APRA Awards of 2006
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The Australasian Performing Right Association Awards of 2006 (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 5 June at the Sydney Four Seasons Hotel, they were presented by APRA and the Australasian Mechanical Copyright Owners Society (AMCOS). APRA introduced two new award categories, 'Most Performed Blues & Roots Work' and 'Most Performed Urban Work'. 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).
APRA Awards
The APRA Music Awards are several award ceremonies run in Australia and New Zealand by Australasian Performing Right Association to recognise songwriting skills, sales and airplay performance by its members annually....
) 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 5 June at the Sydney Four Seasons Hotel, they were presented by APRA and the Australasian Mechanical Copyright Owners Society (AMCOS). APRA introduced two new award categories, 'Most Performed Blues & Roots Work' and 'Most Performed Urban Work'. The Classical Music Awards were distributed in July in Sydney and are sponsored by APRA and the Australian Music Centre
Australian Music Centre
The Australian Music Centre fosters the development of an Australian music community by providing specialist support to its membership of performers, composers, sound artists, educators, students, and music specialists across Australia and throughout the world.The AMC is the Australian national...
(AMC). The Screen Music Awards were issued in November by APRA and Australian Guild of Screen Composers (AGSC).
Awards
Nominees and winners with results indicated on the right.APRA Music Awards |
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Song of the Year |
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| "Better Days" | Pete Murray | Pete Murray | ||||
| "Catch My Disease Catch My Disease "Catch My Disease" is a single by Australian artist Ben Lee. It is from the album Awake Is the New Sleep, which was produced in U.S. The song gained moderate popularity and went to #27 in Australia, and also came in second place in the Triple J Hottest 100, 2005.The song also got some international... " |
Ben Lee Ben Lee Benjamin Michael "Ben" Lee is an ARIA Award winning musician and actor. Lee began his career as a musician at the age of 14 with the Sydney band Noise Addict, but focused on his solo career when the band broke up in 1995. He appeared as the protagonist in the Australian film The Rage in Placid Lake... |
Ben Lee, McGowan Southworth | ||||
| "The Special Two The Special Two -External links:*... " |
Missy Higgins Missy Higgins Melissa "Missy" Morrison Higgins is an Australian pop singer-songwriter, musician and actor. Her No. 1 albums in Australia are The Sound of White and On a Clear Night , and her Top Ten singles are "Scar", "The Special Two", "Steer" and "Where I Stood". From a musical family in... |
Missy Higgins | ||||
Songwriters of the Year |
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| Bernard Fanning Bernard Fanning Bernard Joseph Fanning is a musician and singer-songwriter. He is best known as the lead singer and frontman of Australian alternative rock band Powderfinger from its formation in 1989 to its dissolution in 2010.... |
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Breakthrough Songwriter Award |
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| Wolfmother Wolfmother Wolfmother is an Australian rock band from Erskineville, Sydney. Formed in 2000, the group was originally a trio composed of vocalist and guitarist Andrew Stockdale, bassist and keyboardist Chris Ross and drummer Myles Heskett. Wolfmother released their self-titled debut album in October 2005,... : Andrew Stockdale Andrew Stockdale Andrew James Stockdale is an Australian hard rock musician, he is the lead singer, lead guitarist and the only mainstay member of the rock band, Wolfmother which formed in 2000. In 2007, alongside his Wolfmother band mates, he won 'Songwriter of the Year' at the APRA Awards... , Myles Heskett Myles Heskett Myles Heskett is the former drummer of Australian rock band Wolfmother.Heskett grew up in Sydney's Northern Beaches, attending Barrenjoey High School. His mother was a primary school principal and his father, who died in 2004, was an artist... , Chris Ross Chris Ross Chris Ross is an Australian musician from Erskineville, New South Wales. Best known for his former role as bassist and keyboardist of hard rock band Wolfmother, Ross was formerly a digital designer and has two children... |
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Ted Albert Award for Outstanding Services to Australian Music |
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| Bill Armstrong | ||||||
Most Performed Australian Work |
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| "Catch My Disease Catch My Disease "Catch My Disease" is a single by Australian artist Ben Lee. It is from the album Awake Is the New Sleep, which was produced in U.S. The song gained moderate popularity and went to #27 in Australia, and also came in second place in the Triple J Hottest 100, 2005.The song also got some international... " |
Ben Lee Ben Lee Benjamin Michael "Ben" Lee is an ARIA Award winning musician and actor. Lee began his career as a musician at the age of 14 with the Sydney band Noise Addict, but focused on his solo career when the band broke up in 1995. He appeared as the protagonist in the Australian film The Rage in Placid Lake... |
Ben Lee, McGowan Southworth | ||||
| "Someday, Someday Someday, Someday "Someday, Someday" is the third single released from Thirsty Merc's debut album Thirsty Merc.-Music video:The music video features Thirsty Merc frontman Rai Thistlethwayte walking into a hotel and in the hotel lift singing the song, crossing the shot to his girlfriend, the two appear to be... " |
Thirsty Merc Thirsty Merc Thirsty Merc are an Australian pop rock band formed in 2002 in Sydney, Australia. The band consists of Rai Thistlethwayte , Phil Stack , Karl Robertson , and Matt Smith .... |
Rai Thistlethwayte Rai Thistlethwayte Rai Thistlethwayte is an Australian rock and jazz musician and songwriter. Rai is an accomplished pianist, guitarist, and vocalist. He is most widely known as the lead singer and primary songwriter in the Australian rock pop band Thirsty Merc... |
