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The 10th Annual Cadet Music Awards, 2005


album of the year

   winner
   • The Overture and the Underscore - Sarah Blasko

   nominees
   • Funeral - Arcade Fire
   • Silent Alarm - Bloc Party
   • X&Y - Coldplay
   • Illinois - Sufjan Stevens



record of the year

   winner
   • "Breathe Me" - Sia

   nominees
   • "Let's Take The Long Way Home" – The Beautiful Girls
   • "Rebellion (Lies)" – Arcade Fire
   • "Banquet" – Bloc Party
   • "Speed of Sound" - Coldplay
   • "Feel Good Inc." – Gorillaz



song of the year (a songwriter's award)

   winner
   • "Banana Pancakes" – (Johnson) Jack Johnson

   nominees
   • "Always Worth It" – (Blasko) Sarah Blasko
   • "Catch My Disease" – (Lee) Ben Lee
   • "Ordinary People" – (Adams & Stephens) John Legend
   • "The Blower's Daughter" – (Rice) Damien Rice
   • "Chicago" – (Stevens) Sufjan Stevens



new artist

   winner
   • Sarah Blasko

   nominees
   • Arcade Fire
   • Bloc Party
   • The Bravery
   • John Legend



female pop/rock vocal performance

   winner
   • "Since U Been Gone" – Kelly Clarkson

   nominees
   • "These Words" – Natasha Bedingfield
   • "Always Worth It" – Sarah Blasko
   • "Get Right" – Jennifer Lopez
   • "Breathe Me" – Sia
   • "Hollaback Girl" – Gwen Stefani



male pop/rock vocal performance

   winner
   • "The Blower's Daughter" – Damien Rice

   nominees
   • "Sitting, Waiting, Wishing" – Jack Johnson
   • "Catch My Disease" – Ben Lee
   • "Bad Day" – Daniel Powter
   • "Lonely No More" – Rob Thomas



pop vocal performance, duo or group

   winner
   • "4ever" – The Veronicas

   nominees
   • "Speed of Sound" – Coldplay
   • "Everybody's Changing" – Keane
   • "Voodoo Child" – Rogue Traders
   • "These Days" – Joel Turner and the Modern Day Poets



rock vocal performance, duo or group

   winner
   • "Mr Brightside" – The Killers

   nominees
   • "O Yeah!" – End of Fashion
   • "Best of You" – Foo Fighters
   • "Photograph" – Nickelback
   • "Dakota" – Stereophonics



pop album

   winner
   • In Between Dreams - Jack Johnson

   nominees
   • Breakway - Kelly Clarkson
   • Awake is the New Sleep - Ben Lee
   • O - Damien Rice
   • Love. Angel. Music. Baby. - Gwen Stefani



rock album

   winner
   • X&Y - Coldplay

   nominees
   • Dreams - Evermore
   • In Your Honor - Foo Fighters
   • Hot Fuss - The Killers
   • Language. Sex. Violence. Other? - Stereophonics



dance performance

   winner
   • "Love Generation" – Bob Sinclar

   nominees
   • "The Way You Move" – Bodyrockers
   • "Galvanise" – The Chemical Brothers feat. Q-Tip
   • "Wonderful Night" – Fatboy Slim feat. Lateef
   • "Giving You Up" – Kylie Minogue



dance album

   winner
   • Here Come the Drums - Rogue Traders

   nominees
   • Bodyrockers - Bodyrockers
   • Push the Button - The Chemical Brothers
   • From Paris to Berlin - Infernal
   • Dynamite - Jamiroquai



alternative performance

   winner
   • "Banquet" - Bloc Party

   nominees
   • "Rebellion (Lies)" - Arcade Fire
   • "An Honest Mistake" - The Bravery
   • "Feel Good Inc." - Gorillaz
   • "My Doorbell" - The White Stripes



alternative album

   winner
   • Funeral - Arcade Fire

   nominees
   • Silent Alarm - Bloc Party
   • The Bravery - The Bravery
   • Thirsty Merc - Thirsty Merc
   • Get Behind Me Satan - The White Stripes



rap/r&b performance

   winner
   • "Ordinary People" – John Legend

   nominees
   • "One Thing" – Amerie
   • "Don't Lie" - Black Eyed Peas
   • "We Belong Together" - Mariah Carey
   • "Gold Digger" – Kanye West



rap/r&b album

   winner
   • Get Lifted - John Legend

   nominees
   • The Emancipation of Mimi - Mariah Carey
   • The Cookbook - Missy ‘Misdemeanor’ Elliott
   • Unplugged - Alicia Keys
   • Late Registration - Kanye West



country/blues & roots/adult contemporary release

   winner
   • Illinois - Sufjan Stevens

   nominees
   • The Overture and the Underscore - Sarah Blasko
   • "Let's Take the Long Way Home" - The Beautiful Girls
   • Autumn Flow - Lior
   • A Brief History - The Waifs





soundtrack/score album

   winner
   • Six Feet Under Vol 2: Everything Ends - Various Artists

   nominees
   • The Incredibles - Michael Giacchino
   • The Chorus - Bruno Coulais
   • Ray - Craig Armstrong
   • Star Wars Episode 3: Revenge of the Sith - John Williams



song from a film/television series

   winner
   • "The Blower's Daughter" - Closer

   nominees
   • "Breathe Me" - Six Feet Under
   • "Vois Sur Ton Chemin" - The Chorus
   • "Million Voices" - Hotel Rwanda
   • "Hustle and Flow (It Aint Ovah)" - Hustle and Flow



music video

   winner
   • "Feel Good Inc." - Gorillaz

   nominees
   • "Best of You" – Foo Fighters
   • "(Don't) Give Hate a Chance" – Jamiroquai
   • "Mr Brightside" – The Killers
   • "Ordinary People" – John Legend


Multiple Winners Tally

2 awards - Coldplay, Jack Johnson, John Legend, Sarah Blasko


Multiple Nominations Tally

5 Nominations
Sarah Blasko
Bloc Party
John Legend

4 Nominations
Arcade Fire
Coldplay
Damien Rice

3 Nominations
The Bravery
Foo Fighters
Gorillaz
Jack Johnson
The Killers
Ben Lee
Sia
Sufjan Stevens

2 Nominations
The Beautiful Girls
Bodyrockers
Mariah Carey
The Chemical Brothers
Kelly Clarkson
Bruno Coulais
Jamiroquai
Rogue Traders
Gwen Stefani
Stereophonics
Kanye West
The White Stripes