APRA Music Awards of 2016

{{Short description|Australasian music awards in 2016}}

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{{Use Australian English|date=July 2016}}

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| host = Brian Nankervis

| date = {{Start date|2016|04|05|df=yes}}

| location = Carriageworks, Sydney, Australia

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| previous = 2015

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The Australasian Performing Right Association Awards of 2016 (generally known as APRA Awards) are a series of related awards which include the APRA Music Awards, Art Music Awards, and Screen Music Awards. The APRA Music Awards of 2016 was the 34th annual ceremony by the Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) and the Australasian Mechanical Copyright Owners Society (AMCOS) to award outstanding achievements in contemporary songwriting, composing and publishing.{{cite web | url = http://apraamcos.com.au/awards/ | title = Awards | publisher = Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) | Australasian Mechanical Copyright Owners Society (AMCOS) | accessdate = 17 July 2016 }} The ceremony was held on 5 April 2016 at the Carriageworks, Sydney.{{cite web | url = http://www.abc.net.au/triplej/musicnews/s4425847.htm | title = Sia, Jarryd James lead 2016 APRA Awards nominees | publisher = Triple J (Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC)) | date = 16 March 2016 | accessdate = 17 July 2016 }} The host for the ceremony was Brian Nankervis, adjudicator on SBS-TV's RocKwiz.{{cite news | url = http://apraamcos.com.au/news/2016/april/2016-apra-music-award-winners-announced/ | title = 2016 APRA Music Award Winners Announced | publisher = Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) | Australasian Mechanical Copyright Owners Society (AMCOS) | date = 5 April 2016 | accessdate = 18 July 2016 | archive-date = 11 May 2018 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20180511125054/http://apraamcos.com.au/news/2016/april/2016-apra-music-award-winners-announced | url-status = dead }}

The Art Music Awards were distributed on 16 August at the Plaza Ballroom, Melbourne and presented by APRA and the Australian Music Centre (AMC), "to recognise achievement in the composition, performance, education and presentation of Australian art music. Art music covers activity across contemporary classical music, contemporary jazz and improvised music, experimental music and sound art."{{cite web | url = http://apraamcos.com.au/awards/2016-awards/art-music-awards-winners/ | title = Art Music Awards Winners | publisher = Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) | Australian Music Centre (AMC) | year = 2016 | accessdate = 4 September 2016 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160917020202/http://apraamcos.com.au/awards/2016-awards/art-music-awards-winners/ | archive-date = 17 September 2016 | url-status = dead | df = dmy-all }}Art Music Awards:

  • Winners: {{cite web | url = http://www.australianmusiccentre.com.au/article/2016-art-music-awards-winners | title = 2016 Art Music Awards – Winners : News (Australian) Article | publisher = Australian Music Centre (AMC) | date = 16 August 2015 | accessdate = 4 September 2016 }}
  • Finalists: {{cite web | url = http://www.australianmusiccentre.com.au/article/2016-art-music-awards-finalists-announced | title = 2016 Art Music Awards – Finalists Announced : News (AMC) Article | publisher = Australian Music Centre (AMC) | date = 19 July 2016 | accessdate = 4 September 2016 }}

The Screen Music Awards were issued on 8 November by APRA, AMCOS and Australian Guild of Screen Composers (AGSC),Screen Music Awards:

  • Winners: {{cite web | url = http://www.tvtonight.com.au/2016/11/screen-music-awards-2016-winners.html | title = Screen Music Awards 2016: winners | last = Knox | first = David | work = TV Tonight | date = 9 November 2015| accessdate = 13 November 2016 }}
  • Finalists: {{cite web | url = http://iris.theaureview.com/tomorrow-when-the-war-began-and-the-dressmaker-among-nominees-announced-for-2016-screen-music-awards/ | title = Tomorrow When the war Began and The Dressmaker Among Nominees Announced for the 2016 Screen Music Awards | last = Farrelly | first = Emily | work = The Iris | publisher = Heath Media | date = 27 September 2016 | accessdate = 13 November 2016 }}

which "acknowledges excellence and innovation in the genre of screen composition" and the ceremony was held at the City Recital Hall in Sydney.{{cite web | url = http://apraamcos.com.au/awards/2016-awards/screen-music-awards/screen-awards-about/ | title = About the Screen Music Awards | publisher = Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) | Australasian Mechanical Copyright Owners Society (AMCOS) | Australian Guild of Screen Composers (AGSC) | accessdate = 13 November 2016 }}

On 15 March nominations for the APRA Music Awards were announced on multiple news sources; Jarryd James and Sia received four each.{{cite web | url = http://musicfeeds.com.au/news/nominations-2016-apra-music-awards-announced/ | title = The Nominations For The 2016 APRA Music Awards Have Been Announced | last = Pentreath | first = Rosie | work = Music Feeds | date = 15 March 2016 | accessdate = 18 July 2016 }} At the ceremony total of 14 awards were presented, including a new category, Overseas Recognition Award. Cold Chisel members (Jimmy Barnes, Don Walker, Ian Moss, Phil Small and Steve Prestwich) were honoured by the Ted Albert Award for Outstanding Services to Australian Music.{{cite web | url = http://www.news.com.au/entertainment/awards/outstanding-on-the-outside-looking-in--cold-chisel-to-be-honoured-with-prestigious-apra-award/news-story/292810adcbfa77c579215c55972c7a3d | title = Cold Chisel honoured at APRAS 2016 with prestigious award for services to Australian music | last = Adams | first = Cameron | publisher = News Corp Australia | date = 28 March 2016 | accessdate = 19 July 2016 }}{{cite web | title = 2016 APRA Music Awards | url = http://apraamcos.com.au/awards/2016-awards/apra-music-awards-winners/ | publisher = Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) | Australasian Mechanical Copyright Owners Society (AMCOS) | accessdate = 18 July 2016 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160624095701/http://apraamcos.com.au/awards/2016-awards/apra-music-awards-winners/ | archive-date = 24 June 2016 | url-status = dead | df = dmy-all }} Note: user may have to click on a tab e.g. 'Song of the Year' to access further information. Songwriter of the Year was Courtney Barnett.{{cite web | url = http://apraamcos.com.au/awards/2016-awards/apra-music-awards-winners/songwriter-of-the-year/ | title = Songwriter of the Year | publisher = Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) | Australasian Mechanical Copyright Owners Society (AMCOS) | year = 2016 | accessdate = 18 July 2016 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20161005130432/http://apraamcos.com.au/awards/2016-awards/apra-music-awards-winners/songwriter-of-the-year/ | archive-date = 5 October 2016 | url-status = dead | df = dmy-all }}

Presenters

At the APRA Music Awards ceremony on 5 April 2016, aside from the host, Brian Nankervis, the presenters were Styalz Fuego, Fiona Bevan, Catherine Britt, Trey Campbell, Suze DeMarchi, Tim Rogers, Maegan Cottone, Adalita and Don Walker.