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| "The Special Two The Special Two -External links:*... " |
Missy Higgins Missy Higgins Melissa "Missy" Morrison Higgins is an Australian pop singer-songwriter, musician and actor. Her No. 1 albums in Australia are The Sound of White and On a Clear Night , and her Top Ten singles are "Scar", "The Special Two", "Steer" and "Where I Stood". From a musical family in... |
Missy Higgins | ||||
| "Ten Days Ten Days "Ten Days" is a pop song by Australian singer-songwriter Missy Higgins, and the second single from her debut album The Sound of White. The single was released in Australia on 15 November 2004 and peaked at No. 12 on the ARIA singles chart. It was written by Higgins and Jay Clifford of Jump,... " |
Missy Higgins | Missy Higgins, Jay Clifford | ||||
Most Performed Australian Work Overseas |
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| "Are You Gonna Be My Girl Are You Gonna Be My Girl "Are You Gonna Be My Girl" is a song by the Australian rock band Jet, featured on their 2003 album Get Born. It was the first single from the album, released in 2003 in Australia and the UK, and in 2004 in the United States. Written by Nic Cester & Cameron Muncey, the song is often cited for ... " |
Jet Jet (band) Jet are an Australian rock band formed in 2001 while attending St Bede's College Mentone in Melbourne, . The band consists of lead guitarist Cameron Muncey, bassist Mark Wilson, and brothers Nic and Chris Cester on vocals/rhythm guitar and drums respectively... |
Nicholas Cester Nic Cester Nicholas John "Nic" Cester is an Australian singer, guitarist, and songwriter, and is the lead vocalist in rock band Jet... , Cameron Muncey Cameron Muncey Cameron Thane Muncey is an Australian guitarist and vocalist. He is the mainstay lead guitarist and one of the songwriters of Melbourne-based rock band Jet which formed in 2001... |
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| "Cold Hard Bitch Cold Hard Bitch "Cold Hard Bitch" is the fourth single by the Australian rock band Jet, from their 2003 album Get Born. It was released in 2004. The song reached #1 on Billboards Hot Modern Rock Tracks, giving the band their only #1 Modern Rock hit... " |
Jet | Nicholas Cester, Christopher Cester Chris Cester Christopher James Cester is the drummer and backing vocalist from Australian rock band Jet. His brother is Nic Cester, the band's lead singer... , Cameron Muncey |
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| "Look What You've Done Look What You've Done "Look What You've Done" is the third single by the Australian rock band Jet, from their 2003 album Get Born.-History:The single was released in 2004 worldwide, and in 2005 in the US... " |
Jet | Nicholas Cester | ||||
| "Highway to Hell Highway to Hell (song) "Highway to Hell" is the opening track of AC/DC's 1979 album Highway to Hell and the twelfth track on AC/DC Live. It was initially released as a single in 1979.... " |
AC/DC AC/DC AC/DC are an Australian rock band, formed in 1973 by brothers Malcolm and Angus Young. Commonly classified as hard rock, they are considered pioneers of heavy metal, though they themselves have always classified their music as simply "rock and roll"... |
Bon Scott Bon Scott Ronald Belford "Bon" Scott was a Scottish-born Australian rock musician, best known for being the lead singer and lyricist of Australian hard rock band AC/DC from 1974 until his death in 1980... , Angus Young Angus Young Angus McKinnon Young is a Scottish-born Australian musician, and the lead guitarist, songwriter, and co-founder of the rock and roll band AC/DC. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame along with other members of AC/DC in 2003 and is known for his energetic performances,... , Malcolm Young Malcolm Young Malcolm Young is a Scottish-born Australian guitarist, best known as a founding member, rhythm guitarist, backing vocalist and songwriter for the Australian hard rock band AC/DC. Young was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2003, along with the other members of AC/DC... |
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| "Love Is in the Air Love Is in the Air "Love Is in the Air" is a 1977 disco song sung by John Paul Young. The song was written by George Young and Harry Vanda. It became his only worldwide hit during 1978, peaking at No. 2 on the Australian charts and No. 5 in the UK Singles Chart. In the United States, the song peaked at No. 7 on the... " |
John Paul Young John Paul Young John Paul Young is an Australian pop singer who had a 1978 worldwide hit with "Love Is in the Air"... |
Harry Vanda, George Young Vanda & Young Vanda & Young are Harry Vanda , and George Young... |
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Most Performed Blues & Roots Work |
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| Title | Artist | Writer | Result |
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| "Ashes" | The Beautiful Girls The Beautiful Girls The Beautiful Girls are an Australian band, predominantly playing roots music. They have released three EPs, Morning Sun, Goodtimes and Weight Of The World. Plus four full length albums, Learn Yourself, We're Already Gone, Ziggurats and Spooks. They played at Dusty Days on 15 March 2008 in Wagga... |
Matthew McHugh | ||||
| "Lets Take The Long Way Home" | The Beautiful Girls | Matthew McHugh | ||||
| "Daniel" | Lior Lior Lior is a male, independent Australian singer-songwriter based in Melbourne.-Career:In early 2005, Lior independently self-released his debut album Autumn Flow, certified gold by ARIA... |
Lior Attar | ||||
| "Somethings Gotta Give" | The John Butler Trio | John Butler John Butler (musician) John Charles Wiltshire-Butler or John Charles Butler is an Australian musician, songwriter, record label owner and producer... |
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| "What You Want What You Want What You Want is the second commercially available single/EP by Australian jam band the John Butler Trio from the album Sunrise Over Sea... " |
The John Butler Trio | John Butler | ||||
Most Performed Country Work |
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| "Hollywood" | Kasey Chambers Kasey Chambers Kasey Chambers is an Australian country singer-songwriter. She is the daughter of steel guitar player Bill Chambers, and the sister of musician and producer Nash Chambers.-Solo success:... |
