APRA Music Awards of 2020

The APRA Music Awards of 2020 are the 38th annual series, known as APRA Awards, in 2020. The awards are given in a series of categories in three divisions and in separate ceremonies throughout the year: the APRA Music Awards, Art Music Awards and Screen Music Awards. They are provided by the Australasian Performing Right Association and the Australasian Mechanical Copyright Owners Society, known jointly as APRA AMCOS. In mid-February the associations announced that the previous category, Overseas Recognition Award, would be replaced by Global APRA Music Awards with separate ceremonies at three locations: Los Angeles (26 February 2020) for western North American-based artists, Nashville (1 March) for central and eastern North American-based artists and London (6 March) for European-based artists.^[1]

APRA Music Awards of 2020
Date	2 May 2020 (2020-05-02)
Location	Virtual event: numerous venues
Most nominations	Tones and I (4)
Website	apraamcos.com.au/awards/
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Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the 2020 APRA Music Awards were not held in the usual live format. The event had been due to take place on 28 April at the International Convention Centre in Sydney, instead they were streamed online for the first time as a virtual event on 25 May with Indigenous rapper, Briggs as host.^[2][3] The format featured presenters, winners and performances of the Song of the Year finalists.^[4] The nominees were announced on 7 April,^[5][6] winners for Most Performed International Work and Licensee of the Year were announced on 14 May,^[7] and the full list of winners was provided to media outlets on 25 May.^[2]

The Art Music Awards are provided by APRA AMCOS in conjunction with the Australian Music Centre (AMC), and in 2020 the ceremony was also a virtual event, held on 8 September, hosted by Zela Margossian, Dr Lou Bennett, Jonathan Biggins.^[8] They were presented with several new and redefined categories to "acknowledge the achievements of composers, performers and educators in the genres of contemporary classical music, jazz, improvisation, sound art and experimental music."^[8]

The Screen Music Awards are presented jointly by APRA AMCOS and the Australian Guild of Screen Composers (AGSC), to "acknowledge excellence and innovation in the field of screen composition." Winners were announced on 1 December at a virtual ceremony and hosted by Justine Clarke, Claudia Karvan and Meyne Wyatt.^[9][10][11]

Presenters and performers

Indigenous rapper, Briggs, hosted the virtual APRA Music Awards of 2020 on 25 May.^[3] The musical director, Kate Miller-Heidke, curated the performers:^[12]

Artist(s)	Song(s)	Ref.
John Butler and Mama Kin	Guy Sebastian's "Choir"	[7][13][14][15]
Kira Puru and Mo'Ju	Thelma Plum's "Better in Blak"
William Crighton	5 Seconds of Summer's "Teeth"
Nikka Costa and Justin Stanley	The Teskey Brothers' "I Get Up"
The Dawn of May	Tones and I's "Dance Monkey"

APRA Music Awards

Breakthrough Songwriter of the Year

Writer(s)	Publisher(s)	Result	Ref.
Ruel van Dijk p.k.a. Ruel	Universal Music Publishing	Nominated	[2][16]
Sampa Tembo p.k.a. Sampa the Great	—	Nominated
Thelma Plum	Sony/ATV Music Publishing	Nominated
Liam Gough, Brendon Love, Josh Teskey and Sam Teskey (The Teskey Brothers)	Mushroom Music o.b.o. Ivy League Music	Nominated
Toni Watson p.k.a. Tones and I	Kobalt Music Publishing o.b.o. Tones and I	Won

Licensee of the Year

Venue	Location	Result	Ref.
Meredith Music Festival	Meredith, Victoria	Won	[2][17]

Most Performed Alternate Work

Title and/or artist	Writer(s)	Publisher(s)	Result	Ref.
"God Forgot" by The Rubens	Scott Baldwin, Elliott Margin, Sam Margin, Zaac Margin, William Zeglis	Mushroom Music o.b.o. Ivy League Music	Nominated	[2][18]
"Good Lord" by Birds of Tokyo	Ian Berney, Ian Kenny, Glenn Sarangapany, Adam Spark, Adam Weston	Mushroom Music o.b.o. Ivy League Music	Nominated
"Miracle Love" by Matt Corby	Matt Corby, Dann Hume	BMG Rights Management / Sony/ATV Music Publishing	Nominated
"Radio Silence" by Gretta Ray	Gretta Ray	Sony/ATV Music Publishing	Nominated
"Waiting" by Kian	Kian Brownfield, Jerome Farah	Kobalt Music Publishing o.b.o. KB Recording / Mushroom Music	Won

