ARIA Music Awards of 1996
| 1996 ARIA Music Awards | |
|---|---|
| Date | 30 September 1996 |
| Venue |
Sydney Convention & Exhibition Centre, Sydney, New South Wales |
| Official website | www |
| Television/Radio coverage | |
| Network | Network Ten |
The 10th Australian Recording Industry Association Music Awards (generally known as the ARIA Music Awards or simply The ARIAS) was held on 30 September 1996 at the Sydney Convention & Exhibition Centre. Presenters distributed 28 awards with the big winner for the year was You Am I with six awards.
In addition to previous categories, "Outstanding Achievement Award" was presented to Silverchair and "Special Achievement Award" was presented to Slim Dusty. The ARIA Hall of Fame inducted: Australian Crawl and Horrie Dargie.
Deni Hines won the award for "Breakthrough Artist – Single" for "It's Alright", her acceptance speech was:
I don't know, um, thanks and grouse!
Australian Crawl's founding guitarist Brad Robinson, was unable to attend the Hall of Fame induction in person, he was hospitalised with lymphoma (diagnosed three years earlier) and died two weeks after the awards ceremony.
Final nominees for awards are shown in plain, with winners in bold.
The Hall Of Fame inductees were:
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