2016 Te Pukaemi o te Tau Album of the Year Aaradhna – Brown Girl Fat Freddy's Drop – BAYS Hollie Smith – Water Or Gold Tami Neilson – Don't Be Afraid The Phoenix Foundation – Give Up Your Dreams
2016 Te Tino Waiata o te Tau Single of the Year Aaradhna – Brown Girl KINGS – Don't Worry 'Bout It MAALA – Kind Of Love The Naked and Famous – Higher Shapeshifter – Stars
2016 Te Tino Kāhui Manu Taki o te Tau Best Group Fat Freddy's Drop – BAYS The Phoenix Foundation – Give Up Your Dreams Sol3 Mio – On Another Note
2016 Te Kaituhura Puoro Toa o te Tau Breakthrough Artist LEISURE – All Over You nomad – Oh My My SACHI – Lunch With Bianca
2016 Tohu Tutuki o te Ao International Achievement
2016 Tā te Iwi People's Choice Fat Freddy's Drop KINGS MAALA Sol3 Mio
2016 Best Alternative Album The Phoenix Foundation – Give Up Your Dreams Silicon – Personal Computer
2016 Te Manu Taki Kerekahu o te Tau Best Children’s Music Artist Anna Van Reil - Cooking Up A Storm Peter Weatherall - Lollipop Man
2016 Best Classical Album Kenneth Young – Shadows and Light Zephyr – Zephyr
2016 Best Electronica Album Electric Wire Hustle – Aeons Opiuo – Omniversal
2016 Best Urban / Hip Hop Album PNC – The Luke Vailima EP SWIDT – SmokeyGotBeatz Presents SWIDT vs EVERYBODY
2016 Best Jazz Album Michael Houstoun with the Rodger Fox Big Band – Concerti Kevin Field – The A List
2016 Best Rock Album Beastwars – The Death Of All Things Jordan Luck Band – Not Only But Also
2016 Best Roots Album Fat Freddy's Drop – BAYS Rob Ruha – Pumau
2016 Te Taumata o te Pūkenga Oro Best Engineer Miller & Phil Yule - Shoot Me In The Heart (Miller Yule) Samuel Flynn Scott & Lee Prebble - Harmony House (Dave Dobbyn)
2016 Best Producer Devin Abrams - The Stilness (Pacific Heights) Josh Fountain - Composure (MAALA)
2016 Highest Selling NZ Album Six60 – Six60(2) Fat Freddy's Drop – BAYS Gin Wigmore – Blood To Bone Sol3 Mio – Sol3 Mio
2016 Highest Selling NZ Single Avalanche City Broods – Inside Out Six60 – Purple Broods – Free Six60 – Special
2016 Radio Airplay Avalanche City - Inside Out Six60 - Stay Together Broods - Free Six60 - Purple
2016 Best Album Cover Henrietta Harris – I'll Forget 17 (Lontalius) Simon Faisandier – Road To You (ARISE)
2016 Best Country Album Eb & Sparrow – Sun/Son Jody Direen – Breaks Out
2016 Best Female Solo Artist Hollie Smith – Water Or Gold Ladyhawke – Wild Things Tami Neilson – Don't Be Afraid
2016 Best Folk Album Amiria Grenell – Autumn Nadia Reid – Listen To Formation, Look For The Signs
2016 Best Gospel/Christian Album Grace Vinyard Music - Seek You LIFE Worship - By My Spirit
2016 Best Male Solo Artist Avalanche City – We Are For The Wild Places Dave Dobbyn – Harmony House Lawrence Arabia – Absolute Truth
2016 Best Music Video Sam Peacocke – Buried By The Burden (Pacific Heights ft: Louis Baker) Simon Oliver – Secret Lives Of Furniture (Ha the Unclear)
2016 Best Māori Album Dennis Marsh – Māori Songbook 2 Kirsten Te Rito – Aiotanga
2016 Best Pacific Album Annie Grace – The Journey Sol3 Mio – On Another Note
2016 Best Pop Album Avalanche City – We Are For The Wild Places MAALA – Composure
2016 Legacy Award