APRA Music Awards of 1999

APRA Music Awards of 1999
APRA Music Awards of 1999
Date	May 1999
Location	The Forum Theatre; Melbourne Australia

Last updated October 22, 2023

The Australasian Performing Right Association Awards of 1999 (generally known as APRA Awards ) are a series of awards held in May 1999. The APRA Music Awards were presented by Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) and the Australasian Mechanical Copyright Owners Society (AMCOS).^[1] Only one classical music award was available in 1999: Most Performed Contemporary Classical Composition.^[2]^[3] APRA provided awards for "Best Television Theme", and "Best Film Score" in 1999.^[4] APRA and AMCOS also sponsored the Australian Guild of Screen Composers (AGSC),^[5] which provided their own awards ceremony, from 1996 to 2000, with categories for film and TV composers.^[6]

Awards

Nominees and winners with results indicated on the right.

APRA Music Awards
Song of the Year
Title	Artist		Writer	Result ^[7]^[8]
"Addicted to Bass"	Josh Abrahams (w.p.a. Puretone), Amiel Daemion		Abrahams, Daemion	Nominated
"Buses and Trains"	Bachelor Girl		James Roche	Won
"Cry"	The Mavis's		Matthew Thomas (w.p.a. Matt Doll), Barry Palmer, Rebecca Thomas (w.p.a. Beki Thomas, Beki Colada), Nicholas Gill, Joshua Alexander, Andrea Vendy	Nominated
"The Day You Come"	Powderfinger		Jon Coghill, John Collins, Ian Haug, Darren Middleton, Bernard Fanning	Nominated
"Heavy Heart"	You Am I		Tim Rogers	Nominated
Songwriters of the Year
Writer				Result ^[9]
Paul Kelly				Won
Ted Albert Award for Outstanding Services to Australian Music
Name				Result ^[9]
Slim Dusty				Won
Most Performed Australian Work
Title	Artist		Writer	Result ^[7]^[9]
"Buses and Trains"	Bachelor Girl		James Roche	Nominated
"Cry"	The Mavis's		Matthew Thomas (w.p.a. Matt Doll), Barry Palmer, Rebecca Thomas (w.p.a. Beki Thomas, Beki Colada), Nicholas Gill, Joshua Alexander, Andrea Vendy	Won
"Lonely"	Merril Bainbridge		Bainbridge, Owen Bolwell	Nominated
"Love Is Alive"	Kate Ceberano		Mark Goldenberg, Ceberano	Nominated
"Now I Can Dance"	Tina Arena		Arena, David Tyson	Nominated
Most Performed Australian Work Overseas
Title	Artist		Writer	Result ^[9]
"Truly Madly Deeply"	Savage Garden		Darren Hayes, Daniel Jones	Won
Most Performed Children's Work
Title	Artist		Writer	Result ^[7]^[9]
"Captain Feathersword Fell Asleep On His Pirate Ship (Quack Quack)"	The Wiggles		Murray Cook, Jeffrey Fatt, Anthony Field, Gregory Page	Won
"Fhir An Bhata"	Riley Lee, Sean O'Boyle with Queensland Symphony Orchestra		Riley Lee, Sean O'Boyle	Nominated
"Fun With Humphrey"	Humphrey		Peter Douglas, Robert Pippan	Nominated
"Ooga Chuga (In The Jungle)"	The Hooley Dooleys		David Butts / Antoine Demarest / Bruce Thorburn	Nominated
"We're Dancing With Wags the Dog"	The Wiggles		Murray Cook, Jeffrey Fatt, Anthony Field, Gregory Page	Nominated
Most Performed Country Work
Title	Artist		Writer	Result ^[7]^[9]
"Biggest Disappointment"	Troy Cassar-Daley		Joy McKean	Nominated
"Goondiwindi Moon"	Lee Kernaghan		Kernaghan, James Blundell, Garth Porter	Nominated
"Hat Town"	Lee Kernaghan		Colin Buchanan, Kernaghan, Porter	Won
"Last Man Standing"	Adam Brand		Brand, Clive Young	Nominated
"Your Own Sweet Time"	Shanley Del		Shanley Del Gregory	Nominated
Most Performed Foreign Work
Title	Artist		Writer	Result ^[7]^[9]
"Big Mistake"	Natalie Imbruglia		Martin Sandberg	Nominated
"High"	Lighthouse Family		Paul Tucker, Emmanuel Baiyewu	Nominated
"My Father's Eyes"	Eric Clapton		Clapton	Nominated
"Never Ever"	All Saints		Shaznay Lewis, Esmail Jazayeri, Sean Mather	Nominated
"You're Still the One"	Shania Twain		Twain, Robert "Mutt" Lange	Won
Most Performed Jazz Work
Title	Artist		Writer	Result ^[7]^[9]
"Cool Beans"	Bob Bertles		Bertles	Nominated
Creology	Australian Creole		Guy Strazzullo	Nominated
"Moshoeshoe the First"	Clarion Fracture Zone		Tony Gorman	Nominated
Subtlety of Time	Graeme Lyall		Tony Gould	Nominated
"Unheard"	The Necks		Christopher Abrahams, Lloyd Swanton, Anthony Buck	Won
Most Performed Contemporary Classical Composition
Title	Composer		Performer	Result ^[7]^[9]
Earth Cry	Peter Sculthorpe		Goldner String Quartet	Nominated
Enyato II	Ross Edwards		Patricia Pollet (viola)	Nominated
Fandango	Ann Carr-Boyd		The Sydney Mandolins	Nominated
Laikan	Nigel Westlake		Australia Ensemble	Won
Selfish Giant	Graeme Koehne		Queensland Philharmonic Orchestra	Nominated
Best Film Score
Title		Composer		Result ^[7]^[9]
Babe: Pig in the City		Nigel Westlake		Nominated
Elizabeth		David Hirschfelder		Won
A Little Bit of Soul – Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra		Westlake		Nominated
The Sound of One Hand Clapping		Cezary Skubiszewski		Nominated
The Truman Show		Burkhard Dallwitz		Nominated
Best Television Theme
Title		Composer		Result ^[7]^[9]
All Saints		Colin Bayley, Kevin Bayley, Murray Burns		Nominated
Crocadoo : Season 2		Clive Harrison		Nominated
Moby Dick		Christopher Gordon		Won
SeaChange		Richard Pleasance		Nominated
Search for Treasure Island		Peter Dasent		Nominated

