The Australasian Performing Right Association Awards of 2006 (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 5 June at the Sydney Four Seasons Hotel, they were presented by APRA and the Australasian Mechanical Copyright Owners Society (AMCOS). APRA introduced two new award categories, 'Most Performed Blues & Roots Work' and 'Most Performed Urban Work'. The Classical Music Awards were distributed in July in Sydney and are sponsored by APRA and the Australian Music Centre (AMC). The Screen Music Awards were issued in November by APRA and Australian Guild of Screen Composers (AGSC).
Awards Nominees and winners with results indicated on the right. APRA Music AwardsSong of the YearTitleArtistWriterResult"Better Days"Pete MurrayPete Murray"O Yeah"End of FashionJustin Burford"Catch My Disease"Ben LeeBen Lee, McGowan Southworth"The Special Two"Missy HigginsMissy Higgins"Mind's Eye"WolfmotherMyles Heskett, Chris Ross, Andrew StockdaleSongwriters of the YearWriterResultBernard FanningBreakthrough Songwriter AwardWriterResultWolfmother: Andrew Stockdale, Myles Heskett, Chris RossTed Albert Award for Outstanding Services to Australian MusicNameResultBill ArmstrongMost Performed Australian WorkTitleArtistWriterResult"Catch My Disease"Ben LeeBen Lee, McGowan Southworth"Someday, Someday"Thirsty MercRai Thistlethwayte"The Special Two"Missy HigginsMissy Higgins"Ten Days"Missy HigginsMissy Higgins, Jay CliffordMost Performed Australian Work OverseasTitleArtistWriterResult"Are You Gonna Be My Girl"JetNicholas Cester, Cameron Muncey"Cold Hard Bitch"JetNicholas Cester, Christopher Cester, Cameron Muncey"Look What You've Done"JetNicholas Cester"Highway to Hell"AC/DCBon Scott, Angus Young, Malcolm Young"Love Is in the Air"John Paul YoungHarry Vanda, George YoungMost Performed Blues & Roots WorkTitleArtistWriterResult"Ashes"The Beautiful GirlsMatthew McHugh"Lets Take The Long Way Home"The Beautiful GirlsMatthew McHugh"Daniel"LiorLior Attar"Somethings Gotta Give"The John Butler TrioJohn Butler"What You Want"The John Butler TrioJohn ButlerMost Performed Country WorkTitleArtistWriterResult"Hollywood"Kasey ChambersKasey Chambers"Pony"Kasey ChambersKasey Chambers"Saturated"Kasey ChambersKasey Chambers"Rainbow Dreams and Butterflies"Beccy ColeBeccy Cole, Rod McCormack"She Still Believes"BellaLyn Bowtell, Jerry SalleyMost Performed Dance WorkTitleArtistWriterResult"I Am Tha 1"Mr Timothy featuring Inaya DayTim Dudfield, Inaya Day, Bradford Pinto, Gary Pinto"Natural"InfusionFrancis Xavier, Manuel Sharrad, Jamie Stevens"Sunshine Eyes"PaulmacPaul F. McDermott"Tilt My Hat"Andy JAndrew Farriss, Michael Hutchence"Way to Go!"Rogue TradersJamie Appleby, Isaac MoranMost Performed Foreign WorkTitleArtistWriterResult"Bad Day"Daniel PowterDaniel Powter"Beautiful Soul"Jesse McCartneyAndrew Dodd, Adam Watts"Lonely No More"Rob ThomasRob Thomas"Shiver"Natalie ImbrugliaFrancis White, Sheppard Solomon, Natalie Imbruglia"Since U Been Gone"Kelly ClarksonMartin Sandberg, Lukasz GottwaldMost Performed Jazz WorkTitleArtistWriterResult"Goodbye Greg"SidecarJohn Hibbard"Grace"Sam Keevers, Jamie OehlersSam Keevers"Mosquito"The NecksLloyd Swanton, Christopher Abrahams, Anthony Buck"Shoalhaven Sunrise"Sydney Allstar Big BandGraham Jesse"Silverland"Paul GrabowskyPaul GrabowskyMost Performed Urban WorkTitleArtistWriterResult"Funk U Up"Joel Turner and the Modern Day PoetsJoel Turner, Tim Turner, Chris Heiner"These Kids"Joel Turner and the Modern Day PoetsJoel Turner, Tim Turner, Chris Heiner"Kryptonite"Guy SebastianGuy Sebastian, Beau Dozier"Oh Oh"Guy SebastianGuy Sebastian, Jarred Rogers"You Make Me Weak"Jade MacRaeJade MacRae, Israel CruzClassical Music AwardsBest Composition by an Australian ComposerTitleComposerResultMysterium CosmographicumMichael SmetaninBest Performance of an Australian CompositionTitleComposerPerformerResultLine DrawingJames LedgerGenevieve Lacey, West Australian SymphonyThousands of Bundled StrawDavid YoungLibra EnsembleMysterium CosmographicumMichael SmetaninLisa Moore, Sydney SymphonyString Quartet #16Peter SculthorpeTokyo String QuartetInstrumental Work of the YearTitleComposerPerformerResultCoomera, A Place of TreesDulcie HollandSouthern Cross SoloistsFloating WorldDavid ChesworthDavid Chesworth EnsemblePanopticonDavid ChesworthDavid