The Australasian Performing Right Association Awards of 2007 (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 Melbourne Town Hall, 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 2007 | |
|---|---|
| Date | 5 June 2007 |
| Location | Melbourne Town Hall Melbourne, Australia |
Awards
Nominees and winners with results indicated on the right.
APRA Music Awards | ||||||
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| Song of the Year | ||||||
| Title | Artist | Writer | Result [4][5] | |||
| "Black Fingernails, Red Wine" | Eskimo Joe | Kav Temperley, Stuart MacLeod, Joel Quartermain | Nominated | |||
| "Funky Tonight" | John Butler Trio | John Butler | Nominated | |||
| "Heart's a Mess" | Gotye | Walter De Backer | Nominated | |||
| "Joker & the Thief" | Wolfmother | Andrew Stockdale, Myles Heskett, Chris Ross | Nominated | |||
| "One Crowded Hour" | Augie March | Glenn Richards | Won | |||
| Songwriters of the Year | ||||||
| Writer | Result [6] | |||||
| Andrew Stockdale, Myles Heskett, Chris Ross | Won | |||||
| Breakthrough Songwriter Award | ||||||
| Writer | Result [6] | |||||
| Glenn Richards | Won | |||||
| Ted Albert Award for Outstanding Services to Australian Music | ||||||
| Name | Result [6] | |||||
| Michael McMartin | Won | |||||
| Most Performed Australian Work | ||||||
| Title | Artist | Writer | Result [6][7] | |||
| "Flaunt It" | TV Rock featuring Seany B | Sean Berchik, Ivan Gough, Grant Smillie | Nominated | |||
| "Lift" | Shannon Noll | Adam Reily, Bryon Jones, Shannon Noll, Andrew Roachford | Won | |||
| "Opportunity" | Pete Murray | Pete Murray | Nominated | |||
| "Songbird" | Bernard Fanning | Bernard Fanning | Nominated | |||
| "Wish You Well" | Bernard Fanning | Bernard Fanning | Nominated | |||
| Most Performed Australian Work Overseas | ||||||
| Title | Artist | Writer | Result [6][8] | |||
| "Are You Gonna Be My Girl" | Jet | Nicholas Cester, Cameron Muncey | Won | |||
| "Look What You've Done" | Jet | Nicholas Cester | Nominated | |||
| "Down Under" | Men at Work | Colin Hay, Ronald Strykert | Nominated | |||
| "Highway to Hell" | AC/DC | Bon Scott, Angus Young, Malcolm Young | Nominated | |||
| "Love Is in the Air" | John Paul Young | Harry Vanda, George Young | Nominated | |||
| Most Performed Blues & Roots Work | ||||||
| Title | Artist | Writer | Result [6][9] | |||
| "Funky Tonight" | The John Butler Trio | John Butler | Nominated | |||
| "Middle of the Hill" | Josh Pyke | Josh Pyke | Nominated | |||
| "Songbird" | Bernard Fanning | Bernard Fanning | Won | |||
| "Watch Over Me" | Bernard Fanning | Bernard Fanning | Nominated | |||
| "Wish You Well" | Bernard Fanning | Bernard Fanning | Nominated | |||
| Most Performed Country Work | ||||||
| Title | Artist | Writer | Result [6][10] | |||
| "Going Back Home" | Troy Cassar-Daley | Troy Cassar-Daley | Nominated | |||
| "Midnight Run" | Travis Sinclair | Travis Sinclair, Garth Porter | Nominated | |||
| "The New Bush" | Lee Kernaghan | Garth Porter, Colin Buchanan, Lee Kernaghan | Nominated | |||
| "Nothing at All" | Kasey Chambers | Kasey Chambers | Won | |||
| "Something that My Heart Does" | The McClymonts | Brooke McClymont, Erik Bernholm | Nominated | |||
| Most Performed Dance Work | ||||||
| Title | Artist | Writer | Result [6][11] | |||
| "Flaunt It" | TV Rock featuring Seany B | Sean Berchik, Ivan Gough, Grant Smillie | Won | |||
| "I Love It" | Sneaky Sound System | Angus McDonald | Nominated | |||
