| 2005 ARIA Music Awards | |
|---|---|
| Date | 23 October 2005 |
| Venue | Sydney SuperDome, Sydney, New South Wales |
| Most awards | Missy Higgins (5) |
| Most nominations | Missy Higgins (8) |
| Website | ariaawards |
| Television/radio coverage | |
| Network | Network Ten |
The 19th Annual Australian Recording Industry Association Music Awards (generally known as ARIA Music Awards or simply The ARIAS ) were held on 23 October 2005 at the Sydney SuperDome at the Sydney Olympic Park complex, thus continuing the previous year's innovation of televising the awards on Sunday evening. [1] [2] A varied cast of presenters included Merrick and Rosso (who opened the televised show), stand-up comic Dave Hughes, Gretel Killeen, David Hasselhoff, and Hamish & Andy.
On 14 July 2005 ARIA sought to create a separate standalone 'ARIA Icons: Hall of Fame' event as only one or two acts could be inducted under the old format due to time restrictions. [3] Six acts were inducted into the Hall of Fame in July with an additional act inducted at the following ARIA Music Awards in October. [3]
Winners are highlighted in bold, other final nominees are in plain. [1]
On 14 July 2005, ARIA sought to create a separate standalone 'ARIA Icons: Hall of Fame' event, as only one or two acts could be inducted under the old format due to time restrictions. [3] Since 2005 VH1 obtained the rights to broadcast the ceremony live on Foxtel, Austar and Optus networks; [4] and each year five or six acts were inducted into the Hall of Fame with an additional act inducted at the following ARIA Music Awards. [3] The following were inducted into the ARIA Hall of Fame in July: [5]
Inducted at the October ceremony: [6]
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