APRA Music Awards of 2008

The Australasian Performing Right Association Awards of 2008 (generally known as APRA Awards) are a series of awards which include the APRA Music Awards, Classical Music Awards, and Screen Music Awards. The APRA Music Awards ceremony occurred on 16 June at the Sydney Hilton, they were presented by APRA and the Australasian Mechanical Copyright Owners Society (AMCOS).^[1] The Classical Music Awards were distributed in July in Sydney and are sponsored by APRA and the Australian Music Centre (AMC).^[2] The Screen Music Awards were issued in November by APRA and Australian Guild of Screen Composers (AGSC).^[3]

APRA Music Awards of 2008
Date	16 June 2008 (2008-06-16)
Location	Sydney Hilton Sydney, 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 [4][5]
"1234"		Feist		Sally Seltmann, Leslie Feist		Nominated
"20 Good Reasons"		Thirsty Merc		Rai Thistlethwayte		Nominated
"Better Than"		The John Butler Trio		John Butler		Nominated
"Lost and Running"		Powderfinger		Jonathon Coghill, John Collins, Bernard Fanning, Ian Haug, Darren Middleton		Nominated
"Straight Lines"		Silverchair		Daniel Johns, Julian Hamilton		Won
Songwriters of the Year
Writer						Result [6]
Daniel Johns						Won
Breakthrough Songwriter Award
Writer						Result [6]
Sally Seltmann						Won
Ted Albert Award for Outstanding Services to Australian Music
Name						Result [6]
Roger Davies						Won
Most Played Australian Work
Title		Artist		Writer		Result [6][7]
"20 Good Reasons"		Thirsty Merc		Rai Thistlethwayte		Nominated
"Light Surrounding You"		Evermore		Dann Hume, Jon Hume		Nominated
"Lost and Running"		Powderfinger		Jonathon Coghill, John Collins, Bernard Fanning, Ian Haug, Darren Middleton		Nominated
"New York"		Eskimo Joe		Stuart MacLeod, Joel Quartermain, Kav Temperley		Nominated
"Straight Lines"		Silverchair		Daniel Johns, Julian Hamilton		Won
Most Played Australian Work Overseas
Title		Artist		Writer		Result [6]
"Woman"		Wolfmother		Andrew Stockdale, Chris Ross, Myles Heskett		Won
Blues & Roots Work of the Year
Title		Artist		Writer		Result [6][8]
"Funky Tonight"		The John Butler Trio		John Butler		Nominated
"Good Excuse"		The John Butler Trio		John Butler		Won
"I Thought About You"		The Beautiful Girls		Matthew McHugh		Nominated
"I've Been Loving You Too Long"		The Hiptones		Narmon Tulsi, Paul Wimbles, Stephen Smith		Nominated
"La"		Old Man River		Ohad Rein		Nominated
Country Work of the Year
Title		Artist		Writer		Result [6][9]
"Everything's Going to be Alright"		Troy Cassar-Daley		Troy Cassar-Daley, Don Walker		Won
"Higher Than Heaven"		James Blundell		James Blundell, Lyndsay Hammond		Nominated
"Rockin' the Rig"		Travis Sinclair		Colin Buchanan, Garth Porter		Nominated
"Run Away"		Carter and Carter		Merelyn Carter, David Carter		Nominated
"Spirit of the Bush"		Lee Kernaghan featuring Adam Brand and Steve Forde		Lee Kernaghan, Colin Buchanan, Garth Porter		Nominated
Dance Work of the Year
Title		Artist		Writer		Result [6][10]
"Don't You Wanna Feel"		Rogue Traders		Jamie Appleby, Natalie Bassingthwaighte, Steven Davis, Dougal Drummond		Nominated
"In Love Again"		Rogue Traders		Jamie Appleby, Melinda Appleby, Roland Orzabal, Curt Smith		Won
"The Others"		TV Rock vs the Dukes of Windsor		Cory Blight, Scott Target, Jack Weaving		Nominated
"Pictures"		Sneaky Sound System		Angus McDonald, Connie Mitchell		Nominated
"UFO"		Sneaky Sound System		Angus McDonald, Connie Mitchell		Nominated
Jazz Work of the Year
Title		Artist		Writer		Result [6][11]
"Away"		Stephen Magnusson		Stephen Magnusson		Nominated
"Ceremony"		Matt McMahon Trio		Matt McMahon		Nominated
"Eucalypso"		The Moovin' and Groovin' Orchestra		Kenneth Schroder		Won
"More Spare Time"		Colin Hopkins		Colin Hopkins		Nominated
"Postcard from Footscray"		Way Out West		Peter Knight		Nominated
Urban Work of the Year
Title		Artist		Writer		Result [6][12]
"All Night Long"		Joel Turner		Joel Turner, Stanley Campbell, Chris Heiner, Israel Cruz		Nominated
"City of Dreams"		Joel Turner featuring C4 & KNO		Joel Turner, Shaunn Diamond, Chris Heiner, Kitchener Wesche		Nominated
"Dr Love"		The Bumblebeez		Christopher Colonna, Pia Colonna		Nominated
