less
Audrey Auld Mezera – Texas
Paul Kelly & the Stormwater Boys – Foggy Highway
Sara Storer – Firefly
Best Dance Release
Infusion – Six Feet Above Yesterday
Bodyrockers – "I Like the Way"
Deepface – "Been Good"
Dirty South – "Sleazy"
Rogue Traders – "Voodoo Child"
Best Independent Release
Ben Lee – Awake Is the New Sleep
Architecture in Helsinki – In Case We Die
Joel Turner and the Modern Day Poets – Joel Turner and the Modern Day Poets
Lior – Autumn Flow
The Waifs – A Brief History...
Best Music DVD
Jet – 'Right! Right! Right!
Hoodoo Gurus – Tunnel Vision
Powderfinger – These Days: Live in Concert
The Dissociatives – Sydney Circa 2004/2008
Various Artists – WaveAid
Best Pop Release
Missy Higgins – The Sound of White
Ben Lee – Awake Is the New Sleep
Kylie Minogue – I Believe in You
Sarah Blasko – The Overture & the Underscore
Thirsty Merc – "Someday, Someday"
Best Rock Album
Grinspoon – Thrills, Kills & Sunday Pills
Evermore – Dreams
Little Birdy – BigBigLove
Shihad – Love Is the New Hate
The Cat Empire – Two Shoes
Best Urban Release
Daniel Merriweather – "She's Got Me"
Butterfingers – "Figjam"
Jade MacRae – "So Hot Right Now"
Joel Turner and the Modern Day Poets – Joel Turner and the Modern Day Poets
Weapon X and Ken Hell – "Otherman"
Best Cover Art
Ben Lee, Lara Meyerratken, Dan Estabrook – Ben Lee – Awake Is the New Sleep
Cameron Bird – Architecture in Helsinki – In Case We Die
Cathie Glassby – Missy Higgins – The Sound of White
David Homer & Aaron Hayward, Debaser – Kisschasy – United Paper People
Reg Mombassa – Paul Kelly & the Stormwater Boys – Foggy Highway
Best Video
Ben Quinn – End of Fashion – "O Yeah"
Adrian Van De Velde – Thirsty Merc – "In the Summertime"
Ben Joss, Tribal – The John Butler Trio – "Something's Gotta Give"
Ben Quinn – The Cat Empire – "The Car Song"
Sam Bennetts, Mad Angel – Rogue Traders – "Voodoo Child"
Engineer of the Year
Matt Lovell – The Mess Hall – Notes from a Ceiling
James Ash – Rogue Traders – Voodoo Child
Paul McKercher – Little Birdy – BigBigLove
Paul McKercher & Eskimo Joe – Eskimo Joe – "Older Than You"
David Nicholas – Drag – The Way Out
Producer of the Year
David Nicholas – Drag – The Way Out
Chris Joannou & The Mess Hall – The Mess Hall – Notes from a Ceiling
Harry Vanda & Glenn Goldsmith – The Wrights – "Evie Parts 1, 2 & 3"
Paul McKercher – Little Birdy – BigBigLove
Paul McKercher & Eskimo Joe – Eskimo Joe – "Older Than You"
Best Classical Album
Australian Brandenburg Orchestra – Sanctuary
Elena Kats-Chernin – Wild Swans
Michael Kieran Harvey – Rabid Bay
Sara Macliver & Sally-Anne Russell – Baroque Duets
Slava Grigoryan – Afterimage
Best Jazz Album
Paul Grabowsky & Katie Noonan – Before Time Could Change Us
Andrea Keller – Quartet Angels and Rascals
Aronas Culture – Tunnels
Oehlers & Keevers – Grace
The Necks – Mosquito / See Through
Best Soundtrack / Cast / Show Recording
Severed Heads – The Illustrated Family Doctor
Art Phillips – Outback House
Ben Mingay & Deone Zanotto – Dirty Dancing - The Classic Story on Stage
Roger Mason – The Extra
Various Artists – Deck Dogz
Best World Music Album
Monsieur Camembert – Monsieur Camembert
Bobby McLeod – Dumaradje
Cosmo Cosmolino – Nektar
Le Tuan Hung and others – On the Wings of a Butterfly
Southern Gospel Choir – Great Day
Various Artists – This Is the Place for a Song
On 14 July 2005, ARIA sought to create a separate standalone 'ARIA Icons: Hall of Fame' event as only one or two acts could be inducted under the old format due to time restrictions. Since 2005 VH1 obtained the righs to broadcast the ceremony live on Foxtel, Austar and Optus networks; and each year five or six acts were inducted into the Hall of Fame with an additional act inducted at the following ARIA Music Awards. The following were inducted into the ARIA Hall of Fame in July:
Smoky Dawson inducted by Jack Thompson
The Easybeats inducted by Billy Thorpe
Renée Geyer inducted by Michael Gudinski
Hunters & Collectors inducted by Peter Garrett
Normie Rowe inducted by Ian Meldrum
Split Enz inducted by John Clarke
Inducted at the October ceremony:
Jimmy Barnes inducted by Bernard Fanning
The following artists performed during the 2005 ARIA Awards:
Rogue Traders – "Voodoo Child"
Thirsty Merc – "Someday, Someday"
Evermore – "It's Too Late"
Anthony Callea – "The Prayer"
Missy Higgins – "The Sound of White"
Grinspoon – "Hard Act to Follow"
Neil Finn – "Better Be Home Soon" (Tribute to the late Paul Hester, who was in Split Enz and Crowded House with Finn)
Ben Lee – "Catch My Disease"
Jimmy Barnes – "Working Class Man"
Channel V Oz Artist of the Year
Anthony Callea
Kisschasy
Missy Higgins
The Veronicas
In 2005, the generalist categories were determined by the "voting academy", which consisted of about 1000 representatives from across the music industry. Members of the academy are kept secret. Membership is by invitation only. An individual record company may have up to eight members on the academy. The only artists eligible to vote are winners and nominees from the previous year's awards. (See pie chart at right.)
