| Year |
Winner(s) |
Album title |
1987
(1st) |
| Robyn Archer |
The Pack of Women |
| Martin Armiger |
Dancing Daze |
| Nathan Waks |
For Love Alone |
| Peter Best |
"Crocodile" Dundee |
| Peter Carey, Martin Armiger |
Illusion |
1988
(2nd) |
| Original Australian Cast Recording |
Nine |
| Mario Millo |
The Lighthorsemen |
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1989
(3rd) |
| Various Artists (Martin Armiger, Don Walker, Steve Prestwich, Rob Grosser, Joy Smithers, Dave Dobbyn) |
You've Always Got the Blues (songs from the ABC TV series Stringer) |
| Eddie Rayner, Brian Baker, Phil Judd |
Rikky and Pete |
| David Reeves |
Seven Little Australians |
| Bruce Rowland |
The Man from Snowy River II |
| Frank Howson, John Capek, Beeb Birtles, David Scofield |
Boulevard of Broken Dreams |
1990
(4th) |
| Original Australian Cast Recording |
Anything Goes |
| Australian Cast Recording |
42nd Street |
| Various Artists |
Sons of Steel |
| Various Artists |
Spirits of the Air, Gremlins of the Clouds |
| Various Artists |
The Navigator |
1991
(5th) |
| Jon English and David Mackay |
Paris |
| Brian May |
Bloodmoon |
| Bruce Smeaton |
Wendy Cracked a Walnut |
| Michael Askill & Nigel Westlake |
Road to Xanadu - The Genius That Was China |
| Vince Jones & Grace Knight |
Come in Spinner |
1992
(6th) |
| Mario Millo |
Brides of Christ |
| Jan Castor |
Red Express |
| Not Drowning, Waving |
Proof |
| Original Australian Cast |
Return to the Forbidden Planet |
| Philip Judd |
Death In Brunswick |
1993
(7th) |
| John Clifford-White |
Romper Stomper |
| Australian Cast Recording |
Jesus Christ Superstar |
| Ricky Fataar & Others |
Spotswood |
| Paul Grabowsky |
The Last Days of Chez Nous |
| Various |
Strictly Ballroom |
| Nigel Westlake |
Antarctica[5] |
1994
(8th) |
| Original Cast Recording |
Hot Shoe Shuffle |
| The Australian Opera, Giacomo Puccini |
La bohème |
| Michael Easton, Michael Atkinson (original soundtrack) |
Snowy |
| Carl Vine |
Bedevil |
| John Waters, Lennon & McCartney |
Looking Through a Glass Onion |
1995
(9th) |
| Cast Recording |
The Pirates of Penzance |
| Martin Armiger |
Fornicon |
| Guy Gross |
The Priscilla Companion Original Score |
| Various |
Heartland |
| Various |
Metal Skin |
| Various |
Once in a Blue Moon |
1996
(10th) |
| Australian Cast Recording |
Beauty and the Beast |
| Australian Cast Recording |
The Secret Garden |
| Iva Davies |
The Berlin Tapes |
| Cezary Skubiszewski |
Lilian's Story |
| Nigel Westlake |
Babe |
1997
(11th) |
| Blixa Bargeld, Nick Cave, Mick Harvey |
To Have & to Hold |
| Mario Millo |
G.P. |
| Various |
Idiot Box |
| Various |
Love and Other Catastrophes |
| Various |
What I Have Written |
1998
(12th) |
| Original Cast Recording |
The Boy From Oz |
| The Necks |
The Boys |
| Cezary Skubiszewski |
The Sound of One Hand Clapping |
| Various |
A Little Bit of Soul |
| Various |
To Hal and Bacharach |
1999
(13th)
Soundtrack |
| David Hirschfelder |
Elizabeth |
| Felicity Fox |
Afrika - Cape Town to Cairo |
| David Hirschfelder |
The Interview |
| Various |
Praise |
| Various |
Two Hands |
1999
(13th)
Cast/Show |
| Judi Connelli & Suzanne Johnston |
Perfect Strangers |
| Bananas in Pyjamas |
It's Showtime |
| Opera Australia, Christine Douglas & Suzanne Johnston |
Hansel & Gretel |
| State Orchestra of Victoria |
Rudolf Nureyev's Don Quixote |
2000
(14th)
Soundtrack |
| David Bridie |
In a Savage Land |
| Iva Davies |
The Ghost of Time |
| Paul Grabowsky |
Siam Sunset |
| Various |
Soft Fruit |
| Various |
The Wog Boy |
| David Hirschfelder & Various Artists |
What Becomes of the Broken Hearted? |
2000
(14th)
Cast/Show |
| Australian Cast Recording |
The Sound of Music |
| John Farnham |
Live at the Regent |
| State Orchestra of Victoria, John Lanchbery |
The Merry Widow |
| Various |
Happy Days - The Arena Mega Musical |
2001
(15th)
Soundtrack |
| Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, Various |
Music from the Motion Picture – The Dish |
| David Hirschfelder, Various |
Better Than Sex - Original Soundtrack |
| Lisa Gerrard with Hans Zimmer |
More Music from Gladiator |
| Richard Pleasance, Various |
The Very Best of SeaChange |
| Single Gun Theory |
The Monkey's Mask |
| Various |
Sydney 2000 The Games of the XXVII Olympiad - Official Music from the Opening Ceremony |
2001
(15th)
Cast/Show |
| Original Cast Recording |
Shout! The Legend Of The Wild One |
| Australian Concert Orchestra, Queensland Pops Orchestra, Harper |
Scotland the Brave |
| David Chesworth |
