Australian Guild of Screen Composers

The Australian Guild of Screen Composers (AGSC) is a not for profit organisation, which was established in 1981, "to represent the interests of Australian screen composers by developing and promoting employment opportunities, undertaking educational initiatives and increasing their profile amongst the industry." It was established by Bruce Smeaton and Bruce Rowland. The Guild's head offices are in Sydney, with successive presidents from 1987 being Bob Young (1987–91), Martin Armiger (1992–98), Chris Neal (1999–2000), Art Phillips (2001–08), Clive Harrison (2008–11), Guy Gross (2012–17), Caitlin Yeo (2018–20), Antony Partos (2020–22) and Dale Cornelius (2022–present). Since 1991 it has been sponsored by the Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA).

AGSC presented film and television composers with awards from 1996 to 2000. Each year they released a compilation album, starting with The Australian Guild of Screen Composers 1996 Award Winners in 1997, via Sony Music Australia.

Since 2002 the AGSC, in collaboration with APRA and the affiliated Australasian Mechanical Copyright Owners Society (AMCOS), present Screen Music Awards at an annual ceremony as part of the APRA Music Awards. These honour, "compositions for documentaries, short films, mini-series, children's television and feature film scores" and other screen music scores.

AGSC Awards 1996–2000
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AGSC Awards of 1996
!colspan=7| Best Music for a Documentary !colspan=2|Title !colspan=2|Artist !colspan=2|Writer !Result

!colspan=7| Best Music for an Educational, Training or Corporate Film/Video !colspan=7| Best Music for a Children's Television Series !colspan=7| Best Music for a Short Film !colspan=7| Special Achievement in Sound Design !colspan=7| Best Music for an Advertisement !colspan=7| Best Original Music in a Television Series or Serial !colspan=7| Best Original Song for a Feature Film, TV Series, Telemovie, or Mini-Series !colspan=7| Best Music in a Mini-Series or Telemovie !colspan=7| Best Original Title Theme Composed for a Television Series, Serial or Mini-Series !colspan=7| Best Soundtrack Album !colspan=7| Best Original Music for a Feature Film !colspan=7|
 * colspan=2|Warriors of the Sky
 * colspan=2|Peter Kaldor
 * colspan=2|Peter Kaldor
 * Won
 * Won
 * colspan=2|Excerpts from The Zone, "Zone 39"
 * colspan=2|Burkhard Dallwitz
 * colspan=2|Burkhard Dallwitz
 * Won
 * Won
 * colspan=2| Hotel Sorrento, Brilliant Lies
 * colspan=2|Nerida Tyson-Chew
 * colspan=2|Nerida Tyson-Chew
 * Won
 * Won
 * colspan=2|In Living Memory, Entice
 * colspan=2|Paul Anthony Smith
 * colspan=2|Paul Anthony Smith
 * Won
 * Won
 * colspan=2|Bonehead
 * colspan=2|Supersonic
 * colspan=2|Paul Healey, Antony Partos, Andrew Lancaster
 * Won
 * Won
 * colspan=2|Water Rats, Today Tonight, Sex/Life, Witness
 * colspan=2|Les Gock, Rivett, Irwin, Jehan
 * colspan=2|Les Gock, Rivett, Irwin, Jehan
 * Won
 * Won
 * colspan=2|"Priscilla, Queen of the Desert", "Frauds", "Bordertown"
 * colspan=2|Guy Gross
 * colspan=2|Guy Gross
 * Won
 * Won
 * colspan=2|"Victory – The Lighthorsemen", "Singapore Sling"
 * colspan=2|Mario Millo
 * colspan=2|Mario Millo
 * Won
 * Won
 * colspan=2|The Thorn Birds – The Missing Years
 * colspan=2|Gary McDonald, Laurie Stone
 * colspan=2|Gary McDonald, Laurie Stone
 * Won
 * Won
 * colspan=2|Pacific Drive
 * colspan=2|Chris Neal, Brady Neal
 * colspan=2|Chris Neal, Brady Neal
 * Won
 * Won
 * colspan=2|The Edge
 * colspan=2|Nigel Westlake
 * colspan=2|Nigel Westlake
 * Won
 * Won
 * colspan=2|Children of the Revolution
 * colspan=2|Nigel Westlake
 * colspan=2|Nigel Westlake
 * Won
 * Won

