| APRA Music Awards of 2009 | ||||
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| Date | 23 June 2009 (2009-06-23) | |||
| Location | The Peninsula Melbourne, Australia | |||
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The Australasian Performing Right Association Awards of 2009 (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 23 June at the Peninsula in Melbourne, they were presented by APRA and the Australasian Mechanical Copyright Owners Society (AMCOS). The Classical Music Awards were distributed on 21 September at the Playhouse Theatre of the Sydney Opera House and are sponsored by APRA and the Australian Music Centre (AMC). The Screen Music Awards were issued on 2 November by APRA and Australian Guild of Screen Composers (AGSC) at the City Recital Hall, Sydney.
Awards
Nominees and winners with results indicated on the right.
APRA Music Awards | ||||||
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Song of the Year | ||||||
| Title | Artist | Writer | Result | |||
| "Can't Shake It" | Kate Miller-Heidke | Kate Miller-Heidke, Keir Nuttall | Nominated | |||
| "Dig, Lazarus, Dig!!!" | Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds | Nick Cave | Nominated | |||
| "Rattlin Bones" | Kasey Chambers & Shane Nicholson | Kasey Chambers, Shane Nicholson | Nominated | |||
| "Walking on a Dream" | Empire of the Sun | Jonathon Sloan, Luke Steele, Nick Littlemore | Nominated | |||
| "White Noise" | The Living End | Chris Cheney | Won | |||
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Songwriters of the Year | ||||||
| Writer | Artist | Result | ||||
| Kim Moyes, Julian Hamilton | The Presets | Won | ||||
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Breakthrough Songwriter Award | ||||||
| Writer | Artist | Result | ||||
| Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu | Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu | Won | ||||
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Ted Albert Award For Outstanding Services to Australian Music | ||||||
| Name | Result | |||||
| revoked | ||||||
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Most Played Australian Work | ||||||
| Title | Artist | Writer | Result | |||
| "Don't Hold Back" | The Potbelleez | David Greene, Ilan Kidron, Jonathan Murphy, Sam Littlemore | Nominated | |||
| "I Don't Do Surprises" | Axle Whitehead | Robert Conley, Axle Whitehead | Nominated | |||
| "Perfect" | Vanessa Amorosi | Vanessa Amorosi, David Franciosa | Nominated | |||
| "This Heart Attack" | Faker | Nathan Hudson | Won | |||
| "Untouched" | The Veronicas | Jessica Origliasso, Lisa Origliasso, Tobias Gad | Nominated | |||
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Most Played Australian Work Overseas | ||||||
| Title | Artist | Writer | Result | |||
| "Highway to Hell" | AC/DC | Bon Scott, Angus Young, Malcolm Young | Won | |||
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Most Played Foreign Work | ||||||
| Title | Artist | Writer | Result | |||
| "All Your Reasons" | Matchbox Twenty | Kyle Cook, Rob Thomas, Paul Doucette, Brian Yale | Won | |||
| "Bleeding Love" | Leona Lewis | Jesse McCartney, Ryan Tedder | Nominated | |||
| "Dream Catch Me" | Newton Faulkner | Newton Faulkner, Crispin Hunt, Gordon Mills | Nominated | |||
| "Pictures of You" | The Last Goodnight | Jeffrey Blue, Kurtis Henneberry, Michael Nadeau | Nominated | |||
| "Stop and Stare" | OneRepublic | Andrew Brown, Zachary Filkins, Eddie Fisher, Timothy Myers, Ryan Tedder | Nominated | |||
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Blues & Roots Work of the Year | ||||||
| Title | Artist | Writer | Result | |||
| "Cowboy Movie" | 8 Ball Aitken | 8 Ball Aitken | Nominated | |||
| "Heal Me" | Lior | Lior Attar, François Tétaz | Nominated | |||
| "Stay" | The Waifs | Josh Cunningham, Donna Simpson, Vikki Thorn, Brett Canning | Nominated | |||
| "Sun Dirt Water" | The Waifs | Josh Cunningham, Donna Simpson, Vikki Thorn | Nominated | |||
| "Sunshine" | Old Man River | Ohad Rein, Edo Kahn, Nadav Kahn | Won | |||
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Country Work of the Year | ||||||
| Title | Artist | Writer | Result | |||
| "Comin' From" / "Khe Sanh" | Adam Brand | Adam Brand, Sam Hawksley / Don Walker | Nominated | |||
| "Good Girls" | Amber Lawrence | Amber Lawrence | Nominated | |||
| "I'm Doin' Alright" | Adam Harvey | Adam Harvey, Phillip Buckle | Nominated | |||
| "Long Live the Girls" | Sara Storer | Sara Storer, Boh Runga | Nominated | |||