Performances

The APRA Music Awards ceremony showcased performances by:{{cite web | url = http://apraamcos.com.au/news/2016/march/performers-and-presenters-announced-for-apra-music-awards/ | title = Performers and presenters announced for APRA Music Awards | publisher = Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) | Australasian Mechanical Copyright Owners Society (AMCOS) | date = 23 March 2016 | accessdate = 18 July 2016 }}

APRA Music Awards

=Blues & Roots Work of the Year=

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! style="width:10%;background:#EEDD82;" |Result{{cite web | url = http://apraamcos.com.au/awards/2016-awards/apra-music-awards-winners/blues-and-roots/ | title = Blues & Roots Work of the Year | publisher = Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) | Australasian Mechanical Copyright Owners Society (AMCOS) | year = 2016 | accessdate = 18 July 2016 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20161004001908/http://apraamcos.com.au/awards/2016-awards/apra-music-awards-winners/blues-and-roots/ | archive-date = 4 October 2016 | url-status = dead | df = dmy-all }}

"All Nations" – Blue King Brown

| Natalie Chilcote, Carlo Santone

| {{n/a}}

| {{nom}}

"Days of Gold" – Busby Marou

| Thomas Busby, Phil Barton, Lindsay Rimes

| Sony/ATV Music Publishing Australia / Warner/Chappell Music Australia obo (on behalf of) Better Boat Music and Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp.

| {{won}}

"Come People" – Xavier Rudd

| Xavier Rudd

| Sony/ATV Music Publishing Australia P/L

| {{nom}}

"Easy" – The Bamboos featuring Tim Rogers

| Lance Ferguson, Tim Rogers

| Universal Music Publishing / ABC Music Publishing

| {{nom}}

"No One" – Ben Wright-Smith

| Ben Wright-Smith, Oscar Dawson

| Native Tongue Music Publishing

| {{nom}}

=Breakthrough Songwriter of the Year=

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! style="width:10%;background:#EEDD82;" |Result{{cite web | url = http://apraamcos.com.au/awards/2016-awards/apra-music-awards-winners/breakthrough/ | title = Breakthrough Songwriter of the Year | publisher = Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) | Australasian Mechanical Copyright Owners Society (AMCOS) | year = 2016 | accessdate = 18 July 2016 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20161004002041/http://apraamcos.com.au/awards/2016-awards/apra-music-awards-winners/breakthrough/ | archive-date = 4 October 2016 | url-status = dead | df = dmy-all }}

Gang of Youths

| David Le'aupepe

| Universal Music Publishing Australia

| {{nom}}

Alex Hope

| Alex Hope

| Sony/ATV Music Publishing Australia

| {{won}}

Jarryd James

| Jarryd James

| Sony/ATV Music Publishing Australia

| {{nom}}

Marlon Williams

| Marlon Williams

| Native Tongue Music Publishing

| {{nom}}

Troye Sivan

| Troye Sivan Mellet

| {{n/a}}

| {{nom}}

=Country Work of the Year=

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! style="width:10%;background:#EEDD82;" |Result{{cite web | url = http://apraamcos.com.au/awards/2016-awards/apra-music-awards-winners/country/ | title = Country Work of the Year | publisher = Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) | Australasian Mechanical Copyright Owners Society (AMCOS) | year = 2015 | accessdate = 17 March 2016 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160412130023/http://apraamcos.com.au/awards/2016-awards/apra-music-awards-winners/country/ | archive-date = 12 April 2016 | url-status = dead | df = dmy-all }}

"I Will Always Be with You" – Lee Kernaghan

| Lee Kernaghan, Colin Buchanan, Garth Porter

| Universal Music Publishing / Perfect Pitch Publishing

| {{nom}}

"Is God Real" – Kasey Chambers

| Kasey Chambers

| Mushroom Music

| {{nom}}

"Secondhand Man" – Shane Nicholson

| Shane Nicholson

| Mushroom Music

| {{nom}}

"Spirit of the ANZACs" – Lee Kernaghan

| Lee Kernaghan, Colin Buchanan, Garth Porter

| Universal Music Publishing / Perfect Pitch Publishing

| {{won}}

"Wrap Me in a Fever" – Ruby Boots

| Rebecca Chilcott

| ABC Music Publishing

| {{nom}}

=Dance Work of the Year=

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! style="width:10%;background:#EEDD82;" |Result{{cite web | url = http://www.apraamcos.com.au/awards/2016-awards/apra-music-awards-winners/dance | title = Dance Work of the Year | publisher = Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) | Australasian Mechanical Copyright Owners Society (AMCOS) | year = 2016 | accessdate = 18 July 2016 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20161004001906/http://apraamcos.com.au/awards/2016-awards/apra-music-awards-winners/dance | archive-date = 4 October 2016 | url-status = dead | df = dmy-all }}

"Do It Now" – Mashd N Kutcher

| James Finn, Daniel McNamee, Daniel Williams, Adam Morris, Matthew Ough

| Kobalt Music Publishing Australia obo Art Vs Science

| {{nom}}

"Maybe" – Carmada

| Max Armata, Drew Carmody

| {{n/a}}

| {{nom}}

"Something About You" – Hayden James

| Hayden James, Alexander Burnett, George Maple

| Kobalt Music Publishing Australia obo Future Classic Publishing / Mushroom Music obo Ivy League Music

| {{nom}}

"Take Me Over" – Peking Duk featuring Safia

| Kaelyn Behr, Mikah Freeman, Vance Musgrove, Amanda Ghost

| Sony/ATV Music Publishing (Australia) Pty Ltd, Universal Music Publishing Pty Ltd

| {{won}}

"The Weekend" – Generik featuring Nicky Van She

| Tyson O'Brien, Nicholas Routledge

| {{n/a}}

| {{nom}}

"You Were Right" – RÜFÜS

| Jonathon George, James Hunt, Tyrone Lindqvist

| Kobalt Music Publishing Australia obo Sweat It Out

| {{nom}}

=International Work of the Year=

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! style="width:10%;background:#EEDD82;" |Result{{cite web | url = http://apraamcos.com.au/awards/2016-awards/apra-music-awards-winners/international-work-of-the-year/ | title = International Work of the Year – 2016 | publisher = Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) | Australasian Mechanical Copyright Owners Society (AMCOS) | year = 2016 | accessdate = 18 July 2016 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20161005102224/http://apraamcos.com.au/awards/2016-awards/apra-music-awards-winners/international-work-of-the-year/ | archive-date = 5 October 2016 | url-status = dead | df = dmy-all }}

