The16th AnnualAustralian Recording Industry Association Music Awards (generally known asARIA Music Awards or simplyThe ARIAs) were held on 15 October 2002 at theSydney SuperDome.^[1][2]

Winners highlighted inbold with nominations below them in plain.^[1]

• Album of the Year
  • Kasey Chambers –Barricades & Brickwalls
    • Alex Lloyd –Watching Angels Mend
    • george –Polyserena
    • Kylie Minogue –Fever
    • Silverchair –Diorama
• Single of the Year
  • Kylie Minogue – "Can't Get You Out of My Head"
    • Alex Lloyd – "Amazing"
    • Grinspoon – "Chemical Heart"
    • Kasey Chambers – "Not Pretty Enough"
    • The Vines – "Get Free"
• Highest Selling Album
  • Kylie Minogue –Fever
    • Alex Lloyd –Watching Angels Mend
    • Kasey Chambers –Barricades & Brickwalls
    • Nikki Webster –Follow Your Heart
    • The 12th Man –The Final Dig?
• Highest Selling Single
  • Kylie Minogue – "Can't Get You Out of My Head"
    • Alex Lloyd – "Amazing"
    • Holly Valance – "Kiss Kiss"
    • Kasey Chambers – "Not Pretty Enough"
    • Shakaya – "Stop Calling Me"
• Best Group
  • Silverchair –Diorama
    • george –Polyserena
    • Grinspoon –New Detention
    • Powderfinger – "The Metre/Waiting for the Sun"
    • The Vines –Highly Evolved
• Best Female Artist
  • Kasey Chambers –Barricades & Brickwalls
    • Holly Valance – "Kiss Kiss"
    • Kylie Minogue –Fever
    • Lisa Miller –Car Tape
    • Natalie Imbruglia –White Lilies Island
• Best Male Artist
  • Alex Lloyd –Watching Angels Mend
    • Dan Brodie –Empty Arms Broken Hearts
    • Darren Hayes –Spin
    • Paul Kelly –Nothing But a Dream
    • Paul Mac –3000 Feet High
• Breakthrough Artist – Album
  • george –Polyserena
    • 1200 Techniques –Choose One
    • Dan Brodie & The Broken Arrows –Empty Arms Broken Hearts
    • Eskimo Joe –Girl
    • The Vines –Highly Evolved
• Breakthrough Artist – Single
  • The Vines – "Get Free"
    • 1200 Techniques – "Karma (What Goes Around)"
    • Holly Valance – "Kiss Kiss"
    • Machine Gun Fellatio – "Girl of My Dreams (Is Giving Me Nightmares)"
    • The Waifs – "London Still"
• Best Pop Release
  • Kylie Minogue –Fever
    • Disco Montego – "Beautiful"
    • george –Polyserena
    • Holly Valance – "Kiss Kiss"
    • The Whitlams –Torch the Moon
• Best Dance Release
  • Paul Mac –3000 Feet High
    • 1200 Techniques – "Karma (What Goes Around)"
    • Gerling – "Dust Me Selecta"
    • Katalyst –Manipulating Agent
    • [Love] Tattoo –[Love] Tattoo
• Best Rock Album
  • Silverchair –Diorama
    • Alex Lloyd –Watching Angels Mend
    • Grinspoon –New Detention
    • Motor Ace –Shoot This
    • The Vines –Highly Evolved
• Best Country Album
  • Kasey Chambers –Barricades & Brickwalls
    • Adam Harvey –Workin' Overtime
    • Catherine Britt –Dusty Smiles and Heartbreak Cures
    • Lee Kernaghan –Electric Rodeo
    • Troy Cassar-Daley –Long Way Home
• Best Independent Release
  • 1200 Techniques –Karma (What Goes Around)
    • Icecream Hands – "Rain Hail Shine"
    • Killing Heidi –Heavensent
    • Lisa Miller –Car Tape
    • The Waifs – "London Still"
• Best Adult Contemporary Album
  • Paul Kelly –Nothing But a Dream
    • Archie Roach –Sensual Being
    • Jimmy Little –Resonate
    • Lisa Miller –Car Tape
    • Vika and Linda –Love is Mighty Close
• Best Blues & Roots Album
  • Jeff Lang &Bob Brozman –Rolling Through This World
    • Backsliders –Hanoi
    • Bondi Cigars –Down in the Valley
    • Dave Steel –Home Is a Hard Thing to Find
    • Mick Hart –Upside Down in the Full Face of Optimism
• Best Children's Album
  • Hi-5 –Boom Boom Beat
    • The Hooley Dooleys –Roll Up! Roll Up!
    • The Star Girls –The Star Girls from Planet Groove
    • Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra,Sean O'Boyle –Symphony of Lullabies
    • The Wiggles –Wiggly Safari
• Best Comedy Release
  • The 12th Man –The Final Dig?
    • The Drugs –The Bold and The Beautiful
    • Kevin Bloody Wilson –The Second Kumin' of Kev
    • "Slamming" Sam Kekovich –You Know It Makes Sense
    • The Umbilical Brothers – "Don't Dance to This"

