 On 15 July 2011 , the song finished third in the 2011 Vanda & Young Songwriting Competition , with the winning song , " Cameo Lover " , by Kimbra . Earlier that year , Gotye had first noticed Kimbra when both were short @-@ listed as finalists for the competition . At the ARIA Music Awards of 2011 , " Somebody That I Used To Know " won Single of the Year , Best Pop Release , Best Video ( for Natasha Pincus ) , Engineer of the Year ( for François <unk> ) and Producer of the Year ( for Gotye ) . Gotye also won Best Male Artist for the song while Kimbra won Best Female Artist for her previous single , " Cameo Lover " . At the APRA Music Awards of 2012 , " Somebody That I Used To Know " won Most Played Australian Work and Song of the Year and Gotye won Songwriter of the Year . It was also nominated at the 2012 Teen Choice Awards for " Choice Rock Song " and " Choice Break @-@ Up Song " . The song was nominated at the 55th Grammy Awards for Record of the Year and Best Pop Duo / Group Performance , winning both awards . The Village Voice 's Pazz & Jop annual critics ' poll ranked " Somebody That I Used to Know " at number eight to find the best music of 2012 . 
