The annual Screen Music Awards are presented by APRA AMCOS in conjunction with the Australian Guild of Screen Composers (AGSC). The ceremony acknowledges excellence and innovation in the field of screen composition.
The 2011 Screen Music Awards ceremony was held on Monday 14th November at the City Recital Hall, Sydney.
| Feature Film Score of the Year | |
|---|---|
Winner | |
| Title: | Snowtown |
| Composer: | Jed Kurzel |
| Publisher: | Ivy League Music administered by Mushroom Music Pty |
Nominees | |
| Title: | Mad Bastards |
| Composer: | Alex Lloyd* / Alan Pigram / Stephen Pigram |
| Publisher: | Rondor Music Australia Pty Ltd* |
| Title: | The Legend of the Guardians |
| Composer: | David Hirschfelder |
| Publisher: | Universal/MCA Music Publishing Pty Ltd obo Warner Olive Music LLC |
| Title: | The Way Back |
| Composer: | Burkhard Dallwitz |
| Publisher: | Fintage Publishing and Collection Australia obo Resonant Music 1 Limited Partners |
| Best Music for an Advertisement | |
|---|---|
Winner | |
| Title: | VW Passat: Change Rooms |
| Composer: | Elliott Wheeler |
Nominees | |
| Title: | Cascade: The Feel |
| Composer: | Blair Joscelyne |
| Publisher: | Nylon Publishing Pty Ltd |
| Title: | Pure Blonde Pardon |
| Composer: | Ramesh Sathiah / Gerard Fitzgerald |
| Publisher: | Song Zu Publishing Pty Ltd |
| Title: | SBS Films 2 |
| Composer: | Michael Yezerski |
| Publisher: | Nylon Publishing Pty Ltd |
| Best Music for Children's Television | |
|---|---|
Winner | |
| Title: | K9: Eclipse of the Korven |
| Composer: | Christopher Elves |
| Publisher: | Fintage Publishing and Collection Australia obo Resonant Music 1 Limited Partners |
Nominees | |
| Title: | Giggle & Hoot: Christmas Special |
| Composer: | Sean Peter |
| Publisher: | ABC Music Publishing Pty Ltd administered by Mushroom Music Pty Ltd |
| Title: | Gravity |
| Composer: | Henrique Dib |
| Title: | My Place II: Henry |
| Composer: | Roger Mason |
| Best Music for a Documentary | |
|---|---|
Winner | |
| Title: | Lachlan Macquarie: Father of Australia |
| Composer: | Matteo Zingales |
| Publisher: | Sonar Music Pty Ltd |
Nominees | |
| Title: | Cane Toads: The Conquest |
| Composer: | Martin Armiger |
| Publisher: | Mushroom Music Pty Ltd / M L R P Music (BMI) |
| Title: | Jandamarra’s War |
| Composer: | Ash Gibson Greig / Petris Torres |
| Title: | The Silent Epidemic |
| Composer: | Christopher Elves |
| Publisher: | Beyond Properties Pty Ltd administered by Sony/ATV Music Publishing |
| Best Music for a Mini-Series or Telemovie | |
|---|---|
Winner | |
| Title: | Underbelly Files: Tell Them Lucifer Was Here |
| Composer: | Burkhard Dallwitz |
Nominees | |
| Title: | Cloudstreet |
| Composer: | Bryony Marks |
| Publisher: | Source Music Pty Ltd |
| Title: | East West 101: Series 3: Episode 1 |
| Composer: | Guy Gross |
| Title: | Paper Giants: The Birth of Cleo |
| Composer: | Stephen Rae |
| Publisher: | Universal Music Publishing Pty Ltd obo Southern Star Entertainment Pty Ltd |
| Best Music for a Short Film | |
|---|---|
Winner | |
| Title: | The Missing Key |
| Composer: | Kathryn Brownhill / Miles Nicholas / Jonathan Nix |
Nominees | |
| Title: | Collision |
| Composer: | Mike Darren |
| Title: | Polo’s Robot |
| Composer: | Dale Cornelius |
| Publisher: | Native Tongue Music Publishing |
| Title: | The Maker |
| Composers: | Paul Halley |
| Best Music for a Television Series or Serial | |
|---|---|
Winner | |
| Title: | Rake |
| Composers: | Michael Lira / David McCormack / Antony Partos |
Nominees | |
| Title: | Rush: Series 3: Episode 16 |
| Composer: | Stephen Rae |
| Publisher: | Universal Music Publishing Pty Ltd obo Southern Star Entertainment Pty Ltd |
| Title: | Tangle: Season 2: Lost and Found |
| Composer: | Bryony Marks |
| Publisher: | Southern Star Entertainment Pty Ltd / Source Music Pty Ltd |
| Title: | Who Do You Think You Are: Series 3 |
| Composer: | Ash Gibson Greig |
| Best Original Song Composed for the Screen | |
|---|---|
Winner | |
| Title: | Dream On from The Missing Key |
| Composers: | Miles Nicholas |
Nominees | |
| Title: | Negotiate from Yes, We Canberra |
| Composer: | Andrew Hansen / Chris Taylor |
| Publisher: | ABC Music Publishing Pty Ltd administered by Mushroom Music Pty Ltd |
| Title: | Sweet Dreams: Sky Boat from Giggle & Hoot |
| Composer: | Cain Horton / Paul Kingston |
| Publisher: | ABC Music Publishing Pty Ltd administered by Mushroom Music Pty Ltd |
| Title: | Won’t Look Back from Mad Bastards |
| Composer: | Brendan Fletcher / Alex Lloyd* / Alan Pigram / Stephen Pigram |
| Publisher: | Rondor Music Australia Pty Ltd* |
| Best Soundtrack Album | |
|---|---|
Winner | |
| Title: | Road Train: Road Kill Soundtrack |
| Composer: | Rafael May |
Nominees | |
| Title: | Mad Bastards |
| Composer: | Alex Lloyd* / Alan Pigram / Stephen Pigram |
| Publisher: | Rondor Music Australia Pty Ltd* |
| Title: | Red Hill |
| Composer: | Dmitri Golovko |
| Title: | The Lost Thing |
| Composer: | Michael Yezerski |
| Publisher: | Source Music Pty Ltd |
| Best Television Theme | |
|---|---|
Winner | |
| Title: | Scariacs |
| Composer: | Haydn Walker |
| Publisher: | Song Zu Publishing Pty Ltd |
Nominees | |
| Title: | Adam Hills in Gordon Street Tonight |
| Composer: | Kit Warhurst |
| Publisher: | Mushroom Music Pty Ltd |
| Title: | AFP |
| Composer: | David Chapman |
| Title: | Message Stick |
| Composers: | Cliff Bradley |
| Publisher: | ABC Music Publishing Pty Ltd administered by Mushroom Music Pty Ltd |
| Most Performed Screen Composer - Australia |
|---|
Winner |
Adam Gock/Dinesh Wicks |
Nominees |
| Jay Stewart |
| Neil Sutherland |
| Brenton White |
| Most Performed Screen Composer - Overseas |
|---|
Winner |
Neil Sutherland |
Nominees |
| Ricky Edwards |
| Ric Formosa |
| David Hirschfelder |