"Blank Space" – Taylor Swift

| Taylor Swift, Martin Sandberg, Johan Schuster

| Sony/ATV Music Publishing Australia obo Taylor Swift Music / Kobalt Music Publishing Australia obo MXM Music AB

| {{nom}}

"Cheerleader" – Omi

| Mark Bradford, Clifton Dillon, Ryan Dillon, Sly Dunbar, Omar Pasley

| Universal Music Publishing obo Ultra Music Publishing Europe

| {{nom}}

"Style" – Taylor Swift

| Taylor Swift, Johan Schuster, Martin Sandberg, Ali Payami

| Sony/ATV Music Publishing Australia obo Taylor Swift Music / Kobalt Music Publishing Australia obo MXM Music AB / Warner/Chappell Music Australia obo Wolf Cousins

| {{nom}}

"Sugar" – Maroon 5

| Joshua Coleman, Lukasz Gottwald, Jacob Hindlin, Adam Levine, Michael Posner, Henry Walter

| Kobalt Music Publishing Australia obo Each Note Counts / Kobalt Music Publishing Australia obo Kasz Money Publishing / Kobalt Music Publishing Australia obo Kobalt Music Copyrights SARL and Prescription Songs / Universal/MCA Music Publishing obo Sudgee 2 Music / Sony/ATV Music Publishing Australia obo North Greenway Productions / Kobalt Music Publishing Australia obo Prescription Songs and Cirkut Breaker

| {{nom}}

"UpTown Funk!" – Mark Ronson featuring Bruno Mars

| Jeffrey Bhasker, Devon Gallaspy, Philip Lawrence, Bruno Mars, Mark Ronson, Lonnie Simmons, Rudy Taylor, Nicholaus Williams, Charlie Wilson, Robert Wilson, Ronnie Wilson

| ony/ATV Music Publishing Australia obo Way Above Music / Sony/ATV Music Publishing Australia obo Sony/ATV Ballad / Universal/MCA Music Publishing obo ZZR Music LLC / Warner/Chappell Music Australia obo Mars Force Music, Thou Art The Hunger and BMG Gold Songs / Native Tongue Music Publishing obo Songs Of Zelig / Minder Music Australia obo New Songs Administration Limited / Native Tongue Music Publishing obo Trinlanta Publishing and Tig7 Publishing LLC

| {{won}}

=Most Played Australian Work=

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! style="width:10%;background:#EEDD82;" |Result{{cite web | url = http://www.apraamcos.com.au/awards/2016-awards/apra-music-awards-winners/most-played-australian-work/ | title = Most Played Australian Work | publisher = Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) | Australasian Mechanical Copyright Owners Society (AMCOS) | year = 2015 | accessdate = 22 March 2016 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160412130049/http://apraamcos.com.au/awards/2016-awards/apra-music-awards-winners/most-played-australian-work/ | archive-date = 12 April 2016 | url-status = dead | df = dmy-all }}

"Do You Remember" – Jarryd James

| Jarryd James, Joel Little

| Sony/ATV Music Publishing Australia

| {{nom}}

"Elastic Heart" – Sia

| Sia Furler, Thomas Pentz, Andrew Swanson

| Sony/ATV Music Publishing Australia / Native Tongue Music Publishing Australia obo I Like Turtles Music / Kobalt Music Publishing Australia obo Andrew Swanson Music

| {{nom}}

"Flashlight" – Jessie J

| Sia Furler, Christian Guzman, Jason Moore, Samuel Smith

| Sony/ATV Music Publishing Australia / Universal/MCA Music Publishing obo UPG Music Publishing/ Sony/ATV Music Publishing Australia obo Stellar Songs and Sony/ATV Music Publishing Australia obo Naughty Words and Universal/MCA Music Publishing obo UPG Music Publishing

| {{nom}}

"Georgia" – Vance Joy

| Vance Joy

| Mushroom Music obo WAU Publishing

|{{nom}}

"Take Me Over" – Peking Duk featuring Safia

| Adam Hyde, Reuben Styles, Styalz Fuego, Ben Woolner

| Universal Music Publishing/ Sony/ATV Music Publishing Australia

| {{won}}

=Most Played Australia Work Overseas=

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! style="width:10%;background:#EEDD82;" |Result{{cite web | url = http://apraamcos.com.au/awards/2016-awards/apra-music-awards-winners/most-played-australian-overseas/ | title = Most Played Australian Work Overseas | publisher = Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) | Australasian Mechanical Copyright Owners Society (AMCOS) | year = 2016 | accessdate = 18 July 2016 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20161005132411/http://apraamcos.com.au/awards/2016-awards/apra-music-awards-winners/most-played-australian-overseas/ | archive-date = 5 October 2016 | url-status = dead | df = dmy-all }}

"Chandelier" – Sia

| Sia Furler, Jesse Shatkin

| Sony/ATV Music Publishing Australia

| {{won}}

=Overseas Recognition Award=

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! style="width:10%;background:#EEDD82;" |Result{{cite web | url = http://apraamcos.com.au/awards/2016-awards/apra-music-awards-winners/overseas-recognition/ | title = Overseas Recognition Award | publisher = Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) | Australasian Mechanical Copyright Owners Society (AMCOS) | year = 2016 | accessdate = 18 July 2016 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20161005143805/http://apraamcos.com.au/awards/2016-awards/apra-music-awards-winners/overseas-recognition/ | archive-date = 5 October 2016 | url-status = dead | df = dmy-all }}

Phil Barton

| Warner/Chappell Music Australia obo Better Boat Music and Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp.

| {{won}}

Josef Salvat

| Sony/ATV Music Publishing Australia obo Sony ATV Music Publishing (UK)

| {{nom}}

Kylie Sackley

| {{n/a}}

| {{nom}}

Sam Dixon

| Mushroom Music obo BMG Chrysalis

| {{nom}}

Vassy

| {{n/a}}

| {{nom}}

=Pop Work of the Year=

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! style="width:10%;background:#EEDD82;" |Result{{cite web | url = http://apraamcos.com.au/awards/2016-awards/apra-music-awards-winners/pop | title = Pop Work of the Year | publisher = Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) | Australasian Mechanical Copyright Owners Society (AMCOS) | year = 2016 | accessdate = 19 July 2016 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160412125856/http://apraamcos.com.au/awards/2016-awards/apra-music-awards-winners/pop/ | archive-date = 12 April 2016 | url-status = dead | df = dmy-all }}

