2012 MK Awards - all the winners

Written by TVSA Team from the blog News on 25 Mar 2012
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Van Coke Cartel accepting their award for Best Group.

Tamara Dey performing.

Gazelle with Best Hipster winner Jack Parow presenting the award for Best Group.

On Friday night (23 March) the 2012 MK Awards were held at the State Theatre to tribute musicians featured on the channel. The event hosted 1,200 guests and the ceremony aired live.

The biggest wins of the night went to rockers Van Coke Kartel who won three out of the 11 categories including Best Live Act (as voted for the public) as well as Best Group, which one them this Hyundai tour bus: Winners Bus

Here's who took top honours:

Best Video

Jack Parow - Tussen Stasies
Locnville - Stars Above You, directed by Tristan Holmes
Die Heuwels Fantasties ft. Inge Beckman - Modus Operandi
Spoek Mathambo - Control
Winterstasie - Los My

Best Newcomer

Bittereinder - Ware Verhaal
Shadowclub - Guns n Money
Moses Metro Man - Huigelaar
The Greame Watkins Project - Music Affair
Mr Cat & The Jackal - The Devil Always Wants To Dance

Best Group

Van Coke Kartel - Ondier Kom
Shadowclub - Good Morning Killer
Zebra & Giraffe - Undo These Lies
Die Heuwels Fantasties - Buitenste Ruim
Bittereinder ft. Tim Beumers - Slechte Mensen
aKING – Catch Alight

Best International Hit

Mumford & Sons - Little Lion Man
Adele - Rolling In The Deep
LMFAO - Party Rock Anthem
Maroon 5 - Moves Like Jagger
Foo Fighters - Walk

Best SFX/ Animation

aKING - Catch Alight
Goldfish - We Come Together
Mr. Cat & The Jackal - Bad Man Comin
Die Heuwels Fantasties ft. Inge Beckman - Modus Operandi
Van Coke Kartel – Ondier Kom

Best Rock

Knave - Hollow Chamber
Van Coke Kartel - Vir Almal
Taxi Violence - Head Or Tails
Shadowclub - Guns n Money
Dead Alphabet - Eat You Alive

Best Indie

Ashtray Electric ft. Gazelle - Release
Yesterday’s Pupil - Too Tired To Disco
Dance, You’re On Fire - Boxes Of Tigers
The LA Els - Soulkiller
Wrestlerish - Bodies Of Water

Best Hipster

Fulka - Dancing In Our Darkest Days
Holiday Murray - Jirrey
Fire Through The Window - Lonely Hearts
Jack Parow - Byelville
Sedge Warbler - Paranormal Ox Man

Best Dance

PH Fat - The Big Five
Gazelle ft. Teba - Chic Afrique
Goodluck - Hop On Hop Off
Sedge Warbler - Paranormal Ox Man
Jax Panik - Get Up

Best Radio Hit

Kovsie FM - aKING / Catch Alight
Puk FM - Moses Metro Man / Huigelaar
Jacaranda FM - Elvis Blue / Lighthouse
MFM - Jax Panik / Dinosaur
Tuks FM - KONGOS / I’m Only Joking

Best Live Act
As voted for by viewers

Van Coke Kartel