Most Performed Australian Work

Title and/or artist	Writer(s)	Publisher(s)	Result	Ref.
"7 Minutes" by Dean Lewis	Dean Lewis, Nicholas Atkinson, Edward Holloway	Kobalt Music Publishing o.b.o. Specific Music	Nominated	[2][19]
"Choir" by Guy Sebastian	Guy Sebastian, Trevor Brown, William Simmons	Universal Music Publishing / Mushroom Music o.b.o. Reservoir	Nominated
"Dance Monkey" by Tones and I	Toni Watson	Kobalt Music Publishing o.b.o. Tones and I	Nominated
"Good Lord" by Birds of Tokyo	Ian Berney, Ian Kenny, Glenn Sarangapany, Adam Spark, Adam Weston	Mushroom Music	Nominated
"Waiting" by Kian	Kian Brownfield, Jerome Farah	Kobalt Music Publishing o.b.o. KB Recording / Mushroom Music	Won

Most Performed Australian Work Overseas

Title and/or artist	Writer(s)	Publisher(s)	Result	Ref.
"Cheap Thrills" by Sia	Sia Furler, Greg Kurstin	Sony/ATV Music Publishing	Won	[2][20]

Most Performed Blues & Roots Work

Title and/or artist	Writer(s)	Publisher(s)	Result	Ref.
"Blackbird" by Tash Sultana	Tash Sultana	Kobalt Music Publishing o.b.o. Tash Sultana	Nominated	[2][21]
"I Get Up" by The Teskey Brothers	Liam Gough / Brendon Love / Josh Teskey / Sam Teskey	Mushroom Music o.b.o. Ivy League Music	Nominated
"Just Call" by John Butler Trio	John Butler	Downtown Music Publishing o.b.o. Family Music	Won
"Laps Around the Sun" by Ziggy Alberts	Ziggy Alberts	Kobalt Music Publishing o.b.o. Albert & Co Music	Nominated
"Sound of Summer" by Busby Marou	Thomas Busby / Jeremy Marou / Phil Barton / Lindsay Rimes	Sony/ATV Music Publishing / Mushroom Music	Nominated

Most Performed Country Work

Title and/or artist	Writer(s)	Publisher(s)	Result	Ref.
"Backroad Nation" by Lee Kernaghan	Lee Kernaghan, Phil Barton, Colin Buchanan, Garth Porter, Lindsay Rimes	Universal Music Publishing / Mushroom Music o.b.o. Anthem Entertainment	Nominated	[2][22]
"Girl" by Maren Morris	Sarah Aarons, Greg Kurstin, Maren Morris	Sony/ATV Music Publishing / Downtown Music Publishing	Nominated
"Happy" by Travis Collins	Travis Collins, Allison Veltz	ABC Music Publishing / Mushroom Music o.b.o. Big Deal Music	Nominated
"Love That" by Seaforth	Thomas Jordan, Mitchell Thompson, Daniel Ross, Michael Whitworth	ABC Music Publishing / Warner Chappell Music / Universal/MCA Music Publishing	Nominated
"Wouldn't Change a Thing" by Troy Cassar-Daley	Troy Cassar-Daley, Greg Storer	Mushroom Music / ABC Music Publishing	Nominated
"Young Again" by Morgan Evans	Morgan Evans, Chris DeStefano, Joshua Kear	Warner Chappell Music / Sony/ATV Music Publishing / Downtown Music Publishing	Won

