APRA Music Awards of 2005

The Australasian Performing Right Association Awards of 2005 (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 30 May at the Sydney Four Seasons Hotel, 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|"From the Sea"
 * colspan=2|Eskimo Joe
 * colspan=2|Finlay Beaton, Stuart MacLeod, Joel Quartermain
 * Nominated
 * colspan=2|"Look What You've Done"
 * colspan=2|Jet
 * colspan=2|Nicholas Cester
 * Nominated
 * colspan=2|"Scar"
 * colspan=2|Missy Higgins
 * colspan=2|Missy Higgins, Kevin Griffin
 * Won
 * colspan=2|"Ten Days"
 * colspan=2|Missy Higgins
 * colspan=2|Missy Higgins, Jay Clifford
 * Nominated
 * colspan=2|"Young Man Old Man (You Ain't Better Than the Rest)"
 * colspan=2|The Dissociatives
 * colspan=2|Daniel Johns, Paulmac
 * Nominated
 * colspan=2|"Young Man Old Man (You Ain't Better Than the Rest)"
 * colspan=2|The Dissociatives
 * colspan=2|Daniel Johns, Paulmac
 * Nominated
 * Nominated
 * colspan=6|Jet – Nicholas Cester, Cameron Muncey, Chris Cester
 * Won
 * Won

!colspan=7| Ted Albert Award for Outstanding Services to Australian Music !colspan=6|Name !Result
 * colspan=6|Missy Higgins
 * 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|Michael Chugg
 * Won
 * Won
 * colspan=2|"All I Need Is You"
 * colspan=2|Guy Sebastian
 * colspan=2|Guy Sebastian, Adam Reily, Alun Firth
 * Nominated
 * colspan=2|"Look What You've Done"
 * colspan=2|Jet
 * colspan=2|Nicholas Cester
 * Nominated
 * colspan=2|"Predictable"
 * colspan=2|Delta Goodrem
 * colspan=2|Delta Goodrem, Kara DioGuardi, Jarrad Rogers
 * Nominated
 * colspan=2|"So Beautiful"
 * colspan=2|Pete Murray
 * colspan=2|Peter Murray
 * Won
 * colspan=2|"What About Me (Moving Pictures song)"
 * colspan=2|Shannon Noll
 * colspan=2|Garry Frost, Frances Swan
 * Nominated
 * colspan=2|"What About Me (Moving Pictures song)"
 * colspan=2|Shannon Noll
 * colspan=2|Garry Frost, Frances Swan
 * Nominated
 * Nominated
 * colspan=2|"Are You Gonna Be My Girl"
 * colspan=2|Jet
 * colspan=2|Nicholas Cester, Cameron Muncey
 * Won
 * colspan=2|"Cold Hard Bitch"
 * colspan=2|Jet
 * colspan=2|Nicholas Cester, Christopher Cester, Cameron Muncey
 * Nominated
 * colspan=2|"Down Under"
 * colspan=2|Men at Work
 * colspan=2|Colin Hay, Ronald Strykert
 * Nominated
 * colspan=2|"Love Is in the Air"
 * colspan=2|John Paul Young
 * colspan=2|Harry Vanda, George Young
 * Nominated
 * colspan=2|"Truly Madly Deeply"
 * colspan=2|Savage Garden
 * colspan=2|Darren Hayes, Daniel Jones
 * Nominated
 * colspan=2|"Truly Madly Deeply"
 * colspan=2|Savage Garden
 * colspan=2|Darren Hayes, Daniel Jones
 * Nominated
 * Nominated
 * colspan=2|"Answer to Billy"
 * colspan=2|Slim Dusty
 * colspan=2|John Dohling
 * Nominated
 * colspan=2|"Factory Man"
 * colspan=2|Troy Cassar-Daley
 * colspan=2|Shane Howard
 * Nominated
 * colspan=2|"Hollywood"
 * colspan=2|Kasey Chambers
 * colspan=2|Kasey Chambers
 * Nominated
 * colspan=2|"Like a River"
 * colspan=2|Kasey Chambers
 * colspan=2|Kasey Chambers
