APRA Music Awards of 2001

APRA Music Awards of 2001
APRA Music Awards of 2001
Date	28 May 2001
Location	Sydney, Australia
Website	http://www.apra-amcos.com.au/

Last updated December 07, 2024

The APRA Music Awards of 2001 were a group of awards given on 28 May 2001, as one in the series of APRA Awards. These are presented annually by Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) and the Australasian Mechanical Copyright Owners Society (AMCOS).^[1]

Only one classical music award was available in 2001: Most Performed Contemporary Classical Composition.^[2]^[3] APRA and Australian Music Centre (AMC) established the Classical Music Awards in July of the following year.^[2] APRA provided awards for "Best Television Theme", and "Best Film Score" in 2001.^[4] These were expanded to The Screen Music Awards presented by APRA and Australian Guild of Screen Composers (AGSC) in November 2002.^[5]

Also at the 2001 awards ceremony, APRA celebrated its 75th anniversary by presenting the "ten best and most significant Australian songs of the past 75 years", which together with 20 previously announced songs comprise APRA's Top 30 Australian songs of all time.^[6]^[7]

Awards

Nominees and winners with results indicated on the right.

APRA Music Awards
Song of the Year
Title	Artist		Writer	Result ^[8]^[9]
"The Captain"	Kasey Chambers		Kasey Chambers	Nominated
"Damage"	You Am I		Tim Rogers	Nominated
"Looking Forward, Looking Back"	Slim Dusty		Don Walker	Nominated
"My Happiness"	Powderfinger		Jon Coghill, John Collins, Bernard Fanning, Ian Haug, Darren Middleton	Won
"Shine"	Vanessa Amorosi		Vanessa Amorosi, Mark Holden, Robert Parde	Nominated
Songwriters of the Year
Writer				Result ^[10]
Ella Hooper, Jesse Hooper				Won
Ted Albert Award for Outstanding Services to Australian Music
Name				Result ^[10]
Charles Fisher				Won
Most Performed Australian Work
Title	Artist		Writer	Result ^[8]^[10]
"Affirmation"	Savage Garden		Darren Hayes, Daniel Jones	Nominated
"Crash and Burn"	Savage Garden		Darren Hayes, Daniel Jones	Nominated
"Desensitised"	Invertigo		James Dingli, Vincent Dingli	Nominated
"Shine"	Vanessa Amorosi		Vanessa Amorosi, Mark Holden, Robert Parde	Won
"We Think It's Love"	Leah Haywood		Leah Cooney, Jorgen Elofsson	Nominated
Most Performed Australian Work Overseas
Title	Artist		Writer	Result ^[8]^[10]
"I Knew I Loved You"	Savage Garden		Darren Hayes, Daniel Jones	Won
Most Performed Country Work
Title	Artist		Writer	Result ^[8]^[10]
"Beating Around the Bush"	Adam Brand		Adam Brand, Wayne Burt	Nominated
"The Captain"	Kasey Chambers		Kasey Chambers	Won
"Diggin' a Hole"	Slim Dusty		Christopher Cook	Nominated
"Good Friends"	Adam Brand		Don Walker, Myles Walker	Nominated
"Looking Forward, Looking Back"	Slim Dusty		Don Walker	Nominated
Most Performed Foreign Work
Title	Artist		Writer	Result ^[8]^[10]
"Bent"	Matchbox Twenty		Robert Thomas	Won
"Breathless"	The Corrs		Andrea Corr, Caroline Corr, James Corr, Sharon Corr, Robert "Mutt" Lange	Nominated
"Pure Shores"	All Saints		Shaznay Lewis, William Orbit	Nominated
"Show Me the Meaning of Being Lonely"	Backstreet Boys		Herbie Crichlow, Martin Sandberg	Nominated
"Sunshine on a Rainy Day"	Christine Anu		Martin Glover, Zoë Pollock	Nominated
Most Performed Jazz Work
Title	Artist		Writer	Result ^[8]^[10]
"Hook, Line and Boatshed"	Paul Williamson's Hammond Combo		Paul Williamson	Nominated
"Jungle Jive"	Jive Bombers		Christopher Stafford, Peter Morand	Won
"McGruff"	Paul Williamson's Hammond Combo		Timothy Neal, Paul Williamson	Nominated
"Reason"	Stephen Hunter		Stephen Hunter	Nominated
"Unidentified Spaces"	Ten Part Invention		Sandra Evans	Nominated
Most Performed Contemporary Classical Composition
Title	Composer		Performer	Result ^[8]^[10]
Between Five Bells	Peter Sculthorpe		Roger Wright – piano	Won
Piano Concerto	Carl Vine		Sydney Symphony Orchestra	Nominated
Best Film Score
Title		Composer		Result ^[8]^[10]
Better Than Sex		David Hirschfelder		Won
Innocence		Paul Grabowsky		Nominated
Looking for Alibrandi		Alan John		Nominated
Me Myself I		Charlie Chan		Nominated
Best Television Theme
Title		Composer		Result ^[8]^[10]
Dream Home		John Ertler		Nominated
Farscape		Christopher Neal, Braedy Neal		Nominated
Last Warriors		Charlie Chan		Nominated
Olympic Theme 2000		Burkhard von Dallwitz		Won
Something in the Air		Mark Walmsley, John Kane		Nominated

