1991 ARIA Music Awards

1991 ARIA Music Awards
Date25 March 1991 (1991-03-25)
VenueDarling Harbour Convention Centre,
Sydney, New South Wales
Most awardsMidnight Oil (6)
Most nominationsMidnight Oil (8)
Websiteariaawards.com.au
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The Fifth Australian Recording Industry Association Music Awards (generally known as the ARIA Music Awards or simply The ARIAs) was held on 25 March 1991 at the Darling Harbour Convention Centre in Sydney.[1][2] International host Bob Geldof was assisted by presenters to distribute 24 awards.[1][3] There were live performances but the awards were not televised and the ceremony was noted for its three-hours plus length with Gary Morris, manager of Midnight Oil providing a 20-minute acceptance speech.[1][4]

In addition to previous categories, "Lifetime Achievement Award" was created and first awarded posthumously to record producer and Albert Productions label owner, Ted Albert (who died in November 1990);[5] an "Outstanding Achievement Award" was presented to Midnight Oil.[1] The ARIA Hall of Fame inducted four artists: Don Burrows, Peter Dawson, Glenn Shorrock and Billy Thorpe.[1]

  1. ^ a b c d e "Winners by Year 1991". Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). Archived from the original on 8 June 2009. Retrieved 4 December 2013.
  2. ^ "Australia 1991 ARIA Awards". ALLdownunder.com. Archived from the original on 25 February 2009. Retrieved 5 December 2009.
  3. ^ "1991 Australian ARIA Award Nominations". Australian Recording Industry Association. 1991. Retrieved 13 June 2013.
  4. ^ Jenkins, Jeff; Ian Meldrum (2007). Molly Meldrum presents 50 years of rock in Australia. Melbourne, Vic: Wilkinson Publishing. p. 228–230. ISBN 978-1-921332-11-1. Archived from the original on 24 June 2009.
  5. ^ Albert Productions, Milesago: Australasian Music & Popular Culture 1964–1975,website