FBi Radio Announce 2015 SMAC Award Nomimees

The slam-dunkers in Sydney's arts, music, food and culture realms are about to get a shiny assembly award for their awesomeness — FBi Radio have announced their nominees for the 2015 SMAC Awards. Celebrating the top tier of Sydney Music Art and Culture (SMAC), the awards have been running since 2008 and have given ups to young whippersnappers like Flume, Seeake, The Preatures, Hermitude, artists Beastman and Tony Albert and more, who've obviously gone on to be bigwigs.

This year, the SMACs have a new bunch of go-getters on the table, all vying for the shiny SMAC in January. Across 11 categories, Sydney artists, restaurants, bars, musicians, performers, event planners and producers have been handpicked by the FBi team and their industry mates. Public voting opens today (November 10) and runs until 5pm December 18. Winners will be announced at a schwanko ceremony on January 12, broadcast broadcast live on FBi 94.5FM — and remember, you can celebrate the history of the SMACs at the giant festival FBi are putting together for Sydney Festival on January 10.

Enough chatskies, here's the nominees.

FBi RADIO 2015 SMAC AWARD NOMINEES:

RECORD OF THE YEAR
Hermitude - Dark Night Sweet Light
Little May - For The Company
Sampa The Great - The Great Mixtape
Royal Headache - High
Tuka - Life Death Time Eternal
Gang of Youths - The Positions

NEXT BIG THING
B Wise
Gordi
Sampa The Great
Vallis Alps
World Champion

REMIX THE CITY
Bankstown Live
Lovebombs
Motion Pictures
Perfect Match
Raising the Bar Sydney

BEST ON STAGE
The Battle of Waterloo - Sydney Theatre Company
The Bleeding Tree - Griffin Theatre
Nothing to Lose - Force Majeure
The Wizard of Oz - Belvoir
Tangi Wai - Performance Space

BEST LIVE ACT – presented by Coopers
Alex Cameron
Flowertruck
George Maple
Jack Ladder and The Dreamlanders
Royal Headache

FBi CLICK BEST PRODUCER – presented by V
MoVement
Alba
Cassius Select
Corin
Moonbase Commander
Wave Racer

BEST MUSIC EVENT
FCX: 10 Years of Future Classic
House of Mince
Mates
Repressed Records at Vivid LIVE
Volumes 2015

BEST SONG – presented by APRA AMCOS
Angie - Down For The Count
Shining Bird - River Mouth
Gordi - Taken Blame
Cosmo’s Midnight ft Kucka - Walk With Me
Big White - You Know I Love You

BEST ARTS PROGRAM
48HR Incident
Little Baghdad
Marina Ambramovic: In Residence
Underbelly Arts 2015
Yellamundie

BEST ARTIST – presented by the Keir
Foundation
Abdul Abdullah
Bhenji Ra
Haines and Hinterding
Latai Taumpoepeau
Rosie Deacon

BEST EATS – presented by Cake Wines
ACME
Andy Bowdy Pastry
Automata
Dead Ringer
Scout’s Honour

Vote at FBi Radio's website. Image: Andy Bowdy.