| 2023 Music Victoria Awards |
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| Date | 31 October 2023 |
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| Venue | Federation Square |
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| Most nominations | Cable Ties, Forest Claudette, RVG (3) |
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The 2023 Music Victoria Awards are the 18th Annual Music Victoria Awards. The ceremony took place on 31 October 2023. The nominees were announced on 14 September 2023[1] Public voting was open from 14 September until 13 October.[2]
Hall of Fame inductees
Award nominees and winners
Winners indicated at the top and in boldface, with other nominees in plain.[1][3]
Public Voted Awards
| Best Album
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Best Song or Track
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| Best Group
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Best DJ
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- Cable Ties
- Folk Bitch Trio
- Mindy Meng Wang (王萌) & Tim Shiel
- RVG
- Surprise Chef
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- Cara Murphy
- CAITY WATSØN
- Moopie
- Rakhi
- Uone
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| Best Solo Artist
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Best Regional Act
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- Watty Thompson
- Bones and Jones
- Code Chroma
- Immy Owusu
- Leah Senior
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| Best Metro Festival
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Best Regional Festival
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- Port Fairy Folk Festival (Gunditjmara)
- Boogie – Tallarook (Taungurung)
- Esoteric Festival – Donald (Dja Dja Wurrung)
- OK Motels in Charlton (Dja Dja Wurrung)
- Winter Sounds – Daylesford (Dja Dja Wurrung))
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| Best Large Venue (Metro)
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Best Small Venue (Metro)
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- Brunswick Ballroom (Wurundjeri)
- Northcote Social Club (Wurundjeri)
- Shotkickers – Thornbury (Wurunjderi)
- The Gem – Collingwood (Wurundjeri)
- The Night Cat – Fitzroy (Wurundjeri)
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| Best Regional Venue/Presenter (over 50 gigs a year)
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Best Regional Venue/Presenter (under 50 gigs a year)
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- Caravan Music Club in Archies Creek (Boonwurrung)
- Palais Hepburn (Dja Dja Wurrung)
- The Barwon Club Hotel in Geelong (Wadawurrung)
- The Bridge Hotel – Castlemaine (Dja Dja Wurrung)
- Volta – Ballarat (Wadawurrung)
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- Meeniyan Town Hall – South Gippsland (Bunurong)
- The Minerva Ballaarat (Wadawurrung)
- The Blues Train – Bellarine Peninsula (Wadawurrung)
- Trash Cult – Bendigo (Dja Dja Wurrung)
- The Vine Hotel – Wangaratta (Bpangerang)
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Industry Voted Awards
Arts Access Amplify Award
(for Deaf and Disabled acts)
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The Archie Roach Foundation Award for Emerging Talent
(for First Peoples entrants only)
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- Katie Dey
- Artemis Muñoz
- Batts
- Jimmy from Thornbury
- Mathilde Anne
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- Charlie Needs Braces
- Jada Weazel
- Kiwat Kennell
- Miss Kaninna
- Pirritu
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| Best Musician
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Best Producer
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- Immy Owusu
- Daniel Farrugia
- Jen Sholakis
- Joshua Moshe
- Sam Teskey
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| Best Blues Work
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Best Country Work
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| Best Electronic Work
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Best Experimental Act or Avant-Garde Work
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- Maria Moles
- Aviva Endean
- Fia Fiell
- Patrick Hartono
- R. Rebeiro
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| Best Folk Work
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Best Heavy Work
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- ISUA
- Dead
- Faceless Burial
- GELD
- The Maggie Pills
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| Best Hip Hop Work
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Best Jazz Work
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- Agung Mango
- Strictly D.T
- Teether & Kuya Neil
- Voldy
- Yung Shōgun
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- Joshua Moshe
- Don Glori
- Fran Swinn
- Nat Bartsch
- The Rookies
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| Best Pop Work
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Best Reggae and Dancehall Work
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| Best Rock/Punk Work
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Soul, Funk, RNB & Gospel Work
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- Cable Ties
- Cash Savage and the Last Drinks
- Civic
- CLAMM
- RVG
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MAV Diasporas Award
(Culturally and Linguistically Diverse entrants only)
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References
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