The J Award of 2012 is the eighth 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). For the fifth year, three awards were presented; Australian Album of the Year, Australian Music Video of the Year and Unearthed Artist of the Year.[1] Winners were announced on 23 November 2012.[2]
Any Australian album released independently or through a record company, or sent to Triple J in consideration for airplay, is eligible for the J Award. The 2012 nominations for Australian Album of the Year and Australian Music Video of the Year were selected from releases received by Triple J between November 2011 and October 2012. For Unearthed Artist of the Year it was open to any artist from the Unearthed (talent contest), who has had a ground breaking and impactful 12 months from November 2011 and October 2012.[1]
Australian Album of the Year
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Australian Video of the Year
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| Director
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Artist and Song
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Result
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| Kris Moyes
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Kirin J. Callinan - "Way II War"
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Won
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| Luci Schroder
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Alpine - "Hands"
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Nominated
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| Darcy Prendergast
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Gotye - "Easy Way Out"
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Nominated
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| Dimitri Basil
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Flight Facilities - "Foreign Language"
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Nominated
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| Quan Yeomans
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Bertie Blackman - "Boy"
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Nominated
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| Selina Miles
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Hilltop Hoods - "Rattling the Keys to the Kingdom"
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Nominated
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Unearthed Artist of the Year
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