All winners, nominations, artists, event groups at Star Casino, Sydney

After spotting Nicole Kidman in the front row, Urban warned the winners that the trophies were dangerously pointed.

"It's not the biggest sting in the room, but they are close," he said.

After presenter Sophie Monk jokingly regretted not having been awarded in her post-Bardot career, she announced the legendary Jimmy Barnes, winner of Best Soundtrack Album for her film. Boy of the working clbad disc, which accompanied his acclaimed documentary.

"I want to thank my beautiful wife, my beloved children and my brothers and sisters, John, Linda, Dot, Lisa and Alan, who have lived this proud life with me," he said.

Last year, Barnes won the Best Children's Disc Award; he is a man of all talents.

After inaugurating the ceremony at the Sydney Star Casino with a rock performance, 5 Seconds of Summer is back on stage soon enough to receive the Best Australian Film Award.

Very quickly, they added another ARIA to their collection with Best Group.

"It's amazing, thank you. First and foremost, everything comes back to our fans, they were the source of our ambition and our reinvention with this album, "said Calum Hood.

The most nominated artist at ARIAS 2018 opened her trophy cabinet, with Amy Shark winning the best pop album for the second year in a row.

"Oh wow it's a huge category and thanks and I do not want to look like a dick then it's my second consecutive pop out and it's crazy," she said.

Shark paid tribute to her husband Shane Billings, who has been here since the beginning of his career in music, and thanked him for his "brutal but honest and loving opinion".

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Kasey Chambers, who will become the youngest inductee to the ARIA Hall of Fame later in the evening, clinched his ninth best country album for Campfire.

«This album Campfire It matters so much to me that I literally grew up around a campfire. So I created this album to remind of where I come from, "she said.

Chambers also thanked the legendary Aboriginal artist Alan Pigram for his linguistic contribution to the record.

His father Bill Chambers, who is also part of his group, cried out: "I am extremely proud of the fact that my daughter is still giving me a job."

And then, Chambers mocked his ARIA fashion over the years by commenting on his unique outfits.

5 seconds of summer marked the history of the US charts this year by being the first group to have ever surpbaded the US charts with their first three records.

Opening the series with hearts that are entitled to a handful of awards tonight is undoubtedly a strategic decision to attract a younger audience for Nine's television broadcast later in the evening.

And there is something undeniably brilliant in this perfectly designed pop song, as evidenced by its half-billion stream this year.

After defying ARIAgeddon in its rewards, Australia's biggest stars, industry heavyweights and enthusiastic worshipers settled for the ARIA Awards 2018 at Star Casino in Sydney.

Host, Keith Urban, and his casual partner with Insta duo Nicole Kidman, have set the spotlight on the international scene alongside British tourists George Ezra and Rita Ora and regular visitor and friend of Combined Hotels, Richard Marx .

One of the biggest applause was the arrival of the heroes of pop rock song 5 Seconds of Summer, who have to play their global Young Smood and compete for four awards.

His compatriot prince of pop, Troye Sivan, also tested the screamometer at the awards ceremony to see the outcome of his four nominations.

Rewards favorite Amy Shark, who may have had to play many Sharknado puns on her red carpet adventure, wins six trophies tonight. Dann Hume and M-Phazes are already opening their rewards account last month when they were named Producers of the Year.

It is a rare year when most of the big candidates are currently in the room, along with Dean Lewis, Courtney Barnett, Peking Duk and Vance Joy also present.

Among the presenters who will present these dangerously pointed trophies are Dave Le & # 39; aupepe, jury member of Gang of Youths nominated by Jimmy Barnes, Jessica Mauboy, who will join Briggs to pay tribute to Gurrumul, Paul Kelly, Sophie Kelly and Troy Cbadar-Daley.