Queensland indie pop singer Amy Shark and Melbourne's Courtney Barnett lead the nominations for the 2018 ARIA Awards, which will take place next month.

Shark, whose debut album Love Monster went to number one on the charts this year, is up for Album of the Year, Best Female Artist, Best Pop Release and Song of the Year (for I Said Hi), among others.

With nine nominations, she's tied with Barnett, against whom she will compete in several categories.

The indie rock star's second full-length, Tell Me How You Really Feel, is up for Best Album, Best Rock Album and Best Independent Release, while she is also nominated for Best Female Artist.

The latter category is rounded out by Alison Wonderland, Sia and former busker Tash Sultana. Nominees for Best Male Artist include Dan Sultan, Dean Lewis, Gurrumul, Troye Sivan and Vance Joy.

In the Best Album category, Shark and Barnett's works are up against records by Pnau (Changa), Troye Sivan (Bloom), and Indigenous artist Gurrumul, whose Djarimirri (Child Of The Rainbow) was released posthumously.

Courtney Barnett is nominated for eight awards, including Best Female Artist and Best Album. ( AAP: Peter Kaminski/Wenn.com )

Gurrumul honoured, Tonightly picks up a gong

The significant legacy of Gurrumul, who died last year, was honoured at a ceremony to announce the nominations in Sydney on Thursday.

The artist was awarded two Artisan Awards, which are precursors to the main awards presented at next month's televised event.

Those included Best Cover Art and Best World Music Album for Djarimirri (Child Of The Rainbow), which made history in April when it became the first album sung in an Indigenous language to go to number one on the charts.

In a nod to the domination by Shark and Barnett of this year's awards, Producer Of The Year and Engineer Of The Year were both won by people who worked on those artists' records.

Producer Of The Year went to Dann Hume and M-Phazes for Shark's I Said Hi, while Burke Reid took out Engineer Of The Year for his efforts capturing the sounds on Barnett's album.

Bridie Connell and Wyatt Nixon-Lloyd of the recently axed ABC show Tonightly With Tom Ballard won Best Comedy Release for their satirical song Sex Pest, about the ubiquity of dodgy men.

The ARIA Awards will take place on November 28.

The full nominations:

Album Of The Year

Amy Shark — Love Monster

Amy Shark — Love Monster Courtney Barnett — Tell Me How You Really Feel

Courtney Barnett — Tell Me How You Really Feel Gurrumul — Djarimirri (Child Of The Rainbow)

Gurrumul — Djarimirri (Child Of The Rainbow) Pnau — Changa

Pnau — Changa Troye Sivan — Bloom

Song Of The Year

5 Seconds Of Summer — Youngblood

5 Seconds Of Summer — Youngblood Amy Shark — I Said Hi

Amy Shark — I Said Hi Angus & Julia Stone — Chateau

Angus & Julia Stone — Chateau Conrad Sewell — Healing Hands

Conrad Sewell — Healing Hands Dean Lewis — Be Alright

Dean Lewis — Be Alright Peking Duk — Fire/Reprisal

Peking Duk — Fire/Reprisal Pnau — Go Bang

Pnau — Go Bang Sheppard — Coming Home

Sheppard — Coming Home Troye Sivan — My My My!

Troye Sivan — My My My! Vance Joy — Lay It On Me

Best Male Artist

Dan Sultan — Killer Under A Blood Moon

Dan Sultan — Killer Under A Blood Moon Dean Lewis — Be Alright

Dean Lewis — Be Alright Gurrumul — Djarimirri (Child Of The Rainbow)