AGSC Awards of 1997
!colspan=7| Best Music for a Documentary !colspan=2|Title !colspan=2|Artist !colspan=2|Writer !Result

!colspan=7| Best Music for an Educational, Training or Corporate Film/Video !colspan=7| Best Original Music by a Student Composer !colspan=7| Best Music for a Children's Television Series !colspan=7| Best Music for a Short Film !colspan=7| Special Achievement in Sound Design !colspan=7| Best Music for an Advertisement !colspan=7| Best Original Music in a Television Series or Serial !colspan=7| Best Music for a News Show, Station ID or Other Promo !colspan=7| Best Original Music in a TV Series !colspan=7| Best Original Title Theme Composed for a Television Series, Serial or Mini-Series !colspan=7| Best Soundtrack Album !colspan=7| Best Original Song !colspan=7|
 * colspan=2|"An Imaginary Life", "Flight of the Albatross"
 * colspan=2|Jan Preston
 * colspan=2|Jan Preston
 * Won
 * Won
 * colspan=2|"Inside Your Feelings"
 * colspan=2|Stephen Joyce
 * colspan=2|Stephen Joyce
 * Won
 * Won
 * colspan=2| "No Night" from Sneak Preview
 * colspan=2|Anthony Linden Jones
 * colspan=2|Anthony Linden Jones
 * Won
 * Won
 * colspan=2|Ocean Girl (season 4), Balanced Particle Freeway
 * colspan=2|Garry McDonald, Lawrence Stone
 * colspan=2|Garry McDonald, Lawrence Stone
 * Won
 * Won
 * colspan=2|Eat Your Greens, Dusk Waltz
 * colspan=2|Linley Hindmarsh
 * colspan=2|Linley Hindmarsh
 * Won
 * Won
 * colspan=2|"Brother Jack" featuring Kylie Canty
 * colspan=2|Adrian Van de Velde
 * colspan=2|Adrian Van de Velde
 * Won
 * Won
 * colspan=2|Optus: "Busted", "Porn Star", "Empire"
 * colspan=2|Supersonic
 * colspan=2|Andrew Lancaster, Paul Healy, Antony Partos
 * Won
 * Won
 * colspan=2|Ocean Girl (season 4), The Balanced Particle Freeway
 * colspan=2|Garry McDonald, Lawrence Stone
 * colspan=2|Garry McDonald, Lawrence Stone
 * Won
 * Won
 * colspan=2|ABC Station ID, WAFI, King Wave Beach, Feral Search, Showtime ID, Nick @ Nite Opener
 * colspan=2|Ken Francis
 * colspan=2|Ken Francis
 * Won
 * Won
 * colspan=2|Twisted Tales, Under the Lighthouse Dancing, Fern Gully 2
 * colspan=2|Nerida Tyson-Chew
 * colspan=2|Nerida Tyson-Chew
 * Won
 * Won
 * colspan=2|Fallen Angels
 * colspan=2|Guy Gross
 * colspan=2|Guy Gross
 * Won
 * Won
 * colspan=2|The Fall Symphony
 * colspan=2|David Hirschfelder
 * colspan=2|David Hirschfelder
 * Won
 * Won
 * colspan=2|"Wish I Was 22" from Fistful of Flies
 * colspan=2|Felicity Fox
 * colspan=2|Felicity Fox
 * Won
 * Won

AGSC Awards of 1998
!colspan=7| Best Music for a Documentary !colspan=2|Title !colspan=2|Artist !colspan=2|Writer !Result

