Last night's (18 May) Australian Women In Music Awards (AWMAs) at Brisbane's The Tivoli saw Deborah Cheetham AO honoured with the Lifetime Achievement Award, with other awards presented to the likes of Alice Ivy, Eliza Hull, Dina Bassile and more.
The atmosphere was electric during the ceremony, where women from all backgrounds in music were celebrated for their creativity, courage, and contribution to Australia's music industry.
This year's event included a brand-new Change Maker Award, given to Jaguar Jonze and Tamara Georgopoulos and recognising their bravery. It was established by Founding Executive Producer and Program Director Vicki Gordon and presented by 'Little Pattie' Amphlett. The Change Maker Award recognises a new generation of women selflessly placing themselves on the front line, to call out bad behaviour, bullying and sexual harassment in the music industry.
It was an even spread of winners across all categories. This year's Emerging Artist Award was handed to Martha Marlow, while Tania Doko took home the Songwriter Award and Genevieve Lacey was recognised for her illustrious career as the winner of the Excellence In Classical Music Award.
Meanwhile, slow fashion label Racy & Lucky founder Cindy Vogels (who has had one of her designs worn by pop icon Lady Gaga) was presented with the Excellence In Image Making Award, recognising a stylist working to change the face of music visually in order to break down gender, race and social/cultural stereotypes.
L-R: Jaguar Jonze, 'Little Pattie' Amphlett, Tamara Georgopoulos
The 2022 ceremony will be broadcast for the first time on ABC on 21 May. Dame Olivia Newton-John AC DBE will be inducted into the AWMA Honour Roll, alongside music legends Helen Reddy and Judith Durham AO. This was celebrated at the ceremony through a special tribute to Olivia performed by Tina Arena.
Congratulations to all winners of the 2022 Australian Women In Music Awards.
2022 Australian Women In Music Awards Winners
Hotel X ~ Film Maker Award
Lucy Knox
Excellence In Image Making Award
Cindy Vogels
Music Photographer Award
Cybele Malinowski
Fender Music Australia ~ Emerging Artist Award
Martha Marlow
APRA AMCOS ~ Songwriter Award
Tania Doko
Justice Elizabeth Fullerton ~ Excellence In Classical Music Award
Genevieve Lacey
Live Production Touring Award
Casey O'Shaunessy
School Of Audio Engineering ~ Studio Production Award
Alice Ivy
Live Creative Production Award
Kait Hall
Settlement Services International ~ Diversity In Music Award
Eliza Hull
Twitter Australia ~ Music Journalist Award
Poppy Reid
Brisbane City Council ~ Artistic Excellence Award
Elena Kats-Chernin
AWMA Honour Roll
Dame Olivia Newton-John AC DBE
The Industry Observer ~ Music Leadership Award
Sahara Herald
Nova Entertainment ~ Creative Leadership Award
Emily Ulman
Lemon Tree Music ~ Humanitarian Award
Leigh Carriage
AWMA ~ Change Maker Award
Jaguar Jonze & Tamara Georgopoulos
Inaugural Tina Arena ~ Special Impact Award
Dina Bassile
Queensland Government ~ Lifetime Achievement Award
Deborah Cheetham AO
