{{Short description|Australia music awards}} {{for |APRA Awards in New Zealand| APRA Awards (New Zealand)}} {{for-text|lists of winners in each year, starting in 1982|"APRA Music Awards of [yyyy]"}} {{Use dmy dates|date=January 2021}} {{Use Australian English|date=August 2018}} {{Infobox award |name = APRA Music Awards |current_awards = APRA Music Awards of 2025 |presenter = [[Australasian Performing Right Association]] (APRA) |year = 1982 |country = [[Australia]] |website = {{Official URL}} }}
The '''APRA Music Awards''' in Australia celebrate excellence in contemporary music, honoring songwriters and publishers who have achieved artistic excellence and outstanding success in their fields.
Several award ceremonies are run in Australia by the [[Australasian Performing Right Association]] (APRA) and [[Australasian Mechanical Copyright Owners Society]] (AMCOS). In addition to the APRA Music Awards, APRA AMCOS, in association with the [[Australian Music Centre]], presents awards for [[classical music]], [[jazz]] and [[improvised music]], [[experimental music]] and [[sound art]], known as the '''Art Music Awards'''. It also runs, in association with the [[Australian Guild of Screen Composers]] (AGSC), the '''Screen Music Awards''', to acknowledge excellence in the field of [[film score|screen composition]].
== APRA Music Awards (Australia) == The APRA Music Awards were established in 1982 to honour songwriters and music composers for their efforts. The award categories are:
=== Gold Awards === From 1982 to 1990, the best songs were given the Gold Award, which was also called the Special Award. In the mid-1980s Platinum Awards were given to significant works from previous years.<ref>{{cite web|title=History |url=http://www.apra-amcos.com.au/APRAAwards/MusicAwards/History.aspx |publisher= [[Australasian Performing Right Association]] (APRA) | [[Australasian Mechanical Copyright Owners Society]] (AMCOS) |access-date=9 October 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100920230857/http://www.apra-amcos.com.au/APRAAwards/MusicAwards/History.aspx |archive-date=20 September 2010 }}</ref>
{| class="wikitable" |- ! Year ! width="35%" | Songwriter(s) ! width="20%" | Artist ! width="30%" | Winning work ! width="15%" | Award |- | rowspan="4" | [[APRA Music Awards of 1982|1982]] | [[Graeham Goble]] | [[Little River Band]] | "[[Reminiscing]]" | rowspan="4" style="background:gold;" align="center" | Gold Award |- | [[Graham Russell]] | [[Air Supply]] | "[[Lost in Love (Air Supply song)|Lost in Love]]" |- | [[Glenn Shorrock]] | [[Little River Band]] | "[[Cool Change (song)|Cool Change]]" |- | [[Angus Young]], [[Malcolm Young]], [[Bon Scott]] | [[AC/DC]] | "[[Highway to Hell (song)|Highway To Hell]]" |- | 1983 | {{n/a|No awards}} | {{n/a|No awards}} | {{n/a|No awards}} | {{n/a|No awards}} |- | rowspan="3" | [[APRA Music Awards of 1984|1984]] | [[Graham Russell]] | [[Air Supply]] | "[[The One That You Love]]" | rowspan="7" align="center" | Special Award |- | [[Colin Hay]] | [[Men at Work]] | "[[Who Can It Be Now?]]" |- | [[Brian May (Australian composer)|Brian May]] | {{n/a}} | ''[[Mad Max (film)|Mad Max]]'' film score |- | rowspan="4" | [[APRA Music Awards of 1985|1985]] | [[Colin Hay]], [[Ron Strykert]] | [[Men at Work]] | "[[Down Under (song)|Down Under]]" |- | [[John Antill]] | {{n/a}} | "[[Corroboree (ballet)|Corroboree]]" |- | [[Graeham Goble]] | [[Little River Band]] | "[[Greatest Hits (Little River Band album)|The Other Guy]]" |- | Reece Kirk | [[Crystal Gayle]] | "[[Our Love Is on the Faultline]]" |- | [[APRA Music Awards of 1986|1986]] | [[Eric Bogle]] | [[Eric Bogle]] | "[[And The Band Played Waltzing Matilda]]" | rowspan="2" style="background:gold;" align="center" | Gold Award |- | rowspan="2" | [[APRA Music Awards of 1987|1987]] | [[Angus Young]], [[Malcolm Young]], [[Brian Johnson]] | [[AC/DC]] | "[[Back in Black (song)|Back in Black]]" |- | [[Mark Knopfler]] | [[Dire Straits]] | ''[[Brothers in Arms (Dire Straits album)|Brothers in Arms]]'' | style="background:gold;" align="center" | Gold Award (album) |- | rowspan="7" | [[APRA Music Awards of 1988|1988]] | [[Jack O'Hagan]] | {{n/a}} | "[[Along the Road to Gundagai]]" | rowspan="5" style="background:silver;" align="center" | Platinum Award |- | [[Gordon Parsons (singer-songwriter)|Gordon Parsons]] | [[Slim Dusty]] | "[[Pub With No Beer]]" |- | [[Rolf Harris]] | [[Rolf Harris]] | "[[Tie Me Kangaroo Down, Sport]]" |- | Dorothy Dodd | {{n/a}} | "[[Granada (song)|Granada]]" |- | Marie Cowan, [[Banjo Paterson]] | {{n/a}} | "[[Waltzing Matilda]]" |- | [[Andrew Farriss]], [[Michael Hutchence]] | [[INXS]] | "[[What You Need (INXS song)|What You Need]]" | rowspan="2" style="background:gold;" align="center" | Gold Award |- | [[Peter Best (composer)|Peter Best]] | {{n/a}} | ''[[Crocodile Dundee]]'' film score |- | rowspan="5" | [[APRA Music Awards of 1989|1989]] | [[John Antill]] | {{n/a}} | "[[Corroboree (ballet)|Corroboree]]" | rowspan="2" style="background:silver;" align="center" | Platinum Award |- | [[Harry Vanda]] & [[George Young (rock musician)|George Young]] | {{n/a}} | In recognition of the outstanding popularity of their collective works throughout the world |- | [[Neil Finn]] | [[Crowded House]] | "[[Don't Dream It's Over]]" | rowspan="6" style="background:gold;" align="center" | Gold Award |- | [[Andrew Farriss]], [[Michael Hutchence]] | [[INXS]] | "[[Need You Tonight]]" |- | [[Hal David]] | {{n/a}} | In recognition of the outstanding popularity of his many works in Australia and New Zealand |- | [[APRA Music Awards of 1989#1989–1990 Awards|1989–1990]] <small>(held in 1991)</small> | [[Peter Garrett]], [[Rob Hirst]], [[James Moginie]] | [[Midnight Oil]] | "[[Beds Are Burning]]" |- | rowspan="2" | [[APRA Music Awards of 1990|1990]] | rowspan="2" | [[Andrew Farriss]], [[Michael Hutchence]] | rowspan="2" | [[INXS]] | "[[Devil Inside (INXS song)|Devil Inside]]" |- | "[[New Sensation]]" |- |}
=== Song of the Year === '''Song of the Year''' is decided by the votes of APRA members. All eligible songs must be written by an APRA member and released in the preceding calendar year for consideration. The ''Song of the Year'' award is considered one of the most prestigious of the APRA Music Awards.
{| class="wikitable" |- ! Year ! width="50%" | Songwriter(s) ! Artist ! Song |- | [[APRA Music Awards of 1991|1991]] | [[Mandawuy Yunupingu|Bakamana Yunipingu]], Stuart Kellaway, [[Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu|Gurrumul Yunipingu]], Milkayggu Mununggurr, Cal Williams, [[Paul Kelly (Australian musician)|Paul Kelly]] | [[Yothu Yindi]] | "[[Treaty (song)|Treaty]]" |- | [[APRA Music Awards of 1992|1992]] | [[Rick Price]], Heather Field | [[Rick Price]] | "[[Heaven Knows (Rick Price song)|Heaven Knows]]" |- | [[APRA Music Awards of 1993|1993]] | [[Neil Finn]] and [[Tim Finn]] |rowspan="2" |[[Crowded House]] | "[[Four Seasons in One Day]]" |- | [[APRA Music Awards of 1994|1994]] | [[Neil Finn]] | "[[Distant Sun]]" |- | [[APRA Music Awards of 1995|1995]] | [[Neil Murray (Australian musician)|Neil Murray]] | [[Christine Anu]] | "[[My Island Home]]" |- | [[APRA Music Awards of 1996|1996]] | [[Tina Arena]], Robert Parde, Heather Field | [[Tina Arena]] | "[[Wasn't It Good (Tina Arena song)|Wasn't It Good]]" |- |1997 |{{n/a|No awards}} |{{n/a|No awards}} |{{n/a|No awards}} |- | [[APRA Music Awards of 1998|1998]] | Dean Manning | [[Leonardo's Bride]] | "[[Even When I'm Sleeping]]" |- | [[APRA Music Awards