Kasey Chambers | ||||
| "Pony" | Kasey Chambers | Kasey Chambers | ||||
| "Saturated" | Kasey Chambers | Kasey Chambers | ||||
| "Rainbow Dreams and Butterflies" | Beccy Cole Beccy Cole Beccy Cole is an Australian country music singer and songwriter. She has released six albums and won seven Golden Guitar awards.... |
Beccy Cole, Rod McCormack | ||||
| "She Still Believes" | Bella Bella (Australian band) Bella is a country music trio from the NSW Central Coast. The band was formed by Karen O'Shea, Lyn Bowtell and Kate Ballantyne and was originally called Anam Cara... |
Lyn Bowtell, Jerry Salley Jerry Salley Jerry Salley is an American country and bluegrass singer-songwriter. Salley won SESAC's 2003 "Country Music Songwriter of the Year” award.Salley has been writing and singing in Nashville, Tennessee since 1982... |
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Most Performed Dance Work |
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| "I Am Tha 1" | Mr Timothy featuring Inaya Day Inaya Day Inaya Day is an American singer, best known for her vocal work on house music tracks such as "Horny" by Mousse T, and her cover version of "Nasty Girl" by Prince protege Vanity 6.-Early career:... |
Tim Dudfield, Inaya Day, Bradford Pinto, Gary Pinto | ||||
| "Natural" | Infusion Infusion (band) Infusion is an Australian electronica band from Wollongong who are known for their energetic live performances and long résumé of remixes. Founding members Jamie Stevens and Manuel Sharrad met in Wollongong, where they both went to high school. Though third member Frank Xavier also hails from... |
Francis Xavier, Manuel Sharrad, Jamie Stevens | ||||
| "Sunshine Eyes" | Paulmac Paul Mac Paul Mac is a musician, producer and music remixer from Sydney, Australia. He was classically trained at Sydney's Conservatorium of Music. Paul Mac formed the bands Smash Mac Mac, Itch-e And Scratch-e, The Lab, and The Dissociatives, as well as releasing two records under his own name... |
Paul F. McDermott | ||||
| "Tilt My Hat" | Andy J Sgt Slick Sgt Slick is a house music DJ and electronic music producer from Melbourne, Australia, sometimes known as Andy J.Sgt Slick's track "White Treble, Black Bass" peaked at No. 9 on the Australian ARIA Singles Chart. It topped club charts in Australia and Europe. Sgt Slick won the 'Best Dance... |
Andrew Farriss Andrew Farriss Andrew Charles Farriss is a rock musician , best known as the keyboardist and main composer for the Australian band INXS.-Career:... , Michael Hutchence Michael Hutchence Michael Kelland John Hutchence was an Australian musician and actor. He was the founding lead singer-songwriter of rock band :INXS from 1977 to his death in 1997, a period of twenty years. Hutchence was a member of short-lived pop rock group Max Q and recorded solo material which was released... |
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| "Way to Go! Way to Go! "Way to Go!" is the second single by Rogue Traders from their second album Here Come the Drums, released in 2005. It was released as the third single in the United Kingdom in May mainly as a download release. It is the first release under the famous "Rogue Traders" logo. In the UK, the single had a... " |
Rogue Traders Rogue Traders Rogue Traders are an Australian electronic pop rock band fronted by Melinda "Mindi" Jackson with James Ash on keyboards, Tim Henwood on guitars and Peter Marin on drums. The group's original members met in London in 1989. Before forming Rogue Traders, Ash and Davis worked together on many... |
Jamie Appleby James Ash James Ash , is an English-born Australian musician, songwriter and record producer. He is the co-founder and keyboardist of Australian electro-rock group, the Rogue Traders... , Isaac Moran |
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Most Performed Foreign Work |
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| "Bad Day Bad Day (Daniel Powter song) "Bad Day" is a song written and performed by Canadian singer-songwriter Daniel Powter. It was released as the first single from his second album Daniel Powter and achieved the #1 spot in the U.S. and Ireland. In the U.S... " |
Daniel Powter Daniel Powter Daniel Richard Powter is a Canadian recording artist. He is known for his hit "Bad Day", which spent five weeks atop the Billboard Hot 100. Powter became the only act to register the #1 hit of the year but chart no other Hot 100 hit.- Life and career :Powter grew up in Vernon, in the... |
Daniel Powter | ||||
| "Beautiful Soul Beautiful Soul (song) "Beautiful Soul" is a song recorded by Jesse McCartney. It was released as his first single and the first single from his debut album, Beautiful Soul at the end of 2004 in North America and Oceania. The single charted in several countries in Europe in 2006, including the UK. It was a number one hit... " |
Jesse McCartney Jesse McCartney Jesse McCartney is an American singer-songwriter, actor and voice actor. McCartney achieved fame in the late 1990s on the daytime drama All My Children as JR Chandler. He later joined boy band Dream Street, and eventually branched out into a solo musical career... |
Andrew Dodd, Adam Watts | ||||
| "Lonely No More Lonely No More "Lonely No More" is the first single from Rob Thomas's debut album, …Something to Be. It became his second big solo hit and his biggest solo hit to date. The song peaked inside the Top 10 at #6 on the Billboard Hot 100 and peaked at #11 in the UK... " |
Rob Thomas Rob Thomas (musician) Robert Kelly "Rob" Thomas is an American rock recording artist and songwriter. He is the primary songwriter and lead singer of the band Matchbox Twenty. Thomas also records and performs as a solo artist... |
Rob Thomas | ||||
| "Shiver Shiver (Natalie Imbruglia song) "Shiver" is Natalie Imbruglia's first single from her third album release Counting Down the Days and it is her 8th single overall. The song and the music video received a lot of airplay on radio stations and music channels. It is considered a turntable hit worldwide, charting in some countries and... " |
Natalie Imbruglia Natalie Imbruglia Natalie Jane Imbruglia is an Australian singer-songwriter, model and actress. In the early 1990s, Imbruglia was known to audiences as Beth Brennan in the popular Australian soap Neighbours. Three years after leaving the programme, Imbruglia launched a singing career with the international hit,... |