Chesworth EnsembleWait a WhileDavid ChesworthDavid Chesworth EnsembleLong-Term Contribution to the Advancement of Australian MusicArtist or OrganisationResultRoger CovellELISION EnsembleLyn WilliamsOrchestral Work of the YearTitleComposerPerformerResultBlue RagsIan MunroTasmanian Symphony OrchestraCello Dreaming Orchestral VersionPeter SculthorpeTasmanian Symphony OrchestraOboe ConcertoRoss EdwardsDiana Doherty, Melbourne Symphony OrchestraQuambyPeter SculthorpeTasmanian Symphony OrchestraOutstanding Contribution by an IndividualIndividualWorkResultBarbara Blackmanphilanthropy to fine music in AustraliaDindy Vaughanmusic CD inspired by an environmental theme of water managementOutstanding Contribution by an OrganisationOrganisationWorkResultQueensland Conservatorium Research Centre, Griffith UniversityEncounters: Meetings in Australian Music program – curated by Vincent PlushNew Music Network2005 ActivitiesSydney Children's Choir2005 ActivitiesOutstanding Contribution to Australian Music in EducationOrganisationWorkResultAustralian String Association (AUSTA)30th Year in 2005Melbourne Symphony OrchestraCommunity Outreach 2005 ProgramMusic Viva in Schools25th Year in 2005Outstanding Contribution to Australian Music in a Regional AreaOrganisationWorkResultChris Earlcontribution to the brass and wind band community in AustraliaSarah Hopkinscomposition and performance of Childers Shining: One WorldTura New MusicVoices over WA (Kimberley and Pilbara, Western Australia)Vocal or Choral Work of the YearTitleComposerPerformerResultJourney to the Horseshoe BendAndrew Shultz, Gordon WilliamsNtaria Ladies Choir, Sydney Philharmonia Motet Choir, Sydney Symphony LindyMoya HendersonOpera AustraliaSouthern Star (excerpts)Christopher Willcock, Michael LeunigSydney Chamber Choir, Marshall McGuireScreen Music AwardsFeature Film Score of the YearTitleComposerResultHalf LightBrett RosenbergThe Caterpillar WishBurkhard DallwitzThe PropositionNick Cave, Warren EllisWolf CreekFrancois TetazBest Music for an AdvertisementTitleComposerResultMcDonald's – "Inner Child"Elliott WheelerNZ Maritime SFRafael MayPepsi – "Samba Legs"Martin Eden, Carlos MoraYoGo – "Megabot"Michael LiraBest Music for Children's TelevisionTitleComposerResultBlinky Bill's White ChristmasGuy GrossFaireez – "Episode 40"Christopher ElvesThe Eggs – "Episode 23"Anthony Byrne, Brendan ByrneTracey McBeanNerida Tyson-ChewBest Music for a DocumentaryTitleComposerResultCape of StormsMichael Yezerski, Richard Tognetti, Afro Moses, Chris NeliusFrocks OffCarla ThackrahTreasure FleetGerard Fitzgerald, Evan RobertsUnfolding Florence: The Many Lives of Florence BroadhurstPaul GrabowskyBest Music for a Mini-Series or TelemovieTitleComposerResultThe Incredible Journey of Mary BryantIva DaviesThe SilenceAntony PartosThe Society MurdersCezary SkubiszewskiThursday's FictionsMichael YezerskiBest Music for a Short FilmTitleComposerResultGargoyleSean TimmsGloomy ValentineElliott WheelerGustavoJonathan NixSub-Basil HogiosBest Music for a Television Series or SerialSeries or SerialEpisode titleComposerResultMcLeod's Daughters"Episode 146"Alastair FordMDA"Episode 7"Chris NealPeking to ParisRoger MasonSupernovaPaul Healy, Russell ThorntonBest Original Song Composed for the ScreenSong titleWorkComposerResult"Christmas In Australia"Blinky Bill's White Christmas Guy Gross, John Palmer"Nobody But Me"Elephant TalesFrank Strangio"ARIA"Thursday's FictionsMichael Yezerski"Indigeridoo"We Can Be HeroesChris Lilley, Bryony MarksBest Soundtrack AlbumTitleComposerResultR.A.N.David Bridie, Albert David, Kadu, Key Torres Strait Island ComposersSoloDamian de Boos-Smith, Martyn LoveThe Caterpillar WishBurkhard DallwitzThursday's FictionsMichael YezerskiBest Television ThemeTitleComposerResultThe Chaser's War on EverythingAndrew HansenThe SilenceAntony PartosTorino 2006 Winter OlympicsBurkhard DallwitzWe Can Be HeroesChris Lilley, Bryony MarksInternational Achievement AwardArtistResultPeter BestMost Performed Screen Composer - AustraliaComposerResultChris HarriottStephen RaeJay StewartNeil SutherlandMost Performed Screen Composer - OverseasComposerResultGarry McDonald, Laurie StoneMark McDuffChris PettiferNeil Sutherland
See also Music of Australia
References
External links APRA official website APRA Awards - History