• 1997 - Album Of The Year
• 
• Savage Garden
• Savage Garden
• Other Nominees
• Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds- The Boatman's Callnominee
• Powderfinger- Double Allergicnominee
• Silverchair- Freak Shownominee
• Spiderbait- Ivy & The Big Applesnominee

• 1997 - Best Adult Alternative Album
• 
• Spiderbait
• Ivy & The Big Apples
• Other Nominees
• Dirty Three- Horse Storiesnominee
• Fauves The- Future Spanominee
• Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds- The Boatman's Callnominee
• Powderfinger- Double Allergicnominee

• 1997 - Best Adult Contemporary Album
• 
• My Friend The Chocolate Cake
• Good Luck
• Other Nominees
• Annie Crummer- Seventh Wavenominee
• Ed Kuepper- Starstrucknominee
• Tommy Emmanuel- Can't Get Enoughnominee
• Vika & Linda- Princess Tabunominee

• 1997 - Best Children's Album
• 
• Play School
• In The Car
• Other Nominees
• Franciscus Henri- Mr Whiskersnominee
• Hooley Dooleys The- Splashnominee
• Mic Conway- What's That Soundnominee
• Monica Trapaga- Monica's Housenominee

• 1997 - Best Comedy Release
• 
• Martin & Molloy
• Poop Chute
• Other Nominees
• Bob Downe- Jazzy!nominee
• Elle McFeast- Breastsnominee
• Ian Turpie- Talk Of The Townnominee
• John Clarke & Bryan Dawe- Secret Men's Businessnominee

• 1997 - Best Country Album
• 
• Graeme Connors
• The Road Less Travelled
• Other Nominees
• Dead Ringer Band The- Living In The Circlenominee
• Ranch The- The Ranchnominee
• Tina Martyn- Lying In My Bednominee
• Troy Cassar-Daley- True Believersnominee

• 1997 - Best Dance Release
• 
• Pendulum
• Coma
• Other Nominees
• Boo Boo & Mace- Flowers In The Skynominee
• Lord's Garden The- Journeysnominee
• Our House- Floorspacenominee
• Wicked Beat Sound System- Music From The Corenominee

• 1997 - Best Female Artist
• 
• Monique Brumby
• Mary
• Other Nominees
• Annie Crummer- Seventh Wavenominee
• Deni Hines- I'm Not In Lovenominee
• Nikka Costa- Get Off My Sunshinenominee
• Wendy Matthews- Then I Walked Awaynominee

• 1997 - Best Group
• 
• Savage Garden
• Savage Garden
• Other Nominees
• Crowded House- Instinctnominee
• Powderfinger- Double Allergicnominee
• Silverchair- Freak Shownominee
• Spiderbait- Ivy & The Big Applesnominee

• 1997 - Best Independent Release
• 
• Savage Garden
• Savage Garden
• Other Nominees
• Deadstar- Don't It Get You Downnominee
• Dirty Three- Horse Storiesnominee
• Ed Kuepper- Frontierlandnominee
• Even- Less Is Morenominee

• 1997 - Best Indigenous Release
• 
• Archie Roach
• Hold On Tight

• 1997 - Best Male Artist
• 
• Paul Kelly
• How To Make Gravy
• Other Nominees
• Dave Graney- The Devil Drivesnominee
• Jimmy Barnes- Lover Lovernominee
• Mark Seymour- Last Ditch Cabaretnominee

• 1997 - Best Indigenous Release
• Telek- Teleknominee

• 1997 - Best Male Artist
• Tex Perkins- Far Be It From Menominee

• 1997 - Best Indigenous Release
• Tiddas- Tiddasnominee
• Other Nominees
• Warumpi Band The- Stompin' Groundnominee
• Yothu Yindi- Birrkuta - Wild Honeynominee

• 1997 - Best Pop Release
• 
• Savage Garden
• To The Moon & Back
• Other Nominees
• Deni Hines- I'm Not In Lovenominee
• Human Nature- Telling Everybodynominee
• Rani- Always On My Mindnominee
• Snout- New Pop Dialoguenominee

• 1997 - Best New Talent
• 
• Superjesus The
• Eight Step Rail
• Other Nominees
• Fini Scad- Coppertone / Testridernominee
• Frank Bennett- FI've O'Clock Shadownominee
• Jebediah- Jerks Of Attentionnominee
• Rani- Always On My Mindnominee

• 1997 - Breakthrough Artist - Album
• 
• Savage Garden
• Savage Garden
• Other Nominees
• Earthmen The- Love Walked Innominee
• Human Nature- Telling Everybodynominee
• Leonardo's Bride- Angel Bloodnominee
• Rebecca's Empire- Way Of All Thingsnominee