 * Won
 * colspan=2|"Real People"
 * colspan=2|Melinda Schneider
 * colspan=2|Melinda Schneider, Michael Carr
 * Nominated
 * colspan=2|"Real People"
 * colspan=2|Melinda Schneider
 * colspan=2|Melinda Schneider, Michael Carr
 * Nominated
 * Nominated
 * colspan=2|"City Rules"
 * colspan=2|Daniel Merriweather
 * colspan=2|Daniel Merriweather
 * Won
 * colspan=2|"Girls Can Be Cruel"
 * colspan=2|Infusion
 * colspan=2|Manuel Sharrad, Jamie Stevens, Francis Xavier
 * Nominated
 * colspan=2|"I Am Tha 1"
 * colspan=2|Mr Timothy featuring Inaya Day
 * colspan=2|Tim Dudfield, Inaya Day, Bradford Pinto, Gary Pinto
 * Nominated
 * colspan=2|"I've Got Your Number"
 * colspan=2|Cheyne
 * colspan=2|Cheyne Coates
 * Nominated
 * colspan=2|"The Nosebleed Section"
 * colspan=2|Hilltop Hoods
 * colspan=2|Barry Francis, Matthew Lambert, Daniel Smith
 * Nominated
 * colspan=2|"The Nosebleed Section"
 * colspan=2|Hilltop Hoods
 * colspan=2|Barry Francis, Matthew Lambert, Daniel Smith
 * Nominated
 * Nominated
 * colspan=2|"Here Without You"
 * colspan=2|3 Doors Down
 * colspan=2|Bradley Arnold, Robert Harrell, Christopher Henderson, Matthew Roberts
 * Won
 * colspan=2|"Left Outside Alone"
 * colspan=2|Anastacia
 * colspan=2|Anastacia, Dallas Austin, Glen Ballard
 * Nominated
 * colspan=2|"The Reason"
 * colspan=2|Hoobastank
 * colspan=2|Daniel Estrin, Douglas Robb, Chris Hesse, Markku Lappalainen
 * Nominated
 * colspan=2|"She Will Be Loved"
 * colspan=2|Maroon 5
 * colspan=2|Adam Levine, James Valentine, Jesse Carmichael, Michael Dusick, Michael Madden
 * Nominated
 * colspan=2|"This Love"
 * colspan=2|Maroon 5
 * colspan=2|Adam Levine, James Valentine, Jesse Carmichael, Michael Dusick, Michael Madden
 * Nominated
 * colspan=2|"This Love"
 * colspan=2|Maroon 5
 * colspan=2|Adam Levine, James Valentine, Jesse Carmichael, Michael Dusick, Michael Madden
 * Nominated
 * Nominated
 * colspan=2|"Christmas Island"
 * colspan=2|Christopher Abrahams
 * colspan=2|Christopher Abrahams
 * Nominated
 * colspan=2|"Drive By"
 * colspan=2|The Necks
 * colspan=2|Christopher Abrahams, Anthony Buck, Lloyd Swanton
 * Won
 * colspan=2|"Mighty Fly"
 * colspan=2|Fogg
 * colspan=2|Jeff Raglus, Bruce Haymes
 * Nominated
 * colspan=2|"Rocket to the Moon"
 * colspan=2|Fogg
 * colspan=2|Jeff Raglus, Bruce Haymes
 * Nominated
 * colspan=2|"Trip Me Up"
 * colspan=2|Fogg
 * colspan=2|Jeff Raglus, Bruce Haymes
 * Nominated
 * colspan=2|"Trip Me Up"
 * colspan=2|Fogg
 * colspan=2|Jeff Raglus, Bruce Haymes
 * 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| Outstanding Contribution by an Individual !colspan=3|Individual !colspan=3|Work !Result !colspan=7| Outstanding Contribution by an Organisation !colspan=3|Organisation !colspan=3|Work !Result !colspan=7| Outstanding Contribution to Australian Music in Education !colspan=3|Organisation !colspan=3|Work !Result !colspan=7| Outstanding Contribution to 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|Let the Storm Break Loose!
