J Awards of 2021
The J Awards of 2021 are the seventeenth annual J Awards, established by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation's youth-focused radio station Triple J.
The eligibility period for releases took place between November 2020 and October 2021. The nominations were announced on 1 November 2021. The winners were announced on 18 November 2021 with Genesis Owusu winning two awards.
Awards
Australian Album of the Year
The nominees for albums, chosen for their creativity, musicianship and contribution to Australian music.| Artist | Album | Result |
| Amyl and the Sniffers | Comfort to Me | Nomitated |
| The Avalanches | We Will Always Love You | Nomitated |
| Baker Boy | Gela | Nomitated |
| Genesis Owusu | Smiling with No Teeth | Won |
| Gretta Ray | Begin to Look Around | Nomitated |
| Holy Holy | Hello My Beautiful World | Nomitated |
| Middle Kids | Today We're The Greatest | Nomitated |
| Ruby Fields | Been Doin' It for a Bit | Nomitated |
| Rüfüs Du Sol | Surrender | Nomitated |
| Tones and I | Welcome to the Madhouse | Nomitated |
Double J Artist of the Year
The artists who impressed Double J with their musical excellence and contribution to Australian music.| Artist | Result |
| Amyl and the Sniffers | Nomitated |
| The Avalanches | Won |
| Emma Donovan & The Putbacks | Nomitated |
| Hiatus Kaiyote | Nomitated |
| Ngaiire | Nomitated |
Australian Video of the Year
This award celebrates creativity, originality and technical excellence in music videos.| Director | Artist and Song | Result |
| Riley Blakeway | Genesis Owusu – "The Other Black Dog" | Won |
| Sanjay De Silva | Jerome Farah – "Concrete Jungle Fever" | Nomitated |
| King Stingray and Sam Brumby | King Stingray – "Milkumana" | Nomitated |
| Serwah Attafuah | Triple One – "Blood Rave" | Nomitated |
| Ziggy Ramo | Ziggy Ramo featuring Paul Kelly – "Little Things" | Nomitated |
Unearthed Artist of the Year
Five artists that have risen through the ranks of Unearthed and are set for massive things in 2022.| Artist | Result |
| 1300 | Nomitated |
| Blanke | Nomitated |
| Hope D | Nomitated |
| King Stingray | Won |
| Teenage Joans | Nomitated |
You Done Good Award
The You Done Good Award recognises an individual, group or business in the Australian music scene who has gone above-and-beyond and done something real good this year.| Artist | Notes | Result |
| Concrete Surfers | For booking gigs at local footy games to prove a point. | Nomitated |
| Digi Youth Arts | For launching the inaugural BLAKSOUND music conference | Nomitated |
| Jack River | For sparking the Our Soundtrack Our Stories movement | Nomitated |
| Jaguar Jonze | For advocating for systemic change and the support of abuse victims in the Australian music industry | Won |
| Support Act | For mental health services and COVID relief for the Australian music industry | Nomitated |