APRA Music Awards of 2004

The Australasian Performing Right Association Awards of 2004 (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 24 May at Melbourne's Regent Theatre, they were presented by APRA and the Australasian Mechanical Copyright Owners Society (AMCOS). The Classical Music Awards were distributed in July in Sydney and are sponsored by APRA and the Australian Music Centre (AMC). The Screen Music Awards were issued in November by APRA and Australian Guild of Screen Composers (AGSC).

Awards
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APRA Music Awards
!colspan=7| Song of the Year !colspan=2|Title !colspan=2|Artist !colspan=2|Writer !Result !colspan=7| Songwriters of the Year !colspan=6|Writer !Result !colspan=7| APRA Breakthrough Award !colspan=6|Writer !Result
 * colspan=2|"Across the Night"
 * colspan=2|Silverchair
 * colspan=2|Daniel Johns
 * Nominated
 * colspan=2|"Are You Gonna Be My Girl"
 * colspan=2|Jet
 * colspan=2|Nicholas Cester, Cameron Muncey
 * Nominated
 * colspan=2|"Innocent Eyes"
 * colspan=2|Delta Goodrem
 * colspan=2|Delta Goodrem, Vince Pizzinga
 * Nominated
 * colspan=2|"Lighthouse"
 * colspan=2|The Waifs
 * colspan=2|Joshua Cunningham
 * Nominated
 * colspan=2|"Zebra"
 * colspan=2|John Butler Trio
 * colspan=2|John Butler
 * Won
 * colspan=2|"Zebra"
 * colspan=2|John Butler Trio
 * colspan=2|John Butler
 * Won
 * Won
 * colspan=6|Powderfinger – Bernard Fanning, Jon Coghill, Ian Haug, Darren Middleton, John Collins
 * Won
 * Won

!colspan=7| Ted Albert Award for Outstanding Services to Australian Music !colspan=6|Name !Result
 * colspan=6|Delta Goodrem
 * Won
 * Won

!colspan=7| Most Performed Australian Work !colspan=2|Title !colspan=2|Artist !colspan=2|Writer !Result !colspan=7| Most Performed Australian Work Overseas !colspan=2|Title !colspan=2|Artist !colspan=2|Writer !Result !colspan=7| Most Performed Country Work !colspan=2|Title !colspan=2|Artist !colspan=2|Writer !Result !colspan=7| Most Performed Dance Work !colspan=2|Title !colspan=2|Artist !colspan=2|Writer !Result !colspan=7| Most Performed Foreign Work !colspan=2|Title !colspan=2|Artist !colspan=2|Writer !Result !colspan=7| Most Performed Jazz Work !colspan=2|Title !colspan=2|Artist !colspan=2|Writer !Result !colspan=7|
 * colspan=6|Don Burrows
 * Won
 * Won
 * colspan=2|"Born to Try"
 * colspan=2|Delta Goodrem
 * colspan=2|Delta Goodrem, Audius Mtawarira
 * Nominated
 * colspan=2|"Innocent Eyes"
 * colspan=2|Delta Goodrem
 * colspan=2|Delta Goodrem, Vince Pizzinga
 * Nominated
 * colspan=2|"Falling"
 * colspan=2|Candice Alley
 * colspan=2|Candice Giannarelli
 * Nominated
 * colspan=2|"Lovesong"
 * colspan=2|Amiel
 * colspan=2|Amiel Daemion
 * Won
 * colspan=2|"On My Mind"
 * colspan=2|Powderfinger
 * colspan=2|Bernard Fanning, Darren Middleton, John Collins, Ian Haug, Jonathan Coghill
 * Nominated
 * colspan=2|"On My Mind"
 * colspan=2|Powderfinger
 * colspan=2|Bernard Fanning, Darren Middleton, John Collins, Ian Haug, Jonathan Coghill
 * Nominated
