| APRA Music Awards of 2006 | |
| Location: | Four Seasons Hotel Sydney, Australia |
| Previous: | 2005 |
| Main: | APRA Music Award |
| Next: | 2007 |
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]
Nominees and winners with results indicated on the right.
APRA Music Awards | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Song of the Year | |||||||
| Title | Artist | Writer | Result [5] [6] | ||||
| "Better Days" | Pete Murray | Pete Murray | |||||
| "O Yeah" | End of Fashion | Justin Burford | |||||
| "Catch My Disease" | Ben Lee | Ben Lee, McGowan Southworth | |||||
| "The Special Two" | Missy Higgins | Missy Higgins | |||||
| "Mind's Eye" | Wolfmother | Myles Heskett, Chris Ross, Andrew Stockdale | |||||
| Songwriters of the Year | |||||||
| Writer | Result [7] | ||||||
| Bernard Fanning | |||||||
| Breakthrough Songwriter Award | |||||||
| Writer | Result | ||||||
| Wolfmother | |||||||
| Ted Albert Award for Outstanding Services to Australian Music | |||||||
| Name | Result | ||||||
| Bill Armstrong | |||||||
| Most Performed Australian Work | |||||||
| Title | Artist | Writer | Result | ||||
| "Catch My Disease" | Ben Lee | Ben Lee, McGowan Southworth | |||||
| "Someday, Someday" | Thirsty Merc | Rai Thistlethwayte | |||||
| "The Special Two" | Missy Higgins | Missy Higgins | |||||
| "Ten Days" | Missy Higgins | Missy Higgins, Jay Clifford | |||||
| Most Performed Australian Work Overseas | |||||||
| Title | Artist | Writer | Result | ||||
| "Are You Gonna Be My Girl" | Jet | Nicholas Cester, Cameron Muncey | |||||
| "Cold Hard Bitch" | Jet | Nicholas Cester, Christopher Cester, Cameron Muncey | |||||
| "Look What You've Done" | Jet | Nicholas Cester | |||||
| "Highway to Hell" | AC/DC | Bon Scott, Angus Young, Malcolm Young | |||||
| "Love Is in the Air" | John Paul Young | Harry Vanda, George Young | |||||
| Most Performed Blues & Roots Work | |||||||
| Title | Artist | Writer | Result | ||||
| "Ashes" | The Beautiful Girls | Matthew McHugh | |||||
| "Lets Take The Long Way Home" | The Beautiful Girls | Matthew McHugh | |||||
| "Daniel" | Lior | Lior Attar | |||||
| "Somethings Gotta Give" | The John Butler Trio | John Butler | |||||
| "What You Want" | The John Butler Trio | John Butler | |||||
| Most Performed Country Work | |||||||
| Title | Artist | Writer | Result | ||||
| "Hollywood" | Kasey Chambers | Kasey Chambers | |||||
| "Pony" | Kasey Chambers | Kasey Chambers | |||||
| "Saturated" | Kasey Chambers | Kasey Chambers | |||||
| "Rainbow Dreams and Butterflies" | Beccy Cole | Beccy Cole, Rod McCormack | |||||
| "She Still Believes" | Bella | Lyn Bowtell, Jerry Salley | |||||
| Most Performed Dance Work | |||||||
| Title | Artist | Writer | Result | ||||
| "I Am Tha 1" | Mr Timothy featuring Inaya Day | Tim Dudfield, Inaya Day, Bradford Pinto, Gary Pinto | |||||
| "Natural" | Infusion | Francis Xavier, Manuel Sharrad, Jamie Stevens | |||||
| "Sunshine Eyes" | Paulmac | Paul F. McDermott | |||||
| "Tilt My Hat" | Andy J | Andrew Farriss, Michael Hutchence | |||||
| "Way to Go!" | Rogue Traders | Jamie Appleby, Isaac Moran | |||||
| Most Performed Foreign Work | |||||||
| Title | Artist | Writer | Result | ||||
| "Bad Day" | Daniel Powter | Daniel Powter | |||||
| "Beautiful Soul" | Jesse McCartney | Andrew Dodd, Adam Watts | |||||
| "Lonely No More" | Rob Thomas | Rob Thomas | |||||
| "Shiver" | Natalie Imbruglia | Francis White, Sheppard Solomon, Natalie Imbruglia | |||||
| "Since U Been Gone" | Kelly Clarkson | Martin Sandberg, Lukasz Gottwald | |||||
| Most Performed Jazz Work | |||||||
| Title | Artist | Writer | Result | ||||
| "Goodbye Greg" | Sidecar | John Hibbard | |||||
| "Grace" | Sam Keevers, Jamie Oehlers | Sam Keevers | |||||
