ARIA Award for Engineer of the Year
The ARIA Music Award for Engineer of the Year, is an award presented within the Artisan Awards at the annual ARIA Music Awards. The ARIA Awards recognise "the many achievements of Australian artists across all music genres", and have been given by the Australian Recording Industry Association since 1987.
The award is given to the audio engineer who is from, or resides in Australia, and has overall responsibility for the work's production. The accolade is restricted to "A single track, multiple tracks, or an entire album may be submitted for each engineer. DVD releases are not eligible. Only work released during the period of eligibility will be considered. International product is eligible but entrants must accord with the general eligibility criteria for artists. In the case of a co-engineer, all parties must individually meet the artist eligibility criteria." Engineer of the Year is voted for by a judging school, which consists of between 40 and 100 representatives experienced with that genre of music.
Winners and nominees
In the following table, the winner is highlighted in a separate colour, and in boldface; the nominees are those that are not highlighted or in boldface. Nominees for some years are not available in published sources. Both Matt Lovell and Wayne Connolly have received the award three times.The years listed in the first column relate to the year and edition of the awards ceremony. The second column indicates the audio engineer responsible for the work. The "Work title and original recording artist" column names the work whose engineering has been nominated, and its original recording artist; the musician is not the nominee unless they were the engineer.
| Year | Engineer | Work title and original recording artist |
| 1987 | - | - |
| 1987 | Alan Wright | Sex and Fame by Jump Incorporated |
| 1987 | Phillip Abraham | Whispering Jack by John Farnham |
| 1987 | Guy Gray | Show Me by Flotsam Jetsam |
| 1987 | Jim Tait | Wa Wa Nee by Wa Wa Nee |
| 1987 | Phillip Abraham | "You Are Soul" by Doug Mulray & the Rude Band |
| 1988 | - | - |
| 1988 | David Nicholas | Glory Road by Richard Clapton |
| 1988 | David Nicholas | Kick by INXS |
| 1989 | - | - |
| 1989 | Doug Brady | "Iron Lung" by Big Pig |
| 1989 | Doug Brady | Hold On to Me by The Black Sorrows |
| 1989 | Doug Brady | Age of Reason by John Farnham |
| 1989 | Doug Brady | "River" by Dragon |
| 1989 | Doug Brady | Children of the Western World by Steve Grace |
| 1989 | Doug Brady | "Cars and Planes" by Machinations |
| 1989 | Doug Brady | "Change My Sex", "When the World Came Down" by Separate Tables |
| 1989 | Doug Brady | "Real Love", "So Lonely Now" by The State |
| 1989 | David Price | Groove by Eurogliders |
| 1989 | David Price | "Home" by Noiseworks |
| 1989 | Guy Gray "Dark Age" by The Hippos | - |
| 1989 | Guy Gray "Dark Age" by The Hippos | "Pick You Up" by Tony Llewellyn |
| 1989 | Guy Gray "Dark Age" by The Hippos | "Dreamworld" by Midnight Oil |
| 1989 | Guy Gray "Dark Age" by The Hippos | "Clarity of Mind" by Spy vs Spy |
| 1989 | Ian McKenzie | Chantoozies by Chantoozies |
| 1989 | Jim Bonnefond | ...ish by 1927 |
| 1989 | Jim Bonnefond | Fingertips by The Cockroaches |
| 1990 | Alan Wright | |
| 1991 | - | - |
| 1991 | David Nicholas | Work by Midnight Oil |
| 1991 | David Nicholas | Work by Jenny Morris |
| 1991 | Doug Brady | Work by Tina Arena |
| 1991 | Doug Brady | Work by Southern Sons |
| 1991 | Doug Brady | Work by John Farnham |
| 1991 | Doug Brady | Work by Skyhooks |
| 1992 | - | - |
