Speak and you shall be heard! More musicians, events and films have been added to this year's The Cairns Post Hit Awards voting courtesy of the wildcard system.

The Cairns Post Hit Awards 2013 have received an unprecidented amount of support from readers over the last four days, with over 12,000 votes cast since kicking off on Thursday.

Responding to demand from voters through our new wildcard system, a series of nominees have been added to regular voting across seven of this year's awards categories.

All votes already received will count towards their main total, with many of our wildcards in 2013 right up there with the frontrunners. Congratulations to all those who have made it through and big thanks to all those who have registered their vote already.

Voting will remain open until 5pm on February 7, with the wildcard system in operation until the end of the competition. If your favourite musical group, solo artist, event, venue or exhibition isn't in these lists, you still have time to register your support so the are in with a chance.

To vote in The Cairns Post Hit Awards 2013, click here: surveymonkey.com/s/HitAwards2013

 

NEW NOMINATIONS*

Best Film:

Skyfall

Les Misérables

Pitch Perfect

The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey

Best Local DJ or Producer:

The House Project

Stomp-n-Stumble

Hobberz

Rupheo

Best Local Solo Artist or Duo:

Ray-Lee

Roz Pappalardo

Jeremiah Johnson

Out Of The Blue

Best Local Musical Group:

Almost A Square

Hip2Soul

The Colour Society

Dirty Sanchez

Best Theatre, Drama, Cabaret or Stage Performance:

Cloudland

Clownfish Salon

Best Local Art Show or Exhibition:

In Momentum

Lotus by Caroline Mudge

Best Local Festival or Major Event:

Tablelands Folk Festival

Cairns Blues Festival

 

NOMINATIONS*

Best Festival or Major Event:

Reggaetown World Music Festival

Eclipse 2012

Cairns Ukulele Festival

Kuranda Roots Festival

Cairns Festival Grand Parade & Fireworks

Cairns Indigenous Art Fair Gala Opening Night

Mumford & Sons Gentlemen Of The Road Tour

John Butler Trio at Kuranda Amphitheatre

Heyday Festival

Hilltop Hoods Speaking In Tongues Tour

Carve It Up

Cairns Adventure Festival Hot FM Concert In The Park

Wallaby Creek Festival

Mission Evolve Music Fest 

Best Art Show or Exhibition:

Cairns Indigenous Art Fair

Steel Jidhu

May’s: The May’s Lane Street Art Project

Franciso De Goya: Los Caprichos

The Blunt Edge of Portraiture

Start Collecting Art! The Affordable Art Show

Degrees South: PEACE

Shaun Gladwell – Afghanistan

Creatures Of The Rainforest

In Bed by Ron Mueck

Tom Risley: Last and Recent Works

The Cairns Sculpture

Esplanart

Systems Of Romance

men + GODS

25Trains

Another Roadside Attraction

Best Theatre, Drama, Cabaret or Musical Performance:

Calendar Girls

The Pirates Of Penzance

The Colony

Rosa

At Sea, Staring Up

Munted

A Midsummer’s Night’s Dream

Too Good To Be True

A Man For All Seasons

Duets

Best Comedy Show:

Melbourne International Comedy Festival Travelling Roadshow

Carl Barron

Ross Noble

Sit Down Comedy Club – Best Of Raw Comedy

Fiona O’Loughlin 

Best Entertainment Venue (non-pub or nightclub):

Tanks Arts Centre

Brothers World Of Entertainment

The Reef Hotel Casino

Kuranda Amphitheatre

Cairns Esplanade/Fogarty Park,

Cairns Showgrounds

The Billabong

Cazalys

Cairns Civic Theatre

Centre of Contemporary Arts

Best Nightclub:

Gilligan’s

The Ruby Room

The Casbah Lounge

Mad Cow Tavern

The Woolshed

The Sugar Hut

The Heritage Nightclub

Best Pub:

Cairns Courthouse Hotel

PJ O’Brien’s

The Union Jack

The Grand Hotel

Rattle’n’Hum

Trinity Beach Tavern

Courthouse Hotel Port Douglas

Hambledon Hotel

Parkview Tavern

The Red Beret

The Barron Valley Hotel

The Grafton Hotel

The Rock Tavern

Best Bar:

The Attic Lounge Bar

Salt House

Society Bar & Nightspot

Vertigo Cocktail Bar & Lounge

12 Bar Blue

Casa De Meze

Mondo Café & Bar

Havana Music Café

Bernie’s Jazz & Piano Café

The Lounge Bar

Vibe Bar

Bellavista

LILO Wet Bar

The Pier Bar

Best Local Music Group:

Zennith

Kamerunga

Peyote

Zilch

Sworf

Jobstopper

Salacious

Hillybilly Goats

In The Wild Wood

Jimmy The One

The Young Art

Koahlition

The Hot Swing Set

Meat Bikini

Sunbirds

Funky Love Tank

Best Local Solo Artist or Duo:

Eddie Skiba

Rhys Tolhurst

Louarde

Jordan Brodie

The McMenamins

Amy Chase

Chris Ah Gee

The Montgomery Brothers

Lani Brouwer Hughes

Leanne Tennant and Chris Ellis

Tobias Moldenhauer

Jaimee Davidson

Shirl

Davy Simony 

Fingerprint

Dave Simony

Best Local DJ or Producer:

DMH

Robby Rampage

Chubbz

JRoll

DJ ANG

Underslung

FunkForm

Legacy

Jekyll

Psymon

DJ Bart

Cameron Kennedy

Chris Royal

The Doctor

Crasey 

Fred Cuzon

Sammy J

Nick Bradley

Jazz D

Dex Mo

Backwards Man

Best Film:

The Avengers

Dark Knight Rise

Argo

End Of Watch

Searching For Sugarman

The Hunger Games

The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 2

Ted

Ice Age 4: Continental Drift

Magic Mike

The Sapphires

Best Touring Group:

John Butler Trio

Mumford & Sons

Blue King Brown

Drunk Mums

Ball Park Music

Tex Perkins & The Dark Horses

Hilltop Hoods

Gomez

Funkoars

The Beards

Dead Letter Circus

Boy & Bear

The Medics

Best Touring Solo Artist or Duo:

Colin Hay

Julia Stone

Angus Stone

Sarah Blasko

Mia Dyson
Lanie Lane

Grace Knight

Frank Turner

Emma Louise

Busby Marou

Illy

Josh Pyke

Xavier Rudd

Pete Murray

Best Touring DJ or Producer:

FREQ Nasty

GMS

Oliver Lieb

Bombs Away

The Stafford Brothers

Opiuo

Jono Fernandez

The Twins

Tom Piper

Antix/Fiord

 

* Wildcards are available in all categories and more names will be added to these lists as the awards progess.

To vote in The Cairns Post Hit Awards 2013, click here: surveymonkey.com/s/HitAwards2013  

 

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