APRA Music Awards of 2010

The Australasian Performing Right Association Awards of 2010 (generally known as APRA Music Awards) was the 28th annual ceremony by the Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) to award outstanding achievements in contemporary songwriting, composing and publishing. They are a series of awards which include the APRA Music Awards and Screen Music Awards. The APRA Music Awards ceremony was held on 21 June at the Sydney Convention Centre, they were presented by APRA and the Australasian Mechanical Copyright Owners Society (AMCOS) and included the new category, 'Rock Work of the Year'.^[1] A total of 12 awards were presented. The Screen Music Awards were issued on 9 November by APRA and Australian Guild of Screen Composers (AGSC).^[2] The 2010 Classical Music Awards were suspended and were replaced by the Art Music Awards from 2011 held in May that year. They included jazz categories. Art Music Awards are sponsored by APRA and the Australian Music Centre (AMC).^[3]

APRA Music Awards of 2010
Date	21 June 2010 (2010-06-21)
Location	Sydney Convention Centre 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]
"All I Want"		Sarah Blasko		Sarah Blasko		Nominated
"Big Big Love"		Troy Cassar-Daley		Troy Cassar-Daley		Nominated
"Sweet Disposition"		The Temper Trap		Abby Mandagi, Lorenzo Sillitto		Won
"The Last Day on Earth"		Kate Miller-Heidke		Kate Miller-Heidke, Keir Nuttall		Nominated
"We Are the People"		Empire of the Sun		Luke Steele, Jonathon Sloan, Nick Littlemore		Nominated
Songwriters of the Year
Writer			Artist			Result [6]
Angus Young, Malcolm Young			AC/DC			Won
Breakthrough Songwriter of the Year
Writer			Artist			Result [6][7]
Jonathon Aherne, Tobias Dundas, Abby Mandagi, Lorenzo Sillitto			The Temper Trap			Nominated
Luke Steele, Jonathon Sloan, Nick Littlemore			Empire of the Sun			Won
Jessica Mauboy			Jessica Mauboy			Nominated
Daniel Merriweather			Daniel Merriweather			Nominated
Lisa Mitchell			Lisa Mitchell			Nominated
Ted Albert Award For Outstanding Services to Australian Music
Name						Result [6]
Jimmy Little						Won
Most Played Australian Work
Title		Artist		Writer		Result [6][8]
"Been Waiting"		Jessica Mauboy		Jessica Mauboy, Israel Cruz, Craig Hardy		Nominated
"Foreign Land"		Eskimo Joe		Stuart MacLeod, Joel Quartermain, Steve Parkin, Kavyen Temperley		Won
"Hey Boys and Girls (Truth of the World pt.2)"		Evermore		Jon Hume, Daniel Hume		Nominated
"Raise the Alarm"		The Living End		Christopher Cheney		Nominated
"She's a Genius"		Jet		Christopher Cester		Nominated
Most Played Australian Work Overseas
Title		Artist		Writer		Result [6]
"Rock 'n' Roll Train"		AC/DC		Angus Young, Malcolm Young		Won
International Work of the Year
Title		Artist		Writer		Result [6][9]
"Gives You Hell"		The All-American Rejects		Tyson Ritter, Nick Wheeler		Nominated
"Love Story"		Taylor Swift		Taylor Swift		Nominated
"Second Chance"		Shinedown		Brent Smith, Dave Bassett		Nominated
"Sober"		Pink		Floyd Hills, Alecia Moore, Kara DioGuardi, Marcella Araica		Nominated
"You Found Me"		The Fray		Joseph King, Isaac Slade		Won
Blues & Roots Work of the Year
Title		Artist		Writer		Result [6][10]
"Breakout"		Ash Grunwald		Ashley Groenewald, Pip Norman		Won
"Bring Back the Fire"		Bonjah		Daniel Chisholm, Regan Lethbridge, James Majernik, David Morgan, Glenn Mossop		Nominated
"Can't Help Myself"		The Bamboos		Lance Ferguson, Daniel Farrugia, Benedict Chijioke		Nominated
"Fly"		Bonjah		Daniel Chisholm, Regan Lethbridge, James Majernik, David Morgan, Glenn Mossop		Nominated
"Hold On"		James Grehan		James Grehan		Nominated
Country Work of the Year
Title		Artist		Writer		Result [6][11]
"Big Big Love"		Troy Cassar-Daley		Troy Cassar-Daley		Won
"Come Home"		Brad Cole		Bradley Cole		Nominated
"Hell of a Ride"		Adam Brand		Adam Brand, Danny Meadows		Nominated
"I Ain't That Guy"		Steve Forde		Steven Forde, Danny Meadows		Nominated
"Kick It Up"		The McClymonts		Brooke McClymont, Trey Bruce		Nominated
Dance Work of the Year
Title		Artist		Writer		Result [6][12]
"16 (Sneaky Sound System song)"		Sneaky Sound System		Angus McDonald, Connie Mitchell		Nominated
"If I Know You"		The Presets		Julian Hamilton, Kim Moyes		Nominated
"Release Me"		Zoe Badwi		Zoe Badwi, Grant Smillie, Ivan Gough, Colin Snape		Nominated
