Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome
Martin Freeman, Andy Serkis
and Richard Armitage
the stars of The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
Thank you very much
Thank you very very much
It's great to be here
Congratulations to all the nominated artists
What an amazing year for Australian music
We've just flown in from New Zealand
from the world premiere of our new movie
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
And it's really exciting to see
the impact that Australian music is having
not just in New Zealand but across the globe
And there's been one song in particular
which has truly gone global
scoring ... this artist has been scoring
a legion of fans with his chart-topping album
And here is your next Aria Album of the Year nominee
Album of the Year
Gotye for Making Mirrors
Gotye is the music-making mantle of one-man band
Wally De Backer
He started his solo journey by digging up
samples and producing home recordings
This culminated in his first album Boardface
and paved the way for the critically acclaimed
Like Drawing Blood for which he won the
2007 Aria of Best Male Artist
I couldn't be a luckier guy to have so many
beautiful people in my life
So thank you guys
The multi-instrumentalist continued to
build on his success with another offering
and in 2011 won 6 out of a nominated 7 Aria Awards
including Single of the Year
Gotye - Somebody That I Used to Know
Since then Gotye has followed up with a
much-anticipated album
Making Mirrors
recorded in the remote confines
of his parents' property
The barn proved to be a good place
to set up instruments, just experiment for hours
and record the results
These would become the sounds of a man left alone
to explore his passion
A really exciting way to start recordings
It means you get combinations you might never thought of before
Launched at the Sydney Opera House
it debuted number 1 on the Aria Charts
and received widespread critical acclaim
reaching the top ten in 28 countries
with Gotye on the road for a phenomenal
100 shows in 15 of those countries
spanning Europe and North America
Gotye for Making Mirrors
We're here to present the award for
Best Pop Release
And the nominees are
Best Pop Release
Gotye for Making Mirrors
Guy Sebastian for Battle Scars
Jessica Mauboy for Gotcha
Kimbra for Vows
San Cisco for Awkward
Ooh!
And the Aria goes to
Gotye
Gotye and his album Making Mirrors has received
5 Aria nominations this year
With his single Somebody That I Used to Know
hitting the top of the international charts
Cheers
There've certainly been times
especially in the last couple years
where I've felt very self-conscious
and a little weird about my music becoming
especially one song in particular
really popular
But then I realize I've grown up
loving pop music and really wanting to make it
and trying to make it on some level
however weird it might seem to other people for a long time
What I'm trying to say is
the fact that lots of people are listening to my music
is really wonderful and I'm very grateful for that
and yes thank you for that
So yes mainly to everybody out there
especially here in Australia who has been
listening to my music for awhile or
who has listened to my music at all
Cheers
Thanks