Powderfinger, Hilltop Hoods, Angus & Julia Stone and Crowded House were among the fourteen Australian acts honoured this afternoon at ARIA’s #1 Chart Awards.

Artists, industry and media gathered at the Sydney Opera House function as ARIA honoured each artist who’d scored a #1 single, album or music DVD in the period from May 1, 2009 to July 19, 2010.

The event also presented two special end of the decade awards to Delta Goodrem and Guy Sebastian. Goodrem took out the accolade for highest-selling album for her debut Innocent Eyes, which has now gone 14 times platinum, while Sebastian scored the decade’s highest-selling single with his Idol anthem Angels Brought Me Here.

Hosted by Video Hits/Nova Melbourne host Dylan Lewis, the event featured keynote speeches from the ARIA Chart chairman John Parker and ARIA Chairman Ed St John.

St John told the crowd: “There are many measures of success in our industry – great reviews, sold-out shows, multiple hits on YouTube or MySpace. But there is still one measure that outshines all others, and that’s the act of climbing to the very top of the sales charts. Nothing else signals popularity like a Number One and it’s so exciting to see so many local artists ascending to these heady heights over the past year.”

In terms of labels, Universal scooped the pool this year with eight of the 14 awards, followed by three to Sony and one apiece to EMI, MGM and Warner.

The 14 artists who received an ARIA #1 Chart Award today (in chronological order) were:

Delta Goodrem – Believe Again Tour DVD (Sony Music)
#1 – September 28, 2009

Click here to check out the rest of the artists.

Update: Delta is on the orange carpet, with gold boots!
Update: Delta opens the show with Predictable/Queen of the Night
Update: Picture of Delta presenting here.
Update: Orange carpet is now on the TV!.
Update: Delta is performing a duet with Good Charlotte!

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Nickelodeon Kids’ Choice Awards ’09 – Arrivals

Nickelodeon Kids’ Choice Awards ’09 – Show

Orange Carpet Interview – Screencaps

Queen of the Night/Predictable Performance – Screencaps

In This Life/Dance Floor Anthem Performance – Screencaps

Closing the Show + Getting Slimed – Screencaps

Performances

Interview / Getting Slimed

POP princess Delta Goodrem has been thinking green.

In Melbourne for the Nickelodeon Kids’ Choice Awards, she wants to end up covered in fluorescent goo.

“Its a privilege to get slimed,” she said after catching up with tonight’s co-hosts, Good Charlotte’s Joel and Benji Madden. “It’s an incredible honour.”

The trio will be joined by Miranda Cosgrove, star of the hit kids TV show iCarly, and a host of other celebrities including Guy Sebastian, Jessica Mauboy and Cassie Davis.

The awards, to be held at Hisense Arena, are Australia’s biggest live event for kids and attract more than 1.2 million votes.

Goodrem said it was great to be back in Melbourne, where she got her break on Neighbours.

“The energy feels very warm, exciting and everyone’s just buzzing,” she said. “I feel very at home in Melbourne.”

Kids all over Melbourne have been counting down sleeps to the awards, which are being held in Melbourne for the second time.

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Don’t forget, Delta is hosting the Nickelodeon Kids’ Choice Awards Tomorrow! The Orange Carpet starts at 7:10pm (EST), while the main awards starts at 7:30pm (EST). You will need either Foxtel or Austar to watch the show on the Nickelodeon channel (701).

As usual, Delta Daily will be providing videos and screencaps on the night!

Winners from across Australia, including 10 from Queensland, will attend a gala black-tie evening hosted by Sarah Murdoch on November 30. Community leaders, celebrities and high-profile business people will gather in Sydney to celebrate our unsung heroes.

The event will also include a special address from Prince Charles, a performance by Delta Goodrem and several guest appearances.

Each of the 10 winners on the night will be presented with a unique gold Pride of Australia medal for one of the following 10 categories: Outstanding Bravery, Emergency Services, Community Spirit, Child of Courage, Young Leader, Care and Compassion, Inspiration, Environment, Fair Go and Serving Australia.

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New candids of Delta and Brian going out to lunch have been added to the gallery here. Also, there’s new sets of rare photos added to the gallery. Delta outside of her hotel in 2006, more photos added of last year’s appearance with Brian at the Basement and finally, a brand new set of Delta backstage at the 2007 ARIA Awards.