• 1996 - Album Of The Year
• 
• You Am I
• Hourly Daily
• Other Nominees
• Finn- Finnnominee
• John Farnham- Romeos Heartnominee
• Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds- Murder Balladsnominee
• Regurgitator- Tu Plangnominee

• 1996 - Best Adult Alternative Album
• 
• Regurgitator
• Tu Plang
• Other Nominees
• Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds- Murder Balladsnominee
• Pollyanna- Long Playernominee
• Spiderbait- The Unfinished Spanish Galleon Of Finley Lakenominee
• You Am I- Hourly Dailynominee

• 1996 - Best Adult Contemporary Album
• 
• John Farnham
• Romeos Heart
• Other Nominees
• Kate Ceberano- Changenominee
• Mick Harvey- Intoxicated Mannominee
• Stephen Cummings- Escapistnominee
• Tommy Emmanuel- Classical Gasnominee

• 1996 - Best Children's Album
• 
• Wiggles The
• Wake Up Jeff!
• Other Nominees
• Bananas In Pyjamas- It's Singing Timenominee
• Christine Hutchinson- Grand Fairies Ballnominee
• Gillian Eastoe- Extra Awesome Intergalactical Expeditionnominee
• Peter Combe- Little Groovernominee

• 1996 - Best Comedy Release
• 
• Martin & Molloy
• The Brown Album
• Other Nominees
• Austen Tayshus- I'm Jacques Chiracnominee
• Bucko & Champs- Aussie Christmasnominee
• Silverpram- Frogstampnominee
• Vaughans The- Who Farted?nominee

• 1996 - Best Country Album
• 
• Dead Ringer Band The
• Home Fires
• Other Nominees
• Graeme Connors- The Here And Nownominee
• Lee Kernaghan- 1959nominee
• Tania Kernaghan- December Moonnominee
• Wheel The- The Wheelnominee

• 1996 - Best Dance Release
• 
• FSOM
• Chapter One
• Other Nominees
• DJ Darren Briais vs DJ Pee Wee Ferris- I Feel Itnominee
• Infusion- Smoke Screennominee
• Itch-E and Scratch-E- Howling Dognominee
• Renegade Funktrain- Renegade Funktrainnominee

• 1996 - Best Female Artist
• 
• Christine Anu
• Come On
• Other Nominees
• Deni Hines- Imaginationnominee
• Kate Ceberano- Changenominee
• Max Sharam- Is It OK? / Huntingroundnominee
• Tina Arena- Wasn't It Goodnominee

• 1996 - Best Group
• 
• You Am I
• Other Nominees
• Badloves The- Holy Roadsidenominee
• Crowded House- Everything Is Good For Younominee
• Regurgitator- Tu Plangnominee
• Silverchair- Blindnominee

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

• 1996 - Best Indigenous Release
• 
• Christine Anu
• Come On

• 1996 - Best Male Artist
• 
• Dave Graney
• The Soft 'N Sexy Sound

• 1996 - Best Indigenous Release
• Blekbala Mujik- Blekbala Mujiknominee

• 1996 - Best Male Artist
• Diesel- Short Cool Onesnominee
• Other Nominees
• John Farnham- Romeos Heartnominee

• 1996 - Best Indigenous Release
• Kev Carmody- Images And Illusionsnominee

• 1996 - Best Male Artist
• Paul Kelly- Deeper Waternominee
• Other Nominees
• Tex Perkins- You're Too Beautifulnominee

• 1996 - Best Indigenous Release
• Various- Our Home Our Landnominee
• Other Nominees
• Warumpi Band The- Too Much Humbugnominee

• 1996 - Best Pop Release
• 
• Nick Cave & Kylie Minogue
• Where The Wild Roses Grow
• Other Nominees
• Christine Anu- Come Onnominee
• Hoodoo Gurus- Blue Cavenominee
• Swoop- The Woxo Principlenominee
• Tina Arena- Wasn't It Goodnominee

• 1996 - Best New Talent
• 
• Monique Brumby
• Fool For You
• Other Nominees
• Fiona Kernaghan- Cypress Grovenominee
• Human Nature- Got It Goin' Onnominee
• Rail- Bad Hair Lifenominee
• Ute- Under The Externalnominee

