The winners of the 2009 J Awards were announced at an event broadcast live from Sydney’s Vanguard on Friday afternoon, and we are very pleased to report that Sarah Blasko took home ‘Australian Album of the Year’ for her beautiful LP As Day Follows Night. Blasko’s win is a refreshing change of pace from years past, which have seen the award dominated by the likes of Wolfmother and the Hilltop Hoods.

The award for ‘Video of the Year’ was won by Alex Roberts, the Director of Art Vs Science’s ode to Marcel Marceau Parlez Vous Francais. Whilst Townsville troubadours The Middle East deservedly took out ‘Unearthered Artist of the Year.’

The complete list of winners and nominees for the 2009 J Awards is as follows:

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

Australian Video of the Year :
Alex Roberts (Director), Art vs Science Parlez Vous Francais’
Nominees:
Pradeep Senanayake (Director) – Astronomy Class ‘Where You At?’
Sam Bennetts (Director) – Bluejuice ‘Broken Leg’
Yanni Kronenberg & Lucinda Schreiber (Co-Directors) – Firekites ‘Autumn Story’
James Boyce (Director) – Art vs Science ‘Parlez-Vous Francais?’
Tom Noakes (Director) – The Scare ‘Could Be Bad’
Chris Frey (Director) – Karnivool ‘Set Fire To The Hive’

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

The winning video – Art Vs Science Parlez Vous Francais