It's that time of year again. triple j have begun to announce their nominees for the 2012 J Award. The nominees are spread across three categories: Album of the Year, Music Video of the Year and Unearthed. Here's the full list of this year's nominations:

Album of the Year:

Tame Impala - Lonerism
Alpine - A Is For Alpine
Hemitude - HyperParadise
Ball Park Music - Museum
The Rubens - The Rubens

Music Video of the Year:

Alpine - Hands
Gotye - Easy Way Out
Flight Facilities - Foreign Language
Kirin J Callinan - Way II War
Bertie Blackman - Boy
Hilltop Hoods - Rattling The Keys To The Kingdom

Unearthed:

Flume
The Rubens
Chance Waters
Kingswood
Thelma Plum

You can find more information about the nominess at the triple j website.