| "Tilt My Hat" | Andy J | Andrew Farriss, Michael Hutchence | Nominated | |||
| "Way to Go!" | Rogue Traders | Jamie Appleby, Isaac Moran | Nominated | |||
| "We're Coming Home" | Rogue Traders | Jamie Appleby, Melinda Appleby | Nominated | |||
| Most Performed Foreign Work | ||||||
| Title | Artist | Writer | Result [6][12] | |||
| "Far Away" | Nickelback | Chad Kroeger, Michael Kroeger, Ryan Peake, Daniel Adair | Nominated | |||
| "Feel Better" | Santana featuring Steve Tyler | Burleigh Johnson, Damon Johnson, James Scoggin | Won | |||
| "Forever Young" | Youth Group | Marian Gold, Bernhard Lloyd, Frank Mertens | Nominated | |||
| "Love Generation" | Bob Sinclar | Gary Pine, Christophe Le Friant (aka Bob Sinclar), Jean-Guy Schreiner, Alain Wisniak, Duane Harden | Nominated | |||
| "Talk" | Coldplay | Ralf Hütter, Karl Bartos, Guy Berryman, Jonathan Buckland, William Champion, Chris Martin, Emil Schult | Nominated | |||
| Most Performed Jazz Work | ||||||
| Title | Artist | Writer | Result [6][13] | |||
| "Bungalow" | The Catholics | Lloyd Swanton | Nominated | |||
| "Complicated Woman" | Mark Sholtez | Mark Sholtez | Nominated | |||
| "Dream About You" | Mark Sholtez | Mark Sholtez | Nominated | |||
| "Love Me for the Cool" | Mark Sholtez | Mark Sholtez | Won | |||
| "Village" | David Jones & Friends | Anthony Gould, David Jones, Ian Robertson | Nominated | |||
| Most Performed Urban Work | ||||||
| Title | Artist | Writer | Result [6][14] | |||
| "Get Up Outta the Dirt" | Butterfingers | Eddie Jacobson | Won | |||
| "Hold On" | Phrase | Harley Webster, Jan Skubiszewski, Daniel Merriweather | Nominated | |||
| "In Front of Me" | Tzu | Joel Ma, Corey McGregor, Pip Norman, Shehab Tariq | Nominated | |||
| "It's About to Blow" | DJ Peril | Jason Foretti, Nathan Barbatiello, Christopher Drew | Nominated | |||
| "Superstar" | Jade MacRae | Jade MacRae, Dwaine Cruz, Charles Lomu | Nominated | |||
Classical Music Awards | ||||||
| Best Composition by an Australian Composer | ||||||
| Title | Composer | Result [15][16] | ||||
| Birthday Tango | Roger Smalley | Won | ||||
| Mother Tongue | Liza Lim | Nominated | ||||
| O Venezia: Part 1 | Graham Hair | Nominated | ||||
| The Silence | Iain Grandage | Nominated | ||||
| Viola Concerto | Brett Dean | Nominated | ||||
| Best Performance of an Australian Composition | ||||||
| Title | Composer | Performer | Result [15][16] | |||
| Inferno for Clarinet and Chamber Ensemble | Margery Smith | David Rowen (soloist), Sydney Omega Ensemble | Nominated | |||
| Bright Forms Return | Gillian Whitehead | Halcyon and Flinders Quartet | Nominated | |||
| Symphony No. 2 | Carl Vine | Queensland Youth Symphony | Nominated | |||
| When the Clock Strikes Me | Nigel Westlake | Rebecca Lagos (soloist), Sydney Symphony | Won | |||
| Instrumental Work of the Year | ||||||
| Title | Composer | Performer | Result [15][16] | |||
| Dawn Day Dusk | Caroline Szeto | Satsuko Odamura, Denis Cowdy | Nominated | |||
| Di Primavera | Maria Grenfell | David Malone | Nominated | |||
| For Leunig Pieces | Maria Grenfell | David Malone | Nominated | |||
| Piano Trio | Ross Edwards | The Australian Trio | Won | |||
| Long-Term Contribution to the Advancement of Australian Music | ||||||
| Artist or Organisation | Result [15][16] | |||||
| Belinda Webster | Nominated | |||||
| Ian Cleworth | Won | |||||
| John Pochée | Nominated | |||||
