AIR Awards of 2010

AIR Awards of 2010
Date	1 October 2010
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)

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

References

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

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[noms-1] "Jagermeister Independent Music Awards Nominations Announced!". 1 September 2010. Retrieved 19 August 2020.

[wins-2] "History Wins". Australian Independent Record Labels Association. Retrieved 18 August 2020.