1984 Winners

ALBUM OF THE YEAR

Winner
Dance Exponents - Prayers be Answered

Finalists
The Mockers - Swear It's True
Patsy Riggir - You'll Never Take The Country Out Of Me

SINGLE OF THE YEAR

Winner
The Narcs - You Took Me Heart and Soul

Finalists
Patea Maori Club and Dalvanius Prime - Aku Raukura
Dance Exponents - I'll Say Goodbye (Even Though I'm Blue)

TOP MALE VOCALIST

Winner
Jordan Luck (Dance Exponents)

Finalists
Andy Dickson (The Narcs)
Andrew Fagan (The Mockers)

TOP FEMALE VOCALIST

Winner
Patsy Riggir

Finalists
Jodi Vaughan
Suzanne Prentice

TOP GROUP

Winner
Dance Exponents

Finalists
The Mockers
Patea Maori Club and Dalvanius Prime

MOST POPULAR SONG

Winner
The Narcs - You Took Me Heart and Soul

MOST PROMISING MALE VOCALIST

Winner
Martin Phillips (The Chills)

Finalists
Ross McKenzie (The Idles)
Wayne Gillespie

MOST PROMISING FEMALE VOCALIST

Winner
Meryl Yvonne

Finalists
Janice Lampen
Sharon Dubont

MOST PROMISING GROUP

Winner
The Chills

Finalists
Jive Bombers
You're A Movie

BEST JAZZ ALBUM

Winner
Brian Smith Quartet - Southern Excursio

Finalists
Ken Avery/ Darktown Strutters - Jazz The Way It Used to Be
Rodger Fox - Something Juicy

BEST COUNTRY ALBUM

Winner
Patsy Riggir - You'll Never Take the Country Out Of Me

Finalists
Suzanne Prentice - So Precious To Me
Jodi Vaughn - Rodeo Eyes

BEST CLASSICAL ALBUM

Winner
NZSO & Others – Music By Larry Pruden

Finalists
Michael Houston - Michael Houston
Schola Musica - NZ Music For Strings

BEST POLYNESIAN ALBUM

Winner
Patea Maori Club & Dalvanius Prime - Aku Raukura

Finalists
The Five Stars - Musika Malie (Good Music)
Rosalio - Samoan Serenade

BEST FOLK ALBUM

Winner
Phil Garland - Springtime In The Mountains

Finalists
Michael Warmuth - Hammered Duclimer
Wayne Gillespie - Wayward Son

PRODUCER OF THE YEAR

Winner
Dave MCartney - You Took Me Heart & Soul

Finalists
Glyn Tucker Jnr / Trevor Reekie - Swear It's True
Glyn Tucker Jnr / Trevor Reekie - You Fascinate

ENGINEER OF THE YEAR

Winner
Graham Myhre - You Took Me Heart & Soul

Finalists
Graham Myhre/ Gyn Tucker Jnr - Caught In The Act
Glyn Tucker Jnr - You Fascinate

BEST COVER DESIGN

Winner
Joe Wylie - Aku Raukura (Patea Maori Club)

Finalists
Murray Vincent - Music By Larry Purden
Mike Hutton - Vocal At The Local

BEST MUSIC VIDEO

Winner
Bruce Morrison - I'm In Heaven

Finalists
William Keddell - Elephunk In My Soup
Tom Parkinson - I'll Say Goodbye (Even Though I'm Blue) (Dance Exponents)

BEST FILM SOUNDTRACK

Winner
Jenny Mcleod - The Silent One

Finalists
Mike Nock - Strata
John Charles/ Dave Fraser - Constance

INTERNATIONAL ACHIEVEMENT

Winner
Tim Finn

Finalists
Dragon
Split Enz

OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTION TO THE MUSIC INDUSTRY

Winner
Eldred Stebbing
(For his Lifelong Contribution to the Recording Arts in New Zealand)

Finalists
Jacqui Fitzgerald
Peter Blake & TVNZ