| 1992 | David Price, Greg Henderson, Simon Polinski, Ted Howard | "Maralitja", "Dharpa", "Treaty", "Treaty ", "Tribal Voice" by Yothu Yindi |
| 1992 | Doug Roberts | "Release Me", "White Roses", "Someday" by Deborah Conway |
| 1992 | Nick Mainsbridge | "Water" by Def FX |
| 1992 | Nick Mainsbridge | "Blind Love Don't Go Now" by Ratcat |
| 1992 | Nick Mainsbridge | "Lifeboat" by Tall Tales and True |
| 1992 | Paul Kosky | "Chocolate Cake", Woodface by Crowded House |
| 1992 | Peter Cobbin | "Crazy", "Fever", "Stormy Weather", "That Ole Devil Called Love" by Grace Knight |
| 1993 | - | - |
| 1993 | Greg Henderson | "Djäpana ", "Tribal Voice" by Yothu Yindi |
| 1993 | Adrian Bolland | "Boy in the Moon", "Cover to Cover" by Margaret Urlich |
| 1993 | Adrian Bolland | "Can't Help Myself", "Love How You Love Me" by Teen Queens |
| 1993 | Doug Brady | "Scars" by 1927 |
| 1993 | Doug Brady | "What a Lover" by Eve |
| 1993 | Doug Brady | "Cry", "So Dangerous" by Lisa Edwards |
| 1993 | Doug Roberts | "Keep the Ball Rolling" by Stephen Cummings |
| 1993 | Niven Garland | "Baby Don't Cry", "Heaven Sent", "Taste It" by INXS |
| 1994 | - | - |
| 1994 | Simon Hussey | "Barren Ground", "The World as It Is" by Daryl Braithwaite |
| 1994 | Simon Hussey | "Baby, You're a Rich Man", "Daddy's Gonna Make You a Star" by Company of Strangers |
| 1994 | Mark Forrester | "Funky Junky", "Let's Get It On" by Peter Andre |
| 1994 | Mark Forrester | "Lighting Fires", "Surround Me" by Grant McLennan |
| 1994 | Michael Letho | "Barren Ground", "The World as It Is", "Breaking the Rules", "Look What Your Love Has Done" by Daryl Braithwaite |
| 1994 | Nick Mainsbridge, Kalju Tonuma | "Scratch My Back", "Yeah I Want You", "Train of Thought" by The Sharp |
| 1994 | Tony Cohen | "The Honeymoon Is Over" by The Cruel Sea |
| 1994 | Tony Cohen | "Waiting" by Tiddas |
| 1994 | Tony Cohen | "You're Just Too Hip Baby" by Dave Graney & the Coral Snakes |
| 1995 | - | - |
| 1995 | Paul McKercher | |
| 1995 | Tony Cohen | |
| 1995 | Cameron Craig | |
| 1995 | Craig Portelis | |
| 1995 | Doug Brady | |
| 1995 | Doug Roberts | |
| 1995 | Mark Forrester | |
| 1996 | - | - |
| 1996 | Wayne Connolly | Hourly, Daily by You Am I |
| 1996 | Chris Dickie | "Homebaker", "Hallowed Ground" by Six Mile High |
| 1996 | Chris Dickie | "Restoration" by Header |
| 1996 | Doug Brady | Romeo's Heart by John Farnham |
| 1996 | Magoo | Tu-Plang by Regurgitator |
| 1996 | Tom Whitten | "Pick You Up" by Powderfinger |
| 1996 | Tom Whitten | Sister K by Automatic |
| 1996 | Tom Whitten | Double Yellow Tarred by Bluebottle Kiss |
| 1997 | - | - |
| 1997 | Charles Fisher | Savage Garden by Savage Garden |
| 1997 | Charles Dickie | "Chained to the Wheel", "Chosen Ones", "New Craze" by the Black Sorrows |
| 1997 | Charles Dickie | "Tease Me" by Paul Kelly |
| 1997 | David Bridie | "Hearts on Fire" by John Farnham |
| 1997 | Phil McKellar | Ivy and the Big Apples by Spiderbait |
| 1997 | Phil McKellar | "Good Mornin'", "Tuesday" by You Am I |
| 1998 | - | - |
| 1998 | Magoo | "Another Childish Man", "Breathing Through My Eyes", "Pulse", "Opportunist" by Skunkhour |
| 1998 | Magoo | Unit by Regurgitator |
| 1998 | Magoo | "White Skin / Black Heart" by Midnight Oil |
| 1998 | Nick Launay | "The Door" by Silverchair |
| 1998 | Nigel Derricks | From Here to Wherever by Cordrazine |
| 1998 | Rob Taylor | Eternal Nightcap by The Whitlams |
| 1998 | Tony Espie | Ghosts except "Halcyon Days" by Wendy Matthews |
| 1999 | - | - |