Wicked Voice |
| Janet Seidel |
Doris and Me |
| Various |
Sydney 2000 The Games of the XXVII Olympiad - Official Music from the Opening Ceremony |
2002
(16th)
Soundtrack |
| 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 |
2002
(16th)
Cast/Show |
| 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 |
2003
(17th)
Soundtrack |
| Mick Harvey |
Australian Rules |
| Cezary Skubiszewski |
After the Deluge (Original Television Mini-series Soundtrack) |
| Dave Graney & Clare Moore |
Music from the Motion Picture - Bad Eggs |
| The Saddle Club |
On Top of the World |
| Various Artists |
The Secret Life of Us Volume 3 |
2003
(17th)
Cast/Show |
| Various |
Long Way to the Top – Live in Concert |
2004
(18th) |
| David Bridie |
Nautical Forlorn |
| Australian Chamber Orchestra |
Musical Renegades |
| Decoder Ring |
Somersault |
| Elizabeth Drake |
Japanese Story |
| Various |
Australian Idol Final 12 |
2005
(19th) |
| Severed Heads |
The Illustrated Family Doctor |
| Art Phillips |
Outback House |
| Ben Mingay & Deone Zanotto |
Dirty Dancing - The Classic Story on Stage |
| Roger Mason |
The Extra |
| Various Artists |
Deck Dogz |
2006
(20th) |
| Paul Kelly, Dan Luscombe, Katie Brianna & the Stormwater Boys |
Jindabyne soundtrack |
| David Bridie |
RAN – soundtrack |
| Nick Cave, Warren Ellis |
The Proposition |
| Francois Tetaz |
Wolf Creek – original motion picture soundtrack |
| Various |
Little Fish – soundtrack |
2007
(21st) |
| Choir of Hard Knocks |
Choir of Hard Knocks |
| David Bridie |
Gone |
| Monsieur Camembert |
Famous Blue Cheese |
| David Bridie |
The Circuit |
| Various |
The Countdown Spectacular Live |
2008
(22nd) |
| Chris Lilley |
Summer Heights High soundtrack |
| Cezary Skubiszewski |
Night – original soundtrack |
| Cast of Priscilla Queen of the Desert - the Musical |
Priscilla Queen of the Desert - the Musical |
| Ben Lee and Jessica Chapnik |
The Square – original soundtrack |
| Various |
Countdown Spectacular 2 |
2009
(23rd) |
| Soundtrack |
Balibo |
| Amanda Brown |
Son of a Lion – original soundtrack |
| Soundtrack |
Samson and Delilah |
| Soundtrack |
East of Everything – series two soundtrack album |
| Tex Perkins, Murray Paterson |
Beautiful Kate |
2010
(24th) |
| Triple J |
Before Too Long: Triple J's Tribute to Paul Kelly |
| Burkhard Dallwitz |
Underbelly |
| Christopher Gordon & Various Artists |
Mao's Last Dancer |
| Various Artists |
Bran Nue Dae |
| Various Artists (featuring Luke Steele, Empire of the Sun & The Middle East) |
Accidents Happen |
2011
(25th) |
| Chris Lilley |
Angry Boys – Official Soundtrack Album |
| Jed Kurzel |
Snowtown |
| Stephen Pigram, Alan Pigram, Alex Lloyd |
Mad Bastards – Music from the Motion Picture |
| Sydney Symphony & cast, Alexander Briger (conductor) |
Don John of Austria |
| Various Artists – Original Australian Cast Recording |
Mary Poppins |
2012
(26th) |
| Triple J |
Straight to You – Triple J's Tribute to Nick Cave |
| Jane Rutter |
An Australian in Paris |
| RocKwiz |
The RocKwiz Christmas Album |
| Jon English & the Original Cast of the Rock Show |
The Rock Show |
| Various Artists |
The Sapphires Original Soundtrack |
2013
(27th) |
| Paul Kelly, James Ledger, Genevieve Lacey & ANAM Musicians |
Conversations with Ghosts |
| David Bridie |
Satellite Boy |
| Nick Cave and Warren Ellis |
Lawless |
| Tina Arena |
Symphony of Life |
| Various Artists |
triple j's One Night Stand |
2014[6]
(28th) |
| Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu and the Sydney Symphony Orchestra |
Gurrumul: His Life And Music |
| Glenn Shorrock & Brian Cadd |
The Story of Sharky and The Caddman |
| Katie Noonan |
Fierce Hearts: The Music of Love-Song-Circus |
| Various Artists |
Spirit Of Akasha |
| Various Artists |
triple j's One Night Stand: Mildura |
2015
(29th) |
| Various Artists |
Beat the Drum – Celebrating 40 Years of triple j |
| Ed Kuepper |
Last Cab to Darwin – Original Motion Picture Soundtrack |
| Melbourne Symphony Orchestra / Nigel Westlake |
Paper Planes – Original Motion Picture Soundtrack |
| Opera Australia (Brett Dean / Amanda Holden / Peter Carey) |
Bliss |
| Various Artists |
The Water Diviner – Original Motion Picture Soundtrack |
2016
(30th) |
| Josh Pyke & the Sydney Symphony Orchestra |
Live at the Sydney Opera House |
| Kate Miller-Heidke |
The Rabbits (Original Live Cast Recording) |
| Queensland Symphony Orchestra |
Gallipoli Symphony |
| Various Artists |
The Divorce (Original Cast Recording) |
| Various Artists |
Velvet (The Original Cast Recording) |