| "Mosquito" | The Necks | Lloyd Swanton, Christopher Abrahams, Anthony Buck | |||||
| "Shoalhaven Sunrise" | Sydney Allstar Big Band | Graham Jesse | |||||
| "Silverland" | Paul Grabowsky | Paul Grabowsky | |||||
| Most Performed Urban Work | |||||||
| Title | Artist | Writer | Result | ||||
| "Funk U Up" | Joel Turner and the Modern Day Poets | Joel Turner, Tim Turner, Chris Heiner | |||||
| "These Kids" | Joel Turner and the Modern Day Poets | Joel Turner, Tim Turner, Chris Heiner | |||||
| "Kryptonite" | Guy Sebastian | Guy Sebastian, Beau Dozier | |||||
| "Oh Oh" | Guy Sebastian | Guy Sebastian, Jarred Rogers | |||||
| "You Make Me Weak" | Jade MacRae | Jade MacRae, Israel Cruz | |||||
Classical Music Awards | |||||||
| Best Composition by an Australian Composer | |||||||
| Title | Composer | Result [8] [9] | |||||
| Mysterium Cosmographicum | Michael Smetanin | ||||||
| Best Performance of an Australian Composition | |||||||
| Title | Composer | Performer | Result | ||||
| Line Drawing | James Ledger | Genevieve Lacey, West Australian Symphony | |||||
| Thousands of Bundled Straw | David Young | Libra Ensemble | |||||
| Mysterium Cosmographicum | Michael Smetanin | Lisa Moore, Sydney Symphony | |||||
| String Quartet #16 | Peter Sculthorpe | Tokyo String Quartet | |||||
| Instrumental Work of the Year | |||||||
| Title | Composer | Performer | Result | ||||
| Coomera, A Place of Trees | Dulcie Holland | Southern Cross Soloists | |||||
| Floating World | David Chesworth | David Chesworth Ensemble | |||||
| Panopticon | David Chesworth | David Chesworth Ensemble | |||||
| Wait a While | David Chesworth | David Chesworth Ensemble | |||||
| Long-Term Contribution to the Advancement of Australian Music | |||||||
| Artist or Organisation | Result | ||||||
| Roger Covell | |||||||
| ELISION Ensemble | |||||||
| Lyn Williams | |||||||
| Orchestral Work of the Year | |||||||
| Title | Composer | Performer | Result | ||||
| Blue Rags | Ian Munro | Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra | |||||
| Cello Dreaming Orchestral Version | Peter Sculthorpe | Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra | |||||
| Oboe Concerto | Ross Edwards | Diana Doherty, Melbourne Symphony Orchestra | |||||
| Quamby | Peter Sculthorpe | Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra | |||||
| Outstanding Contribution by an Individual | |||||||
| Individual | Work | Result | |||||
| Barbara Blackman | philanthropy to fine music in Australia | ||||||
| Dindy Vaughan | music CD inspired by an environmental theme of water management | ||||||
| Outstanding Contribution by an Organisation | |||||||
| Organisation | Work | Result | |||||
| Queensland Conservatorium Research Centre, Griffith University | Encounters: Meetings in Australian Music program – curated by Vincent Plush | ||||||
| New Music Network | 2005 Activities | ||||||
| Sydney Children's Choir | 2005 Activities | ||||||
| Outstanding Contribution to Australian Music in Education | |||||||
| Organisation | Work | Result | |||||
| Australian String Association (AUSTA) | 30th Year in 2005 | ||||||
| Melbourne Symphony Orchestra | Community Outreach 2005 Program | ||||||
| Music Viva in Schools | 25th Year in 2005 | ||||||
| Outstanding Contribution to Australian Music in a Regional Area | |||||||
| Organisation | Work | Result | |||||
| Chris Earl | contribution to the brass and wind band community in Australia | ||||||
| Sarah Hopkins | composition and performance of Childers Shining: One World | ||||||
| Tura New Music | Voices over WA (Kimberley and Pilbara, Western Australia) | ||||||
| Vocal or Choral Work of the Year | |||||||
| Title | Composer | Performer | Result | ||||
