The full spread of nominees for the 2016 WAMAwards has been revealed, highlighting the best and brightest that left-coast music has to offer for another year, with voting opening up on six publicly polled people's-choice categories today.

Broadly lauded grunge-hued rock outfit Tired Lion lead this year's charge of nominees, snagging six nominations all up, including three in the public categories (Most Popular Act, Most Popular Live Act and Most Popular Music Video). Jazz-rap ensemble Koi Child are not far behind at all, though, earning five nominations across the board (including for two publicly voted prizes), while the triumvirate of Hideous Sun Demon, Verge Collection and RAG N' BONE all nab four apiece.

Hat-trick nods go to Methyl Ethel and Lucy Peach, with further artists picking up more than one nomination including both established and emergent acts such as — in alphabetical order — Abbe May, Andrew Winton, Benjamin Witt, Daniel Susnjar, Davey Craddock, Gina Williams, Matt Gio, Mei Saraswati, Nerve Quakes, Old Blood, POW Negro, Tame Impala and Troye Sivan.

It's not just musicians getting a look-in, however; the WAMAwards look past performers to the behind-the-scenes folk helping keep the wheels turning on the western scene, with sound engineers, producers, labels, venues, managers and even media personalities getting a moment in the sun, each with at least one dedicated award paying homage to the tireless efforts of those away from the spotlight.

The winners of this year's prizes will be revealed at the WAMAwards Party at its new home, the Gate One Theatre at Claremont Showgrounds, on Thursday 3 November.

TheMusic.com.au is proud to be the major media partner for the event, which will feature live showings from Lucy Peach, Phil Walley-Stack and Psychedelic Porn Crumpets, with after-party performances lined up from Soukouss Internationale and more to be announced.

Given the limited capacity of the event, tickets will be available to nominated acts and early-bird WAMCon pass holders only, with a small allocation up for public grabs via Moshtix (includes food and beverages).

Voting for the 2016 WAMAwards public categories will remain open on theMusic.com.au until 23 October.

For more information about the nominees, WAMAwards or WAMFest, see the event's website.

See the full list of nominees below.

2016 WAMAwards — Public Voted categories

Most Popular Act — presented by APRA

Koi Child
Methyl Ethel
Mosquito Coast
Tame Impala
Tired Lion
Troye Sivan

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Most Popular New Act — presented by Perth Theatre Trust

Ah Trees
Human Buoy
POW Negro
The Money War
Verge Collection

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Most Popular Live Act — presented by Perth Arena

Hideous Sun Demon
Old Blood
POW Negro
Shit Narnia
The Southern River Band
Tired Lion

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Most Popular Music Video — presented by North Metro TAFE

FOAM — Get On Board
Hideous Sun Demon — Cul De Sac Vision
Koi Child — 1-5-9
Methyl Ethel — Idee Fixe
RAG N' BONE — I Don't Feel At Home In This World Anymore
Tired Lion — Not My Friends

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Most Popular Venue — presented by Moshtix

Badlands Bar
Jack Rabbit Slim's
Mojos Bar
The Bird

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Most Popular Music Event — presented by National Live Music Awards

Camp Doogs
Nannup Music Festival
RTRFM's In The Pines
St Jerome's Laneway Festival
Wave Rock Weekender

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2016 WAMAwards — Craft

Best Sound Engineer (Live) — presented by WAAPA

Jason Brown
James Newhouse
Mark McEwen
Tim McNally

Best Sound Engineer (Studio) — presented by SAE Institute

Andy Lawson (Debaser Studios)
Dan Carroll (Rada Studios)
Dave Parkin (Blackbird Studio)
Mat Gio (Rada Studios)

Best Record Producer — presented by Cool Perth Nights

Charlie Young
Dom Monteleone (Kingdom Studio)
Joel Quartermain (Wastelands Studio)
Matt Gio (Rada Studio)

Best Electronic Producer — presented by Pilerats

Morgan Then & Fletcher Ehlers (Slumberjack)
Ned Beckley (Lower Spectrum)
Phil Stroud
Regan Mathews (Ta-ku)

