2005 Winners

WINNER: ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Fat Freddy’s Drop – Based On A True Story

WINNER: SINGLE OF THE YEAR
Breaks Co-Op – The Otherside

WINNER: BEST GROUP
Fat Freddy’s Drop – Based On A True Story

WINNER: BEST MALE SOLO ARTIST
P-Money – Magic City

WINNER: BEST FEMALE SOLO ARTIST
Yulia – Into The West

WINNER: BREAKTHROUGH ARTIST OF THE YEAR
The Checks – What You Heard

WINNER: SONGWRITER OF THE YEAR
Dave Dobbyn – Welcome Home

WINNER: HIGHEST SELLING NZ ALBUM
Yulia – Into The West

WINNER: HIGHEST SELLING NZ SINGLE
Dei Hamo –We Gon Ride

WINNER: BEST ROCK ALBUM
Shihad – Love Is The New Hate

WINNER: BEST URBAN/HIP HOP ALBUM
P-Money – Magic City

WINNER: BEST DANCE/ELECTRONICA ALBUM
Del Rey System – Del Rey System

WINNER: BEST AOTEAROA ROOTS ALBUM
Fat Freddy’s Drop – Based On A True Story

WINNER: BEST MUSIC VIDEO
Chris Graham & Dei Hamo – We Gon Ride

WINNER: BEST CLASSICAL ALBUM (TIE FOR FIRST PLACE)
Dan Poynton – The Complete Piano Music Of Douglas Lilburn, Volume 1
Jonathan Lemalu – Opera Arias

WINNER: PEOPLES CHOICE AWARD
Fat Freddy’s Drop

WINNER: INTERNATIONAL ACHIEVEMENT AWARD (3 WINNERS)
Scribe
Evermore
Finn Brothers

WINNER: BEST ALBUM COVER
Kas Futialo, Andy Morton, Grant Osborne & Andrew B. White – Break It To Pieces (Tha Feelstyle)

WINNER: BEST ENGINEER
Angus McNaughton – Southern Lights (SJD)

WINNER: BEST PRODUCER
Angus McNaughton & Sean Donnelly for Southern Lights (SJD)

WINNER: BEST GOSPEL / CHRISTIAN ALBUM
No Award Presented

WINNER: BEST FOLK ALBUM
Bob McNeill – Turn The Diesels

WINNER: BEST PACIFIC MUSIC ALBUM
Ardijah – Journey

WINNER: BEST COUNTRY MUSIC ALBUM
Kylie Harris – Kylie Harris

WINNER: BEST JAZZ ALBUM
The Kevin Clark Trio LIVE with guest Artists – The Sandbar Sessions

WINNER: OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTION TO THE GROWTH IN NZ MUSIC ON RADIO
Camille Guzzwell
David Ridler