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, an

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who were based in

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. The band formed in 1989 in

, and their lineup since 1992 consisted of Bernard Fanning,

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, Ian Haug, Darren Middleton and Jon Coghill. Powderfinger is highly successful in the Australian recording industry, being a recipient of the industry's flagship awards, the Australian Recording Industry Association Music Awards, eighteen times.ARIA Music Awards for Powderfinger: * Search Results 'Powderfinger': * 1996 winners and nominees: * 1997 winners and nominees: * 1999 winners and nominees: * 2000 winners and nominees: * 2001 winners and nominees: * 2002 winners and nominees: * 2003 winners and nominees: * 2004 winners and nominees: * 2005 winners and nominees: * 2007 winners and nominees: * 2008 winners and nominees: * 2010 winners and nominees: * 2011 winners and nominees: The group has also topped the

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chart twice, and had a total of 21 entries listed. The group has also received three

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from the

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, four Jack Awards, and four Music Industry Critics' Awards.

ARIA Awards

Powderfinger has won eighteen ARIA Awards from the

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, from forty-seven nominations, over a period of sixteen years. In particular, Powderfinger has received the "Best Cover Art" award several times, including for ''Odyssey Number Five'' in 2001, and for ''Vulture Street'' in 2003. Powderfinger has also won the award for "Best Group" twice, and has been nominated six times. The awards are presented annually by the

APRA Awards

Powderfinger has won multiple

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from the

, including "Songwriter of the Year" in 2004. The band has also won "Song of the Year" twice, in 2000 and 2001.

Helpmann Awards

The

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is an awards show, celebrating live entertainment and performing arts in Australia, presented by industry group ''Live Performance Australia'' since 2001. Note: 2020 and 2021 were cancelled due to the

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, '' Sunsets The Farewell Tour'' , Helpmann Award for Best Australian Contemporary Concert , , , -

Mo Awards

The Australian Entertainment Mo Awards (commonly known informally as the Mo Awards), were annual Australian entertainment industry awards. They recognise achievements in live entertainment in Australia from 1975 to 2016. Powderfinger won two awards in that time. (wins only) , - , 1999 , Powderfinger , Rock Performers of the Year , , - , 2000 , Powderfinger , Contemporary Rock Performers of the Year , , -

Triple J Hottest 100

Powderfinger has appeared in

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22 times, as well as appearing on five CD releases and one DVD release. Of their nineteen appearances, they topped the chart twice; in

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with "These Days", and in

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with "My Happiness". "My Happiness" and "These Days" also appeared on CD releases in their respective years.

Other awards and achievements

In 1999, the band won four awards at the annual Music Industry Critics' Awards (''see right''), and ''Internationalist'' was voted one of the "Best 100 Albums" of the 1990s by JUICE magazine. Powderfinger has received four Jack Awards from

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producers Jack Daniels. In 2004, Powderfinger won "Best Live Band" and "Best Live Performance" for the group on ''

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'', and Jon Coghill won "Best Drummer". In 2005, the group won "Best Tour Art" for their tour ''The Revolution''. In 2004, Powderfinger were named the "Most Broadcast Act" of the year by the Phonographic Performance Company of Australia. In 2011, Powderfinger's album "Odyssey Number Five" was voted number one in Triple J's Hottest 100 Australian Albums of all-time music poll.

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