APRA Music Awards of 2010

Date| 21 June 2010 (2010-06-21)
Location| Sydney Convention Centre
Sydney, Australia
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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'.[1] 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).[2] 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).[3]

## Awards

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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]
"All I Want"  | Sarah Blasko | Sarah Blasko  | Nominated
"Big Big Love"  | Troy Cassar-Daley | Troy Cassar-Daley  | Nominated
"Sweet Disposition"  | The Temper Trap | Abby Mandagi, Lorenzo Sillitto  | Won
"The Last Day on Earth"  | Kate Miller-Heidke | Kate Miller-Heidke, Keir Nuttall | Nominated
"We Are the People"  | Empire of the Sun | Luke Steele, Jonathon Sloan, Nick Littlemore | Nominated

Songwriters of the Year

Writer  | Artist  | Result
[6]
Angus Young, Malcolm Young | AC/DC | Won

Breakthrough Songwriter of the Year

Writer  | Artist  | Result
[6][7]
Jonathon Aherne, Tobias Dundas, Abby Mandagi, Lorenzo Sillitto  | The Temper Trap | Nominated
Luke Steele, Jonathon Sloan, Nick Littlemore | Empire of the Sun | Won
Jessica Mauboy | Jessica Mauboy  | Nominated
Daniel Merriweather | Daniel Merriweather  | Nominated
Lisa Mitchell | Lisa Mitchell  | Nominated

Ted Albert Award For Outstanding Services to Australian Music

Name  | Result
[6]
Jimmy Little | Won

Most Played Australian Work

Title  | Artist  | Writer  | Result
[6][8]
"Been Waiting"  | Jessica Mauboy | Jessica Mauboy, Israel Cruz, Craig Hardy  | Nominated
"Foreign Land"  | Eskimo Joe | Stuart MacLeod, Joel Quartermain, Steve Parkin, Kavyen Temperley | Won
"Hey Boys and Girls (Truth of the World pt.2)"  | Evermore | Jon Hume, Daniel Hume | Nominated
"Raise the Alarm"  | The Living End | Christopher Cheney | Nominated
"She's a Genius"  | Jet | Christopher Cester | Nominated

Most Played Australian Work Overseas

Title  | Artist  | Writer  | Result
[6]
"Rock 'n' Roll Train"  | AC/DC | Angus Young, Malcolm Young | Won

International Work of the Year

Title  | Artist  | Writer  | Result
[6][9]
"Gives You Hell"  | The All-American Rejects | Tyson Ritter, Nick Wheeler  | Nominated
"Love Story"  | Taylor Swift | Taylor Swift  | Nominated
"Second Chance"  | Shinedown | Brent Smith, Dave Bassett | Nominated
"Sober"  | Pink | Floyd Hills, Alecia Moore, Kara DioGuardi, Marcella Araica  | Nominated
"You Found Me"  | The Fray | Joseph King, Isaac Slade | Won

Blues & Roots Work of the Year

Title  | Artist  | Writer  | Result
[6][10]
"Breakout"  | Ash Grunwald | Ashley Groenewald, Pip Norman  | Won
"Bring Back the Fire"  | Bonjah | Daniel Chisholm, Regan Lethbridge, James Majernik, David Morgan, Glenn Mossop  | Nominated
"Can't Help Myself"  | The Bamboos | Lance Ferguson, Daniel Farrugia, Benedict Chijioke  | Nominated
"Fly"  | Bonjah  | Daniel Chisholm, Regan Lethbridge, James Majernik, David Morgan, Glenn Mossop  | Nominated
"Hold On"  | James Grehan | James Grehan  | Nominated

Country Work of the Year

Title  | Artist  | Writer  | Result
[6][11]
"Big Big Love"  | Troy Cassar-Daley | Troy Cassar-Daley  | Won
"Come Home"  | Brad Cole  | Bradley Cole  | Nominated
"Hell of a Ride"  | Adam Brand | Adam Brand, Danny Meadows  | Nominated
"I Ain't That Guy"  | Steve Forde | Steven Forde, Danny Meadows  | Nominated
"Kick It Up"  | The McClymonts | Brooke McClymont, Trey Bruce | Nominated

