APRA Music Awards of 2014 | |
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Date | 23 May 2014 |
Location | Brisbane City Hall |
Hosted by | Brian Nankervis |
Website | apraamcos |
The Australian Performing Right Association Awards of 2014 (generally known as APRA Awards ) are a series of related awards which include the APRA Music Awards, Art Music Awards, and Screen Music Awards. The APRA Music Awards of 2014 was the 32nd annual ceremony by the Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) and the Australasian Mechanical Copyright Owners Society (AMCOS) to award outstanding achievements in contemporary songwriting, composing and publishing. [1] The ceremony was held on 23 June 2014 at the Brisbane City Hall, for the first time. [2] [3] The host for the ceremony was Brian Nankervis, adjudicator on SBS-TV's RocKwiz . [4]
The Art Music Awards were distributed on 26 August at the Plaza Ballroom, Melbourne. [5] These were provided by APRA, AMCOS and Australian Music Centre (AMC) to recognise "artistic achievement and excellence within the field of Australia's art music industry." [5] [6] [7] The Screen Music Awards were issued on 12 November by APRA, AMCOS and Australian Guild of Screen Composers (AGSC), [8] which "acknowledges excellence and innovation in the genre of screen composition". [9]
On 28 May nominations for the APRA Music Awards were announced on multiple news sources, with Birds of Tokyo and Vance Joy being the most nominated artists with four each. [10] A total of 13 awards were presented, with Lindy Morrison honoured by the Ted Albert Award for Outstanding Services to Australian Music. [11] Morrison is the National Welfare Coordinator of Support Act Limited – a music industry charity; previously she was on the board of Phonographic Performance Company of Australia (PPCA) for 20 years and, even earlier, a drummer for the Go-Betweens (1980–89). [10] [12] Sia was presented with Songwriter of the Year for the second consecutive year – the first artist to ever do so. [12] [13] The APRA Music Awards ceremony highlights were broadcast on the MAX network on 9 July 2014. [10]
At the APRA Music Awards ceremony on 23 June 2014, aside from the host, Brian Nankervis, the presenters were Amanda Brown and Robert Forster (both ex-the Go-Betweens, alongside Morrison) as well as Kate Miller-Heidke. [14]
The APRA Music Awards ceremony showcased performances by: [14]
Title and/or artist | Writer(s) | Publisher(s) | Result [12] [15] |
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"Avenger" – The Bamboos | Lance Ferguson, Ella Thompson | Perfect Pitch Publishing Pty Ltd obo (on behalf of) Full Thought Publishing | Nominated |
"Get You out of Here" – Busby Marou | Thomas Busby, Jeremy Marou | Sony/ATV Music Publishing Australia P/L | Nominated |
"Luck" – Busby Marou | Thomas Busby, Don Walker | Sony/ATV Music Publishing Australia P/L | Nominated |
"Only One" – John Butler Trio | John Butler | Family Music Pty Ltd | Won |
"Lygon Street Meltdown" – Melbourne Ska Orchestra | Nicky Bomba, Barry Deenick | Mushroom Music Pty Ltd | Nominated |
Title and/or artist | Writer(s) | Publisher(s) | Result [12] [16] |
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Jagwar Ma | Jono Ma, Gabriel Winterfield | Sony/ATV Music Publishing Australia Pty Ltd | Nominated |
Kylie Sackley | Kylie Sackley | Fable Music Pty Ltd obo Steel Wheels Music | Nominated |
Louis Schoorl | Louis Schoorl | Universal Music Publishing Pty Ltd | Won |
Hiatus Kaiyote | Paul Bender, Simon Mavin, Perrin Moss, Naomi Saalfield | — | Nominated |
Vance Joy | James Keogh (aka Vance Joy) | Mushroom Music Pty Ltd obo WAU Publishing | Nominated |
Title and/or artist | Writer(s) | Publisher(s) | Result [12] [17] |
