Emperor Steele has taken out the 2009 GQ Man Of The Year Award in the Music Act Of The Year category!With tight competition within in the music category, Luke Steele has beaten Daniel Merriweather, Wolfmother and fellow EMI label mates, Keith Urban and JET.Staged inside the historical Great Hall of Sydney University on Thursday night, the GQ Awards honoured leading Australian men across the arts, sport, politics, business and community service.

Luke was unable to attend the awards ceremony due to upcoming touring commitments but recorded this brilliant acceptance speech played to all those in attendance.

Don’t forget to check out the Special Edition (2CD) version of Walking On A Dream available now and don’t miss the Empire perform live at next week’s ARIA Awards, Thursday November 26.

Luke will also appear on the special gatefold cover of the 2009 GQ Men of the Year Awards issue on sale November 25.

Go the Empire!

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