Christine Anu has been awarded The Calile Hotel Artistic Excellence Award and the SSI Diversity in Music Award in recognition for a career that spanned Music, TV and Radio, and garnered 17 ARIA Award nominations and has helped advancement cultural diversity and inclusivity.
AWMA Emerging Artists winner Alice Skye has been recognised after her debut album Friends with Feelings emerged in 2018, while multi-AIR award nominee Mojo Juju fought of tough competition from NGAIIRE and thelma Plum when she was awarded the Songwriter Award for her album Native Tongue.
Meanwhile, Tashi Hall has been recognised for her outstanding photography and music video work, taking home the awards for Music Photography and Film-maker awards that recognise her body of work in the industry.
The second-annual ceremony took place at Brisbane’s Powerhouse, while Katie Noonan, who also won the award for Creative Leadership, performed to the crowd that gathered to honour and advocate for women in music.
2019 AUSTRALIAN WOMEN IN MUSIC AWARD WINNERS
THE CALILE HOTEL ARTISTIC EXCELLENCE AWARD
Christine Anu
SCENESTR CREATIVE LEADERSHIP AWARD
Katie Noonan
SSI DIVERSITY IN MUSIC AWARD
Christine Anu
AWMA EMERGING ARTIST AWARD
Alice Skye
AWMA EXCELLENCE IN CLASSICAL MUSIC AWARD
Caroline Almonte
SUN STUDIOS EXCELLENCE IN IMAGE MAKING AWARD
Melaine Knight
CANON AUSTRALIA FILM MAKER AWARD
Tashi Hall
CICADA INTERNATIONAL HUMANITARIAN AWARD
Dami Im
AWMA LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Joy McKean, OAM
FRONTIER TOURING & CHUGG ENTERTAINMENT LIVE PRODUCTION AWARD
Laurie May
TWITTER AUSTRALIA MUSIC JOURNALIST AWARD
Ange McCormack
AWMA MUSIC LEADERSHIP AWARD
Sue Telfer
CANON AUSTRALIA MUSIC PHOTOGRAPHER AWARD
Tashi Hall
APRA AMCOS SONGWRITER AWARD
Mojo Juju
GOA STUDIO PRODUCTION AWARD
Virginia Read
For more information head to the AMWA Awards website.