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"I Learned the Hard Way" – Chelsea Basham | Chelsea Basham | — | Nominated |
"Flying with the King" – Lee Kernaghan | Colin Buchanan, Lee Kernaghan, Garth Porter | Universal Music Publishing Pty Ltd, Perfect Pitch Publishing Pty Ltd | Won |
"Be with You Tonight" – O'Shea | Tim Nichols, Jay O'Shea, Mark O'Shea | J.Albert & Son Pty Limited | Nominated |
"Thank You Angels" – O'Shea | Jay O'Shea, Mark O'Shea, Matthew Scullion | J.Albert & Son Pty Limited, Piney Range Publishing Pty Ltd | Nominated |
"The Girl, the Bottle, the Memory" – The Wolfe Brothers | Nicholas Wolfe | Perfect Pitch Publishing Pty Ltd | Nominated |
Title and/or artist | Writer(s) | Publisher(s) | Result [12] [18] |
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"Alive" – Empire of the Sun | Steven Bach, Nick Littlemore, Peter Mayes, Jonathan Sloan, Luke Steele | Bach to Bach Music, Universal Music Publishing Pty Ltd obo Solola Ltd, Universal Music Publishing Pty Ltd obo Chenfeld Ltd, Mushroom Music Pty Ltd obo Downtown Music Publishing, Sony/ATV Music Publishing Australia P/L | Nominated |
"Holdin On" – Flume | Flume, Otis Redding | Kobalt Music Publishing Australia P/L obo Future Classic Pty Ltd and Universal Music Publishing Pty Ltd obo Verse Music Group LLC, Essex Music Australia Pty Ltd obo Irving Music | Won |
"Saved in a Bottle" – The Potbelleez | David Greene, Ilan Kidron, Erik Lewander, Jonathan Murphy | Universal Music Publishing Pty Ltd obo MCDJ Music, Universal Music Publishing Pty Ltd obo The Kennel AB | Nominated |
"Promises" – The Presets | Julian Hamilton, Kim Moyes | EMI Music Publishing Australia Pty Ltd | Nominated |
"Bring It Back" – Will Sparks & Joel Fletcher | Will Sparks, Joel Fletcher | 120 Publishing Pty Ltd | Nominated |
Title and/or artist | Writer(s) | Publisher(s) | Result [12] [19] |
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"Blurred Lines" – Robin Thicke, T.I., and Pharrell Williams | Clifford Harris, Robin Thicke, Pharrell Williams | Deyjah's Daddy Muzik, Universal/MCA Music Publishing Pty Ltd obo I Like 'Em Thicke Music, EMI Music Publishing Australia Pty Ltd obo More Water from Nazareth Publishing | Won |
"Can't Hold Us" – Macklemore & Ryan Lewis featuring Ray Dalton | Ben Haggerty, Ryan Lewis | Kobalt Music Publishing Australia P/L obo Macklemore Publishing, Kobalt Music Publishing Australia P/L obo Ryan Lewis Publishing | Nominated |
"Don't You Worry Child" – Swedish House Mafia | Axel Hedfors, Sebastian Ingrosso, Fragogiannis Josefsson, Martin Lindstrom, Michel Zitron | Universal Music Publishing Pty Ltd obo Universal Music Publishing AB, Sony/ATV Music Publishing Australia P/L obo Sony ATV Music Publishing (UK) Limited and Universal Music Publishing Pty Ltd obo Universal Music Publishing AB, Kobalt Music Publishing Australia P/L obo Lateral MGMT London Stockholm AB, Mushroom Music Pty Ltd obo BMG Chrysalis Scandinavia AB | Nominated |
"Let Her Go" – Passenger | Michael Rosenberg (aka Passenger) | Universal Music Publishing | Nominated |
"Pompeii" – Bastille | Daniel Smith | Universal Music Publishing Pty Ltd obo WWKD LTD | Nominated |
Title and/or artist | Writer(s) | Publisher(s) | Result [12] [20] |
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"Lanterns" – Birds of Tokyo | Ian Berney, Ian Kenny, Glenn Sarangapany, Adam Spark, Adam Weston | Mushroom Music Pty Ltd | Won |
"Let Me Down Easy" – Sheppard | Jay Bovino, Amy Sheppard, George Sheppard | — | Nominated |
"Resolution" – Matt Corby | Matt Corby, Dominic Salole | Mushroom Music Pty Ltd obo BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd, Warner/Chappell Music Australia obo Heavy Sheet Music and Hanseatic Musikverlag GMBH & Co KG | Nominated |