of 1999|1999]] | James Roche | [[Bachelor Girl]] | "[[Buses and Trains]]" |- | [[APRA Music Awards of 2000|2000]] | Jonathan Coghill, John Collins, Ian Haug, Darren Middleton, Bernard Fanning |rowspan="2" |[[Powderfinger]] | "[[Passenger (Powderfinger song)|Passenger]]" |- | [[APRA Music Awards of 2001|2001]] | [[Bernard Fanning]] | "[[My Happiness (Powderfinger song)|My Happiness]]" |- | [[APRA Music Awards of 2002|2002]] | [[Alex Lloyd]] | [[Alex Lloyd]] | "[[Amazing (Alex Lloyd song)|Amazing]]" |- | [[APRA Music Awards of 2003|2003]] | [[Kasey Chambers]] | [[Kasey Chambers]] | "[[Not Pretty Enough]]" |- | [[APRA Music Awards of 2004|2004]] | [[John Butler (musician)|John Butler]] | [[John Butler Trio]] | "[[Zebra (The John Butler Trio song)|Zebra]]" |- | [[APRA Music Awards of 2005|2005]] | [[Missy Higgins]] and [[Kevin Griffin]] | [[Missy Higgins]] | "[[Scar (song)|Scar]]" |- | [[APRA Music Awards of 2006|2006]] | [[Ben Lee]] and McGowan Southworth | [[Ben Lee]] | "[[Catch My Disease]]" |- | [[APRA Music Awards of 2007|2007]] | [[Glenn Richards]] | [[Augie March]] | "[[One Crowded Hour]]" |- | [[APRA Music Awards of 2008|2008]] | [[Daniel Johns]] and [[Julian Hamilton]] | [[Silverchair]] | "[[Straight Lines (song)|Straight Lines]]" |- | [[APRA Music Awards of 2009|2009]] | [[Chris Cheney]] | [[The Living End]] | "[[White Noise (The Living End song)|White Noise]]" |- | [[APRA Music Awards of 2010|2010]] | Dougy Mandagi and Lorenzo Sillitto | [[The Temper Trap]] | "[[Sweet Disposition]]" |- | [[APRA Music Awards of 2011|2011]] | [[Angus Stone]], [[Julia Stone]] | [[Angus & Julia Stone]] | "[[Big Jet Plane]]" |- | [[APRA Music Awards of 2012|2012]] | [[Gotye|Wally de Backer]], [[Luiz Bonfa]] | [[Gotye]] feat [[Kimbra]] | "[[Somebody That I Used To Know]]" |- | [[APRA Music Awards of 2013|2013]] | [[Kevin Parker (musician)|Kevin Parker]] | [[Tame Impala]] | "[[Feels Like We Only Go Backwards]]" |- | [[APRA Music Awards of 2014|2014]] | [[Vance Joy|James Keogh]] | [[Vance Joy]] | "[[Riptide (Vance Joy song)|Riptide]]" |- | [[APRA Music Awards of 2015|2015]] | [[Sia|Sia Furler]], [[Jesse Shatkin]] | [[Sia]] | "[[Chandelier (song)|Chandelier]]" |- | [[APRA Music Awards of 2016|2016]] | [[Kevin Parker (musician)|Kevin Parker]] | [[Tame Impala]] | "[[Let It Happen (song)|Let It Happen]]" |- | [[APRA Music Awards of 2017|2017]] | [[D.D Dumbo]] a.k.a. Oliver Perry | D.D Dumbo | "Satan" |- | [[APRA Music Awards of 2018|2018]] | [[Paul Kelly (Australian musician)|Paul Kelly]], [[The Ferrets (band)#Subsequent careers|Billy Miller]] | Paul Kelly | "[[Life Is Fine|Firewood and Candles]]" |- | [[APRA Music Awards of 2019|2019]] | Amy Billings | [[Amy Shark]] |"[[I Said Hi]]" |- | [[APRA Music Awards of 2020|2020]] | Toni Watson | [[Tones and I]] | "[[Dance Monkey]]" |- | [[APRA Music Awards of 2021|2021]] | Joel Davison, [[Rob Hirst]], Bunna Lawrie | [[Midnight Oil]] featuring [[Dan Sultan]], Joel Davison, Kaleena Briggs, [[Bunna Lawrie]] | "[[Gadigal Land]]" |- | [[APRA Music Awards of 2022|2022]] | [[The Kid Laroi|The Kid LAROI]], [[Justin Bieber]], [[FnZ|Isaac De Boni]], [[Omer Fedi]], [[Cashmere Cat|Magnus Høiberg]], [[FnZ|Michael Mule]], [[Charlie Puth]], Subhaan Rahman, [[Blake Slatkin]] | [[The Kid LAROI]] & [[Justin Bieber]] | "[[Stay (The Kid Laroi and Justin Bieber song)|Stay]]" |- | [[APRA Music Awards of 2023|2023]] | [[Flume (musician)|Harley Streten]], [[Sarah Aarons]] | [[Flume (musician)|Flume]] featuring [[May-a]] | "[[Say Nothing (Flume song)|Say Nothing]]" |}
=== Songwriter of the Year === '''Songwriter of the Year''' is voted by APRA's Board of Writer and Publisher Directors rewarding the songwriter who has recorded the most impressive body of work in the previous year.
