Saturday, December 20, 2008
Icelandic Music Awards 2008 - The Nominations
Íslensku Tónlistarverðlaunin - Icelandic Music Awards
For the 15. time since 1993.
Sigur Rós is nominated 6 times: f. i. for Album of the Year, 2 times for Song of the Year "Gobbledigook" and "Inní mér syngur vitleysingur", singer Jón Þór Birgisson for Voice of the Year.
Tilnefningarnar ársins 2008 - The Nominations for the Year 2008
Höfundur ársins/Composer of the Year
Bragi Valdimar Skúlason – for writing the texts of "Gilligill og Nýjasta nýtt"
Sigur Rós – for writing the songs of "Með suð í eyrum við spilum endalaust"
Áskell Másson – for "Ora"
Emilíana Torrini – for writing the songs of "Me and Armini"
Jóhann Jóhannsson – for "Fordlandia"
Tónverk ársins/Composition of the Year
"Ora" – Áskell Másson
"Stjórnarskrá íslenska lýðveldisins" – Karólína Eiríksdóttir
"Sinfónía nr. 4" – John Speight
Lag ársins/Song of the Year
"Þú komst við hjartað í mér" – Toggi/Bjarki Jónsson/Páll Óskar
"Gobbledigook" – Sigur Rós
"Inní mér syngur vitleysingur" – Sigur Rós
"Kalin slóð" – Múgsefjun
"Pabbi minn er ríkari en pabbi þinn" – Bragi Valdimar Skúlason
Tónlistarflytjandi ársins/Concert of the Year
Anna Guðný Guðmundsdóttir – "Tuttugu tillit til Jesúbarnsins" by Olivier Messiaen
Björk – Concert @ Langholtskirkja & Náttúra Concert @ Laugardalur
Þursaflokkurinn & Caput – Laugardalshöll Concert
Sigur Rós – Concert @ Laugardalshöll & Náttúra Concert @ Laugardalur
Dr. Spock – All concerts this year
Rödd ársins/Voice of the Year
Emilíana Torrini
Páll Óskar Hjálmtýsson
Egill Ólafsson
Katrín Mogensen
Jón Þór Birgisson
Popp/rokkplata ársins/Pop/Rock Album of the Year
"Með suð í eyrum við syngjum endalaust" – Sigur Rós
"Me and Armini" – Emilíana Torrini
"Falcon Christ" – Dr. Spock
"Jeff Who?" – Jeff Who?
"Karkari" – Mammút
"Skiptar skoðanir" – Múgsefjun
"Fjórir naglar" – Bubbi Morthens
Sígild og samtímatónlist/Classic & Contemporary Music Album of the Year
"Apocrypha" – Hugi Guðmundsson
"Fordlandia" – Jóhann Jóhannsson
"Demoni Paradiso" – Evil Madness
"Ró "– Mógil
"All sounds to silence come" – Kammersveitin Ísafold
Djass/Jazz Album of the Year
"Fram af" – Ómar Guðjónsson
"Í tímans rás" – Villi Valli
"Blátt ljós" – Sigurður Flosason
Bjartasta vonin/Brightest hope
Klive
Agent Fresco
Retro Stefson
Dísa
FM Belfast
Myndband ársins/Video of the Year
Umslag ársins/Album Cover of the Year