# AIR Awards of 2010

The AIR Awards of 2010 (or Jägermeister Independent Awards of 2010) is the fifth annual Australian Independent Record Labels Association Music Awards (generally known as the AIR Awards) and was an award ceremony at The Forum Theatre, in Melbourne, Australia on 1 October 2010. The event was again sponsored by German liquor brand, Jägermeister.
The event was hosted by Scott Dooley for Nova 96.9 and Australian pay-TV music broadcaster Channel V aired the event in October 2010.
For the first time, a category for Most Popular Artist was added to the awards, as voted by Nova 96.9 listeners.

## Performers

* British India
* Cloud Control
* Joe Chindamo
* M-Phazes
* Sally Seltmann
* The Amity Affliction

## Nominees and winners
### AIR Awards

Winners are listed first and highlighted in boldface; other final nominees are listed alphabetically.
| Best Independent Artist | Best Independent Album |
| Dan Sultan British India Cloud Control Dan Kelly Eddy Current Suppression Ring Sia | Cloud Control – Bliss Release (Ivy League) Dan Kelly – Dan Kelly's Dream (Shock) Dan Sultan – Get Out While You Can (MGM) Eddy Current Suppression Ring – Rush to Relax (Aaarght! /Shock) Rowland S. Howard – Pop Crimes (Liberation) Sia – We Are Born (Inertia) |
| Best Independent Single/EP | Breakthrough Independent Artist |
| Little Red – "Rock It" Bliss N Eso – "Down By the River" Philadelphia Grand Jury – "The Good News" Sia – "Clap Your Hands" The Jezabels – She's So Hard The Temper Trap – "Love Lost" | Cloud Control Bridezilla Otouto Philadelphia Grand Jury Richard in Your Mind The Jezebels |
| Best Independent Blues and Roots Album | Best Independent Country Album |
| Dan Sultan – Get Out While You Can Ash Grunwald – Hot Mama Vibes Jeff Lang – Chimeradour Mama Kin - Beat and Holler The Beautiful Girls – Spooks The Red Eyes – Red Army | Kasey Chambers, Poppa Bill and The Little Hillbillies – Kasey Chambers, Poppa Bill and the Little Hillbillies Amber Lawrence – When It All Comes Down Deborah Conway – Half Man, Half Woman The Dingoes – Tracks The Sunny Cowgirls – Summer |
| Best Independent Dance/Electronica Album | Best Independent Hard Rock or Punk Album |
| Midnight Juggernauts – The Crystal Axis Faux Pas – Noiseworks Jamie Lloyd – Beware of the Light Nick Thayer – Just Let It Go Opiuo – Slurp And Giggle Space Invaders – Soul:Fi | Parkway Drive – Deep Blue 50 Lions – Where Life Expires Calling All Cars – Hold, Hold, Fire House vs. Hurricane – Perspectives The Amity Affliction – Youngbloods |
| Best Independent Hip Hop/Urban Album | Best Independent Jazz Album |
| Urthboy – Spitshine Horrorshow – Inside Story Lowrider – Round the World M-Phazes – Good Gracious Ozi Batla – Wild Colonial | Stu Hunter – The Gathering Alister Spence Trio – Fit Allan Browne Quintet – Une Saison En Enfer Ben Winkelman Trio – Odysseys Bernie McGann – Double Dutch Jamie Oehlers and Paul Grabowsky – On a clear Day Joe Chindamo – Another Place Another Time Jonathan Zwartz – The Sea Mike Nock Trio – An Accumulation of Subtleties Way Out West – The Effects of the Weather |

### AIR Awards (public voted)

* Most Popular Independent Artist (As Voted by Nova Listeners)
* John Butler Trio
* Basement Birds
* Birds of Tokyo
* Bliss N Eso
* Little Red
* Midnight Juggernauts
* Philadelphia Grand Jury
* Sia
* The Cat Empire
* The Temper Trap