Francis White Eg White Francis Anthony "Eg" White is a British musician, songwriter and producer. White is primarily known for his work with successful commercial pop acts such as Adele, Duffy, Will Young and James Morrison... , Sheppard Solomon Sheppard Solomon Sheppard Solomon is an American songwriter.-Biography:Solomon attended the Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Music & Art and Performing Arts in New York citr, upon graduation he formed two bands with signed to EMI and SIRE respectively... , Natalie Imbruglia |
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| "Since U Been Gone Since U Been Gone "Since U Been Gone" is a song written and produced by Max Martin and Lukasz "Dr. Luke" Gottwald for American singer Kelly Clarkson. The song was released as the second single from her second album, Breakaway in the US and Australia and was released as the first single in Europe... " |
Kelly Clarkson Kelly Clarkson Kelly Brianne Clarkson is an American pop rock singer-songwriter and actress. Clarkson came into prominence after becoming the winner of the inaugural season of the television series American Idol in 2002 and would later become the runner-up in the television special World Idol in 2003.In 2003,... |
Martin Sandberg Max Martin Martin Karl Sandberg, known professionally as Max Martin, is a Swedish music producer and songwriter. Raised in Stenhamra, a suburb of Stockholm, Sweden, he broke through as a producer and songwriter in the mid to late 1990s after crafting a string of hits for pop artists like the Backstreet Boys,... , Lukasz Gottwald Dr. Luke Lukasz Gottwald , better known as Dr. Luke, is an American songwriter, record producer, and remixer. Luke performed with the Saturday Night Live Band for ten seasons until 2007. He has co-written and co-produced a string of commercially successful songs... |
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Most Performed Jazz Work |
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| "Goodbye Greg" | Sidecar | John Hibbard | ||||
| "Grace" | Sam Keevers, Jamie Oehlers | Sam Keevers | ||||
| "Mosquito Mosquito/See Through Mosquito/See Through is the twelfth album by Australian improvised music trio The Necks first released as a 2 CD set on the Fish of Milk label in 2004 and later on the ReR label internationally. The album features two hour-long tracks, titled "Mosqito" and "See Through", performed by Chris... " |
The Necks The Necks The Necks are an experimental jazz trio from Sydney, Australia, comprising Chris Abrahams on piano and Hammond organ, Tony Buck on drums, percussion and electric guitar and Lloyd Swanton on bass guitar and double bass... |
Lloyd Swanton Lloyd Swanton Lloyd Stuart Swanton is an Australian jazz double bassist/bass guitarist and composer, based in Sydney. Swanton was a member of Dynamic Hepnotics in 1986 and co-founded, jazz trio The Necks in 1987 with Chris Abrahams and Tony Buck.... , Christopher Abrahams Chris Abrahams Chris Abrahams is a Sydney-based pianist, best known for his jazz work.Abrahams has been a member of the Benders, the Laughing Clowns, The Sparklers and The Necks. He has recorded several solo albums, as well as collaborations with Melanie Oxley from the Sparklers... , Anthony Buck Tony Buck Tony Buck is a drummer and percussionist. He graduated from the New South Wales Conservatorium of Music , becoming involved in the Australian jazz scene.... |
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| "Shoalhaven Sunrise" | Sydney Allstar Big Band | Graham Jesse | ||||
| "Silverland" | Paul Grabowsky Paul Grabowsky -Biography:Grabowsky was born on 27 September 1958 in Lae, Papua New Guinea; his father Alistair had lived in Papua New Guinea with his wife Charlotte since the 1930s working on oil rigs, building roads, flying planes and playing the drums... |
Paul Grabowsky | ||||
Most Performed Urban Work |
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| "Funk U Up Funk U Up "Funk U Up" is the third single from Joel Turner and the Modern Day Poets' self-titled album Joel Turner and the Modern Day Poets.The song is a blend of hip-hop and Turner’s 70s funk guitar stylings. The rapping is courtesy of the Modern Day Poets, while Turner performs the instrumentation, chorus,... " |
Joel Turner and the Modern Day Poets Joel Turner (musician) Joel Turner is an Australian beatboxer, singer, songwriter, instrumentalist and record producer best known for the Australian hit song "These Kids". As a beatboxer, he is recognised for his raw power, deep bass, and trademark sounds such as his "third voice", cowbell, teeth beats and bass guitar... |
Joel Turner, Tim Turner, Chris Heiner | ||||
| "These Kids These Kids "These Kids" is the first single from Joel Turner and the Modern Day Poets' self-titled debut album Joel Turner and the Modern Day Poets. The song was written in December 2001, with the music composed by Turner and the lyrics written by his older brother Tim ."These Kids" achieved huge success in... " |
Joel Turner and the Modern Day Poets | Joel Turner, Tim Turner, Chris Heiner | ||||
| "Kryptonite" | Guy Sebastian Guy Sebastian Guy Theodore Sebastian is an Australian pop, R&B, and soul singer-songwriter who was the first winner of Australian Idol in 2003. He is currently a judge on the Australian version of The X Factor. Sebastian has released six top ten platinum/multi platinum albums, including a number-one and... |
Guy Sebastian, Beau Dozier | ||||
| "Oh Oh" | Guy Sebastian | Guy Sebastian, Jarred Rogers | ||||
| "You Make Me Weak You Make Me Weak "You Make Me Weak" was the debut single by Australian R&B star Jade MacRae. The song was released in October, 2004, to critical acclaim and a highly anticipated launch by the Australia underground urban scene.... " |
Jade MacRae Jade MacRae Jade MacRae is an Australian R&B/Soul singer and the daughter of two professional New Zealand musicians living in the UK. Her debut single "You Make Me Weak" debuted in the top 50 of the Australian singles charts in November 2004... |
Jade MacRae, Israel Cruz Israel (singer) Israel Cruz is an Australian singer-songwriter and record producer.-Albums:-Singles:- Songwriting credits :*Elen Levon**"Naughty" *Jessica Mauboy**"Been Waiting" **"What Happened to Us"... |