Best Female Vocalist — presented by The Mustang Bar

Abbe May
Ama Quinsee (Legs Electric)
Gina Williams
Lucy Farley (Lucy Peach)

Best Male Vocalist — presented by Tone Deaf

Bojesse Pigram
Brendon Humphries (The Kill Devil Hills)
Craig Jovanovic (Maverick)
Danny Estrin (Voyager)
Jacob Diamond

Best Guitarist — presented by X-Press magazine

Axel Carrington (RAG N' BONE/Hip Priest/HYLA)
Benjamin Witt
Laura McCormick (Legs Electric)
Steve Hensby (Steve Hensby Band/Tracksuit/Lucy Peach Band)

Best Bassist — presented by The West Australian

Abby Soanes (Legs Electric)
Alex Canion (Voyager)
Charlotte Thorne (Nerve Quakes)
Sara McPherson (RAG N' BONE/Bells Rapids)
Vanessa Thornton (Jebediah/The Tommyhawks)

Best Drummer/Percussionist — presented by Mix 94.5

Ashley Doodkorte (Voyager, The Floors, Will Stoker & The Embers)
Daniel Susnjar (Daniel Susnjar Afro-Peruvian Jazz Group)
Elliot Smith
Kylie Soanes (Legs Electric/Paul McCarthy & The Wishers)

Best Keys/Synth Artist — presented by The Music Network

Matthew Schmalkuche (Jacob Diamond Band)
Russell Holmes (Russell Holmes Trio/Gina Williams Band)
Timothy Nelson (Timothy Nelson & The Infidels/The Kill Devil Hills)
Tom Kenny (Koi Child)

2016 WAMAwards — Genres & Industry

Best Blues/Roots Act — presented by Clancy's Fremantle

Andrew Winton
Katie J White
Matty T Wall
Old Blood

Best Country Act — presented by 720 ABC Perth

Belle Harvey
Davey Craddock & The Spectacles
Ralway Bell
Ruby Boots

Best Electronic Act (Live) — presented by MRA

Basic Mind
Catlips
Mei Saraswati
Slumberjack
Tourist Kid

Best Experimental Act — presented by Sunset Events

Decibel
Eduardo Cossio
Josten Myburgh
Nathan Thompson
orphans

Best Folk Act — presented by Parlour

Andrew Winton
The Little Lord Street Band
Lucy Peach
Riley Pearce

Best Indigenous Act — presented by Nannup Music Festival

Beni Bjah
Gina Williams
John Bennett
Phil Walley-Stack

Best Jazz Artist — presented by The Ellington

Daniel Susnjar Afro-Peruvian Jazz Group
Jamie Oehlers
Memory Of Elements
TRISK

Best Metal/Heavy Act — presented by The AU Review

Drohtnung
Drowning Horse
Make Them Suffer
SANZU
Silent Knight
Voyager

Best Pop Act — presented by Alex Hotel

KUCKA
Methyl Ethel
Tame Impala
Tired Lion
Troye Sivan
Verge Collection

Best Punk/Hardcore Act — presented by Wildergrim

Nerve Quakes
SAVIOUR
Scalphunter
The Decline
Zerodent

Best Rock Act — presented by Badlands Bar

Hideous Sun Demon
Psychedelic Porn Crumpets
RAG N' BONE
The Love Junkies
Tired Lion

Best Urban Act — presented by Avenoir

Drapht
Koi Child
Mathas
Ta-ku

Best World Music Act — presented by Lotterywest

Eastwinds
Grace Barbe
Juliana Areias
Soukouss Internationale

Best Album — presented by UNIFIED

Benjamin Witt — FUTURE RESET
Davey Craddock — City West
Koi Child — Koi Child
Mt. Mountain — Cosmos Terros
Nicholas Allbrook — Pure Gardiya

Best EP — presented by RTRFM

Gunns — She's A Rainbow
Mei Saraswati — Devotions
Puck — Dead To The World
Verge Collection — Open Plan Living

Best Single — presented by Australia Council For The Arts

Abbe May — Doomsday Clock
Childsaint — Hallelujah Heartache
Hideous Sun Demon — Oscillate
Tired Lion — Not My Friends
Verge Collection — Postcodes