Dance Work of the Year

Title  | Artist  | Writer  | Result
[6][12]
"16 (Sneaky Sound System song)"  | Sneaky Sound System | Angus McDonald, Connie Mitchell | Nominated
"If I Know You"  | The Presets | Julian Hamilton, Kim Moyes | Nominated
"Release Me"  | Zoe Badwi | Zoe Badwi, Grant Smillie, Ivan Gough, Colin Snape  | Nominated
"Talk Like That"  | The Presets  | Julian Hamilton, Kim Moyes  | Nominated
"Walking on a Dream"  | Empire of the Sun | Nick Littlemore, Jonathon Sloan, Luke Steele | Won

Rock Work of the Year

Title  | Artist  | Writer  | Result
[6][13]
"Foreign Land"  | Eskimo Joe | Stuart MacLeod, Joel Quartermain, Steve Parkin, Kavyen Temperley | Won
"Hey Boys and Girls (Truth of the World pt.2)"  | Evermore | Jon Hume, Daniel Hume | Nominated
"Raise the Alarm"  | The Living End | Christopher Cheney | Nominated
"She's a Genius"  | Jet | Christopher Cester | Nominated
"White Noise"  | The Living End  | Christopher Cheney  | Nominated

Urban Work of the Year

Title  | Artist  | Writer  | Result
[6][14]
"The Festival Song"  | Pez | Perry Chapman, Matthew Colwell, Hailey Cramer, Stephen Mowat  | Nominated
"On Tour"  | Bliss n Eso | Mark Landon, Max MacKinnon, Jonathan Notley  | Nominated
"Running Back"  | Jessica Mauboy featuring Flo Rida | Jessica Mauboy, Audius Mtawarira, Sean Ray | Nominated
"Spaceship"  | Spaceship | Harley Webster, Robert Conley, Spencer Davies  | Nominated
"Still Standing"  | Hilltop Hoods | Barry Francis, Matthew Lambert, Daniel Smith, Henry Lawes  | Won

### Screen Music Awards

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Best Feature Film Score

Title  | Composer  | Result
[15][16]
Animal Kingdom | Antony Partos, Sam Petty  | Nominated
Beneath Hill 60 | Cezary Skubiszewski | Nominated
Mao's Last Dancer | Christopher Gordon | Won
The Waiting City | Michael Yezerski | Nominated

Best Music for an Advertisement

Title  | Composer  | Result
[15][16]
Abused Child Trust – "Don't Look Away"  | Christopher Elves  | Nominated
Expedia Housekeeping  | Elliott Wheeler  | Won
Sony Ericsson – "Space Hopper"  | Ramesh Sathiah  | Nominated
Weet-Bix Opera  | Elliott Wheeler  | Nominated

Best Music for Children's Television

Title  | Composer  | Result
[15][16]
Itty Bitty Ditties | Thomas Bettany, Benjamin Speed | Won
Snug as a Bug | Ryan Grogan, Hylton Mowday  | Nominated
The Buffet of Life | Henrique Dib  | Nominated
The Legend of Enyo – "Episode 126"  | Russell Thornton  | Nominated

Best Music for a Documentary

Title  | Composer  | Result
[15][16]
The Long Goodbye | Caitlin Yeo  | Nominated
The Snowman | Benjamin Speed | Nominated
Trishna & Krishna: The Quest for Separate Lives | Nerida Tyson-Chew | Won
Wheels in Motion | Geoffrey Russell  | Nominated

Best Music for a Mini-Series or Telemovie

Title  | Composer  | Result
[15][16]
A Model Daughter: The Killing of Caroline Byrne | Guy Gross  | Won
Beauty and the Beast | Garry McDonald, Laurie Stone  | Nominated
Wicked Love | Paul Healy  | Nominated

Best Music for a Short Film

Title  | Composer  | Result
[15][16]
Apricot | Basil Hogios  | Nominated
Kanowna | Geoffrey Russell  | Nominated
The Lost Thing | Michael Yezerski | Won
Zero | Kyls Burtland | Nominated