Most Performed Dance Work

Title and/or artist	Writer(s)	Publisher(s)	Result	Ref.
"Better Together" by Hayden James featuring Running Touch	Hayden James, Matthew Kopp, Jack Glass, Cassian Stewart-Kasimba	Kobalt Music Publishing o.b.o. Future Classic / BMG Rights Management / Universal Music Publishing	Won	[2][23]
"Solid Gold" by Pnau featuring Kira Divine & Marques Toliver	Nick Littlemore, Sam Littlemore, Peter Mayes, Shakira Marshall, Marques Toliver	Universal Music Publishing	Nominated
"Sugar" by Peking Duk featuring Jack River	Adam Hyde, Reuben Styles, Holly Rankin, Kaelyn Behr, Xavier Dunn, Karsten Dahlgaard, Rene Dif, Claus Norreen, Anders Oeland, Johnny Pedersen, Soren Rasted	Universal Music Publishing / BMG Rights Management / Mushroom Music / Sony/ATV Music Publishing / Warner Chappell Music / Universal/MCA Music Publishing	Nominated
"Take It" by Dom Dolla	Dominic Matheson	Sweat It Out Publishing administered by Kobalt Music Publishing	Nominated
"Treat You Better" by Rüfüs Du Sol	Jonathon George, James Hunt, Tyrone Lindqvist, Jason Evigan, Mark Foster	Kobalt Music Publishing o.b.o. Rüfüs Du Sol / BMG Rights Management / Sony/ATV Music	Nominated

Most Performed International Work

Title and/or artist	Writer(s)	Publisher(s)	Result	Ref.
"Happier" by Marshmello & Bastille	Marshmello, Dan Smith, Steve Mac	Kobalt Music Publishing / Universal Music Publishing	Nominated	[2][24]
"Nothing Breaks Like a Heart" by Mark Ronson featuring Miley Cyrus	Mark Ronson, Miley Cyrus, Thomas Brenneck, Ilsey Juber, Clement Picard, Maxime Picard, Conor Szymanski	Native Tongue Music Publishing / Universal/MCA Music Publishing / BMG Rights Management / Sony/ATV Music Publishing / Mushroom Music o.b.o. Big Deal	Nominated
"Promises" by Calvin Harris & Sam Smith	Calvin Harris, Sam Smith, Jessie Reyez	Sony/ATV Music Publishing / BMG Rights Management	Nominated
"Shallow" by Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper	Stefani Germanotta, Mark Ronson, Anthony Rossomando, Andrew Wyatt	Universal/MCA Music Publishing / Sony/ATV Music Publishing / Native Tongue Music Publishing / Downtown Music Publishing	Won
"Sunflower" by Post Malone & Swae Lee	Post Malone, Swae Lee, Louis Bell, Carter Lang, Carl Rosen, William Walsh	Sony/ATV Music Publishing / Universal/MCA Music Publishing / Warner Chappell Music	Nominated

Most Performed Pop Work

Title and/or artist	Writer(s)	Publisher(s)	Result	Ref.
"7 Minutes" by Dean Lewis	Dean Lewis, Nicholas Atkinson, Edward Holloway	Kobalt Music Publishing o.b.o. Specific Music / BMG Rights Management	Won	[2][25]
"All Loved Up" by Amy Shark	Amy Billings, Jack Antonoff	Mushroom Music o.b.o. UNIFIED Music Publishing / Sony/ATV Music Publishing	Nominated
"Choir" by Guy Sebastian	Guy Sebastian, Trevor Brown, William Simmons	Universal Music Publishing / Mushroom Music o.b.o. Reservoir	Nominated
"Dance Monkey" by Tones and I	Toni Watson	Kobalt Music Publishing o.b.o. Tones And I	Nominated
"Never Really Over" by Katy Perry	Daniel James, Leah Haywood, Hayley Warner, Katy Perry, Gino Barletta, Michelle Buzz, Jason Gill, Dagny Sandvik, Anton Zaslavski	Sony/ATV Music Publishing / Warner Chappell Music / Kobalt Music Publishing / Universal/MCA Music Publishing	Nominated