{| class="wikitable" |- ! Year ! Songwriter |- | 1991 | [[Southern Sons|Phil Buckle]] |- | 1992 | [[Neil Finn]] and [[Tim Finn]] |- | 1993 | [[Greg Arnold]] |- | 1994 | [[Neil Finn]] |- | 1995 | [[Daniel Johns]] and [[Ben Gillies|Benjamin Gillies]] |- | 1996 | [[Nick Cave]] |- | 1997 | {{n/a|No awards}} |- | 1998 | [[Darren Hayes]] and [[Daniel Jones (musician)|Daniel Jones]] |- | 1999 | [[Paul Kelly (Australian musician)|Paul Kelly]] |- | 2000 | [[Darren Hayes]] and [[Daniel Jones (musician)|Daniel Jones]] |- | 2001 | [[Ella Hooper]] and [[Jesse Hooper]] |- | 2002 | [[Kasey Chambers]] |- | 2003 | [[Daniel Johns]] |- | 2004 | [[Powderfinger]] |- | 2005 | [[Jet (band)|Jet]] |- | 2006 | [[Bernard Fanning]] |- | 2007 | [[Andrew Stockdale]], [[Myles Heskett]] and [[Chris Ross (musician)|Chris Ross]] |- | 2008 | Daniel Johns |- | [[APRA Music Awards of 2009|2009]] | [[Kim Moyes]] and [[Julian Hamilton]] |- | 2010 | [[Angus Young]] and [[Malcolm Young]] |- | 2011 | [[Angus Stone]] and [[Julia Stone]] |- | 2012 | [[Gotye]] |- | 2013 |rowspan="3"|[[Sia]] |- | 2014 |- | 2015 |- | 2016 | [[Courtney Barnett]] |- | 2017 | Harley Streten {{Abbr|p.k.a.|performer known as}} [[Flume (musician)|Flume]] |- | 2018 | Adam Briggs p.k.a. [[Briggs (rapper)|Briggs]] and Daniel Rankine p.k.a. [[Funkoars|Trials]] |- | 2019 | [[Sarah Aarons]] |- | 2020 | Barry Francis p.k.a. DJ Debris, Matthew Lambert p.k.a. [[Suffa]], Daniel Smith p.k.a. [[MC Pressure]] (members of [[Hilltop Hoods]]) |- | 2021 | [[Kevin Parker (musician)|Kevin Parker]] |- |2024 |[[The Teskey Brothers]], Josh Teskey and Sam Teskey |}
=== The Ted Albert Award for Outstanding Services to Australian Music === '''The Ted Albert Award for Outstanding Services to Australian Music'''' is decided by APRA's Board of Writer and Publisher Directors for a lifetime contribution. The Award is named after [[Ted Albert]] whose company [[Albert Productions]] put out records by [[The Easybeats]], [[AC/DC]] and [[John Paul Young]].
{| class="wikitable" |- ! Year ! Winner |- | 1991 | Allan Hely |- | 1992 | John Sturman |- | 1993 | [[Peter Sculthorpe]] |- | 1994 | [[Ian Meldrum]] |- | 1995 | [[Harry Vanda]] and [[George Young (rock musician)|George Young]] |- | 1996 | [[Ron Tudor]] |- | 1997 | {{n/a|No awards}} |- | 1998 | [[Michael Gudinski]] |- | 1999 | [[Slim Dusty]] |- | 2000 | [[Triple J]] |- | 2001 | Charles Fischer |- | 2002 | Barry Chapman |- | 2003 | [[Angus Young]], [[Malcolm Young]] and [[Bon Scott]] |- | 2004 | [[Don Burrows]] |- | 2005 | [[Michael Chugg]] |- | 2006 | Bill Armstrong |- | 2007 | Michael McMartin |- | 2008 | [[Roger Davies (manager)|Roger Davies]] |- | 2009 | [[Revoked]] |- | 2010 | [[Jimmy Little]] |- | 2011 | [[Paul Kelly (Australian musician)|Paul Kelly]] |- | 2012 | Mary Lopez |- | 2013 | [[The Seekers]] |- | 2014 | [[Lindy Morrison]] |- | 2015 | [[Fifa Riccobono]] |- | 2016 | [[Cold Chisel]] |- | 2017 | [[Archie Roach]] |- | 2018 | [[Midnight Oil]] |- | 2019 | Rob Potts |- | 2020 | {{n/a|No awards}} |- | 2021 | [[Helen Reddy]], [[Joy McKean]] |- | 2022 | [[The Wiggles]] |- | 2023 | [[Colin Hay]], Colleen Ironside |- |2024 |[[Bart Willoughby]] |}
=== Breakthrough Songwriter Award === '''Breakthrough Songwriter Award''' is decided by APRA's Board of Writer and Publisher Directors for an emerging songwriter or groups of writers. The award category was first introduced by APRA in 2002.