"Do You Remember" – Jarryd James

| Jarryd James, Joel Little

| Sony/ATV Music Publishing Australia

| {{won}}

"Elastic Heart" – Sia

| Sia Furler, Thomas Pentz, Andrew Swanson

| Sony/ATV Music Publishing Australia / Native Tongue Music Publishing Australia obo I Like Turtles Music / Kobalt Music Publishing Australia obo Andrew Swanson Music

| {{nom}}

"Flashlight" – Jessie J

| Sia Furler, Christian Guzman, Jason Moore, Samuel Smith

| Sony/ATV Music Publishing Australia / Universal/MCA Music Publishing obo UPG Music Publishing/ Sony/ATV Music Publishing Australia obo Stellar Songs and Sony/ATV Music Publishing Australia obo Naughty Words and Universal/MCA Music Publishing obo UPG Music Publishing

| {{nom}}

"Georgia" – Vance Joy

| Vance Joy

| Mushroom Music obo WAU Publishing

| {{nom}}

"If You Love Someone" – The Veronicas

| Jessica Origliasso, Lisa Origliasso, Anthony Egizii, David Musumeci, Joshua Katz

| Universal Music Publishing / Sony/ATV Music Publishing Australia / Universal Music Publishing obo The Kennel AB

| {{nom}}

=Rock Work of the Year=

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! style="width:10%;background:#EEDD82;" |Result{{cite web | url = http://apraamcos.com.au/awards/2016-awards/apra-music-awards-winners/rock/ | title = Rock Work of the Year | publisher = Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) | Australasian Mechanical Copyright Owners Society (AMCOS) | year = 2016 | accessdate = 19 July 2016 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20161005144223/http://apraamcos.com.au/awards/2016-awards/apra-music-awards-winners/rock/ | archive-date = 5 October 2016 | url-status = dead | df = dmy-all }}

AnchorBirds of Tokyo

| Ian Berney, Ian Kenny, Glenn Sarangapany, Adam Spark, Adam Weston

| Mushroom Music

|{{won}}

"Hoops" – The Rubens

| Scott Baldwin, Elliott Margin, Izaac Margin, Samuel Margin, William Zeglis

| Mushroom Music obo Ivy League Music

| {{nom}}

"Micro Wars" – Kingswood

| Alexander Laska

| Native Tongue Music Publishing

| {{nom}}

"Play Ball" – AC/DC

| Angus Young, Malcolm Young

| J Albert and Son

| {{nom}}

"Rock or Bust" – AC/DC

| Angus Young, Malcolm Young

| J Albert and Son

| {{nom}}

=Song of the Year=

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! style="width:10%;background:#EEDD82;" |Result{{cite web | url = http://apraamcos.com.au/awards/2016-awards/apra-music-awards-winners/song-of-the-year/ | title = Song of the Year | publisher = Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) | Australasian Mechanical Copyright Owners Society (AMCOS) | year = 2016 | accessdate = 19 July 2016 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160917002413/http://apraamcos.com.au/awards/2016-awards/apra-music-awards-winners/song-of-the-year/ | archive-date = 17 September 2016 | url-status = dead | df = dmy-all }}

"Anchor" – Birds of Tokyo

| Ian Berney, Ian Kenny, Glenn Sarangapany, Adam Spark, Adam Weston

| Mushroom Music

| {{nom}}

"Do You Remember" – Jarryd James

| Jarryd James, Joel Little

| Sony/ATV Music Publishing Australia

| {{nom}}

"Let It Happen" – Tame Impala

| Kevin Parker

| Sony/ATV Music Publishing Australia

| {{won}}

"Pedestrian at Best" – Courtney Barnett

| Courtney Barnett

| Native Tongue Music Publishing

| {{nom}}

"The Zombie" – C. W. Stoneking

| C. W. Stoneking

| {{n/a}}

| {{nom}}

=Songwriter of the Year=

  • Courtney Barnett

=Ted Albert Award for Outstanding Services to Australian Music=

  • Cold Chisel (Jimmy Barnes, Don Walker, Ian Moss, Phil Small, Steve Prestwich){{cite web | url = http://apraamcos.com.au/awards/2016-awards/apra-music-awards-winners/ted-albert-award-for-outstanding-services-to-australian-music/ | title = Ted Albert Award for Outstanding Services to Australian Music | publisher = Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) | Australasian Mechanical Copyright Owners Society (AMCOS) | year = 2016 | accessdate = 19 July 2016 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20161005145351/http://apraamcos.com.au/awards/2016-awards/apra-music-awards-winners/ted-albert-award-for-outstanding-services-to-australian-music/ | archive-date = 5 October 2016 | url-status = dead | df = dmy-all }}

=Urban Work of the Year=

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! style="width:10%;background:#EEDD82;" |Result{{cite web | url = http://apraamcos.com.au/awards/2016-awards/apra-music-awards-winners/urban/ | title = Urban Work of the Year | publisher = Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) | Australasian Mechanical Copyright Owners Society (AMCOS) | year = 2016 | accessdate = 19 July 2016 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20161005134402/http://apraamcos.com.au/awards/2016-awards/apra-music-awards-winners/urban/ | archive-date = 5 October 2016 | url-status = dead | df = dmy-all }}

"Cosby Sweater" – Hilltop Hoods

| DJ Debris (Barry Francis), MC Pressure (Daniel Smith), Suffa (Matthew Lambert), Demitris Christopoulos, John Kelman

| Sony/ATV Music Publishing Australia / J Albert and Son obo Cherry Red Songs

| {{won}}

"Live and Let Go" – Hilltop Hoods

| DJ Debris (Barry Francis), MC Pressure (Daniel Smith), Suffa (Matthew Lambert), Andrew Burford, Ali Newman, Michael Stafford

| Sony/ATV Music Publishing Australia / Universal Music Publishing / Sony/ATV Music Publishing Australia obo Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK)

| {{nom}}

"M.O.B." – Tkay Maidza

| Tkay Maidza, Luke McKay

| Kobalt Music Publishing Australia

| {{nom}}

"Switch Lanes" – Tkay Maidza

| Tkay Maidza, Michael Perry

| Kobalt Music Publishing Australia / Native Tongue Music Publishing obo Boss Level

| {{nom}}

"The Buzz" – Hermitude featuring Mataya and Young Tapz

| Luke Dubber, Angus Stuart, Tim Levinson

| Sony/ATV Music Publishing Australia / J Albert and Son

| {{nom}}

Art Music Awards

=Instrumental Work of the Year=

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style="width:30%;background:#EEDD82;" |Title

