The ARIA Music Award for Best Female Artist, is an award presented at the annual ARIA Music Awards, which recognises "the many achievements of Aussie artists across all music genres",[1] since 1987. It is handed out by the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA), an organisation whose aim is "to advance the interests of the Australian record industry."[2]
| ARIA Award for Best Female Artist | |
|---|---|
| Country | Australia |
| Presented by | Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) |
| First awarded | 1987 |
| Last awarded | 2020 |
| Website | ariaawards |
To be eligible, the female artist must meet one of the following criteria: be an Australian citizen; be born in Australia; be a permanent resident or have applied for permanent residency (having lived in Australia for at least six months for two consecutive years prior to the awards and signed to an Australian record label in the case of an applicant); if they are from New Zealand they must have lived in Australia for at least six months for two consecutive years prior to the awards and signed to an Australian record label.[3]
The ARIA Award for Best Female Artist is given to a female artist who have had a single or an album appear in the ARIA Top 100 Singles Chart between the eligibility period, and is voted for by a judging academy, which consists of 1000 members from different areas of the music industry.[3]
The award for Best Female Artist was first presented to Jenny Morris in 1987. Wendy Matthews, Sia and Kasey Chambers hold the record for the most wins, with three each, followed by Morris, Kate Ceberano, Natalie Imbruglia, Missy Higgins and Kimbra with two. Kylie Minogue has received 14 nominations, more than any other artist, winning one in 2001 for her album Light Years (2000).
This, and the ARIA Award for Best Male Artist was merged in 2021 to form a single award for Best Artist.This change is designed to ensure that the ARIA Awards reflect and embrace equality and the true diversity of the music industry in 2021. In making this change the number of nominees for Best Artist will be ten.[4]
Winners and nominees
editIn the following table: the years in the "Year" column are listed as per the ARIA Award ceremony; in the "Winner" column the winner for that particular year is always listed first and highlighted in a separate colour, in bold face and with a double dagger (‡); the nominees are placed alphabetically beneath the winner and are not highlighted or in bold face; the "Album/single title" column lists the title of the album or single that the artist was nominated for (no reliable sources lists the works that Kate Ceberano, Sharon O'Neill and Shona Laing were nominated for in 1988).
| ‡ | Indicates the winner |
Multiple wins and nominations
editSee also
editReferences
edit- ^ "ARIA Awards 2011 overview". Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). Retrieved 15 April 2012.
- ^ "What We Do". Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). Archived from the original on 29 January 2012. Retrieved 15 April 2012.
- ^ a b "ARIA Awards 2016 - Eligibility Criteria and Category Definitions" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 January 2017. Retrieved 4 January 2017.
- ^ "2021 ARIA Awards to partner with YouTube Music for a digital show". Media Week. 15 September 2021. Retrieved 15 September 2021.
- ^ "ARIA Awards 1987.mov". 13 November 2011. Retrieved 17 January 2017 – via YouTube. ARIA Official YouTube Account.
- ^ 1988 ARIA Awards:
- "Winners by Year 1988". Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). Archived from the original on 26 September 2007. Retrieved 17 January 2017.
- Middleton, Karen (3 March 1988). "Music Awards: A Scratch on the Record". The Canberra Times. National Library of Australia. p. 23. Retrieved 17 January 2017.
- "GOOD Times". The Canberra Times. 11 February 1988. p. 23. Retrieved 17 January 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Winners by year - 1989 ARIA Awards". Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). 17 January 2017.
- ^ "Winners by year - 1990 ARIA Awards". Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). 17 January 2017.
- ^ "Winners by year - 1991 ARIA Awards". Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). 17 January 2017.
- ^ "Winners by year - 1992 ARIA Awards". Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). 17 January 2017.
- ^ "Winners by year - 1993 ARIA Awards". Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). 17 January 2017.
- ^ "Winners by year - 1994 ARIA Awards". Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). 17 January 2017.
- ^ "Winners by year - 1995 ARIA Awards". Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). 17 January 2017.
- ^ "Winners by year - 1996 ARIA Awards". Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). 17 January 2017.
- ^ "Winners by year - 1997 ARIA Awards". Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). 17 January 2017.
- ^ "Winners by year - 1998 ARIA Awards". Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). 17 January 2017.
- ^ "Winners by year - 1999 ARIA Awards". Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). 17 January 2017.
- ^ "Winners by year - 2000 ARIA Awards". Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). 17 January 2017.
- ^ "Winners by year - 2001 ARIA Awards". Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). 17 January 2017.
- ^ "Winners by year - 2002 ARIA Awards". Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). 17 January 2017.
- ^ "Winners by year - 2003 ARIA Awards". Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). 17 January 2017.
- ^ "Winners by year - 2004 ARIA Awards". Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). 17 January 2017.
- ^ "Winners by year - 2005 ARIA Awards". Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). 17 January 2017.
- ^ "Winners by year - 2006 ARIA Awards". Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). 17 January 2017. Archived from the original on 12 December 2007. Retrieved 17 January 2017.
- ^ "Winners by year - 2007 ARIA Awards". Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). 17 January 2017.
- ^ "Winners by year - 2008 ARIA Awards". Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). 17 January 2017. Archived from the original on 13 August 2009. Retrieved 17 January 2017.
- ^ "Winners by year - 2009 ARIA Awards". Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). 17 January 2017.
- ^ "Winners by year - 2010 ARIA Awards". Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). 17 January 2017. Archived from the original on 21 April 2012. Retrieved 17 January 2017.
- ^ "Winners by year - 2011 ARIA Awards". Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). 17 January 2017.
- ^ "Winners by year - 2012 ARIA Awards". Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). 17 January 2017.
- ^ "Winners by year - 2013 ARIA Awards". Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). 17 January 2017.
- ^ "Winners by year - 2014 ARIA Awards". Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). 17 January 2017.
- ^ "Winners by year - 2015 ARIA Awards". Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). 17 January 2017.
- ^ "Winners by year - 2016 ARIA Awards". Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). 17 January 2017.