 * Nominated
 * colspan=2|"Love Is in the Air"
 * colspan=2|John Paul Young
 * colspan=2|Harry Vanda, George Young
 * Won
 * Won
 * colspan=2|"Lead Me Home"
 * colspan=2|Carter and Carter
 * colspan=2|Merelyn Carter, David Carter
 * Won
 * colspan=2|"Raining on the Plains"
 * colspan=2|Sara Storer, Douglas Storer, Garth Porter
 * colspan=2|Merelyn Carter, David Carter
 * Nominated
 * colspan=2|"Way It Is"
 * colspan=2|Lee Kernaghan
 * colspan=2|Lee Kernaghan, Garth Porter
 * Nominated
 * colspan=2|"Something in the Water"
 * colspan=2|Lee Kernaghan
 * colspan=2|Lee Kernaghan, Garth Porter, Colin Buchanan
 * Nominated
 * colspan=2|"Wish I Was a Train"
 * colspan=2|Troy Cassar-Daley, Paul Kelly
 * colspan=2|Troy Cassar-Daley, Paul Kelly
 * Nominated
 * colspan=2|"Wish I Was a Train"
 * colspan=2|Troy Cassar-Daley, Paul Kelly
 * colspan=2|Troy Cassar-Daley, Paul Kelly
 * Nominated
 * Nominated
 * colspan=2|"Bang This"
 * colspan=2|J-Wess
 * colspan=2|James Essex, Andrew Gardner
 * Nominated
 * colspan=2|"Danger"
 * colspan=2|Katie Underwood
 * colspan=2|Katie Underwood, Simon Hosford,James Kempster
 * Nominated
 * colspan=2|"One of My Kind"
 * colspan=2|Rogue Traders
 * colspan=2|James Appleby, Steve Davis, Andrew Farriss, Michael Hutchence
 * Nominated
 * colspan=2|"Tonight"
 * colspan=2|Amiel
 * colspan=2|Amiel Daemion, Barry Palmer, Stuart Crichton
 * Nominated
 * colspan=2|"U Talkin' to Me"
 * colspan=2|Disco Montego
 * colspan=2|Darren Dowlut, Dennis Dowlut, Robert Woolf
 * Won
 * colspan=2|"U Talkin' to Me"
 * colspan=2|Disco Montego
 * colspan=2|Darren Dowlut, Dennis Dowlut, Robert Woolf
 * Won
 * Won
 * colspan=2|"Beautiful"
 * colspan=2|Christina Aguilera
 * colspan=2|Linda Perry
 * Nominated
 * colspan=2|"Unwell"
 * colspan=2|Matchbox Twenty
 * colspan=2|Robert Thomas
 * Nominated
 * colspan=2|"I'm with You"
 * colspan=2|Avril Lavigne
 * colspan=2|Avril Lavigne, Scott Spock, Lauren Christy, Graham Edwards
 * Nominated
 * colspan=2|"Lost Without You"
 * colspan=2|Delta Goodrem
 * colspan=2|Bridget Benenate, Matthew Gerrard
 * Nominated
 * colspan=2|"Big Yellow Taxi"
 * colspan=2|Counting Crows
 * colspan=2|Joni Mitchell
 * Won
 * colspan=2|"Big Yellow Taxi"
 * colspan=2|Counting Crows
 * colspan=2|Joni Mitchell
 * Won
 * Won
 * colspan=2|"Stars Apart"
 * colspan=2|Allan Browne
 * colspan=2|Paul Grabowsky
 * Nominated
 * colspan=2|"Solitude"
 * colspan=2|Fiona Burnett
 * colspan=2|Fiona Burnett
 * Nominated
 * colspan=2|"Mandella"
 * colspan=2|Guy Strazzullo
 * colspan=2|Guy Strazzullo
 * Nominated
 * colspan=2|"If You Love Me"
 * colspan=2|Sharny Russell
 * colspan=2|Sharny Russell
 * Won
 * colspan=2|"East St Kilda Toodle Oo"
 * colspan=2|Allan Browne
 * colspan=2|John Scurry
 * Nominated
 * colspan=2|"East St Kilda Toodle Oo"
 * colspan=2|Allan Browne
 * colspan=2|John Scurry
 * Nominated
 * Nominated

Classical Music Awards