!colspan=7| Best Music for an Educational, Training or Corporate Film/Video !colspan=7| Best Original Music by a Student Composer !colspan=7| Best Music for a Children's Television Series !colspan=7| Best Music for a Short Film !colspan=7| Special Achievement in Sound Design !colspan=7| Best Music for an Advertisement !colspan=7| Best Original Music in a Television Series or Serial !colspan=7| Best Music for a News Show, Station ID or Other Promo !colspan=7| Best Original Title Theme Composed for a Television Series, Serial or Mini-Series !colspan=7| Best Soundtrack Album !colspan=7| Best Original Song !colspan=7| Special Achievement !colspan=7| Best Original Music for a Feature Film !colspan=7|
 * colspan=2|Africa's Elephant Kingdom
 * colspan=2|Roger Mason
 * colspan=2|Roger Mason
 * Won
 * Won
 * colspan=2|"Loading Zone" for Canberra Project 2000
 * colspan=2|Antonio Gambale
 * colspan=2|Antonio Gambale
 * Won
 * Won
 * colspan=2| Excerpts from Static
 * colspan=2|Steven Baker
 * colspan=2|Steven Baker
 * Won
 * Won
 * colspan=2|Excerpts from "Petals", "Ice Sculptures", "The Hunt" and others – Petals
 * colspan=2|Justin McCoy
 * colspan=2|Justin McCoy
 * Won
 * Won
 * colspan=2|Theme from Milk, "Tango" from Triple Word Score
 * colspan=2|Christopher Gordon
 * colspan=2|Christopher Gordon
 * Won
 * Won
 * colspan=2|Excerpts from "Gresham's Fly Fishing", "Qantas", "Caltex" and others – Gresham's Fly Fishing
 * colspan=2|Simon Lister
 * colspan=2|Simon Lister
 * Won
 * Won
 * colspan=2|Telstra: Streetball – "Lament"
 * colspan=2|Peter Miller
 * colspan=2|Peter Miller
 * Won
 * Won
 * colspan=2|Africa's Elephant Kingdom tied with Land of the Future Eaters
 * colspan=2|Roger Mason tied with Robert Moss
 * colspan=2|Roger Mason tied with Robert Moss
 * Won
 * Won
 * colspan=2|Express 98
 * colspan=2|Cezary Skubiszewski
 * colspan=2|Cezary Skubiszewski
 * Won
 * Won
 * colspan=2|Moby Dick
 * colspan=2|Christopher Gordon
 * colspan=2|Christopher Gordon
 * Won
 * Won
 * colspan=2|The Sound of One Hand Clapping
 * colspan=2|Cezary Skubiszewski
 * colspan=2|Cezary Skubiszewski
 * Won
 * Won
 * colspan=2|"The Sound of One Hand Clapping" from The Sound of One Hand Clapping
 * colspan=2|Cezary Skubiszewski
 * colspan=2|Cezary Skubiszewski
 * Won
 * Won
 * colspan=2|"Resurrection" for orchestra
 * colspan=2|Edward Primrose
 * colspan=2|Edward Primrose
 * Won
 * Won
 * colspan=2|"Playful Flirting" from The White Hell of Piz Palu tied with Excerpts from A Little Bit of Soul
 * colspan=2|Ashley Irwin tied with Nigel Westlake
 * colspan=2|Ashley Irwin tied with Nigel Westlake
 * Won
 * Won

AGSC Awards of 1999
!colspan=7| Best Original Music for a Documentary !colspan=2|Title !colspan=2|Artist !colspan=2|Writer !Result

