APRA Music Awards of 1996

APRA Music Awards of 1996
APRA Music Awards of 1996
Date	May 1996
Location	Australia

Last updated November 04, 2024

The Australasian Performing Right Association Awards of 1996 (generally known as APRA Awards ) are a series of awards held in May 1996. The APRA Music Awards were presented by Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) and the Australasian Mechanical Copyright Owners Society (AMCOS).^[1]^[2] APRA and AMCOS did not provide any awards in 1997, after the hiatus they resumed the annual ceremony in APRA Music Awards of 1998.^[3]

Only one classical music award was available in 1996: Most Performed Contemporary Classical Composition.^[4]^[5] APRA provided awards for "Best Television Theme", and "Best Film Score" in 1996.^[6] APRA and AMCOS also sponsored the Australian Guild of Screen Composers (AGSC),^[7] which provided their own awards ceremony, from 1996 to 2000, with categories for film and TV composers.^[8]

Awards

Nominees and winners with results indicated on the right.

APRA Music Awards
Song of the Year
Title	Artist		Writer	Result ^[9]^[10]
"Caroline"	The Badloves		Debra Byrne, Michael Spiby	Nominated
"Pick You Up"	Powderfinger		Jonathan Coghill, John Collins, Bernard Fanning, Ian Haug, Darren Middleton	Nominated
"Waking Up Tired"	Hoodoo Gurus		David Faulkner, Bradley Shepherd	Nominated
"Wasn't It Good"	Tina Arena		Tina Arena, Robert Parde, Heather Field	Won
"Where the Wild Roses Grow"	Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds and Kylie Minogue		Nick Cave	Nominated
Songwriters of the Year
Writer				Result ^[11]
Nick Cave				Won
Ted Albert Award for Outstanding Services to Australian Music
Name				Result ^[11]
Ron Tudor				Won
Most Performed Australian Work
Title	Artist		Writer	Result ^[9]^[11]
"Apple Eyes"	Swoop		Joshua Beagley, Roland Kapferer, Alexander Hewetson, Fiona Ta'Akimoeaka	Nominated
"Caroline"	The Badloves		Debra Byrne, Michael Spiby	Nominated
"Under the Water"	Merril Bainbridge		Merril Bainbridge, Owen Bolwell, Stanley Paulzen	Won
"Wasn't It Good"	Tina Arena		Tina Arena, Robert Parde, Heather Field	Nominated
"Where the Wild Roses Grow"	Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds and Kylie Minogue		Nick Cave	Nominated
Most Performed Australian Work Overseas
Title	Artist		Writer	Result ^[11]
"Tomorrow"	Silverchair		Daniel Johns, Benjamin Gillies	Won
Most Performed Children's Work
Title	Artist		Writer	Result ^[9]^[11]
"Grand Fairies Ball"	Christine Hutchinson		Christine Hutchinson	Nominated
"Growin' Up Strong"	Wendy Notley		Barbara Notley, Wendy Notley, Al Rony, Donna Ross	Nominated
"The Hooley Dooleys"	The Hooley Dooleys		David Butts, Antoine Demarest, Bruce Thorburn	Nominated
"Just Hang Loose"	Incy Wincy		Leonie Cambage, Graham Sattler	Nominated
"Wake Up Jeff!"	The Wiggles		Murray Cook, Jeffrey Fatt, Anthony Field, Gregory Page	Won
Most Performed Country Work
Title	Artist		Writer	Result ^[9]^[11]
"Don't Call Wagga Wagga Wagga"	Jim Haynes		Gregory Champion, James Haynes	Nominated
"Nine Mile Run"	Tania Kernaghan		Colin Buchanan, Tania Kernaghan, Fiona Kernaghan	Nominated
"1959"	Lee Kernaghan		Garth Porter, Lee Kernaghan	Won
"Skinny Dippin'"	Lee Kernaghan		Garth Porter, Lee Kernaghan, Colin Buchanan, Lawrence Minton	Nominated
"Somewhere out There"	Shanley Del		Shanley Del Gregory, Steven Daily	Nominated
Most Performed Foreign Work
Title	Artist		Writer	Result ^[9]^[11]
"As I Lay Me Down"	Sophie B. Hawkins		Sophie B. Hawkins	Nominated
"Fairground"	Simply Red		Mick Hucknall	Nominated
"Give Me One Reason"	Tracy Chapman		Tracy Chapman	Nominated
"Kiss from a Rose"	Seal		Henry Samuel (p.k.a. Seal)	Won
"Lets Groove"	CDB		Maurice White, Wayne Vaughn	Nominated
Most Performed Jazz Work
Title	Artist		Writer	Result ^[9]^[11]
"Ee Yoo Hoo"	Coco's Lunch		Nicola Eveleigh	Nominated
"Futures"	DIG		Samuel Dixon, Scott Saunders, James Robertson, Timothy Rollinson, Terepai Richmond	Won
"Mambo Gumbo"	Wanderlust		Miroslav Bukovsky	Nominated
"Tata"	Wanderlust		Francisco Hevia	Nominated
"Until"	Carl Orr		Carl Orr, Renée Geyer	Nominated
Most Performed Contemporary Classical Composition
Title	Composer		Performer	Result ^[9]^[11]
Fantasy	Helen Gifford		Laura Chislett, the Flute in Orbit	Nominated
Flower Songs	Ross Edwards		Song Company and Friends	Nominated
In the Shuberry	Anthony Bremner		Song Company and Friends	Nominated
Sonata for Harp	Peggy Glanville-Hicks		Marshall Maguire	Won
To His Servant Bach God Grants a Final Glimpse – The Morning Star	Graeme Koehne		Marshall Maguire	Nominated
Best Film Score
Title		Composer		Result ^[6]
All Men Are Liars		Mark Moffatt, Wayne Goodwin		Nominated
Angel Baby		John Clifford White		Nominated
Babe		Nigel Westlake		Won
Dad and Dave: On Our Selection		Peter Best		Nominated
Lilian's Story		Cezary Skubiszewski		Nominated
Mushrooms		Paul Grabowsky		Nominated
Talk		John Clifford White		Nominated
That Eye, the Sky		David Bridie, John Phillips		Nominated
Best Television Theme
Title		Composer		Result ^[9]^[11]
Blue Murder		Peter Best		Nominated
Bordertown		Guy Gross		Nominated
Breaking the Ice		Robert Moss		Nominated
Correlli		Christopher Neal		Nominated
G.P.		Mario Millo		Won
Mercury		John Clifford White		Nominated
RPA		Geoffrey J Harvey		Nominated
Water Rats		Leslie Gock		Nominated

