AIR Awards of 2008
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{{Infobox award
| name = AIR Awards of 2008
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| date = {{start date|2008|11|24|df=yes}}
| venue = The Corner Hotel, Melbourne, Australia
| host = Jane Gazzo and Jake Stone
| website = https://air.org.au/air-awards/
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| runtime =
| most_wins = Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu (3)
| most_nominations =
| previous = 2007
| main = {{nowrap|AIR Awards}}
| next = 2009
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The AIR Awards of 2008 is the third annual Australian Independent Record Labels Association Music Awards (generally known as the AIR Awards) and was an award ceremony at The Corner Hotel, in Melbourne, Australia on 24 November 2008 to recognise outstanding achievements of local artists who release their work through an Australian-owned independent record label and distribute their work through a locally-owned distribution firm.{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles//1301102/yunupingu-wins-air-awards-triple|title=Yunupingu Wins AIR Awards Triple|website=Billboard|date=25 November 2008|accessdate=19 August 2020}}{{cite web|url=https://www.musicnsw.com/2008/11/2008-air-awards-nominees-announced/|title=2008 AIR AWARDS NOMINEES ANNOUNCED|website=Music NSW|date=11 November 2008|accessdate=19 August 2020}} The event was again sponsored by German liquor brand, Jägermeister.
The event was hosted by Jane Gazzo and Jake Stone from independent band, Bluejuice and Australian pay-TV music broadcaster Channel V aired the ceremony on 16 December 2008.{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles//1300311/jagermeister-sponsors-air-charts|title=Jagermeister Sponsors AIR Charts|website=Billboard|date=15 December 2008 |accessdate=19 August 2020}}
The categories for Best Hard Rock/Punk Album and Hip Hop Album were added to list of awards.
Performers
Nominees and winners
=AIR Awards=
Winners are listed first and highlighted in boldface; other final nominees are listed alphabetically.{{cite web|url=https://www.air.org.au/awards/history|title=History Wins|website=Australian Independent Record Labels Association|accessdate=18 August 2020}}
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| ! style="background:#589C89; width=;"50%"| Best Independent Artist
! ! style="background:#589C89; width=;"50%"| Best Independent Release |
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| *The Herd
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| ! style="background:#589C89; width=;"50%"| Best Independent Single or EP
! ! style="background:#589C89; width=;"50%"| Best New Independent Artist |
*The Getaway Plan – "Where the City Meets the Sea" (Boomtown Records/Shock)
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| ! style="background:#589C89; width=;"50%"| Best Independent Blues and Roots Release
! ! style="background:#589C89; width=;"50%"| Best Independent Country Release |
*Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu – Gurrumul
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| ! style="background:#589C89; width=;"50%"| Best Independent Dance / Electronic Release
! ! style="background:#589C89; width=;"50%"| Best Independent Hard Rock/Punk Release |
*Peret Mako – The Devil Is in the Detail
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| ! style="background:#589C89; width=;"50%"| Best Independent Hip Hop/Urban Release
! ! style="background:#589C89; width=;"50%"| Best Independent Jazz Release |
*The Herd – Summerland
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