List of awards and nominations received by John Farnham

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John Farnham awards and nominations
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Statue of John Farnham, Melbourne Docklands
Totals [lower-alpha 1]
Wins57
Nominations96
Note
  1. Certain award groups do not simply award one winner. They recognize several different recipients, have runners-up, and have third place. Since this is a specific recognition and is different from losing an award, runner-up mentions are considered wins in this award tally. For simplification and to avoid errors, each award in this list has been presumed to have had a prior nomination.

John Farnham is an Australian pop singer who has won and been nominated for Australian music and entertainment awards, [1] including Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) Awards, [2] Countdown Music and Video Awards, [3] [4] [5] and King of Pop Awards. [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] He was inducted into the ARIA Hall of Fame in 2003. [8]

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ARIA awards

Farnham has won 21 Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) Awards including his 2003 induction into the Hall of Fame. [2] [7] [8] This induction recognised his achievement of a "significant body of recorded work" and that he "had a cultural impact within Australia". [8] Farnham has won 20 other ARIA Awards, from a total of 60 nominations, including winning five for Highest Selling Album in 1987, 1989, 1991, 1994 and 1999; and four for Best Adult Contemporary Album in 1987, 1988, 1996 and 2003. [2] 1987 was his most successful year when he won six awards from ten nominations. [2]

YearNominee / workAwardResult
1987 "You're the Voice" ARIA Award for Highest Selling Single Won
Single of the Year Won
Whispering Jack Best Adult Contemporary Album Won
ARIA Award for Highest Selling Album Won
Album of the Year Won
Best Male Artist Won
Whispering Jack – Ross Fraser Producer of the Year Nominated
Whispering Jack – Doug Brady Engineer of the Year Nominated
Whispering Jack – Steve Malpass Best Cover Artist Nominated
"No One Comes Close" – Eric McCusker Best Songwriter Nominated
1988 John Farnham Outstanding Achievement Award Won
John FarnhamBest Male ArtistWon
"Touch of Paradise"Best Adult Contemporary AlbumWon
1989 Age of Reason Highest Selling AlbumWon
Album of the YearNominated
Best Male Artist
Best Adult Contemporary AlbumNominated
Age of Reason – Ross FraserProducer of the YearWon
Age of Reason – Malpass & BurrowsBest Cover ArtNominated
"Age of Reason"Single of the YearNominated
Highest Selling SingleNominated
Song of the YearNominated
"Age of Reason" – Stephen Priest & Steve Hopkins Best Video Nominated
Age of ReasonEngineer of the YearWon
1991 Chain Reaction Highest Selling AlbumWon
Album of the YearNominated
Best Male ArtistWon
"That's Freedom"Single of the YearNominated
"Burn for You"Song of the YearWon
1992 Full HouseBest Male ArtistNominated
Highest Selling AlbumNominated
"When Something Is Wrong with My Baby (with Jimmy Barnes)"Single of the YearNominated
Highest Selling SingleNominated
"In Days to Come", "That's Freedom"Producer of the YearNominated
1994 "Seemed Like a Good Idea (At the Time)" [nb 1] Best VideoNominated
Then Again Best Male ArtistNominated
Highest Selling AlbumWon
Album of the YearNominated
1996 Romeo's Heart [nb 2] Album of the YearNominated
Best Male ArtistNominated
Best Adult Contemporary AlbumWon
Engineer of the YearNominated
1997 Romeo's Heart Highest Selling AlbumNominated
"All Kinds of People"Best VideoNominated
"Heart's on Fire" [nb 3] Engineer of the YearNominated
1998 Anthology 1Highest Selling AlbumNominated
"Every Time You Cry (with Human Nature)"Highest Selling SingleNominated
1999 Highlights from The Main Event (with Olivia Newton-John & Anthony Warlow)Highest Selling AlbumWon
Best Adult Contemporary AlbumNominated
2000 Live at the Regent [nb 4] Best Original Cast / Show Recording Nominated
Engineer of the YearWon
2001 3313 [nb 5] Highest Selling AlbumNominated
Best Adult Contemporary AlbumNominated
Engineer of the YearNominated
2003 The Last TimeHighest Selling AlbumNominated
Best Adult Contemporary AlbumWon
Hall of Fame Inducted
2005 Together in Concert (with Tom Jones)Best Adult Contemporary AlbumNominated
2011 Jack Best Adult Contemporary AlbumNominated
2015 Two Strong Hearts Live (with Olivia Newton-John)Best Adult Contemporary AlbumNominated

Countdown awards

Countdown was an Australian pop music TV series on national broadcaster ABC-TV from 1974 to 1987, it presented music awards from 1979 to 1987, initially in conjunction with magazine TV Week but then independently. [14] TV Week had previously sponsored the 'King of Pop' awards. [14] The Countdown Music and Video Awards were succeeded by the ARIA Awards. [14] [15] [16] The 1986 awards ceremony was held on 19 July 1987 at Sydney Opera House, it followed the last regular Countdown show. [4] [17] [18] [19]

YearNominee / workAwardResult
1986 Whispering Jack Best AlbumWon
"You're the Voice"Best SingleWon
Best Performance in a VideoWon
Best VideoNominated
John FarnhamOutstanding AchievementWon

Go-Set Pop Poll

The Go-Set Pop Poll was coordinated by teen-oriented pop music newspaper, Go-Set and was established in February 1966 and conducted an annual poll during 1966 to 1972 of its readers to determine the most popular personalities. [20]