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References

↑ "Awards". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) | Australasian Mechanical Copyright Owners Society (AMCOS). Retrieved 10 September 2018.
↑ "APRA|AMCOS : History". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) | Australasian Mechanical Copyright Owners Society (AMCOS). Archived from the original on 20 February 2011. Retrieved 10 September 2018.
↑ "APRA|AMCOS : History". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) | Australasian Mechanical Copyright Owners Society (AMCOS). Archived from the original on 20 February 2011. Retrieved 11 September 2018.
↑ "Art Music Awards – History". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) | Australasian Mechanical Copyright Owners Society (AMCOS). Archived from the original on 25 October 2010. Retrieved 10 September 2018.
↑ "Winners – Prior to 2002". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) | Australasian Mechanical Copyright Owners Society (AMCOS). Archived from the original on 8 March 2011. Retrieved 10 September 2018.
1 2 "Winners Prior to 2002". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) | Australasian Mechanical Copyright Owners Society (AMCOS). Archived from the original on 14 April 2014. Retrieved 10 September 2018.
↑ "About". Australian Guild of Screen Composers. Archived from the original on 17 April 2012. Retrieved 17 February 2019.
↑ Dennis W. Nicholson (ed.). "AGSC Australian Guild of Screen Composers". Australian Soundtracks. Archived from the original on 21 March 2016. Retrieved 17 February 2019.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Nominations – 1996". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) | Australasian Mechanical Copyright Owners Society (AMCOS). Archived from the original on 18 September 2009. Retrieved 10 September 2018.
↑ "Previous Winners Song of the Year". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) | Australasian Mechanical Copyright Owners Society (AMCOS). Archived from the original on 25 June 2014. Retrieved 10 September 2018.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 "1996 Winners – APRA Music Awards". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) | Australasian Mechanical Copyright Owners Society (AMCOS). Archived from the original on 18 September 2009. Retrieved 10 September 2018.

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[APRAMusic-1] "Awards". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) | Australasian Mechanical Copyright Owners Society (AMCOS). Retrieved 10 September 2018.

[APRA_History-2] "APRA|AMCOS : History". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) | Australasian Mechanical Copyright Owners Society (AMCOS). Archived from the original on 20 February 2011. Retrieved 10 September 2018.

[APRA_History_2-3] "APRA|AMCOS : History". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) | Australasian Mechanical Copyright Owners Society (AMCOS). Archived from the original on 20 February 2011. Retrieved 11 September 2018.

[APRA_Art_Hist-4] "Art Music Awards – History". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) | Australasian Mechanical Copyright Owners Society (AMCOS). Archived from the original on 25 October 2010. Retrieved 10 September 2018.

[MPCCC_2001-5] "Winners – Prior to 2002". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) | Australasian Mechanical Copyright Owners Society (AMCOS). Archived from the original on 8 March 2011. Retrieved 10 September 2018.

[APRAScreen_Pre-2002-6] 1 2 "Winners Prior to 2002". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) | Australasian Mechanical Copyright Owners Society (AMCOS). Archived from the original on 14 April 2014. Retrieved 10 September 2018.

[AGSC_About-7] "About". Australian Guild of Screen Composers. Archived from the original on 17 April 2012. Retrieved 17 February 2019.

[TV_Mem_AGSC-8] Dennis W. Nicholson (ed.). "AGSC Australian Guild of Screen Composers". Australian Soundtracks. Archived from the original on 21 March 2016. Retrieved 17 February 2019.

[1996Nom-9] 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Nominations – 1996". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) | Australasian Mechanical Copyright Owners Society (AMCOS). Archived from the original on 18 September 2009. Retrieved 10 September 2018.

[SongWin-10] "Previous Winners Song of the Year". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) | Australasian Mechanical Copyright Owners Society (AMCOS). Archived from the original on 25 June 2014. Retrieved 10 September 2018.

[APRAWin1996-11] 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 "1996 Winners – APRA Music Awards". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) | Australasian Mechanical Copyright Owners Society (AMCOS). Archived from the original on 18 September 2009. Retrieved 10 September 2018.

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