ARIA Music Awards of 2010

The 24th Annual Australian Recording Industry Association Music Awards (generally known as ARIA Music Awards or simply The ARIAs) are a series of award ceremonies which included the 2010 ARIA Artisan Awards, ARIA Hall of Fame Awards, ARIA Fine Arts Awards and ARIA Awards. The latter ceremony took place on 7 November at the Sydney Opera House and was telecast by Network Ten at 8:30pm. The final nominees for ARIA Award categories were announced on 28 September at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music, as well as nominees for Fine Arts Awards and winners of the Artisan Awards. The 2010 awards were hosted by Russell Brand, Rebel Wilson and Matt Lucas.

For the first time in ARIA Awards history, public votes are used in four new categories, "Most Popular Australian Album", "Most Popular Australian Single", "Most Popular International Artist" and "Most Popular Australian Artist".

On 27 October, the ARIA Hall of Fame inducted: The Church, The Loved Ones, Models, John Williamson and Johnny Young.

Multiple winners and nominees

 * Angus & Julia Stone – 5 wins from 9 nominations
 * Sia – 3 wins from 6 nominations
 * Washington – 2 wins from 6 nominations
 * Powderfinger – 2 wins from 5 nominations
 * The Temper Trap – 2 wins from 5 nominations
 * Dan Sultan – 2 wins from 3 nominations
 * Birds of Tokyo – 1 win from 7 nominations
 * Guy Sebastian – 5 nominations
 * Tame Impala – 5 nominations

ARIA Hall of Fame Inductees
The following artists were inducted into the 2010 ARIA Hall of Fame on 27 October at Sydney's Hordern Pavilion; the ceremony was telecast by SBS TV's RocKwiz at 9:20 p.m on 30 October.


 * The Church by George Negus
 * The Loved Ones by Michael Chugg
 * Models by Wendy Matthews
 * John Williamson by Bob Brown
 * Johnny Young by Tina Arena

ARIA Awards
Three new categories introduced, "Breakthrough Artist" (formerly "Breakthrough Artist – Single" and "Breakthrough Artist – Album"), "Best Hard Rock / Heavy Metal Album" and "Best Adult Alternative Album". Final nominees are shown, with result at right.

Fine Arts Awards
"Best Jazz Album" category was moved to Fine Arts Awards from ARIA Awards section. Final nominees are shown, with result at right.

Artisan Awards
The winners and nominees of the Artisan Awards were announced on 28 September 2010. Final nominees and winners, results shown at right.

Public voted awards
For the first time in ARIA Awards history, the public voted in four new categories. Initial nominees for both "Most Popular Australian Album" and "Most Popular Australian Single" were the ten highest selling albums and singles, respectively, in the eligibility period (28 August 2009 to 21 August 2010 inclusive). The third category is "Most Popular International Artist" where non-Australian artists with highest selling albums or singles are nominated. "Most Popular Australian Artist" nominees are pooled from the finalists in 26 categories of the year's ARIA Awards (excludes ARIA Artisan Awards nominees). First round of voting occurred from 14 to 28 October to determine the final five nominees. The second round of voting occurred from 31 October to 6 November with the winners announced on 7 November. Final nominees are shown, with result at right.