!colspan=7| Best Composition by an Australian Composer !colspan=3|Title !colspan=3|Composer !Result !colspan=7| Best Performance of an Australian Composition !colspan=2|Title !colspan=2|Composer !colspan=2|Performer !Result !colspan=7| Instrumental Work of the Year !colspan=2|Title !colspan=2|Composer !colspan=2|Performer !Result !colspan=7| Long-Term Contribution to the Advancement of Australian Music !colspan=6|Artist or Organisation !Result !colspan=7| Orchestral Work of the Year !colspan=2|Title !colspan=2|Composer !colspan=2|Performer !Result !colspan=7| Most Distinguished Contribution to the Presentation of Australian Composition by an Individual !colspan=3|Individual !colspan=3|Work !Result !colspan=7| Most Distinguished Contribution to the Presentation of Australian Composition by an Organisation !colspan=3|Organisation !colspan=3|Work !Result !colspan=7| Most Distinguished Contribution to the Advancement of Australian Music in Education !colspan=3|Organisation !colspan=3|Work !Result !colspan=7| Most Distinguished Contribution to the Advancement of Australian Music in a Regional Area !colspan=3|Organisation !colspan=3|Work !Result !colspan=7| Vocal or Choral Work of the Year !colspan=2|Title !colspan=2|Composer !colspan=2|Performer !Result !colspan=7|
 * colspan=3|Learning to Howl
 * colspan=3|Andrew Ford
 * Won
 * Won
 * colspan=2|Time and the Bell
 * colspan=2|Peter Rankine
 * colspan=2|Richard Haynes
 * Won
 * Won
 * colspan=2|Rumba Flamenca
 * colspan=2|Gareth Koch
 * colspan=2|Saffire Guitar Quartet
 * Nominated
 * colspan=2|Stoneworks
 * colspan=2|Richard Charlton
 * colspan=2|Saffire Guitar Quartet
 * Won
 * colspan=2|Threnody
 * colspan=2|Peter Sculthorpe
 * colspan=2|Patricia Pollett
 * Nominated
 * colspan=2|The Room of the Saints
 * colspan=2|Gerard Brophy
 * colspan=2|Patricia Pollett
 * Nominated
 * colspan=2|The Room of the Saints
 * colspan=2|Gerard Brophy
 * colspan=2|Patricia Pollett
 * Nominated
 * colspan=6|Felix Werder
 * Won
 * Won
 * colspan=2|"Love Duet" – Oboe Concerto
 * colspan=2|Ross Edwards
 * colspan=2|Diana Doherty
 * Nominated
 * colspan=2|Love Me Sweet
 * colspan=2|Carl Vine
 * colspan=2|Diana Doherty
 * Nominated
 * colspan=2|Pipe Dreams
 * colspan=2|Carl Vine
 * colspan=2|Australian Chamber Orchestra
 * Nominated
 * colspan=2|This Insubstantial Pageant
 * colspan=2|Gordon Kerry
 * colspan=2|West Australian Symphony Orchestra
 * Won
 * colspan=2|This Insubstantial Pageant
 * colspan=2|Gordon Kerry
 * colspan=2|West Australian Symphony Orchestra
 * Won
 * colspan=3|Patricia Pollett
 * colspan=3|Still Life
 * Won
 * Won
 * colspan=3|West Australian Symphony Orchestra
 * colspan=3|
 * Won
 * Won
 * colspan=3|Lyn Carr
 * colspan=3|2003 Keys National Piano Competition
 * Won
 * Won
 * colspan=3|Queensland Biennial Festival of Music
 * colspan=3|
 * Won
 * Won
 * colspan=2|Berceuse
 * colspan=2|Gerard Brophy
 * colspan=2|Sydney Philharmonia Choirs
 * Won
 * Won

Screen Music Awards