Most Performed Rock Work

Title and/or artist	Writer(s)	Publisher(s)	Result	Ref.
"Clarity" by Polish Club	David Novak, John-Henry Pajak	Sony/ATV Music Publishing	Nominated	[2][26]
"Dinosaurs" by Ruby Fields	Ruby Fields, Chris Collins	Sony/ATV Music Publishing	Nominated
"Jellyfish" by Slowly Slowly	Ben Stewart	Native Tongue Music Publishing	Nominated
"Shutting Down Our Town" by Jimmy Barnes featuring Troy Cassar-Daley	Troy Cassar-Daley	Mushroom Music	Won
"Otherside" by The Living End	Chris Cheney, Scott Owen, Andy Strachan, Tobias Kuhn	BMG Rights Management / Kobalt Music Publishing	Nominated

Most Performed Urban Work

Title and/or artist	Writer(s)	Publisher(s)	Result	Ref.
"Butter" by Triple One	Conor Grealish, Martin Guilfoyle, William Gunns, Dominic Kim	—	Nominated	[2][27]
"Cool as Hell" by Baker Boy	Danzal Baker, Carl Dimataga, Jesse Ferris, Morgan Jones, Brendan Tuckerman, Dallas Woods	Sony/ATV Music Publishing / Kobalt Music Publishing	Nominated
"Exit Sign" by Hilltop Hoods featuring Illy & Ecca Vandal	Barry Francis p.k.a. DJ Debris, Matthew Lambert p.k.a. Suffa, Daniel Smith p.k.a. MC Pressure, Alasdair Murray, Sarah Aarons, Andrew Burford	Sony/ATV Music Publishing / BMG Rights Management / Universal Music Publishing	Nominated
"Leave Me Lonely" by Hilltop Hoods	Barry Francis p.k.a. DJ Debris, Matthew Lambert p.k.a. Suffa, Daniel Smith p.k.a. MC Pressure, Leigh Ryan, Richard Berry	Sony/ATV Music Publishing / Native Tongue Music Publishing / Campbell Connelly	Won
"Then What" by Illy	Alasdair Murray/ Tobias Frelin / Elias Naslin	BMG Rights Management / Kobalt Music Publishing	Nominated

Song of the Year

Title and/or artist	Writer(s)	Publisher(s)	Result	Ref.
"Better in Blak" by Thelma Plum	Thelma Plum, Alexander Burnett, Oliver Horton	Sony/ATV Music Publishing	Nominated	[2][28]
"Choir" by Guy Sebastian	Guy Sebastian, Trevor Brown, William Simmons	Universal Music Publishing / Mushroom Music	Nominated
"Dance Monkey" by Tones and I	Toni Watson	Kobalt Music Publishing o.b.o. Tones and I	Won
"I Get Up" by The Teskey Brothers	Liam Gough, Brendon Love, Josh Teskey, Sam Teskey	Mushroom Music o.b.o. Ivy League Music	Nominated
"Teeth" by 5 Seconds of Summer	Luke Hemmings, Ashton Irwin, Louis Bell, Ali Tamposi, Ryan Tedder, Andrew Watt, Gillian Gilbert, Peter Hook, Stephen Morris, Evan Rogers, Carl Sturken, Bernard Sumner	Sony/ATV Music Publishing	Nominated

Songwriter of the Year

Writer(s)	Publisher(s)	Result	Ref.
Barry Francis p.k.a. DJ Debris, Matthew Lambert p.k.a. Suffa, Daniel Smith p.k.a. MC Pressure	Hilltop Hoods	Won	[2]

Global APRA Music Awards

In mid-February 2020 APRA AMCOS announced that the Overseas Recognition Award from the APRA Music Awards would be replaced by Global APRA Music Awards with separate ceremonies in London, Los Angeles and Nashville . At each location awards were presented for Breakthrough Songwriter of the Year, Distinguished Services, Overseas Recognition Award, and Songwriter of the Year. The London-based awards, "recognise APRA AMCOS members living in the UK and Europe."^[29] The London ceremony was held on 6 March at Ham Yard Hotel, Soho and hosted by Georgia Mooney.^[29] The Los Angeles ceremony was held at the GRAMMY Museum, Clive Davis Theatre on 26 February and hosted by Maya Jupiter to "recognise APRA AMCOS members living on the West Coast of the U.S."^[30] On 1 March, the Nashville ceremony, to "recognise APRA AMCOS members living on the East Coast of the U.S.", was hosted by O'Shea and held at Clementine Hall.^[31]