"In the Basement"		Jade MacRae		Jade MacRae, Arnthor Birgisson		Won
"What a Great Night"		Hilltop Hoods		Barry Francis, Matthew Lambert, Daniel Smith		Nominated
Classical Music Awards
Best Composition by an Australian Composer
Title			Composer			Result [13][14]
So We Begin Afresh			Damien Ricketson			Nominated
Micrographia			Michael Smetanin			Nominated
Piano Sonata No.3			Carl Vine			Nominated
The Last Whale			Colin Bright			Won
The Love of the Nightingale			Richard Mills			Nominated
Best Performance of an Australian Composition
Title		Composer		Performer		Result [13][14]
Rare Sugar		Nigel Westlake		The Australia Ensemble, Catherine McCorkill (clarinetist)		Won
Sonatina for Solo Violin		Andrew Schultz		Jennifer Pike		Nominated
Piano Sonata No. 3		Carl Vine		Elizabeth Schumann		Nominated
O Antiphons		Raffæle Marcellino		The Song Company		Nominated
The Lost Art of Letter Writing		Brett Dean		Frank Peter Zimmermann (violinist), Munich Philharmonic, Jonathan Nott (conductor)		Nominated
Instrumental Work of the Year
Title		Composer		Performer		Result [13][14]
More Marimba Dances		Ross Edwards		Claire Edwardes		Nominated
Walk a Golden Mile		Mark Isaacs		Mark Isaacs (piano), James Muller (electric & acoustic guitars), Jay Anderson (acoustic bass), Vinni Colaiuta (drums), Bob Sheppard (soprano, alto & tenor saxophones)		Won
Waltz for Melanie		Mark Isaacs		Mark Isaacs (piano), James Muller (electric & acoustic guitars), Jay Anderson (acoustic bass), Vinni Colaiuta (drums), Bob Sheppard (soprano, alto & tenor saxophones)		Nominated
Long-Term Contribution to the Advancement of Australian Music
Artist or Organisation						Result [13][14]
Gwen Bennett						Nominated
Richard Letts						Won
Sally Mays						Nominated
Sonic Art Ensemble (The Seymour Group)						Nominated
The Song Company						Nominated
Orchestral Work of the Year
Title		Composer		Performer		Result [13][14]
90 Minutes Circling the Earth		Stuart Greenbaum		Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, Brett Kelly (conductor)		Won
Cantilena Pacifica		Richard Meale		Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra, Erica Kennedy (violin), Richard Mills (conductor)		Nominated
Glass Soldier Suite		Nigel Westlake		Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, Geoffrey Payne (cornet), Jean-Louis Forestier (conductor)		Nominated
Musaic		Anne Cawrse		Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, Kevin Field (conductor)		Nominated
Oboe Concertante		Margaret Sutherland		Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, Jiří Tancibudek (oboe), Patrick Thomas (conductor)		Nominated
Trumpet Concerto		James Ledger		West Australian Symphony Orchestra, David Elton (trumpet), Sachio Fujioka (conductor)		Nominated
Outstanding Contribution by an Individual
Individual			Work			Result [13][14]
Andrew Ford			composer, writer, educator and broadcaster in Australia and overseas			Nominated
Ian Munro			contribution to Australian performance and composition in 2007			Won
Outstanding Contribution by an Organisation
Organisation			Work			Result [13][14]
Halcyon, Synergy Percussion and Ensemble Offspring			collaboration in Tehillim			Nominated
International Association of Music Libraries (IAML)			concerts presented at the 2007 international conference (Sydney)			Nominated
Canberra International Chamber Music Festival, Nicole Canham, Pro Musica Inc			2007 Canberra International Chamber Music Festival			Nominated
Tura New Music			2007 festival, touring program, its advocacy and support in Western Australia			Won
West Australian Symphony Orchestra			Concerto Project			Nominated
Outstanding Contribution to Australian Music in Education
Organisation			Work			Result [13][14]
The Griffyn Ensemble's Mentoring Program			2007 activities			Nominated
Melbourne Symphony Orchestra's ArtPlay ensemble			touring program and music theatre project Hunger			Won
Sydney Symphony Education Program			2007 Sinfonietta Project			Nominated
The Song Company			MODART professional development project			Nominated
Outstanding Contribution to Australian Music in a Regional Area
Organisation			Work			Result [13][14]
