2005 New Zealand Music Awards | |
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Awarded for | Excellence in New Zealand music |
Date | 5 October 2005 |
Location | Aotea Centre, Auckland |
Country | New Zealand |
Reward(s) | Tui award trophy |
Website | nzmusicawards |
Television/radio coverage | |
Network | C4 |
The 2005 New Zealand Music Awards took place on 5 October 2005 at the Aotea Centre in Auckland.
The 'Lifetime Achievement Award' category was changed to 'Outstanding Contribution to the Growth in NZ Music on Radio'. [1]
One new category was added: 'Best Roots Album'. [2]
The Best Maori Album and Best Gospel / Christian Album categories were not awarded due to insufficient entries. [3]
Winners are listed first and highlighted in boldface. [4]
Multiple winners on the night included Fat Freddy's Drop with five awards.
Album of the Year† | Single of the Year† |
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Best Group† | Best Male Solo Artist† |
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Best Female Solo Artist† | Breakthrough Artist of the Year† |
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Highest Selling NZ Album† | Highest Selling NZ Single† |
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Songwriter of the Year† | Best Rock Album† |
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Best Urban / Hip Hop Album† | Best Dance / Electronica Album† |
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Best Aotearoa Roots Album† | Best Music Video† |
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Peoples Choice Award† | Best Producer‡ |
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Best Engineer‡ | Best Album Cover‡ |
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Best Classical Album† | Best Maori Album† |
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Best Gospel / Christian Album† | Best Country Music Album† |
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Best Folk Album† | Best Pacific Music Album† |
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Best Jazz Album† | International Achievement Award† |
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Outstanding Contribution to the Growth of NZ Music on Radio† | |
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