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]
| APRA Music Awards of 2010 | |
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| Date | 21 June 2010 |
| Location | Sydney Convention Centre Sydney, Australia |
Awards
editNominees and winners with results indicated on the right.
APRA Music Awardsedit | ||||||
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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 Awardsedit | ||||||
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 | |||||