! style="width:30%;background:#EEDD82;" |Composer

! style="width:30%;background:#EEDD82;" |Performer

! style="width:10%;background:#EEDD82;" |Result
{{cite web | url = http://apraamcos.com.au/awards/2016-awards/art-music-awards-winners/full-list-of-winners/ | title = Full List of Winners | publisher = Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) | Australasian Mechanical Copyright Owners Society (AMCOS) | Australian Music Centre (AMC) | year = 2016 | accessdate = 4 September 2016 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160820115917/http://apraamcos.com.au/awards/2016-awards/art-music-awards-winners/full-list-of-winners | archive-date = 20 August 2016 | url-status = dead | df = dmy-all }}{{cite web | url = http://apraamcos.com.au/awards/2016-awards/art-music-awards-winners/instrumental-work-of-the-year/ | title = Instrumental Work of the Year | publisher = Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) | Australasian Mechanical Copyright Owners Society (AMCOS) | Australian Music Centre (AMC) | year = 2015 | accessdate = 22 March 2016 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20161011110608/http://apraamcos.com.au/awards/2016-awards/art-music-awards-winners/instrumental-work-of-the-year/ | archive-date = 11 October 2016 | url-status = dead | df = dmy-all }}

Patañjali

| Michael Kieran Harvey

| Michael Kieran Harvey, Arabella Teniswood-Harvey, Eugene Ughetii, Arjun von Caemmerer (yoga asana)

| {{nom}}

read/write error

| Tristan Coelho

| Ensemble Offspring

| {{nom}}

Saudade

| Natalie Williams

| Doric String Quartet, Pavel Haas Quartet

| {{nom}}

Semaphore

| Kate Neal

| Semaphore band and dancers

| {{won}}

=Jazz Work of the Year=

class="wikitable" width=100%
style="width:30%;background:#EEDD82;" |Title

! style="width:30%;background:#EEDD82;" |Composer

! style="width:30%;background:#EEDD82;" |Performer

! style="width:10%;background:#EEDD82;" |Result
{{cite web | url = http://apraamcos.com.au/awards/2016-awards/art-music-awards-winners/jazz-work-of-the-year/ | title = Jazz Work of the Year | publisher = Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) | Australasian Mechanical Copyright Owners Society (AMCOS) | Australian Music Centre (AMC) | year = 2016 | accessdate = 4 September 2016 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20161011110851/http://apraamcos.com.au/awards/2016-awards/art-music-awards-winners/jazz-work-of-the-year/ | archive-date = 11 October 2016 | url-status = dead | df = dmy-all }}

Beginning and End of Knowing

| Laurence Pike, Mike Nock

| Laurence Pike, Mike Nock

| {{nom}}

Nyilipidgi

| Paul Grabowsky, Young Wägilak Group

| Paul Grabowsky, the Young Wägilak Group and the Monash Art Ensemble

| {{won}}

Spiel

| Paul Grabowsky, Niko Schäuble

| Paul Grabowsky, Niko Schäuble

| {{nom}}

Water Pushes Sand

| Erik Griswold

| Erik Griswold, Vanessa Tomlinson, Australian Art Orchestra and Sichuan musicians

| {{nom}}

=Orchestral Work of the Year=

class="wikitable" width=100%
style="width:30%;background:#EEDD82;" |Title

! style="width:30%;background:#EEDD82;" |Composer

! style="width:30%;background:#EEDD82;" |Performer

! style="width:10%;background:#EEDD82;" |Result
{{cite web | url = http://apraamcos.com.au/awards/2016-awards/art-music-awards-winners/orchestral-work-of-the-year/ | title = Orchestral Work of the Year | publisher = Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) | Australasian Mechanical Copyright Owners Society (AMCOS) | Australian Music Centre (AMC) | year = 2016 | accessdate = 4 September 2016 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20161011111025/http://apraamcos.com.au/awards/2016-awards/art-music-awards-winners/orchestral-work-of-the-year/ | archive-date = 11 October 2016 | url-status = dead | df = dmy-all }}

Darkest Light

| Mary Finsterer

| Monash Academy Orchestra

| {{nom}}

Earth Plays

| Catherine Milliken

| Bavarian Radio Orchestra, Fiona Campbell (soloist) Peter Rundel (conductor)

| {{won}}

From Joyous Leaves

| Elliott Gyger

| Arcko Symphonic Ensemble, Zubin Kanga (soloist), Timothy Phillips (conductor)

| {{nom}}

Jerusalem (after Blake)

| Georges Lentz

| Sydney Symphony Orchestra, David Robertson (conductor)

| {{nom}}

=Vocal / Choral Work of the Year=

class="wikitable" width=100%
style="width:30%;background:#EEDD82;" |Title

! style="width:30%;background:#EEDD82;" |Composer / librettist

! style="width:30%;background:#EEDD82;" |Performer

! style="width:10%;background:#EEDD82;" |Result
{{cite web | url = http://apraamcos.com.au/awards/2016-awards/art-music-awards-winners/vocalchoral-work-of-the-year/ | title = Work of the Year – Vocal or Choral | publisher = Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) | Australasian Mechanical Copyright Owners Society (AMCOS) | Australian Music Centre (AMC) | year = 2016 | accessdate = 4 September 2016 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20161011111410/http://apraamcos.com.au/awards/2016-awards/art-music-awards-winners/vocalchoral-work-of-the-year/ | archive-date = 11 October 2016 | url-status = dead | df = dmy-all }}

Fly Away Peter

| Elliott Gyger / Pierce Wilcox, after the novel by David Malouf

| Sydney Chamber Opera

| {{nom}}

Le Molière Imaginaire for eight voices

| Andrew Schultz / Timothy Knapman, after the final scene of Molière's Le Malade Imaginaire

| I Fagiolini

| {{won}}

Malala

| Paul Jarman

| PLC Sydney Chamber Choir and soloists

| {{nom}}

Paradise, five songs for soprano, cello and piano

| Andrew Schultz

| Felicitas Fuchs (soprano), Qin Li-Wei (cello), Bernard Lanskey (piano)

|{{nom}}

=Performance of the Year=

class="wikitable" width=100%
style="width:30%;background:#EEDD82;" |Title

! style="width:30%;background:#EEDD82;" |Composer / librettist

! style="width:30%;background:#EEDD82;" |Performer

! style="width:10%;background:#EEDD82;" |Result
{{cite web | url = http://apraamcos.com.au/awards/2016-awards/art-music-awards-winners/performance-of-the-year/ | title = Performance of the Year | publisher = Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) | Australasian Mechanical Copyright Owners Society (AMCOS) | Australian Music Centre (AMC) | year = 2016 | accessdate = 4 September 2016 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20161011111516/http://apraamcos.com.au/awards/2016-awards/art-music-awards-winners/performance-of-the-year/ | archive-date = 11 October 2016 | url-status = dead | df = dmy-all }}

