National Indigenous Music Awards 2012

The National Indigenous Music Awards 2012 were the 9th annual National Indigenous Music Awards.

National Indigenous Music Awards 2012
Date11 August 2012 (2012-08-11)
VenueThe Amphitheatre Botanical Gardens, Northern Territory, Australia[1]
Most awardsThe Medics (3)
Websitenima.musicnt.com.au
← 2011 · National Indigenous Music Awards · 2013 →

The nominations were announced on 20 July 2012 and the awards ceremony was held on 11 August 2012.[2][1][3]

Performers

edit

Hall of Fame Inductees

edit

Jimmy Little (aka Dr James Oswald Little) (1 March 1937 – 2 April 2012) was an Australian Aboriginal musician, actor and teacher from the Yorta Yorta people and was raised on the Cummeragunja Reserve. At the ARIA Music Awards of 1999, Little won the ARIA Award for Best Adult Contemporary Album and was inducted into he ARIA Hall of Fame.

Sunrize Band are a rock band from the remote community of Maningrida in the Arnhem Land. They were the first band signed to Triple J's record label.

Lajamanu Teenage Band are a rock band from Lajamanu. Their songs are sung in Warlpiri and English and at the ARIA Music Awards of 1999, the band were nominated for the ARIA Award for Best World Music Album.

G.R. Bururrawanga Memorial Award

edit

Triple J Unearthed National Indigenous Winner

edit

Thelma Plum, born on 21 December 1994 is a Gamilaraay woman[6] from Delungra.[7] Plum uploaded the songs "Blackbird" and "Father Said" onto Triple J Unearthed in May 2012.[8]

Awards

edit

Artist of the Year

Artist Result
Busby Marou Nominated
Troy Cassar-Daley Nominated
Jessica Mauboy Nominated
The Black Arm Band Nominated
Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu Won

Best New Talent of the Year

Artist Result
Dewayne Everttsmith Nominated
Impossible Odds Nominated
The Medics Won

Album of the Year

Artist and album Result
Busby Marou - Busby Marou Nominated
Troy Cassar-Daley - Home Nominated
Shellie Morris & The Borroloola Songwomen - Ngambala Wiji Li-Wunungu – Together We Are Strong Nominated
The Medics - Foundations Won
Warren H. Williams & The Warumungu Songmen - Winanjjara : The Song Peoples Sessions Nominated

Film Clip of the Year

Artist and song Result
East Journey – "Ngarrpiya" Won

Song of the Year

Artist and song Result
Busby Marou - Nominated
Dewayne Everttsmith - "It's Like Love" Nominated
East Journey - Nominated
John Bennett - Nominated
Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu & Sarah Blasko – "Bayini" Nominated
Impossible Odds - Nominated
Last Kinection - Nominated
The Medics – "Griffin" Won

Cover Art of the Year

Artist and album Result
East Journey – "Ngarrpiya" Nominated
Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu & Sarah Blasko – "Bayini" Won

Traditional Song of the Year

Artist and song Result
Shellie Morris and the Borroloola Songwomen - "Ngambala Wiji Li-Wunungu" Won
Warren H Williams and the Warumungu Songmen - "Winanjjara" Won

NT School Band of the Year

Artist and song Result
NEAL Boys - Yirrkala CEC Won

References

edit
  1. ^ a b c "NIMA Recognition for Modern Indigenous Music". TheWire. July 2012. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
  2. ^ "2012 NIMA Winners". National Indigenous Music Awards. 2012. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
  3. ^ "National Indigenous Music Awards 2012". ABC. 12 August 2012. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
  4. ^ "Finalists Nominated with Winners Announced August 11". The Bulletin. 26 July 2012.
  5. ^ "Gurrumul and The Medics score at National Indigenous Music Awards". eventfinda. 13 August 2012. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
  6. ^ Shedden, Iain (27 July 2012), "Singer wants her indigenous culture to shine", The Australian
  7. ^ "Apology" (PDF). healingfoundation. 2014. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
  8. ^ "Thelma Plum Indie, Roots - Brisbane, QLD". Triple J Unearthed. 13 August 2020.