Simon Hipwood Billabong XXL

Well the nominees have just been announced for the 2009 Billabong XXL Global Big Wave Awards and some of the photos and footage are absolutely stunning.

Regarded as the Oscars of surfing, the Billabong XXL Awards recognise the athletes who ride the biggest and best waves over the last year everywhere in the world, based on the photographic evidence. The ninth-annual event hands out over $130,000 in cash prizes in an array of categories including the Ride of the Year, the XXL Biggest Wave, Monster Paddle and Monster Tube. 

If you thought the shot of Benjamin Sanchis (Hossegor, France) at Belharra Beach was awesome then check out the bunch of clips coming out of Shipsterns Bluff in Tasmania.

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