| APRA Music Awards of 2006 | |
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| Date | 5 June 2006 |
| Location | Four Seasons Hotel Sydney, Australia |
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). [1] [2] APRA introduced two new award categories, 'Most Performed Blues & Roots Work' and 'Most Performed Urban Work'. [2] The Classical Music Awards were distributed in July in Sydney and are sponsored by APRA and the Australian Music Centre (AMC). [3] The Screen Music Awards were issued in November by APRA and Australian Guild of Screen Composers (AGSC). [4]
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 [5] [6] | |||
| " Better Days" | Pete Murray | Pete Murray | Nominated | |||
| " O Yeah" | End of Fashion | Justin Burford | Nominated | |||
| " Catch My Disease" | Ben Lee | Ben Lee, McGowan Southworth | Won | |||
| " The Special Two" | Missy Higgins | Missy Higgins | Nominated | |||
| " Mind's Eye" | Wolfmother | Myles Heskett, Chris Ross, Andrew Stockdale | Nominated | |||
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Songwriters of the Year | ||||||
| Writer | Result [7] | |||||
| Bernard Fanning | Won | |||||
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Breakthrough Songwriter Award | ||||||
| Writer | Result [7] | |||||
| Wolfmother: Andrew Stockdale, Myles Heskett, Chris Ross | Won | |||||
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Ted Albert Award for Outstanding Services to Australian Music | ||||||
| Name | Result [7] | |||||
| Bill Armstrong | Won | |||||
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Most Performed Australian Work | ||||||
| Title | Artist | Writer | Result [5] [7] | |||
| " Catch My Disease" | Ben Lee | Ben Lee, McGowan Southworth | Won | |||
| " Someday, Someday" | Thirsty Merc | Rai Thistlethwayte | Nominated | |||
| " The Special Two" | Missy Higgins | Missy Higgins | Nominated | |||
| " Ten Days" | Missy Higgins | Missy Higgins, Jay Clifford | Nominated | |||
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Most Performed Australian Work Overseas | ||||||
| Title | Artist | Writer | Result [5] [7] | |||
| " Are You Gonna Be My Girl" | Jet | Nicholas Cester, Cameron Muncey | Won | |||
| " Cold Hard Bitch" | Jet | Nicholas Cester, Christopher Cester, Cameron Muncey | Nominated | |||
| " Look What You've Done" | Jet | Nicholas Cester | 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 | |||
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Most Performed Blues & Roots Work | ||||||
| Title | Artist | Writer | Result [5] [7] | |||
| "Ashes" | The Beautiful Girls | Matthew McHugh | Nominated | |||
| "Lets Take The Long Way Home" | The Beautiful Girls | Matthew McHugh | Nominated | |||
| "Daniel" | Lior | Lior Attar | Nominated | |||
| " Somethings Gotta Give" | The John Butler Trio | John Butler | Won | |||
| " What You Want" | The John Butler Trio | John Butler | Nominated | |||
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Most Performed Country Work | ||||||
| Title | Artist | Writer | Result [5] [7] | |||
| " Hollywood" | Kasey Chambers | Kasey Chambers | Nominated | |||
| " Pony" | Kasey Chambers | Kasey Chambers | Won | |||
| "Saturated" | Kasey Chambers | Kasey Chambers | Nominated | |||
| "Rainbow Dreams and Butterflies" | Beccy Cole | Beccy Cole, Rod McCormack | Nominated | |||
| "She Still Believes" | Bella | Lyn Bowtell, Jerry Salley | Nominated | |||
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Most Performed Dance Work | ||||||
| Title | Artist | Writer | Result [5] [7] | |||
| "I Am Tha 1" | Mr Timothy featuring Inaya Day | Tim Dudfield, Inaya Day, Bradford Pinto, Gary Pinto | Nominated | |||
| "Natural" | Infusion | Francis Xavier, Manuel Sharrad, Jamie Stevens | Nominated | |||
| "Sunshine Eyes" | Paulmac | Paul F. McDermott | Nominated | |||
| "Tilt My Hat" | Andy J | Andrew Farriss, Michael Hutchence | Nominated | |||
| " Way to Go!" | Rogue Traders | Jamie Appleby, Isaac Moran | Won | |||
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Most Performed Foreign Work | ||||||
| Title | Artist | Writer | Result [5] [7] | |||
| " Bad Day" | Daniel Powter | Daniel Powter | Nominated | |||
| " Beautiful Soul" | Jesse McCartney | Andrew Dodd, Adam Watts | Nominated | |||
| " Lonely No More" | Rob Thomas | Rob Thomas | Won | |||
| " Shiver" | Natalie Imbruglia | Francis White, Sheppard Solomon, Natalie Imbruglia | Nominated | |||
| " Since U Been Gone" | Kelly Clarkson | Martin Sandberg, Lukasz Gottwald | Nominated | |||
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Most Performed Jazz Work | ||||||
| Title | Artist | Writer | Result [5] [7] | |||
| "Goodbye Greg" | Sidecar | John Hibbard | Nominated | |||
| "Grace" | Sam Keevers, Jamie Oehlers | Sam Keevers | Nominated | |||
| " Mosquito" | The Necks | Lloyd Swanton, Christopher Abrahams, Anthony Buck | Won | |||
