The APRA Music Awards celebrate excellence in contemporary music, honouring songwriters and publishers that have achieved artistic excellence and outstanding success in their fields.
| Most Performed Australian Work | |
|---|---|
Winner | |
| Title: | under the water |
| Artist: | merril brainbridge |
| Writers: | Merril Bainbridge / Owen Bolwell / Standley Paulzen |
| Publisher: | Sapphire Music Pty Ltd |
Nominees | |
| Title: | apple eyes |
| Artist: | Swoop |
| Writers: | Joshua Beagley, Roland Kapferer, Alexander Hewetson, Fiona Ta'Akimoeaka |
| Title: | Caroline |
| Artist: | The Badloves |
| Writers: | Debra Byrne / Michael Spiby |
| Title: | wasn't it good |
| Artist: | Tina Arena |
| Writer: | Tina Arena / Heather Field / Robert Parde |
| Title: | where the wild roses grow |
| Artist: | Nick Cave & Kylie Minogue |
| Writer: | Nick Cave |
| Most Performed Australian Work - Overseas | |
|---|---|
Winner | |
| Title: | tomorrow |
| Artist: | silverchair |
| Writers: | daniel johns / ben gillies |
| Most Performed Children's Work | |
|---|---|
Winner | |
| Title: | wake up jeff! |
| Artist: | the wiggles |
| Writers: | Murray Cook, Jeff Fatt, Anthony Field, John Field and Greg Page |
| Publisher: | EMI Music Publishing Australia Pty Ltd |
| Most Performed Contemporary Classical Composition | |
|---|---|
Winner | |
| Title: | Sonata For Harp |
| Artist: | marshall maguire |
| Writer: | Peggy Glanville-Hicks |
| Publisher: | G Schirmer Australia Pty Ltd |
| Most Performed Country Work | |
|---|---|
Winner | |
| Title: | 1959 |
| Artist: | lee kernaghan |
| Writers: | lee kernaghan / garth porter |
| Publishers: | Warner/Chappell Music Australia Pty Ltd |
| Best Film Score | |
|---|---|
Winner | |
| Title: | babe |
| Writer: | nigel westlake |
| Publisher: | MCA Music Australia Pty Ltd |
Nominees | |
| Title: | all men are liars |
| Writers: | Mark Moffatt / Wayne Goodwin |
| Title: | angel baby |
| Writer: | John Clifford White |
| Title: | dad and dave: on our selection |
| Writer: | Peter Best |
| Title: | Lilian's story |
| Writer: | Cezary Skubiszewski |
| Title: | Mushrooms |
| Writer: | Paul Grabowsky |
| Title: | talk |
| Writer: | John Clifford White |
| Title: | That Eye, The Sky |
| Writer: | David Bridie / John Phillips |
| Most Performed Foreign Work | |
|---|---|
Winner | |
| Title: | Kiss from a rose |
| Artist: | seal |
| Writer: | Henry Samuel |
| Publisher: | MCA Music Australia Pty Ltd |
| Song of the Year | |
|---|---|
Winner | |
| Title: | Wasn't it good |
| Artist: | tina arena |
| Writers: | Tina arena / heather field* / robert parde |
| Publishers: | Standard Music Pty Ltd / EMI Music Publishing Australia Pty Ltd* |
Nominees | |
| Title: | caroline |
| Artist: | The Badloves |
| Writer: | Debra Byrne / Michael Spiby |
| Title: | pick you up |
| Artist: | Powderfinger |
| Writers: | Jonathan Coghill / John Collins / Bernard Fanning / Ian Haug / Darren Middleton |
| Title: | waking up tired |
| Artist: | Hoodoo Gurus |
| Writers: | David Faulkner / Bradley Shepherd |
| Title: | where the wild roses grow |
| Artist: | Nick Cave & Kylie Minogue |
| Writer: | Nick Cave |
| Most Performed Jazz Work | |
|---|---|
Winner | |
| Title: | futures |
| Artist: | dig |
| Writers: | Samuel Dixon / Scott Saunders / James Robertson / Timothy Rollinson / Terepai Richmond |
| Publisher: | Polygram Music Publishing Australia PL |
Nominees | |
| Title: | Ee yoo hoo |
| Artist: | Coco's Lunch |
| Writer: | Nicola Eveleigh |
| Title: | mambo gumbo |
| Artist: | Wanderlust |
| Writer: | Miroslav Bukovsky |
| Title: | tata |
| Artist: | Wanderlust |
| Writer: | Francisco Hevia |
| Title: | until |
| Artist: | Carl Orr |
| Writer: | Carl Orr / Renee Geyer |
| Best Television Theme or Background | |
|---|---|
Winner | |
| Title: | g.p. |
| Writer: | mario millo |
| Publisher: | EMI Music Publishing Australia Pty Ltd |
Nominees | |
| Title: | Water Rats |
| Writer: | Leslie Gock |
| Title: | RPA |
| Writer: | Geoffrey J Harvey |
| Title: | Mercury |
| Writer: | John Clifford White |
| Title: | ABC: Corelli |
| Writer: | Christopher Neal |
| Title: | Breaking the Ice |
| Writer: | Robert Moss |
| Title: | talk |
| Writer: | John Clifford White |
| Title: | Bordertown |
| Writer: | Guy Gross |
| Title: | blue murder |
| Writer: | Peter Best |
| Songwriter of the Year | |
|---|---|
Winner | |
| Writer: | nick cave |
| Ted Albert Award for Outstanding Services to Australian Music |
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Winner |
ron tudor |