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References

↑ "Awards". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) | Australasian Mechanical Copyright Owners Society (AMCOS). Retrieved 3 March 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 3 March 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 3 March 2018.
↑ "Winners Prior to 2002". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) | Australasian Mechanical Copyright Owners Society (AMCOS). Archived from the original on 14 April 2014. Retrieved 3 March 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 9 "Nominations – 1999". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) | Australasian Mechanical Copyright Owners Society (AMCOS). Archived from the original on 8 March 2011. Retrieved 3 March 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 3 March 2018.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 "1999 Winners - APRA Music Awards". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) | Australasian Mechanical Copyright Owners Society (AMCOS). Archived from the original on 18 September 2009. Retrieved 3 March 2018.

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[APRAMusic-1] "Awards". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) | Australasian Mechanical Copyright Owners Society (AMCOS). Retrieved 3 March 2018.

[APRA_Art_Hist-2] "Art Music Awards – History". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) | Australasian Mechanical Copyright Owners Society (AMCOS). Archived from the original on 25 October 2010. Retrieved 3 March 2018.

[MPCCC_2001-3] "Winners – Prior to 2002". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) | Australasian Mechanical Copyright Owners Society (AMCOS). Archived from the original on 8 March 2011. Retrieved 3 March 2018.

[APRAScreen_Pre-2002-4] "Winners Prior to 2002". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) | Australasian Mechanical Copyright Owners Society (AMCOS). Archived from the original on 14 April 2014. Retrieved 3 March 2018.

[AGSC_About-5] "About". Australian Guild of Screen Composers. Archived from the original on 17 April 2012. Retrieved 17 February 2019.

[TV_Mem_AGSC-6] Dennis W. Nicholson (ed.). "AGSC Australian Guild of Screen Composers". Australian Soundtracks. Archived from the original on 21 March 2016. Retrieved 17 February 2019.

[1999Nom-7] 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "Nominations – 1999". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) | Australasian Mechanical Copyright Owners Society (AMCOS). Archived from the original on 8 March 2011. Retrieved 3 March 2018.

[SongWin-8] "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 3 March 2018.

[APRAWin1999-9] 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 "1999 Winners - APRA Music Awards". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) | Australasian Mechanical Copyright Owners Society (AMCOS). Archived from the original on 18 September 2009. Retrieved 3 March 2018.

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