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References

↑ "APRA History". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) | Australasian Mechanical Copyright Owners Society (AMCOS). Archived from the original on 20 September 2010. Retrieved 19 February 2014.
1 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 19 February 2014.
↑ "Winners – Prior to 2002". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) | Australasian Mechanical Copyright Owners Society (AMCOS). Archived from the original on 8 March 2011. Retrieved 19 February 2014.
↑ "Winners Prior to 2002". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) | Australasian Mechanical Copyright Owners Society (AMCOS). Archived from the original on 14 April 2014. Retrieved 19 February 2014.
↑ "Screen Awards". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) | Australasian Mechanical Copyright Owners Society (AMCOS). Archived from the original on 3 November 2009. Retrieved 19 February 2014.
↑ Culnane, Paul (28 May 2001). "The final list: APRA'S Ten best Australian Songs". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA). Archived from the original on 11 June 2010. Retrieved 20 February 2014.
↑ Kruger, Debbie (2 May 2001). "The songs that resonate through the years". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA). Archived from the original on 1 April 2014. Retrieved 2007-11-02.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "Nominations – 2001". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) | Australasian Mechanical Copyright Owners Society (AMCOS). Archived from the original on 8 March 2011. Retrieved 20 February 2014.
↑ "Previous Winners Song of the Year". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) | Australasian Mechanical Copyright Owners Society (AMCOS). Retrieved 20 February 2014.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 "2001 Winners - APRA Music Awards". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) | Australasian Mechanical Copyright Owners Society (AMCOS). Archived from the original on 21 August 2013. Retrieved 20 February 2014.

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[APRAMusic-1] "APRA History". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) | Australasian Mechanical Copyright Owners Society (AMCOS). Archived from the original on 20 September 2010. Retrieved 19 February 2014.

[APRA_Art_Hist-2] 1 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 19 February 2014.

[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 19 February 2014.

[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 19 February 2014.

[APRAScreen_Hist-5] "Screen Awards". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) | Australasian Mechanical Copyright Owners Society (AMCOS). Archived from the original on 3 November 2009. Retrieved 19 February 2014.

[APRA10-6] Culnane, Paul (28 May 2001). "The final list: APRA'S Ten best Australian Songs". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA). Archived from the original on 11 June 2010. Retrieved 20 February 2014.

[7] Kruger, Debbie (2 May 2001). "The songs that resonate through the years". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA). Archived from the original on 1 April 2014. Retrieved 2007-11-02.

[2001Nom-8] 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "Nominations – 2001". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) | Australasian Mechanical Copyright Owners Society (AMCOS). Archived from the original on 8 March 2011. Retrieved 20 February 2014.

[SongWin-9] "Previous Winners Song of the Year". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) | Australasian Mechanical Copyright Owners Society (AMCOS). Retrieved 20 February 2014.

[APRAWin2001-10] 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 "2001 Winners - APRA Music Awards". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) | Australasian Mechanical Copyright Owners Society (AMCOS). Archived from the original on 21 August 2013. Retrieved 20 February 2014.

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