Breakthrough Songwriter of the Year

London
Writer(s)	Publisher(s)	Result	Ref.
Kaity Dunstan p.k.a. Cloves	Universal Music Publishing o.b.o. Canal Music Publishing	Won	[32]
Chiara Hunter	Sony/ATV Music Publishing	Nominated
Steven Manovski	—	Nominated
Noah Hill, Anatole Serret, Louie Swain, Patrick Hetherington, Jules Crommelin of Parcels	Warner Chappell Music o.b.o. Kitsune	Nominated
Los Angeles
Writer(s)	Publisher(s)	Result	Ref.
Grace Shaw p.k.a. Mallrat	Kobalt Music Publishing o.b.o. Dew Process	Won	[33]
Maaike Lebbing p.k.a. Kito	Sony/ATV Music Publishing	Nominated
Nicholas Audino, Lewis Hughes, Khaled Rohaim, Te Whiti Warbrick of Twice as Nice	Sony/ATV Music Publishing / BMG Rights Management o.b.o. Orange Factory Repertoire / Universal/MCA Music Publishing o.b.o. Electric Feel Music	Nominated
Ruel Van Dijk p.k.a. Ruel	Universal Music Publishing	Nominated
Nashville
Writer(s)	Publisher(s)	Result	Ref.
Mitchell Thompson, Thomas Jordan of Seaforth	Warner Chappell Music	Won	[34]
Paul Mabury	Sony/ATV Music Publishing	Nominated
Rebecca Chillcott p.k.a. Ruby Boots	ABC Music Publishing	Nominated
Sinead Burgess	—	Nominated

Distinguished Services

London
Writer(s)	Result	Ref.
Nick Cave, Warren Ellis	Won	[35]
Los Angeles
Writer(s)	Result	Ref.
Colin Hay	Won	[36]
Nashville
Writer(s)	Result	Ref.
Tommy Emmanuel	Won	[37]

Overseas Recognition

London
Writer(s)	Publisher(s)	Result	Ref.
Jed Kurzel	G Schirmer Australia o.b.o. Chester Music	Won	[38]
Jordan Rakei	Sony/ATV Music Publishing	Nominated
Kaity Dunstan p.k.a. Cloves	Universal Music Publishing o.b.o. Canal Music Publishing	Nominated
Noah Hill, Anatole Serret, Louie Swain, Patrick Hetherington, Jules Crommelin of Parcels	Warner Chappell Music o.b.o. Kitsune	Nominated
Los Angeles
Writer(s)	Publisher(s)	Result	Ref.
Joel Little	Sony/ATV Music Publishing	Won	[39]
Alex Hope	Sony/ATV Music Publishing	Nominated
Harley Streten p.k.a. Flume	Kobalt Music Publishing o.b.o. Future Classic	Nominated
Sarah Aarons	Sony/ATV Music Publishing	Nominated
Nashville
Writer(s)	Publisher(s)	Result	Ref.
Rick Price	—	Won	[40]
Mia Fieldes	Sony/ATV Music Publishing	Nominated
Mitchell Thompson, Thomas Jordan of Seaforth	Warner Chappell Music	Nominated
Paul Mabury	Sony/ATV Music Publishing	Nominated

Songwriter of the Year

London
Writer(s)	Publisher(s)	Result	Ref.
Jordan Rakei	Sony/ATV Music Publishing	Won	[41]
Los Angeles
Writer(s)	Publisher(s)	Result	Ref.
Sarah Aarons	Sony/ATV Music Publishing	Won	[42]
Nashville
Writer(s)	Publisher(s)	Result	Ref.
Phil Barton	—	Won	[43]

Art Music Awards

Work of the Year: Chamber Music

Title	Composer / librettist	Performer	Result	Ref.
Cleave	Natasha Anderson	Ensemble Offspring, International Contemporary Ensemble, Ensemble Adapter	Nominated	[44]
passing bells: day	Chris Dench	Alex Raineri	Won
String Quartet No. 3: Hidden Agendas	Brett Dean	Doric String Quartet	Nominated
Where the Quiet Rests	John Pax	WasteLAnd	Nominated