 * colspan=3|Colin Bright
 * Nominated
 * colspan=3|Moments of Bliss
 * colspan=3|Brett Dean
 * Won
 * colspan=3|Song of Songs
 * colspan=3|Andrew Schultz
 * Nominated
 * colspan=3|String Quartet No. 4
 * colspan=3|Carl Vine
 * Nominated
 * colspan=3|String Quartet No. 4
 * colspan=3|Carl Vine
 * Nominated
 * Nominated
 * colspan=2|Eclipse
 * colspan=2|Brett Dean
 * colspan=2|Artemis Quartet
 * Nominated
 * colspan=2|Moments of Bliss
 * colspan=2|Brett Dean
 * colspan=2|Melbourne Symphony Orchestra
 * Nominated
 * colspan=2|Piano Concerto
 * colspan=2|Nigel Westlake
 * colspan=2|Michael Kieran Harvey
 * Nominated
 * colspan=2|Concerto for Cello and Orchestra
 * colspan=2|Carl Vine
 * colspan=2|Steven Isserlis, Sydney Symphony
 * Won
 * colspan=2|String Quartet No. 4
 * colspan=2|Carl Vine
 * colspan=2|Takács Quartet
 * Nominated
 * colspan=2|String Quartet No. 4
 * colspan=2|Carl Vine
 * colspan=2|Takács Quartet
 * Nominated
 * Nominated
 * colspan=2|Concertino da Camera
 * colspan=2|Peggy Glanville-Hicks
 * colspan=2|Tall Poppies Ensemble
 * Nominated
 * colspan=2|On Shooting Stars
 * colspan=2|Vincent Plush
 * colspan=2|Tall Poppies Ensemble
 * Nominated
 * colspan=2|Rash
 * colspan=2|Carl Vine
 * colspan=2|Michael Kieran Harvey
 * Nominated
 * colspan=2|Six Fish
 * colspan=2|Nigel Westlake
 * colspan=2|Saffire Guitar Quartet
 * Won
 * colspan=2|Six Fish
 * colspan=2|Nigel Westlake
 * colspan=2|Saffire Guitar Quartet
 * Won
 * colspan=6|Musica Viva Australia
 * Won
 * colspan=6|Roger Covell
 * Nominated
 * colspan=6|Sydney Chamber Choir
 * Nominated
 * colspan=6|Tim Kain
 * Nominated
 * Nominated
 * colspan=6|Tim Kain
 * Nominated
 * Nominated
 * colspan=2|Concerto for Guitar and Strings
 * colspan=2|Ross Edwards
 * colspan=2|Karin Schaupp, Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra, Richard Mills (conductor)
 * Won
 * colspan=2|Crystal Spheres
 * colspan=2|Nigel Westlake
 * colspan=2|Solarmax film orchestra
 * Nominated
 * colspan=2|Inflight Entertainment
 * colspan=2|Graeme Koehne
 * colspan=2|Diana Doherty, Sydney Symphony, Takuo Yuasa (conductor)
 * Nominated
 * colspan=2|Love Me Sweet
 * colspan=2|Carl Vine
 * colspan=2|Diana Doherty, Sinfonia Australis, Mark Summerbell (conductor)
 * Nominated
 * colspan=2|Love Me Sweet
 * colspan=2|Carl Vine
 * colspan=2|Diana Doherty, Sinfonia Australis, Mark Summerbell (conductor)
 * Nominated
 * colspan=3|Lyn Carr
 * colspan=3|2004 Keys Competition
 * Nominated
 * colspan=3|Roland Peelman
 * colspan=3|
 * Nominated
 * colspan=3|Vincent Plush
 * colspan=3|Voices program – Brisbane Writers Festival
 * Won
 * colspan=3|Vincent Plush
 * colspan=3|Voices program – Brisbane Writers Festival
 * Won
 * colspan=3|Brisbane Writers Festival
 * colspan=3|Brisbane Writers Festival 2004
 * Nominated
 * colspan=3|MLC School, Burwood
 * colspan=3|Music Department
 * Nominated
 * colspan=3|Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra
 * colspan=3|Australian Music Program 2004
 * Won
 * colspan=3|Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra
 * colspan=3|Australian Music Program 2004
 * Won