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Classical Music Awards |
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Best Composition by an Australian Composer |
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| Mysterium Cosmographicum | Michael Smetanin | |||||
Best Performance of an Australian Composition |
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| Line Drawing | James Ledger | Genevieve Lacey, West Australian Symphony West Australian Symphony Orchestra The West Australian Symphony Orchestra , often known as the "Orchestra of the West", is the premier professional orchestra of the state of Western Australia.-History:... |
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| Thousands of Bundled Straw | David Young | Libra Ensemble | ||||
| Mysterium Cosmographicum | Michael Smetanin | Lisa Moore, Sydney Symphony Sydney Symphony Orchestra The Sydney Symphony Orchestra , commonly known as the Sydney Symphony, is an Australian symphony orchestra based in Sydney... |
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| String Quartet #16 | Peter Sculthorpe Peter Sculthorpe Peter Joshua Sculthorpe AO OBE is an Australian composer. Much of his music has resulted from an interest in the music of Australia's neighbours as well as from the impulse to bring together aspects of native Australian music with that of the heritage of the West... |
Tokyo String Quartet Tokyo String Quartet The is an international string quartet.The group formed in 1969 at the Juilliard School of Music. The founding members attended the Toho Gakuen School of Music in Tokyo, where they studied with Professor Hideo Saito. Soon after its formation the Quartet won First Prizes at the Coleman Competition,... |
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Instrumental Work of the Year |
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| Coomera, A Place of Trees | Dulcie Holland | Southern Cross Soloists | ||||
| Floating World | David Chesworth David Chesworth David Chesworth is an award-winning Australian-based composer and installation artist. Known for his experimental, and at times minimalist music, he has worked in rock groups, classical ensembles, theatre, opera... |
David Chesworth Ensemble | ||||
| Panopticon | David Chesworth | David Chesworth Ensemble | ||||
| Wait a While | David Chesworth | David Chesworth Ensemble | ||||
Long-Term Contribution to the Advancement of Australian Music |
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| Roger Covell Roger Covell Roger David Covell AM is an eminent Australian musicologist, critic and author. He is Professor Emeritus in the School of English, Media and Performing Arts at the University of New South Wales, in Sydney, and continues to contribute articles and reviews to the Sydney Morning Herald, where he... |
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| ELISION Ensemble ELISION Ensemble The ELISION Ensemble is a chamber ensemble specialising in contemporary classical music,concentrating on the creation and presentation of new works.... |
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| Lyn Williams | ||||||
Orchestral Work of the Year |
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| Blue Rags | Ian Munro Ian Munro (pianist) Ian Munro is an Australian pianist, composer, writer and music educator. His career has taken him to over 30 countries in Europe, Asia, North America and Australasia.-Biography:... |
Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra The Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra is a symphony orchestra based in Hobart, Tasmania, Australia. It is the smallest of the six orchestras established by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation .-Activities:... |
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| Cello Dreaming Orchestral Version | Peter Sculthorpe Peter Sculthorpe Peter Joshua Sculthorpe AO OBE is an Australian composer. Much of his music has resulted from an interest in the music of Australia's neighbours as well as from the impulse to bring together aspects of native Australian music with that of the heritage of the West... |
Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra | ||||
| Oboe Concerto | Ross Edwards Ross Edwards (composer) Ross Edwards is an Australian composer of a wide variety of music including orchestral and chamber music, choral music, children's music, opera and film music. He is not to be confused with a British up and coming singer-songwriter of the same name.-Life:Ross Edwards was born in Sydney... |
Diana Doherty, Melbourne Symphony Orchestra Melbourne Symphony Orchestra The Melbourne Symphony Orchestra is an orchestra based in Melbourne, Australia. It has 100 permanent musicians. Melbourne has the longest continuous history of orchestral music of any Australian city and the MSO is the oldest professional orchestra in Australia... |
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| Quamby | Peter Sculthorpe | Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra | ||||
Outstanding Contribution by an Individual |
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| Barbara Blackman | philanthropy to fine music in Australia | |||||
| Dindy Vaughan | music CD inspired by an environmental theme of water management | |||||
Outstanding Contribution by an Organisation |
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| Queensland Conservatorium Research Centre, Griffith University Griffith University Griffith University is a public, coeducational, research university located in the southeastern region of the Australian state of Queensland. The university has five satellite campuses located in the Gold Coast, Logan City and in the Brisbane suburbs of Mount Gravatt, Nathan and South Bank. Current... |
Encounters: Meetings in Australian Music program – curated by Vincent Plush | |||||
| New Music Network | 2005 Activities | |||||
| Sydney Children's Choir | 2005 Activities | |||||
Outstanding Contribution to Australian Music in Education |
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| Australian String Association (AUSTA) | 30th Year in 2005 | |||||
