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 2013 Screen Music Awards ceremony was held on Monday 6th December at the State Theatre, Sydney.
| Feature Film Score of the Year | |
|---|---|
Winner | |
| Title: | The Rocket |
| Composer: | Caitlin Yeo |
Nominees | |
| Title: | Dead Europe |
| Composer: | Jed Kurzel |
| Publisher: | Mushroom Music Pty Ltd |
| Title: | Samsara |
| Composer: | Lisa Gerrard*^/Marcello De Francisci^/Michael Stearns^ |
| Publisher: | Sony/ATV Music Publishing Australia P/L* / Samsara Baraka Music^ |
| Title: | The 25th Reich |
| Composer: | Ricky Edwards |
| Publisher: | Peter Hoyland Management |
| Best Music for an Advertisement | |
|---|---|
Winner | |
| Title: | Shibui Hands |
| Composer: | Erin McKimm |
Nominees | |
| Title: | Crazy Cat Lady |
| Composer: | David Barber |
| Publisher: | Uncanny Valley Pty Ltd |
| Title: | Small World Machines |
| Composer: | Adrian Sergovich |
| Publisher: | Song Zu Publishing Pty Ltd |
| Title: | Tiger Beer: Rise of the Megacity |
| Composer: | Dan Higson / Ant Smith / Nick West |
| Publisher: | Smith & Western Sound |
| Best Music for Children's Television | |
|---|---|
Winner | |
| Title: | Flea Bitten |
| Composer: | Christopher Elves |
| Publisher: | Moody Street Kids Pty Ltd |
Nominees | |
| Title: | Destiny |
| Composers: | Henrique Dib |
| Title: | Giggle and Hoot: The Gigglearium Special |
| Composer: | Sean Peter |
| Publisher: | ABC Music Publishing |
| Title: | The Alien Boy |
| Composer: | Henrique Dib |
| Best Music for a Documentary | |
|---|---|
Winner | |
| Title: | The A-Z of Contemporary Art |
| Composer: | Michael Lira |
| Publisher: | Sonar Music Pty Ltd |
Nominees | |
| Title: | Artscape: Polly Borland – Polymorphous |
| Composer: | Ryan Walsh |
| Title: | Red Obsession |
| Composer: | Amanda Brown / Burkhard Dallwitz |
| Title: | Yagan |
| Composer: | Ash Gibson Greig |
| Best Music for a Mini-Series or Telemovie | |
|---|---|
Winner | |
| Title: | The Mystery of a Hansom Cab |
| Composer: | Cezary Skubiszewski |
Nominees | |
| Title: | Dangerous Remedy |
| Composer: | Guy Gross |
| Title: | Devil’s Dust |
| Composer: | Matteo Zingales |
| Publisher: | Sonar Music Pty Ltd |
| Title: | Underground |
| Composer: | François Tétaz |
| Publisher: | Sony/ATV Music Publishing Australia P/L |
| Best Music for a Short Film | |
|---|---|
Winner | |
| Title: | Catch Perfect |
| Composer: | Jonathan Dreyfus |
Nominees | |
| Title: | Great Adventures |
| Composer: | Christopher Elves |
| Title: | Melbhattan |
| Composer: | Biddy Connor |
| Publisher: | Gaga Music Pty Ltd |
| Title: | The Mirror |
| Composers: | Henrique Dib |
| Best Music for a Television Series or Serial | |
|---|---|
Winner | |
| Title: | Redfern Now – Episode 4: Stand Up |
| Composer: | David McCormack/Antony Partos |
| Publisher: | Sonar Music Pty Ltd |
Nominees | |
| Title: | Puberty Blues - Episode 1 |
| Composer: | Stephen Rae |
| Publisher: | EMI Music Publishing Australia Pty Ltd obo Southern Star Entertainment Pty Ltd |
| Title: | Rake - Season 2 Episode 8: Greene |
| Composer: | Michael Lira/David McCormack/Antony Partos |
| Publisher: | Sonar Music Pty Ltd |
| Title: | Underbelly: Badness – Episode 5: Troubleshooting |
| Composer: | Burkhard Dallwitz |
| Best Original Song Composed for the Screen | |
|---|---|
Winner | |
| Title: | Lonely Child from Redfern Now |
| Composers: | David McCormack and Antony Partos |
| Publisher: | Sonar Music Pty Ltd |
Nominees | |
| Title: | Begin Again from Call Me Crazy |
| Composer: | Daniel Frankel / Gideon Frankel / Jessica Paige / Alex Wurman |
| Title: | Fallen Dreams from Reverse Runner |
| Composer: | Thomas E Rouch |
| Title: | On a Mini Adventure from Giggle & Hoot |
| Composer: | Cain Horton/Paul Kingston |
| Publisher: | ABC Music Publishing |
| Best Soundtrack Album | |
|---|---|
Winner | |
| Title: | Black Water |
| Composer: | Rafael May |
Nominees | |
| Title: | Storm Surfers 3D |
| Composer: | Richard Tognetti / Michael Yezerski |
| Title: | The Journey |
| Composer: | Piotr Nowotnik |
| Title: | Woody |
| Composer: | Josh Abrahams / Davide Carbone / Russell Thornton |
| Best Television Theme | |
|---|---|
Winner | |
| Title: | The Doctor Blake Mysteries |
| Composer: | Dale Cornelius |
| Publisher: | Native Tongue Music Publishing |
Nominees | |
| Title: | 101 East |
| Composer: | Vicki Hansen |
| Title: | The Checkout |
| Composer: | Drew Crawford |
| Title: | Redfern Now |
| Composers: | David McCormack /Antony Partos |
| Publisher: | Sonar Music Pty Ltd |
| Most Performed Screen Composer - Australia |
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Winner |
Jay Stewart |
Nominees |
| Adam Gock and Dinesh Wicks |
| Neil Sutherland |
| Nick Perjanik |
| Most Performed Screen Composer - Overseas |
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Winner |
Neil Sutherland |
Finalists |
| Adam Gock and Dinesh Wicks |
| David Hirschfelder |
| Ric Formosa/Ricky Edwards |
| International Achievement Award |
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Winner |
John Polson |