2010 Polaris Music Prize
The 2010 edition of the Canadian Polaris Music Prize was presented on September 20, 2010. The gala presentation was held at Toronto's Masonic Temple, and was hosted by Grant Lawrence of CBC Radio 3 and Sarah Taylor of MuchMusic.
The winning album, Karkwa's Les Chemins de verre, was the first French language album to win the award.Jury
The grand jury for the 2010 award included Rob Bowman, Jenny Charlesworth, Leah Collins, Del Cowie, Jonathan Dekel, Amanda Farrell, Jian Ghomeshi, Marc Xavier Leblanc, François Marchand, André Peloquin and Philippe Rezzonico.Shortlist
The prize's 10-album shortlist was announced on July 6.
- Karkwa, Les Chemins de verre
- The Besnard Lakes, The Besnard Lakes Are the Roaring Night
- Broken Social Scene, Forgiveness Rock Record
- Caribou, Swim
- Dan Mangan, Nice, Nice, Very Nice
- Owen Pallett, Heartland
- Radio Radio, Belmundo Regal
- The Sadies, Darker Circles
- Shad, TSOL
- Tegan and Sara, Sainthood
Longlist
The prize's preliminary 40-album longlist was announced on June 17.
