The APRA Music Awards celebrate excellence in contemporary music, honouring songwriters and publishers that have achieved artistic excellence and outstanding success in their fields.
| Children's Composition of the Year | |
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Winner | |
| Title: | Christmas Day |
| Artist: | The Tin Lids |
| Writer: | David Froggatt |
| Publisher: | warner bros Music pty ltd |
| Contemporary Classical Composition of the Year | |
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Winner | |
| Title: | refractions at summer cloud bay |
| Writer: | nigel westlake |
| Publisher: | cue management pty ltd |
| Country Song of the Year | |
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Winner | |
| Title: | WAY OUT WEST |
| Artist: | james blundell & james reyne |
| Writers: | Michael Bois / John Lee / Broderick Smith / Chris Stockley / Kerryn Tolhurst |
| Publishers: | Mushroom Music Pty Ltd / Cellar Music Co Pty Ltd |
| Jazz Composition of the Year | |
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Winner | |
| Title: | Stevie's Blues |
| Artist: | Tommy Emmanuel |
| Writer: | Tommy Emmanuel |
| Publishers: | Chris Gilbey Pty Ltd |
| Most Performed Australian Work | |
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Winner | |
| Title: | higher than hope |
| Artist: | Daryl Braithwaite |
| Writer: | Daryl Braithwaite / Simon Hussey |
| Publishers: | Mushroom Music Pty Ltd / Warner Bros Music Pty Ltd |
| Most Performed Foreign Work | |
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Winner | |
| Title: | (Everything I Do) I Do It For You |
| Artist: | Bryan Adams |
| Writers: | Bryan Adams / Michael Kamen / Robert Lange |
| Publisher: | Rondor Music Pty Ltd/ Polygram Music Publishing Australia PL / Mushroom Music Pty Ltd / BMG Music Publishing Australia Pty Ltd |
| Most Performed Australian Work Overseas | |
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Winner | |
| Title: | Disappear |
| Artist: | inxs |
| Writers: | Jonathan Farriss / Michael Hutchence |
| Publishers: | Chris Gilbey Pty Ltd |
| Song of the Year | |
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Winner | |
| Title: | Heaven Knows |
| Artist: | rick price |
| Writers: | Rick Price / Heather Field |
| Publishers: | Sony Music Publishing / EMI Music Publishing Australia Pty Ltd |
Nominees | |
| Title: | that word (L.O.V.E.) |
| Artist: | Rockmelons |
| Writers: | Bryon Jones / Jonathan Jones / Raymond Medhurst / Rashad Smith |
| Title: | tip of my tongue |
| Artist: | Johnny Diesel |
| Writers: | Diesel / John Daniel Tate |
| Title: | it's only natural |
| Artist: | Crowded House |
| Writers: | Neil Finn / Tim Finn |
| Title: | 13th street |
| Artist: | Dale Barlow |
| Writers: | Dale Barlow |
| Television or Film Score of the Year | |
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Winner | |
| Title: | brides of christ |
| Writer: | Mario Millo |
| Publisher: | Leosong Music |
| Songwriter of the Year | |
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Winner | |
| Title: | woodface (album) |
| Writers: | Neil finn / tim finn |
| Ted Albert Award for Outstanding Services to Australian Music |
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Winner |
John Sturman |