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ARIA Awards 2011 - The Nominees Post by: Chris E Leigh 12 October, 2011 - 11:59 AM
Celebrating 25 years, the 2011 ARIA Awards were announced today in Sydney.
Chris Lilley's Angry Boys soundtrack and Gotye scoring early awards, with Eskimo Joe scoring a coveted Album Of The Year nomination for their latest long-player, Ghosts Of The Past.
The ARIAs have got a really open feel to them this year – no Powderfinger, no Silverchair, no Missy Higgins, no Grinspoon. It means there’s finally gonna be some different acts claiming trophies.
Here at Triple M, we’re most excited for Birds Of Tokyo (single of the year, best group), Eskimo Joe (album of the year, best group, best rock album), and The Living End (best group, best rock album)... Hope all our mates in those bands get their hands on one of the big awards. Good luck to all!
The ARIA Awards winners will be announced at a star-studded event on Sunday 27 November at Allphones Arena (formerly Acer Arena).
The 2011 nominees are as follows:
Best Male Artist
Drapht - The Life Of Riley
Gareth Liddiard - Strange Tourist
Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu - Rrakala
Gotye - Somebody That I Used To Know
Josh Pyke - Noone Wants A Lover
Best Female Artist
Adalita - Adalita
Clare Bowditch - Are You Ready Yet?
Kasey Chambers - Little Bird
Kimbra - Cameo Lover
Washington - Holy Moses
Single of the Year
Birds of Tokyo - Wild At Heart
Boy & Bear - Feeding Line
Drapht - Rapunzel
Gotye - Somebody That I Used To Know
Guy Sebastian - Who's That Girl?
The Jezabels - Dark Storm
Album of the Year
Boy and Bear - Moonfire
Cut Copy - Zonoscope
Eskimo Joe - Ghosts Of The Past
Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu - Rrakala
Grinderman - 2
Best Rock Album
Children Collide - Theory Of Everything
Eskimo Joe - Ghosts Of The Past
Jebediah - Kosciuszko
Papa Vs. Pretty - United In Isolation
The Living End - The Ending Is Just The Beginning Repeating
Best Group
Birds Of Tokyo - Wild At Heart
Boy & Bear - Moonfire
Eskimo Joe - Ghosts Of The Past
Grinderman - 2
The Living End - The Ending Is Just The Beginning Repeating
Best Hard Rock/Heavy Metal Album
Coerce - Ethereal Surrogate Saviour
Cosmic Psychos - Glorius Barsteds
Dream On Dreamer - Heartbound
Floatingme - Floatingme
Front End Loader - Ritardando
Breakthrough Artist - Album
Boy & Bear - Moonfire
Drapht - The Life Of Riley
Gypsy & The Cat - Gilgamesh
Oh Mercy - Great Barrier Grief
The Middle East - I Want That You Are Always Happy
Winner: Best Music DVD
AC/DC - Live At River Plate
Winner: Best Original Soundtrack/Cast/Show
Chris Lilley for Angry Boys - Official Soundtrack Album
Winner: Artisan Award
Gotye - "Somebody That I Used To Know"
