On 11 October 2011, Gotye was nominated for seven ARIA Awards . Due to the release date restrictions of the eligibility period, Making Mirrors could not be nominated, and the seven nominations all related to “Somebody That I Used to Know”. Gotye was nominated for Highest Selling Single, Single of the Year, Best Pop Release, Best Male Artist and three awards in the ARIA Artisan category: Best Video (Natasha Pincus), Engineer of the Year ( François Tétaz ) and Producer of the Year (De Backer). On the same day the nominations were revealed, the winners of the Artisan categories were announced, with Gotye and the album personnel winning all three. On 27 November 2011, Gotye won three ARIA Awards: Best Male Artist, Best Pop Release and Single of the Year for “Somebody That I Used to Know”. Kimbra , who collaborated with Gotye on the song, also won the ARIA award for Best Female Artist.
nominated for seven ARIA Awards
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