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 2016 Screen Music Awards were held on Tuesday 8 November at City Recital Hall, Sydney.
| Feature Film Score of the Year | |
|---|---|
Winner | |
| Title: | 99 homes |
| Composers: | Antony Partos and Matteo Zingales |
Nominees | |
| Title: | Crew Cut |
| Composers: | Timothy Cheel and Christopher Larkin |
| Title: | Oddball |
| Composer: | Cezary Skubiszewski |
| Title: | The Dressmaker |
| Composer: | David Hirschfelder |
| Best Music for an Advertisement | |
|---|---|
Winner | |
| Title: | 2016 AICP Opening |
| Composer: | Jeremy Yang |
Nominees | |
| Title: | Cadbury Marvellous Creations |
| Composer: | Rafael May |
| Title: | Country Racing Victoria: It’s Got it All |
| Composer: | Robert Upward |
| Publisher: | Mushroom Music |
| Title: | Rio 2016 Olympics |
| Composer: | Sarah Aarons*, Anthony Egizii^, David Musumeci^ and Graham Donald~ |
| Publisher: | Sony ATV Music Publishing Allegro*, Sony ATV Music Publishing Australia^ and Red Music Publishing~ |
| Best Music for Children's Television | |
|---|---|
Winner | |
| Title: | The New Adventures of Figaro Pho: Odd Socks |
| Composers: | Michael Darren, Luke Jurevicius and Christopher Larkin |
Nominees | |
| Title: | Bottersnikes & Gumbles : Up, Up and Away |
| Composer: | Michael Szumowski |
| Publishers: | J Albert & Son and Cheeky Little Media |
| Title: | Mako: Island of Secrets: Homecoming |
| Composer: | Ricky Edwards and Brett Aplin |
| Title: | Transformers Rescue Bots: The Last of Morocco |
| Composer: | Christopher Elves |
| Publishers: | Mushroom Music obo Britteridge Publishing / BMG Platinum Songs |
| Best Music for a Documentary | |
|---|---|
Winner | |
| Title: | Getting Frank Gehry |
| Composer: | Caitlin Yeo |
Nominees | |
| Title: | Neon |
| Composer: | Antony Partos |
| Title: | Putuparri and the Rainmakers |
| Composer: | David Bridie |
| Publisher: | Mushroom Music |
| Title: | The Will to Fly |
| Composer: | Tom Rouch |
| Publisher: | Native Tongue Music Publishing |
| Best Music for a Mini-Series or Telemovie | |
|---|---|
Winner | |
| Title: | The Beautiful Lie |
| Composer: | Alan John |
Nominees | |
| Title: | DNA Nation |
| Composer: | Matteo Zingales |
| Title: | Peter Allen: Not the Boy Next Door |
| Composers: | Michael Yezerski and Ashley Irwin |
| Publisher: | Shine Australia |
| Title: | Secret City |
| Composer: | David Bridie |
| Publisher: | Mushroom Music |
| Best Music for a Short Film | |
|---|---|
Winner | |
| Title: | Banana Boy |
| Composer: | Adam Moses |
Nominees | |
| Title: | Daisy Chain |
| Composer: | Hylton Mowday |
| Title: | Letting Blood |
| Composer: | Nicholas Robert Thayer |
| Title: | Ravens |
| Composers: | Michael Yezerski with additional music by Helen Grimley |
| Best Music for a Television Series or Serial | |
|---|---|
Winner | |
| Title: | The Principal: Revolution School |
| Composer: | Roger Mason |
Nominees | |
| Title: | Glitch: There Is No Justice |
| Composer: | Cornel Wilczek |
| Title: | Janet King: The Invisible Wound |
| Composer: | Antony Partos |
| Publisher: | Sonar Music |
| Title: | Wanted: Episode 6 |
| Composer: | Michael Yezerski |
| Publisher: | Red Music Publishing |
| Best Original Song Composed for the Screen | |
|---|---|
Winner | |
| Title: | Dancing in the Darkness from The Letdown |
| Composers: | Darren Seltmann and Sally Seltmann* |
| Publisher: | Sony ATV Music Publishing Australia* |
Nominees | |
| Title: | Maurice's Big Adventure from Big Adventure |
| Composer: | Sean Peter |
| Publisher: | ABC Music Publishing |
| Title: | Those Friends of Mine from Pawno |
| Composers: | Tristan Dewey, Tai Jordan and Mark Pearl |
| Title: | When You Were on the Run from No Activity |
| Composer: | Cameron Bruce |
| Best Soundtrack Album | |
|---|---|
Winner | |
| Title: | All About E |
| Composer: | Basil Hogios |
Nominees | |
| Title: | Only the Dead |
| Composer: | Michael Yezerski |
| Title: | Sherpa |
| Composer: | Antony Partos |
| Title: | The Dressmaker |
| Composers: | David Hirschfelder |
| Best Television Theme | |
|---|---|
Winner | |
| Title: | Nos Youm |
| Composer: | Peter Cavallo |
Nominees | |
| Title: | Compass |
| Composer: | Caitlin Yeo |
| Publisher: | ABC Music Publishing |
| Title: | Here Come the Habibs |
| Composer: | Kyls Burtland |
| Title: | Tomorrow When the War Began |
| Composers: | Cameron Giles-Webb and Colin Simkins |
| Publisher: | Universal Music Publishing obo Ambience Entertainment |
| 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 |
|---|
Winner |
Neil Sutherland |
Finalists |
| Adam Gock and Dinesh Wicks |
| Alastair Ford |
| Ricky Edwards |