1988 ARIA Music Awards

Midnight Oil won "Best Cover Art" for Diesel and Dust and both "Best Single" and "Best Song" for "Beds Are Burning". She felt that Morris was "winner of the unofficial prize for least-liked personality. ... [he] aimed a poor one-liner at British presenter Bryan Ferry". However the "greatest revelation of the evening proved that there are more sore losers in the business than the small screen would lead us to believe. When a winner happened to be a little unpopular, the beautiful people booed". ==Awards and nominations==

Winners are listed first and bolded, other final nominees (where known) are listed alphabetically. ARIA Awards • Album of the Year • 'Icehouse – Man of Colours''''' • Single of the Year • Midnight Oil – "Beds Are Burning" • Dave Dobbyn with Herbs – "Slice of Heaven" • Icehouse – "Crazy" • Highest Selling Album • 'Icehouse – Man of Colours''''' • Highest Selling Single • Kylie Minogue – "Locomotion" • Dave Dobbyn with Herbs – "Slice of Heaven" • Anne Kirkpatrick – Come Back Again • Kate Ceberano • Sharon O'Neill • Shona Laing • Best Male Artist • John Farnham • Best New Talent • 'Weddings Parties Anything – Scorn of the Women''''' • Best Classical Album • 'Voss (Australian Opera) – Voss''''' • Dave Loew and the National Arts Orchestra Australia – Debut • Best Children's Album • 'Peter Combe – Toffee Apple''''' • Best Original Soundtrack / Cast / Show Recording • 'Original Australian Cast Recording – Nine''''' • Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (Mario Millo) – The Lighthorsemen Artisan Awards • Song of the Year • Peter Garrett, Rob Hirst & Jim Moginie – "Beds Are Burning" (Midnight Oil) • Dave Dobbyn – "Slice of Heaven" (Dave Dobbyn with Herbs) • Jon Farriss • Engineer of the Year • 'David Nicholas – Richard Clapton – Glory Road, INXS – Kick''''' • Best Video • Claudia Castle – Paul Kelly – "To Her Door" • Best Cover Art • 'Ken Duncan, Creative Type Wart, Gary Morris, Midnight Oil – Midnight Oil – Diesel and Dust''''' ==Outstanding Achievement Award==

• John Farnham == Multiple nominations and awards ==

Notes ==ARIA Hall of Fame inductees==

The inaugural Hall of Fame inductees were: • AC/DC • Slim Dusty • Col Joye • Johnny O'Keefe • Dame Joan Sutherland • Vanda & Young ==References==