| 1999 | Nick Launay | "24000", "Come to Take You Home", "Supposed to Be Here", "This Is the Sound" by Primary |
| 1999 | Nick Launay | Neon Ballroom by Silverchair |
| 1999 | Josh Abrahams | Sweet Distorted Holiday by Josh Abrahams |
| 1999 | Kalju Tonuma | "Hardcore Adore" by Felicity Hunter |
| 1999 | Kalju Tonuma | Kid Indestructible by 28 Days |
| 1999 | Kalju Tonuma | "Puberty Song" by The Mavis's |
| 1999 | Magoo | "Pump It Up" by Automatic |
| 1999 | Magoo | Redneck Wonderland by Midnight Oil |
| 1999 | Phil McKellar | Grand Slam by Spiderbait |
| 2000 | - | - |
| 2000 | Steve James | "My Friend" by Oblivia |
| 2000 | Brent Clarke | "Sunshine on a Rainy Day" by Christine Anu |
| 2000 | Doug Brady | Live at the Regent by John Farnham |
| 2000 | Iva Davies, Simon Leadley | The Ghost of Time by Iva Davies |
| 2000 | Jonathan Burnside | Easy by Grinspoon |
| 2001 | - | - |
| 2001 | Chris Dickie, Chris Thompson, Paul McKercher, Richard Pleasance | Sunset Studies by Augie March |
| 2001 | Doug Brady | 33⅓ by John Farnham |
| 2001 | Kalju Tonuma | The Prize Recruit by Superheist |
| 2001 | Nick Launay | Roll On by The Living End |
| 2001 | Tony Espie, Bobbydazzler | Since I Left You by The Avalanches |
| 2002 | - | - |
| 2002 | Anton Hagop | Diorama by Silverchair |
| 2002 | Adam Rhodes, DW Norton | "A Dignified Rage" by Superheist |
| 2002 | Daniel Denholm | Torch the Moon by The Whitlams |
| 2002 | Paul Mac | 3000 Feet High by Paul Mac |
| 2002 | Phil McKellar | "Chemical Heart" by Grinspoon |
| 2003 | - | - |
| 2003 | Chris Thompson | Up All Night by The Waifs |
| 2003 | David Leonard | Begins Here by The Butterfly Effect |
| 2003 | Lindsay Gravina | Tough Love by Magic Dirt |
| 2003 | Paul McKercher | Feeler by Pete Murray |
| 2003 | Vince Pizzinga | Innocent Eyes by Delta Goodrem |
| 2004 | - | - |
| 2004 | Paul McKercher, Eskimo Joe | A Song Is a City by Eskimo Joe |
| 2004 | Andy Baldwin | The Cat Empire by The Cat Empire |
| 2004 | Brent Clarke | Distant Light by Alex Lloyd |
| 2004 | Matt Lovell | Braxton Hicks by Jebediah |
| 2004 | Phil McKellar | Between Birth and Death by Sunk Loto |
| 2004 | Robyn Mal | Sunrise Over Sea by John Butler Trio |
| 2005 | - | - |
| 2005 | Matt Lovell | Notes from a Ceiling by The Mess Hall |
| 2005 | David Nicholas | The Way Out by Drag |
| 2005 | James Ash | "Voodoo Child" by Rogue Traders |
| 2005 | Paul McKercher | BigBigLove by Little Birdy |
| 2005 | Paul McKercher, Eskimo Joe | "Older Than You" by Eskimo Joe |
| 2006 | - | - |
| 2006 | Matt Lovell | Black Fingernails, Red Wine by Eskimo Joe |
| 2006 | Adam Rhodes | Cities: The Cat Empire Project by The Cat Empire |
| 2006 | Nick Launay | State of Emergency by The Living End |
| 2006 | Paul McKercher | Various tracks on Moo, You Bloody Choir by Augie March |
| 2006 | Wayne Connolly | Vision Valley by The Vines |
| 2007 | - | - |
| 2007 | Wayne Connolly | Memories & Dust by Josh Pyke |
| 2007 | Doug Brady | The Swing Sessions by David Campbell |
| 2007 | Magoo | "Just a Song About Ping Pong" by Operator Please |
| 2007 | Paul McKercher | What the Sea Wants, the Sea Will Have by Sarah Blasko |
| 2007 | Peter Dolso | Sneaky Sound System by Sneaky Sound System |
| 2008 | - | - |
| 2008 | Matt Lovell, Shihad | Beautiful Machine by Shihad |
| 2008 | Anthony Lycenko | Summer at Eureka by Pete Murray |
| 2008 | James Ash | Better in the Dark by Rogue Traders |
| 2008 | Scott Horscroft | Apocalypso by The Presets |
| 2008 | Scott Horscroft | Cruel Guards by The Panics |
| 2009 | - | - |
| 2009 | DJ Debris | State of the Art by Hilltop Hoods |
| 2009 | Greg Wales | Dilettantes by You Am I |
