National Indigenous Music Awards 2011
The National Indigenous Music Awards 2011 were the eighth annual National Indigenous Music Awards; However, 2011 was the first time the event went national after its first seven years had purely focused on the Northern Territory artists.
The nominations were announced on 10 August 2011 and awards ceremony was held on 20 August 2011.
Hall of Fame Inductee
Coloured Stone is a band that formed in 1977 from the Koonibba Mission, South Australia. They won the ARIA Award for Best Indigenous Release at the ARIA Music Awards of 1987.No Fixed Address is an Australian Aboriginal reggae rock group formed in 1979. They released Wrong Side of the Road in 1981 and From My Eyes in 1982, both peaked with the Australian top 100.
Awards
Act of the Year| Artist | Result |
| Jessica Mauboy | Nomitated |
| Dan Sultan | Nomitated |
| Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu | Won |
New Talent of the Year
| Artist | Result |
| Rrawun Maymuru | Won |
Album of the Year
| Artist and album | Result |
| Leah Flanagan - Nirvana Nights | Nomitated |
| Saltwater Band - Mark | Nomitated |
| Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu - Rrakala | Won |
| Jessica Mauboy - Get 'Em Girls | Nomitated |
| Frank Yamma - Country Man | Nomitated |
DVD/Film Clip of the Year
| Artist and song | Result |
| Gurrumul Geoffrey Yunupingu & Blue King Brown – "History" | Won |
Song of the Year
| Artist and song | Result |
| Stiff Gins – "Diamonds on the Water" | Nomitated |
| Leah Flanagan – "September Song" | Nomitated |
| The Medics – "Beggars" | Nomitated |
| Frank Yamma – "Calling Your Name" | Nomitated |
| Gurrumul Geoffrey Yunupingu– "Gathu Mawala" | Won |
| Gurrumul Geoffrey Yunupingu – "Mala Rrakala" | Nomitated |
Artwork of the Year
| Artist and album | Result |
| Gurrumul Geoffrey Yunupingu - Rrakala | Won |
Traditional Music Award
| Artist and song | Result |
| Yilpara, Madarrpa clan – "Djambawa Marawili" | Won |
| Gurrumuru, Dhalwangu clan – "Yumutjin Wunungmurra" | Won |
| Dhalinybuy, Wangurri clan – "Mathulu Munyarryun" | Won |