NT Indigenous Music Awards 2005

NT Indigenous Music Awards 2005
Date	27 August 2005 (2005-08-27)[1]
Venue	Marrara Oval, Northern Territory, Australia
Most awards	Jurtbirrk & Yilila Band (2)
Website	nima.musicnt.com.au

The NT Indigenous Music Awards 2005 were the 2nd annual National Indigenous Music Awards, established by MusicNT.

The awards ceremony was held on 27 August 2005.[2]

Performers

• The Mills Family
• George Rrurrambu
• Letterstick Band
• Shellie Morris
• Mandy Garling and Jessica Mauboy
• Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu
• Herbie Laughton, Gus Williams and Auriel Andrews[2]

Hall of Fame Inductee

• The Mystics,[3] David and Kathy Mills[4] Herbie Laughton, Gus Williams, Auriel Andrew, Dick Mununggu, Mr. Yamma Snr[2]

Outstanding Contribution to Music Awards

• CAAMA Music and The Letterstick Band

Awards

Male Artist of the Year

Artist	Result
Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu	Won

Female Artist of the Year

Artist	Result
Shellie Morris	Won

Band of the Year

Artist	Result
Nabarlek	Won

Best Emerging Artist of the Year

Artist	Result
Mandy Garling	Won

Best Music Release

Artist & album	Result
Yilila Band - Manila, Manila	Won

Song of the Year

Artist & album	Result
Yilila Band - "Mijiyanga"	Won

Most Popular Song Award

Artist and Song	Result
Warren H. Williams - "Dreamtime Baby"	Won

People's Choice Award

Artist	Result
Saltwater Band	Won

Best Cover Art

Artist & Album	Result
Jurtbirrk - Love Songs from Western Arnhem Land	Won

Traditional Music Award

Artist & Album	Result
Jurtbirrk - Love Songs from Western Arnhem Land	Won

References

1. "Arts NT EBulletin Issue#14_ 8 July 2005" (PDF). territorystories. 8 July 2005. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
2. "Digitised Collections the koori Mail" (PDF). 29 August 2005. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
3. "Cyclone Tracy: Darwin's Indigenous community shares stories of survival at 40-year reunion". abc. 15 December 2014. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
4. "Larrakia Nation > Art & Design > June Mills". larrakia. Retrieved 11 August 2020.