Gotye Wins Album Of The Year At Aria Awards 2012

It was stiff competition at this year’s ARIA awards, given the solid run of amazing releases that we’ve been experiencing in recent months. But word has come through, and the internationally praised Gotye has been crowned supreme ruler of Australian music for 2012.

Now someone that we know very well (see what I did there?) Gotye’s outrageously successful album Making Mirrors will forever be known from this point on as the outrageously successful award-winning album Making Mirrors.

To win the award for Album of the Year, Gotye knocked out 360 and double-super-mega-platinum album Falling and Flying (but don’t feel bad, he scored Best Breakthrough Artist, and ruined it all by swearing); the queen of Australian music Missy Higgins and her album The Ol’ Razzle Dazze; The Jezebels’ critically acclaimed Prisoner; and The Temper Trap’s eponymous album, also released this year.

Check out the full list of winners below. Gotye has a big night of partying ahead of him – lose your shit, my friend. Lose your shit.

Album of the Year: Gotye – Making Mirrors

Best Male Artist: Gotye – Making Mirrors

Best Female Artist: Kimbra – Vows

Best Group: The Temper Trap – The Temper Trap

Breakthrough Artist – Release: 360 – Falling & Flying

Best International Artist: One Direction – Up All Night

Best Independent Release: The Jezabels – Prisoner

Best Adult Contemporary Album: Missy Higgins – The Ol’ Razzle Dazzle

Best Blues & Roots Album: Jeff Lang – Carried In Mind

Best Australian Live Act: Gotye – Making Mirrors Album tour

Best Hard Rock/Heavy Metal Album: DZ Deathrays – Bloodstreams

Best Pop Release: Gotye – Making Mirrors

Best Rock Album: The Temper Trap – The Temper Trap

Best Urban Album: Hilltop Hoods – Drinking From The Sun

Song Of The Year: Matt Corby – Brother

Best Children’s Album -: The Wiggles – Surfer Jeff

Best Comedy Release: Buddy Goode – Unappropriate

Best Country Album: The McClymonts – Two Worlds Collide

Best Dance Release: Ivan Gough & Feenixpawl feat. Georgi Kay – In My Mind

ARIA Hall Of Fame: Yothu Yindi

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