Work of the Year: Choral

Title	Composer / librettist	Performer	Result	Ref.
A Civic Space	Julian Day	Musicians from the Barossa region	Nominated	[44]
I am Martuwarra	Paul Stanhope / Steve Hawke (text)	Gondwana Choirs, Luminescence Chamber Singers, Valla Voices, Hunter Singers, Resonance, Lyn Williams (conductor)	Won
Requiem-Recomposed	Gordon Hamilton	Omega Ensemble, The Australian Voices, Gordon Hamilton (conductor)	Nominated
Singing the Love	Ross Edwards	Choir of King's College, Cambridge, Daniel Hyde (conductor)	Nominated

Work of the Year: Dramatic

Title	Composer / librettist	Performer	Result	Ref.
Ned Kelly	Luke Styles / Peter Goldsworthy	Lost and Found Opera, Chris van Tuinen (conductor)	Nominated	[44]
Oscar and Lucinda	Elliott Gyger / Pierce Wilcox	Sydney Chamber Opera	Won
Out of Chaos	Ekrem Eli Phoenix	Gravity and Other Myths	Nominated
Speechless	Cat Hope	Judith Dodsworth, Karina Utomo, Caitlin Cassidy, Sage Pbbbt (soloists); with Australian Bass Orchestra, Decibel New Music Ensemble, and Aaron Wyatt (conductor)	Won

Work of the Year: Electroacoustic/Sound Art

Title	Composer	Performer	Result	Ref.
Coronal Mass	Amanda Cole	—	Nominated	[44]
Diaspora	Robin Fox, Erkki Veltheim in a Chamber Made Production	Robin Fox, Erkki Veltheim, Madeleine Flynn, Georgie Darvidis, Tamara Saulwick (co-direction/dramaturgy) and Nick Roux (video artist)	Nominated
Everywhen	Matthias Schack-Arnott	Matthias Schack-Arnott	Won
Imago	Fiona Hill	Lamorna Nightingale, Jane Sheldon, Fiona Hill	Nominated

Work of the Year: Jazz

Title	Composer	Performer	Result	Ref.
Aventurine	Linda May Han Oh	Linda May Han Oh, Greg Ward, Matt Mitchell, Ches Smith, Fung Chern Hwei, Sara Caswell, Benni von Gutzeit, Jeremy Harman, Invenio with Gian Slater (director)	Won	[44]
Displacement	Josh Kelly	Josh Kelly, Niran Dasika, Aviva Endean, Mary Rapp, Jacques Emery, Maria Moles	Nominated
The Colours of Grief	Adam Page	The Adam Page Ensemble	Nominated
Umi No Uzu	Aaron Choulai	Australian Art Orchestra, Aaron Choulai, Miyama McQueen-Tokita, Kojoe	Nominated

Work of the Year: Large Ensemble

Title	Composer	Performer	Result	Ref.
Beatrice: "Piano Concerto"	Kate Moore	Vivian Choi (piano), Willoughby Symphony, Fabian Russell (conductor)	Nominated	[44]
Flinders and Trim	Maria Grenfell	Tasmania Symphony Orchestra, Eivind Aadland (conductor)	Nominated
Icarus	Harry Sdraulig	Lloyd Hudson, Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra, Elena Schwarz (conductor)	Nominated
"Viola Concerto"	James Ledger	Brett Dean, West Australian Symphony Orchestra, Fabien Gabel (conductor)	Won

Work of the Year: Notated Composition

Title	Composer / librettist	Performer	Result	Ref.
Oscar and Lucinda	Elliott Gyger / Pierce Wilcox	Sydney Chamber Opera	Nominated	[44]
"Rhythm City"	Tristan Coelho	Zubin Kanga	Nominated
Sheets of Sound	Annie Hui-Hsin Hsieh, Matthias Schack-Arnott, Louise Devenish, Stuart James	Louise Devenish	Won
Weave	Cathy Millike	Adelaide Symphony Orchestra, Douglas Boyd (conductor)	Nominated

