J Awards of 2009
The J Award of 2009 is the fifth annual J Awards, established by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation's youth-focused radio station Triple J. The announcement comes at the culmination of Ausmusic Month (November). In 2009, as per 2008, three awards were presented; Australian Album of the Year, Australian Music Video of the Year and Unearthed Artist of the Year.[1] The winner were announced on 4 December 2009.[2]
J Awards of 2009 | |
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Date | 4 December 2009 |
Venue | The Vanguard, Sydney, Australia |
Website | abc |
Awards
Australian Album of the Year
Artist | Album Title | Result |
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Sarah Blasko | As Day Follows Night | Won |
Karnivool | Sound Awake | Nominated |
Hilltop Hoods | State of the Art | Nominated |
Bertie Blackman | Secrets and Lies | Nominated |
Kid Sam | Kid Sam | Nominated |
Phrase | Clockwork | Nominated |
Paul Dempsey | Everything Is True | Nominated |
Philadelphia Grand Jury | Hope is for Hopers | Nominated |
Oh Mercy | Privileged Woes | Nominated |
Lisa Mitchell | Wonder | Nominated |
Richard Kingsmill of Triple J said "It's been fantastic watching Sarah's career build over the last 7 years. We've admired the way she's carved her own niche in an industry that often supports bands more than it does solo artists. Her latest album is another solid body of work that has heard her diversify her song writing and incorporate some great new elements. She's pure class and she thoroughly deserves this award."[1]
Australian Video of the Year
Director | Artist and Song | Result |
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Alex Roberts | Art vs. Science - "Parlez vous Francais?" | Won |
Yanni Kronenberg and Lucinda Schreiber | Firekites - "Autumn Story" | Nominated |
Sam Bennetts | Bluejuice - "Broken Leg" | Nominated |
Pradeep Senanayake | Astronomy Class - "Where You At?" | Nominated |
Ton Noakes | The Scare - "Could Be Bad" | Nominated |
Chris Frey | Karnivool - "Set Fire To The Hive" | Nominated |
Brendan Hutchens from Triple J said "There were some outstanding Australian music videos made in 2009 and narrowing down all possibilities to just six nominees was a tough ask. The Art vs Science clip 'Parlez Vous Francais' directed by Alex Roberts has a fantastic original concept, brilliant performances, perfect timing, great design elements, strong camera work and editing that all together produces an interesting relationship with the song and engages the viewer for the full 4 minute duration. It stood out as being brilliant amongst brilliance."[1]
Unearthed Artist of the Year
Artist | Notes | Result |
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The Middle East | A musical collective based in Townsville. | Won |
Philadelphia Grand Jury | Winners of the Sydney Big Day Out competition. | Nominated |
Seth Sentry | A Melbourne hip hop artist. | Nominated |
Washington | Winner of the Melbourne Big Day Out competition. | Nominated |
Richard Kingsmill said "The Middle East won us and our listeners over with one simple thing - great songs. They really have a magical chemistry and it's exciting to have watched how they've progressed across 2009. Overseas interest is building and their debut album will be one of the anticipated releases of 2010. To think they were on the verge of breaking up before we spotted them on Unearthed makes us feel a little bit warm inside too."[1]
References
- "The J Award 2009". Triple J. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 2009. Retrieved 15 August 2020.
- "TripleJ Media". abc. 4 December 2009. Retrieved 15 August 2020.