Jeremy Dutcher takes home the 2018 Polaris Music Prze

The longlist included 40 albums, and was refined to just 10 in July. Arcade Fire, Charlotte Day Wilson, FRIGS, Milk & Bone and many more missed out on making the shortlist for this year's prize.

The 2018 Polaris Music Prize Shortlist:

• Alvvays - Antisocialites
• Daniel Caersar - Freudian
• Hubert Lenoir - Darléne
• Jean-Michel Blais - Dans ma main
• Jeremy Dutcher - Wolastoqiyik Lintuwakonawa
• Partner - In Search Of Lost Time
• Pierre Kwenders - MAKANDA at the End of Space, the Beginning of Time
• Snotty Nose Rez Kids - The Average Savage
• U.S. Girls - In A Poem Unlimited
• Weaves - Wide Open

Jeremy Dutcher was awarded with a cheque for $50,000 CAD, which is just shy of £30,000.

Last year the Canadian music award went to Lido Pimienta for her La Papessa album, and 2016 saw Kaytranada take the award home for his 99.9% record.