Patrick Watson Wins Five GAMIQ Awards

10/05/09 5:28pm

by Kate Harper (CHARTattack)

Patrick Watson walked away with five GAMIQ Awards at a ceremony at Montreal's Club Soda that was hosted by the United Steel Workers Of Montreal on Sunday night.

Watson and his band of the same name, whose Wooden Arms was short listed for this year's Polaris Music Prize, won trophies for artist of the year and songwriter of the year, both of which come with $1,000 grant.

Watson and company also took home the international career of the year and show of the year awards, and Wooden Arms won for indie pop album of the year.

Other GAMIQ winners included Malajube, Coeur De Pirate, Beast, The Brains and Bell Orchestre.

GAMIQ winners are determined by online voting and a panel comprised of journalists, venue and festival bookers, record store owners and anglophone and francophone members of Quebec cultural organizations.

Here are this year's GAMIQ winners:

Artist Of The Year: Patrick Watson
Songwriter Of The Year: Patrick Watson
International Career Of The Year: Patrick Watson
Show Of The Year: Patrick Watson
Breakthrough Artist Of The Year: Coeur De Pirate
Singer-Songwriter Of The Year: Maria Tremblay — Tu M'Intimides
Electro Album Of The Year: Beast — Beast
Experimental Album Of The Year: Bell Orchestre — As Seen Through Windows
Folk/Country Album of The Year: Avec Pas D'Casque — Dans La Nature Jusqu'au Cou
Hip-Hop Album Of The Year: Omnikrom — Comme A La Television
Indie Pop Album Of The Year: Patrick Watson — Wooden Arms
Indie Rock Album Of The Year: Malajube — Labyrinthes
Metal/Hardcore Album of The Year: Mononc' Serge & Anonymous — Musique Barbare
Punk Album Of The Year: The Brains — The Brains
Rock 'N' Roll Album Of The Year: Band De Garage — Cassette II
World Album Of The Year: Kodiak — Le Mecanique
DVD Of The Year: Vulgaires Machins — Presque Sold Out
Tribute Award: Jean-Robert Bisaillon