The Academy is made up of 121 members who determined the nominees in the three categories "Best Live Act", "Best Album" and "Best Newcomer" from 1 to 15 September.

Günther Gessert
Heinrich von Kalnein
Richard Herbst
Michael Kahr
Martin Zaunschirm
Raphael Wressnig
Annabella Supper
Wolfgang Lamprecht
Josef Redl
Lukas Aichinger
Felix Biller
Dietmar Petschl
Peter George Mahler
Daniel Moser
Roland Heinz
Andreas Rathammer
Wanja Rosenthal
Leonhard Skorupa
Patrick Meerwald
Anna Sophia Defant
Bamdad Khoshghadami Hosseini
Georg Luksch
Božidar Radenković
Harald Huber
Christoph Gruber
Wolfgang Muthspiel
Chris Janka
Markus Geiselhart
Dietmar Hoscher
Wolfgang Windbacher
Christoph Kuntner
Prof. Ewald "T.C." Pfeiler
Günther Wildner
Berthold Cvach
Sigi Finkel
Dominik Fuss
Sandra Fleck
Siegfried Steinkogler
Gottfried Zawichowski
Daniela Neumayer
Günther Albrecht
Lena Aichinger
Lorenz Raab
Barbara Krumay
Jakob Kammerer
Pavel Shalman
Gabriele Proy
Marcus Ratka
Bernd Jaumann
Sotiris Bekas
Emiliano Sampaio
Herbert Lacina
Manu Mayr
Peter Lenz
Tobias Faulhammer
Katrin Weber
Wolfgang Dokulil
Sofia Labropoulou
Gerhard Kosel
Katrin Pröll
Thilo Seevers
Ines Dallaji
Lorenz Giorgi
Jürgen Vonbank
Lorenz Widauer
Magdalena Fuernkranz
Sebastian Schneider
Efe Turumtay
Karin Bachner
Andreas Felber
David Buder
Raphaela Shalman
Christian Bakonyi
Manu Delago
Philipp Jagschitz
Andreas Waelti
Lukas Gabric
Christian Loebenstein
Valentin Zopp
David Helbock
Mag. Daniela Egg
Charly Schmid
Markus Lindner
Martin Braun
stefan sterzinger
Alexander Shevchenko
Danny Rico
Monika Herzig
Dimitrij Miller
Tina Ruprechter
Eva Mikusch
Sebastian Constantin
Martin Rotheneder
Stefan Heckel
Nikola Stanosevic
Asja Valcic
Martin Melzer
Philip Yaeger
Mark Holub
Andy Middleton