| "Rattlin Bones" | Kasey Chambers & Shane Nicholson | Kasey Chambers, Shane Nicholson | Won | |||
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Dance Work of the Year | ||||||
| Title | Artist | Writer | Result | |||
| "Are You With Me" | The Potbelleez | David Greene, Ilan Kidron, Jonathan Murphy, Sam Littlemore | Nominated | |||
| "Don't Hold Back" | The Potbelleez | David Greene, Ilan Kidron, Jonathan Murphy, Sam Littlemore | Won | |||
| "Don't You Wanna Feel" | Rogue Traders | Jamie Appleby, Steven Davis, Natalie Bassingthwaighte, Dougal Drummond | Nominated | |||
| "Kansas City" | Sneaky Sound System | Angus McDonald, Connie Mitchell | Nominated | |||
| "This Boy's in Love" | The Presets | Julian Hamilton, Kim Moyes | Nominated | |||
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Jazz Work of the Year | ||||||
| Title | Artist | Writer | Result | |||
| "Beyond Both Worlds" | Shannon-Goodrich Ensemble | Elissa Goodrich | Nominated | |||
| "Moments and Eternities" | Joe Chindamo | Joe Chindamo | Nominated | |||
| "Something Will Come to Light" | Joe Chindamo | Joe Chindamo | Won | |||
| "Raindrop" | Paul Grabowsky | Paul Grabowsky | Nominated | |||
| "Sailing Day" | Shannon-Goodrich Ensemble | Clare Shannon | Nominated | |||
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Urban Work of the Year | ||||||
| Title | Artist | Writer | Result | |||
| "City of Dreams" | Joel Turner featuring C4 & KNO | Joel Turner, Shaunn Diamond, Chris Heiner, Kitchener Wesche | Nominated | |||
| "In the Basement" | Jade MacRae | Jade MacRae, Arnthor Birgisson | Nominated | |||
| "Running Back" | Jessica Mauboy featuring Flo Rida | Jessica Mauboy, Audius Mtawarira, Sean Ray | Won | |||
| "The Sea Is Rising" | Bliss n Eso | Max MacKinnon, Jonathan Notley, Noam Dishon | Nominated | |||
| "Woodstock 2008" | Bliss N Eso | Max MacKinnon, Jonathan Notley, Noam Dishon | Nominated | |||
Classical Music Awards | ||||||
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Best Composition by an Australian Composer | ||||||
| Title | Composer | Result | ||||
| Black Dogs | Iain Grandage | Nominated | ||||
| jeu fabriqué | Daniel Blinkhorn | Nominated | ||||
| Monh | Georges Lentz | Won | ||||
| The Red Tree | Michael Yezerski, Richard Tognetti | Nominated | ||||
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Best Performance of an Australian Composition | ||||||
| Title | Composer | Performer | Result | |||
| Learning to Howl | Andrew Ford | Arcko Symphonic Project | Nominated | |||
| String Quartet No. 3 | Richard Mills | Jerusalem Quartet | Nominated | |||
| Symphony No. 7 Scenes from Daily Life | Carl Vine | West Australian Symphony Orchestra | Won | |||
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Instrumental Work of the Year | ||||||
| Title | Composer | Performer | Result | |||
| Blue Rags | Ian Munro | Ian Munro | Nominated | |||
| Kashmir Remembered | Tony Gould | Tony Gould (piano), David Jones (percussion), Imogen Manins (cello) | Nominated | |||
| Rivera Mountain | John Sangster | Tony Gould (piano), David Jones (percussion), Imogen Manins (cello) | Nominated | |||
| The River Meets the Sea | Tony Gould, David Jones, Imogen Manins | Tony Gould (piano), David Jones (percussion), Imogen Manins (cello) | Won | |||
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Long-Term Contribution to the Advancement of Australian Music | ||||||
| Artist or Organisation | Result | |||||
| Gwen Bennett | Won | |||||
| Jon Rose | Nominated | |||||
| Sydney Symphony's Education Program, Meet the Music Series | Nominated | |||||
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Orchestral Work of the Year | ||||||
| Title | Composer | Performer | Result | |||
| Kalkadungu | Matthew Hindson, William Barton | Sydney Symphony, William Barton (didgeridoo), Richard Gill (conductor) | Nominated | |||
| Noumen | Robert Dahm | Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, Reinbert de Leeuw (conductor) | Nominated | |||
| Palm Court Suite | Graeme Koehne | Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra, Richard Mills (conductor) | Nominated | |||
| Tivoli Dances | Graeme Koehne | Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra, Richard Mills (conductor) | Won | |||
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Outstanding Contribution by an Individual | ||||||
| Individual | Work | Result | ||||
| Riley Lee | 2008 World Shakuhachi Festival | Won | ||||