 * colspan=3|Musica Viva in Schools
 * colspan=3|
 * Nominated
 * colspan=3|Sydney Symphony
 * colspan=3|2004 Education Program
 * Nominated
 * colspan=3|Tony Gould
 * colspan=3|
 * Nominated
 * colspan=3|West Australian Symphony Orchestra, Education Chamber Orchestra (WASO EChO)
 * colspan=3|The Dischord Hunter
 * Won
 * colspan=3|West Australian Symphony Orchestra, Education Chamber Orchestra (WASO EChO)
 * colspan=3|The Dischord Hunter
 * Won
 * Won
 * colspan=3|Border Music Camp
 * colspan=3|2004 activities
 * Won
 * colspan=3|Hunter Singers
 * colspan=3|2004 activities
 * Nominated
 * colspan=3|Northern Rivers Performing Arts (NORPA)
 * colspan=3|2004 activities
 * Nominated
 * colspan=3|Northern Rivers Performing Arts (NORPA)
 * colspan=3|2004 activities
 * Nominated
 * colspan=2|De Profundis
 * colspan=2|Nicholas Routley
 * colspan=2|Sydney Chamber Choir
 * Nominated
 * colspan=2|"Lost in the Heavenly Light"
 * colspan=2|Tony Backhouse
 * colspan=2|Café of the Gate of Salvation
 * Nominated
 * colspan=2|Omaggio alla Pieta
 * colspan=2|Mary Finsterer
 * colspan=2|The Song Company
 * Nominated
 * colspan=2|Tales of the Supernatural
 * colspan=2|Andrew Ford
 * colspan=2|Australian String Quartet, Jane Edwards
 * Won
 * colspan=2|Tales of the Supernatural
 * colspan=2|Andrew Ford
 * colspan=2|Australian String Quartet, Jane Edwards
 * Won

Screen Music Awards
!colspan=7| Feature Film Score of the Year !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 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| Most Performed Screen Composer - Australia !colspan=6|Composer !Result !colspan=7| Most Performed Screen Composer - Overseas !colspan=6|Composer !Result
 * colspan=3|Somersault
 * colspan=3|Kenny Davis Jnr, Ben Ely, Matthew Fitzgerald, Peter Kelly, Lenka Kripac, Tom Schutzinger
 * Won
 * colspan=3|The Crop
 * colspan=3|Chris Neal, Braedy Neal
 * Nominated
 * colspan=3|The Extra
 * colspan=3|Roger Mason
 * Nominated
 * colspan=3|Three Dollars
 * colspan=3|Alan John
 * Nominated
 * colspan=3|Three Dollars
 * colspan=3|Alan John
 * Nominated
 * Nominated
 * colspan=3|A.R.U. – "Butterflies"
 * colspan=3|Christopher Elves
 * Won
 * colspan=3|Audi A6
 * colspan=3|Rafael May
 * Nominated
 * colspan=3|Canon (company) – Digic
 * colspan=3|Hylton Mowday
 * Nominated
 * colspan=3|Visa – "Monkeys"
 * colspan=3|Bruce Heald
 * Nominated
 * colspan=3|Visa – "Monkeys"
 * colspan=3|Bruce Heald
 * Nominated
 * Nominated
 * colspan=3|Foreign Exchange – "Episode 1"
 * colspan=3|Chris Neal, Braedy Neal
 * Won
 * colspan=3|Parallax
 * colspan=3|Keith Van Geyzel, Tim Count
 * Nominated
 * colspan=3|The Eggs – "Episode 19"
 * colspan=3|Anthony Byrne, Brendan Byrne, Scott Kingman
 * Nominated
 * colspan=3|Tracey McBean - "Galaxy Blazers"
 * colspan=3|Nerida Tyson-Chew
 * Nominated
 * colspan=3|Tracey McBean - "Galaxy Blazers"
 * colspan=3|Nerida Tyson-Chew
 * Nominated
 * Nominated
 * colspan=3|Butterfly Man
 * colspan=3|Jessica Wells
 * Nominated
 * colspan=3|Girl in a Mirror
 * colspan=3|Greg J Walker
 * Nominated
 * colspan=3|Sex, Drugs & String Quartets
 * colspan=3|Carla Thackrah
