APRA Music Awards of 2000 explained

APRA Music Awards of 2000
Location:	Australia
Previous:	1999
Main:	APRA Music Award
Next:	2001

The Australasian Performing Right Association Awards of 2000 (generally known as APRA Awards) are a series of awards held in May 2000. The APRA Music Awards were presented by APRA and the Australasian Mechanical Copyright Owners Society (AMCOS).^[1] Only one classical music award was available in 2000: Most Performed Contemporary Classical Composition.^{[2] [3]} APRA provided awards for "Best Television Theme", and "Best Film Score" in 2000.^[4] APRA and AMCOS also sponsored the Australian Guild of Screen Composers (AGSC),^[5] which provided their own awards ceremony, from 1996 to 2000, with categories for film and TV composers.^[6]

Awards

Nominees and winners with results indicated on the right.

APRA Music Awards
Song of the Year
Title		Artist		Writer		Result ^[7] ^[8]
"Cry Like a Baby"<		-- Not the Box Tops song -->	Kasey Chambers		Kasey Chambers
"Don't Call Me Baby"		Madison Avenue		Andrew Van Dorsselaer, Cheyne Coates, Duane Morrison
"I Knew I Loved You"		Savage Garden		Darren Hayes, Daniel Jones
"Passenger"		Powderfinger		Jon Coghill, John Collins, Ian Haug, Darren Middleton, Bernard Fanning
"Weir"		Killing Heidi		Jesse Hooper, Ella Hooper
Songwriters of the Year
Writer						Result ^[9]
Darren Hayes, Daniel Jones
Ted Albert Award for Outstanding Services to Australian Music
Name						Result
Triple J
Most Performed Australian Work
Title		Artist		Writer		Result
"The Animal Song"		Savage Garden		Darren Hayes, Daniel Jones
"Everywhere You Go"		Taxiride		Timothy Watson, Tim Wild
"Get Set"		Taxiride		Tim Wild
"I Knew I Loved You"		Savage Garden		Darren Hayes, Daniel Jones
"Lucky Me"		Bachelor Girl		Leah Cooney, Jorgen Elofsson
Most Performed Australian Work Overseas
Title		Artist		Writer		Result
"Truly Madly Deeply"		Savage Garden		Darren Hayes, Daniel Jones
Most Performed Country Work
Title		Artist		Writer		Result
"Cry Like a Baby"		Kasey Chambers		Kasey Chambers
"Dirt Track Cowboys"		Adam Brand		Adam Brand
"These Uncertain Times"		Graeme Connors		Graeme Connors
"They Don't Make 'Em Like That Anymore"<		-- Not the Boy Howdy song -->	Troy Cassar-Daley		Garth Porter, Colin Buchanan, Troy Cassar-Daley
"When I Ride"		Tania Kernaghan		Fiona Kernaghan, Garth Porter
Most Performed Foreign Work
Title		Artist		Writer		Result
"Baby One More Time"		Britney Spears		Martin Sandberg
"Kiss Me"		Sixpence None the Richer		Matthew Slocum
"Lullaby"		Shawn Mullins		Shawn Mullins
"That Don't Impress Me Much"		Shania Twain		Shania Twain, Robert "Mutt" Lange
"You Get What You Give"		Иew Radicals		Gregg Alexander, Rick Nowels
Most Performed Jazz Work
Title		Artist		Writer		Result
Barefoot		The Catholics		Lloyd Swanton
Hanging Gardens		The Necks		Christopher Abrahams, Lloyd Swanton, Anthony Buck
"Mandella"		Guy Strazzullo Quartet		Guy Strazzullo
Most Performed Contemporary Classical Composition
Title		Composer		Performer		Result
Charm		Gerard Brophy<		-- Not the cricketer -->	Marshall Maguire (harp), Patricia Pollett (viola), Geoffrey Collins (flute)
Concerto for Violin and Viola		Richard Mills		Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra
Harbour		Andrew Ford, Margaret Morgan<		-- Not the US slave -->	Australian Chamber Orchestra
Best Film Score
Title			Composer			Result
Siam Sunset			Paul Grabowsky
Soft Fruit			Antony Partos
The Craic			Ricky Edwards<			-- Not the UK presenter -->
Two Hands			Cezary Skubiszewski, Jan Skubiszewski
Best Television Theme
Title			Composer			Result
The Adventures of Sam			Nerida Tyson-Chew
Dog's Head Bay			Mark Rivett
Secret Men's Business			Stephen Rae
See How They Run			Mario Millo
Thunderstone			Garry McDonald, Lawrence Stone

See also

• Music of Australia

External links

• APRA official website
• APRA Awards - History

Notes and References

1. Web site: Awards . Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) | Australasian Mechanical Copyright Owners Society (AMCOS) . 29 July 2016 .
2. Web site: https://web.archive.org/web/20101025124322/http://apra-amcos.com.au/apraawards/artmusicawards/history.aspx . Art Music Awards – History . Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) | Australasian Mechanical Copyright Owners Society (AMCOS) . 25 October 2010 . 29 July 2016 .
3. Web site: https://web.archive.org/web/20110308012036/http://www.apra-amcos.com.au/APRAAwards/ArtMusicAwards/History/WinnersPriorto2002.aspx . Winners – Prior to 2002 . Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) | Australasian Mechanical Copyright Owners Society (AMCOS) . 8 March 2011 . 29 July 2016 .
4. Web site: https://web.archive.org/web/20140414234020/http://www.apra-amcos.com.au/APRAAwards/ScreenAwards/History/Winnerspriorto2002.aspx . Winners Prior to 2002 . Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) | Australasian Mechanical Copyright Owners Society (AMCOS) . 14 April 2014 . 29 July 2016 .
5. Web site: About . https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20120417142400/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/52243/20120418-0024/www.agsc.org.au/indexba53.html . dead . 17 April 2012 . Australian Guild of Screen Composers . 17 February 2019 .
6. Web site: AGSC Australian Guild of Screen Composers . Australian Soundtracks . Dennis W. Nicholson . 17 February 2019 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160321115303/http://www.tvmem.com/OZST/compiles/COMP_A/AGSC.htm . 21 March 2016 .
7. Web site: https://web.archive.org/web/20140323010654/http://www.apra-amcos.com.au/APRAAwards/MusicAwards/Nominations/Nominations2000.aspx . Nominations – 2000 . Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) | Australasian Mechanical Copyright Owners Society (AMCOS) . 23 March 2014 . 29 July 2016 .
8. Web site: https://web.archive.org/web/20140625051731/http://apra-amcos.com.au/apraawards/aprasongoftheyear/previouswinners.aspx . Previous Winners Song of the Year . Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) | Australasian Mechanical Copyright Owners Society (AMCOS) . 25 June 2014 . 29 July 2016 .
9. Web site: https://web.archive.org/web/20140401040542/http://www.apra-amcos.com.au/apraawards/musicawards/history/2000Winners.aspx . 2000 Winners - APRA Music Awards . Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) | Australasian Mechanical Copyright Owners Society (AMCOS) . 1 April 2014 . 29 July 2016 .