Here it is, the latest and greatest, the things of 2009 that I think decide awards. From cliché awards like, album of the year, and movie of the year to some more off beat awards. So sit back, and enjoy! Each award may have up to five nominations and the winner announced below.
Awards are only given if:
Awards are only given if:
Has happened/created/released in 2009
Has gained popularity in 2009
Album
Conditions - The Temper Trap
LeftRightLeftRightLeft - Coldplay
Day One - Snob Scrilla
Manners - Passion Pit
Inshalla - Eskimo Joe
And the best album of 2009 goes to Coldplay! With LeftRightLeftRightLeft! A few things make this album the best of 2009, one, it's free, two, it's live, three, it's Coldplay. I think all the rest deserve heaps of credit, however Inshalla was slightly disappointing.
Single
Blood - The Middle East
Sweet Disposition - The Temper Trap
Life In Technicolor ii - Coldplay
Panic Switch - Silversun Pickups
Heartbreak Scorsese - Snob Scrilla
This was tough, some really good releases this year. The winner is Blood by The Middle East, this song is seriously awesome, I just love it, I love how it builds, the lyrics, the vocalists, the arrangement, well done guys. Life In Technicolor was the slightly disappointing one, I was expecting some super extended version of the original, none the less, a great song.
Band
The Middle East
Snob Scrilla
The Temper Trap
Hands down The Temper Trap, since Sweet Dispositions feature in 500 Days of Summer, these guys have been a regular addition to the playlist. Their album Conditions really does have a song for every mood, from upbeat Fader to Soldier On, great work, loving their stuff and can't wait to see them at Big Day Out 2010.
Live Act/Show/Performance
Coldplay - Acer Arena
Snob Scrilla - The Cooly Hotel
Red Frog's - Surfers Paradise Beach
Been very slack this year, even though I work in this industry? Well I bet you can guess who wins? Yes, Coldplay, probably because I met Chris Martin three times, got free front row tickets from him and they are my fave band of all time, if you search the blog you can find a whole post about this concert. However Snob Scrilla gets mention for his show at The Cooly Hotel (Which I was doing lighting for), probably because he made me feel pretty chipper when he gave me a shout out for all the web work I’ve done for him. Schoolies Red Frog stage was mad, however the DJ kept fucking up.
Movie
Coraline - Laika
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince - Heyday Films
(500) Days of Summer - Fox Searchlight Pictures
Paranormal Activity - Paramount Pictures
Inglorious Bastards - A Band Apart
(500) Days of Summer, this movie hits a spot, it also goes down as my fave movie of all time and most watched at a cinema. Great acting, great story, great script. This movie feels real, I can relate to it, and it is just awesome. There are more than what I have listed that have been great movies of the year, but I had to shortlist. Paranormal Activity goes down as the first movie to really scare me for ages, great film, shows that you don’t need a budget of 100 million to make a good flick and how originality can make or break a movie.
Actor/Actress
Has gained popularity in 2009
Album
Conditions - The Temper Trap
LeftRightLeftRightLeft - Coldplay
Day One - Snob Scrilla
Manners - Passion Pit
Inshalla - Eskimo Joe
And the best album of 2009 goes to Coldplay! With LeftRightLeftRightLeft! A few things make this album the best of 2009, one, it's free, two, it's live, three, it's Coldplay. I think all the rest deserve heaps of credit, however Inshalla was slightly disappointing.
Single
Blood - The Middle East
Sweet Disposition - The Temper Trap
Life In Technicolor ii - Coldplay
Panic Switch - Silversun Pickups
Heartbreak Scorsese - Snob Scrilla
This was tough, some really good releases this year. The winner is Blood by The Middle East, this song is seriously awesome, I just love it, I love how it builds, the lyrics, the vocalists, the arrangement, well done guys. Life In Technicolor was the slightly disappointing one, I was expecting some super extended version of the original, none the less, a great song.
Band
The Middle East
Snob Scrilla
The Temper Trap
Hands down The Temper Trap, since Sweet Dispositions feature in 500 Days of Summer, these guys have been a regular addition to the playlist. Their album Conditions really does have a song for every mood, from upbeat Fader to Soldier On, great work, loving their stuff and can't wait to see them at Big Day Out 2010.
