The nominees for triple j’s artists and albums of the year are in!

Following a huge Ausmusic Month, champions of Australian music, triple j have dropped the list of potential winners of their major annual award, the ‘J Award’. It’s kind of like the Grammys except strictly Aussie acts, and with no long speeches or any Kanye West – swings and roundabouts I suppose.

We reckon it would be pretty hard to go past Amy Shark for album of the year, with Gurrumul taking out Double J artist of the year, G Flip taking out Unearthed artist of the year, and Mojo Juju’s ‘Native Tongue winning best vid. But who knows? Check out the nominees below and start guessing. Winners will be announced on Veronica & Lewis from 4pm Friday November 23rd.

triple j Australian Album of the Year nominees

Amy Shark, Love Monster
Camp Cope, How to Socialise & Make Friends
Courtney Barnett, Tell Me How You Really Feel
DMA’S, For Now
Hockey Dad, Blend Inn
Middle Kids, Lost Friends
Ocean Alley, Chiaroscuro
Polaris, The Mortal Coil
RÜFÜS DU SOL, Solace
Tash Sultana, Flow State

Double J Artist of the Year nominees

Gurrumul
John Butler Trio
Mojo Juju
Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever
Sampa the Great

Unearthed Artist of the Year nominees

Angie McMahon
G Flip
Kian
Kwame
Slowly Slowly

Australian Music Video of the Year nominees, co-presented by Rage
B Wise ‘Feel Something’                                                             Director: JÁEN Collective
DZ Deathrays ‘Like People’                                                         Director: Guss Mallman
Golden Vessel ‘Bigbright {Ft. Elkkle, E^st & Duckwrth}’                Director: Harry Deadman
Mojo Juju ‘Native Tongue’                                                           Director: Claudia Sangiorgi Dalimore
Sampa The Great ‘Black Girl Magik {Ft. Nicole Gumbe}’                Director: Sanjay De Silva