{| class="wikitable" |- ! Year ! Winner |- | rowspan="2" | 2002 | Jennifer Waite and Grant Wallis ([[Aneiki]]) |- | [[Sia]] |- | 2003 | [[Craig Nicholls]] ([[The Vines (band)|The Vines]]) |- | 2004 | [[Delta Goodrem]] |- | 2005 | [[Missy Higgins]] |- | 2006 | Myles Heskett, [[Chris Ross (musician)|Christopher Ross]] and [[Andrew Stockdale]] ([[Wolfmother]]) |- | 2007 | [[Glenn Richards]] ([[Augie March]]) |- | 2008 | [[Sally Seltmann]] (New Buffalo) |- | 2009 | [[Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu]] |- | 2010 | [[Nick Littlemore]], Jonathan Sloan, [[Luke Steele (musician)|Luke Steele]] ([[Empire of the Sun (band)|Empire of the Sun]]) |- | 2011 | [[Megan Washington]] |- | 2012 | Killian Gavin, Jonathon Hart, Timothy Hart, David Hosking, Jacob Tarasenko ([[Boy & Bear]]) |- | 2013 | Matthew Colwell ({{Abbr|p.k.a.|performer known as}} [[360 (rapper)|360]]), Kaelyn Behr ({{Abbr|p.k.a.|performer known as}} [[Styalz Fuego|Styalz]]) |- | 2014 | [[Louis Schoorl]] |- | 2015 | [[Michael Gordon Clifford|Michael Clifford]], [[Luke Hemmings]], [[Calum Hood]], [[Ashton Irwin]] ([[5 Seconds of Summer]]) |- | 2016 | [[Alex Hope (songwriter)|Alex Hope]] |- | 2017 | [[Troye Sivan]] a.k.a. Troye Sivan Mellet |- | 2018 | [[Sarah Aarons]] |- | 2019 | [[Dean Lewis]] |- | 2020 | Toni Watson p.k.a. Tones and I |- | 2021 | Charlton Howard {{abbr|p.k.a.|performer known as}} [[the Kid Laroi]] |- | 2022 | [[Genesis Owusu]] |- | 2023 | [[Sampa Tembo]] {{abbr|p.k.a.|performer known as}} [[Sampa The Great]] |}
=== Awards for Most Performed Works === There are a number of awards given for most performed work based on a statistical analysis of APRA's database. These awards include "Most Performed Australian Work of the Year", "Most Performed Australian Work Overseas", "Most Performed Foreign Work", "Most Performed Jazz Work", "Most Performed Country Work" and "Most Performed Dance Work".
==Art Music Awards (with AMC) == {{sidebar|navbar=off|width=30em |contentstyle=text-align:left |heading1 = Art Music Awards<ref name=2019art>{{cite web|website=APRA AMCOS|url=http://apraamcos.com.au/news/2019/august/2019-art-music-awards-winners-announced/|title=2019 Art Music Awards winners announced|date=19 August 2019|access-date=28 August 2019}}</ref> |content1 = # Work of the Year: Choral # Work of the Year: Dramatic # Work of the Year: Jazz # Work of the Year: Chamber Music # Work of the Year: Large Ensemble # Work of the Year: Electroacoustic/Sound Art # Performance of the Year: Jazz/Improvised Music # Performance of the Year: Notated Composition # Award for Excellence in Music Education # Award for Excellence in a Regional Area # Award for Excellence in Experimental Music # Luminary Awards: National (Individual) # Luminary Awards: National (Organisation) # Luminary Awards: States & Territories # Richard Gill Award for Distinguished Services to Australian Music }}
In 2001, APRA joined forces with the [[Australian Music Centre]] (AMC) to present awards for Australian classical music, known as Classical Music Awards. The AMC had been presenting annual awards for classical music since 1988, apart from a 1993–1995 hiatus due to funding cuts. The participation of APRA helped to secure the future of the awards, which are the only Australian awards for contemporary Australian classical music. This award has been won by well-known composers including [[Brenton Broadstock]], [[Brett Dean]], [[Ross Edwards (composer)|Ross Edwards]], [[Georges Lentz]], [[Liza Lim]], [[Richard Mills (composer)|Richard Mills]], and [[Peter Sculthorpe]]. After another hiatus in 2010, the event returned as the Art Music Awards the following year, restructured and with two new categories.<ref>{{Cite web|title=History of the Classical Music Awards : Australian Music Centre|url=https://www.australianmusiccentre.com.au/awards/history|access-date=2021-07-20|website=www.australianmusiccentre.com.au}}</ref>
The awards now cover classical, jazz and improvised music, experimental music and sound art, recognising achievement in composition, performance, education and presentation. {{as of|2020}},<ref>{{Cite web|title=All new Art Music Awards in 2020 : News (AMC) Article : Australian Music Centre|url=https://www.australianmusiccentre.com.au/article/all-new-art-music-awards-in-2020|access-date=2021-07-20|website=www.australianmusiccentre.com.au}}</ref> the current award structure recognises eleven annual awards and Luminary Awards for sustained contribution (nationally and for each state and territory) in Australian art music. There is also a discretionary award, The Richard Gill Award for Distinguished Services to Australian Music.<ref>{{cite web|website=APRA AMCOS|url=http://apraamcos.com.au/awards/2019-awards/art-music-awards/about/|title=2019 Art Music Awards: About|access-date=29 August 2019}}</ref>
=== Richard Gill Award for Distinguished Services to Australian Music === Originally named The Distinguished Services to Australian Music Award,<ref>{{Cite web|title=Art Music Awards: Distinguished Services to Australian Music : Prize : Australian Music Centre|url=https://www.australianmusiccentre.com.au/prize/art-music-awards-distinguished-services-to-australian-music|access-date=2021-07-21|website=www.australianmusiccentre.com.au}}</ref> from 2019 it was renamed in honour of Australian conductor and educator [[Richard Gill (conductor)|Richard Gill]] (1941{{spaced ndash}}2018).<ref>{{Cite web|title=Art Music Awards: Richard Gill Award for Distinguished Services to Australian Music : Prize : Australian Music Centre|url=https://www.australianmusiccentre.com.au/prize/art-music-awards-richard-gill-award-for-distinguished-services-to-australian-music|access-date=2021-07-21|website=www.australianmusiccentre.com.au}}</ref> It is determined by APRA's Board of Writer and Publisher Directors and the Australian Music Centre Board for a lifetime contribution to the art music community.
