2016 ARIA Music Awards

The 30th Annual Australian Recording Industry Association Music Awards are a series of award ceremonies which include the 2016 ARIA Artisan Awards, ARIA Hall of Fame Awards, ARIA Fine Arts Awards and the ARIA Awards. The ceremony took place on 23 November at the Star Event Centre and aired on Network Ten. Flume won the most awards, with eight from eleven nominations.
The broadcast rated 586,000 viewers up from 461,000 in 2015. Crowded House were inducted into the ARIA Hall of Fame.

Performers

Bernard Fanning
Crowded House
Flume, Kai and Tove Lo
Illy and Vera Blue
Jimmy Barnes and Jessica Mauboy
John Farnham
Missy Higgins
The Veronicas
Troye Sivan
Violent Soho

ARIA Hall of Fame inductee

On 5 September, it was announced that Crowded House were to be inducted into the ARIA Hall of Fame.

Nominees and winners

ARIA Awards

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

Album of the Year	Best Group
Flume – Skin RÜFÜS – Bloom* Sia – This Is Acting* The Avalanches – Wildflower* Troye Sivan – Blue Neighbourhood*	Violent Soho – Waco King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard – Nonagon Infinity* RÜFÜS – Bloom* The Avalanches – Wildflower* *The Veronicas – "In My Blood"
Best Male Artist	Best Female Artist
Flume – Skin Bernard Fanning – Civil Dusk* Guy Sebastian – "Black & Blue" Illy – "Papercuts" Troye Sivan – Blue Neighbourhood*	Sia – This Is Acting Delta Goodrem – Wings of the Wild* Jessica Mauboy – "This Ain't Love" Montaigne – Glorious Heights Sarah Blasko – Eternal Return*
Best Adult Alternative Album	Best Adult Contemporary Album
Sarah Blasko – Eternal Return Jarryd James – Thirty One* Matt Corby – Telluric* Peter Garrett – A Version of Now* The Temper Trap – Thick as Thieves*	Bernard Fanning – Civil Dusk Bob Evans – Car Boot Sale* Paul Kelly – Seven Sonnets & a Song* Robert Forster – Songs to Play* Tina Arena – Eleven*
Best Hard Rock/Heavy Metal Album	Best Rock Album
King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard – Nonagon Infinity Hellions – Opera Oblivia* Parkway Drive – Ire* The Amity Affliction – This Could Be Heartbreak* Twelve Foot Ninja – Outlier*	Violent Soho – Waco Ball Park Music – Every Night the Same Dream* Boy & Bear – Limit of Love* Gang of Youths – Let Me Be Clear* The Living End – Shift*
Best Blues & Roots Album	Best Country Album
Russell Morris – Red Dirt Red Heart Jimmy Barnes – Soul Searchin'* Kev Carmody – Recollections... Reflections...* The Cat Empire – Rising with the Sun* The Wilson Pickers – You Can't Catch Fish from a Train*	Sara Storer – Silos Adam Brand and the Outlaws – Adam Brand and the Outlaws* Bill Chambers – Cold Trail* Fanny Lumsden – Small Town Big Shot* The Wolfe Brothers – This Crazy Life*
Best Pop Release	Best Dance Release
Flume – "Never Be like You" Illy – "Papercuts" Sia – This Is Acting The Veronicas – "In My Blood" Troye Sivan – Blue Neighbourhood	Flume – Skin Hayden James – "Just a Lover" L D R U – "Keeping Score" RÜFÜS – Bloom* The Avalanches – Wildflower*
Best Urban Album	Best Children's Album
Drapht – Seven Mirrors Citizen Kay – With the People* Koi Child – Koi Child* L-FRESH the Lion – Become* Urthboy – The Past Beats Inside Me Like a Second Heartbeat*	The Wiggles – Wiggle Town! Justine Clarke – Pyjama Jam!* Pat Davern – Alexander the Elephant in Zanzibar* Play School – Famous Friends: Celebrating 50 Years of Play School* Sam Moran – Play Along with Sam: BEST. DAY. EVER!*
Breakthrough Artist	Best Independent Release
Montaigne – Glorious Heights DMA's – Hills End* L D R U – "Keeping Score" Olympia – Self Talk *Safia – "Make Them Wheels Roll"	Flume – Skin Jarryd James – Thirty One* King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard – Nonagon Infinity* Sia – This Is Acting* Violent Soho – Waco*