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17th ARIA Awards Ceremony

21 October 2003
Sydney SuperDome, NSW
Hosted by Rove McManus for 2nd year in a row.

The 17th ARIA Awards saw Delta Goodrem winning 7 awards: Highest Selling Album, Single of the Year, Highest Selling Single, Best Female Artist, Breakthrough Artist – Album, Breakthrough Artist – Single, and Best Pop Release. This topped Natalie Imbruglia’s six in 1999.

The 2003 ARIA Awards are a series of ceremonies celebrating the best in Australian music since last year’s ceremony. The biggest night of the year for Australian artists, it celebrates music and songwriters from all over Australia.

ARIA Awards

Hall Of Fame
John Farnham

Album Of The Year
Powderfinger
Vulture Street
Highest Selling Album
Delta Goodrem
Innocent Eyes

Single Of The Year
Delta Goodrem
Born To Try

Highest Selling Single
Delta Goodrem
Born To Try

Best Pop Release
Delta Goodrem
Innocent Eyes

Best Rock Album
Powderfinger
Vulture Street
Best Group
Powderfinger
Vulture Street

Best Female Artist
Delta Goodrem
Innocent Eyes

Best Male Artist
Alex Lloyd
Coming Home

Breakthrough Artist – Album
Delta Goodrem
Innocent Eyes

Breakthrough Artist – Single
Delta Goodrem
Born To Try

Best Children’s Album
Hi-5
Celebrate
Best Country Album
Keith Urban
Golden Road

Best Comedy Release
Merrick & Rosso
From Us To Youse

Best Blues & Roots Album
The Waifs
Up All Night

Best Dance Release
Rogue Traders
One of My Kind

Best Adult Contemporary Album
John Farnham
The Last Time

Best Independent Release
The Waifs
Up All Night

Fine Arts Awards

Best Classical Album
Saffire
Saffire – The Australian Guitar Quartet

Best Jazz Album
Andrea Keller – Mikrokosmos
Best Original Cast, Show Recording
Various
Long Way To The Top – Live In Concert

Best World Music Album
Monsieur Camembert – Absynthe
Best Original Soundtrack, Cast, Show Recording
Mick Harvey – Australian Rules

Artisan Awards

Best Video
Bart Borghesi
The Androids – Do It With Madonna

Best Cover Art
Steven Gorrow
Revolution Design – Powderfinger – Vulture Street
Producer Of The Year
Chris Thompson, The Waifs
The Waifs – Up All Night

Engineer Of The Year
Chris Thompson, The Waifs
The Waifs – Up All Night

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