2015 ARIA Fine Arts And Artisan Nominees Announced

Congratulations to all the nominees in the 2015 ARIA Fine Arts and Artisan Awards. The results will be announced at a ceremony on Wednesday 7 October.

‘Classical’ albums  and artists received nominations in the following categories:

Best Classical Album
Amy Dickson – Island Songs   (ABC Classics / Universal Music Australia)
Australian Brandenburg Orchestra – Brandenburg Celebrates   (ABC Classics / Universal Music Australia)
Grigoryan Brothers – This Time   (Which Way Music)
Sally Whitwell – I Was Flying   (ABC Classics / Universal Music Australia)
Tamara-Anna Cislowska – Peter Sculthorpe: Complete Works for Solo Piano   (ABC Classics / Universal Music Australia)

Best Original Soundtrack / Cast / Show Album
Ed Kuepper – Last Cab To Darwin – Original Motion Picture Soundtrack   (Sony Music Entertainment Australia)
Melbourne Symphony Orchestra / Nigel Westlake – Paper Planes – Original Motion Picture Soundtrack   (ABC Music / Universal Music Australia)
Opera Australia – Bliss (Brett Dean / Amanda Holden / Peter Carey) (ABC Classics / Universal Music Australia)
Various Artists – Beat The Drum – Celebrating 40 Years of triple j   (ABC Music / Universal Music Australia)
Various Artists – The Water Diviner – Original Motion Picture Soundtrack   (Universal Music Australia)

Best World Music Album
Baby et Lulu – Album Deux   (Independent / MGM)
Christine Anu – Island Christmas   (Social Family Records / Universal Music Australia / The Orchard)
Genevieve Lacey / James Crabb – Heard This and Thought of You   (ABC Classics / Universal Music Australia)
Joseph Tawadros-Truth Seekers, Lovers and Warriors   (ABC Music / Universal Music Australia)
Gurrumul  – The Gospel Album   (Skinnyfish Music / MGM)

ARTISAN AWARDS | NOMINATED ARTISTS

Engineer of the Year
Virginia Read was one of five nominations for her work on Australian Brandenburg Orchestra – Brandenburg Celebrates   (ABC Classics / Universal Music Australia)
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