| Melbourne Symphony Orchestra Melbourne Symphony Orchestra The Melbourne Symphony Orchestra is an orchestra based in Melbourne, Australia. It has 100 permanent musicians. Melbourne has the longest continuous history of orchestral music of any Australian city and the MSO is the oldest professional orchestra in Australia... |
Community Outreach 2005 Program | |||||
| Music Viva in Schools Musica Viva Australia Musica Viva Australia is the oldest independent performing arts organisation in Australia and the world's largest entrepreneur of chamber music. It was formed in 1945 in Sydney by violist Richard Goldner... |
25th Year in 2005 | |||||
Outstanding Contribution to Australian Music in a Regional Area |
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| Organisation | Work | Result |
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| Chris Earl | contribution to the brass and wind band community in Australia | |||||
| Sarah Hopkins | composition and performance of Childers Shining: One World | |||||
| Tura New Music | Voices over WA (Kimberley and Pilbara, Western Australia) | |||||
Vocal or Choral Work of the Year |
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| Title | Composer | Performer | Result |
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| Journey to the Horseshoe Bend | Andrew Shultz, Gordon Williams | Ntaria Ladies Choir, Sydney Philharmonia Motet Choir, Sydney Symphony | ||||
| Lindy | Moya Henderson Moya Henderson Moya Henderson is an Australian composer.A graduate of the University of Queensland, Henderson also studied in Germany with Karlheinz Stockhausen after which she became a lecturer at the University of Sydney... |
Opera Australia Opera Australia Opera Australia is the principal opera company in Australia. Based in Sydney, its performance season at the Sydney Opera House runs for approximately eight months of the year, with the remainder of its time spent in the The Arts Centre in Melbourne... |
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| Southern Star (excerpts) | Christopher Willcock Chris Willcock Christopher Willcock is an Australian Jesuit priest and one of the most prolific and frequently published Catholic composers of liturgical music. Willcock studied music at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music and was ordained to the Priesthood in 1977. He then pursued doctoral studies in... , Michael Leunig Michael Leunig Michael Leunig , typically referred to as Leunig, is an Australian poet, cartoonist and cultural commentator. His best known works include The Adventures of Vasco Pyjama and the Curly Flats series... |
Sydney Chamber Choir Sydney Chamber Choir Following its formation in 1975, the Sydney Chamber Choir quickly established itself as a champion of Renaissance Music, especially the works of Josquin des Prez. Under the leadership of founding director Nicholas Routley, the choir was also a pioneer in revitalising Sydney performances of Bach and... , Marshall McGuire Marshall McGuire Marshall McGuire is a renowned Australian harpist, teacher, conductor and musical administrator. He has been described as the world's greatest champion of new music for the harp. Tristram Cary has written "A new school of harp music is emerging from the enterprise of this innovative master... |
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Screen Music Awards |
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Feature Film Score of the Year |
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| Title | Composer | Result |
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| Half Light | Brett Rosenberg | |||||
| The Caterpillar Wish The Caterpillar Wish The Caterpillar Wish is a 2006 Australian coming-of-age film, directed by Sandra Sciberras and starring and ensemble cast including Victoria Thaine, Susie Porter and Philip Quast. It was filmed in and around Robe, South Australia... |
Burkhard Dallwitz Burkhard Dallwitz Burkhard von Dallwitz is a German-born composer based in Melbourne, Australia. He was born near Frankfurt and began ten years of classical piano training at the age of eight. By thirteen he was writing songs and music, and from fifteen, Burkhard wrote, arranged and performed for various musical... |
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| The Proposition The Proposition The Proposition is a 2005 western film directed by John Hillcoat and written by screenwriter and musician Nick Cave. It stars Guy Pearce, Ray Winstone, Emily Watson, John Hurt, Danny Huston and David Wenham. The film's production completed in 2004 and was followed by a wide 2005 release in... |
Nick Cave Nick Cave Nicholas Edward "Nick" Cave is an Australian musician, songwriter, author, screenwriter, and occasional film actor.He is best known for his work as a frontman of the critically acclaimed rock band Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, established in 1984, a group known for its eclectic influences and... , Warren Ellis Warren Ellis Warren Girard Ellis is an English author of comics, novels, and television, who is well-known for sociocultural commentary, both through his online presence and through his writing, which covers transhumanist themes... |
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| Wolf Creek Wolf Creek (film) Wolf Creek is a 2005 independent Australian horror film written, co-produced and directed by Greg McLean. The story revolves around three backpackers who find themselves held captive by a serial killer in the Australian outback... |
Francois Tetaz Francois Tetaz François "Franc" Tétaz is an Australian film composer and music producer, who won the Australasian Performing Right Association / Australian Guild of Screen Composers 2006 'Feature Film Score of the Year' Award for Wolf Creek .-Biography:In 1992, François Tétaz with Charles Tétaz and Darrin... |
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Best Music for an Advertisement |
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| Title | Composer | Result |
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| McDonald's McDonald's McDonald's Corporation is the world's largest chain of hamburger fast food restaurants, serving around 64 million customers daily in 119 countries. Headquartered in the United States, the company began in 1940 as a barbecue restaurant operated by the eponymous Richard and Maurice McDonald; in 1948... – "Inner Child" |
