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'. 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). 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).
Awards Nominees and winners with results indicated on the right. APRA Music AwardsSong of the YearTitleArtistWriterResult"All I Want"Sarah BlaskoSarah Blasko"Big Big Love"Troy Cassar-DaleyTroy Cassar-Daley"Sweet Disposition"The Temper TrapAbby Mandagi, Lorenzo Sillitto"The Last Day on Earth"Kate Miller-HeidkeKate Miller-Heidke, Keir Nuttall"We Are the People"Empire of the SunLuke Steele, Jonathon Sloan, Nick LittlemoreSongwriters of the YearWriterArtistResultAngus Young, Malcolm YoungAC/DCBreakthrough Songwriter of the YearWriterArtistResultJonathon Aherne, Tobias Dundas, Abby Mandagi, Lorenzo SillittoThe Temper TrapLuke Steele, Jonathon Sloan, Nick LittlemoreEmpire of the SunJessica MauboyJessica MauboyDaniel MerriweatherDaniel MerriweatherLisa MitchellLisa MitchellTed Albert Award For Outstanding Services to Australian MusicNameResultJimmy LittleMost Played Australian WorkTitleArtistWriterResult"Been Waiting"Jessica MauboyJessica Mauboy, Israel Cruz, Craig Hardy"Foreign Land"Eskimo JoeStuart MacLeod, Joel Quartermain, Steve Parkin, Kavyen Temperley"Hey Boys and Girls (Truth of the World pt.2)"EvermoreJon Hume, Daniel Hume"Raise the Alarm"The Living EndChristopher Cheney"She's a Genius"JetChristopher CesterMost Played Australian Work OverseasTitleArtistWriterResult"Rock 'n' Roll Train"AC/DCAngus Young, Malcolm YoungInternational Work of the YearTitleArtistWriterResult"Gives You Hell"The All-American RejectsTyson Ritter, Nick Wheeler"Love Story"Taylor SwiftTaylor Swift"Second Chance"ShinedownBrent Smith, Dave Bassett"Sober"PinkFloyd Hills, Alecia Moore, Kara DioGuardi, Marcella Araica"You Found Me"The FrayJoseph King, Isaac SladeBlues & Roots Work of the YearTitleArtistWriterResult"Breakout"Ash GrunwaldAshley Groenewald, Pip Norman"Bring Back the Fire"BonjahDaniel Chisholm, Regan Lethbridge, James Majernik, David Morgan, Glenn Mossop"Can't Help Myself"The BamboosLance Ferguson, Daniel Farrugia, Benedict Chijioke"Fly"BonjahDaniel Chisholm, Regan Lethbridge, James Majernik, David Morgan, Glenn Mossop"Hold On"James GrehanJames GrehanCountry Work of the YearTitleArtistWriterResult"Big Big Love"Troy Cassar-DaleyTroy Cassar-Daley"Come Home"Brad ColeBradley Cole"Hell of a Ride"Adam BrandAdam Brand, Danny Meadows"I Ain't That Guy"Steve FordeSteven Forde, Danny Meadows"Kick It Up"The McClymontsBrooke McClymont, Trey BruceDance Work of the YearTitleArtistWriterResult"16 (Sneaky Sound System song)"Sneaky Sound SystemAngus McDonald, Connie Mitchell"If I Know You"The PresetsJulian Hamilton, Kim Moyes"Release Me"Zoe BadwiZoe Badwi, Grant Smillie, Ivan Gough, Colin Snape"Talk Like That"The PresetsJulian Hamilton, Kim Moyes"Walking on a Dream"Empire of the SunNick Littlemore, Jonathon Sloan, Luke SteeleRock Work of the YearTitleArtistWriterResult"Foreign Land"Eskimo JoeStuart MacLeod, Joel Quartermain, Steve Parkin, Kavyen Temperley"Hey Boys and Girls (Truth of the World pt.2)"EvermoreJon Hume, Daniel Hume"Raise the Alarm"The Living EndChristopher Cheney"She's a Genius"JetChristopher Cester"White Noise"The Living EndChristopher CheneyUrban Work of the YearTitleArtistWriterResult"The Festival Song"PezPerry Chapman, Matthew Colwell, Hailey Cramer, Stephen Mowat"On Tour"Bliss n EsoMark Landon, Max MacKinnon, Jonathan Notley"Running Back"Jessica Mauboy featuring Flo RidaJessica Mauboy, Audius Mtawarira, Sean Ray"Spaceship"SpaceshipHarley Webster, Robert Conley, Spencer Davies"Still Standing"Hilltop HoodsBarry Francis, Matthew Lambert, Daniel Smith, Henry LawesScreen Music AwardsBest Feature Film ScoreTitleComposerResultAnimal KingdomAntony Partos, Sam PettyBeneath Hill 60Cezary SkubiszewskiMao's Last DancerChristopher GordonThe Waiting CityMichael YezerskiBest Music for an AdvertisementTitleComposerResultAbused Child Trust – "Don't Look Away"Christopher ElvesExpedia HousekeepingElliott WheelerSony Ericsson – "Space Hopper"Ramesh SathiahWeet-Bix OperaElliott WheelerBest Music for Children's TelevisionTitleComposerResultItty Bitty DittiesThomas Bettany, Benjamin SpeedSnug as a BugRyan Grogan, Hylton MowdayThe Buffet of LifeHenrique DibThe Legend of Enyo – "Episode 126"Russell ThorntonBest Music for a DocumentaryTitleComposerResultThe Long GoodbyeCaitlin YeoThe SnowmanBenjamin SpeedTrishna & Krishna: The Quest for Separate LivesNerida Tyson-ChewWheels in MotionGeoffrey RussellBest Music for a Mini-Series or TelemovieTitleComposerResultA Model Daughter: The Killing of Caroline ByrneGuy GrossBeauty and the BeastGarry McDonald, Laurie StoneWicked LovePaul HealyBest Music for a Short FilmTitleComposerResultApricotBasil HogiosKanownaGeoffrey RussellThe Lost ThingMichael YezerskiZeroKyls BurtlandBest Music for a Television Series or SerialSeries or SerialEpisode titleComposerResultMy Place"Episode 13: 1888 Victoria"Roger MasonRescue: Special Ops"Series 1 Episode 1"Nerida Tyson-ChewTangle"Episode 1"Bryony MarksUnderbelly: The Golden Mile"Episode 13: Alpha & Omega"Burkhard DallwitzBest Original Song Composed for the ScreenSong titleWorkComposerResult"A Runner" Road TrainSophie Lowe, Rafael May"Hold Me" from A Model Daughter: The Killing of Caroline ByrneGuy Gross"Movin On" Satisfaction, Season 3Cameron Giles-Webb, Colin Simkins"The War Is Over"The Chaser's War on EverythingAndrew Hansen, Chris TaylorBest Soundtrack AlbumTitleComposerResultAccidents HappenAntony PartosEast of Everything 2Greg J WalkerThe Last Confession of Alexander PearceRoger MasonMao's Last DancerChristopher GordonBest Television ThemeTitleComposerResultGaspHylton MowdayMy PlaceRoger MasonTangleBryony MarksThe Poker StarJonathan DreyfusMost Performed Screen Composer - AustraliaComposerResultAdam GockDinesh WicksJay StewartNeil SutherlandMost Performed Screen Composer - OverseasComposerResultAlistair FordChristopher ElvesNeil SutherlandRic Formosa, Danny Beckerman
See also Music of Australia
References
External links APRA official website APRA Awards – History