| Journey to the Horseshoe Bend | Andrew Shultz, Gordon Williams | Ntaria Ladies Choir, Sydney Philharmonia Motet Choir, Sydney Symphony | |||||
| Lindy | Moya Henderson | Opera Australia | |||||
| Southern Star (excerpts) | Christopher Willcock, Michael Leunig | Sydney Chamber Choir, Marshall McGuire | |||||
Screen Music Awards | |||||||
| Feature Film Score of the Year | |||||||
| Title | Composer | Result [10] [11] | |||||
| Half Light | Brett Rosenberg | ||||||
| The Caterpillar Wish | Burkhard Dallwitz | ||||||
| The Proposition | Nick Cave, Warren Ellis | ||||||
| Wolf Creek | Francois Tetaz | ||||||
| Best Music for an Advertisement | |||||||
| Title | Composer | Result | |||||
| McDonald's – "Inner Child" | Elliott Wheeler | ||||||
| NZ Maritime SF | Rafael May | ||||||
| Pepsi – "Samba Legs" | Martin Eden, Carlos Mora | ||||||
| YoGo – "Megabot" | Michael Lira | ||||||
| Best Music for Children's Television | |||||||
| Title | Composer | Result | |||||
| Blinky Bill's White Christmas | Guy Gross | ||||||
| Faireez – "Episode 40" | Christopher Elves | ||||||
| The Eggs – "Episode 23" | Anthony Byrne, Brendan Byrne | ||||||
| Tracey McBean | Nerida Tyson-Chew | ||||||
| Best Music for a Documentary | |||||||
| Title | Composer | Result | |||||
| Cape of Storms | Michael Yezerski, Richard Tognetti, Afro Moses, Chris Nelius | ||||||
| Frocks Off | Carla Thackrah | ||||||
| Treasure Fleet | Gerard Fitzgerald, Evan Roberts | ||||||
| Paul Grabowsky | |||||||
| Best Music for a Mini-Series or Telemovie | |||||||
| Title | Composer | Result | |||||
| The Incredible Journey of Mary Bryant | Iva Davies | ||||||
| The Silence | Antony Partos | ||||||
| The Society Murders | Cezary Skubiszewski | ||||||
| Thursday's Fictions | Michael Yezerski | ||||||
| Best Music for a Short Film | |||||||
| Title | Composer | Result | |||||
| Gargoyle | Sean Timms | ||||||
| Gloomy Valentine | Elliott Wheeler | ||||||
| Gustavo | Jonathan Nix | ||||||
| Sub- | Basil Hogios | ||||||
| Best Music for a Television Series or Serial | |||||||
| Series or Serial | Episode title | Composer | Result | ||||
| McLeod's Daughters | "Episode 146" | Alastair Ford | |||||
| MDA | "Episode 7" | Chris Neal | |||||
| Peking to Paris | Roger Mason | ||||||
| Supernova | Paul Healy, Russell Thornton | ||||||
| Best Original Song Composed for the Screen | |||||||
| Song title | Work | Composer | Result | ||||
| "Christmas In Australia" | Blinky Bill's White Christmas | Guy Gross, John Palmer | |||||
| "Nobody But Me" | Elephant Tales | Frank Strangio | |||||
| "ARIA" | Thursday's Fictions | Michael Yezerski | |||||
| "Indigeridoo" | We Can Be Heroes | Chris Lilley, Bryony Marks | |||||
| Best Soundtrack Album | |||||||
| Title | Composer | Result | |||||
| R.A.N. | David Bridie, Albert David, Kadu, Key Torres Strait Island Composers | ||||||
| Solo | Damian de Boos-Smith, Martyn Love | ||||||
| The Caterpillar Wish | Burkhard Dallwitz | ||||||
| Thursday's Fictions | Michael Yezerski | ||||||
| Best Television Theme | |||||||
| Title | Composer | Result | |||||
| The Chaser's War on Everything | Andrew Hansen | ||||||
| The Silence | Antony Partos | ||||||
| Torino 2006 Winter Olympics | Burkhard Dallwitz | ||||||
| We Can Be Heroes | Chris Lilley, Bryony Marks | ||||||
| International Achievement Award | |||||||
| Artist | Result | ||||||
| Peter Best | |||||||
| Most Performed Screen Composer - Australia | |||||||
| Composer | Result | ||||||
| Chris Harriott | |||||||
| Stephen Rae | |||||||
| Jay Stewart | |||||||
| Neil Sutherland | |||||||
| Most Performed Screen Composer - Overseas | |||||||
| Composer | Result | ||||||
| Garry McDonald, Laurie Stone | |||||||
| Mark McDuff | |||||||
| Chris Pettifer | |||||||
| Neil Sutherland | |||||||