"Electroacoustic Music for One Percussionist"

| Warren Burt, James Hullick, Stuart James, Andrián Pertout, Lindsay Vickery

| Louise Devenish

| {{nom}}

Fly Away Peter

| Elliott Gyger

| Sydney Chamber Opera

| {{nom}}

Semaphore

| Kate Neal

| Semaphore band and dancers

| {{won}}

"String Quartet no. 3"

| Paul Stanhope

| Goldner String Quartet

| {{nom}}

=Award for Excellence by an Individual=

class="wikitable" width=100%
style="width:30%;background:#EEDD82;"|Individual

! style="width:60%;background:#EEDD82;"|Work

! style="width:10%;background:#EEDD82;"|Result
{{cite web | url = http://apraamcos.com.au/awards/2016-awards/art-music-awards-winners/award-for-excellence-by-an-individual/ | title = Award for Excellence by an Individual | publisher = Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) | Australasian Mechanical Copyright Owners Society (AMCOS) | Australian Music Centre (AMC) | year = 2016 | accessdate = 4 September 2016 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20161011111027/http://apraamcos.com.au/awards/2016-awards/art-music-awards-winners/award-for-excellence-by-an-individual/ | archive-date = 11 October 2016 | url-status = dead | df = dmy-all }}

Andrée Greenwell

| Composer and Artistic Director of Green Room Music

| {{nom}}

Claire Edwardes

| Performance, advocacy and artistic leadership

| {{won}}

Peter Knight

| Sustained contribution through composition, performance and leadership

| {{nom}}

Ros Dunlop

| Sustained contribution to Australian music for over 30 years

| {{nom}}

=Award for Excellence by an Organisation=

class="wikitable" width=100%
style="width:30%;background:#EEDD82;"|Organisation

! style="width:60%;background:#EEDD82;"|Work

! style="width:10%;background:#EEDD82;"|Result
{{cite web | url = http://apraamcos.com.au/awards/2016-awards/art-music-awards-winners/award-for-excellence-by-an-organisation/ | title = Award for Excellence by an Organisation | publisher = Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) | Australasian Mechanical Copyright Owners Society (AMCOS) | Australian Music Centre (AMC) | year = 2016 | accessdate = 4 September 2016 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20161011111601/http://apraamcos.com.au/awards/2016-awards/art-music-awards-winners/award-for-excellence-by-an-organisation/ | archive-date = 11 October 2016 | url-status = dead | df = dmy-all }}

Arcko Symphonic Ensemble

| Presenting From Sorrowing Earth, a celebration of Nigel Butterley

| {{nom}}

Ensemble Offspring

| 2015 activities and sustained services to Australian music for 20 years

| {{won}}

Speak Percussion

| 2015 Program: performance, commissions, collaborations and education

| {{nom}}

The Music Show (ABC Radio National)

| Promotion, discussion and analysis of Australian music over 25 years

| {{nom}}

=Award for Excellence in Music Education=

class="wikitable" width=100%
style="width:30%;background:#EEDD82;"|Organisation / individual

! style="width:60%;background:#EEDD82;"|Work

! style="width:10%;background:#EEDD82;"|Result
{{cite web | url = http://apraamcos.com.au/awards/2016-awards/art-music-awards-winners/award-for-excellence-in-music-education/ | title = Award for Excellence in Music Education | publisher = Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) | Australasian Mechanical Copyright Owners Society (AMCOS) | Australian Music Centre (AMC) | year = 2016 | accessdate = 4 September 2016 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20161011111846/http://apraamcos.com.au/awards/2016-awards/art-music-awards-winners/award-for-excellence-in-music-education/ | archive-date = 11 October 2016 | url-status = dead | df = dmy-all }}

Artology

| Fanfare Competition

| {{won}}

Australian Art Orchestra

| Creative Music Intensive residency project

| {{nom}}

Queensland Music Festival

| Cape York Instrumental Program

| {{nom}}

SCEGGS Darlinghurst

| Compose 120 Projects

| {{nom}}

=Award for Excellence in a Regional Area=

class="wikitable" width=100%
style="width:30%;background:#EEDD82;"|Organisation / individual

! style="width:60%;background:#EEDD82;"|Work

! style="width:10%;background:#EEDD82;"|Result
{{cite web | url = http://apraamcos.com.au/awards/2016-awards/art-music-awards-winners/award-for-excellence-in-a-regional-area/ | title = Award for Excellence in a Regional Area | publisher = Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) | Australasian Mechanical Copyright Owners Society (AMCOS) | Australian Music Centre (AMC) | year = 2016 | accessdate = 4 September 2016 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20161011111755/http://apraamcos.com.au/awards/2016-awards/art-music-awards-winners/award-for-excellence-in-a-regional-area/ | archive-date = 11 October 2016 | url-status = dead | df = dmy-all }}

Moorambilla Voices

| Moorambilla Voices 2015 Tenth Anniversary Season

| {{won}}

Queensland Music Festival

| Under This Sky, a large scale production in the community of Logan

| {{nom}}

TURA New Music

| 2015 Reflection Tour to regional, remote and very remote Australia

| {{nom}}

Tyalgum Music Festival

| 2015 Tyalgum Music Festival

| {{nom}}

=Award for Excellence in Experimental Music=

class="wikitable" width=100%
style="width:30%;background:#EEDD82;"|Organisation / individual

! style="width:60%;background:#EEDD82;"|Work

! style="width:10%;background:#EEDD82;"|Result
{{cite web | url = http://apraamcos.com.au/awards/2016-awards/art-music-awards-winners/award-for-excellence-in-experimental-music/ | title = Award for Excellence in Experimental Music | publisher = Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) | Australasian Mechanical Copyright Owners Society (AMCOS) | Australian Music Centre (AMC) | year = 2016 | accessdate = 4 September 2016 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20161011111055/http://apraamcos.com.au/awards/2016-awards/art-music-awards-winners/award-for-excellence-in-experimental-music/ | archive-date = 11 October 2016 | url-status = dead | df = dmy-all }}

Clan Analogue

| Intone: Voice Abstractions

| {{nom}}

Decibel

| After Julia program

| {{nom}}

Leah Barclay

| WIRA River Listening

| {{nom}}

Speak Percussion

| 2015 Music Program

| {{won}}

=Award for Excellence in Jazz=

class="wikitable" width=100%
style="width:30%;background:#EEDD82;"|Organisation / individual

