It looks as though last year’s clean sweep of the ARIA Awards night by local electro heroes The Presets has rubbed off on this year’s set, with crossover electro-pop acts and ITM regulars Empire Of The Sun and Ladyhawke cleaning up at last night’s ceremony.

Whilst the night was filled with traditional ARIAs fair, including commercial pop backslapping for Idol alum Jessica Mauboy and an appearance from a bewildered Robbie Williams, it was definitely a good night for credible Aussie musicians with Empire Of The Sun bagging four gongs (including the big categories of Album and Single Of The Year for Walking On A Dream), while Modular pin-up Ladyhawke picked up awards for Breakthrough Album and Single amid all that controversy. Elsewhere Hilltop Hoods nabbed Best Urban Release and those dudes with the magic touch The Presets snagged Best Dance Release for Talk Like That.

Perhaps even more entertaining than inthemix’s own live-tweets from the ceremony was watching EOTS’ head cheese Luke Steele confound the crowd with his rambling acceptance speeches and references to “Invisible Nick” (Littlemore). Bless ‘im.

Check the full list of winners below.

Album of the Year: Empire of the Sun, Walking on a Dream (Capitol/EMI Music Australia)
Single of the Year: Empire of the Sun, Walking on a Dream (Capitol/EMI Music Australia)
Breakthrough Artist Album: Ladyhawke, Ladyhawke (Modular Recordings)
Breakthrough Artist Single: Ladyhawke, My Delirium (Modular Recordings)
Best Group: Empire of the Sun, Walking on a Dream (Capitol/EMI Music Australia)
Best Female Artist: Sarah Blasko, As Day Follows Night (Dew Process)
Best Male Artist: Daniel Merriweather, Love & War (Universal Music Australia)
Best Rock Album: AC/DC, Black Ice (Albert Productions/Sony Music Entertainment)
Best Pop Release: Empire of the Sun, Walking on a Dream (Capitol/EMI Music Australia)
Best Urban Release: Hilltop Hoods, State of the Art (Golden Era/Universal Music Australia)
Best Dance Release: The Presets, Talk Like That (Modular Recordings)
Best Blues & Roots Album: C.W. Stoneking, Jungle Blues (King Hokum Records/Shock)
Best Country Album: Troy Cassar-Daley, I Love This Place (Liberation Music)
Best Independent Release: Bertie Blackman, Secrets and Lies (Forum 5/MGM)
Best Adult Contemporary Album: Josh Pyke, Chimneys Afire (Ivy League Records)
Best DVD: Sia, TV is my Parent (Monkey Puzzle/Inertia)
Best Childrens Album: The Wiggles, The Wiggles Go Bananas! (ABC Music)
Best Comedy Release: Hamish and Andy, Unessential Listening (Roadshow Music/Sony Music Entertainment)
Highest Selling Single: Jessica Mauboy, Running Back (Sony)
Highest Selling Album: AC/DC, Black Ice (Albert Productions/Sony Music Entertainment)