APRA Music Awards of 2000

The Australasian Performing Right Association Awards of 2000 (generally known as APRA Awards) are a series of awards held in May 2000. The APRA Music Awards were presented by APRA and the Australasian Mechanical Copyright Owners Society (AMCOS).^[1] Only one classical music award was available in 2000: Most Performed Contemporary Classical Composition.^[2][3] APRA provided awards for "Best Television Theme", and "Best Film Score" in 2000.^[4] APRA and AMCOS also sponsored the Australian Guild of Screen Composers (AGSC),^[5] which provided their own awards ceremony, from 1996 to 2000, with categories for film and TV composers.^[6]

APRA Music Awards of 2000
Date	May 2000 (2000-05)
Location	Australia
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Awards

Nominees and winners with results indicated on the right.

APRA Music Awards
Song of the Year
Title		Artist		Writer		Result [7][8]
"Cry Like a Baby"		Kasey Chambers		Kasey Chambers		Nominated
"Don't Call Me Baby"		Madison Avenue		Andrew Van Dorsselaer, Cheyne Coates, Duane Morrison		Nominated
"I Knew I Loved You"		Savage Garden		Darren Hayes, Daniel Jones		Nominated
"Passenger"		Powderfinger		Jon Coghill, John Collins, Ian Haug, Darren Middleton, Bernard Fanning		Won
"Weir"		Killing Heidi		Jesse Hooper, Ella Hooper		Nominated
Songwriters of the Year
Writer						Result [9]
Darren Hayes, Daniel Jones						Won
Ted Albert Award for Outstanding Services to Australian Music
Name						Result [9]
Triple J						Won
Most Performed Australian Work
Title		Artist		Writer		Result [7][9]
"The Animal Song"		Savage Garden		Darren Hayes, Daniel Jones		Won
"Everywhere You Go"		Taxiride		Timothy Watson, Tim Wild		Nominated
"Get Set"		Taxiride		Tim Wild		Nominated
"I Knew I Loved You"		Savage Garden		Darren Hayes, Daniel Jones		Nominated
"Lucky Me"		Bachelor Girl		Leah Cooney, Jorgen Elofsson		Nominated
Most Performed Australian Work Overseas
Title		Artist		Writer		Result [7][9]
"Truly Madly Deeply"		Savage Garden		Darren Hayes, Daniel Jones		Won
Most Performed Country Work
Title		Artist		Writer		Result [7][9]
"Cry Like a Baby"		Kasey Chambers		Kasey Chambers		Nominated
"Dirt Track Cowboys"		Adam Brand		Adam Brand		Nominated
"These Uncertain Times"		Graeme Connors		Graeme Connors		Nominated
"They Don't Make 'Em Like That Anymore"		Troy Cassar-Daley		Garth Porter, Colin Buchanan, Troy Cassar-Daley		Nominated
"When I Ride"		Tania Kernaghan		Fiona Kernaghan, Garth Porter		Won
Most Performed Foreign Work
Title		Artist		Writer		Result [7][9]
"Baby One More Time"		Britney Spears		Martin Sandberg		Nominated
"Kiss Me"		Sixpence None the Richer		Matthew Slocum		Nominated
"Lullaby"		Shawn Mullins		Shawn Mullins		Nominated
"That Don't Impress Me Much"		Shania Twain		Shania Twain, Robert "Mutt" Lange		Won
"You Get What You Give"		Иew Radicals		Gregg Alexander, Rick Nowels		Nominated
Most Performed Jazz Work
Title		Artist		Writer		Result [7][9]
Barefoot		The Catholics		Lloyd Swanton		Nominated
Hanging Gardens		The Necks		Christopher Abrahams, Lloyd Swanton, Anthony Buck		Nominated
"Mandella"		Guy Strazzullo Quartet		Guy Strazzullo		Won
Most Performed Contemporary Classical Composition
Title		Composer		Performer		Result [7][9]
Charm		Gerard Brophy		Marshall Maguire (harp), Patricia Pollett (viola), Geoffrey Collins (flute)		Won
Concerto for Violin and Viola		Richard Mills		Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra		Nominated
Harbour		Andrew Ford, Margaret Morgan		Australian Chamber Orchestra		Nominated
Best Film Score
Title			Composer			Result [7][9]
Siam Sunset			Paul Grabowsky			Nominated
Soft Fruit			Antony Partos			Nominated
The Craic			Ricky Edwards			Nominated
Two Hands			Cezary Skubiszewski, Jan Skubiszewski			Won
Best Television Theme
Title			Composer			Result [7][9]
The Adventures of Sam			Nerida Tyson-Chew			Nominated
Dog's Head Bay			Mark Rivett			Nominated
Secret Men's Business			Stephen Rae			Nominated
See How They Run			Mario Millo			Nominated
Thunderstone			Garry McDonald, Lawrence Stone			Won

See also

• Music of Australia