2015 – Meat Market, Melbourne

Best Independent Artist (Presented by Carlton Dry)
Courtney Barnett

Best Independent Album
Courtney Barnett – Sometimes I Sit and Think, and Sometimes I Just Sit

Best Independent Single or EP (Presented by Rdio)
Courtney Barnett – Depreston

Breakthrough Independent Artist of the Year (Presented by PPCA)
#1 Dads

Best Independent Hip Hop Album
Seth Sentry – Strange New Past

Best Independent Country Album
Frank Yamma – Uncle

Best Independent Blues and Roots Album
C.W. Stoneking – Gon’ Boogaloo

Best Independent Hard Rock, Heavy or Punk Album
King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard – I’m in Your Mind Fuzz

Best Independent Dance/electronica Album
Flight Facilities – Down to Earth

Best Independent Dance, Electronica or Club Single
Hayden James – Something About You

Best Independent Jazz Album
Barney Mcall – Mooroolbark

Best Independent Classical Album
Australian Brandenburg Orchestra – Brandenburg Celebrates

Best Independent Label
Milk! Records

2013 – Revolt Arts Space, Melbourne

Best Independent Artist
Flume

Best Independent Album
Flume – Flume

Breakthrough Independent Artist
Vance Joy

Best Independent Single/EP
Vance Joy – God Loves You When You’re Dancing

Best Independent Hip Hop Album
Seth Sentry – This Was Tomorrow

Best Independent Country Album
Catherine Britt – Always Never Enough

Best Independent Blues And Roots Album
Paul Kelly – Spring And Fall

Best Independent Hard Rock, Heavy or Punk Album
King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard – 12 Bar Bruise

Best Independent Jazz Album
Jonathan Zwartz – The Remembering And Forgetting Of The Air

Best Independent Dance/Electronica Album
Flume – Flume

Best Independent Dance/Electronica or Club Single
Flume – Holdin’ On

Best Independent Classical Album
Amy Dickson – Catch Me If You Can

Best Independent Label
Future Classic

Carlton Dry Global Music Grant winner
King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard

2011 – Revolt Arts Space, Melbourne

Best Independent Artist
The Jezabels

Best Breakthrough Independent Artist
Emma Louise

Best Independent Album
Adalita, Adalita (Liberation Music)

Best Independent Single/EP
The Jezabels, Dark Storm (Independent/MGM)

Best Independent Blues and Roots Album
Gurrumul, Rrakala (Skinnyfish/MGM)

Best Independent Blues and Roots Album
Gurrumul, Rrakala (Skinnyfish/MGM)

Best Independent Blues and Roots Album
Gurrumul, Rrakala (Skinnyfish/MGM)

Best Independent Hard Rock or Punk Album
My Disco, Little Joy (Shock Entertainment)

Best Independent Country Album
Wagons, Rumble Shake and Tumble (Spunk Records)

Best Independent Hip Hop/Urban Album
Drapht, The Life of Riley (The Ayems)

Best Independent Dance/Electronica Album
Pnau, Soft Universe (etcetc)

Best Independent Dance/Electronica or Club Single: Joint Winners
Tommy Trash and Tom Piper, All My Friends (Ministry of Sound)
Seekae, Blood Bank (Rice is Nice/Popfrenzy)

Best Independent Jazz Album
Sandy Evans, When The Sky Cries Rainbows (Independent)

Jagermeister Most Hunted Award (Popular Voted Award by Fans)
360

2009 – The Forum, Melbourne

Best Independent Artist of the Year
The Drones

Breakthrough Independent Artist of the Year, Presented by Coopers 62 Pilsner
Bertie Blackman

Jagermeister Best Independent Album of the Year Award
The Drones, Havilah

Best Independent Single/ep
Philadelphia Grand Jury, Going to the Casino

Best Independent Hard Rock or Punk Album
The Nation Blue, Rising Waters

Best Independent Country Album
Adam Brand, Hell of a Ride

Best Independent Hip Hop/urban Album
Pez, A Mind of My Own

Best Independent Dance Album
Art Vs. Science, Art Vs. Science

Best Independent Jazz Album
The World According to James, Lingua Franca

2007 – The Toff In Town, Melbourne

Best Independent Artist
Sneaky Sound System

Best New Independent Artist
British India

Best Performing Independent Album
John Butler Trio – Grand National

Best Performing Independent Single / EP
Sneaky Sound System

Best Independent Blues and Roots Release
C.W Stoneking – King Hokum

Best Independent Dance / Electronica Album
Midnight Juggernauts – Dystopia

Best Independent Country Release
Gina Jeffries – Walks of Life

Best Independent Hip Hop / Urban Release
Hilltop Hoods – The Hard Road

Best Independent Jazz Release
Ben Winkelman Trio – The Spanish Tinge