2010 Short List announcement, Drake Sky Yard
2010 Short Lister and 2006 winner Owen Pallett backstage
Damian from 2009 Winner "Fucked Up" holding 2010 Short List backstage
2010 Short Lister "Shad" backstage
Travis and Mike from Short Listers "The Sadies" backstage
MC "Grant Lawrence" and 2009 Long Lister "Jill Barber" backstage
Polaris founder "Steve Jordan" backstage
MC "Grant Lawrence" takes the stage for the big announcement
Damian and Grant announcing "Tegan and Sarah's" Short List nomination
"Owen Pallett" answers some media questions
Polaris founder "Steve Jordan" is happy to talk Short List with MuchMusic
2010 Short Lister "Shad" at The Drake after the announcement
Mike from "The Sadies" interviewed by MuchMusic
2010 Short Listers "Karkwa" at The Drake after the announcement


2010 Long List announcement, Drake Sky Yard
Damian counts the number of Long List records that he's heard.
Get a room. You are at a hotel after all.
Polaris Founder Steve Jordan gives a golf clap for Host Grant Lawrence.
2009 Long List nominee Jill Barber and husband.
Steve Pitkin of 2009 Short Lister's Elliot BROOD leads the group in prayer.
2009 nominee D Sisive rehearses his lines.


The 2009 Gala
The Grand Jury deliberates
Chad VanGaalen in the media room
The 2009 Grand Jury.
Our hosts, Sarah Taylor and Grant Lawrence.
Emily & James from Metric performing at the gala.
Julie and Bob from Great Lake Swimmers performing at the gala.
Emily from Metric performs "Help, I'm Alive" at the 2009 gala.
Tony Dekker of Great Lake Swimmer performs at the 2009 gala.
Evelyne Cote of ici in Montreal presents Malajube.
Malajube perform at the 2009 gala.
Chad VanGaalen performs at the 2009 gala.
Mishka Stein of Patrick Watson.
Patrick Watson performs at the 2009 gala.
Patrick performs, Chad VanGaalen drinks.
K'NAAN performs at the 2009 gala.
K'NAAN performs at the 2009 gala.
Patrick Watson performs at the 2009 gala.
Joel Plaskett performing at the 2009 gala.
Joel Plaskett performing at the 2009 gala.
Chad VanGaalen performs at the 2009 gala.
Everybody, bang your cookie sheets!
Elliott BROOD performs at the 2009 gala.
Elliott BROOD performs at the 2009 gala.
Elliott BROOD performs at the 2009 gala.
Hey Rosetta! perform at the 2009 gala.
Hey Rosetta! perform at the 2009 gala.
Fucked Up performing at the 2009 Polaris Gala.
Fucked Up performing at the 2009 Polaris Gala.
Grant & Pink Eyes, get a room!


2009 Short List Announcement, July 7 at the Drake Hotel Sky Yard
James & Emily from Metric
2008 Short Lister Graham Walsh from Holy Fuck reveals 2009 Short Lister Joel Plaskett
Graham Walsh from Holy Fuck, 2008 Short Listers
Mishka & Robbie from Patrick Watson.
James & Emily from Metric, again.
Great Lake Swimmers meet the press


2008 Polaris Music Prize Gala, September 28 at the Phoenix Concert Theatre, Toronto
2008 Polaris Music Prize winner Dan Snaith (Caribou).
And the winner is - Caribou for Andorra!
Polaris Founder Steve Jordan and 2008 winner Dan Snaith a.k.a. Caribou.
Dan Snaith of Caribou with giant cheque for 20 large.
Dan Snaith of Caribou at post-gala press conference.
Greg Smith & Jason Tait of The Weakerthans.
Alec O'Hanley and Liam Corcoran of Two Hours Traffic.
Liam Corocoran and Alec O'Hanley of Two Hours Traffic.
2008 nominee Shad.
Shad performs.
Jury member MTV's Johnny Hockin interviews Plants & Animals.
Plants and Animals.
Kathleen Edwards.
Brian Bortcherdt of Holy Fuck.
Brian Bortcherdt of Holy Fuck.
Amber Webber of Black Mountain.
Stephen McBean of Black Mountain.
Basia Bulat and and performing at the gala.
2008 Nominee Basia Bulat.
Founder and Executive Director Steve Jordan addresses the crowd.
The Crowd at the Phoenix.
2008 gala host Grant Lawrence from CBC Radio 3.
Jury member George Stroumboulopoulos presents Kathleen Edwards' nomination.
2008 Grand Jury, top l-r Joshua Ostroff, Hannah Simone, Kevin Kelly, Darryl Sterdan, Lana Gay, Mike Bell, James Stewart Reaney. Bottom l-r Denise Benson, Li Robbins, Evelyne Côté, Frank Yang


2008 Short List Announcement, July 7 at the Drake Hotel in Toronto
Polaris Founder Steve Jordan
Polaris board member showing off the P-bling
2008 Short Lister Basia Bulat
Grant Lawrence interviews Torquil from Stars
2007 Nominee Joel Plaskett
2008 Short Lister Shad
2008 Short Lister Two Hours Traffic
CBC's Grant Lawrence & 2007 winner Patrick Watson
Grant Lawrence explains Polaris voting
Posters for Basia Bulat and Holy Fuck
Patrick Watson tries to cover up Holy Fuck's name
2007 Polaris winner Patrick Watson & Torquil from Stars
Torquil Campbell from Stars & Basia Bulat



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