1996 Winners

ALBUM OF THE YEAR

Winner
Shihad - Killjoy

Finalists
Finn Brothers - Finn
Howard Morrison - Songs Of New Zealand
Max Lines - Beautiful Panflute I
Starlight String Quartet - Romantic Strings
Suzanne Prentice - 25th Anniversary

SINGLE OF THE YEAR

Winner
OMC – How Bizarre

Finalists
D-Faction - Down in the Boondocks
Herbs - French Letter '95
Jan Hellriegel - Manic
The Exponents - La La Lulu
Strawpeople - Sweet Disorder

BEST MALE VOCALIST

Winner
Jon Toogood – Shihad

Finalists
Greg Johnson
Dave Dobbyn

BEST FEMALE VOCALIST

Winner
Teremoana Rapley

Finalists
Sulata
Jan Hellriegel

BEST GROUP

Winner
Shihad

Finalists
The Exponents
The Mutton Birds
Finn Brothers

RISING STAR AWARD

Winner
Kylie Harris

Finalists
Bic Runga
Glen Moffat

MOST PROMISING MALE VOCALIST

Winner
Paul Fuemana (OMC)

Finalists
Jeremy Eade (Garageland)
Otis Frizzell (Joint Force)

MOST PROMISING FEMALE VOCALIST

Winner
Bic Runga

Finalists
Celia Mancini (King Loser)
Jordan Reyne

MOST PROMISING GROUP

Winner
OMC

Finalists
Garageland
Joint Force

INTERNATIONAL ACHIEVEMENT

Winner
Shihad

Finalists
Finn Brothers
Dave Dobbyn
Supergroove

BEST VIDEO

Winner
Sigi Spath / Jo Fisher – You Gotta Know (Supergroove)

Finalists
Greg Page - Honeyblonde (Throw)
M Noonan and J Frizzell - Static PTI (Joint Force)

BEST PRODUCER

Winner
Eddie Rayner - World Stand Still

Finalists
Alan Jansson, Nathan Haines and James Pinker - Shift Left (Nathan Haines)
Malcolm Welsford - La La Lulu (The Exponents)

BEST ENGINEER

Winner
Alan Jansson – How Bizarre (OMC)

Finalists
Chris Sinclair - Black Sand Shore (Grace)
Malcolm Welsford - La La Lulu (The Exponents)

BEST JAZZ ALBUM

Winner
Nathan Haines – Shift Left

Finalists
Hattie St John - Flying High at Iguacu
Christchurch Polytechnic Sextet - Collaboration

BEST CLASSICAL ALBUM

Winner
Michael Houston - Beethoven Piano Sonatas from the middle period

Finalists
Alexander Ivashkin and Tamas Vesmas - Alfred Schnittke
L Subramaniam - Pacific Rendezvous

BEST COUNTRY ALBUM

Winner
Kylie Harris – Let It Be Love

Finalists
Glen Moffat - Somewhere in New Zealand Tonight
Kevin Greaves - Over the Storm

BEST FOLK ALBUM

Winner
Rua – Harbour Lights

Finalists
Chris Thompson - Song for Laura
Peter Skandera and Dave Maybee - Acoustic Spirit

BEST GOSPEL ALBUM

Winner
Brent Chambers – Living Sacrifices

Finalists
Alastair Brown - Narrow
Paul Stephens - Apocalypse

BEST MANA MAORI ALBUM

Winner
Southside Of Bombay with Mina Ripia – Kia Mau

Finalists
Maree Sheehan - Past to Present
Moana and The Moahunters - Give it Up Now
Ruia - Ka Tangi te Tiitii Ka Tangi to Kaakaa

BEST MANA REO ALBUM

Winner
Southside Of Bombay with Mina Ripia – Kia Mau

Finalists
Ruia - Ka Tangi te Tiitii Ka Tangi te Kaakaa
Moana And The Moa Hunters - Akona Te Reo '95

BEST CHILDREN'S ALBUM

Winner
Nga Pihi - 1 & 2

Finalists
Radha and the Kiwis - Sing the World Around
Kids TV - You and Me Songbook (Suzy Cato)

BEST POLYNESIAN ALBUM

Winner
Southside Of Bombay - Umbadada

Finalists
D-Faction - Down in the Boondocks
John Akaata - Ura Mai Koe
Purest Form - If I Fell/U Can Do It

BEST SONGWRITER

Winner
Mark Tierney / Paul Casserly / Anthony Ioasa - Sweet Disorder (Strawpeople)

Finalists
Glen Moffat - Somewhere in New Zealand Tonight
Greg Johnson - Don't Wait Another Day

BEST COVER

Winner
Alec Bathgate – Abbasalutely

Finalists
Chris Knox - Songs of You and Me
Neil Finn and Wayne Conway - Finn