Australian Voices			2007 Australian Voices Festival (Kenilworth, Queensland)			Won
Peter Lynch, Murray Conservatorium (Albury Wodonga)			inspired commitment to Australian Music			Nominated
Vocal or Choral Work of the Year
Title		Composer		Performer		Result [13][14]
"Carol of the Font" from Soul Architecture Cycle		Becky Llewellyn		Syntony		Nominated
Symphony No. 4 "Star Chant"		Ross Edwards, Fred Watson		Adelaide Symphony Orchestra, Richard Mills (conductor); Adelaide Chamber Singers, Carl Crossin (director); Adelaide Philharmonia Chorus, Timothy Sexton (director)		Won
Screen Music Awards
Best Feature Film Score
Title			Composer			Result [15][16]
Children of the Silk Road			David Hirschfelder			Won
Rogue			Francois Tetaz			Nominated
The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford			Nick Cave, Warren Ellis			Nominated
Unfinished Sky			Antony Partos			Nominated
Best Music for an Advertisement
Title			Composer			Result [15][16]
Australian Rugby Union – "Men of Gold"			Mark Rivett, Haydn Walker			Nominated
Herringbone – "Hands"			Elliott Wheeler			Won
LMFF – "Loreal Melbourne Fashion Festival" (2008)			Robert Burke, Benjamin Grayson			Nominated
SBS Station ID – "Six Billion Stories & Counting"			Roger Mason, Bryony Marks			Nominated
Best Music for Children's Television
Title			Composer			Result [15][16]
Animalia – "Butterfly Winter"			Christopher Elves			Won
Dogstar - "Episode 24"			Yuri Worontschak			Nominated
Gumnutz: A Juicy Tale			Clive Harrison			Nominated
Pirate Islands the Lost Treasure of Fiji			Art Phillips			Nominated
Best Music for a Documentary
Title			Composer			Result [15][16]
Halal Mate – "Episode 1 – Afifas Match"			Michael Den Elzen			Nominated
Last Trimate			Caitlin Yeo			Nominated
Night			Cezary Skubiszewski			Won
Secrets of the Forbidden City			Brett Aplin			Nominated
Best Music for a Mini-Series or Telemovie
Title			Composer			Result [15][16]
East West 101 - "Episode 1"			Guy Gross			Nominated
Emerald Falls			Richard Pleasance			Won
Indonesia a Reporter's Journey – "Episode 1A difficult engagement"			Scott Saunders			Nominated
Best Music for a Short Film
Title			Composer			Result [15][16]
Noir Drive			Geoffrey Russell			Won
Shot Open			Rachel Gaudry			Nominated
The Funk			Paul Gillett			Nominated
The Ground Beneath			Jonathan Nix, Miles Nicholas			Nominated
Best Music for a Television Series or Serial
Series or Serial		Episode title		Composer		Result [15][16]
City Homicide		"Episode 14"		Richard Pleasance		Nominated
Summer Heights High		"Episode 8"		Jason Catherine, Chris Lilley, Bryony Marks		Nominated
Underbelly		"Episode 5"		Burkhard Dallwitz		Won
Who Do You Think You Are?		"Episode 2"		Ash Gibson Greig		Nominated
Best Original Song Composed for the Screen
Song title		Work		Composer		Result [15][16]
"Free Falling 2"		Night		Cezary Skubiszewski, Jan Skubiszewski, Andy Baldwin, Clairanne Brown, Jules Pascoe		Nominated
"It's a Jungle Out There"		Underbelly		Burkhard Dallwitz		Nominated
"The Greatest Act in History"		The Black Balloon		Michael Yezerski		Nominated
"When We Get There"		The Black Balloon		Josh Pyke, Michael Yezerski		Won
Best Soundtrack Album
Title			Composer			Result [15][16]
East of Everything			Greg J. Walker			Nominated
Rogue			Francois Tetaz			Nominated
The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford			Nick Cave, Warren Ellis			Nominated
The Black Balloon			Michael Yezerski			Won
Best Television Theme
Title			Composer			Result [15][16]
Elders			David Chapman			Nominated
Summer Heights High			Chris Lilley			Nominated
The Gruen Transfer			David Chapman			Nominated
Underbelly			Burkhard Dallwitz			Won
International Achievement Award
Artist						Result [15][16]
Garry McDonald, Laurie Stone						Won
Most Performed Screen Composer - Australia
Composer						Result [15][16]
Les Gock						Nominated
Jay Stewart						Won
Neil Sutherland						Nominated
Dinesh Wickremeratne						Nominated
Most Performed Screen Composer - Overseas
Composer						Result [15][16]
Alastair Ford						Nominated
Guy Gross						Nominated
Chris Pettifer						Nominated
Neil Sutherland						Won

See also

• Music of Australia