The 2005 New Zealand Music Awards took place on 5 October 2005 at the Aotea Centre in Auckland.
Awards and nominees
[edit]The 'Lifetime Achievement Award' category was changed to 'Outstanding Contribution to the Growth in NZ Music on Radio'.[1]
One new category was added: 'Best Roots Album'.[2]
The Best Maori Album and Best Gospel / Christian Album categories were not awarded due to insufficient entries.[3]
Winners are listed first and highlighted in boldface.[4]
Multiple winners on the night included Fat Freddy's Drop with five awards.
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- † – Non-technical award
- ‡ – Technical award
| Album of the Year†
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Single of the Year†
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| Best Group†
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Best Male Solo Artist†
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- Fat Freddy's Drop – Based on a True Story
- Goldenhorse – Out of the Moon
- Shihad – Love Is The New Hate
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- P-Money – Magic City
- Savage – Moonshine
- SJD – Southern Lights
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| Best Female Solo Artist†
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Breakthrough Artist of the Year†
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- Yulia – Into the West
- Debbie Harwood – Soothe Me
- Jordan Reyne – Passenger
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- The Checks – What You Heard
- Dei Hamo – First Edition
- Tha Feelstyle – Break It to Pieces
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| Highest Selling NZ Album†
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Highest Selling NZ Single†
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| Songwriter of the Year†
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Best Rock Album†
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- Dave Dobbyn – "Welcome Home"
- Andy Lovegrove, Zane Lowe & Hamish Clark – "The Other Side" (Breaks Co-Op)
- Brooke Fraser – "Arithmetic"
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- Shihad – Love is the New Hate
- Pluto – Pipeline Under The Ocean
- The D4 – Out of My Head
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| Best Urban / Hip Hop Album†
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Best Dance / Electronica Album†
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- P-Money – Magic City
- Savage – Moonshine
- Tha Feelstyle – Break It To Pieces
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- Del Rey System – Del Rey System
- Audiosauce – Contimental Drift
- Baitercell & Schumacher – The Wall of Bass Technique
- Mark de Clive-Lowe – Tide's Arising
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| Best Aotearoa Roots Album†
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Best Music Video†
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- Fat Freddy's Drop – Based on a True Story
- Katchafire – Slow Burning
- TrinityRoots – Home, Land & Sea
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- Chris Graham & Dei Hamo – "We Gon Ride"
- Greg Page & P-Money – "Stop The Music"
- Reuben Sutherland & The Phoenix Foundation – "Hitchcock"
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| Peoples Choice Award†
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Best Producer‡
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- Angus Mcnaughton & Sean Donnelly – Southern Lights (SJD)
- Lee Prebble – Pegasus (The Phoenix Foundation)
- Nick Abbott, Luke Tomes & Pluto – Pipeline Under The Ocean (Pluto)
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| Best Engineer‡
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Best Album Cover‡
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- Angus Mcnaughton – Southern Lights (SJD)
- Doug Jane – Into The West (Yulia)
- Nick Abbott & Luke Tomes – Pipeline Under The Ocean (Pluto)
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- K. Futialo, A. Morton, G. Osborne & A. B. White – Break It To Pieces (Tha Feelstyle)
- Chris Brunskill – Slow Burning (Katchafire)
- Tana Mitchell – Contimental Drift (Audiosauce)
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| Best Classical Album†
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Best Maori Album†
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- Dan Poynton – The Complete Piano Music of Douglas Lilburn, Volume 1
- Best Classical Album: Jonathan Lemalu – Opera Arias
- Tower New Zealand Youth Choir – Gaude/Rejoice
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no award
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| Best Gospel / Christian Album†
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Best Country Music Album†
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no award
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- Kylie Harris – Kylie Harris
- Noel Burns – Special To Me
- Pat Hannah – Moods & Memories
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| Best Folk Album†
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Best Pacific Music Album†
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- Bob McNeill – Turn The Diesels
- John Sutherland – Mealmarket St
- Hinemoana Baker – puawai
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- Ardijah – Journey
- Aniseto Falemoe – Afe O Maila Ole Alofa
- Ephraim – Moemoea o Avaiki
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| Best Jazz Album†
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International Achievement Award†
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- The Kevin Clark Trio Live with Guest Artists – The Sandbar Sessions
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| Outstanding Contribution to the Growth of NZ Music on Radio†
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- Camille Guzzwell, David Ridler
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