# APRA Music Awards of 1996

The Australasian Performing Right Association Awards of 1996 (generally known as APRA Awards) are a series of awards held in May 1996. The APRA Music Awards were presented by Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) and the Australasian Mechanical Copyright Owners Society (AMCOS). APRA and AMCOS did not provide any awards in 1997, after the hiatus they resumed the annual ceremony in APRA Music Awards of 1998.
Only one classical music award was available in 1996: Most Performed Contemporary Classical Composition. APRA provided awards for "Best Television Theme", and "Best Film Score" in 1996. 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 |
| "Caroline" | "Caroline" | The Badloves | The Badloves | Debra Byrne, Michael Spiby | Debra Byrne, Michael Spiby | Nominated |
| "Pick You Up" | "Pick You Up" | Powderfinger | Powderfinger | Jonathan Coghill, John Collins, Bernard Fanning, Ian Haug, Darren Middleton | Jonathan Coghill, John Collins, Bernard Fanning, Ian Haug, Darren Middleton | Nominated |
| "Waking Up Tired" | "Waking Up Tired" | Hoodoo Gurus | Hoodoo Gurus | David Faulkner, Bradley Shepherd | David Faulkner, Bradley Shepherd | Nominated |
| "Wasn't It Good" | "Wasn't It Good" | Tina Arena | Tina Arena | Tina Arena, Robert Parde, Heather Field | Tina Arena, Robert Parde, Heather Field | Won |
| "Where the Wild Roses Grow" | "Where the Wild Roses Grow" | Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds and Kylie Minogue | Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds and Kylie Minogue | Nick Cave | Nick Cave | Nominated |
| Songwriters of the Year |||||||
| Writer | Writer | Writer | Writer | Writer | Writer | Result |
| Nick Cave | Nick Cave | Nick Cave | Nick Cave | Nick Cave | Nick Cave | Won |
| Ted Albert Award for Outstanding Services to Australian Music |||||||
| Name | Name | Name | Name | Name | Name | Result |
| Ron Tudor | Ron Tudor | Ron Tudor | Ron Tudor | Ron Tudor | Ron Tudor | Won |
| Most Performed Australian Work |||||||
| Title | Title | Artist | Artist | Writer | Writer | Result |
| "Apple Eyes" | "Apple Eyes" | Swoop | Swoop | Joshua Beagley, Roland Kapferer, Alexander Hewetson, Fiona Ta'Akimoeaka | Joshua Beagley, Roland Kapferer, Alexander Hewetson, Fiona Ta'Akimoeaka | Nominated |
| "Caroline" | "Caroline" | The Badloves | The Badloves | Debra Byrne, Michael Spiby | Debra Byrne, Michael Spiby | Nominated |
| "Under the Water" | "Under the Water" | Merril Bainbridge | Merril Bainbridge | Merril Bainbridge, Owen Bolwell, Stanley Paulzen | Merril Bainbridge, Owen Bolwell, Stanley Paulzen | Won |
| "Wasn't It Good" | "Wasn't It Good" | Tina Arena | Tina Arena | Tina Arena, Robert Parde, Heather Field | Tina Arena, Robert Parde, Heather Field | Nominated |
| "Where the Wild Roses Grow" | "Where the Wild Roses Grow" | Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds and Kylie Minogue | Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds and Kylie Minogue | Nick Cave | Nick Cave | Nominated |
| Most Performed Australian Work Overseas |||||||
| Title | Title | Artist | Artist | Writer | Writer | Result |
| "Tomorrow" | "Tomorrow" | Silverchair | Silverchair | Daniel Johns, Benjamin Gillies | Daniel Johns, Benjamin Gillies | Won |
| Most Performed Children's Work |||||||
| Title | Title | Artist | Artist | Writer | Writer | Result |
| "Grand Fairies Ball" | "Grand Fairies Ball" | Christine Hutchinson | Christine Hutchinson | Christine Hutchinson | Christine Hutchinson | Nominated |
| "Growin' Up Strong" | "Growin' Up Strong" | Wendy Notley | Wendy Notley | Barbara Notley, Wendy Notley, Al Rony, Donna Ross | Barbara Notley, Wendy Notley, Al Rony, Donna Ross | Nominated |
| "The Hooley Dooleys" | "The Hooley Dooleys" | The Hooley Dooleys | The Hooley Dooleys | David Butts, Antoine Demarest, Bruce Thorburn | David Butts, Antoine Demarest, Bruce Thorburn | Nominated |
| "Just Hang Loose" | "Just Hang Loose" | Incy Wincy | Incy Wincy | Leonie Cambage, Graham Sattler | Leonie Cambage, Graham Sattler | Nominated |
| "Wake Up Jeff!" | "Wake Up Jeff!" | The Wiggles | The Wiggles | Murray Cook, Jeffrey Fatt, Anthony Field, Gregory Page | Murray Cook, Jeffrey Fatt, Anthony Field, Gregory Page | Won |
| Most Performed Country Work |||||||
| Title | Title | Artist | Artist | Writer | Writer | Result |
| "Don't Call Wagga Wagga Wagga" | "Don't Call Wagga Wagga Wagga" | Jim Haynes | Jim Haynes | Gregory Champion, James Haynes | Gregory Champion, James Haynes | Nominated |
| "Nine Mile Run" | "Nine Mile Run" | Tania Kernaghan | Tania Kernaghan | Colin Buchanan, Tania Kernaghan, Fiona Kernaghan | Colin Buchanan, Tania Kernaghan, Fiona Kernaghan | Nominated |
| "1959" | "1959" | Lee Kernaghan | Lee Kernaghan | Garth Porter, Lee Kernaghan | Garth Porter, Lee Kernaghan | Won |
| "Skinny Dippin'" | "Skinny Dippin'" | Lee Kernaghan | Lee Kernaghan | Garth Porter, Lee Kernaghan, Colin Buchanan, Lawrence Minton | Garth Porter, Lee Kernaghan, Colin Buchanan, Lawrence Minton | Nominated |
| "Somewhere out There" | "Somewhere out There" | Shanley Del | Shanley Del | Shanley Del Gregory, Steven Daily | Shanley Del Gregory, Steven Daily | Nominated |
| Most Performed Foreign Work |||||||
| Title | Title | Artist | Artist | Writer | Writer | Result |
| "As I Lay Me Down" | "As I Lay Me Down" | Sophie B. Hawkins | Sophie B. Hawkins | Sophie B. Hawkins | Sophie B. Hawkins | Nominated |
| "Fairground" | "Fairground" | Simply Red | Simply Red | Mick Hucknall | Mick Hucknall | Nominated |
| "Give Me One Reason" | "Give Me One Reason" | Tracy Chapman | Tracy Chapman | Tracy Chapman | Tracy Chapman | Nominated |
| "Kiss from a Rose" | "Kiss from a Rose" | Seal | Seal | Henry Samuel (p.k.a. Seal) | Henry Samuel (p.k.a. Seal) | Won |
| "Lets Groove" | "Lets Groove" | CDB | CDB | Maurice White, Wayne Vaughn | Maurice White, Wayne Vaughn | Nominated |
| Most Performed Jazz Work |||||||
| Title | Title | Artist | Artist | Writer | Writer | Result |
| "Ee Yoo Hoo" | "Ee Yoo Hoo" | Coco's Lunch | Coco's Lunch | Nicola Eveleigh | Nicola Eveleigh | Nominated |
| "Futures" | "Futures" | DIG | DIG | Samuel Dixon, Scott Saunders, James Robertson, Timothy Rollinson, Terepai Richmond | Samuel Dixon, Scott Saunders, James Robertson, Timothy Rollinson, Terepai Richmond | Won |
| "Mambo Gumbo" | "Mambo Gumbo" | Wanderlust | Wanderlust | Miroslav Bukovsky | Miroslav Bukovsky | Nominated |
| "Tata" | "Tata" | Wanderlust | Wanderlust | Francisco Hevia | Francisco Hevia | Nominated |
| "Until" | "Until" | Carl Orr | Carl Orr | Carl Orr, Renée Geyer | Carl Orr, Renée Geyer | Nominated |
| Most Performed Contemporary Classical Composition |||||||
| Title | Title | Composer | Composer | Performer | Performer | Result |
| Fantasy | Fantasy | Helen Gifford | Helen Gifford | Laura Chislett, the Flute in Orbit | Laura Chislett, the Flute in Orbit | Nominated |
| Flower Songs | Flower Songs | Ross Edwards | Ross Edwards | Song Company and Friends | Song Company and Friends | Nominated |
| In the Shuberry | In the Shuberry | Anthony Bremner | Anthony Bremner | Song Company and Friends | Song Company and Friends | Nominated |
| Sonata for Harp | Sonata for Harp | Peggy Glanville-Hicks | Peggy Glanville-Hicks | Marshall Maguire | Marshall Maguire | Won |
| To His Servant Bach God Grants a Final Glimpse – The Morning Star | To His Servant Bach God Grants a Final Glimpse – The Morning Star | Graeme Koehne | Graeme Koehne | Marshall Maguire | Marshall Maguire | Nominated |
| Best Film Score |||||||
| Title | Title | Title | Composer | Composer | Composer | Result |
| All Men Are Liars | All Men Are Liars | All Men Are Liars | Mark Moffatt, Wayne Goodwin | Mark Moffatt, Wayne Goodwin | Mark Moffatt, Wayne Goodwin | Nominated |
| Angel Baby | Angel Baby | Angel Baby | John Clifford White | John Clifford White | John Clifford White | Nominated |
| Babe | Babe | Babe | Nigel Westlake | Nigel Westlake | Nigel Westlake | Won |
| Dad and Dave: On Our Selection | Dad and Dave: On Our Selection | Dad and Dave: On Our Selection | Peter Best | Peter Best | Peter Best | Nominated |
| Lilian's Story | Lilian's Story | Lilian's Story | Cezary Skubiszewski | Cezary Skubiszewski | Cezary Skubiszewski | Nominated |
| Mushrooms | Mushrooms | Mushrooms | Paul Grabowsky | Paul Grabowsky | Paul Grabowsky | Nominated |
| Talk | Talk | Talk | John Clifford White | John Clifford White | John Clifford White | Nominated |
| That Eye, the Sky | That Eye, the Sky | That Eye, the Sky | David Bridie, John Phillips | David Bridie, John Phillips | David Bridie, John Phillips | Nominated |
| Best Television Theme |||||||
| Title | Title | Title | Composer | Composer | Composer | Result |
| Blue Murder | Blue Murder | Blue Murder | Peter Best | Peter Best | Peter Best | Nominated |
| Bordertown | Bordertown | Bordertown | Guy Gross | Guy Gross | Guy Gross | Nominated |
| Breaking the Ice | Breaking the Ice | Breaking the Ice | Robert Moss | Robert Moss | Robert Moss | Nominated |
| Correlli | Correlli | Correlli | Christopher Neal | Christopher Neal | Christopher Neal | Nominated |
| G.P. | G.P. | G.P. | Mario Millo | Mario Millo | Mario Millo | Won |
| Mercury | Mercury | Mercury | John Clifford White | John Clifford White | John Clifford White | Nominated |
| RPA | RPA | RPA | Geoffrey J Harvey | Geoffrey J Harvey | Geoffrey J Harvey | Nominated |
| Water Rats | Water Rats | Water Rats | Leslie Gock | Leslie Gock | Leslie Gock | Nominated |