 * Won
 * colspan=3|Switch in the Night
 * colspan=3|Biddy Conner
 * Nominated
 * colspan=3|Switch in the Night
 * colspan=3|Biddy Conner
 * Nominated
 * Nominated
 * colspan=3|Hell Has Harbour Views
 * colspan=3|Nigel Westlake
 * Won
 * colspan=3|The Alice
 * colspan=3|David Bridie
 * Nominated
 * colspan=3|The Brush-Off
 * colspan=3|Cezary Skubiszewski
 * Nominated
 * colspan=3|Through My Eyes
 * colspan=3|Mark Seymor, Cameron McKenzie
 * Nominated
 * colspan=3|Through My Eyes
 * colspan=3|Mark Seymor, Cameron McKenzie
 * Nominated
 * Nominated
 * colspan=3|Incarnation
 * colspan=3|Jessica Wells
 * Nominated
 * colspan=3|The Mysterious Geographic Explorations of Jasper Morello
 * colspan=3|Bruce Rowland
 * Won
 * colspan=3|The Saviour
 * colspan=3|Jessica Wells
 * Nominated
 * colspan=3|The Writer
 * colspan=3|Ricky Edwards
 * Nominated
 * colspan=3|The Writer
 * colspan=3|Ricky Edwards
 * Nominated
 * Nominated
 * colspan=2|All Saints
 * colspan=2|Episode 317: "Divide and Conquer"
 * colspan=2|Matteo Zingales
 * Nominated
 * colspan=2|Love My Way
 * colspan=2|
 * colspan=2|Stephen Rae
 * Won
 * colspan=2|Outback House
 * colspan=2|"Episode 1"
 * colspan=2|Art Phillips
 * Nominated
 * colspan=2|The Art of War
 * colspan=2|
 * colspan=2|Paul Grabowsky
 * Nominated
 * colspan=2|The Art of War
 * colspan=2|
 * colspan=2|Paul Grabowsky
 * Nominated
 * colspan=2|"Making Music"
 * colspan=2| Hi-5
 * colspan=2|Chris Harriott, Leone Carey
 * Nominated
 * colspan=2|"Pitjantjara"
 * colspan=2|The Alice
 * colspan=2|David Bridie, Frank Yamma
 * Won
 * colspan=2|"Yeah, Yeah, we're the Eggs"
 * colspan=2|The Eggs
 * colspan=2|Tony Byrne, Brendan Byrne
 * Nominated
 * colspan=2|The Eggs
 * colspan=2|Tony Byrne, Brendan Byrne
 * Nominated
 * colspan=3|Anacondas: The Hunt for the Blood Orchid
 * colspan=3|Nerida Tyson-Chew
 * Nominated
 * colspan=3|The Extra
 * colspan=3|Roger Mason
 * Won
 * colspan=3|The Illustrated Family Doctor
 * colspan=3|Thomas Ellard
 * Nominated
 * colspan=3|Undead - The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
 * colspan=3|Cliff Bradley
 * Nominated
 * colspan=3|Undead - The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
 * colspan=3|Cliff Bradley
 * Nominated
 * Nominated
 * colspan=3|Catalyst
 * colspan=3|David Chapman
 * Nominated
 * colspan=3|Colour of War: The Anzacs
 * colspan=3|Neil Sutherland
 * Won
 * colspan=3|Missing
 * colspan=3|Elliot Wheeler
 * Nominated
 * colspan=3|The Memphis Trousers Half Hour
 * colspan=3|Paul Healy
 * Nominated
 * colspan=3|The Memphis Trousers Half Hour
 * colspan=3|Paul Healy
 * Nominated
 * Nominated
 * colspan=6|Bruce Rowland
 * Won
 * Won
 * colspan=6|Brenton White
 * Nominated
 * colspan=6|Chris Harriott
 * Nominated
 * colspan=6|Neil Sutherland
 * Won
 * colspan=6|Tim Count, Keith Van Geyzel
 * Nominated
 * Won
 * colspan=6|Tim Count, Keith Van Geyzel
 * Nominated
 * Nominated
 * colspan=6|Chris Pettifer
 * Nominated
 * colspan=6|Garry McDonald, Laurie Stone
 * Won
 * colspan=6|Les Gock
 * Nominated
 * colspan=6|Mark Rivett
 * Nominated
 * }
 * colspan=6|Mark Rivett
 * Nominated
 * }
 * }