| Rolling Stone Australia Awards | |
|---|---|
| Country | Australia |
| First awarded | 2010 |
| Last awarded | current |
| Website | http://www.rollingstoneawards.com.au/readers--choice-award.html  |
The Rolling Stone Australia Awards are awarded annually in January or February by the Australian edition of Rolling Stone magazine for outstanding contributions to popular culture in the previous year. [1] The awards initially commenced in 2010 and ran until 2015, before being relaunched in March 2021. [2]
The categories have changed each year. The criteria for the 2010 awards were as per below: [3]
The categories for the 2021 were as below: [4] [5]
A list of awards ceremony dates and locations are listed below.
In inaugural awards took place on 20 January 2010, at Oxford Art Factory, Sydney. [6]
The second Rolling Stone Australia Awards took place on 25 January 2011. [7] [8] [9]
| Award | Nominee/ Winner | Result |
|---|---|---|
| The Rolling Stone Award | Paul Kelly | Won |
| Best Female | Clare Bowditch | Won |
| Best Male | David Michod | Won |
| Artist of the Year | Angus and Julia Stone | Won |
| Album of the Year | Innerspeaker by Tame Impala | Won |
| Best Live Act | Leonard Cohen | Won |
| Artist to Watch | Boy & Bear | Won |
| The International Award | Arcade Fire | Won |
| Mover & Shaker | Julian Assange | Won |
| The Immortal | Michael Chugg | Won |
The third Rolling Stone Australia Awards took place on 25 January 2012 [10] [11] [12]
| Award | Nominee/ Winner | Result |
|---|---|---|
| The Rolling Stone Award | Cold Chisel | Won |
| Best Female | Megan Washington | Won |
| Best Male | Gotye | Won |
| Album of the Year | Prisoner by The Jezabels | Won |
| Best Live Act | Foo Fighters | Won |
| Artist to Watch | Kimbra | Won |
| The International Best Act | Florence + The Machine | Won |
| Mover & Shaker | Penny Wong | Won |
| The Immortal | Molly Meldrum | Won |
The fourth Rolling Stone Australia Awards took place on 16 January 2013, at Sydney's Beach Road Hotel in Bondi. It was hosted by Tex Perkins. [13] [14]
| Award | Nominee/ Winner | Result |
|---|---|---|
| The Rolling Stone Award | Michael Gudinski | Won |
| Album of the Year | Lonerism by Tame Impala | Won |
| Drinking from the Sun by Hilltop Hoods | Nominated | |
| I Awake by Sarah Blasko | Nominated | |
| Spring and Fall by Paul Kelly | Nominated | |
| Single of the Year | "Ghosts" by The Presets | Won |
| Music Video of the Year | "Easy Way Out" by Goyte (directed by Darcy Prendergast) | Won |
| "I Love It" by Hilltop Hoods | Nominated | |
| Bertie Blackman | Nominated | |
| Something for Kate | Nominated | |
| Best Independent Release | Thinking in Textures by Chet Faker | Won |
| The Rubens | Nominated | |
| Urthboy | Nominated | |
| Best Live Act | Parkway Drive | Won |
| Hilltop Hoods | Nominated | |
| Jezabels | Nominated | |
| Artist to Watch | Alpine | Unknown |
| Flume | Unknown | |
| San Cisco | Unknown |
The fifth Rolling Stone Australia Awards took place in February 2014, at Sydney's Beach Road Hotel in Bondi. [15]
| Award | Nominee/ Winner | Result |
|---|---|---|
| The Rolling Stone Award | Peter Noble | Won |
| Album of the Year | Pure Heroine by Lorde | Won |
| Single of the Year | "The End" by The Jezabels | Won |
| Music Video of the Year | "Is This How You Feel?" by The Preatures (directed by Alex Ryan) | Won |
| Best Independent Release | Push the Sky Away by Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds | Won |
| Best Live Act of the Year | Tame Impala | Won |
| Best New Talent | Lorde | Won |
| International Act of the Year | Arctic Monkeys | Won |
| Actor of the Year | Aaron Pedersen for Mystery Road | Won |