!colspan=7| Best Music for an Educational, Training or Corporate Film/Video !colspan=7| Best Original Music by a Student Composer !colspan=7| Best Music for a Children's TV or Animation Series !colspan=7| Best Original Music for a Short Film !colspan=7| Special Achievement in Sound Design !colspan=7| Best Original Music for an Advertisement !colspan=7| Best Original Music in a TV Series or Serial !colspan=7| Best Music for a News Show, Station ID or Other Promo !colspan=7| Best Original Title Theme Composed for a Television Series, Serial or Mini-Series !colspan=7| Best Original Music for a Soundtrack !colspan=7| Best Original Song Composed for a Feature Film, Telemovie, TV Series or Mini-Series !colspan=7| Best Music for a Mini-Series or a Telemovie !colspan=7| Best Original Music for a Feature Film
 * colspan=2|Renzo Piano: Piece by Piece
 * colspan=2|Richard Vella
 * colspan=2|Richard Vella
 * Won
 * Won
 * colspan=2|"Mirvac"
 * colspan=2|Melburnian String Quartet
 * colspan=2|Dale Cornelius
 * Won
 * Won
 * colspan=2|Structures on Rail
 * colspan=2|Robert Griffin Morgan
 * colspan=2|Robert Griffin Morgan
 * Won
 * Won
 * colspan=2|See How They Run
 * colspan=2|Mario Millo
 * colspan=2|Mario Millo
 * Won
 * Won
 * colspan=2|The Order
 * colspan=2|George Gogos
 * colspan=2|George Gogos
 * Won
 * Won
 * colspan=2|Project Vlad
 * colspan=2|Luke Gielmuda
 * colspan=2|Luke Gielmuda
 * Won
 * Won
 * colspan=2|Ansett: "Star Alliance"
 * colspan=2|Cezary Skubiszewski
 * colspan=2|Cezary Skubiszewski
 * Won
 * Won
 * colspan=2|The Lost World
 * colspan=2|Garry McDonald and Lawrence Stone; Nerida Tyson-Chew
 * colspan=2|Garry McDonald, Lawrence Stone; Nerida Tyson-Chew
 * Won
 * Won
 * colspan=2|Farscape trailer
 * colspan=2|Guy Gross
 * colspan=2|Guy Gross
 * Won
 * Won
 * colspan=2|The Day of the Roses
 * colspan=2|Roger Mason
 * colspan=2|Roger Mason
 * Won
 * Won
 * colspan=2|Soft Fruit
 * colspan=2|Antony Partos
 * colspan=2|Antony Partos
 * Won
 * Won
 * colspan=2|"SeaChange Theme Song" featuring Wendy Morrison from SeaChange
 * colspan=2|Richard Pleasance
 * colspan=2|Richard Pleasance
 * Won
 * Won
 * colspan=2|The Day of the Roses
 * colspan=2|Roger Mason
 * colspan=2|Roger Mason
 * Won
 * Won
 * colspan=2|Two Hands
 * colspan=2|Cezary Skubiszewski
 * colspan=2|Cezary Skubiszewski
 * Won
 * Won

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AGSC Awards of 2000
!colspan=7| Best Original Music for a Documentary !colspan=2|Title !colspan=2|Artist !colspan=2|Writer !Result

!colspan=7| Best Original Music by a Student Composer !colspan=7| Best Music for a Children's Television Series !colspan=7| Best Original Music for a Short Film !colspan=7| Special Achievement in Sound Design !colspan=7| Best Original Music for an Advertisement !colspan=7| Best Music in a Television Series or Serial !colspan=7| Best Music for a Station ID or Promo !colspan=7| Best Title Theme Composed for a TV Series, Serial or Mini-Series !colspan=7| Best Soundtrack Album !colspan=7| Best Music for a Mini-Series or a Telemovie !colspan=7| Best Music for a Feature Film
 * colspan=2|Uncle Chatzket
 * colspan=2|Guy Gross
 * colspan=2|Guy Gross
 * Won
 * Won
 * colspan=2|Icarus
 * colspan=2|Geoffrey Russell
 * colspan=2|Geoffrey Russell
 * Won
 * Won
 * colspan=2|Thunderstone (series 3)
 * colspan=2|Garry McDonald and Lawrence Stone
 * colspan=2|Garry McDonald, Lawrence Stone
 * Won
 * Won
 * colspan=2|Confessions of a Headhunter
 * colspan=2|Roger Mason
 * colspan=2|Roger Mason
 * Won
 * Won
 * colspan=2|Weetbix
 * colspan=2|Simon Lister
 * colspan=2|Simon Lister
 * Won
 * Won
 * colspan=2|"The Fly"
 * colspan=2|Guy Gross
 * colspan=2|Guy Gross
 * Won
 * Won
 * colspan=2|The Lost World
 * colspan=2|Garry McDonald and Lawrence Stone
 * colspan=2|Garry McDonald, Lawrence Stone
 * Won
 * Won
 * colspan=2|Fox 8
 * colspan=2|Ken Francis
 * colspan=2|Ken Francis
 * Won
 * Won
 * colspan=2|On the Beach
 * colspan=2|Christopher Gordon
 * colspan=2|Christopher Gordon
 * Won
 * Won
 * colspan=2|On the Beach
 * colspan=2|Christopher Gordon
 * colspan=2|Christopher Gordon
 * Won
 * Won
 * colspan=2|On the Beach
 * colspan=2|Christopher Gordon
 * colspan=2|Christopher Gordon
 * Won
 * Won
 * colspan=2|Better Than Sex
 * colspan=2|David Hirschfelder
 * colspan=2|David Hirschfelder
 * Won
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