APRA Music Awards of 2006


The Australasian Performing Right Association Awards of 2006 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. 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. The Screen Music Awards were issued in November by APRA and Australian Guild of Screen Composers.

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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Songwriters of the Year
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Breakthrough Songwriter Award
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Ted Albert Award for Outstanding Services to Australian Music
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Most Performed Australian Work
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Most Performed Australian Work Overseas
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Most Performed Blues & Roots Work
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Most Performed Country Work
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Most Performed Dance Work
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Most Performed Foreign Work
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Most Performed Jazz Work
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Most Performed Urban Work
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Classical Music Awards

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Best Composition by an Australian Composer
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Best Performance of an Australian Composition
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Instrumental Work of the Year
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Long-Term Contribution to the Advancement of Australian Music
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Orchestral Work of the Year
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Outstanding Contribution by an Individual
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Outstanding Contribution by an Organisation
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Outstanding Contribution to Australian Music in Education
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Outstanding Contribution to Australian Music in a Regional Area
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Vocal or Choral Work of the Year
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Screen Music Awards

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Feature Film Score of the Year
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Best Music for an Advertisement
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Best Music for Children's Television
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Best Music for a Documentary
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Best Music for a Mini-Series or Telemovie
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Best Music for a Short Film
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Best Music for a Television Series or Serial
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Best Original Song Composed for the Screen
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Best Soundtrack Album
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Best Television Theme
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International Achievement Award
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Most Performed Screen Composer - Australia
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Most Performed Screen Composer - Overseas
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