ARIA Music Awards of 2003

2003 ARIA Music Awards
Date	21 October 2003 (2003-10-21)
Venue	Sydney Superdome, Sydney, New South Wales
Most wins	Delta Goodrem (7)
Most nominations	Delta Goodrem (13)
Website	ariaawards.com.au
Television/radio coverage
Network	Network Ten

The 17th Annual Australian Recording Industry Association Music Awards (generally known as ARIA Music Awards) were held on 21 October 2003 at the Sydney Superdome.^[1]^[2] The ceremony aired on Network Ten.^[3]

Awards

Winners highlighted in bold, with nominees, in plain, below them.^[1]

ARIA Awards

Album of the Year
- Powderfinger – Vulture Street
  - Delta Goodrem – Innocent Eyes
  - The Sleepy Jackson – Lovers
  - Something for Kate – The Official Fiction
  - The Waifs – Up All Night
Single of the Year
- Delta Goodrem – "Born to Try"
  - Amiel – "Lovesong"
  - Powderfinger – "(Baby I've Got You) On My Mind"
  - Silverchair – "Luv Your Life"
  - The Waifs – "Lighthouse"
Best Male Artist
- Alex Lloyd – "Coming Home"
  - Ben Lee – Hey You. Yes You.
  - John Butler – Living
  - Nick Cave – Nocturama
  - Tex Perkins – Sweet Nothing
Best Female Artist
- Delta Goodrem – Innocent Eyes
  - Amiel – Audio Out
  - Kylie Minogue – "Come into My World"
  - Renée Geyer – Tenderland
  - Sarah Blasko - Prelusive EP ("Your Way")
Best Group
- Powderfinger – Vulture Street
  - Grinspoon – "No Reason"
  - Silverchair – "Across the Night"
  - Something for Kate – The Official Fiction
  - The Waifs – Up All Night
Highest-Selling Single
- Delta Goodrem – "Born to Try"
  - Amiel – "Lovesong"
  - The Androids – "Do It with Madonna"
  - Delta Goodrem – "Innocent Eyes"
  - Delta Goodrem – "Lost Without You"
Highest-Selling Album
- Delta Goodrem – Innocent Eyes
  - John Farnham – The Last Time
  - Kasey Chambers – Barricades & Brickwalls
  - Powderfinger – Vulture Street
  - Silverchair – Diorama
Breakthrough Artist – Single
- Delta Goodrem – "Born to Try"
  - Candice Alley – "Falling"
  - The Casanovas – "Shake It"
  - Rogue Traders – "One of My Kind"
  - The Sleepy Jackson – "Vampire Racecourse"
Breakthrough Artist – Album
- Delta Goodrem – Innocent Eyes
  - Amiel – Audio Out
  - Pete Murray – Feeler
  - The Sleepy Jackson – Lovers
  - The Waifs – Up All Night
Best Independent Release
- The Waifs – Up All Night
  - 1200 Techniques – "Eye of the Storm"
  - Diesel – Hear
  - John Butler Trio – Living
  - The Mess Hall – Feeling Sideways
Best Adult Contemporary Album
- John Farnham – The Last Time
  - Blackeyed Susans – Shangri-La
  - David Bridie – Hotel Radio
  - The Go-Betweens – Bright Yellow Bright Orange
  - Renée Geyer – Tenderland
Best Rock Album
- Powderfinger – Vulture Street
  - Magic Dirt – Tough Love
  - Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds – Nocturama
  - The Sleepy Jackson – Lovers
  - Something for Kate – The Official Fiction
Best Country Album
- Keith Urban – Golden Road
  - Adam Harvey – Cowboy Dreams
  - Beccy Cole – Little Victories
  - Bill Chambers – Sleeping with the Blues
  - Sara Storer – Beautiful Circle
Best Blues & Roots Album
- The Waifs – Up All Night
  - John Butler Trio – Living
  - Mia Dyson – Cold Water
  - Pete Murray – Feeler
  - The Revelators – The Revelators
Best Pop Release
- Delta Goodrem – Innocent Eyes
  - Amiel – Audio Out
  - The Androids – "Do It with Madonna"
  - Dannii Minogue – Neon Nights
  - Kylie Minogue – "Come into My World"
Best Dance Release
- Rogue Traders – "One of My Kind"
  - 1200 Techniques – "Eye of the Storm"
  - Disco Montego – Disco Montego
  - Gerling – "Who's Ya Daddy?"
  - Wicked Beat Sound System – New Soul Breaks
Best Children's Album
- Hi-5 – Celebrate
  - Play School – Hip Hip Hooray
  - The Saddle Club – On Top of the World
  - The Wiggles - Go to Sleep Jeff!
  - The Wiggles - Whoo Hoo! Wiggly Gremlins!
Best Comedy Release
- Merrick and Rosso – From Us to Youse
  - Dave Hughes – Whatever
  - The Drugs – Music's in Trouble
  - Rodney Rude – Rude Bastard
  - Tripod – About an Hour of Song in an Hour

