• 1998 - Best New Talent
• 
• Natalie Imbruglia
• Left Of The Middle
• Other Nominees
• Bachelor Girl- Buses And Trains
• Diana Ah Naid- I Go Off
• Groove Terminator- Losing Ground
• Marie Wilson- Next Time

• 1997 - Best New Talent
• 
• Superjesus The
• Eight Step Rail
• Other Nominees
• Fini Scad- Coppertone / Testrider
• Frank Bennett- FI've O'Clock Shadow
• Jebediah- Jerks Of Attention
• Rani- Always On My Mind

• 1996 - Best New Talent
• 
• Monique Brumby
• Fool For You
• Other Nominees
• Fiona Kernaghan- Cypress Grove
• Human Nature- Got It Goin' On
• Rail- Bad Hair Life
• Ute- Under The External

• 1995 - Best New Talent
• 
• Silverchair
• Frogstomp
• Other Nominees
• Magic Dirt- Life Was Better
• Max Sharam- Million Year Girl
• Merril Bainbridge- Mouth
• Truth The- My Heavy Friend

• 1994 - Best New Talent
• 
• Badloves The
• Get On Board
• Other Nominees
• Margot Smith- Sleeping With The Lion
• Robertson Brothers- I Know Why
• Swoop- Thriller
• Vincent Stone- Sunshine

• 1993 - Best New Talent
• 
• Things Of Stone & Wood
• Share This Wine
• Other Nominees
• Caligula- Caligula (EP)
• Girlfriend- Make It Come True
• Rick Price- Not A Day Goes By
• Tiddas- Inside My Kitchen

• 1992 - Best New Talent
• 
• Underground Lovers
• Underground Lovers
• Other Nominees
• Degenerates- Out Of My Head
• Euphoria- Love You Right
• Jo Beth Taylor- 99 Reasons
• Melissa- Read My Lips

• 1991 - Best New Talent
• 
• Archie Roach

• 1990 - Best New Talent
• 
• Gyan

• 1989 - Best New Talent
• 
• Johnny Diesel & The Injectors

• 1988 - Best New Talent
• 
• Weddings Parties Anything

• 1987 - Best New Talent
• 
• Crowded House