J Awards of 2019
Annual Australian music awards
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The J Award of 2019 is the fifteenth 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). A new award was added in 2019, You Done Good Award. This was added to the existing four awards; Australian Album of the Year, Double J Artist of the Year, Australian Music Video of the Year and Unearthed Artist of the Year.[1]
| J Awards of 2019 | |
|---|---|
| Date | 21 November 2019 |
| Venue | Australia |
| Website | abc |
The eligible period took place between November 2018 and October 2019. The winners were announced live on air on Triple J on Thursday 21 November 2019.[1]
Awards
Australian Album of the Year
| Artist | Album Title | Result |
|---|---|---|
| Matt Corby | Rainbow Valley | Won |
| G Flip | About Us | Nominated |
| Hatchie | Keepsake | Nominated |
| Hayden James | Between Us | Nominated |
| Hilltop Hoods | The Great Expanse | Nominated |
| Holy Holy | My Own Pool of Light | Nominated |
| Northlane | Alien | Nominated |
| Sampa the Great | The Return | Nominated |
| Stella Donnelly | Beware of the Dogs | Nominated |
| Thelma Plum | Better in Blak | Nominated |
Double J Artist of the Year
| Artist | Result |
|---|---|
| Sampa the Great | Won |
| Nick Cave | Nominated |
| Julia Jacklin | Nominated |
| King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard | Nominated |
| The Teskey Brothers | Nominated |
Australian Video of the Year
| Director | Artist and Song | Result |
|---|---|---|
| Sanjay De Silva | Sampa The Great - "Final Form" | Won |
| Dylan River | Briggs featuring Greg Holden - "Life Is Incredible" | Nominated |
| Jonathan Zawada | Flume- "Hi This Is Flume" | Nominated |
| Matt Weston | The Chats - "Identity Theft" | Nominated |
| Claudia Sangiorgi Dalimore | Thelma Plum - "Better in Blak" | Nominated |
Unearthed Artist of the Year
| Artist | Result |
|---|---|
| Tones and I | Won |
| Adrian Eagle | Nominated |
| The Chats | Nominated |
| George Alice | Nominated |
| Spacey Jane | Nominated |
You Done Good Award
An award to an Australian who has "made an impact on the industry through outstanding achievement, social change or altruistic endeavours".[2]
| Artist | Notes | Result |
|---|---|---|
| Heidi Lenffer | For launching renewable energy initiative FEAT. | Won |
| Dylan Alcott | For making music accessible to everyone at Ability Fest. | Nominated |
| National Indigenous Music Awards | For championing incredible Indigenous artists at their biggest event yet. | Nominated |
| Harry the Poo Roadie | For putting his life on hold to rescue one of Australia's most loved bands via faecal donations. | Nominated |
| Sarah Aarons | For a stand-out year co-writing multiple global hits for Khalid, Ruel, Peking Duk and more. | Nominated |