| 1992 ARIA Music Awards | |
|---|---|
| Date | 6 March 1992 | 
| Venue | World Congress Centre, Melbourne, Victoria  | 
| Most awards | Yothu Yindi (5) | 
| Most nominations | Yothu Yindi (7) | 
| Website | ariaawards | 
| Television/radio coverage | |
| Network | Network Ten | 
The Sixth Australian Recording Industry Association Music Awards (generally known as the ARIA Music Awards or simply The ARIAS) was held on 6 March 1992 at the World Congress Centre in Melbourne.[1][2][3] Hosts were international guest, Julian Lennon and local Richard Wilkins, they were assisted by presenters, Spinal Tap, Rod Stewart, Mick Jones and others to distribute 24 awards.[1][4] There were live performances and for the first time the awards were televised.[1][4]
In addition to previous categories, a "Special Achievement Award" was presented to entrepreneur Michael Gudinski and his label Mushroom Records.[1][4] The ARIA Hall of Fame inducted only one act: Skyhooks.[1]
Presenters and performers
The ARIA Awards ceremony was co-hosted by singer-songwriter Julian Lennon and TV personality Richard Wilkins.[4] Presenters and performers were:
Awards
Nominees for most awards are shown in plain, with winners in bold.
ARIA Awards
- Album of the Year
 - Single of the Year
 - Highest Selling Album
 - Highest Selling Single
 - Best Group
- INXS – Live Baby Live
- Baby Animals – Baby Animals
 - Black Sorrows – "Never Let Me Go"
 - Crowded House – Woodface
 - Hunters & Collectors – "Where Do You Go?"
 
 
 - INXS – Live Baby Live
 - Best Female Artist
 - Best Male Artist
 - Best New Talent 
- Underground Lovers – Underground Lovers
- Degenerates – Out of My Head
 - Euphoria – "Love You Right"
 - Melissa – "Read My Lips"
 - Jo Beth Taylor – "99 Reasons"
 
 
 - Underground Lovers – Underground Lovers
 - Breakthrough Artist – Album
- Baby Animals – Baby Animals
- Clouds – Penny Century
 - Deborah Conway – String of Pearls
 - Ratcat – Blind Love
 - Richard Pleasance – Galleon
 
 
 - Baby Animals – Baby Animals
 - Breakthrough Artist – Single
- Baby Animals – "Early Warning"
- Deborah Conway – "It's Only the Beginning"
 - Maybe Dolls – "Nervous Kid"
 - Troy Newman – "Love Gets Rough"
 - Richard Pleasance – "Sarah (I Miss You)"
 
 
 - Baby Animals – "Early Warning"
 - Best Country Album 
- Anne Kirkpatrick – Out of the Blue
- James Blundell – "Time on His Hands"
 - Graeme Connors – Tropicali
 - Keith Urban – "Only You"
 - John Williamson – Waratah St
 
 
 - Anne Kirkpatrick – Out of the Blue
 - Best Independent Release 
- Not Drowning, Waving – Proof
- The Aints – Ascension
 - Def FX – Water
 - Ed Kuepper – Honey Steel's Gold
 - Underground Lovers – Underground Lovers
 
 
 - Not Drowning, Waving – Proof
 - Best Indigenous Release 
- Yothu Yindi – Tribal Voice
- Archie Roach – "Down City Streets"
 - Kev Carmody – Eulogy (For a Black Person)
 - Shane Howard – "Escape from Reality"
 - Not Drowning, Waving & The Musicians of Rabaul, Papua New Guinea featuring George Telek – Tabaran
 
 
 - Yothu Yindi – Tribal Voice
 - Best Adult Contemporary Album 
- Tommy Emmanuel – Determination
- Debbie Byrne – Caught in the Act
 - Grace Knight – Stormy Weather
 - Monica & the Moochers – Cotton on the Breeze
 - John Williamson – Waratah St
 
 
 - Tommy Emmanuel – Determination
 - Best Comedy Release 
- John Clarke & Bryan Dawe – The Annual Report
- Agro – Agro Too
 - Rodney Rude – A Legend
 - Rubbery Figures – "Recession Rap"
 - Kevin Bloody Wilson – Let's Call Him Kev
 
 
 - John Clarke & Bryan Dawe – The Annual Report
 
Fine Arts Awards
- Best Jazz Album 
- Dale Barlow – Hipnotation
- James Morrison – Manner Dangerous
 - Mike Nock Quartet – Dark and Curious
 - Carl Orr – Seeking Spirit
 - Ten Part Invention – Ten Part Invention
 
 
 - Dale Barlow – Hipnotation
 - Best Classical Album 
- Stuart Challender, Sydney Symphony Orchestra – Vine: 3 Symphonies
- Australian Ensemble – Cafe Concertino
 - The Australian Opera – Mozart Arias & Scenes
 - Geoffrey Lancaster – Fortepiano
 - Roger Woodward – Prokofiev Piano Works
 
 
 - Stuart Challender, Sydney Symphony Orchestra – Vine: 3 Symphonies
 - Best Children's Album 
- Peter Combe – The Absolutely Very Best of Peter Combe (So Far) Recorded in Concert
- Agro – Agro Too
 - Ruth Cracknell – Paul Gallico's The Snow Goose
 - Noni Hazlehurst – Noni Sings Day and Night Songs and Rhymes from Play School
 - Franciscus Henri – Dancing in the Kitchen
 
