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2020

Now in its 16th year, The J Awards are our annual recognition of the best Australian Music. There are five award categories: Australian Album of the Year, Australian Music Video of the Year, Unearthed Artist of the Year, Double J Artist of the Year and the Done Good Award.

The nominees for the 2020 J Award for Unearthed Artist of the Year are Jaguar Jonze, JK-47, Mia Rodriguez, Sycco and Yours Truly.

2019

Now in its 15th year, The J Awards are our annual recognition of the best Australian Music. There are five award categories: Australian Album of the Year, Australian Music Video of the Year, Unearthed Artist of the Year, Double J Artist of the Year and the Done Good Award.

The nominees for the 2019 J Award for Unearthed Artist of the Year are Adrian Eagle, The Chats, George Alice, Spacey Jane and Tones and I.

2018

Now in its 14th year, The J Awards are our annual recognition of the best Australian Music. There are four award categories: Australian Album of the Year, Australian Music Video of the Year, Unearthed Artist of the Year and Double J Artist of the Year.

The nominees for the 2018 J Award for Unearthed Artist of the Year are Angie McMahon, G Flip, KIAN, Kwame and Slowly Slowly.

2017

Now in its 13th year, The J Awards are our annual recognition of the best Australian Music. There are four award categories: Australian Album of the Year, Australian Music Video of the Year, Unearthed Artist of the Year and Double J Artist of the Year.

The nominees for the 2017 J Award for Unearthed Artist of the Year are Alex the Astronaut, Baker Boy, Confidence Man, Ruby Fields and Stella Donnelly.

2016

Now in its 12th year, The J Awards are our annual recognition of the best Australian Music. There are four award categories: Australian Album of the Year, Australian Music Video of the Year, Unearthed Artist of the Year and Double J Artist of the Year.

The nominees for the 2016 J Award for Unearthed Artist of the Year are Alex Lahey, Gretta Ray, Julia Jacklin, Kuren and Tash Sultana.

2015

Now in its 11th year, the J Awards are our annual recognition of the best Australian Music. The winners of the four award categories were announced at the J Awards ceremony and live on air Thursday November 19, 2015.

This years Unearthed nominees are Boo Seeka, Feki, Gordi, Tired Lion and Vallis Alps.

2014

Now in its 10th year, The J Awards are our annual recognition of the best Australian Music. There are four award categories: Australian Album of the Year, Australian Music Video of the Year, Unearthed Artist of the Year and Double J Artist of the Year.

This years Unearthed nominees are: UV Boi, Japanese Wallpaper, Ceres, Airling, Coin Banks and Meg Mac

2013

The J Awards are triple j's annual celebration of the outstanding talent in the Australian music scene. There are three categories: Australian Album of the Year, Australian Music Video of the Year and Unearthed Artist of the Year. The judging period is Nov 1-Oct 31 each year. The winners will be announced on triple j on Friday November 22.

Past Album of the Year winners include Tame Impala, Gotye, Sarah Blasko, The Presets, The Panics, Hilltop Hoods and Wolfmother.

The Unearthed J Award - introduced in 2007 - has recognised The Rubens, Ball Park Music, Boy & Bear, Young & Restless, John Steel Singers & The Middle East.

The Australian Music Video of the Year J Award - introduced in 2008 - recognises the year's most outstanding, original and creative music video. It's been awarded to Kris Moyes (Kirin J Callinan - 'Way II War'), Emma Tomelty (Hermitude - 'Speak Of The Devil'), Mairi Cameron & Stephen Lance (Megan Washington - 'Sunday Best'), Alex Roberts (Art vs Science - 'Parlez Vous Francais') and Mike Daly (The Herd - '20/20').

Unearthed nominees for 2013 are: Remi, SAFIA, Tigertown, Jeremy Neale, Wave Racer, Justin Tebbutt, Jackie Onassis

2012

The J Award consistently recognises the very best musical talent that Australia has on offer, each year celebrating the outstanding musical output of our homegrown artists.