"Riptide" – Vance Joy | James Keogh (aka Vance Joy) | Mushroom Music Pty Ltd obo WAU Publishing | Nominated |
"You" – Nathaniel | Anthony Egizii, David Musumeci, Nathaniel Willemse | EMI Music Publishing Australia Pty Ltd, Sony/ATV Music Publ Allegro (Aust) P/L | Nominated |
Title and/or artist | Writer(s) | Publisher(s) | Result [12] [21] |
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"Somebody That I Used To Know" – Gotye featuring Kimbra | Wally de Backer (aka Gotye), Luiz Bonfá | J Albert and Son Pty Ltd obo Op Shop Songs Pty Ltd and Kobalt Music Publishing Australia P/L, Warner/Chappell Music Australia Pty Ltd | Won |
Title and/or artist | Publisher(s) | Result [12] [22] |
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Ella Yelich-O'Connor (aka Lorde) & Joel Little | Native Tongue Music Publishing/EMI Music Publishing Australia Pty Ltd | Won |
Title and/or artist | Writer(s) | Publisher(s) | Result [12] [23] |
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"Let Me Down Easy" – Sheppard | Jay Bovino, Amy Sheppard, George Sheppard | — | Nominated |
"Resolution" – Matt Corby | Matt Corby, Dominic Salole | Mushroom Music Pty Ltd obo BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd, Warner/Chappell Music Australia obo Heavy Sheet Music and Hanseatic Musikverlag GMBH & Co KG | Nominated |
"Riptide" – Vance Joy | James Keogh (aka Vance Joy) | Mushroom Music Pty Ltd obo WAU Publishing | Won |
"What You've Done to Me" – Samantha Jade | Tania Doko, Anthony Egizii, Jorgen Elofsson, David Musumeci | Sony/ATV Music Publishing Australia P/L obo Ted Company Pty, EMI Music Publishing Australia Pty Ltd, Universal Music Publishing MGB Australia obo Idas Songs | Nominated |
"You" – Nathaniel | Anthony Egizii, David Musumeci, Nathaniel Willemse | EMI Music Publishing Australia Pty Ltd, Sony/ATV Music Publ Allegro (Aust) P/L | Nominated |
Title and/or artist | Writer(s) | Publisher(s) | Result [12] [24] |
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"Battleships" – Bernard Fanning | Bernard Fanning | Universal Music Publishing MGB Australia | Nominated |
"Lanterns" – Birds of Tokyo | Ian Berney, Ian Kenny, Glenn Sarangapany, Adam Spark, Adam Weston | Mushroom Music Pty Ltd | Won |
"Southern Sun" – Boy & Bear | Killian Gavin, Jonathon Hart, Timothy Hart, David Hosking | Sony/ATV Music Publishing Australia P/L | Nominated |
"Tell Me How It Ends" – Bernard Fanning | Bernard Fanning, Joey Waronker | Universal Music Publishing MGB Australia, Mushroom Music Pty Ltd obo BMG Platinum Songs | Nominated |
"When the Night Falls Quiet" – Birds of Tokyo | Ian Berney, Ian Kenny, Glen Sarangapany, Adam Spark, Adam Weston | Mushroom Music Pty Ltd | Nominated |
Title and/or artist | Writer(s) | Publisher(s) | Result [12] [25] |
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"A Moat You Can Stand In" – The Drones | Stephen Hesketh, Fiona Kitchin, Gareth Liddiard, Dan Luscombe, Mike Noga | Mushroom Music Pty Ltd | Nominated |
"Is This How You Feel" – The Preatures | Thomas Champion, Luke Davison, Isabella Manfredi, Jack Moffitt | Mushroom Music Pty Ltd | Nominated |
"Lanterns" – Birds of Tokyo | Ian Berney, Ian Kenny, Glenn Sarangapany, Adam Spark, Adam Weston | Mushroom Music Pty Ltd | Nominated |
"Resolution" – Matt Corby | Matt Corby, Dominic Salole | Mushroom Music Pty Ltd obo BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd, Warner/Chappell Music Australia obo Heavy Sheet Music and Hanseatic Musikverlag GMBH & Co KG | Nominated |
"Riptide" – Vance Joy | James Keogh (aka Vance Joy) | Mushroom Music Pty Ltd obo WAU Publishing | Won |
Title and/or artist | Writer(s) | Publisher(s) | Result [12] [27] |
