1983 Winners

ALBUM OF THE YEAR

Winner
DD Smash - Deep In The Heart Of Taxes

Finalists
Herbs - Light Of The Pacific
Dance Exponents - The Legionaires - Live At Mainstreet

SINGLE OF THE YEAR

Winner
DD Smash -Outlook For Thursday

Finalists
Monte Video - Shoop Shoop Diddy Wop Cumma Cumma Wang Dang
Coconut Rough - Sierra Leone

TOP MALE VOCALIST

Winner
Dave Dobbyn (DD Smash)

Finalists
Malcolm McNeill
Monte Video

TOP FEMALE VOCALIST

Winner
Suzanne Prentice

Finalists
Trudi Green
Patsy

TOP GROUP OF THE YEAR

Winner
DD Smash

Finalists
Herbs
The Narcs

MOST PROMISING MALE VOCALIST

Winner
Andrew Mclennan (Coconut Rough)

Finalists
Dick Driver (Hip Singles)
Gary Smith (The Body Electric)

MOST PROMISING FEMALE VOCALIST

Winner
Sonya Waters

Finalists
Rhonda Jones
Bronwyn Jones (Precious)

MOST PROMISING GROUP

Winner
Coconut Rough

Finalists
Hip Singles
The Body Electric

BEST POLYNESIAN ALBUM

Winner
The Radars - Chulu Chululu

Finalists
Patea Maori Club (featuring Dalvanius) - Poi E
Kaiwhaiki Cultural Club - The Valley Of Voices Vol 2

BEST FILM SOUNDTRACK/ CAST RECORDING/ COMPILATION

Winner
Sharon O'Neill -Smash Palace

Finalists
Schtung - The Scarecrow
John Charles - Utu

BEST MUSIC VIDEO

Winner
Andrew Shaw - Outlook For Thursday (DD Smash)

Finalists
Greg Rood - Sierra Leone (Coconut Rough)
Mark Ackerman, Craig Howard - Shoop Shoop Diddy Wop Cumma Cumma Wang Dang (Monte Video)

ENGINEER OF THE YEAR

Winner
Dave Marrett - Sierra Leone (Coconut Rough)

Finalists
Graeme Myhre - Live: Deep In The Heart Of Taxes (DD Smash)
Paul Streekstra - Outlook For Thursday (DD Samsh)

PRODUCER OF THE YEAR

Winner
Dave Marrett - Sierra Leone (Coconut Rough)

Finalists
Dave Dobbyn - Outlook For Thursday (DD Smash)
Monte Video/ Bruce Lynch - Shoop Shoop Diddy Wop Cumma Cumma Wang Dang (Monte Video)

MOST POPULAR SONG

Winner
Patsy Riggir - Beautiful Lady

MOST POPULAR ARTIST

Winner
DD Smash

OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTION

Winner
Murray Cammick

BEST COVER DESIGN

Winner
Simon & Suzy Clark - Daring Feats

Finalists
Matthew Aitken - The Tin Syndrome
Van Heusen/ O'Neill-Joyce - Space Case Two

CLASSICAL RECORD OF THE YEAR

Winner
Louise Malloy – Louise

Finalists
Kiri Te Kanawa/ National Youth Choir of New Zealand - Royal Occasion
Schools Polyphonics of Wellington - Tenebrae Responsorie 1585

JAZZ RECORD OF THE YEAR

Winner
Rodger Fox Big Band - Heavy Company

Finalists
Space Case - Space Case Two
Phil Broadhurst - Sustenance

COUNTRY RECORD OF THE YEAR

Winner
Suzanne Prentice - When I Dream

Finalists
Patsy Riggir - Are You Alone
Brendan Duggan - Hands On The Wheel