"Talk Like That"		The Presets		Julian Hamilton, Kim Moyes		Nominated
"Walking on a Dream"		Empire of the Sun		Nick Littlemore, Jonathon Sloan, Luke Steele		Won
Rock Work of the Year
Title		Artist		Writer		Result [6][13]
"Foreign Land"		Eskimo Joe		Stuart MacLeod, Joel Quartermain, Steve Parkin, Kavyen Temperley		Won
"Hey Boys and Girls (Truth of the World pt.2)"		Evermore		Jon Hume, Daniel Hume		Nominated
"Raise the Alarm"		The Living End		Christopher Cheney		Nominated
"She's a Genius"		Jet		Christopher Cester		Nominated
"White Noise"		The Living End		Christopher Cheney		Nominated
Urban Work of the Year
Title		Artist		Writer		Result [6][14]
"The Festival Song"		Pez		Perry Chapman, Matthew Colwell, Hailey Cramer, Stephen Mowat		Nominated
"On Tour"		Bliss n Eso		Mark Landon, Max MacKinnon, Jonathan Notley		Nominated
"Running Back"		Jessica Mauboy featuring Flo Rida		Jessica Mauboy, Audius Mtawarira, Sean Ray		Nominated
"Spaceship"		Spaceship		Harley Webster, Robert Conley, Spencer Davies		Nominated
"Still Standing"		Hilltop Hoods		Barry Francis, Matthew Lambert, Daniel Smith, Henry Lawes		Won
Screen Music Awards
Best Feature Film Score
Title			Composer			Result [15][16]
Animal Kingdom			Antony Partos, Sam Petty			Nominated
Beneath Hill 60			Cezary Skubiszewski			Nominated
Mao's Last Dancer			Christopher Gordon			Won
The Waiting City			Michael Yezerski			Nominated
Best Music for an Advertisement
Title			Composer			Result [15][16]
Abused Child Trust – "Don't Look Away"			Christopher Elves			Nominated
Expedia Housekeeping			Elliott Wheeler			Won
Sony Ericsson – "Space Hopper"			Ramesh Sathiah			Nominated
Weet-Bix Opera			Elliott Wheeler			Nominated
Best Music for Children's Television
Title			Composer			Result [15][16]
Itty Bitty Ditties			Thomas Bettany, Benjamin Speed			Won
Snug as a Bug			Ryan Grogan, Hylton Mowday			Nominated
The Buffet of Life			Henrique Dib			Nominated
The Legend of Enyo – "Episode 126"			Russell Thornton			Nominated
Best Music for a Documentary
Title			Composer			Result [15][16]
The Long Goodbye			Caitlin Yeo			Nominated
The Snowman			Benjamin Speed			Nominated
Trishna & Krishna: The Quest for Separate Lives			Nerida Tyson-Chew			Won
Wheels in Motion			Geoffrey Russell			Nominated
Best Music for a Mini-Series or Telemovie
Title			Composer			Result [15][16]
A Model Daughter: The Killing of Caroline Byrne			Guy Gross			Won
Beauty and the Beast			Garry McDonald, Laurie Stone			Nominated
Wicked Love			Paul Healy			Nominated
Best Music for a Short Film
Title			Composer			Result [15][16]
Apricot			Basil Hogios			Nominated
Kanowna			Geoffrey Russell			Nominated
The Lost Thing			Michael Yezerski			Won
Zero			Kyls Burtland			Nominated
Best Music for a Television Series or Serial
Series or Serial		Episode title		Composer		Result [15][16]
My Place		"Episode 13: 1888 Victoria"		Roger Mason		Nominated
Rescue: Special Ops		"Series 1 Episode 1"		Nerida Tyson-Chew		Nominated
Tangle		"Episode 1"		Bryony Marks		Nominated
Underbelly: The Golden Mile		"Episode 13: Alpha & Omega"		Burkhard Dallwitz		Won
Best Original Song Composed for the Screen
Song title		Work		Composer		Result [15][16]
"A Runner"		Road Train		Sophie Lowe, Rafael May		Nominated
"Hold Me" from		A Model Daughter: The Killing of Caroline Byrne		Guy Gross		Won
"Movin On"		Satisfaction, Season 3		Cameron Giles-Webb, Colin Simkins		Nominated
"The War Is Over"		The Chaser's War on Everything		Andrew Hansen, Chris Taylor		Nominated
Best Soundtrack Album
Title			Composer			Result [15][16]
Accidents Happen			Antony Partos			Nominated
East of Everything 2			Greg J Walker			Nominated
The Last Confession of Alexander Pearce			Roger Mason			Nominated
Mao's Last Dancer			Christopher Gordon			Won
Best Television Theme
Title			Composer			Result [15][16]
Gasp			Hylton Mowday			Nominated
My Place			Roger Mason			Won
Tangle			Bryony Marks			Nominated
The Poker Star			Jonathan Dreyfus			Nominated
Most Performed Screen Composer - Australia
Composer						Result [15][16]
Adam Gock						Nominated
Dinesh Wicks						Nominated
Jay Stewart						Won
Neil Sutherland						Nominated
Most Performed Screen Composer - Overseas
Composer						Result [15][16]
Alistair Ford						Nominated
Christopher Elves						Nominated
Neil Sutherland						Won
Ric Formosa, Danny Beckerman						Nominated

See also

• Music of Australia