The sixth Rolling Stone Australia Awards took place on 25 February 2015 at Sydney's Fox Studios. It was hosted by Chit Chat Von Loopin Stab. [16] [17]
| Award | Nominee/ Winner | Result |
|---|---|---|
| The Rolling Stone Award | Lindy Morrison | Won |
| Album of the Year | 1000 Forms of Fear by Sia | Won |
| Single of the Year | "Beware the Dog" by The Griswolds | Won |
| Music Video of the Year | "High" by Peking Duk featuring Nicole Millar (directed by Jeff Johnson and Max Miller) | Won |
| Best Independent Release | Raw X Infinity by Remi | Won |
| Best Live Act of the Year | The Delta Riggs | Won |
| Best New Talent | Tkay Maidza | Won |
| Movie of the Year | The Babadook | Won |
| Actor of the Year | Essie Davis for The Babadook | Won |
| Milestone Award | Triple J | Won |
The 2021 ceremony took place on 31 March 2021 at The Argyle, Sydney. [18]
| Award | Nominee/ Winner | Result |
|---|---|---|
| Best Record | Last Year Was Weird, Vol. 2 by Tkay Maidza | Won |
| I'm Doing It by E^ST | Nominated | |
| Our Two Skins by Gordi | Nominated | |
| Brain Candy by Hockey Dad | Nominated | |
| 14 Steps to a Better You by Lime Cordiale | Nominated | |
| The Death of Me by Polaris | Nominated | |
| The Slow Rush by Tame Impala | Nominated | |
| F*ck Love by The Kid Laroi | Nominated | |
| Best Single | "Pretty Lady" by Tash Sultana | Won |
| "Meditjin" by Baker Boy | Nominated | |
| "Low" by Chet Faker | Nominated | |
| "Life Is a Game of Changing" by DMA's | Nominated | |
| "miss andry" by flowerkid | Nominated | |
| "Way Down" by Ocean Alley | Nominated | |
| "Shook" by Tkay Maidza | Nominated | |
| "Salina" by Triple One | Nominated | |
| Best New Artist | Mia Rodriguez | Won |
| E^ST | Nominated | |
| JK-47 | Nominated | |
| Jaguar Jonze | Nominated | |
| Jerome Farah | Nominated | |
| Miiesha | Nominated | |
| Stevan | Nominated | |
| Yours Truly | Nominated | |
| Rolling Stone Global Award | Tame Impala | Won |
| 5 Seconds of Summer | Nominated | |
| Keith Urban | Nominated | |
| Sia | Nominated | |
| Tash Sultana | Nominated | |
| The Kid Laroi | Nominated | |
| Tones and I | Nominated | |
| Troye Sivan | Nominated | |
| Rolling Stone Reader's Award | Midnight Oil | Won |
| Ball Park Music | Nominated | |
| Lime Cordiale | Nominated | |
| Sia | Nominated | |
| Spacey Jane | Nominated | |
| Tame Impala | Nominated | |
| The Chats | Nominated | |
| Megan Washington | Nominated |
The 2022 awards ceremony took place on 30 March 2022 at The Argyle, Sydney, NSW. The nominees were revealed on 13 January 2022. [19] [20]
| Award | Nominee/ Winner | Result |
|---|---|---|
| Best Record | Smiling with No Teeth by Genesis Owusu | Won |
| Cry Forever by Amy Shark | Nominated | |
| Gela by Baker Boy | Nominated | |
| Dreamers Are Waiting by Crowded House | Nominated | |
| Been Doin' It for a Bit by Ruby Fields | Nominated | |
| Rehearsal by Skegss | Nominated | |
| Terra Firma by Tash Sultana | Nominated | |
| We Will Always Love You by The Avalanches | Nominated | |
| Best Single | "Baby Steps" by Amy Shark | Won |
| "The Angel of 8th Ave." by Gang of Youths | Nominated | |
| "We Are the Youth" by Jack River | Nominated | |
| "Wild Hearts" by Keith Urban | Nominated | |
| "Alive" by Rüfüs Du Sol | Nominated | |
| "Blueprint" by Slowly Slowly | Nominated | |
| "Stay" by The Kid Laroi | Nominated | |
| "Fly Away" by Tones and I | Nominated | |
| Best New Artist | King Stingray | Won |
| Cat & Calmell | Nominated | |
| Genesis Owusu | Nominated | |
| Jesswar | Nominated | |
| Masked Wolf | Nominated | |
| May-a | Nominated | |
| Peach PRC | Nominated | |
| Teenage Dads | Nominated | |
| Rolling Stone Global Award | The Kid Laroi | Won |
| Hiatus Kaiyote | Nominated | |
| Keith Urban | Nominated | |
