AIR Awards of 2010

AIR Awards of 2010
Date	1 October 2010 (2010-10-01)
Venue	The Forum Theatre, Melbourne, Australia
Hosted by	Scott Dooley
Most awards	Cloud Control and Dan Sultan (2)
Most nominations	Cloud Control, Dan Sultan and Sia (3)
Website	https://air.org.au/air-awards/

The AIR Awards of 2010 (or Jägermeister Independent Awards of 2010^[1]) is the fifth annual Australian Independent Record Labels Association Music Awards (generally known as the AIR Awards) and was an award ceremony at The Forum Theatre, in Melbourne, Australia on 1 October 2010.^[1] The event was again sponsored by German liquor brand, Jägermeister.

The event was hosted by Scott Dooley for Nova 96.9 and Australian pay-TV music broadcaster Channel V aired the event in October 2010.^[1]

For the first time, a category for Most Popular Artist was added to the awards, as voted by Nova 96.9 listeners.^[1]

Performers

• British India
• Cloud Control
• Joe Chindamo
• M-Phazes
• Sally Seltmann
• The Amity Affliction

Nominees and winners

AIR Awards

Winners are listed first and highlighted in boldface; other final nominees are listed alphabetically.^[1][2]

Best Independent Artist	Best Independent Album
Dan Sultan British India Cloud Control Dan Kelly Eddy Current Suppression Ring Sia	Cloud Control – Bliss Release (Ivy League) Dan Kelly – Dan Kelly's Dream (Shock) Dan Sultan – Get Out While You Can (MGM) Eddy Current Suppression Ring – Rush to Relax (Aaarght! /Shock) Rowland S. Howard – Pop Crimes (Liberation) Sia – We Are Born (Inertia)
Best Independent Single/EP	Breakthrough Independent Artist
Little Red – "Rock It" Bliss N Eso – "Down By the River" Philadelphia Grand Jury – "The Good News" Sia – "Clap Your Hands" The Jezabels – She's So Hard The Temper Trap – "Love Lost"	Cloud Control Bridezilla Otouto Philadelphia Grand Jury Richard in Your Mind The Jezebels
Best Independent Blues and Roots Album	Best Independent Country Album
Dan Sultan – Get Out While You Can Ash Grunwald – Hot Mama Vibes Jeff Lang – Chimeradour Mama Kin - Beat and Holler The Beautiful Girls – Spooks The Red Eyes – Red Army	Kasey Chambers, Poppa Bill and The Little Hillbillies – Kasey Chambers, Poppa Bill and the Little Hillbillies Amber Lawrence – When It All Comes Down Deborah Conway – Half Man, Half Woman The Dingoes – Tracks The Sunny Cowgirls – Summer
Best Independent Dance/Electronica Album	Best Independent Hard Rock or Punk Album
Midnight Juggernauts – The Crystal Axis Faux Pas – Noiseworks Jamie Lloyd – Beware of the Light Nick Thayer – Just Let It Go Opiuo – Slurp And Giggle Space Invaders – Soul:Fi	Parkway Drive – Deep Blue 50 Lions – Where Life Expires Calling All Cars – Hold, Hold, Fire House vs. Hurricane – Perspectives The Amity Affliction – Youngbloods
Best Independent Hip Hop/Urban Album	Best Independent Jazz Album
Urthboy – Spitshine Horrorshow – Inside Story Lowrider – Round the World M-Phazes – Good Gracious Ozi Batla – Wild Colonial	Stu Hunter – The Gathering Alister Spence Trio – Fit Allan Browne Quintet – Une Saison En Enfer Ben Winkelman Trio – Odysseys Bernie McGann – Double Dutch Jamie Oehlers and Paul Grabowsky – On a clear Day Joe Chindamo – Another Place Another Time Jonathan Zwartz – The Sea Mike Nock Trio – An Accumulation of Subtleties Way Out West – The Effects of the Weather

AIR Awards (public voted)

Most Popular Independent Artist (As Voted by Nova Listeners)
John Butler Trio Basement Birds Birds of Tokyo Bliss N Eso Little Red Midnight Juggernauts Philadelphia Grand Jury Sia The Cat Empire The Temper Trap

See also

• Music of Australia

References

1. "Jagermeister Independent Music Awards Nominations Announced!". 1 September 2010. Retrieved 19 August 2020.
2. "History Wins". Australian Independent Record Labels Association. Retrieved 18 August 2020.