Best Music for a Television Series or Serial

Series or Serial  | Episode title  | Composer  | Result
[15][16]
My Place | "Episode 13: 1888 Victoria"  | Roger Mason | Nominated
Rescue: Special Ops | "Series 1 Episode 1"  | Nerida Tyson-Chew | Nominated
Tangle | "Episode 1"  | Bryony Marks | Nominated
Underbelly: The Golden Mile | "Episode 13: Alpha & Omega"  | Burkhard Dallwitz | Won

Best Original Song Composed for the Screen

Song title  | Work  | Composer  | Result
[15][16]
"A Runner"  | Road Train | Sophie Lowe, Rafael May  | Nominated
"Hold Me" from  | A Model Daughter: The Killing of Caroline Byrne | Guy Gross  | Won
"Movin On"  | Satisfaction, Season 3  | Cameron Giles-Webb, Colin Simkins  | Nominated
"The War Is Over"  | The Chaser's War on Everything | Andrew Hansen, Chris Taylor | Nominated

Best Soundtrack Album

Title  | Composer  | Result
[15][16]
Accidents Happen | Antony Partos | Nominated
East of Everything 2 | Greg J Walker  | Nominated
The Last Confession of Alexander Pearce | Roger Mason | Nominated
Mao's Last Dancer | Christopher Gordon  | Won

Best Television Theme

Title  | Composer  | Result
[15][16]
Gasp | Hylton Mowday  | Nominated
My Place | Roger Mason | Won
Tangle | Bryony Marks | Nominated
The Poker Star | Jonathan Dreyfus  | Nominated

Most Performed Screen Composer - Australia

Composer  | Result
[15][16]
Adam Gock  | Nominated
Dinesh Wicks  | Nominated
Jay Stewart  | Won
Neil Sutherland | Nominated

Most Performed Screen Composer - Overseas

Composer  | Result
[15][16]
Alistair Ford  | Nominated
Christopher Elves  | Nominated
Neil Sutherland | Won
Ric Formosa, Danny Beckerman  | Nominated

## See also

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* Music of Australia

## References

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1. ^ "APRA Music Awards 2010". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) | Australasian Mechanical Copyright Owners Society (AMCOS). Archived from the original on 25 May 2010. Retrieved 24 June 2010.
2. ^ "Screen Awards". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA). Archived from the original on 5 October 2010. Retrieved 10 October 2010.
3. ^ "Art Music Awards". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA). Archived from the original on 25 October 2010. Retrieved 24 October 2010.
4. ^ "Nominations for Song of the Year - 2010". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA). Retrieved 27 May 2010.
5. ^ "Winner 2010 Song of the Year". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA). Archived from the original on 30 July 2010. Retrieved 23 April 2010.
6. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "2010 Winners - APRA Music Awards". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA). Archived from the original on 1 July 2010. Retrieved 24 June 2010.
7. ^ "Breakthrough Songwriter of the Year - 2010". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA). Archived from the original on 8 March 2011. Retrieved 27 May 2010.
8. ^ "Most Played Australian Work - 2010". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA). Archived from the original on 8 March 2011. Retrieved 27 May 2010.
9. ^ "International Work of the Year - 2010". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA). Retrieved 27 May 2010.
10. ^ "Blues & Roots Work of the Year – 2010". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA). Archived from the original on 8 March 2011. Retrieved 27 May 2010.
11. ^ "Country Work of the Year – 2010". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA). Retrieved 27 May 2010.
12. ^ "Dance Work of the Year – 2010". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA). Archived from the original on 8 March 2011. Retrieved 27 May 2010.
13. ^ "Rock Work of the Year – 2010". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA). Archived from the original on 24 March 2014. Retrieved 27 May 2010.
14. ^ "Urban Work of the Year – 2010". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA). Retrieved 27 May 2010.
15. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l "2010 Winners - Screen Music Awards". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA). Retrieved 18 November 2010.
16. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l "2010 Nominations - Screen Music Awards". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA). Retrieved 18 November 2010.

## External links

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