The final list of J Awards nominations have been announced for 2009, with an interesting mix of both new and well established talent making the final cut. Starting in 2005, past winners of the J Award include Wolfmother, PNAU and The Presets.

The judging panel is made up of JJJ staff and the winners will be announced at a ceremony on Friday 4 December with a live broadcast from the event.

The full list of nominees for the 2009 J Awards are:

Album of the Year
Hilltop Hoods – State Of The Art
Bertie Blackman – Secrets & Lies
Karnivool – Sound Awake
Sarah Blasko – As Day Follows Night
Phrase – Clockwork
Kid Sam – Kid Sam
Paul Dempsey – Everything Is True
Lisa Mitchell – Wonder
Oh Mercy – Privileged Woes
Philadelphia Grand Jury -Hope Is For Hopers

Unearthed Artist of the Year
The Middle East
Washington
Philadelphia Grand Jury
Seth Sentry

Video of the Year
Pradeep Senanayake (Director) – Astronomy Class – œWhere You At?’
Sam Bennetts (Director) – Bluejuice – œBroken Leg’
Yanni Kronenberg & Lucinda Schreiber (Co-Directors) – Firekites – œAutumn Story’
James Boyce (Director) – Art vs Science – œParlez-Vous Francais?’
Tom Noakes (Director) – The Scare – œCould Be Bad’
Chris Frey (Director) – Karnivool – œSet Fire To The Hive’