YearNominee / workAwardResult
1968himselfTop Male Singer2nd
1969himselfMale Vocal2nd
1970himselfBest Male1st
1971himselfBest Male1st
Looking Through a Tear Best Album7th
"Acapulco Sun"Best Single8th
1972himselfMale Vocal1st
Johnny Farnham Sings the ShowsBest Album3rd
Together 10th
"Rock Me Baby"Best Single4th
"Walking the Floor with My Hands"5th

Helpmann awards

The Helpmann Awards are an accolade, presented by Live Performance Australia (LPA), for achievements in disciplines of Australia's live performance sectors, including theatre, musicals, opera, ballet, dance and concerts. [21] In 2004, Farnham received the JC Williamson Award, the LPA's highest honour, [22] for his life's work in live performance. [23]

YearNominee / workAwardResult
2004Himself JC Williamson Award awarded

King of Pop awards

Teen-oriented pop music magazine, Go-Set was established in February 1966 and conducted an annual poll of its readers to determine the most popular personalities. [3] [4] In 1967 the most popular performer was Normie Rowe and when the awards were announced on the Go!! television show there was a crowning of Rowe as 'King of Pop'. [3] [4] In the following years, TV Week provided coupons for readers to vote for their choice, a similar system had been in use for TV's Logie Awards since 1960. The 'King of Pop' awards ceremony was televised by the 0–10 Network from 1967 to 1975, and from 1976 to 1978 by the Nine Network. [24] As Johnny Farnham, he was crowned 'King of Pop' for five consecutive years, 1969–1973 and won three other awards. [3] [4]

YearNominee / workAwardResult
1969Johnny FarnhamKing of PopWon
1970Johnny FarnhamKing of PopWon
1971Johnny FarnhamKing of PopWon
Johnny FarnhamBest Dressed Male PerformerWon
1972Johnny FarnhamKing of PopWon
"Walking the Floor"Most Popular Australian SingleWon
1973Johnny FarnhamKing of PopWon
Hits 1: Magic Rock 'N' RollMost Popular Australian AlbumWon

Logie awards

Television guide TV Week developed a set of awards in 1958 which became the Logie Awards, the magazine provided coupons for readers to vote for their choice in a variety of categories from 1960. As Johnny Farnham, he was voted "Best Teenage Personality" on television for five years in a row, [25] [26] [27] [28] [29] during 1969–1973 and received five more Logies as John Farnham for "Most Popular Music Video" during the late 1980s and early 1990s. [30] [31] [32] [33] [34]

YearNominee / workAwardResult
1969Johnny FarnhamBest Teenage PersonalityWon
1970Johnny FarnhamBest Teenage PersonalityWon
1971Johnny FarnhamBest Teenage PersonalityWon
1972Johnny FarnhamBest Teenage PersonalityWon
1973Johnny FarnhamBest Teenage PersonalityWon
1987"You're the Voice" [nb 6] Most Popular Music VideoWon
1989"Age of Reason" [nb 7] Most Popular Music VideoWon
1991"Chain Reaction" [nb 8] Most Popular Music VideoWon
1992"When Something Is Wrong with My Baby" [nb 9] Most Popular Music VideoWon
1993"Everything's Alright" [nb 10] Most Popular Music VideoWon

Mo awards

The Mo Awards are Australia's entertainment industry awards, which began in 1975, as the New South Wales Star Awards, when they become a national awards program in the next year, Don Lane proposed the name, Mo Awards, in honor of Australian entertainer Roy "Mo McCackie" Rene. Award categories are reviewed annually and adapted to changing trends. Farnham has won "Male Vocal" or "Male Vocal Performer" on seven occasions from 14 award wins. [35] [36] [37] [38] [39] [40] [41] [42] [43] [44] [45]

YearNominee / workAwardResult
1978Johnny FarnhamMale VocalWon
1979Johnny FarnhamMale VocalWon
1980John FarnhamMale VocalWon
John FarnhamEntertainer of the YearWon
1981John FarnhamMale VocalWon
1982John FarnhamMale VocalWon
1986John FarnhamEntertainer of the YearWon
1987John FarnhamDaily Telegraph — MaleWon
John FarnhamMale Vocal PerformerWon
1988John FarnhamDaily Telegraph — MaleWon
John FarnhamMale Vocal PerformerWon
1991John FarnhamContemporary Concert Performer of the YearWon
1999 Main Event (Anthony Warlow, John Farnham, Olivia Newton-John)Australian Performer of the YearWon
2000John FarnhamArena Performer of the YearWon

Music Victoria Awards

The Music Victoria Awards are an annual awards night celebrating Victorian music. They commenced in 2005.

YearNominee / workAwardResult
2015 [46] John FarnhamHall of Fameinductee

Notes

  1. The video for "Seemed Like a Good Idea (At the Time)" was directed by Craig Griffin. [9]
  2. The album Romeo's Heart was engineered by Doug Brady. [10]
  3. The song "Heart's on Fire" was engineered by Doug Brady. [11]
  4. The album Live at the Regent was engineered by Doug Brady. [12]
  5. The album 3313 was engineered by Doug Brady. [13]
  6. The video for "You're the Voice" was directed by Meiert Avis.
  7. The video for "Age of Reason" was directed by .
  8. The video for "Chain Reaction" was directed by .
  9. "When Something Is Wrong with My Baby" was performed by Farnham and Jimmy Barnes who shared the award. [33] The video was directed by .
  10. "Everything's Alright" was performed by Farnham, Kate Ceberano and Jon Stevens who shared the award. [34] The video was directed by .

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