Gurrumul — Djarimirri (Child Of The Rainbow) Troye Sivan — Bloom

Troye Sivan — Bloom Vance Joy — Nation Of Two

Best Female Artist

Alison Wonderland — Awake

Alison Wonderland — Awake Amy Shark — Love Monster

Amy Shark — Love Monster Courtney Barnett — Tell Me How You Really Feel

Courtney Barnett — Tell Me How You Really Feel Sia — Flames

Sia — Flames Tash Sultana — Flow State

Best Dance Release

Alison Wonderland — Awake

Alison Wonderland — Awake Fisher — Losing It

Fisher — Losing It Peking Duk — Fire

Peking Duk — Fire Pnau — Go Bang

Pnau — Go Bang RUFUS DU SOL — No Place

Best Group

5 Seconds Of Summer — Youngblood

5 Seconds Of Summer — Youngblood DMA's — For Now

DMA's — For Now Peking Duk — Fire

Peking Duk — Fire Pnau — Go Bang

Pnau — Go Bang RUFUS DU SOL — No Place

Breakthrough Artist

Alex Lahey — I Love You Like A Brother

Alex Lahey — I Love You Like A Brother Jack River — Sugar Mountain

Jack River — Sugar Mountain Mojo Juju — Native Tongue

Mojo Juju — Native Tongue Odette — To A Stranger

Odette — To A Stranger Ruel — Dazed & Confused

Best Pop Release

5 Seconds Of Summer — Youngblood

5 Seconds Of Summer — Youngblood Amy Shark — Love Monster

Amy Shark — Love Monster Dean Lewis — Be Alright

Dean Lewis — Be Alright Jack River — Sugar Mountain

Jack River — Sugar Mountain Troye Sivan — Bloom

Best Urban Album

360 — Vintage Modern

360 — Vintage Modern Esoterik — My Astral Plane

Esoterik — My Astral Plane Hilltop Hoods — Clark Griswold

Hilltop Hoods — Clark Griswold Kerser — Engraved In The Game

Kerser — Engraved In The Game Mojo Juju — Native Tongue

Best Independent Release

Angus & Julia Stone — Snow

Angus & Julia Stone — Snow Courtney Barnett — Tell Me How You Really Feel

Courtney Barnett — Tell Me How You Really Feel DMA's — For Now

DMA's — For Now Gurrumul — Djarimirri (Child Of The Rainbow)

Gurrumul — Djarimirri (Child Of The Rainbow) Pnau — Go Bang

Best Rock Album

Camp Cope — How To Socialise & Make Friends

Camp Cope — How To Socialise & Make Friends Courtney Barnett — Tell Me How You Really Feel

Courtney Barnett — Tell Me How You Really Feel DMA's — For Now

DMA's — For Now Luca Brasi — Stay

Luca Brasi — Stay Middle Kids — Lost Friends

Best Adult Contemporary Album

Courtney Barnett and Kurt Vile — Lotta Sea Lice

Courtney Barnett and Kurt Vile — Lotta Sea Lice Dan Sultan — Killer Under A Blood Moon

Dan Sultan — Killer Under A Blood Moon Missy Higgins — Solastalgia

Missy Higgins — Solastalgia Odette — To A Stranger

Odette — To A Stranger Vance Joy — Nation Of Two

Best Country Album

Adam Eckersley & Brooke McClymont — Adam & Brooke

Adam Eckersley & Brooke McClymont — Adam & Brooke Fanny Lumsden — Real Class Act

Fanny Lumsden — Real Class Act Kasey Chambers & The Fireside Disciples — Campfire

Kasey Chambers & The Fireside Disciples — Campfire The Wolfe Brothers — Country Heart

The Wolfe Brothers — Country Heart Travis Collins — Brave & The Broken

Best Hard Rock/Heavy Metal Album

DZ Deathrays — Bloody Lovely

DZ Deathrays — Bloody Lovely King Parrot — Ugly Produce

King Parrot — Ugly Produce Parkway Drive — Reverence

Parkway Drive — Reverence Polaris — The Mortal Coil

Polaris — The Mortal Coil West Thebarton — Different Beings Being Different

Best Blues & Roots Album

Angus & Julia Stone — Snow

Angus & Julia Stone — Snow Emily Wurramara — Milyakburra

Emily Wurramara — Milyakburra Mama Kin Spender — Golden Magnetic

Mama Kin Spender — Golden Magnetic Ruby Boots — Don't Talk About It

Ruby Boots — Don't Talk About It Tash Sultana — Flow State

Best Original Soundtrack or Musical Theatre Cast Album

Evelyn Ida Morris — Acute Misfortune

Evelyn Ida Morris — Acute Misfortune Jessica Mauboy — The Secret Daughter Season Two

Jessica Mauboy — The Secret Daughter Season Two Jimmy Barnes — Working Class Boy: The Soundtrack

Best Children's Album