• 2010 - Best Independent Release
• 
• Sia
• We Are Born
• Other Nominees
• Art vs Science- Magic Fountain
• Dan Sultan- Get Out While You Can
• Eddy Current Suppression Ring- Rush to Relax
• John Butler Trio- April Uprising

• 2009 - Best Independent Release
• 
• Bertie Blackman
• Secrets and Lies
• Other Nominees
• C.W. Stoneking- Jungle Blues
• Dappled Cities- Zounds
• Drones The- Havilah
• Sneaky Sound System- 2

• 2008 - Best Independent Release
• 
• Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu
• Gurrumul
• Other Nominees
• Ben Lee- Ripe
• British India- Thieves
• Lior- Corner Of An Endless Road
• Midnight Juggernauts- Dystopia

• 2007 - Best Independent Release
• 
• John Butler Trio
• Grand National
• Other Nominees
• Gotye- Mixed Blood
• Hilltop Hoods- The Hard Road Restrung
• Sneaky Sound System- Sneaky Sound System
• Wolf & Cub- Vessels

• 2006 - Best Independent Release
• 
• Hilltop Hoods
• The Hard Road
• Other Nominees
• Ben Lee- We're All In This Together
• Gotye- Like Drawing Blood
• John Butler Trio- Live At St Gallen
• Lior- Doorways Of My Mind

• 2005 - Best Independent Release
• 
• Ben Lee
• Awake Is The New Sleep
• Other Nominees
• Architecture In Helsinki- In Case We Die
• Joel Turner and the Modern Day Poets- Joel Turner and the Modern Day Poets
• Lior- Autumn Flow
• Waifs The- A Brief History

• 2004 - Best Independent Release
• 
• John Butler Trio
• Sunrise Over Sea
• Other Nominees
• Butterfingers- Breakfast At Fatboys
• Dan Kelly & The Alpha Males- Sing The Tabloid Blues
• Jebediah- Braxton Hicks
• Waifs The- Bridal Train

• 2003 - Best Independent Release
• 
• Waifs The
• Up All Night
• Other Nominees
• 1200 Techniques- Eye Of The Storm
• Diesel- Hear
• John Butler Trio- Living
• Mess Hall The- Feeling Sideways

• 2002 - Best Independent Release
• 
• 1200 Techniques
• Karma
• Other Nominees
• Icecream Hands- Rain Hail Shine
• Killing Heidi- Heavensent
• Lisa Miller- Car Tape
• Waifs The- London Still

• 2001 - Best Independent Release
• 
• John Butler Trio
• Three
• Other Nominees
• Allan Browne's New Rascals- East St Kilda Toodleoo
• Nitocris- Manic
• Pre-Shrunk- Digital Sunrise
• Stella One Eleven- In Your Hands

• 2000 - Best Independent Release
• 
• S2S
• Sister
• Other Nominees
• Diana Ah Naid- I Don't Think I'm Pregnant
• Iota- The Hip Bone Connection
• Skulker- Too Fat For Tahiti
• Stella One Eleven- Only Good For Conversation

• 1999 - Best Independent Release
• 
• Josh Abrahams
• Sweet Distorted Holiday
• Other Nominees
• Crawlspace- Away
• Diana Ah Naid- Oh No (Curbside Lullaby)
• Pauline Pantsdown- I Don't Like It
• Pre-Shrunk- Triple A Side

• 1998 - Best Independent Release
• 
• Whitlams The
• Eternal Nightcap
• Other Nominees
• Black-Eyed Susans- Spin The Bottle
• Karma County- Olana
• Living End The- Prisoner Of Society / Second Solution
• TISM- www.tism.wanker.com

• 1997 - Best Independent Release
• 
• Savage Garden
• Savage Garden
• Other Nominees
• Deadstar- Don't It Get You Down
• Dirty Three- Horse Stories
• Ed Kuepper- Frontierland
• Even- Less Is More

• 1996 - Best Independent Release
• 
• You Am I
• Hourly Daily
• Other Nominees
• Custard- Wisenheimer
• Ed Kuepper- The Exotic Mail Order Moods Of Ed Kuepper
• TISM- Greg! The Stop Sign
• Underground Lovers- Rushall Station

• 1995 - Best Independent Release
• 
• TISM
• Machiavelli & The Four Seasons
• Other Nominees
• Def Fx- Ritual Eternal
• Ed Kuepper- Character Assassination
• Magic Dirt- Life Was Better
• Single Gun Theory- Flow River Of My Soul

• 1994 - Best Independent Release
• 
• Ed Kuepper
• Serene Machine
• Other Nominees
• Brenda Webb- Little Black Girl
• Dave Steel- Cross My Palm
• Jackson Code The- Dragging The River
• Juice- Movin' On

• 1993 - Best Independent Release
• 
• Ed Kuepper
• Black Ticket Day
• Other Nominees
• Def Fx- Blink (EP)
• Jackson Code The- Strange Cargo
• Melanie Oxley & Chris Abrahams- Welcome To Violet
• TISM- Beasts Of Suburban

• 1992 - Best Independent Release
• 
• Not Drowning Waving
• Proof
• Other Nominees
• Aints The- Ascension
• Def Fx- Water
• Ed Kuepper- Honey Steels Gold
• Underground Lovers- Underground Lovers

• 1991 - Best Independent Release
• 
• Killjoys The
• Ruby

• 1990 - Best Independent Release
• 
• Wild Pumpkins At Midnight
• This Machine Is Made Of People