Jemaine Clement and Bret McKenzie of Flight of the Conchords have been named “Wellingtonians of The Year” at the 18th annual Welly Awards. (Wellington is their hometown in New Zealand. Lord of the Rings was probably shot here too). Check out their acceptance speech and other Welly Winners after the jump. The first season of Flight of the Conchords is available on DVD now.

WELLYS WINNERS

Arts: Jemaine Clement and Bret McKenzie
Business: Infratil chief executive Lloyd Morrison
Community Service: Somali community workers Adam Awad and Koos Ali
Education: Ex-principal of Wellington East Girls’ College Janice Campbell
Government: Sir Geoffrey Palmer
Science and technology: Climate scientist David Wratt
Sport: Phoenix Football Club owner Terry Serepisos
Youth: Interpreter for the deaf Darryl Alexander
Wellingtonians of the Year: Jemaine Clement and Bret McKenzie

Award Speech:

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