Kaytranada has won the 2016 Polaris Music Prize, which honors the year’s best album by a Canadian artist. (The honor comes with a $50,000 check.) 99.9% won over albums by Grimes, Carly Rae Jepsen, White Lung, and others. Find the full shortlist below. “Wow, this is amazing,” he said to start his acceptance speech. “Unbelievable moment right now.” Tonight’s gala featured performances from Carly Rae Jepsen, White Lung, Jessy Lanza, U.S. Girls, Black Mountain, and others. Grimes congratulated Kaytranada on Twitter:

And here’s Kaytranada’s post-win reaction:

Last year's award went to Buffy Sainte-Marie for her album Power in the Blood. (This year, she presented the award to Kaytranada.) Previous winners include Godspeed You! Black Emperor, Feist, Tanya Tagaq, Fucked Up, Caribou, Arcade Fire, and Owen Pallett.*

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Shortlist:

Black Mountain’s *IV

*Basia Bulat’s *Good Advice

*Grimes’ *Art Angels

*Carly Rae Jepsen’s *E•MO•TION

*Kaytranada’s *99.9%

*Jessy Lanza’s *Oh No

*PUP’s *The Dream Is Over

*Andy Shauf’s *The Party

*U.S. Girls’ *Half Free

*White Lung’s Paradise

Watch Kaytranada’s episode of Pitchfork.tv’s “Over/Under”: