2009 New Zealand Music Awards

The awards ceremony took place on 8 October 2009 at Vector Arena, Auckland.

[2] Broadcast live on television by C4, the ceremony was hosted by comedian Dai Henwood.

[3] Ladyhawke won six awards, including Album and Single of the Year.

Midnight Youth were finalists in seven categories, and secured awards for Best Group, Best Rock Album and Best Engineer.

The highest selling New Zealand Album was The Best: '98-'08, a greatest hits album by rock group The Feelers, while Tiki Taane's "Always on My Mind" achieved the Radio Airplay Record of the Year award.

Ladyhawke won five awards for which she was nominated, as well as the International Achievement Award.
Midnight Youth were awarded the title of Best Group, and their album, The Brave Don't Run , won Best Rock Album.
Dr Boondigga and the Big BW , the second studio album by Fat Freddy's Drop , received nominations in all three technical categories, and also won the award for Best Aotearoa Roots Album.
The Feelers ' The Best: '98-'08 was the highest selling album of 2009, shipping over 30,000 units.
Brooke Fraser won the International Achievement Award, sharing the prize with Ladyhawke .