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Outstanding Contribution by an Organisation | ||||||
| Organisation | Work | Result | ||||
| Canberra International Music Festival Committee | Canberra International Music Festival 2008 | Nominated | ||||
| MLC School | MLC School (Sydney) Music Department | Nominated | ||||
| Performing Australian Music Competition Committee | Performing Australian Music Competition (PAMC) | Nominated | ||||
| Topology | 2008 Brisbane Powerhouse Series | Won | ||||
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Outstanding Contribution to Australian Music in Education | ||||||
| Organisation | Work | Result | ||||
| Music Viva in Schools | Music Generator Project | Nominated | ||||
| Sibelius and Ensemble Offspring | Sibelius Composer Awards 2008 | Nominated | ||||
| Southern Cross Soloists | Sunwater and Stanwell Winter Music School | Won | ||||
| Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra (TSO) | TSO Australian Composers' School | Nominated | ||||
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Outstanding Contribution to Australian Music in a Regional Area | ||||||
| Organisation | Work | Result | ||||
| Publications by Wirripang | 2008 Activities | Nominated | ||||
| Southern Cross Soloists | Bangalow Music Festival | Nominated | ||||
| TaikOz | The Gathering Tour | Nominated | ||||
| Tura New Music and the Australian Art Orchestra | Crossing Roper Bar Tour | Won | ||||
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Vocal or Choral Work of the Year | ||||||
| Title | Composer | Result | ||||
| A Flock of Stars | Lyn Williams | Won | ||||
Screen Music Awards | ||||||
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Best Feature Film Score | ||||||
| Title | Composer | Result | ||||
| Australia | David Hirschfelder | Nominated | ||||
| Balibo | Lisa Gerrard | Won | ||||
| Disgrace | Graeme Koehne, Antony Partos | Nominated | ||||
| Two Fists, One Heart | David Bridie | Nominated | ||||
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Best Music for an Advertisement | ||||||
| Title | Composer | Result | ||||
| Earth Hour Candle "Everybody's Singing This Song" | Elliott Wheeler | Nominated | ||||
| H & R Block "Paper Man" | Scott Langley | Nominated | ||||
| Wedgewood "Timeless" | Basil Hogios | Nominated | ||||
| Optus "Whale Song" | Bruce Heald | Won | ||||
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Best Music for Children's Television | ||||||
| Title | Composer | Result | ||||
| Dex Hamilton: Alien Entomologist | Guy Gross | Nominated | ||||
| Figaro Pho | Michael Darren, Luke Jurevicius | Nominated | ||||
| Master Raindrop | Russell Thornton | Nominated | ||||
| The Adventures of Charlotte and Henry | Sean Peter | Won | ||||
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Best Music for a Documentary | ||||||
| Title | Composer | Result | ||||
| Contact | Antony Partos | Nominated | ||||
| Death of the Megabeasts | Ash Gibson Greig | Nominated | ||||
| Rainforest, the Secret of Life | Yantra de Vilder | Nominated | ||||
| Sidney Nolan: Mask and Memory | Amanda Brown | Won | ||||
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Best Music for a Mini-Series or Telemovie | ||||||
| Title | Composer | Result | ||||
| False Witness | Burkhard Dallwitz | Nominated | ||||
| Saved | Antony Partos | Nominated | ||||
| The Informant | Eric Chapus | Nominated | ||||
| The Last Confession of Alexander Pearce | Roger Mason | Won | ||||
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Best Music for a Short Film | ||||||
| Title | Composer | Result | ||||
| Dear Diary | Alan Harding | Nominated | ||||
| Liebermans in the Sky | Pete E Neville | Nominated | ||||
| Lucy Wants to Kill Herself | Brett Aplin | Won | ||||
| The Cat Piano | Benjamin Speed | Nominated | ||||
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Best Music for a Television Series or Serial | ||||||
| Series or Serial | Episode title | Composer | Result | |||
| Bogan Pride | "Episode 6 – The Dance Battle" | Michael Lira | Nominated | |||
| McLeod's Daughters | "Episode 224 – The Long Paddock" | Alastair Ford | Won | |||
| Rush | "Episode 11" | Stephen Rae | Nominated | |||
| Underbelly: A Tale of Two Cities | "Episode 9 – Judas Kiss" | Burkhard Dallwitz | Nominated | |||
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Best Original Song Composed for the Screen | ||||||
| Song title | Work | Composer | Result | |||
| "Balibo" | Balibo | Ego Lemos | Won | |||