! style="width:60%;background:#EEDD82;"|Work

! style="width:10%;background:#EEDD82;"|Result
{{cite web | url = http://apraamcos.com.au/awards/2016-awards/art-music-awards-winners/award-for-excellence-in-jazz/ | title = Award for Excellence in Jazz | publisher = Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) | Australasian Mechanical Copyright Owners Society (AMCOS) | Australian Music Centre (AMC) | year = 2016 | accessdate = 4 September 2016 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20161011111005/http://apraamcos.com.au/awards/2016-awards/art-music-awards-winners/award-for-excellence-in-jazz/ | archive-date = 11 October 2016 | url-status = dead | df = dmy-all }}

Alister Spence Trio

| Alister Spence Trio: Live

| {{nom}}

Australian Jazz Real Book

| Australian Jazz Real Book

| {{won}}

Mark Isaacs

| Sustained contribution over four decades and 2015 Queensland Regional Tour

| {{nom}}

WA Youth Jazz Orchestra

| Outstanding 2015 annual program

| {{nom}}

=Distinguished Services to Australian Music=

class="wikitable" width=100%
style="width:90%;background:#EEDD82;"|Organisation / individual

! style="width:10%;background:#EEDD82;"|Result
{{cite web | url = http://apraamcos.com.au/awards/2016-awards/art-music-awards-winners/distinguished-services-to-australian-music/ | title = Distinguished Services to Australian Music | publisher = Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) | Australasian Mechanical Copyright Owners Society (AMCOS) | Australian Music Centre (AMC) | year = 2016 | accessdate = 4 September 2016 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20161011111530/http://apraamcos.com.au/awards/2016-awards/art-music-awards-winners/distinguished-services-to-australian-music/ | archive-date = 11 October 2016 | url-status = dead | df = dmy-all }}

Helen Gifford

|{{won}}

Screen Music Awards

=Feature Film Score of the Year=

class="wikitable" width=100%
style="width:30%;background:#EEDD82;"|Title

! style="width:60%;background:#EEDD82;"|Composer

! style="width:10%;background:#EEDD82;"|Result
{{cite web | url = http://apraamcos.com.au/awards/2016-awards/screen-music-awards/| title = Screen Music Awards | publisher = Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) | Australasian Mechanical Copyright Owners Society (AMCOS) | Australian Guild of Screen Composers (AGSC) | year = 2016 | accessdate = 13 November 2016 }}{{cite web | url = http://apraamcos.com.au/awards/2016-awards/screen-music-awards/feature-film-score-of-the-year/ | title = Feature Film Score of the Year | publisher = Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) | Australasian Mechanical Copyright Owners Society (AMCOS) | Australian Guild of Screen Composers (AGSC) | year = 2016 | accessdate = 13 November 2016 }}

99 Homes

| Antony Partos, Matteo Zingales

| {{won}}

Crew Cut

| Timothy Cheel, Christopher Larkin

| {{nom}}

Oddball

| Cezary Skubiszewski

| {{nom}}

The Dressmaker

| David Hirschfelder

| {{nom}}

=Best Music for an Advertisement=

class="wikitable" width=100%
style="width:30%;background:#EEDD82;"|Title

! style="width:60%;background:#EEDD82;"|Composer

! style="width:10%;background:#EEDD82;"|Result
{{cite web | url = http://apraamcos.com.au/awards/2016-awards/screen-music-awards/best-music-for-an-advertisment/ | title = Best Music for an Advertisement | publisher = Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) | Australasian Mechanical Copyright Owners Society (AMCOS) | Australian Guild of Screen Composers (AGSC) | year = 2016 | accessdate = 13 November 2016 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20161113181358/http://apraamcos.com.au/awards/2016-awards/screen-music-awards/best-music-for-an-advertisment/ | archive-date = 13 November 2016 | url-status = dead }}

2016 AICP Opening

| Jeremy Yang

| {{won}}

Cadbury Marvellous Creations

| Rafael May

| {{nom}}

Country Racing Victoria: – "It's Got it All"

| Robert Upward

| {{nom}}

Rio 2016 Olympics

| Sarah Aarons, Anthony Egizii, David Musumeci, Graham Donald

| {{nom}}

=Best Music for Children's Television=

class="wikitable" width=100%
style="width:30%;background:#EEDD82;"|Title

! style="width:60%;background:#EEDD82;"|Composer

! style="width:10%;background:#EEDD82;"|Result
{{cite web | url = http://apraamcos.com.au/awards/2016-awards/screen-music-awards/best-music-for-childrens-television/ | title = Best Music for Children's Television | publisher = Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) | Australasian Mechanical Copyright Owners Society (AMCOS) | Australian Guild of Screen Composers (AGSC) | year = 2016 | accessdate = 13 November 2016 }}

Bottersnikes and Gumbles: "Up, Up and Away"

| Michael Szumowski

| {{nom}}

Mako: Island of Secrets: "Homecoming"

| Ricky Edwards, Brett Aplin

| {{nom}}

The New Adventures of Figaro Pho: "Odd Socks"

| Michael Darren, Luke Jurevicius, Christopher Larkin

| {{won}}

Transformers: Rescue Bots: "The Last of Morocco"

| Christopher Elves

| {{nom}}

=Best Music for a Documentary=

class="wikitable" width=100%
style="width:30%;background:#EEDD82;"|Title

! style="width:60%;background:#EEDD82;"|Composer

! style="width:10%;background:#EEDD82;"|Result
{{cite web | url = http://apraamcos.com.au/awards/2016-awards/screen-music-awards/best-music-for-a-documentary/ | title = Best Music for a Documentary| publisher = Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) | Australasian Mechanical Copyright Owners Society (AMCOS) | Australian Guild of Screen Composers (AGSC)| year = 2016 | accessdate = 14 November 2016 }}

Getting Frank Gehry

| Caitlin Yeo

| {{won}}

Neon

| Antony Partos

| {{nom}}

Putuparri and the Rainmakers

| David Bridie

| {{nom}}

The Will to Fly

| Tom Rouch

| {{nom}}

=Best Music for a Mini-Series or Telemovie=

class="wikitable" width=100%
style="width:30%;background:#EEDD82;"|Title

! style="width:60%;background:#EEDD82;"|Composer

! style="width:10%;background:#EEDD82;"|Result
{{cite web | url = http://apraamcos.com.au/awards/2016-awards/screen-music-awards/best-music-for-a-mini-series-or-telemovie/ | title = Best Music for a Mini-Series or Telemovie | publisher = Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) | Australasian Mechanical Copyright Owners Society (AMCOS) | Australian Guild of Screen Composers (AGSC)| year = 2016 | accessdate = 14 November 2016 }}