Elliott Wheeler | |||||
| NZ Maritime SF | Rafael May | |||||
| Pepsi Pepsi Pepsi is a carbonated soft drink that is produced and manufactured by PepsiCo... – "Samba Legs" |
Martin Eden, Carlos Mora | |||||
| YoGo YoGo YoGo is an Australian brand of custard snacks owned by Japanese multinational company National Foods. Despite its name, YoGo does not have the typical flavour of yoghurt, and is a high sugar dessert which contains less protein than yogurt... – "Megabot" |
Michael Lira | |||||
Best Music for Children's Television |
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| Title | Composer | Result |
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| Blinky Bill's White Christmas | Guy Gross | |||||
| Faireez – "Episode 40" | Christopher Elves | |||||
| The Eggs The Eggs The Eggs is an Australian children's animated television program that first screened on the Nine Network in 2004 and then Disney Channel Australia. There are 52 episodes of 12 minutes duration... – "Episode 23" |
Anthony Byrne, Brendan Byrne | |||||
| Tracey McBean Tracey McBean Tracey McBean is a series of children's books drawn and written by Mary Small and Arthur Filloy about Tracey McBean, a young Australian female inventor who was the protagonist and main character in the series... |
Nerida Tyson-Chew | |||||
Best Music for a Documentary |
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| Title | Composer | Result |
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| Cape of Storms | Michael Yezerski Michael Yezerski Michael Yezerski is an award-winning Australian composer known for his scores for features film such as The Waiting City, The Black Balloon , Newcastle, and Thursday's Fictions, as well as collaborations with the Australian Chamber Orchestra and the Gondwana Voices Children's Choir Michael Yezerski... , Richard Tognetti Richard Tognetti Richard Leo Tognetti, AO is an Australian violinist, composer and conductor. He is currently Artistic Director and Leader of the Australian Chamber Orchestra and Artistic Director of the Maribor Festival in Maribor, Slovenia.... , Afro Moses, Chris Nelius |
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| Frocks Off | Carla Thackrah | |||||
| Treasure Fleet | Gerard Fitzgerald, Evan Roberts | |||||
| Unfolding Florence: The Many Lives of Florence Broadhurst Unfolding Florence: The Many Lives of Florence Broadhurst Unfolding Florence: The Many Lives of Florence Broadhurst, also known as A Colourful Life, is a 2006 documentary/drama based on the life of Florence Broadhurst. Starring Felicity Price, the film was written by Katherine Thomson and directed by Gillian Armstrong... |
Paul Grabowsky Paul Grabowsky -Biography:Grabowsky was born on 27 September 1958 in Lae, Papua New Guinea; his father Alistair had lived in Papua New Guinea with his wife Charlotte since the 1930s working on oil rigs, building roads, flying planes and playing the drums... |
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Best Music for a Mini-Series or Telemovie |
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| Title | Composer | Result |
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| The Incredible Journey of Mary Bryant The Incredible Journey of Mary Bryant The Incredible Journey of Mary Bryant is a 2005 film loosely based on the life of Mary Bryant, a Cornish girl convicted of petty theft and is transported to the Australian Penal Colony on the First Fleet with other prisoners bound for Botany Bay. It is written by Peter Berry and directed by Peter... |
Iva Davies Iva Davies Iva Davies , is the frontman for Australian electro/new wave/rock band Icehouse.-Biography:... |
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| The Silence | Antony Partos | |||||
| The Society Murders | Cezary Skubiszewski Cezary Skubiszewski Cezary Skubiszewski, born 1949, Warsaw, Poland, is an Polish Australian composer for film, television and orchestra.Migrating from Poland to Australia in 1974, he studied the piano from the age of six. He currently lives in East St Kilda, Melbourne... |
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| Thursday's Fictions | Michael Yezerski Michael Yezerski Michael Yezerski is an award-winning Australian composer known for his scores for features film such as The Waiting City, The Black Balloon , Newcastle, and Thursday's Fictions, as well as collaborations with the Australian Chamber Orchestra and the Gondwana Voices Children's Choir Michael Yezerski... |
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Best Music for a Short Film |
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| Title | Composer | Result |
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| Gargoyle | Sean Timms | |||||
| Gloomy Valentine | Elliott Wheeler | |||||
| Gustavo | Jonathan Nix | |||||
| Sub- | Basil Hogios | |||||
Best Music for a Television Series or Serial |
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| Series or Serial | Episode title | Composer | Result |
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| McLeod's Daughters McLeod's Daughters McLeod's Daughters is a Logie award-winning Australian drama series that aired on the Nine Network from 2001 to 2009. It tells the story of two sisters, Claire and Tess McLeod, who are reunited after they inherit the family farm... |
"Episode 146" | Alastair Ford | ||||
| MDA MDA (TV series) MDA is an Australian television series that aired between 2002 and 2005 on the Australian Broadcasting Corporation . It concerned the day-to-day operation of legal firm MDA, which specialised in medical defence.-Synopsis:... |
"Episode 7" | Chris Neal | ||||
| Peking to Paris | Roger Mason Roger Mason (musician) Roger Ashley Mason is an Australian keyboardist who has been a member of New Wave groups Models, Absent Friends and Icehouse. He was a session and backing musician for United Kingdom's Gary Numan and for various Australian artists... |
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| Supernova Supernova (TV series) Supernova is a British comedy television programme produced by Hartswood Films and jointly commissioned by the BBC in the UK and UKTV in Australia. It follows Dr Paul Hamilton , a Welsh astronomer, who leaves a dull academic post and unloved girlfriend for a new job at the Royal Australian... |