| 2009 | Jimi Maroudas | Inshalla by Eskimo Joe |
| 2009 | Peter Mayes | Walking on a Dream by Empire of the Sun |
| 2009 | Steven Schram | Confetti by Little Birdy |
| 2010 | - | - |
| 2010 | Wayne Connolly | "Fast Friends" by Paul Dempsey |
| 2010 | Jeff McCormack | Both Sides Now by Adam Harvey |
| 2010 | John Castle | I Believe You Liar by Washington |
| 2010 | Rick Will | Six to Midnight by Grinspoon |
| 2010 | Victor Van Vugt | Modern Day Addiction by Clare Bowditch |
| 2011 | - | - |
| 2011 | François Tétaz | "Somebody That I Used to Know" by Gotye featuring Kimbra |
| 2011 | Dave Parkin | "Rapunzel" by Drapht |
| 2011 | Greg Clarke | Tangier by Billy Thorpe |
| 2011 | Matt Lovell | Ghosts of the Past by Eskimo Joe |
| 2011 | Wayne Connolly | "No One Wants a Lover" by Josh Pyke |
| 2012 | - | - |
| 2012 | François Tétaz | Making Mirrors by Gotye |
| 2012 | Lachlan Mitchell | Prisoner by The Jezabels |
| 2012 | Matt Fell | Australian Idle by Tim Freedman |
| 2012 | Scott Horscroft, Phillip Threlfall | Falling & Flying by 360 |
| 2012 | Wayne Connolly | Only Sparrows by Josh Pyke |
| 2013 | - | - |
| 2013 | Virginia Read | All Imperfect Things by Sally Whitwell |
| 2013 | Dann Hume | "Seeing Red" by Alpine |
| 2013 | Kevin Parker | Lonerism by Tame Impala |
| 2013 | Nicky Bomba, Robin Mai | Melbourne Ska Orchestra by Melbourne Ska Orchestra |
| 2013 | Peter Mayes | Ice on the Dune by Empire of the Sun |
| 2014 | - | - |
| 2014 | Eric J Dubowsky | Built on Glass by Nicholas Murphy |
| 2014 | Dustin Tebbutt | Bones EP by Dustin Tebbutt |
| 2014 | Matthew Lambert, Barry Francis | Walking Under Stars by Hilltop Hoods |
| 2014 | Nicholas Wilson, Dann Hume | Land of Pleasure by Sticky Fingers |
| 2014 | Paul McKercher | Sea of Approval by Andy Bull |
| 2014 | Virginia Read | Gershwin: Take Two by Simon Tedeschi, James Morrison, Sarah McKenzie |
| 2015 | - | - |
| 2015 | Kevin Parker | Currents by Tame Impala |
| 2015 | Adrian Breakspear, Peter Holz | "Radioface" by Gang of Youths |
| 2015 | Mitch Kenny | Dark Night Sweet Light by Hermitude |
| 2015 | Nick DiDia | Beautiful You by The Waifs |
| 2015 | Virginia Read | Brandenburg Celebrates by Australian Brandenburg Orchestra |
| 2016 | - | - |
| 2016 | Eric J Dubowsky, Harley Streten | Skin by Flume |
| 2016 | Alex Hope | Blue Neighbourhood by Troye Sivan |
| 2016 | M-Phazes | "Papercuts" by Illy |
| 2016 | Nick DiDia | Civil Dusk by Bernard Fanning |
| 2016 | Robbie Chater, Tony Espie | Wildflower by The Avalanches |
| 2017 | - | - |
| 2017 | Steven Schram | Life Is Fine by Paul Kelly |
| 2017 | Adrian Breakspear | Go Farther in Lightness by Gang of Youths |
| 2017 | Bob Scott | Live at the Sydney Opera House by Kate Miller-Heidke & Sydney Symphony Orchestra |
| 2017 | John Castle | "Lose My Mind" by Dean Lewis |
| 2017 | Oliver Hugh Perry, Fabian Prynn | Utopia Defeated by D.D Dumbo |
| 2018 | - | - |
| 2018 | Burke Reid | Tell Me How You Really Feel by Courtney Barnett |
| 2018 | Dann Hume & M-Phazes | "I Said Hi" by Amy Shark |
| 2018 | Holly Rankin, Xavier Dunn & John Castle | Sugar Mountain by Jack River |
| 2018 | Sam Cromack | Good Mood by Ball Park Music |
| 2018 | Ted Howard, Robin Mai & Matthew Cunliffe | Djarimirri by Gurrumul |
| 2019 | - | - |
| 2019 | Sam Teskey | Run Home Slow by The Teskey Brothers |
| 2019 | Burke Reid | Crushing by Julia Jacklin |
| 2019 | Kevin Parker | "Patience" by Tame Impala |
| 2019 | Konstantin Kersting | "Dance Monkey" by Tones and I |
| 2019 | Plutonic Lab | The Great Expanse by Hilltop Hoods |