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"Act Your Age" – Bliss n Eso featuring Bluejuice | Alexander Burnett, Jamie Cibej, Jerry Craib, James Hauptmann, Max MacKinnon (aka Eso), Jonathan Notley (aka Bliss), Jacob Stone, Stavros Yiannoukas | Mushroom Music Pty Ltd obo Ivy League Music Pty Ltd, Kobalt Music Publishing Australia P/L obo Bluejuice Music Group Pty Limited, Mushroom Music Pty Ltd | Won |
"House of Dreams" – Bliss n Eso | M-Phazes, Max MacKinnon, Jonathan Notley | Mushroom Music Pty Ltd | Nominated |
"On and On" – Illy | Illy (aka Alasdair Murray), Jan Skubiszewski | Mushroom Music Pty Ltd obo WAU Publishing, Mushroom Music Pty Ltd | Nominated |
"Run Alone" – 360 | Kaelyn Behr (aka Styalz Fuego), Matthew Colwell (aka 360) | Sony/ATV Music Publishing Australia P/L / Universal Music Publishing Pty Ltd | Nominated |
"Youngbloods" – Illy | Illy, M-Phazes, Joel Birch, Troy Brady, Ryan Burt, Ahren Stringer | Mushroom Music Pty Ltd obo WAU Publishing, Mushroom Music Pty Ltd, Native Tongue Music Publishing | Nominated |
Title | Composer | Performer | Result [6] [28] [29] |
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Aerea | Mary Finsterer | Monash Art Ensemble | Won |
Inferno | Elliott Gyger | Michael Kieran Harvey | Nominated |
String Quartet No 2 | Matthew Hindson | Elias String Quartet | Nominated |
String Quartet No 5 | Andrew Ford | Australian String Quartet | Nominated |
Title | Composer | Performer | Result [6] [28] [30] |
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Everything Here Is Possible | Alister Spence, Myra Melford | Alister Spence and Myra Melford | Nominated |
Happy | Quentin Angus | Quentin Angus, Alon Tayar, Bambam Rodriguez and Ari Hoenig | Nominated |
Network of Lines | Tilman Robinson | Tilman Robinson, Peter Knight, Callum G'Froerer, Erikki Veltheim, Judith Hamann, Brett Thompson, Berish Bilander, Sam Zerna and Hugh Harvey | Nominated |
Tall Tales | Paul Grabowsky | Monash Art Ensemble | Won |
Title | Composer | Performer | Result [6] [28] [31] |
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Compassion | Nigel Westlake, Lior Attar (aka Lior) | Lior (vocals), Sydney Symphony Orchestra, Nigel Westlake (conductor) | Nominated |
Golden Years | James Ledger | Margaret Blades (soloist), West Australian Symphony Orchestra, Otto Tausk (conductor) | Won |
Lake Ice: (Missed Tales No 1) | Mary Finsterer | Kees Boersma, Sydney Symphony Orchestra, Jessica Cottis (conductor) | Nominated |
The Last Days of Socrates | Brett Dean, Graeme Ellis (text) | Peter Coleman-Wright (soloist), Melbourne Symphony Orchestra and Chorus, Simone Young (conductor) | Nominated |
Title | Composer / librettist | Performer | Result [6] [28] [32] |
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From a Black Sky | Sandra France / Helen Nourse | The Street, David Kram (conductor) | Nominated |
Last Words | Andrew Ford / Tim Winton, Dorothy Porter, et al. | Jane Sheldon and the Seraphim Trio | Won |
Moon: an Epic Song of Love | Gordon Hamilton / Venero Armanno | The Australian Voices, Gordon Hamilton (conductor) | Nominated |
The Pomegranate Cycle | Eve Klein | Eve Klein | Nominated |
Title | Composer / librettist | Performer | Result [6] [28] [33] |
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Icy Disintegration | Annie Hsieh | Arcko Symphonic Ensemble, Timothy Phillips (conductor) | Nominated |
Lake Ice: (Missed Tales No 1) | Mary Finsterer | Kees Boersma, Sydney Symphony Orchestra, Jessica Cottis (conductor) | Nominated |
The Last Days of Socrates | Brett Dean / Graeme Ellis | Peter Coleman-Wright (soloist), Melbourne Symphony Orchestra and Chorus, Simone Young (conductor) | Won |
String Quartet No 2 | Matthew Hindson | Elias String Quartet | Nominated |
Individual | Work | Result [6] [28] [34] |
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Catherine Crock | The Hush Collection, Volumes 1-13 | Won |
