Triple j has announced the nominations for the 2018 J Awards, celebrating the best and brightest musos kicking around in our own backyard.

There are plenty of familiar names among the nominees, with the likes Amy Shark, Camp Cope, Courtney Barnett and Tash Sultana in the running for the triple j Australian Album of the Year. Meanwhile, Angie McMahon, G Flip, Kian, Kwame, Slowly Slowly will duke it out for the Unearthed Artist of the Year.

The winner of the 2018 J Awards will be announced by Veronica and Lewis on triple j from 4pm on Friday, November 23. Check out the film list of nominees below.

Check out the full list of J Award nominees below.

2018 J Awards

triple j Australian Album of the Year nominees
Amy Shark, Love Monster
Camp Cope, How to Socialise & Make Friends
Courtney Barnett, Tell Me How You Really Feel
DMA’S, For Now
Hockey Dad, Blend Inn
Middle Kids, Lost Friends
Ocean Alley, Chiaroscuro
Polaris, The Mortal Coil
RÜFÜS DU SOL, Solace
Tash Sultana, Flow State

Double J Artist of the Year nominees
Gurrumul
John Butler Trio
Mojo Juju
Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever
Sampa the Great

Unearthed Artist of the Year nominees
Angie McMahon
G Flip
Kian
Kwame
Slowly Slowly

Australian Music Video of the Year nominees, co-presented by Rage
B Wise ‘Feel Something’ (directed by JÁEN Collective)
DZ Deathrays ‘Like People’ (directed by Guss Mallman)
Golden Vessel ‘Bigbright {Ft. Elkkle, E^st & Duckwrth}’ (directed by Harry Deadman)
Mojo Juju ‘Native Tongue’ (directed by Claudia Sangiorgi Dalimore)
Sampa The Great ‘Black Girl Magik {Ft. Nicole Gumbe}’ (directed by Sanjay De Silva)