Victorian & National Country Music Awards
Each year the best of Australian Country Music talent is recognized with these awards. Entries are now being taken from country music artists. Please down load the entry form here.
Awards entry form
2009 Winners
National Awards
MALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR
JOHN STEPHAN - All my life
FEMALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR
CATHERINE BRITT - What I did last night
NATIONAL GROUP
THE McCLYMONTS - Favourite boyfriend of the year
NATIONAL DUET
THE SUNNY COWGIRLS - Dancing on the Darling
HAWKING BROTHERS BEST NEW TALENT
SHARON LANE - I cried
SONGWRITERS COMPOSITION (sponsored by APRA)
B.McCLYMONT/S.McCLYMONT/M.McCLYMONT - Shotgun
SMOKY DAWSON BEST INDEPENDENT RELEASE
DOUG BRUCE - All I need
THE TRAILBLAZERS HERITAGE AWARD
MARCIE JONES - Daddy
BUSH BALLAD OF THE YEAR
JOHN WILLIAMSON/WARREN WILLIAMS/AMOS MORRIS
- Australia is another word for free
INSTRUMENTAL OF THE YEAR
DAVIDSON BROTHERS - Left hand drive
BLUEGRASS & TRADITIONAL COUNTRY
DAVIDSON BROTHERS - Just to get to you
Victorian Awards
VICTORIAN ALBUM OF THE YEAR
DOUG BRUCE - All I need
VICTORIAN GROUP/DUET
DAVIDSON BROTHERS - City life
VICTORIAN MALE VOCALIST
DOUG BRUCE - What I’m drinkin’ about
VICTORIAN FEMALE VOCALIST
MARCIE JONES - Daddy
VICTORIAN ENTERTAINER OF THE YEAR
DAVIDSON BROTHERS
THE GILLIS AWARD
NEW AWARD RECOGNISING OUTSTANDING SERVICE TO THE COUNTRY MUSIC INDUSTRY IN VICTORIA
MERLE & GRAEME GILLIS
2008 Winners
Victorian Awards
Victorian Male Vocalist
PAUL COSTA (A lover's question)
Victorian Female Vocalist –
MERELYN CARTER (My little girl)
Victorian Group / Duo –
DONNA FISK/HARRY JON NANOS
(Somewhere between the truth and goodbye)
Victorian Album of the Year –
JETTY ROAD (Dirt Road, City lights)
Victorian Entertainer of the Year
HARRY JON NANOS
National Awards
The Hawking Brothers Best New Talent
HARMONY JAMES (Tailwind)
The Smoky Dawson Best Independent Release
JONAH’S ROAD (Counting down the days)
The Trailblazers Heritage Award –
LEE KERNAGHAN/STEVE FORDE/ADAM BRAND
(Spirit of the bush)
The Duet of the Year –
DONNA FISK/HARRY JON NANOS
(Somewhere between the truth and goodbye)
Bush Ballad of the Year
TOM CURTAIN (Days roll by)
Bluegrass and Traditional Country –
GREG CHAMPION (Undying flower)
Song of the Year –
ADAM HARVEY/ROD McCORMACK (Someone else's dream)
Instrumental of the Year –
MICHAEL FIX (Hobbity hoi)
Best Australian Group –
THE McCLYMONTS (Save yourself)
Female Vocalist of the Year –
MERELYN CARTER (My little girl)
Male Vocalist of the Year
ADAM HARVEY (Someone else's dream)