When it comes to previous J Award winners, the question isn’t ‘where are they now?’ – it’s ‘where aren’t they now?’. J Award Album of the Year roll call – Tame Impala. The Presets. Wolfmother. Hilltop Hoods. The Panics. Sarah Blasko.

In 2007, triple j introduced the Unearthed J Award (winners so far are Boy & Bear, Young & Restless, John Steel Singers & The Middle East).

On top of that in 2008, triple j introduced The Australian Music Video of the Year for outstanding, original and creative music video. Last year's award went to Mairi Cameron and Stephen Lance for their direction on Megan Washington’s Sunday Best. In its first year the award was given to Director, Mike Daly for his work on The Herd’s video for 20/20. In 2009 it went to Alex Roberts, director of Art vs Science’s ‘Parlez Vous Francais’.

Here are the nominees for 2012:
+ Flume
+ The Rubens
+ Chance Waters
+ Kingswood
+ Thelma Plum

2011

The J Award consistently recognises the very best musical talent that Australia has on offer, each year celebrating the outstanding musical output of our homegrown artists.

When it comes to previous J Award winners, the question isn’t ‘where are they now?’ – it’s ‘where aren’t they now?’. J Award Album of the Year roll call – Tame Impala. The Presets. Wolfmother. Hilltop Hoods. The Panics. Sarah Blasko.

In 2007, triple j introduced the Unearthed J Award (winners so far are Boy & Bear, Young & Restless, John Steel Singers & The Middle East).

On top of that in 2008, triple j introduced The Australian Music Video of the Year for outstanding, original and creative music video. Last year's award went to Mairi Cameron and Stephen Lance for their direction on Megan Washington’s Sunday Best. In its first year the award was given to Director, Mike Daly for his work on The Herd’s video for 20/20. In 2009 it went to Alex Roberts, director of Art vs Science’s ‘Parlez Vous Francais’.

This year's nominees are: San Cisco, Lanie Lane, Husky, Emma Louise and Ball Park Music

2010

The J Award consistently recognises the very best musical talent that Australia has on offer, each year celebrating the outstanding musical output of our homegrown artists.

When it comes to previous J Award winners, the question isn’t ‘where are they now?’ – it’s ‘where aren’t they now?’. J Award Album of the Year roll call – The Presets. Wolfmother. Hilltop Hoods. The Panics. Sarah Blasko.

In 2007, triple j introduced the Unearthed J Award (winners so far are Young & Restless, John Steel Singers & The Middle East).

On top of that in 2008, triple j introduced The Australian Music Video of the Year for outstanding, original and creative music video. In its first year the award was given to Director, Mike Daly for his work on The Herd’s video for 20/20. Last year it went to Alex Roberts, director of Art vs Science’s ‘Parlez Vous Francais’.

This year's unearthed nominees include: The Jezabels, Big Scary, Stonefield, Gold Fields, Northeast Party House, Gypsy & The Cat and Boy and Bear

2009

Presets. Wolfmother. Hilltop Hoods. The Panics. That's four great bands and four worthy winners of the J Award - triple j’s prize for Australian Album of the Year.

In the four short years of its existence, the J Award has gained a reputation for earmarking the best talent this country has to offer.

There’s so much talent that in 2007, triple j introduced the Unearthed J Award (winners so far are Young & Restless and John Steel Singers).

This year's nominees include Washington, The Philadelphia Grand Jury, The Middle East, Seth Sentry and DZ

2008

Wolfmother. Hilltop Hoods. The Panics. That’s three great bands and three worthy winners of the J Award - triple j’s prize for Australian album of the year.

In the three short years of its existence, the J Award has gained a reputation for earmarking the best talent this country has to offer.

There’s so much talent that in 2007, triple j introduced the Unearthed J Award – awarded by triple j to an Unearthed artist who has demonstrated the most musical growth and shows the greatest potential to make a contribution to the Australian music industry (taken out for the first time by young punkers Young & Restless).

In 2008, triple j is proud to introduce a new category to the freshly-minted J Awards (plural!). The Australian Music Video of the Year will be selected by triple j tv for its outstanding achievement as an Australian musical video work of art, based on its creativity, originality and its technical excellence.