Paul Healy, Russell Thornton | |||||
Best Original Song Composed for the Screen |
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| Song title | Work | Composer | Result |
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| "Christmas In Australia" | Blinky Bill's White Christmas | Guy Gross, John Palmer | ||||
| "Nobody But Me" | Elephant Tales | Frank Strangio | ||||
| "ARIA" | Thursday's Fictions | Michael Yezerski Michael Yezerski Michael Yezerski is an award-winning Australian composer known for his scores for features film such as The Waiting City, The Black Balloon , Newcastle, and Thursday's Fictions, as well as collaborations with the Australian Chamber Orchestra and the Gondwana Voices Children's Choir Michael Yezerski... |
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| "Indigeridoo" | We Can Be Heroes We Can Be Heroes: Finding The Australian of the Year We Can Be Heroes: Finding The Australian of the Year is an Australian mockumentary TV series created, written and starring Chris Lilley and directed by Matthew Saville.It follows the story of five unique Australians, who have each made a large achievement... |
Chris Lilley Chris Lilley (comedian) -External links:****... , Bryony Marks |
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Best Soundtrack Album |
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| Title | Composer | Result |
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| R.A.N. RAN Remote Area Nurse (TV series) RAN is an Australian television program , filmed entirely on Masig Island in the tropical Torres Strait north of the Cape York Peninsula, the northern-most part of Australia , and the border with Papua New Guinea.This is an important series to Torres Strait Islanders, but also to the... |
David Bridie David Bridie David Bridie is a musician from Melbourne, Australia. Bridie first rose to prominence as a member of Not Drowning, Waving, which he started in the early 1980s with guitarist John Phillips. They released four albums on Australian independent labels to some level of critical acclaim and very limited... , Albert David, Kadu, Key Torres Strait Island Composers |
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| Solo | Damian de Boos-Smith, Martyn Love | |||||
| The Caterpillar Wish The Caterpillar Wish The Caterpillar Wish is a 2006 Australian coming-of-age film, directed by Sandra Sciberras and starring and ensemble cast including Victoria Thaine, Susie Porter and Philip Quast. It was filmed in and around Robe, South Australia... |
Burkhard Dallwitz Burkhard Dallwitz Burkhard von Dallwitz is a German-born composer based in Melbourne, Australia. He was born near Frankfurt and began ten years of classical piano training at the age of eight. By thirteen he was writing songs and music, and from fifteen, Burkhard wrote, arranged and performed for various musical... |
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| Thursday's Fictions | Michael Yezerski Michael Yezerski Michael Yezerski is an award-winning Australian composer known for his scores for features film such as The Waiting City, The Black Balloon , Newcastle, and Thursday's Fictions, as well as collaborations with the Australian Chamber Orchestra and the Gondwana Voices Children's Choir Michael Yezerski... |
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Best Television Theme |
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| Title | Composer | Result |
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| The Chaser's War on Everything The Chaser's War on Everything The Chaser's War on Everything is an Australian television satirical comedy series broadcast on the Australian Broadcasting Corporation television station ABC1. It has won an AFI Award. The cast perform sketches mocking social and political issues, and often feature comedic publicity stunts... |
Andrew Hansen Andrew Hansen Andrew John Hansen is an Australian comedian and musician, best known for being a member of satirical team The Chaser... |
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| The Silence | Antony Partos | |||||
| Torino 2006 Winter Olympics 2006 Winter Olympics The 2006 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XX Olympic Winter Games, was a winter multi-sport event which was celebrated in Turin, Italy from February 10, 2006, through February 26, 2006. This marked the second time Italy hosted the Olympic Winter Games, the first being the VII Olympic Winter... |
Burkhard Dallwitz Burkhard Dallwitz Burkhard von Dallwitz is a German-born composer based in Melbourne, Australia. He was born near Frankfurt and began ten years of classical piano training at the age of eight. By thirteen he was writing songs and music, and from fifteen, Burkhard wrote, arranged and performed for various musical... |
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| We Can Be Heroes We Can Be Heroes: Finding The Australian of the Year We Can Be Heroes: Finding The Australian of the Year is an Australian mockumentary TV series created, written and starring Chris Lilley and directed by Matthew Saville.It follows the story of five unique Australians, who have each made a large achievement... |
Chris Lilley Chris Lilley (comedian) -External links:****... , Bryony Marks |
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International Achievement Award |
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| Artist | Result |
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| Peter Best Peter Best (composer) Peter Best is an award-winning Australian film composer who has contributed to such films as Doing Time for Patsy Cline , Muriel's Wedding , Crocodile Dundee , Crocodile Dundee II , Bliss and The Adventures of Barry McKenzie... |
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Most Performed Screen Composer - Australia |
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| Composer | Result |
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| Chris Harriott | ||||||
| Stephen Rae | ||||||
| Jay Stewart | ||||||
| Neil Sutherland | ||||||
Most Performed Screen Composer - Overseas |
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| Composer | Result |
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| Garry McDonald, Laurie Stone | ||||||
| Mark McDuff | ||||||
| Chris Pettifer | ||||||
| Neil Sutherland | ||||||