| Tristram Cary | Nominated | |||||
| Orchestral Work of the Year | ||||||
| Title | Composer | Performer | Result [15][16] | |||
| Flying Banner (After Wang To) | Liza Lim | Sydney Symphony, Gianluigi Gelmetti (conductor) | Won | |||
| Percussion Concerto | Matthew Hindson | The Queensland Orchestra, Evelyn Glennie, Takuo Yuasa (conductor) | Nominated | |||
| Tivoli Dances | Graeme Koehne | Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra, Arvo Volmer (conductor) | Nominated | |||
| Welcome to the MCG | Christopher Gordon | Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, Lyn Williams (conductor) | Nominated | |||
| Outstanding Contribution by an Individual | ||||||
| Individual | Work | Result [15][16] | ||||
| Claire Edwardes (Duo Vertigo) | Duyfken Project | Won | ||||
| David Malone | Fretsongs CD Project | Nominated | ||||
| Elena Kats-Chernin | activities in 2006 | Nominated | ||||
| Liza Lim | Sydney Symphony Composer Residency | Nominated | ||||
| Outstanding Contribution by an Organisation | ||||||
| Organisation | Work | Result [15][16] | ||||
| Aurora Festival Committee | 2006 Auroroa Festival of New Music | Won | ||||
| The Australian Ballet, Australian Youth Orchestra, Sonic Art Ensemble | Body Torque | Nominated | ||||
| Topology Ensemble | 2006 Concert Series at the Brisbane Powerhouse | Nominated | ||||
| Outstanding Contribution to Australian Music in Education | ||||||
| Organisation | Work | Result [15][16] | ||||
| Australian Youth Orchestra, The Australian Ballet | 2006 National Music Camp Composition Program, Body Torque | Won | ||||
| MLC School, Sonic Arts Ensemble | Sounding the Score Student Composition project | Nominated | ||||
| Newington College | Gerard Brophy Residency Project | Nominated | ||||
| Sydney Symphony Education Program | Sydney Symphony Sinfonietta Composition project | Nominated | ||||
| Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra | Australian Composers' School | Nominated | ||||
| Outstanding Contribution to Australian Music in a Regional Area | ||||||
| Organisation | Work | Result [15][16] | ||||
| Camden Haven Music Festival Committee | 2006 Camden Haven Music Festival | Won | ||||
| Co-Opera | Tour of Becky Llewelyn's The Portrait | Nominated | ||||
| Paul Jarman | Mountains Touching Sea project (Coffs Harbour, New South Wales) | Nominated | ||||
| TalkOz | 2006 National Regional Tour | Nominated | ||||
| Vocal or Choral Work of the Year | ||||||
| Title | Composer | Performer | Result [15][16] | |||
| Daragang Magayon Cantata | Bruce Crossman, Merlinda Bobis | Lotte Latukefu, Merlinda Bobis, Ian Munro | Nominated | |||
| May you Dance | Sarah Hopkins | The People of Childers | Won | |||
Screen Music Awards | ||||||
| Feature Film Score of the Year | ||||||
| Title | Composer | Result [17][18] | ||||
| Irresistible | David Hirschfelder | Nominated | ||||
| Miss Potter | Nigel Westlake | Won | ||||
| Noise | Bryony Marks | Nominated | ||||
| The Book of Revelation | Cezary Skubiszewski | Nominated | ||||
| Best Music for an Advertisement | ||||||
| Title | Composer | Result [17][18] | ||||
| NAPCAN – "Children See" | Hylton Mowday | Won | ||||
| "Ears vs Eyes" | Paul Healy, Antony Partos, Matteo Zingales | Nominated | ||||
| Coca-Cola – "Endless Summer" | Haydn Walker | Nominated | ||||
| Tiger – "Paris" | Elliott Wheeler | Nominated | ||||
| Best Music for Children's Television | ||||||
