Claim: Silverchair holds  the record for the most nominations by a group, with 49, and the most wins by any artist, with 21 in the ARIA Music Awards  since 1987.
Evidence: Silverchair were an Australian rock band, which formed in 1992 as Innocent Criminals in Newcastle, New South Wales with Ben Gillies on drums, Daniel Johns on vocals and guitars, and Chris Joannou on bass guitar. List of Silverchair awards and nominations Wins Nominations 49 21 The band has also won multiple awards in the Australian music industry including the APRA and Jack Awards. Silverchair has won a number of categories from notable music magazines. The ARIA Music Awards have been held annually in Australia since their inception in 1987. Silverchair holds the record for the most nominations by a group, with 49, and the most wins by any artist, with 21. 
This is a list of awards and nominations received by Silverchair. The Australian rock band formed in 1994 in Newcastle, New South Wales, consisting of Daniel Johns (vocals and guitar), Chris Joannou (bass guitar) and Ben Gillies (drums). The ARIA Music Awards have been held annually in Australia since their inception in 1987. Silverchair holds the record for the most nominations by a group, with 49, and the most wins by any artist, with 21. 1995 Single of the Year Won Highest Selling Single Won Best New Talent Won Breakthrough Artist - Album Won Breakthrough Artist - Single Won Album of the Year Nominated Song of the Year Nominated Best Group Nominated Best Alternative Release Nominated 1996 Outstanding Achievement Award Won Best Group Nominated 1997 Best Cover Art Won Album of the Year Nominated Highest Selling Single Nominated Highest Selling Single Nominated Best Group Nominated Producer of the Year Nominated 1998 Engineer of the Year Won Engineer of the Year Won Album of the Year Nominated 1999 Single of the Year Nominated Highest Selling Single Nominated Best Group Nominated Best Rock Album Nominated Producer of the Year Nominated Best Video Nominated Best Cover Art Nominated 2002 Best Group Won Best Rock Album Won Producer of the Year Won Engineer of the Year Won Best Cover Art Won Album of the Year Nominated Best Video Nominated 2003 Single of the Year Nominated Highest Selling Album Nominated Best Group Nominated Best Video Nominated 2007 Album of the Year Won Single of the Year Won Highest Selling Single Won Best Group Won Best Rock Album Won Best Video Won Highest Selling Album Nominated Best Cover Art Nominated 2008 Best Music DVD Won Best Group Nominated Best Video Nominated The APRA Awards are held annually since 1982, presented by the Australasian Performing Right Association. Silverchair has won six awards from ten nominations. After the 2008 APRA Awards, Daniel Johns became the first artist to win the Songwriter of the Year award three times. 1995 Songwriter of the Year Won 1996 Most Performed Australian Work Overseas Won 2003 Songwriter of the Year Won Song of the Year Nominated Song of the Year Nominated Most Performed Australian Work Nominated 2004 Song of the Year Nominated 2008 Song of the Year Won Most Played Australian Work Won Songwriter of the Year Won The Jack Awards are sponsored by Tennessee whiskey company Jack Daniel's, and are held annually since 2004. Silverchair was nominated for the first time in 2007, and won two awards from four nominations. 2007 Best Male Performer Won Best Drummer Won Best Bassist Nominated Best Dressed Performer Nominated Silverchair was awarded twice for MTV International Viewers' Choice Award, presented by MTV. MTV Australia later inaugurated the MTV Australia Video Music Awards, commencing in 2005. Silverchair was nominated for the first time in 2007 for two awards and won the newly introduced Video Vanguard Award. 1997 International Viewer's Choice Award (MTV Australia) Won 1998 International Viewer's Choice Award (MTV Australia) Nominated 1999 International Viewer's Choice Award (MTV Australia) Won 2002 International Viewer's Choice Award (MTV Australia) Nominated 2007 Video Vanguard Won Best Group Nominated Video of the Year Nominated Silverchair placed as the winner or runner-up for several categories in the April 2000 edition of the Australian Rolling Stone magazine, as polled by the readers of the magazine. Also in 2000, they placed highly in several categories in Drum Media and Chart magazines for their work in 1999. 2000 Artist of the Year Winner Best Male Performer Winner Best Rock Artist Winner Best Dressed Winner 2000 Favourite Australian Album of 1999 #1 Favourite Band/Act in the Whole Wide World #1 2000 Best International Album of 1999 #1