| 1998 ARIA Music Awards | |
|---|---|
| Date | 20 October 1998 |
| Venue | Sydney Convention & Exhibition Centre, Sydney, New South Wales |
| Hosted by | Paul McDermott |
| Most wins | Natalie Imbruglia (6) |
| Most nominations | Natalie Imbruglia (9) |
| Website | ariaawards |
| Television/radio coverage | |
| Network | Network Ten |
The 12th Australian Recording Industry Association Music Awards (generally known as the ARIA Music Awards or simply The ARIAs ) was held on 20 October 1998 at the Sydney Convention & Exhibition Centre. [1] [2] Presenters, including Democrats deputy leader Natasha Stott Despoja and former prime minister Gough Whitlam, distributed 29 awards with the big winner Natalie Imbruglia receiving six trophies. [1] [3]
In addition to previous categories, a new category Best Rock Album, was presented to the Superjesus for Sumo . An Outstanding Achievement Award was presented to Savage Garden for "world sales of 8 million and counting." [1] [3] The ARIA Hall of Fame inducted: the Angels and the Masters Apprentices. [1]
The ceremony was hosted by comedian and TV presenter Paul McDermott with a capacity crowd of 1900 attending. [3] Presenters (see below for full list) distributed 29 trophies. [3] Best Group winners the Whitlams received their award from the group's namesake Gough Whitlam. [3] The former prime minister announced "It's my family." [4] Once on stage the members knelt at his feet. [4] Upon accepting Savage Garden's award for Outstanding Achievement – selling more than eight million copies world-wide – band member Darren Hayes reflected, "My nephew told me not to come home without the Wiggles' autographs." [3]
The ARIA Awards ceremony was hosted by Australian comedian and TV presenter Paul McDermott. [3] Presenters and performers were:
| Presenter(s) | Performer(s) | Ref. |
|---|---|---|
| Kylie Minogue | Regurgitator | [3] |
| Dylan Lewis | ||
| Grinspoon | ||
| Robyn Loau | Natalie Imbruglia | |
| "Ugly" Phil O'Neil | ||
| B*Witched | ||
| Colin Buchanan | the Living End | |
| Baz Luhrmann | ||
| Glenn A. Baker | ||
| Alana De Roma | Bachelor Girl | |
| Penne Dennison | ||
| Martin Plaza | ||
| Flacco | John Williamson, Warren H Williams | |
| the Sandman | ||
| Christopher Lawrence | ||
| Natasha Stott Despoja | Jebediah | |
| Angry Anderson | ||
| Monique Brumby | ||
| Leah McLeod | Marie Wilson | |
| Belinda Emmett | ||
| Paul Kelly | ||
| Marcia Hines | Human Nature | |
| Julian Lennon | ||
| Alex Dimitriades | ||
| Alchemy Hosts | The Mavis's | |
| Savage Garden | ||
| Jabba | ||
| Mary Datoc | The Whitlams | |
| Gough Whitlam |
Final nominees for awards are shown in plain, with winners in bold.
The Hall of Fame inductees were: