# APRA Music Awards of 2000

The Australasian Performing Right Association Awards of 2000 (generally known as APRA Awards) are a series of awards held in May 2000. The APRA Music Awards were presented by APRA and the Australasian Mechanical Copyright Owners Society (AMCOS). Only one classical music award was available in 2000: Most Performed Contemporary Classical Composition. APRA provided awards for "Best Television Theme", and "Best Film Score" in 2000. APRA and AMCOS also sponsored the Australian Guild of Screen Composers (AGSC), which provided their own awards ceremony, from 1996 to 2000, with categories for film and TV composers.

## Awards

Nominees and winners with results indicated on the right.
APRA Music Awards :
| Song of the Year |||||||
| Title | Title | Artist | Artist | Writer | Writer | Result |
| "Cry Like a Baby" | "Cry Like a Baby" | Kasey Chambers | Kasey Chambers | Kasey Chambers | Kasey Chambers | Nominated |
| "Don't Call Me Baby" | "Don't Call Me Baby" | Madison Avenue | Madison Avenue | Andrew Van Dorsselaer, Cheyne Coates, Duane Morrison | Andrew Van Dorsselaer, Cheyne Coates, Duane Morrison | Nominated |
| "I Knew I Loved You" | "I Knew I Loved You" | Savage Garden | Savage Garden | Darren Hayes, Daniel Jones | Darren Hayes, Daniel Jones | Nominated |
| "Passenger" | "Passenger" | Powderfinger | Powderfinger | Jon Coghill, John Collins, Ian Haug, Darren Middleton, Bernard Fanning | Jon Coghill, John Collins, Ian Haug, Darren Middleton, Bernard Fanning | Won |
| "Weir" | "Weir" | Killing Heidi | Killing Heidi | Jesse Hooper, Ella Hooper | Jesse Hooper, Ella Hooper | Nominated |
| Songwriters of the Year |||||||
| Writer | Writer | Writer | Writer | Writer | Writer | Result |
| Darren Hayes, Daniel Jones | Darren Hayes, Daniel Jones | Darren Hayes, Daniel Jones | Darren Hayes, Daniel Jones | Darren Hayes, Daniel Jones | Darren Hayes, Daniel Jones | Won |
| Ted Albert Award for Outstanding Services to Australian Music |||||||
| Name | Name | Name | Name | Name | Name | Result |
| Triple J | Triple J | Triple J | Triple J | Triple J | Triple J | Won |
| Most Performed Australian Work |||||||
| Title | Title | Artist | Artist | Writer | Writer | Result |
| "The Animal Song" | "The Animal Song" | Savage Garden | Savage Garden | Darren Hayes, Daniel Jones | Darren Hayes, Daniel Jones | Won |
| "Everywhere You Go" | "Everywhere You Go" | Taxiride | Taxiride | Timothy Watson, Tim Wild | Timothy Watson, Tim Wild | Nominated |
| "Get Set" | "Get Set" | Taxiride | Taxiride | Tim Wild | Tim Wild | Nominated |
| "I Knew I Loved You" | "I Knew I Loved You" | Savage Garden | Savage Garden | Darren Hayes, Daniel Jones | Darren Hayes, Daniel Jones | Nominated |
| "Lucky Me" | "Lucky Me" | Bachelor Girl | Bachelor Girl | Leah Cooney, Jorgen Elofsson | Leah Cooney, Jorgen Elofsson | Nominated |
| Most Performed Australian Work Overseas |||||||
| Title | Title | Artist | Artist | Writer | Writer | Result |
| "Truly Madly Deeply" | "Truly Madly Deeply" | Savage Garden | Savage Garden | Darren Hayes, Daniel Jones | Darren Hayes, Daniel Jones | Won |
| Most Performed Country Work |||||||
| Title | Title | Artist | Artist | Writer | Writer | Result |
| "Cry Like a Baby" | "Cry Like a Baby" | Kasey Chambers | Kasey Chambers | Kasey Chambers | Kasey Chambers | Nominated |
| "Dirt Track Cowboys" | "Dirt Track Cowboys" | Adam Brand | Adam Brand | Adam Brand | Adam Brand | Nominated |
| "These Uncertain Times" | "These Uncertain Times" | Graeme Connors | Graeme Connors | Graeme Connors | Graeme Connors | Nominated |
| "They Don't Make 'Em Like That Anymore" | "They Don't Make 'Em Like That Anymore" | Troy Cassar-Daley | Troy Cassar-Daley | Garth Porter, Colin Buchanan, Troy Cassar-Daley | Garth Porter, Colin Buchanan, Troy Cassar-Daley | Nominated |
| "When I Ride" | "When I Ride" | Tania Kernaghan | Tania Kernaghan | Fiona Kernaghan, Garth Porter | Fiona Kernaghan, Garth Porter | Won |
| Most Performed Foreign Work |||||||
| Title | Title | Artist | Artist | Writer | Writer | Result |
| "Baby One More Time" | "Baby One More Time" | Britney Spears | Britney Spears | Martin Sandberg | Martin Sandberg | Nominated |
| "Kiss Me" | "Kiss Me" | Sixpence None the Richer | Sixpence None the Richer | Matthew Slocum | Matthew Slocum | Nominated |
| "Lullaby" | "Lullaby" | Shawn Mullins | Shawn Mullins | Shawn Mullins | Shawn Mullins | Nominated |
| "That Don't Impress Me Much" | "That Don't Impress Me Much" | Shania Twain | Shania Twain | Shania Twain, Robert "Mutt" Lange | Shania Twain, Robert "Mutt" Lange | Won |
| "You Get What You Give" | "You Get What You Give" | Иew Radicals | Иew Radicals | Gregg Alexander, Rick Nowels | Gregg Alexander, Rick Nowels | Nominated |
| Most Performed Jazz Work |||||||
| Title | Title | Artist | Artist | Writer | Writer | Result |
| Barefoot | Barefoot | The Catholics | The Catholics | Lloyd Swanton | Lloyd Swanton | Nominated |
| Hanging Gardens | Hanging Gardens | The Necks | The Necks | Christopher Abrahams, Lloyd Swanton, Anthony Buck | Christopher Abrahams, Lloyd Swanton, Anthony Buck | Nominated |
| "Mandella" | "Mandella" | Guy Strazzullo Quartet | Guy Strazzullo Quartet | Guy Strazzullo | Guy Strazzullo | Won |
| Most Performed Contemporary Classical Composition |||||||
| Title | Title | Composer | Composer | Performer | Performer | Result |
| Charm | Charm | Gerard Brophy | Gerard Brophy | Marshall Maguire (harp), Patricia Pollett (viola), Geoffrey Collins (flute) | Marshall Maguire (harp), Patricia Pollett (viola), Geoffrey Collins (flute) | Won |
| Concerto for Violin and Viola | Concerto for Violin and Viola | Richard Mills | Richard Mills | Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra | Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra | Nominated |
| Harbour | Harbour | Andrew Ford, Margaret Morgan | Andrew Ford, Margaret Morgan | Australian Chamber Orchestra | Australian Chamber Orchestra | Nominated |
| Best Film Score |||||||
| Title | Title | Title | Composer | Composer | Composer | Result |
| Siam Sunset | Siam Sunset | Siam Sunset | Paul Grabowsky | Paul Grabowsky | Paul Grabowsky | Nominated |
| Soft Fruit | Soft Fruit | Soft Fruit | Antony Partos | Antony Partos | Antony Partos | Nominated |
| The Craic | The Craic | The Craic | Ricky Edwards | Ricky Edwards | Ricky Edwards | Nominated |
| Two Hands | Two Hands | Two Hands | Cezary Skubiszewski, Jan Skubiszewski | Cezary Skubiszewski, Jan Skubiszewski | Cezary Skubiszewski, Jan Skubiszewski | Won |
| Best Television Theme |||||||
| Title | Title | Title | Composer | Composer | Composer | Result |
| The Adventures of Sam | The Adventures of Sam | The Adventures of Sam | Nerida Tyson-Chew | Nerida Tyson-Chew | Nerida Tyson-Chew | Nominated |
| Dog's Head Bay | Dog's Head Bay | Dog's Head Bay | Mark Rivett | Mark Rivett | Mark Rivett | Nominated |
| Secret Men's Business | Secret Men's Business | Secret Men's Business | Stephen Rae | Stephen Rae | Stephen Rae | Nominated |
| See How They Run | See How They Run | See How They Run | Mario Millo | Mario Millo | Mario Millo | Nominated |
| Thunderstone | Thunderstone | Thunderstone | Garry McDonald, Lawrence Stone | Garry McDonald, Lawrence Stone | Garry McDonald, Lawrence Stone | Won |