| "Shoalhaven Sunrise" | Sydney Allstar Big Band | Graham Jesse | Nominated | |||
| "Silverland" | Paul Grabowsky | Paul Grabowsky | Nominated | |||
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Most Performed Urban Work | ||||||
| Title | Artist | Writer | Result [5] [7] | |||
| " Funk U Up" | Joel Turner and the Modern Day Poets | Joel Turner, Tim Turner, Chris Heiner | Nominated | |||
| " These Kids" | Joel Turner and the Modern Day Poets | Joel Turner, Tim Turner, Chris Heiner | Nominated | |||
| " Kryptonite" | Guy Sebastian | Guy Sebastian, Beau Dozier | Nominated | |||
| " Oh Oh" | Guy Sebastian | Guy Sebastian, Jarred Rogers | Won | |||
| " You Make Me Weak" | Jade MacRae | Jade MacRae, Israel Cruz | Nominated | |||
Classical Music Awards | ||||||
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Best Composition by an Australian Composer | ||||||
| Title | Composer | Result [8] [9] | ||||
| Mysterium Cosmographicum | Michael Smetanin | Won | ||||
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Best Performance of an Australian Composition | ||||||
| Title | Composer | Performer | Result [8] [9] | |||
| Line Drawing | James Ledger | Genevieve Lacey, West Australian Symphony | Won | |||
| Thousands of Bundled Straw | David Young | Libra Ensemble | Nominated | |||
| Mysterium Cosmographicum | Michael Smetanin | Lisa Moore, Sydney Symphony | Nominated | |||
| String Quartet #16 | Peter Sculthorpe | Tokyo String Quartet | Nominated | |||
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Instrumental Work of the Year | ||||||
| Title | Composer | Performer | Result [8] [9] | |||
| Coomera, A Place of Trees | Dulcie Holland | Southern Cross Soloists | Nominated | |||
| Floating World | David Chesworth | David Chesworth Ensemble | Nominated | |||
| Panopticon | David Chesworth | David Chesworth Ensemble | Won | |||
| Wait a While | David Chesworth | David Chesworth Ensemble | Nominated | |||
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Long-Term Contribution to the Advancement of Australian Music | ||||||
| Artist or Organisation | Result [8] [9] | |||||
| Roger Covell | Won | |||||
| ELISION Ensemble | Nominated | |||||
| Lyn Williams | Nominated | |||||
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Orchestral Work of the Year | ||||||
| Title | Composer | Performer | Result [8] [9] | |||
| Blue Rags | Ian Munro | Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra | Nominated | |||
| Cello Dreaming Orchestral Version | Peter Sculthorpe | Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra | Won | |||
| Oboe Concerto | Ross Edwards | Diana Doherty, Melbourne Symphony Orchestra | Nominated | |||
| Quamby | Peter Sculthorpe | Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra | Nominated | |||
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Outstanding Contribution by an Individual | ||||||
| Individual | Work | Result [8] [9] | ||||
| Barbara Blackman | philanthropy to fine music in Australia | Won | ||||
| Dindy Vaughan | music CD inspired by an environmental theme of water management | Nominated | ||||
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Outstanding Contribution by an Organisation | ||||||
| Organisation | Work | Result [8] [9] | ||||
| Queensland Conservatorium Research Centre, Griffith University | Encounters: Meetings in Australian Music program – curated by Vincent Plush | Won | ||||
| New Music Network | 2005 Activities | Nominated | ||||
| Sydney Children's Choir | 2005 Activities | Nominated | ||||
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Outstanding Contribution to Australian Music in Education | ||||||
| Organisation | Work | Result [8] [9] | ||||
| Australian String Association (AUSTA) | 30th Year in 2005 | Nominated | ||||
| Melbourne Symphony Orchestra | Community Outreach 2005 Program | Nominated | ||||
| Music Viva in Schools | 25th Year in 2005 | Won | ||||
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Outstanding Contribution to Australian Music in a Regional Area | ||||||
| Organisation | Work | Result [8] [9] | ||||
| Chris Earl | contribution to the brass and wind band community in Australia | Nominated | ||||
| Sarah Hopkins | composition and performance of Childers Shining: One World | Nominated | ||||
| Tura New Music | Voices over WA (Kimberley and Pilbara, Western Australia) | Won | ||||
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Vocal or Choral Work of the Year | ||||||
| Title | Composer | Performer | Result [8] [9] | |||
| Journey to the Horseshoe Bend | Andrew Shultz, Gordon Williams | Ntaria Ladies Choir, Sydney Philharmonia Motet Choir, Sydney Symphony | Nominated | |||
| Lindy | Moya Henderson | Opera Australia | Nominated | |||