• 1997 - Single Of The Year
• 
• Savage Garden
• Truly Madly Deeply
• Other Nominees
• Leonardo's Bride- Even When I'm Sleepingnominee
• Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds- Into My Armsnominee
• Powderfinger- D.A.F.nominee
• Spiderbait- Buy Me A Ponynominee

• 1997 - Song Of The Year
• 
• Savage Garden
• To The Moon & Back
• Other Nominees
• Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds- Into My Armsnominee
• Paul Kelly- How To Make Gravynominee
• Powderfinger- DAFnominee
• Savage Garden- Truly Madly Deeplynominee

• 1997 - Hall Of Fame
• 
• Bee Gees
• Graeme Bell
• Paul Kelly

• 1997 - Highest Selling Album
• 
• Crowded House
• Recurring Dream - The Very Best Of Crowded House
• Other Nominees
• Jimmy Barnes- Hitsnominee
• John Farnham- Romeo's Heartnominee
• Powderfinger- Double Allergicnominee
• Savage Garden- Savage Gardennominee

• 1997 - Highest Selling Single
• 
• Savage Garden
• Truly Madly Deeply
• Other Nominees
• Human Nature- Don't Say Goodbyenominee
• Human Nature- Wishesnominee
• Silverchair- Abuse Menominee
• Silverchair- Freaknominee

• 1997 - Outstanding Achievement Award
• 
• Peter Andre

• 1997 - Special Achievement Award
• 
• Charles Fisher

• 1997 - Best Cover Art
• 
• Silverchair
• Freakshow
• Other Nominees
• Dave Graney & The Coral Snakes- The Devil Drivesnominee
• Leonardo's Bride- Angel Bloodnominee
• Paul Kelly- Songs From The Southnominee
• Spiderbait- Ivy & The Big Applesnominee

• 1997 - Best Video
• 
• Dave Graney & The Coral Snakes
• Feelin' Kinda Sporty
• Other Nominees
• Crowded House- Not The Girl You Think You Arenominee
• John Farnham- All Kinds Of Peoplenominee
• Savage Garden- To The Moon And Backnominee
• Spiderbait- Calypsonominee
• You Am I- Good Mornin'nominee

• 1997 - Engineer Of The Year
• 
• Savage Garden
• Savage Garden
• Other Nominees
• Black Sorrows The- Chained To The Wheel Chosen Ones New Crazenominee
• John Farnham- Hearts On Firenominee
• Paul Kelly- Tease Me - Tease Menominee
• Spiderbait- Ivy & The Big Applesnominee
• You Am I- Good Mornin' Tuesdaynominee

• 1997 - Producer Of The Year
• 
• Hoodoo Gurus
• Down On Me
• Judith Durham / Russel Hitchcock / Mandawuy Yunipingu
• I Am Australian
• Savage Garden
• Savage Garden
• Seekers The
• Far Shore
• Fini Scad- Furiousnominee
• Human Nature- Telling Everybodynominee
• Monique Brumby- Marynominee
• Powderfinger- Double Allergicnominee
• Silverchair- Freak Shownominee

• 1997 - Best Classical Album
• 
• Adelaide Symphony Orchestra / David Porcelijn
• Peter Sculthorpe: Sun Music
• Other Nominees
• Australian Chamber Orchestra- Il Tramonto - The Sunsetnominee
• Renaissance Players- Mirror Of Lightnominee
• Tamara Anna Cislowska- The Enchanted Islenominee
• Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra / David Porcelijn- Peter Sculthorpe: The Fifth Continentnominee

• 1997 - Best Jazz Album
• 
• Bernie McGann
• Playground
• Other Nominees
• Catholics The- Life On Earthnominee
• Clarion Fracture Zone- Less Stable Elementsnominee
• Col Nolan- Nolans Groovenominee
• Ian Chaplin Quartet- Tjapangatinominee
• Scott Tinkler- Dance Of Deluliannominee

• 1997 - Best Original Soundtrack / Cast / Show Album
• 
• Blixa Bargeld / Nick Cave / Mick Harvey
• To Have & To Hold
• Other Nominees
• Mario Millo- GPnominee
• Various- Idiot Boxnominee
• Various- Love & Other Catastrophesnominee
• Various- What I Have Writtennominee

• 1997 - Best World Music Album
• 
• Telek
• Telek
• Other Nominees
• Ashok Roy- The Night Ragasnominee
• Barkers The- The Black Jokenominee
• Equa- Equanominee
• Mara! & Martenitsa Choir- Sezoninominee