FBi SMAC Awards winners announced

After declaring they would “probably punch you in the face” if you told them they would write a pop song when they accepted the FBi Sydney Music Arts & Culture (SMAC) Award for Best Song, The Preatures were back on stage at Carriageworks last night to accept the award for Record of the Year. The Sydney band’s debut LP Blue Planet Eyes was released last September and hit the Top 5 on the ARIA Chart.

The SMAC of the Year went to Laneway Festival co-founder Danny Rogers, while electro trio Seekae took out Best Song with Test & Recognise.

triple j favourite Montaigne, who signed to Wonderlick Entertainment last August, performed on the night, before taking out the SMAC for Next Big Thing.

See below for the full list of winners for 2014:

SMAC OF THE YEAR

Danny Rogers

RECORD OF THE YEAR

The Preatures – Blue Planet Eyes

NEXT BIG THING – presented by Rekorderlig Cider

Montaigne

BEST LIVE ACT – presented by Coopers

Donny Benet

BEST MUSIC EVENT

Newtown Festival

BEST SONG – presented by APRA AMCOS

Seekae – Test & Recognise

REMIX THE CITY

Wonderwalls

BEST ON STAGE

The Boat People

BEST ARTS PROGRAM – presented by Cake Wines

Giant Dwarf

BEST VISUAL ARTIST

Tony Albert

BEST EATS

The Stinking Bishops

FBi CLICK BEST PRODUCER

Basenji

Image Credit: Ken Leanfore