The J Awards Nominees

triple j have announced the nominees for the J Awards.  Now in their 12^th year, the awards celebrate the originality, creativity and technical excellence of  Australian musical talent. 

Nominees for the 2016 J Awards:

triple j Australian Album of the Year nominees

The Avalanches, Wildflower

Big Scary, Animal

Camp Cope, Camp Cope

D.D Dumbo, Utopia Defeated

Flume, Skin

Julia Jacklin, Don’t Let The Kids Win

Montaigne, Glorious Heights

SAFIA, Internal

Sticky Fingers, Westway (The Glitter & the Slums)

Violent Soho, WACO

Double J Australian Artist of the Year nominees

Jordan Rakei

King Gizzard and The Lizard Wizard

Ngaiire

Teeth & Tongue

The Drones

Unearthed Artist of the Year nominees

Alex Lahey

Gretta Ray

Julia Jacklin

Kuren

Tash Sultana

Australian Music Video of the Year nominees, co-presented by Rage

Courtney Barnett, ‘Elevator Operator’                                  Director: Sunny Leunig

D.D Dumbo, ‘Satan’                                                                  Director: Jim Elson

King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard, ‘People Vultures’           Director: Danny Cohen & Jason Galea

Olympia, ‘Smoke Signals’                                                         Director: Alex Smith

Tigerilla Ft. Gill Bates, ‘Tulips’                                                      Director: Tom Noakes

Winners will be announced at the J Awards and broadcast live on triple j from 4pm Thurs 17 Nov.