• 1996 - Breakthrough Artist - Album
• 
• Regurgitator
• Tu Plang
• Other Nominees
• Ammonia- Mint 400nominee
• Deni Hines- Imaginationnominee
• Merril Bainbridge- The Gardennominee
• Pollyanna- Long Playernominee

• 1996 - Single Of The Year
• 
• Nick Cave & Kylie Minogue
• Where The Wild Roses Grow
• Other Nominees
• Ammonia- Drugsnominee
• Powderfinger- Pick You Upnominee
• Tina Arena- Wasn't It Goodnominee
• You Am I- Mr Milknominee

• 1996 - Song Of The Year
• 
• Nick Cave & Kylie Minogue
• Where The Wild Roses Grow
• Other Nominees
• Powderfinger- Pick You Upnominee
• Swoop- Apple Eyesnominee
• Tim Finn/Neil Finn- Suffer Nevernominee
• Tina Arena- Wasn't It Goodnominee

• 1996 - Hall Of Fame
• 
• Australian Crawl
• Horrie Dargie

• 1996 - Highest Selling Album
• 
• Tina Arena
• Don't Ask
• Other Nominees
• John Williamson- True Bluenominee
• Martin & Molloy- The Brown Albumnominee
• Max Sharam- Million Year Girlnominee
• Merril Bainbridge- The Gardennominee

• 1996 - Highest Selling Single
• 
• CDB
• Let's Groove
• Other Nominees
• Crowded House- Everything Is Good For Younominee
• Merril Bainbridge- Under The Waternominee
• Peter Andre- Mysterious Girlnominee
• Regurgitator- New Detentionnominee

• 1996 - Outstanding Achievement Award
• 
• Silverchair

• 1996 - Special Achievement Award
• 
• Slim Dusty

• 1996 - Best Cover Art
• 
• Mental As Anything
• Liar Liar Pants On Fire
• Other Nominees
• Dave Graney- The Soft 'N Sexy Soundnominee
• Regurgitator- Tu Plangnominee
• Spiderbait- The Unfinished Spanish Galleon Of Finley Lakenominee
• You Am I- Hourly Dailynominee

• 1996 - Best Video
• 
• You Am I
• Soldiers
• Other Nominees
• Cruel Sea The- Too Fast For Menominee
• Frente!- Sit On My Handsnominee
• Hoodoo Gurus- Waking Up Tirednominee
• Swoop- Apple Eyesnominee

• 1996 - Engineer Of The Year
• 
• You Am I
• Hourly Daily
• Other Nominees
• John Farnham- Romeos Heartnominee
• Powderfinger- Automaticnominee
• Regurgitator- Tu Plangnominee
• Six Mile High- Headernominee

• 1996 - Producer Of The Year
• 
• You Am I
• Hourly Daily
• Other Nominees
• Badloves The- Holy Roadsidenominee
• Dave Graney & The Coral Snakes- The Soft 'N Sexy Soundnominee
• Monique Brumby- Fool For Younominee
• Regurgitator- Tu Plangnominee

• 1996 - Best Classical Album
• 
• Australian Chamber Orchestra
• Peter Sculthorpe: Music For Strings
• Other Nominees
• Australian Chamber Orchestra- Spiritnominee
• Australian Ensemble- Shostakovichnominee
• Macquarie Trio- Beethoven Piano Triosnominee
• Marshall McGuire- Awakeningnominee

• 1996 - Best Jazz Album
• 
• Paul Grabowsky Trio
• When Words Fail
• Other Nominees
• Barney McCall- Exitnominee
• Bob Barnard- Live At The Sydney Opera Housenominee
• Bob Bertles Quintet- Rhythm Of The Heartnominee
• Engine Room The- Full Steam Aheadnominee

• 1996 - Best Original Soundtrack / Cast / Show Album
• 
• Australian Cast Recording
• Beauty & The Beast
• Other Nominees
• Australian Cast Recording- The Secret Gardennominee
• Cezary Skubiszewski- Lillians Storynominee
• Iva Davies- The Berlin Tapesnominee
• Nigel Westlake- Babenominee

• 1996 - Best World Music Album
• 
• Mara!
• Ruino Vino
• Other Nominees
• Cafe Of The Gate Of Salvation The- A Window In Heavennominee
• Dead Can Dance- Spiritchasernominee
• Sirocco- Stars And Firesnominee
• Various- Womadelaide 1995nominee