The Beautiful Lie

| Alan John

| {{won}}

DNA Nation

| Matteo Zingales

| {{nom}}

Peter Allen: Not the Boy Next Door

| Michael Yezerski, Ashley Irwin

| {{nom}}

Secret City

| David Bridie

| {{nom}}

=Best Music for a Short Film=

class="wikitable" width=100%
style="width:30%;background:#EEDD82;"|Title

! style="width:60%;background:#EEDD82;"|Composer

! style="width:10%;background:#EEDD82;"|Result
{{cite web | url = http://apraamcos.com.au/awards/2016-awards/screen-music-awards/best-music-for-a-short-film/ | title = Best Music for a Short Film | publisher = Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) | Australasian Mechanical Copyright Owners Society (AMCOS) | Australian Guild of Screen Composers (AGSC)| year = 2016 | accessdate = 14 November 2016 }}

Banana Boy

| Adam Moses

| {{won}}

Daisy Chain

| Hylton Mowday

| {{nom}}

Letting Blood

| Nicholas Robert Thayer

| {{nom}}

Ravens

| Michael Yezerski, Helen Grimley (additional music)

| {{nom}}

=Best Music for a Television Series or Serial=

class="wikitable" width=100%
style="width:30%;background:#EEDD82;"|Series or Serial

! style="width:30%;background:#EEDD82;"|Episode title

! style="width:30%;background:#EEDD82;"|Composer

! style="width:10%;background:#EEDD82;"|Result
{{cite web | url = http://apraamcos.com.au/awards/2016-awards/screen-music-awards/best-music-for-a-television-series-or-serial/ | title = Best Music for a Television Series or Serial | publisher = Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) | Australasian Mechanical Copyright Owners Society (AMCOS) | Australian Guild of Screen Composers (AGSC)| year = 2016 | accessdate = 14 November 2016 }}

Glitch

| "There Is No Justice"

| Cornel Wilczek

| {{nom}}

Janet King

| "The Invisible Wound"

| Antony Partos

| {{nom}}

The Principal

| {{n/a}}

| Roger Mason

| {{won}}

Wanted

| "Series 1 Episode 6"

| Michael Yezerski

| {{nom}}

=Best Original Song Composed for the Screen=

class="wikitable" width=100%
style="width:30%;background:#EEDD82;"|Song title

! style="width:30%;background:#EEDD82;"|Work

! style="width:30%;background:#EEDD82;"|Composer

! style="width:10%;background:#EEDD82;"|Result
{{cite web | url = http://apraamcos.com.au/awards/2016-awards/screen-music-awards/best-original-song-composed-for-the-screen/ | title = Best Original Song Composed for the Screen | publisher = Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) | Australasian Mechanical Copyright Owners Society (AMCOS) | Australian Guild of Screen Composers (AGSC) | year = 2016 | accessdate = 14 November 2016 | archive-date = 1 December 2017 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20171201051436/http://apraamcos.com.au/awards/2016-awards/screen-music-awards/best-original-song-composed-for-the-screen/ | url-status = dead }}

"Dancing in the Darkness"

| The Letdown

| Darren Seltmann, Sally Seltmann

| {{won}}

"Maurice's Big Adventure"

| Big Adventure

| Sean Peter

| {{nom}}

"Those Friends of Mine"

| Pawno

| Tristan Dewey, Tai Jordan, Mark Pearl

| {{nom}}

"When You Were on the Run"

| No Activity

| Cameron Bruce

| {{nom}}

=Best Soundtrack Album=

class="wikitable" width=100%
style="width:30%;background:#EEDD82;"|Title

! style="width:60%;background:#EEDD82;"|Composer

! style="width:10%;background:#EEDD82;"|Result
{{cite web | url = http://apraamcos.com.au/awards/2016-awards/screen-music-awards/best-soundtrack-album/ | title = Best Soundtrack Album | publisher = Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) | Australasian Mechanical Copyright Owners Society (AMCOS) | Australian Guild of Screen Composers (AGSC) | year = 2016 | accessdate = 23 March 2016 | archive-date = 12 November 2018 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20181112061637/http://apraamcos.com.au/awards/2016-awards/screen-music-awards/best-soundtrack-album/ | url-status = dead }}

All About E

| Basil Hogios

| {{nom}}

Only the Dead

| Michael Yezerski

| {{nom}}

Sherpa

| Antony Partos

| {{won}}

The Dressmaker

| David Hirschfelder

| {{nom}}

=Best Television Theme=

class="wikitable" width=100%
style="width:30%;background:#EEDD82;"|Title

! style="width:60%;background:#EEDD82;"|Composer

! style="width:10%;background:#EEDD82;"|Result
{{cite web | url = http://apraamcos.com.au/awards/2016-awards/screen-music-awards/best-television-theme/ | title = Best Television Theme | publisher = Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) | Australasian Mechanical Copyright Owners Society (AMCOS) | Australian Guild of Screen Composers (AGSC) | year = 2016 | accessdate = 14 November 2015 | archive-date = 14 November 2016 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20161114084744/http://apraamcos.com.au/awards/2016-awards/screen-music-awards/best-television-theme/ | url-status = dead }}

Compass

| Caitlin Yeo

| {{nom}}

Here Come the Habibs

| Kyls Burtland

| {{nom}}

Nos Youm

| Peter Cavallo

| {{won}}

Tomorrow When the War Began

| Cameron Giles-Webb, Colin Simkins

| {{nom}}

=Most Performed Screen Composer – Australia=

class="wikitable" width=100%
style="width:90%;background:#EEDD82;"|Composer

! style="width:10%;background:#EEDD82;"|Result
{{cite web | url = http://apraamcos.com.au/awards/2016-awards/screen-music-awards/most-performed-screen-composer-australia/ | title = Most Performed Screen Composer – Australia | publisher = Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) | Australasian Mechanical Copyright Owners Society (AMCOS) | Australian Guild of Screen Composers (AGSC)| year = 2016 | accessdate = 14 November 2016 }}

Adam Gock, Dinesh Wicks

| {{nom}}

Jay Stewart

| {{won}}

Neil Sutherland

|{{nom}}

Nick Perjanik

| {{nom}}

=Most Performed Screen Composer – Overseas=

class="wikitable" width=100%
style="width:90%;background:#EEDD82;"|Composer

! style="width:10%;background:#EEDD82;"|Result
{{cite web | url = http://apraamcos.com.au/awards/2016-awards/screen-music-awards/most-performed-screen-composer-overseas/ | title = Most Performed Screen Composer – Overseas | publisher = Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) | Australasian Mechanical Copyright Owners Society (AMCOS) | Australian Guild of Screen Composers (AGSC)| year = 2016 | accessdate = 23 March 2016 }}

Adam Gock, Dinesh Wicks

| {{nom}}

Alastair Ford

| {{nom}}

Neil Sutherland

| {{won}}

Ricky Edwards

| {{nom}}

References