| "By the Boab Tree" | Australia | Angela Little, Baz Luhrmann, Felix Meagher, Anton Monsted, Schuyler Weis | Nominated | |||
| "Mother's Lament" | Essence of the Game | Jamie Saxe | Nominated | |||
| "This Isn't Easy" | Chandon Pictures | Cameron Bruce | Nominated | |||
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Best Soundtrack Album | ||||||
| Title | Composer | Result | ||||
| Australia | various | Nominated | ||||
| Balibo | various | Nominated | ||||
| Death Defying Acts | Cezary Skubiszewski | Won | ||||
| Restraint | Elliott Wheeler | Nominated | ||||
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Best Television Theme | ||||||
| Title | Composer | Result | ||||
| Carla Cametti PD | Cezary Skubiszewski, Jan Skubiszewski | Nominated | ||||
| "Gonna Be on Top" (Australia's Next Top Model) | Travis Conneeley, Martin Eden | Nominated | ||||
| Satisfaction | Cameron Giles-Webb, Colin Simkins | Won | ||||
| The Stamp of Australia | Nerida Tyson-Chew | Nominated | ||||
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International Achievement Award | ||||||
| Artist | Result | |||||
| Guy Gross | Won | |||||
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Most Performed Screen Composer – Australia | ||||||
| Composer | Result | |||||
| Nick Perjanik | Nominated | |||||
| Jay Stewart | Won | |||||
| Neil Sutherland | Nominated | |||||
| Brenton White | Nominated | |||||
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Most Performed Screen Composer – Overseas | ||||||
| Composer | Result | |||||
| Alastair Ford | Nominated | |||||
| Ric Formosa, Danny Beckerman | Nominated | |||||
| Guy Gross | Nominated | |||||
| Neil Sutherland | Won | |||||
See also
References
- "APRA Music Awards 2009". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) | Australasian Mechanical Copyright Owners Society (AMCOS). Archived from the original on 25 March 2010. Retrieved 23 April 2010.
- "Classical Awards". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA). Archived from the original on 25 March 2010. Retrieved 23 April 2010.
- "Screen Awards". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA). Archived from the original on 25 March 2010. Retrieved 23 April 2010.
- "Nominations for Song of the Year – 2009". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA). Archived from the original on 6 August 2009. Retrieved 23 April 2010.
- "Winner 2009 Song of the Year". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA). Archived from the original on 30 July 2010. Retrieved 23 April 2010.
- ^ "2009 Winners – APRA Music Awards". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA). Archived from the original on 12 January 2010. Retrieved 23 April 2010.
- Burke, Kelly (18 October 2021). "Former Sony Music Australia boss Denis Handlin stripped of third award over toxic workplace culture allegations". The Guardian. Retrieved 18 October 2021.
- "Most Played Australian Work – 2009". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA). Archived from the original on 3 June 2009. Retrieved 23 April 2010.
- "Most Played Foreign Work – 2009". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA). Retrieved 23 April 2010.
- "Blues & Roots Work of the Year". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA). Archived from the original on 13 March 2011. Retrieved 24 April 2010.
- "Country Work of the Year". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA). Retrieved 23 April 2010.
- "Dance Work of the Year". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA). Archived from the original on 3 June 2009. Retrieved 23 April 2010.
- "Jazz Work of the Year". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA). Retrieved 24 April 2010.
- "Urban Work of the Year". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA). Archived from the original on 11 January 2010. Retrieved 23 April 2010.
- ^ "Winners – Classical Music Awards". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA). Archived from the original on 25 March 2010. Retrieved 24 April 2010.
- ^ "2009 Finalists – Classical Music Awards". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA). Retrieved 24 April 2010.
- ^ "Winners – Screen Music Awards". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA). Archived from the original on 25 March 2010. Retrieved 25 April 2010.
- ^ "Nominations – Screen Music Awards". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA). Archived from the original on 25 March 2010. Retrieved 25 April 2010.
External links
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