!colspan=7| Best Feature Film Score !colspan=3|Title !colspan=3|Composer !Result !colspan=7| Best Music for an Advertisement !colspan=3|Title !colspan=3|Composer !Result !colspan=7| Best Music for Children's Television !colspan=3|Title !colspan=3|Composer !Result !colspan=7| Best Music for a Documentary !colspan=3|Title !colspan=3|Composer !Result !colspan=7| Best Music for an Educational, Training or Corporate Film/Video !colspan=3|Title !colspan=3|Composer !Result !colspan=7| Best Music for a Mini-Series or Telemovie !colspan=3|Title !colspan=3|Composer !Result !colspan=7| Best Music for a Short Film !colspan=3|Title !colspan=3|Composer !Result !colspan=7| Best Music for a Television Series or Serial !colspan=2|Series or Serial !colspan=2|Episode title !colspan=2|Composer !Result !colspan=7| Best Original Song Composed for a Feature Film, Telemovie, TV Series or Mini-Series !colspan=2|Song title !colspan=2|Work !colspan=2|Composer !Result !colspan=7| Best Soundtrack Album !colspan=3|Title !colspan=3|Composer !Result !colspan=7| Best Television Theme !colspan=3|Title !colspan=3|Composer !Result !colspan=7| International Achievement Award !colspan=6|Artist !Result !colspan=7|
 * colspan=3|Japanese Story
 * colspan=3|Elizabeth Drake
 * Won
 * colspan=3|Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World
 * colspan=3|Iva Davies, Christopher Gordon, Richard Tognetti
 * Nominated
 * colspan=3|One Perfect Day
 * colspan=3|David Hobson, Josh G. Abrahams, Lisa Gerrard, Paul van Dyk
 * Nominated
 * colspan=3|The Wannabes
 * colspan=3|David Hirschfelder
 * Nominated
 * colspan=3|The Wannabes
 * colspan=3|David Hirschfelder
 * Nominated
 * Nominated
 * colspan=3|Lux Lift Plus
 * colspan=3|Paul Healy, Antony Partos
 * Won
 * colspan=3|Qantas Recharge
 * colspan=3|Carlo Giacco
 * Nominated
 * colspan=3|Surflifesavers – "Last Patrol"
 * colspan=3|Christopher Elves
 * Nominated
 * colspan=3|Toyota Landcruiser – “Snakebite”
 * colspan=3|Bruce Heald, Mark Rivett
 * Nominated
 * colspan=3|Toyota Landcruiser – “Snakebite”
 * colspan=3|Bruce Heald, Mark Rivett
 * Nominated
 * Nominated
 * colspan=3|Active Kidz
 * colspan=3|Scott Ehler, Glenn Heaton, Geoffrey McGarvey, Amy Wilkins
 * Won
 * colspan=3|Fergus McPhail
 * colspan=3|Jamie Saxe
 * Nominated
 * colspan=3|New MacDonald's Farm
 * colspan=3|Jay Somerville Collie
 * Nominated
 * colspan=3|Tabaluga and Leo – A Christmas Adventure
 * colspan=3|Guy Gross
 * Nominated
 * colspan=3|Tabaluga and Leo – A Christmas Adventure
 * colspan=3|Guy Gross
 * Nominated
 * Nominated
 * colspan=3|Poisonous Women
 * colspan=3|Christopher Elves
 * Won
 * colspan=3|Roger
 * colspan=3|Tamara O'Brien
 * Nominated
 * colspan=3|Silent Storm
 * colspan=3|Guy Gross
 * Nominated
 * colspan=3|Troubled Minds
 * colspan=3|Dale Cornelius
 * Nominated
 * colspan=3|Troubled Minds
 * colspan=3|Dale Cornelius
 * Nominated
 * Nominated
 * colspan=3|BenQ
 * colspan=3|Alison Cole, David Smith
 * Nominated
 * colspan=3|Docklands
 * colspan=3|Robert Upward
 * Nominated
 * colspan=3|Ocean to Outback
 * colspan=3|Ashley Klose
 * Nominated
 * colspan=3|Qantas Entertainment
 * colspan=3|Barbara Griffin
 * Won