{| class="wikitable" |- ! Year ! Winner |- |2002 |[[Richard Meale]] |- |2003 |[[Robert Hughes (composer, born 1912)|Robert Hughes]] |- |2004 |[[Miriam Hyde]] |- |2005 |[[Anne Boyd]] |- |2006 |[[Musica Viva|Musica Viva Australia]] |- |2007 |Belinda Webster |- |2008 |[[Judy Bailey (pianist)|Judy Bailey]] |- |2009 |[[Michael Kieran Harvey]] |- |2010| 2010 |No Awards |- | 2011 | [[John Hopkins (conductor)|John Hopkins]] [[Patrick Thomas (conductor)|Patrick Thomas]] |- | 2012 | [[Peter Sculthorpe]] |- | 2013 | [[George Dreyfus]] |- | 2014 | [[Richard Gill (conductor)|Richard Gill]] |- | 2015 | [[Larry Sitsky]] |- | 2016 | [[Helen Gifford]] |- | 2017 | [[John Pochée]] |- | 2018 | Robyn Holmes |- | 2019 | [[The Necks]] |- | 2020 |[[Ros Bandt]] |- | 2021 | Penny Lomax Maureen Cooney |- |2022 |[[Nigel Butterley]] |- |2023 |[[William Barton (musician)|William Barton]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Art Music Awards: Richard Gill Award for Distinguished Services to Australian Music : Prize : Australian Music Centre |url=https://www.australianmusiccentre.com.au/prize/art-music-awards-richard-gill-award-for-distinguished-services-to-australian-music |access-date=2024-08-17 |website=Australian Music Centre}}</ref> |- |2024 |[[Lyn Williams]]<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-08-14 |title=Powerful women creators sweep the 2024 Art Music Awards |url=https://www.artshub.com.au/news/news/powerful-women-creators-sweep-the-2024-art-music-awards-2742102/ |access-date=2024-08-17 |website=ArtsHub |language=en-AU}}</ref> |- |2025 |[[Jon Rose]] [[Hollis Taylor]]<ref>{{cite web |last1=Brandle |first1=Lars |title=2025 Art Music Awards: Salutes for Jon Rose and Hollis Taylor |url=https://themusicnetwork.com/jon-rose-hollis-taylor-distinguished-services-to-australian-music/ |website=The Music Network |access-date=5 May 2026}}</ref> |}
==Screen Music Awards (with AGSC)== {{sidebar|navbar=off|width=30em |contentstyle=text-align:left |heading1 = Screen Music Awards |content1 = # Most Performed Screen Composer – Australia # Most Performed Screen Composer – Overseas # Best Music for a Documentary # Best Music for a Short Film # Best Original Song Composed for the Screen # Best Music for a Mini-Series or Telemovie # Best Music for a Television Series or Serial # Best Television Theme # Best Music for Children's Television # Best Feature Film Score # Best Music for an Advertisement # Best Soundtrack Album }} The annual Screen Music Awards were first presented in 2002 by APRA and AMCOS in conjunction with the [[Australian Guild of Screen Composers]] (AGSC). The ceremony, held in November, acknowledges excellence and innovation in the field of screen composition, and {{as of|2019|lc=yes}} covers 13 categories.<ref>{{cite web|website=APRA AMCOS|url=http://apraamcos.com.au/awards/2019-awards/screen-music-awards/categories/|title=Categories|access-date=28 August 2019|archive-date=29 August 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190829085024/http://apraamcos.com.au/awards/2019-awards/screen-music-awards/categories/|url-status=dead}}</ref>
*;2002 Awards :International Achievement Award – [[David Hirschfelder]] :Best Feature Film Score – [[Alan John]] for ''[[The Bank (2001 film)|The Bank]]'' :Best Soundtrack Album – [[Paul Kelly (Australian musician)|Paul Kelly]], Mairead Hannan, [[Kev Carmody]], [[John Romeril]], Deirdre Hannan and [[Alice Garner]] for ''[[One Night the Moon]]'' *;2003 Awards :International Achievement Award – [[Bruce Smeaton]] :Best Feature Film Score – [[Nigel Westlake]] for ''[[The Nugget]]'' :Best Soundtrack Album – [[Cezary Skubiszewski]] for ''[[After the Deluge (film)|After the Deluge]]'' *;2004 Awards :International Achievement Award – [[Lisa Gerrard]] :Best Feature Film Score – Elizabeth Drake for ''[[Japanese Story]]'' :Best Soundtrack Album – [[Iva Davies]], [[Christopher Gordon (composer)|Christopher Gordon]] and [[Richard Tognetti]] for ''[[Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World]]'' *;2005 Awards :International Achievement Award – [[Bruce Rowland (composer)|Bruce Rowland]] :Best Feature Film Score – [[Ben Ely]], Matthew Fitzgerald, Tom Schutzinger and Peter Kelly ([[Decoder Ring]]) for ''[[Somersault (film)|Somersault]]'' :Best Soundtrack Album – Roger Mason for ''[[The Extra (2005 film)|The Extra]]'' *;2006 Awards :International Achievement Award – [[Peter Best (composer)|Peter Best]] :Best Feature Film Score – [[Francois Tetaz]] for ''[[Wolf Creek (film)|Wolf Creek]]'' :Best Soundtrack Album – [[David Bridie]], Albert David and Kadu for ''[[RAN Remote Area Nurse (TV series)|RAN: Remote Area Nurse]]'' *;2007 Awards :International Achievement Award – [[The Wiggles]] :Best Feature Film Score – [[Nigel Westlake]] for ''[[Miss Potter]]'' :Best Soundtrack Album – Nigel Westlake for ''Miss Potter'' *;2008 Awards :International Achievement Award – [[Garry McDonald]] and Laurie Stone :Best Feature Film Score – [[David Hirschfelder]] for ''[[The Children of Huang Shi|Children of the Silk Road]]'' :Best Soundtrack Album – [[Michael Yezerski]] for ''[[The Black Balloon (film)|The Black Balloon]]'' :Best Music for a Short Film - Geoffrey Russell for ''Noir Drive''<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.aftrs.edu.au/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/aftrs_annual_report08-09.pdf |title=APRA / AGSC AWARDS |page=11 |work=Australian Film Television and Radio School Annual Report 2008{{ndash}}09 |publisher=Australian Film Television and Radio School, Commonwealth of Australia |date=31 July 2009 |access-date=14 March 2020 }}</ref> *;2009 Awards :International Achievement Award – [[Guy Gross]] :Best Feature Film Score – [[Lisa Gerrard]] for ''[[Balibo (film)|Balibo]]'' :Best Soundtrack Album – [[Cezary Skubiszewski]] for ''[[Death Defying Acts]]'' *;2010 Awards :Best Feature Film Score – [[Christopher Gordon (composer)|Christopher Gordon]] for ''[[Mao's Last Dancer (film)|Mao's Last Dancer]]'' :Best Soundtrack Album – [[Christopher Gordon (composer)|Christopher Gordon]] for ''[[Mao's Last Dancer (film)|Mao's Last Dancer]]'' *;2011 Awards :Best Feature Film Score – Jed Kurzel for ''[[Snowtown (film)|Snowtown]]'' :Best Soundtrack Album – Rafael May for ''[[Road Kill (2010 film)|Road Train]]'' *;2012 Awards :Best Feature Film Score – [[Lisa Gerrard]] for ''[[Burning Man (film)|Burning Man]]'' :Best Soundtrack Album – [[Michael Lira]] / Jono Ma / Antony Partos / Irine Vela for ''[[The Slap (Australian TV series)|The Slap]]'' *;2023 Screen Music Award Winners :Best Feature Film Score - [[Benjamin Speed]] for [[The Portable Door]] :Best Soundtrack Album - [[Nigel Westlake]] for [[Blueback (film)|Blueback]] *;[[APRA Music Awards of 2024#Screen Music Awards | 2024 Screen Music Awards]]
==Other awards== ===Emily Burrows Award=== The Emily Burrows Award was instituted in 2001 in memory of Emily Burrows, a former APRA AMCOS membership representative and compliance officer. It is awarded to a [[South Australia]]n artist or band annually with a $5,000 prize, to further their development and career. [[Electric Fields]] won it in 2016, with previous winners including [[Hilltop Hoods]] and [[The Beards (Australian band)|The Beards]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://apraamcos.com.au/news/2017/march/emily-burrows-award-recipients-all-set-for-womadelaide/|title=Emily Burrows Award recipients hit WOMADelaide|publisher=APRA AMCOS|date=9 March 2017|access-date=2 February 2019|archive-date=2 February 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190202213039/http://apraamcos.com.au/news/2017/march/emily-burrows-award-recipients-all-set-for-womadelaide/|url-status=dead}}</ref> Dead Roo, and Ollie English<ref name=burrows2021>{{cite web | title=Congrats to Tilly Tjala Thomas, 2021 Emily Burrows Award winner| website=APRA AMCOS | url=https://www.apraamcos.com.au/about-us/news-and-events/congrats-tilly-tjala-thomas-emily-burrows-award-2021 | access-date=14 February 2022}}</ref>