 
 - Peter Combe – The Absolutely Very Best of Peter Combe (So Far) Recorded in Concert
 - Best Original Soundtrack / Cast / Show Recording 
- Mario Millo – Brides of Christ
- Jan Castor – Red Express
 - Not Drowning, Waving – Proof Soundtrack
 - Original Australian Cast – Return to the Forbidden Planet
 - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack for Philip Judd – Death in Brunswick
 
 
 - Mario Millo – Brides of Christ
 
Artisan Awards
- Song of the Year[6]
- Mandawuy Yunupingu, Gurrumul Yunupingu, Milkayngu Mununggurr, Stuart Kellaway, Paul Kelly, Cal Williams – Yothu Yindi – "Treaty"
- Phil Buckle – Southern Sons – "Hold Me in Your Arms"
 - Suze DeMarchi, Eddie Parise, Dave Leslie – Baby Animals – "Early Warning"
 - Deborah Conway, Scott Cutler – Deborah Conway – "It's Only the Beginning"
 - Neil Finn – Crowded House – "Fall at Your Feet"
 
 
 - Mandawuy Yunupingu, Gurrumul Yunupingu, Milkayngu Mununggurr, Stuart Kellaway, Paul Kelly, Cal Williams – Yothu Yindi – "Treaty"
 - Producer of the Year[7]
- Simon Hussey – Craig McLachlan – "On My Own"; Daryl Braithwaite – "The Horses", "Higher than Hope", "Don't Hold Back Your Love"; James Reyne – "Slave"
- Mark Moffatt, Gavin Campbell, Robert Goodge, Paul Main – Yothu Yindi – "Treaty (Filthy Lucre Remix)"
 - Nick Mainsbridge – Def FX – "Water"; – Ratcat – "Blind Love Don't Go Now"; – Tall Tales and True – "Lifeboat"
 - Richard Pleasance – Richard Pleasance – "Don't Cry"; Deborah Conway – "It's Only the Beginning", "Release Me", "White Roses"
 - Ross Fraser – Southern Sons – "Hold Me in Your Arms"; John Farnham – "In Days to Come", "That's Freedom"
 
 
 - Simon Hussey – Craig McLachlan – "On My Own"; Daryl Braithwaite – "The Horses", "Higher than Hope", "Don't Hold Back Your Love"; James Reyne – "Slave"
 - Engineer of the Year 
- David Price, Ted Howard, Greg Henderson, Simon Polinski – Yothu Yindi – "Maralitja", "Dharpa", "Treaty", "Treaty (Filthy Lucre Remix)", "Tribal Voice"
- Peter Cobbin – Grace Knight – "Crazy", "Fever", "Stormy Weather", "That Ole Devil Called Love"
 - Paul Kosky – Crowded House – "Chocolate Cake", "Woodface"
 - Nick Mainsbridge – Def FX – "Water"; – Ratcat – "Blind Love Don't Go Now"; – Tall Tales and True – "Lifeboat"
 - Doug Roberts – Deborah Conway – "Release Me", "White Roses", "Someday"
 
 
 - David Price, Ted Howard, Greg Henderson, Simon Polinski – Yothu Yindi – "Maralitja", "Dharpa", "Treaty", "Treaty (Filthy Lucre Remix)", "Tribal Voice"
 - Best Video 
- John Hillcoat – Crowded House – "Chocolate Cake"
- Paul Elliott – Boom Crash Opera – "Holywater"
 - Stephen Johnson – Yothu Yindi – "Treaty (Filthy Lucre Remix)"
 - Marcel Lunam – Died Pretty – "D.C."
 - Brendon Young – Tall Tales and True – "Lifeboat"
 
 
 - John Hillcoat – Crowded House – "Chocolate Cake"
 - Best Cover Art 
- Louise Beach, Mushroom Art – Yothu Yindi – Tribal Voice
- Pierre Baroni, Mushroom Art – Jimmy Barnes – Soul Deep
 - Pierre Baroni, Mushroom Art – Deborah Conway – String of Pearls
 - Richard Pleasance, Ross Hipwell – Richard Pleasance – Galleon
 - Tommy Steele, Nick Seymour – Crowded House – Woodface
 
 
 - Louise Beach, Mushroom Art – Yothu Yindi – Tribal Voice
 
Special Achievement Award
ARIA Hall of Fame inductee
The Hall of Fame inductee was:
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 "Winners by Year 1992". Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). Archived from the original on 26 September 2007. Retrieved 4 December 2013.
 - ↑ "Australia 1992 ARIA Awards". ALLdownunder.com. Archived from the original on 23 February 2009. Retrieved 5 December 2009.
 - ↑ "Rock women head the list for ARIAs". The Canberra Times. 20 February 1992. p. 15. Retrieved 19 January 2014 – via National Library of Australia.
 - 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 O'Grady, Anthony. "The 6th Annual ARIA Music Awards". Australian Recording Industry Association. Archived from the original on 14 October 2000. Retrieved 20 October 2020.
 - ↑ Condon, Dan (26 November 2019). "7 Great Performances from the History of the ARIA Awards – Music Reads". Double J. Retrieved 23 December 2020.
 - ↑ Nui Te Koha (5 March 1992). "On with the Show – and the bloopers". Herald Sun. p. 37.
 - ↑ "17th Annual ARIA Awards". Australian Recording Industry Association. Archived from the original on 22 February 2004. Retrieved 6 December 2013. Note: User may be required to access archived information by selecting 'The History', then 'By Award', 'Producer of the Year' and 'Option Show Nominations'.