Performance of the Year: Jazz / Improvised Music

Title	Composer	Performer	Result	Ref.
Amen	Joseph Franklin	Joseph Franklin	Nominated	[44]
Bridge of Dreams	Sandy Evans, Shubha Mudgal, Aneesh Pradhan	Sandy Evans, Shubha Mudgal, Aneesh Pradhan, Sirens Big Band	Won
The Cordeaux Mirror	Phil Slater	Phil Slater Quintet	Nominated
The Plains	Peter Knight	Australian Art Orchestra	Nominated

Performance of the Year: Notated Composition

Title	Composer / librettist	Performer	Result	Ref.
Oscar and Lucinda	Elliott Gyger / Pierce Wilcox	Sydney Chamber Opera	Nominated	[44]
"Rhythm City"	Tristan Coelho	Zubin Kanga	Nominated
Sheets of Sound	Annie Hui-Hsin Hsieh, Matthias Schack-Arnott, Louise Devenish, Stuart James	Louise Devenish	Won
Weave	Cathy Milliken	Adelaide Symphony Orchestra, Douglas Boyd (conductor)	Nominated

Award for Excellence in Music Education

Organisation / individual	Work	Result	Ref.
Australian Art Orchestra	Creative Music Intensive	Nominated	[44]
Netanela Mizrahi and Guwanbal Gurruwiwi	Djari Project	Won
Speak Percussion	Sounds Unheard Education Program	Nominated
Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra	Australian Composers' School	Nominated

Award for Excellence in a Regional Area

Organisation / individual	Work	Result	Ref.
Bangalow Music Festival	2019 festival	Nominated	[44]
Gillian Howell and Tura New Music	Fitzroy Valley New Music Project	Won
Netanela Mizrahi and Guwanbal Gurruwiwi	Djari Project	Nominated
Rae Howell	Bee-Sharp Honeybee	Nominated

Award for Excellence in Experimental Music

Organisation / individual	Work	Result	Ref.
Gelareh Pour	Garden Quartet	Nominated	[44]
The Music Box Project	Shallow Listening	Won
Nat Grant	FEED	Nominated
Zubin Kanga	2019 Performances of Ballast by Jon Rose	Nominated

Richard Gill Award for Distinguished Services to Australian Music

Organisation / individual	Result	Ref.
Ros Bandt	Won	[44]

Luminary Award: Individual (National)

Individual	Work	Result	Ref.
Chris Sainsbury	Initiating and driving Ngarra-Burria: First Peoples Composers program	Won	[44]

Luminary Award: Organisation (National)

Organisation	Work	Result	Ref.
Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra	Australian Composer's School, Australian Conducting Academy, and professional development opportunities for Australian classical musicians	Won	[44]

Luminary Award: State & Territory Awards

Organisation	Work	Result	Ref.
Canberra International Music Festival (ACT)	for their record-breaking 2019 event and ongoing reputation for high quality and innovative programming	Won	[44]
Joanna Drimatis (NSW)	for sustained contribution to the performance, programming and advocacy of Australian works, and string music education	Won	[44]
Ross McHenry (SA)	for trailblazing global pathways through artistic practice for South Australian musicians	Won	[44]
David Wilfred & Daniel Wilfred (NT)	for cultural leadership and sustained creative contributions in Australia and beyond	Won	[44]
Louise Devenish (WA)	for her ongoing advocacy, commissioning and performance of new percussion music in Western Australia	Won	[44]
Making Waves (VIC)	for breaking down perceived state barriers and connecting a new generation of Australian musicians	Won	[44]
Michael Kieran Harvey (TAS)	for supporting the Tasmanian new music community through teaching, performance and recording	Won	[44]
Katie Noonan (QLD)	for The Glad Tomorrow and furthering the future of Queensland musicians	Won	[44]

Screen Music Awards

Feature Film Score of the Year

Title	Composer	Result	Ref.
Escape from Pretoria	David Hirschfelder	Nominated	[9] [10]
Nekrotronic	Michael Lira	Nominated
True History of the Kelly Gang	Jed Kurzel	Won
The Vigil	Michael Yezerski	Nominated