Artisan Awards

Best Cover Art
- Steven Gorrow, Revolution Design – Powderfinger – Vulture Street
  - Jenny Sullivan, Sony Music Design – Delta Goodrem – Innocent Eyes
  - Adalita, Steven Gorrow – Magic Dirt – Tough Love
  - Stephanie Ashworth & David Homer, Sony Music Design – Something for Kate – The Official Fiction
  - James Bellesini, Love Police – You Am I – Deliverance
Engineer of the Year
- Chris Thompson – The Waifs – Up All Night
  - Vince Pizzinga – Delta Goodrem – Innocent Eyes
  - David Leonard – The Butterfly Effect – Begins Here
  - Lindsay Gravina – Magic Dirt – Tough Love
  - Paul McKercher – Pete Murray – Feeler
Best Video
- Bart Borghesi – The Androids – "Do It with Madonna"
  - Paul Butler, Scott Walton & 50 / 50 Films – Gerling – "Who's Ya Daddy?"
  - Paul Butler, Scott Walton & 50 / 50 Films – Powderfinger – "(Baby I've Got You) On My Mind"
  - Sam Bennetts, Rising Sun Pictures – Rogue Traders – "One of My Kind"
  - Sean Gilligan & Sarah-Jane Woulahan – Silverchair – "Across the Night"
Producer of the Year
- Chris Thompson – The Waifs – Up All Night
  - David Nicholas – Delta Goodrem – Innocent Eyes
  - Jonathan Burnside – The Sleepy Jackson – Lovers
  - Magoo – Gerling – Bad Blood
  - Paul McKercher – Pete Murray – Feeler

Fine Arts Awards

Best World Music Album
- Monsieur Camembert – Absynthe
  - All India Radio – All India Radio
  - David Bridie – West Papua: Sound of the Morning Star
  - Kavisha Mazzella – Silverhook Tango
  - Zulya – Elusive
Best Jazz Album
- Andrea Keller – Mikrokosmos
  - Andrew Robson – On
  - Kevin Hunt Trio – Love Walked In
  - The Necks – Athenaeum, Homebush, Quay & Raab
  - The World According to James – Wayback
Best Original Soundtrack Recording
- Mick Harvey – Australian Rules
  - Cezary Skubiszewski – After The Deluge (Original Television Mini-series Soundtrack)
  - Dave Graney & Clare Moore – Music from the Motion Picture - Bad Eggs
  - The Saddle Club – On Top of the World
  - Various Artists – The Secret Life of Us Volume 3
Best Original Cast/Show Recording
- Various Artists - Long Way To The Top - Live In Concert
Best Classical Album
- Saffire – Saffire - The Australian Guitar Quartet
  - Marshall McGuire – The 20th Century Harp
  - Slava Grigoryan, Leonard Grigoryan – Play
  - Teddy Tahu Rhodes – Mozart Arias
  - Yvonne Kenny – Make Believe