 * colspan=3|Qantas Entertainment
 * colspan=3|Barbara Griffin
 * Won
 * Won
 * colspan=3|Floodhouse
 * colspan=3|Amanda Brown
 * Nominated
 * colspan=3|Marking Time
 * colspan=3|Martin Armiger
 * Nominated
 * colspan=3|Salem's Lot
 * colspan=3|Christopher Gordon, Lisa Gerrard
 * Nominated
 * colspan=3|Shark Net
 * colspan=3|Alan John
 * Won
 * colspan=3|Shark Net
 * colspan=3|Alan John
 * Won
 * Won
 * colspan=3|Black Berries
 * colspan=3|James Lee
 * Nominated
 * colspan=3|The Scree
 * colspan=3|Adrian Van De Velde
 * Won
 * colspan=3|Syntax Error
 * colspan=3|Andrew Lancaster, David McCormack, Antony Partos
 * Nominated
 * colspan=3|The Tooth
 * colspan=3|Elliott Wheeler
 * Nominated
 * colspan=3|The Tooth
 * colspan=3|Elliott Wheeler
 * Nominated
 * Nominated
 * colspan=2|CrashBurn
 * colspan=2|"Episode 13"
 * colspan=2|Burkhard Dallwitz
 * Won
 * colspan=2|McLeod's Daughters
 * colspan=2|"Episode 73"
 * colspan=2|Alastair Ford
 * Nominated
 * colspan=2|MDA
 * colspan=2|"Series 2 – Episode 27"
 * colspan=2|Roger Mason
 * Nominated
 * colspan=2|The Secret Life of Us
 * colspan=2|"Series 3 – Episode 19"
 * colspan=2|Chris Pettifer
 * Nominated
 * colspan=2|The Secret Life of Us
 * colspan=2|"Series 3 – Episode 19"
 * colspan=2|Chris Pettifer
 * Nominated
 * colspan=2|"Freedom Song"
 * colspan=2|Floodhouse
 * colspan=2|Amanda Brown, Miro Bilbrough
 * Nominated
 * colspan=2|"Bitter Plum"
 * colspan=2|Somersault
 * colspan=2|Amanda Brown
 * Nominated
 * colspan=2|"Somersault"
 * colspan=2|Somersault
 * colspan=2|Kenny Davis, Benjamin Ely, Matthew Fitzgerald, Peter Kelly, Lenka Kripac, Tom Schutzinger (see Decoder Ring)
 * Won
 * colspan=2|"Back Home to You"
 * colspan=2|The Honourable Wally Norman
 * colspan=2|John Bartholomeusz, Colin Swan
 * Nominated
 * colspan=2|"Back Home to You"
 * colspan=2|The Honourable Wally Norman
 * colspan=2|John Bartholomeusz, Colin Swan
 * Nominated
 * colspan=3|Bad Eggs
 * colspan=3|David Graney, Clare Moore
 * Nominated
 * colspan=3|Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World
 * colspan=3|Iva Davies, Christopher Gordon, Richard Tognetti
 * Won
 * colspan=3|Salem's Lot
 * colspan=3|Christopher Gordon, Lisa Gerrard
 * Nominated
 * colspan=3|Somersault
 * colspan=3|Kenny Davis, Benjamin Ely, Matthew Fitzgerald, Peter Kelly, Lenka Kripac, Tom Schutzinger (see Decoder Ring)
 * Nominated
 * colspan=3|Somersault
 * colspan=3|Kenny Davis, Benjamin Ely, Matthew Fitzgerald, Peter Kelly, Lenka Kripac, Tom Schutzinger (see Decoder Ring)
 * Nominated
 * Nominated
 * colspan=3|CrashBurn
 * colspan=3|Burkhard Dallwitz
 * Nominated
 * colspan=3|"EE II EE II OO (New MacDonald's Farm Theme)"
 * colspan=3|Barbara Griffin, Latu Harper
 * Nominated
 * colspan=3|The Einstein Factor
 * colspan=3|Michael Lira
 * Won
 * colspan=3|"If Only"
 * colspan=3|Carlo Giacco
 * Nominated
 * colspan=3|"If Only"
 * colspan=3|Carlo Giacco
 * Nominated
 * Nominated
 * colspan=6|Lisa Gerrard
 * Won
 * Won
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