| Kylie Minogue | Nominated | |
| Masked Wolf | Nominated | |
| Pnau | Nominated | |
| Rüfüs Du Sol | Nominated | |
| Tones and I | Nominated | |
| Rolling Stone Reader's Award | Gordi | Won |
| Cxloe | Nominated | |
| Holy Holy | Nominated | |
| Jimmy Barnes | Nominated | |
| Keith Urban | Nominated | |
| Paul Kelly | Nominated | |
| Rüfüs Du Sol | Nominated | |
| Vika & Linda | Nominated |
The nominees were revealed on 1 February 2023. [21] The ceremony took place in Sydney on 4 April 2023. [22]
| Award | Nominee/ Winner | Result |
|---|---|---|
| Best Record | angel in realtime by Gang of Youths | Won |
| 5SOS5 by 5 Seconds of Summer | Nominated | |
| Pre Pleasure by Julia Jacklin | Nominated | |
| Darker Still by Parkway Drive | Nominated | |
| Here Comes Everybody by Spacey Jane | Nominated | |
| ReWiggled by The Wiggles | Nominated | |
| Meanjin by Thelma Plum | Nominated | |
| In Our Own Sweet Time by Vance Joy | Nominated | |
| Best Single | "Hardlight" by Spacey Jane | Won |
| "Only Wanna Be With You" by Amy Shark | Nominated | |
| "Ready for the Sky" by Budjerah | Nominated | |
| "Rae Street" by Courtney Barnett | Nominated | |
| "Brown Eyes Baby" by Keith Urban | Nominated | |
| "Growing Up Is" by Ruel | Nominated | |
| "Thousand Miles" by The Kid Laroi | Nominated | |
| "Clarity" by Vance Joy | Nominated | |
| Best New Artist | Budjerah | Won |
| Blake Rose | Nominated | |
| Eliza & The Delusionals | Nominated | |
| Forest Claudette | Nominated | |
| James Johnston | Nominated | |
| Lara D | Nominated | |
| Merci, Mercy | Nominated | |
| Teen Jesus and the Jean Teasers | Nominated | |
| Rolling Stone Global Award | Tash Sultana | Won |
| Alison Wonderland | Nominated | |
| Gang Of Youths | Nominated | |
| Iggy Azalea | Nominated | |
| Keith Urban | Nominated | |
| Kylie Minogue | Nominated | |
| Rüfüs Du Sol | Nominated | |
| The Wiggles | Nominated | |
| Tones And I | Nominated | |
| Troye Sivan | Nominated | |
| Vance Joy | Nominated | |
| Rolling Stone Reader's Award | Lime Cordiale | Won |
| Rolling Stone Icon Award | Tina Arena | Won |
The nominees were revealed on 4 March 2024 with the ceremony taking place on 26 March 2024. [23] [24]
| Award | Nominee/ Winner | Result |
|---|---|---|
| Best Record | The Winding Way by The Teskey Brothers | Won |
| Acres by Brad Cox | Nominated | |
| DRUMMER by G Flip | Nominated | |
| Kimosabé by Dope Lemon | Nominated | |
| Manic Dream Pixie by Peach PRC | Nominated | |
| Midnight Driving by Teenage Dads | Nominated | |
| Not Without My Ghosts by The Amity Affliction | Nominated | |
| Something to Give Each Other by Troye Sivan | Nominated | |
| Best Single | "Perfect for You" by Peach PRC | Won |
| "Atmosphere" by Fisher and Kita Alexander | Nominated | |
| "Can I Shower at Yours" by Amy Shark | Nominated | |
| "Colin" by Lime Cordiale | Nominated | |
| "I Used to Be Fun" by Teen Jesus and the Jean Teasers | Nominated | |
| "Rhyme Dust" by MK and Dom Dolla | Nominated | |
| "Silent Assassin" by Tkay Maidza and Flume | Nominated | |
| "Therapy" by Budjerah | Nominated | |
| Best New Artist | Dom Dolla | Won |
| Blusher | Nominated | |
| grentperez | Nominated | |
| Old Mervs | Nominated | |
| Oliver Cronin | Nominated | |
| Royel Otis | Nominated | |
| Teen Jesus and the Jean Teasers | Nominated | |
| The Rions | Nominated | |
| Rolling Stone Global Award | Tones and I | Won |
| DMA's | Nominated | |
| Dom Dolla | Nominated | |
| Fisher | Nominated | |
| Kylie Minogue | Nominated | |
| Tame Impala | Nominated | |
| The Teskey Brothers | Nominated | |
| Troye Sivan | Nominated | |
| Vacations | Nominated | |
| Rolling Stone Icon Award | Crowded House | Won |
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