The Medics Dominate The NIMAs

The Medics have scooped up three of the top awards at the 2012 National Indigenous Music Awards held last night in Darwin, Northern Territory. The debut record from the Queensland four-piece, Foundations, has received much acclaim and success, and won them Album Of The Year, New Talent Of The Year and Song Of The Year (for Griffin).

The Artist Of The Year award went to Gurrumul Yunupingu for the second year in a row, whose collaboration Bayini with Sarah Blasko also won him Cover Art Of The Year - a second NIMA for artist/designer Carlo Santone from Blue King Brown.

Also amongst the winners, Arnhem Land band East Journey nabbed NT Film Clip Of The Year for their film clip Ngarrpiya, as well as the prestigious G.R. Bururrawanga Memorial Award for outstanding contribution to the NT music industry.

The full list of winners for the 2012 NIMAs:

New Talent Of The Year
The Medics

Song Of The Year
Griffin - The Medics

Album Of The Year
Foundations - The Medics

Artist Of The Year
Gurrumul Yunupingu

Hall Of Fame
Dr James Oswald Little, AO aka Jimmy Little

NT Film Clip Of The Year
Ngarrpiya - East Journey

G.R. Bururrawanga Memorial Award
East Journey

NT Cover Art Of The Year
Bayini - Gurrumul Yunupingu & Sarah Blasko

Traditional Music Award Of The Year
Song Peoples Sessions

NT School Band Of The Year
NEAL Boys - Yirrkala CEC