Best Music for an Advertisement

Title	Composer	Result	Ref.
Georgetown Optician: "Eyes Say More Than Words"	Scott Langley	Won	[9] [10]
Klarna: "Get What I Love"	Brendan Tuckerman, Thandi Phoenix, Matt Ford, Jack Steele, Thomas Cardy	Nominated
Nippon Steel: "Stuck on You"	Jonathan Dreyfus, Amy Andersen	Nominated
Women with Agency: "Women Run"	Angie Coffey	Nominated

Best Music for Children's Television

Title	Composer	Result	Ref.
Alice-Miranda: Friends Forever	Ryan Grogan	Nominated	[9] [10]
Bluey	Joff Bush	Nominated
The Strange Chores	Joff Bush	Nominated
Thalu	Ned Beckley, Josh Hogan	Won

Best Music for a Documentary

Title	Composer	Result	Ref.
Bikram: Yogi, Guru, Predator	Cornel Wilczek, Pascal Babare	Nominated	[9] [10]
Machine	Matteo Zingales	Won
Maralinga Tjarutja	Antony Partos	Nominated
Quilty: Painting the Shadows	Damien Lane, Amanda Brown	Nominated

Best Music for a Mini-Series or Telemovie

Title	Composer	Result	Ref.
The Commons	Roger Mason	Nominated	[9] [10]
Operation Buffalo	Antony Partos	Nominated
Stateless	Cornel Wilczek, Tom Rouch, Pascal Babare	Nominated
Unorthodox	Antonio Gambale	Won

Best Music for a Short Film

Title	Composer	Result	Ref.
Bolzmann	Jonathan Dreyfus, Amy Andersen	Nominated	[9] [10]
The Hammerstone	Jackson Milas	Nominated
I Want to Make a Film About Women	Caitlin Yeo	Nominated
The Sand That Ate the Sea	Luke Howard	Won

Best Music for a Television Series or Serial

Series or Serial	Composer	Result	Ref.
Everything's Gonna Be Ok	Bryony Marks	Nominated	[9] [10]
Glitch	Cornel Wilczek	Nominated
The Secrets She Keeps	Amanda Brown	Won
You Can't Ask That	Andrew Sampford	Nominated

Best Original Song Composed for the Screen

Song title	Work	Composer	Result	Ref.
"Ballad of the Bridge-Builders"	The Skin of Others	David Bridie, Tom Murray	Won	[9] [10]
"Bear's Theme"	Bear: Koala Hero	Adam Gock, Brontë Horder, Mitch Stewart, Dinesh Wicks	Nominated
"Carry You"	Upright	Tim Minchin	Nominated
"Edge of Something"	Total Control	Missy Higgins, Antony Partos, Matteo Zingales	Nominated

Best Soundtrack Album

Title	Composer	Result	Ref.
Hearts and Bones	Rafael May	Nominated	[9] [10]
Judy and Punch	François Tétaz	Won
Lambs of God	Bryony Marks	Nominated
The Letdown	Sally Seltmann, Darren Seltmann	Nominated

Best Television Theme

Title	Composer	Result	Ref.
Thalu ("Ngarndu Ngurra")	Ned Beckley, Josh Hogan, Tyson Mowarin	Nominated	[9] [10]
Unorthodox	Antonio Gambale	Won
Operation Buffalo	Antony Partos	Nominated
The Commons	Roger Mason	Nominated

Most Performed Screen Composer – Australia

Composer	Result	Ref.
Anthony El-Ammar	Nominated	[9] [10]
Adam Gock, Dinesh Wicks	Won
Jay Stewart	Nominated
Mitch Stewart	Nominated

Most Performed Screen Composer – Overseas

Composer	Result	Ref.
Jed Kurzel	Nominated	[9] [10]
Michael Yezerski	Nominated
Neil Sutherland	Won
Nerida Tyson-Chew	Nominated

Distinguished Services to the Australian Screen

Organisation / individual	Result	Ref.
Nerida Tyson-Chew	Won	[9] [10]