| 2007 ARIA Music Awards | |
|---|---|
| Date | 28 October 2007 (2007-10-28) |
| Venue | Acer Arena, Sydney,New South Wales |
| Most wins | Silverchair (6) |
| Most nominations | Sneaky Sound System (9) |
| Website | ariaawards |
| Television/radio coverage | |
| Network | Network Ten |
The21st AnnualAustralian Recording Industry Association Music Awards (generally known asARIA Music Awards or simplyThe ARIAs) were held on 28 October 2007 at theAcer Arena at the Sydney Olympic Park complex.[1][2]Rove McManus was the host of the event. The nominees for all categories were announced on 19 September, while the winners of the Artisan Awards were announced on that same day.[1]
All nominees are shown in plain, with winners shown inbold.[1]
The Artisan Award winners were announced on 19 September.[1]The winners are shown inbold, other nominees are in plain.[1]
The following were inducted into the 2007ARIA Hall of Fame on 18 July:[3]
Added to these inductees on 28 October, was:[1]
Instead of a traditional acceptance speech, Cave noted that he didn't understand why he was inducted and the Bad Seeds weren't. Due to the membership of Tomas Wylder (Switzerland),Jim Sclavunos (United States), andJames Johnston (UK), the band does not qualify as Australian. In rebellion against this ruling, Cave unofficially inductedMick Harvey,Warren Ellis,Conway Savage andMartyn P. Casey of the Bad Seeds; as well asRowland S. Howard andTracy Pew of the Birthday Party; "by the power vested in [him] by this award". Cave did not nameHugo Race of the Bad Seeds norPhill Calvert ofThe Birthday Party, who are Australian, in his unofficial induction. He did, however, close by thanking his mother, wife and sons.
It was announced that the following artists were the special performers of the event:[4]
The broadcast of the 2007 awards was controversial; it was revealed byAustralian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC)'sMedia Watch thatChannel 10 had usedsubliminal advertising—which is illegal under Australian Media and Broadcasting rules—TEN disputed the finding, however their defence was also criticised byMedia Watch, as demonstrating ignorance of these rules.[5]