Rolling Stone Australia Awards are awarded annually in January by the Rolling Stone (Australia) magazine since 2010 for outstanding contributions to popular culture in the previous year.
Except as indicated, the categories are only open for Australian & New Zealander candidates:
The Rolling Stone Award
Best Female
Best Male
The International Award (awarded to an international person or group who have had a profound positive impact on popular culture in Australia/NZ)
Mover & Shaker (awarded to someone who has fundamentally changed their particular field for the better in the previous year)
The Immortal (A lifetime achievement award)
Album of the Year
Best Live Act (open to international performances in Australia/NZ).
Artist to Watch
Artist of the Year
Best Independent Release
The Awards ceremony was held at
2012: Wednesday 16 January 2013, at Sydney's Beach Road Hotel in Bondi
2011: 25 January 2012
2010: 25 January 2011
2009: 20 January 2010, at Oxford Art Factory, Sydney.