• Best Jazz Album
  • Andrea Keller –Thirteen Sketches
    • Dale Barlow –Dale Barlow Live
    • James Morrison –Scream Machine
    • James Muller –Thrum
    • The Umbrellas –Bravo Nino Rota
• Best Classical Album
  • Slava Grigoryan –Sonatas & Fantasies
    • David Hobson –Handel: Arias
    • Genevieve Lacey, Linda Kent –Piracy
    • Geoffrey Lancaster –Haydn: Keyboard Sonatas Volume 1
    • Yvonne Kenny,Adelaide Symphony Orchestra –Gorecki: Symphony No. 3
• Best Original Cast / Show Production Recording
  • Various –The Man from Snowy River: Arena Spectacular
    • Judi Connelli –Back to Before
    • Opera Australia,Simone Young –Verdi: Requiem
    • Original Australian Cast Recording –The Wizard of Oz
    • Play Act One –Story of Abbey
• Best Original Soundtrack Production Recording
  • Paul Kelly,Shane O' Mara,Steve Hadley,Bruce Haymes,Peter Luscombe –Lantana
    • Graham Tardif &Rolf de Heer (composers),Archie Roach (performer) –The Tracker
    • David Thrussell –The Hard Word
    • Mario Millo –Changi
    • Various –Dirty Deeds
• Best World Music Album
  • Monsieur Camembert –Live on Stage
    • Coda –There Is a Way to Fly
    • Kim Sanders –You Can't Get There From Here
    • Nabarlek –Bininj Manborlh / Blackfella Road
    • Various –Corroboration

• Producer of the Year
  • Daniel Johns –Silverchair –Diorama
    • Alex Lloyd,Magnus Fiennes – Alex Lloyd –Watching Angels Mend
    • Daniel Denholm –The Whitlams –Torch the Moon
    • David Nicholas,george –george –Polyserena
    • Gerling,Magoo – Gerling –When Young Terrorists Chase the Sun
    • Phil McKellar –Grinspoon –New Detention
    • Richard Pleasance &Paul Kelly –Archie Roach –Sensual Being
• Engineer of the Year
  • Anton Hagop –Silverchair –Diorama
    • Adam Rhodes &DW Norton –Superheist – "A Dignified Rage"
    • Daniel Denholm –The Whitlams –Torch the Moon
    • Paul Mac – Paul Mac –3000 Feet High
    • Phil McKellar –Grinspoon –Chemical Heart
• Best Video
  • Michael Gracey, Babyfoot Productions –1200 Techniques – "Karma (What Goes Around)"
    • Jolyon Watkins –Gerling – "Dust Me Selecta"
    • Michael Spiccia, Prodigy Films –Disco Montego – "Beautiful"
    • Nash Edgerton –Eskimo Joe – "Liar"
    • Square-Eyed Films –Silverchair – "The Greatest View"
• Best Cover Art
  • Darren Glindemann, John Watson, Melissa Chenery,Daniel Johns –Silverchair –Diorama
    • Art of the State, Scott James Smith –The Whitlams –Torch the Moon
    • Campbell Murray Creating –Kasey Chambers –Barricades & Brickwalls
    • Chris Von Sanden –george –Polyserena
    • Craig Nicholls –The Vines –Highly Evolved

• Kylie Minogue

Inducted into theARIA Hall of Fame was:

• Olivia Newton-John

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