GOLDEN GUITARS 2014: Awards ceremony | PHOTOS

KASEY Chambers and Luke O'Shea are leading the charge for Golden Guitars at next year's Country Music Awards of Australia. 

Announced at a gala function in Sydney's The Rocks today, Chambers and O'Shea are categories in six categories each, including Male and Female Artist of the Year sections. 

O'Shea's placings include the filmclip for Sing You Up, which was filmed in Boggabri at Camp Wando, a CSG protest camp. 

Next in line is John Williamson with five finalist placings that include Clouds Over Tamworth, a song he wrote about the Tamworth Country Music Festival. 

Adam Harvey is also a finalist in five categories, and with three each – The McClymonts, Lyn Bowtell, Kristy Cox, Harmony James and McAlister Kemp.

Nashville-based Keith Urban, a former winner of the Star Maker, has scored a finalist berth in two categories - Single of the Year and Video Clip of the Year.

Catherine Britt and Morgan Evans hosted the event where the Golden Guitar Awards for Top Selling International Album of the Year which went to Dolly Parton for Blue Smoke, and the Sanity Top Selling Australian Album of the Year which was won by The McClymonts for Here’s To You & I.

CMAA vice chair Roger Corbett said there was a record number of nominations for 2015.

"This record number of entries are spread between signed artists and independents and is a great testament to the strength and diversity of the Australian country music brand,” he said.

“The CMAA congratulates every artist named as a finalist. The Golden Guitar Awards celebrate excellence and achievement and the finalists for 2015 represent the very best that Australian country music has to offer.”

Mr Corbett said the CMAA was delighted to be partners with the Tamworth Regional Council in presenting the 43rd Country Music Awards of Australia in Tamworth, as the pinnacle event of the city’s iconic country music festival.

The complete list of finalists for the 2015 Country Music Awards of Australia (The Golden Guitars) is 

Album of the year:

Family Life  - Adam Harvey Producer: Graham Thompson

Cautionary Tales - Harmony James Producer: Herm Kovac

Honest People - John Williamson Producer: John Williamson & Matt Fell

Bittersweet - Kasey Chambers Producer: Nick DiDia

Sing You Up - Luke O'Shea Producer: Luke O'Shea

Alternative Country Album of the Year:

Sometimes When You Lose You Win- Allan Caswell Producer: Roger Corbett

Wanderlust - Davidson Brothers Producer: Hamish Davidson & Lachlan 

Living For The Moment -  Kristy Cox Producer: Jerry Salley

The Other Side - Lou Bradley Producer: Anthony Lycenko & Lou Bradley

Heart Of Sorrow - Lyn Bowtell Producer: Shane Nicholson

Male Artist of the Year:

My Side Of the Street - Adam Brand

Family Life - Adam Harvey

Honest People - John Williamson

Sing You Up  -Luke O'Shea

Morgan Evans - Morgan Evans

Female Artist of the Year: 

Superheroes - Amber Lawrence

Cautionary Tales - Harmony James

Bittersweet - Kasey Chambers

Living For The Moment- Kristy Cox

Heart Of Sorrow - Lyn Bowtell

Country Music Capital News Group of Duo of the Year:

The First Album - Adam Eckersley Band

Wanderlust -Davidson Brothers

Harder To Tame - McAlister Kemp

Here's To You & I - The McClymonts

Nothin' But Trouble - The Wolfe Brothers

Vocal Collaboration of the Year:

My Country My Land - Dean Perrett & Troy Cassar-Daley

It's All About - Love John Williamson & Beccy Cole

Bittersweet - Kasey Chambers & Bernard Fanning

How Long? Lyn Bowtell & Kevin Bennett

Truckstop Flowers  -Luke O'Shea & Aleyce Simmonds

Bush Ballad of the Year:

Bloodwood And Clover - Dean Perrett Songwriter: Ian Quinn 

Jack Bridle -  Dianne Lindsay Songwriter: Dianne Lindsay & Peter Simpson

He's Droving Once Again -  Graham Rodger Songwriter: Graham Rodger

Honest People -  John Williamson Songwriter: John Williamson

That Day In Cunnamulla -  Tom Maxwell Songwriter: Geoff Sidebottom

Toyota Heritage Song of the Year: 

The Lifesaver -  Amber Lawrence Songwriter: Amber Lawrence

My Country My Land - Dean Perrett featuring Troy Cassar-Daley Songwriter: Dean Perrett and Troy Cassar-Daley

Coal Seam Gas  - Harmony James Songwriter: Harmony James

Clouds Over Tamworth  - John Williamson Songwriter: John Williamson

Three Brothers (The Great War) - Luke O'Shea Songwriter: Luke O'Shea

Instrumental of the Year:

Old Hickory -  8 Ball Aitken

Bottle Cappin', Back Crackin' Blues -  Davidson Brothers

Young Gun - Michael Fix

Candle Creek -  Mustered Courage

Riders Of The Kimberley -  Terry Bennetts/Ian  Simpson

Bluegrass Recording of the Year:

Take Me to the Mountains - Davidson Brothers

Oh Ye Must Be Born Again -  Dean Perrett

One Heartbreak Away -  Kristy Cox

Kiss From A Rose - Mustered Courage

Making Hay -  Simply Bushed

QantasLink New Talent of the Year:

Give Her The World-  Adam Eckersley Band

Wish You Were A Cowboy - Christie Lamb

Deep End - Jared Porter

Blood Meridian - Jenny Queen

Making Hay-  Simply Bushed

APRA Song of the Year:

Family Life -  Adam Harvey Songwriter: Adam Harvey & Clint Crighton

Bittersweet - Kasey Chambers &  Bernard Fanning

Three Brothers (The Great War) -  Luke O'Shea Songwriter: Luke O'Shea

Fight Me -  McAlister Kemp Songwriter: Drew McAlister & Troy Kemp

Here's To You & I - The McClymonts Songwriters: Stuart Crichton & The McClymonts

Video Clip of the year:

Bittersweet -  Kasey Chambers and Bernard Fanning  Director: Renny Wijeyamohan

Somewhere In My Car -  Keith Urban Director: John Urbano

Sing You Up -  Luke O'Shea Director: Ross Wood

Fight Me -  McAlister Kemp Director: Duncan Toombs

Canoe  -Sara Storer Director: Duncan Toombs

Single of the year:

She Don't Know She's Beautiful  - Adam Harvey

Bittersweet -  Kasey Chambers & Bernard Fanning 

Somewhere In My Car -  Keith Urban

Canoe -  Sara Storer

That Kinda Night - The Wolfe Brothers

Sanity Top Selling Australian Album of the Year:

WINNER: Here's To You & I - The McClymonts Producer: Lindsay Rimes (Universal)

Top Selling International  Album of the Year

WINNER: Blue Smoke - Dolly Parton Producer: Kent Wells (Sony Music Australia)