Carl Vine | Exemplary contribution to Musica Viva Australia in 2013 as Artistic Director, and to the wider arts and cultural industry | Nominated |
David Montgomery | AMEB percussion project | Nominated |
Kim Waldock | Contribution to music education in Australia | Nominated |
Organisation | Work | Result [6] [28] [35] |
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Arcko Symphonic Ensemble | 2013 activities | Nominated |
Australian Art Orchestra | Touring, community building, recording, creativity & leadership | Won |
Chamber Made Opera | Commissioning & presenting cutting-edge chamber opera | Nominated |
Frequency Oz for | 2013 activities | Nominated |
Organisation / individual | Work | Result [6] [28] [36] |
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Cathy Aggett | New Australian art songs for low voice | Won |
Karen Carey | MLC School (Sydney) Opera House Concert 2013 plus a legacy of 25 years of concerts and commissions | Nominated |
Topology | "Top Up" music education program | Nominated |
West Australian Symphony Orchestra | 2013 education program | Nominated |
Organisation / individual | Work | Result [6] [28] [37] |
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Bogong Centre | Sound Culture, Bogong Electric | Nominated |
Goulburn Regional Conservatorium | The Goulburn Oratorio | Won |
Organisation / individual | Work | Result [6] [28] [38] |
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Cat Hope | Drawn from Sound exhibition | Won |
Ensemble Offspring with Oren Ambarchi and Martin Ng | Ligeti Morphed | Nominated |
Eugene Ughetti, Robin Fox and Speak Percussion | Transducer | Nominated |
Madeleine Flynn and Tim Humphrey & the City of Melbourne | 5 Short Blasts | Nominated |
Organisation / individual | Work | Result [6] [28] [39] |
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Alister Spence and Myra Melford | Everything Here Is Possible | Won |
Andrea Keller | Creation, release and presentation of three contemporary jazz projects in 2013 | Nominated |
Jonathan Zwartz | The Remembering and Forgetting of the Air (recording) | Nominated |
The Street Theatre | Capital Jazz Project – a nine-day midwinter jazz festival | Nominated |
Organisation / individual | Result [6] [28] [40] |
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Richard Gill | Won |
Organisation / individual | Result [41] [42] |
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Adam Gock and Dinesh Wicks – The D.A's Office | Won |
Title | Composer | Result [41] [43] |
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Adoration | Christopher Gordon | Nominated |
Healing | David Hirschfelder | Nominated |
The Railway Man | David Hirschfelder | Won |
Sororal | Christopher de Groot | Nominated |
Title | Composer | Result [41] [44] |
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Canon – "Seeing" | Ramesh Sathiah | Nominated |
Replay – "Eco Warriors" | Alejandro Gomez Sánchez | Nominated |
Tiger beer – "Charlie Ruedpokanon" Stuntman | Antony Partos, Matteo Zingales | Nominated |
Tourism and Events Queensland – "Where Australia Shines" | Ryan Walsh | Won |
Title | Composer | Result [41] [45] |
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Get Ace – Series 1 | Russell Thornton | Won |
Mako: Island of Secrets – Series 1: "Battlelines" | Ricky Edwards, Brett Aplin | Nominated |
Time Tremors – Series 1 | Benjamin Speed | Nominated |
Transformers: Rescue Bots – "Space Bots" | Christopher Elves | Nominated |
Title | Composer | Result [41] [46] |
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The Dancer from the Dance | Edward Primrose | Nominated |
Fallout | Antony Partos | Nominated |
I Am a Girl | John Gray | Nominated |