| Title | Composer | Result [17][18] | ||||
| Dust Echoes – "Dust Echoes 2" | Luke Jurevicius | Won | ||||
| Lockie Leonard – "The Human Torpedo" | Daniel Denholm | Nominated | ||||
| Pirate Islands 2: The Lost Treasure of Fiji – "Episode 13" | Art Phillips | Nominated | ||||
| Staines Down Drains – "Episode 22: Pipe Dreams" | Michael Lira | Nominated | ||||
| Best Music for a Documentary | ||||||
| Title | Composer | Result [17][18] | ||||
| Bomb Harvest | Caitlin Yeo | Won | ||||
| Constructing Australia: Pipe Dreams | James Lee | Nominated | ||||
| Life | Nerida Tyson-Chew | Nominated | ||||
| The Floating Brothel | Brett Aplin | Nominated | ||||
| Best Music for a Mini-Series or Telemovie | ||||||
| Title | Composer | Result [17][18] | ||||
| Joanne Lees: Murder in the Outback | Guy Gross | Nominated | ||||
| Stepfather of the Bride | Nigel Westlake | Won | ||||
| Supernova II | Paul Healy, Russell Thornton | Nominated | ||||
| The King – The Graham Kennedy Story | Bryony Marks | Nominated | ||||
| Best Music for a Short Film | ||||||
| Title | Composer | Result [17][18] | ||||
| Balloon | Hylton Mowday | Nominated | ||||
| Iron Bird | Ash Gibson Greig | Won | ||||
| Professor Pebbles | Ash Gibson Greig | Nominated | ||||
| Yolk | Matthew Fitzgerald, Pete Kelly, Tom Schutzinger | Nominated | ||||
| Best Music for a Television Series or Serial | ||||||
| Series or Serial | Episode title | Composer | Result [17][18] | |||
| All Saints | "Episode 393" | Matteo Zingales | Nominated | |||
| Dangerous | "Episode 7" | Alan John, Steven Francis | Nominated | |||
| McLeod's Daughters | "Episode 177" | Alastair Ford | Nominated | |||
| Two Twisted | "Delivery Man" | Nerida Tyson-Chew | Won | |||
| Best Original Song Composed for the Screen | ||||||
| Song title | Work | Composer | Result [17][18] | |||
| "Ballet Theme" | Let Me Not | Nicholas Buc | Nominated | |||
| "He Is Not Alone" | The Bet | John Gray | Won | |||
| "This is Life" | Life | Richard Porteous | Nominated | |||
| "Together Now" | Opening Ceremony of the Asian Games | Iva Davies | Nominated | |||
| Best Soundtrack Album | ||||||
| Title | Composer | Result [17][18] | ||||
| Jindabyne | Paul Kelly, Dan Luscombe | Nominated | ||||
| Kenny | Richard Pleasance | Nominated | ||||
| Miss Potter | Nigel Westlake | Won | ||||
| The Book of Revelation | Cezary Skubiszewski | Nominated | ||||
| Best Television Theme | ||||||
| Title | Composer | Result [17][18] | ||||
| David Tench Tonight | David Chapman | Nominated | ||||
| Staines Down Drains | Michael Lira | Won | ||||
| The King – The Graham Kennedy Story | Bryony Marks | Nominated | ||||
| Two Twisted | Nerida Tyson-Chew | Nominated | ||||
| International Achievement Award | ||||||
| Artist | Result [17][18] | |||||
| The Wiggles: Murray Cook, Jeff Fatt, Anthony Field, John Field, Greg Page | Won | |||||
| Most Performed Screen Composer – Australia | ||||||
| Composer | Result [17][18] | |||||
| Chris Harriott | Nominated | |||||
| Jay Stewart | Won | |||||
| Neil Sutherland | Nominated | |||||
| Brenton White | Nominated | |||||
| Most Performed Screen Composer – Overseas | ||||||
| Composer | Result [17][18] | |||||
| Murray Cook, Jeff Fatt, Anthony Field, John Field, Greg Page (The Wiggles) | Won | |||||
| Garry McDonald, Laurie Stone | Nominated | |||||
| Chris Pettifer | Nominated | |||||
| Neil Sutherland | Nominated | |||||
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