2012 Te Pukaemi o te Tau Album of the Year Home Brew – Home Brew Opossom – Electric Hawaii Six60 – Six60 The Adults – The Adults
2012 Te Tino Waiata o te Tau Single of the Year Annah Mac – Girl In Stilettos Gin Wigmore – Black Sheep Kimbra – Warrior The Adults – Nothing To Lose
2012 Te Tino Kāhui Manu Taki o te Tau Best Group Home Brew – Home Brew Opossom – Electric Hawaii
2012 Tohu Tutuki o te Ao International Achievement The Naked and Famous
2012 Tā te Iwi People's Choice Gin Wigmore Kimbra Stan Walker Home Brew
2012 Te Iti Rearea o te Tau Breakthrough Artist of the Year Annah Mac – Little Stranger Home Brew – Home Brew
2012 Best Alternative Album Ladyhawke – Anxiety Unknown Mortal Orchestra – Unknown Mortal Orchestra
2012 Best Classical Album Anthony Ritchie, The NZ Symphony Orchestra – A Bugle Will Do Eve de Castro-Robinson – Releasing the Angel
2012 Best Electronica Album Bulletproof – Dub Me Crazy Six60 – Six60
2012 Te Manu Taki Ahurea o te Tau Best Folk Artist Mel Parsons – Red Blue Grey The Chaps – Don't Worry 'Bout Your Age
2012 Best Urban / Hip Hop Album Adeaze – Rise & Shine Savage – Mayhem & Miracles
2012 Best Jazz Album Phil Broadhurst – Delayed Reaction Tim Hopkins – Seven
2012 Best Rock Album Clap Clap Riot – Counting Spins Head Like A Hole – Blood Will Out
2012 Te Taumata o te Pūkenga Oro Best Engineer Olly Harmer – Summit Drive (Victoria Girling-Butcher) Steve Garden – Te More (Whirimako Black, Richard Nunns) Steve Roberts – Field of Vision (Kevin Field)
2012 Best Producer Kody Nielson – Electric Hawaii (Opossom) Nic Manders – Me & Moon (Lydia Cole)
2012 Highest Selling NZ Album Gin Wigmore – Gravel & Wine Eddie Low – The Voice In A Million: Platinum Edition Kimbra – Vows: Deluxe Edition Bic Runga – Belle
2012 Highest Selling NZ Single Annah Mac – Girl In Stilettos Six60 – Only To Be The Babysitter's Circus – Everything's Gonna Be Alright Six60 – Forever
2012 Te Taumata o te Horapa Radio Airplay Record of the Year The Babysitters Circus – Everything's Gonna Be Alright Six60 – Only To Be Annah Mac – Girl in Stilettos Stan Walker – Light It Up
2012 Best Album Cover Yvonne Todd – Spirit Revival (Haunted Love) Special Problems – Volition (Ruby Frost)
2012 Best Country Album The Harbour Union – The Harbour Union The Unfaithful Ways – Free Rein
2012 Best Female Solo Artist Gin Wigmore – Gravel & Wine Ladyhawke – Anxiety
2012 Best Gospel/Christian Album Rapture Ruckus – Open Your Eyes The Ember Days – Emergency
2012 Best Male Solo Artist Bulletproof – Dub Me Crazy Seth Haapu – Seth Haapu
2012 Best Music Video Special Problems – Take A Picture (David Dallas) Special Problems – My Calculator (Zowie)
2012 Best Māori Album Upper Hutt Posse – Declaration Of Resistance Whirimako Black, Richard Nunns – Te More
2012 Best Pacific Album David Dallas – The Rose Tint Adeaze – Rise & Shine
2012 Best Pop Album Bic Runga – Belle Gin Wigmore – Gravel & Wine
2012 Best Roots Album Hollie Smith, Mara TK – Band of Brothers Vol. 1 Tomorrow People – ONE
2012 Legacy Award