In 2019 the prize was awarded at the [[South Australian Music Awards]] (SAM Awards) for the first time, with Dead Roo winning the Award.<ref name=citymag2019>{{cite web|url=https://citymag.indaily.com.au/culture/south-australian-music-sam-awards-winners-2019/|website=Citymag|title=Who won what at the 2019 SAM Awards?|first= Johnny|last=Von Einem|others=Pictures: Dave Court|date=25 November 2019|access-date=30 November 2019}}</ref> [[Seabass (band)|Seabass]] were presented with the award at the SAM Awards in 2020,<ref>{{cite news | title=Who won what at the 2020 South Australian Music Awards? |first= Johnny|last=Von Einem| website=CityMag | date=5 November 2020 | url=http://citymag.indaily.com.au/culture/partnership-culture/who-won-what-at-the-2020-south-australian-music-awards/ | access-date=26 December 2020}}</ref> and [[Tilly Tjala Thomas]] won it in 2021.<ref>{{cite web| url=https://themusic.com.au/news/2021-south-australian-music-awards-winners/G7oHDw4xMDM/19-11-21/ |website= The Music| title=Teenage Joans, Tilly Tjala Thomas And More Win Big At The 2021 South Australian Music Awards| date=19 November 2021|access-date=25 November 2021}}</ref> Thomas sings in both [[Nukunu language]] and English, with her single "Ngana Nyunyi" sung in both. She won [[triple j Unearthed]]'s NIMAs competition, giving her the opportunity to play at the [[National Indigenous Music Awards]] in 2021.<ref name=burrows2021/>
In 2023, Indigenous hip hop band from the [[APY lands]], [[DEM MOB]], won the award.<ref name=smith2023>{{cite web | last=Smith | first=Matthew | title=Indigenous hip hop group Dem Mob dominates 2023 SA Music Awards | website=ABC News | date=9 November 2023 | url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-11-09/hip-hop-group-dem-mob-wins-at-sa-music-awards/103078814 | access-date=10 November 2023}}</ref>
=== Top 30 Australian Songs (2001 only)=== As part of its 75th anniversary celebrations in 2001, APRA created a list of the [[APRA Top 30 Australian songs|top 30 Australian songs]].<ref name="APRA10">{{cite web|url=http://www.apra-amcos.com.au/APRAAwards/MusicAwards/History/2001Top10Songs.aspx |title=The final list: APRA's Ten best Australian Songs |last=Culnane |first=Paul |publisher=[[Australasian Performing Right Association]] (APRA) | [[Australasian Mechanical Copyright Owners Society]] (AMCOS)|date=28 May 2001 |access-date=2008-05-20 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100611003021/http://www.apra-amcos.com.au/APRAAwards/MusicAwards/History/2001Top10Songs.aspx |archive-date=11 June 2010 }}</ref> A panel of 100 music personalities were asked to list the ten best Australian songs, the data was compiled and the Top Ten in numerical order, was announced at the 2001 APRA Music Awards ceremony.<ref name="APRA10"/> At the ceremony [[You Am I]] performed the #1 listed song "[[Friday on My Mind]]" with [[Ross Wilson (musician)|Ross Wilson]] performing the #2 listed song "[[Eagle Rock (song)|Eagle Rock]]".<ref name="APRA10"/> The next 20 songs in the Top 30 had been announced four weeks earlier.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.apra-amcos.com.au/APRAAwards/MusicAwards/History/2001Top30Songs.aspx |last=Kruger |first=Debbie |title=The songs that resonate through the years |publisher=Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) | Australasian Mechanical Copyright Owners Society (AMCOS) |date=2 May 2001 |access-date=2007-11-02 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140401091541/http://www.apra-amcos.com.au/apraawards/musicawards/history/2001Top30Songs.aspx |archive-date=1 April 2014}}</ref>
== See also == * [[APRA Awards (New Zealand)]] – annual awards in New Zealand, including the Silver Scroll Award for songwriting * [[APRA Music Awards of 1982]], and every year following
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