Once My Mother | Cezary Skubiszewski | Won |
Title | Composer | Result [41] [47] |
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The Broken Shore | Cezary Skubizewski | Nominated |
The Killing Field | Basil Hogios, Caitlin Yeo | Nominated |
The Outlaw Michael Howe | Roger Mason | Won |
Parer's War | Cezary Skubizewski | Nominated |
Title | Composer | Result [41] [48] |
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Blood Pulls a Gun | Basil Hogios, Jack Moffitt | Nominated |
The iMom | Haydn Walker | Nominated |
Scission | Jonathan Dreyfus | Nominated |
Where Do Lilacs Come From | Luke Howard | Won |
Series or Serial | Episode title | Composer | Result [41] [49] |
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The Doctor Blake Mysteries | "Series 2 Episode 10: An Invincible Summer" | Dale Cornelius | Nominated |
Rake | "Series 3 Episode 1" | David McCormack, Antony Partos, Michael Lira | Nominated |
Redfern Now | "Series 2 Episode 3: Babe in Arms | Antony Partos | Nominated |
Serangoon Road | "Episode 6" | Cezary Skubiszewski, Jan Skubiszewski | Won |
Song title | Work | Composer | Result [41] [50] |
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"Don't Let Him Go" | Rake | David McCormack, Antony Partos | Won |
"Giggle Galaxy" | Giggle and Hoot | Terry Mann | Nominated |
"God Knows I Would" | The Moodys | Cameron Bruce | Nominated |
"The Harvest & The Glory" | The Outlaw Michael Howe | Roger Mason | Nominated |
Title | Composer | Result [41] [51] |
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Adoration | Christopher Gordon, Antony Partos | Nominated |
The Broken Shore | Cezary Skubiszewski | Won |
Healing | David Hirschfelder | Nominated |
The Railway Man | David Hirschfelder | Nominated |
Title | Composer | Result [41] [52] |
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Fat Tony & Co. | Burkhard Dallwitz | Won |
The Gods of Wheat Street | Jeff Lang | Nominated |
Serangoon Road | Cezary Skubiszewski, Jan Skubiszewski | Nominated |
Wentworth Series 2 | Richard Pleasance | Nominated |
Composer | Result [41] [53] |
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Adam Gock, Dinesh Wicks | Nominated |
Jay Stewart | Won |
Neil Sutherland | Nominated |
Brenton White | Nominated |
Composer | Result [41] [54] |
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Ricky Edwards | Nominated |
Adam Gock, Dinesh Wicks | Nominated |
Garry McDonald, Laurie Stone | Nominated |
Neil Sutherland | Won |
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Neil Campbell Sutherland is a New Zealand-born, Australian-based screen music composer and musician. His work on Getaway (1994–present), MythBusters (2003–2016), Border Security (2004–present), Dancing with the Stars (2004–present) and Bondi Vet (2009–2016) has resulted in 14 consecutive Most Performed Screen Composer – Overseas Awards at the Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) Awards from 2008 to 2021.
The APRA Music Awards of 2023 were the 41st annual series, known as the APRA Awards. The awards are given in a series of categories in three divisions and in separate ceremonies throughout the year: the APRA Music Awards, Art Music Awards and Screen Music Awards. The APRA Music Awards are provided by APRA AMCOS and celebrate excellence in contemporary music, honouring songwriters and publishers that have achieved artistic excellence and outstanding success in their fields. In January, 20 songs shortlisted for Song of the Year were announced. On 30 March 2023, the final nominations were provided. Winners of the 2023 Ted Albert Award for Outstanding Services to Australian Music were Colin Hay and Colleen Ironside. APRA Music Awards were presented on 27 April 2023 at International Convention Centre Sydney.