EG Awards of 2012


The EG Awards of 2012 are the seventh Annual The Age EG (Entertainment Guide) Awards and took place at Billboards on 20 November 2012. The event was hosted by Myf Warhurst. It was the last time under the title of EG Awards before changing its name to Music Victoria Awards from 2013 onwards.
Warhurst in a press release for the ceremony said "As a past writer for the EG and a Melbourne music fan for my entire adult life, there could be no greater pleasure than to help celebrate and congratulate what is one of the greatest music scenes in the world at an event put together by Melbourne's finest music/arts guide."

Performances

Hall of Fame inductees

Weddings, Parties, Anything were inducted into the EG Hall of Fame as they celebrate the 25th anniversary of their 1987 debut, Scorn of the Women.
  • Ian Rumbold

Award nominees and winners

All genre Awards

Winners indicated in boldface, with other nominees in plain.
Best AlbumBest Song

  • Tame Impala – "Elephant"
  • *Alpine – "Villages"
  • *Charles Jenkins – "Pray My Dear Daughter"
  • *Chet Faker – "No Diggity"
  • *Clairy Browne & the Bangin' Rackettes – "Love Letter"
  • *Graveyard Train – "Get the Gold"
  • *Mia Dyson – "When the Moment Comes"
  • *Oh Mercy – "Drums"
  • *Saskwatch – "Your Love"
  • *Something for Kate – "Survival Expert"
  • *The Bamboos featuring Tim Rogers – "I Got Burned"
  • *Twerps – "Dreamin'"
    • Best MaleBest Female
  • Tim Rogers
  • *360
  • *Charles Jenkins
  • *Chet Faker
  • *Dave Graney
  • *Galapagoose
  • *Geoffrey O'Connor
  • *Henry Wagons
  • *Jordie Lane
  • *Mikelangelo
  • *Ron S Peno
  • *Spencer P. Jones
  • Lanie Lane
  • *Butterfly Boucher
  • *Catcall
  • *Clare Bowditch
  • *Courtney Barnett
  • *Emma Russack
  • *Julia Stone
  • *Kate Miller-Heidke
  • *Linda Johnston
  • *Liz Stringer
  • *Mia Dyson
  • *Sherry Rich
    • Best BandBest New Talent
  • The Temper Trap
  • *Alpine
  • *Clairy Browne & the Bangin' Rackettes
  • *Dirty Three
  • *Even
  • *Graveyard Train
  • *Husky
  • *New War
  • *Oh Mercy
  • *Pond
  • *Something for Kate
  • *Twerps
  • Bombay Royale
  • *Bushwalking
  • *Cactus Channel
  • *Chet Faker
  • *Courtney Barnett
  • *Jackson Firebird
  • *King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard
  • *The Murlocs
  • *Oscar + Martin
  • *Saskwatch
  • *The Smith Street Band
  • *Woollen Kits
    • Best TourOutstanding Achievement By a Victorian Artist
  • Jack White – Festival Hall
  • *Dig It Up! – The Palace
  • *The Pogues – Festival Hall
  • *Dolly Parton – Rod Laver Arena
  • *Fu Manchu – Cherryrock/HiFi
  • *Lil Band o' Gold – Regal Theatre/Gershwin Room
  • *Mark Lanegan – Forum Theatre
  • *Kanye West – Sidney Myer Music Bowl/Big Day Out
  • *Prince – Rod Laver Arena
  • *The Beach Boys – Rod Laver Arena
  • *The Darkness – The Palace
  • *The Wedding Present – Northcote Social Club
  • Oh Mercy
  • *Ainslie Wills
  • *Ben Browning
  • *Boomgates
  • *Chet Faker
  • *Francolin
  • *Galapagoose
  • *Husky
  • *Lower Plenty
  • *New War
  • *Teeth & Tongue
  • *Twerps