Live Act/Show/Performance
Coldplay - Acer Arena
Snob Scrilla - The Cooly Hotel
Red Frog's - Surfers Paradise Beach
Been very slack this year, even though I work in this industry? Well I bet you can guess who wins? Yes, Coldplay, probably because I met Chris Martin three times, got free front row tickets from him and they are my fave band of all time, if you search the blog you can find a whole post about this concert. However Snob Scrilla gets mention for his show at The Cooly Hotel (Which I was doing lighting for), probably because he made me feel pretty chipper when he gave me a shout out for all the web work I’ve done for him. Schoolies Red Frog stage was mad, however the DJ kept fucking up.
Movie
Coraline - Laika
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince - Heyday Films
(500) Days of Summer - Fox Searchlight Pictures
Paranormal Activity - Paramount Pictures
Inglorious Bastards - A Band Apart
(500) Days of Summer, this movie hits a spot, it also goes down as my fave movie of all time and most watched at a cinema. Great acting, great story, great script. This movie feels real, I can relate to it, and it is just awesome. There are more than what I have listed that have been great movies of the year, but I had to shortlist. Paranormal Activity goes down as the first movie to really scare me for ages, great film, shows that you don’t need a budget of 100 million to make a good flick and how originality can make or break a movie.
Actor/Actress
Joseph Gordon-Levitt
Micah Sloat
Jessie Cave
I think the best actor/actress of the year is Joseph Gordon-Levitt, he has been around for some time, but more so on the sidelines, from his outstanding supporting role in 10 Things I Hate About You to TV show 3rd Rock From The Sun. His role as Tom Hansen in (500) Days of Summer really catapulted this guy into the spotlight and gave him some well deserved fame. You will see I nominated both leads from Paranormal Activity, these guys did a standout job of making you believe it was real, I would look out for these guys in the future. Special mention to Jessie Cave for her role as Lavender Brown in Harry Potter 6, she is stunning.
Website
This little micro blogging service has erupted like a volcano though our computers, it went from nothing to rank #14 most hit website world wide (That’s against guys like Google, YouTube, Wikipedia etc) so that is a massive growth. I myself use Twitter often, great little service, if you want to know what is happening in the world, Twitter will have it first.
Internet Trend
Michael Jacksons Death
Swine Flu
New Moon
Tiger Woods
Take your pick really, each of these events have had gained massive attention, everything from jokes to groundbreaking news. The award goes to Michael Jacksons Death, this shook the world, causing websites to shut down due to such high traffic and sticking around for many months, nearly everyone had some comment to make, be it a Facebook update of RIP or on Windows Live Messenger or Twitter, it rocked us. RIP Michael Jackson.
Weather Event
September Dust Storm
Black Saturday Bush Fires
Tropical Cyclone Laurence
It has been an interesting year in weather so far. We have had all the elements, earth, water, fire. The most devastating was Black Saturday, Victoria got torched by tragic bushfires, the most unique was the September Dust Storm and for that, it takes the award, most of the eastern seaboard was hit, while not causing any tragedy it sent many towns into complete darkness in what would usually be day time, massive cleanup efforts were put in place and water restrictions lifted to people could clean cars and homes. TC Laurence is still active, and there could still be more until we hit the end of the year. TC Laurence is a big cyclone, it made Cat 5, the biggest rating the BoM has, and fortunately it hasn’t caused much damage.
That is it boys and girls, may be a part 2, may not, I guess you will have to wait and see :)
Sam.
Panic Switch - Silversun Pickups (Swoon)
Michael Jacksons Death
Swine Flu
New Moon
Tiger Woods
Take your pick really, each of these events have had gained massive attention, everything from jokes to groundbreaking news. The award goes to Michael Jacksons Death, this shook the world, causing websites to shut down due to such high traffic and sticking around for many months, nearly everyone had some comment to make, be it a Facebook update of RIP or on Windows Live Messenger or Twitter, it rocked us. RIP Michael Jackson.
Weather Event
September Dust Storm
Black Saturday Bush Fires
Tropical Cyclone Laurence
It has been an interesting year in weather so far. We have had all the elements, earth, water, fire. The most devastating was Black Saturday, Victoria got torched by tragic bushfires, the most unique was the September Dust Storm and for that, it takes the award, most of the eastern seaboard was hit, while not causing any tragedy it sent many towns into complete darkness in what would usually be day time, massive cleanup efforts were put in place and water restrictions lifted to people could clean cars and homes. TC Laurence is still active, and there could still be more until we hit the end of the year. TC Laurence is a big cyclone, it made Cat 5, the biggest rating the BoM has, and fortunately it hasn’t caused much damage.
That is it boys and girls, may be a part 2, may not, I guess you will have to wait and see :)
Sam.
Panic Switch - Silversun Pickups (Swoon)
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