The APRA Music Awards celebrate excellence in contemporary music, honouring songwriters and publishers that have achieved artistic excellence and outstanding success in their fields.
| Song of The Year | |
|---|---|
Winner | |
| Title: | passenger |
| Artist: | powderfinger |
| Writers: | Jonathan Coghill / John Collins / Ian Haug / Darren Middleton / Bernard Fanning |
| Publisher: | Festival Music Pty Ltd |
Nominees | |
| Title: | Cry Like A Baby |
| Artist: | Kasey Chambers |
| Writer: | Kasey Chambers |
| Title: | Don't Call Me Baby |
| Artist: | Madison Avenue |
| Writers: | Andrew Van Dorsselaer / Cheyne Coates / Duane Morrison |
| Title: | I Knew I Loved You |
| Artist: | Savage Garden |
| Writers: | Darren Hayes / Daniel Jones |
| Title: | Weir |
| Artist: | Killing Heidi |
| Writer: | Jesse Hooper / Ella Hooper |
| Most Performed Australian Work | |
|---|---|
Winner | |
| Title: | Animal Song |
| Artist: | savage garden |
| Writer: | Darren Hayes / Daniel Jones |
| Publisher | Rough Cut Music Pty Ltd administered by Warner/Chappell Music Australia Pty Ltd |
Nominees | |
| Title: | Everywhere You Go |
| Artist: | Taxiride |
| Writers: | Timothy Watson / Tim Wild |
| Title: | get set |
| Artist: | Taxiride |
| Writer: | Tim Wild |
| Title: | i knew i loved you |
| Artist: | Savage Garden |
| Writers: | Darren Hayes / Daniel Jones |
| Title: | lucky me |
| Artist: | Bachelor Girl |
| Writer: | James Roche |
| Most Performed Foreign Work | |
|---|---|
Winner | |
| Title: | that don't impress me much |
| Artist: | shania twain |
| Writers: | Shania Twain / Robert (Mutt) Lange |
| Publishers: | Universal Music Publishing Pty Ltd / BMG Music Publishing Australia Pty Ltd |
Nominees | |
| Title: | Baby One More Time |
| Artist: | Britney Spears |
| Writer: | Martin Sandberg |
| Title: | kiss me |
| Artist: | Sixpence None the Richer |
| Writer: | Matthew Slocum |
| Title: | lullaby |
| Artist: | Shawn Mullins |
| Writer: | Shawn Mullins |
| Title: | you get what you give |
| Artist: | New Radicals |
| Writer: | Gregg Alexander / Rick Nowels |
| Most Performed Country Work | |
|---|---|
Winner | |
| Title: | When I Ride |
| Artist: | tania kernaghan |
| Writers: | Fiona Kernaghan / Garth Porter |
| Publishers: | Warner/Chappell Music Australia Pty Ltd |
Nominees | |
| Title: | Cry Like A Baby |
| Artist: | Kasey Chambers |
| Writer: | Kasey Chambers |
| Title: | Dirt Track Cowboys |
| Artist: | Adam Brand |
| Writer: | Adam Brand |
| Title: | These Uncertain Times |
| Artist: | Graeme Connors |
| Writer: | Graeme Connors |
| Title: | They Don't Make Em Like That Anymore |
| Artist: | Troy Cassar-Daley |
| Writer: | Garth Porter / Colin Buchanan / Troy Cassar-Daley |
| Most Performed Contemporary Classical Composition | |
|---|---|
Winner | |
| Title: | charm |
| Writer: | gerard Brophy |
Nominees | |
| Title: | Concerto For Violin and Viola |
| Writer: | Richard Mills |
| Title: | Harbour |
| Writers: | Andrew Ford / Margaret Morgan |
| Most Performed Jazz Work | |
|---|---|
Winner | |
| Title: | mandela |
| Artist: | Guy Strazzullo quartet |
| Writer: | Guy Strazzullo |
| Publisher: | ABC Music Publishing |
Nominees | |
| Title: | Barefoot |
| Artist: | The Catholics |
| Writer: | Lloyd Swanton |
| Title: | The Hanging Garden |
| Artist: | The Necks |
| Writers: | Christopher Abrahams / Lloyd Swanton / Anthony Buck |
| Best Television Theme | |
|---|---|
Winner | |
| Title: | Thunderstone |
| Writers: | Garry McDonald / Lawrence Stone |
| Publisher: | The Music Department Pty Ltd |
Nominees | |
| Title: | The Adventures of Sam |
| Writer: | Nerida Tyson-Chew |
| Title: | dog's head bay |
| Writer: | Mark Rivett |
| Title: | secret men's business |
| Writer: | Stephen Rae |
| Title: | see how they run |
| Writer: | Mario Millo |
| Best Film Score | |
|---|---|
Winner | |
| Title: | two hands |
| Writers: | Cezary Skubiszewski / Jan Skubiszewski |
| Publisher: | Warner/Chappell Music Australia Pty Ltd |
Nominees | |
| Title: | In Savage land |
| Writers: | David Bridie / Tom Mowana / Tokwamula Tokunou |
| Title: | siam sunset |
| Writer: | Paul Grabowsky |
| Title: | soft fruit |
| Writer: | Antony Partos |
| Title: | The craic |
| Writer: | Ricky Edwards |
| Songwriters of the Year |
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Winner |
Darren Hayes & Daniel Jones |
| Ted Albert Award for Outstanding Services to Australian Music |
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Winner |
Triple j |