| Southern Star (excerpts) | Christopher Willcock, Michael Leunig | Sydney Chamber Choir, Marshall McGuire | Won | |||
Screen Music Awards | ||||||
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Feature Film Score of the Year | ||||||
| Title | Composer | Result [10] [11] | ||||
| Half Light | Brett Rosenberg | Nominated | ||||
| The Caterpillar Wish | Burkhard Dallwitz | Nominated | ||||
| The Proposition | Nick Cave, Warren Ellis | Nominated | ||||
| Wolf Creek | Francois Tetaz | Won | ||||
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Best Music for an Advertisement | ||||||
| Title | Composer | Result [10] [11] | ||||
| McDonald's – "Inner Child" | Elliott Wheeler | Won | ||||
| NZ Maritime SF | Rafael May | Nominated | ||||
| Pepsi – "Samba Legs" | Martin Eden, Carlos Mora | Nominated | ||||
| YoGo – "Megabot" | Michael Lira | Nominated | ||||
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Best Music for Children's Television | ||||||
| Title | Composer | Result [10] [11] | ||||
| Blinky Bill's White Christmas | Guy Gross | Nominated | ||||
| Faireez – "Episode 40" | Christopher Elves | Won | ||||
| The Eggs – "Episode 23" | Anthony Byrne, Brendan Byrne | Nominated | ||||
| Tracey McBean | Nerida Tyson-Chew | Nominated | ||||
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Best Music for a Documentary | ||||||
| Title | Composer | Result [10] [11] | ||||
| Cape of Storms | Michael Yezerski, Richard Tognetti, Afro Moses, Chris Nelius | Nominated | ||||
| Frocks Off | Carla Thackrah | Nominated | ||||
| Treasure Fleet | Gerard Fitzgerald, Evan Roberts | Nominated | ||||
| Unfolding Florence: The Many Lives of Florence Broadhurst | Paul Grabowsky | Won | ||||
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Best Music for a Mini-Series or Telemovie | ||||||
| Title | Composer | Result [10] [11] | ||||
| The Incredible Journey of Mary Bryant | Iva Davies | Won | ||||
| The Silence | Antony Partos | Nominated | ||||
| The Society Murders | Cezary Skubiszewski | Nominated | ||||
| Thursday's Fictions | Michael Yezerski | Nominated | ||||
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Best Music for a Short Film | ||||||
| Title | Composer | Result [10] [11] | ||||
| Gargoyle | Sean Timms | Nominated | ||||
| Gloomy Valentine | Elliott Wheeler | Nominated | ||||
| Gustavo | Jonathan Nix | Won | ||||
| Sub- | Basil Hogios | Nominated | ||||
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Best Music for a Television Series or Serial | ||||||
| Series or Serial | Episode title | Composer | Result [10] [11] | |||
| McLeod's Daughters | " Episode 146" | Alastair Ford | Nominated | |||
| MDA | " Episode 7" | Chris Neal | Nominated | |||
| Peking to Paris | Roger Mason | Won | ||||
| Supernova | Paul Healy, Russell Thornton | Nominated | ||||
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Best Original Song Composed for the Screen | ||||||
| Song title | Work | Composer | Result [10] [11] | |||
| "Christmas In Australia" | Blinky Bill's White Christmas | Guy Gross, John Palmer | Nominated | |||
| "Nobody But Me" | Elephant Tales | Frank Strangio | Nominated | |||
| "ARIA" | Thursday's Fictions | Michael Yezerski | Won | |||
| "Indigeridoo" | We Can Be Heroes | Chris Lilley, Bryony Marks | Nominated | |||
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Best Soundtrack Album | ||||||
| Title | Composer | Result [10] [11] | ||||
| R.A.N. | David Bridie, Albert David, Kadu, Key Torres Strait Island Composers | Won | ||||
| Solo | Damian de Boos-Smith, Martyn Love | Nominated | ||||
| The Caterpillar Wish | Burkhard Dallwitz | Nominated | ||||
| Thursday's Fictions | Michael Yezerski | Nominated | ||||
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Best Television Theme | ||||||
| Title | Composer | Result [10] [11] | ||||
| The Chaser's War on Everything | Andrew Hansen | Won | ||||
| The Silence | Antony Partos | Nominated | ||||
| Torino 2006 Winter Olympics | Burkhard Dallwitz | Nominated | ||||
| We Can Be Heroes | Chris Lilley, Bryony Marks | Nominated | ||||
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International Achievement Award | ||||||
| Artist | Result [10] [11] | |||||
| Peter Best | Won | |||||
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Most Performed Screen Composer - Australia | ||||||
| Composer | Result [10] [11] | |||||
| Chris Harriott | Nominated | |||||
| Stephen Rae | Nominated | |||||
| Jay Stewart | Won | |||||
| Neil Sutherland | Nominated | |||||
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Most Performed Screen Composer - Overseas | ||||||
| Composer | Result [10] [11] | |||||
| Garry McDonald, Laurie Stone | Won | |||||
| Mark McDuff | Nominated | |||||
| Chris Pettifer | Nominated | |||||
| Neil Sutherland | Nominated | |||||
See also
References
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