AIR Awards of 2006

The first annual Australian Independent Record Labels Association Music Awards was an award ceremony in Australia on 29 November 2006 to honour outstanding achievements in sales by Australian independent artists.
The shortlisted nominees for AIR Awards were announced in October 2006, with the sponsor of V energy drinks.

Performers

Winners are listed first and highlighted in boldface; other final nominees are listed alphabetically by artists' first name.

Best Independent Artist of the Year	Best Performing Independent Album
Hilltop Hoods Ben Lee John Butler Trio Lior Pendulum *The Herd	Hilltop Hoods – The Hard Road Ben Lee – Awake Is the New Sleep* John Butler Trio – Live at St. Gallen* Lior – Autumn Flow* Pendulum – Hold Your Colour* The Herd – The Sun Never Sets*
Best Performing Single / EP	Most Outstanding New Independent Artist
Blue King Brown – Blue King Brown Behind Crimson Eyes – Prologue: The Art of War* Hilltop Hoods – "Clown Prince" Karnivool – "Persona" The Grates – The Ouch. The Touch.*	Gotye Behind Crimson Eyes Blue King Brown Jen Cloher Karnivool *The Drones