The 2025 Screen Music Awards are coming to Brisbane.
For the very first time, Fortitude Music Hall on Brunswick Street, in the heart of Brisbane’s Fortitude Valley, will next month host the annual celebration of excellence and innovation in screen composition.
It’s not the first time a major APRA awards ceremony has headed to the future Olympic city. The 2014 APRA Music Awards were present at Brisbane City Hall for the first time in the event’s history.
Also today, organisers APRA AMCOS and the Australian Guild of Screen Composers (AGSC) revealed nominations in 13 of the 16 Screen Music Awards categories.
Leading the way with three nominations each are Antony Partos, Jed Kurzel, Adam Gock, Cassie To, Dinesh Wicks and Mitch Stewart.
Close behind with two nominations each are Caitlin Yeo, Cornel Wilczek, David Bruggeman, Jackson Milas, James Mountain, Luna Pan and this year’s APRA Professional Development Award winner for Screen Composition, Samuel Marks.
The global animated kids hit Bluey is once again in the hunt. Bluey: Rug Island is nominated for best soundtrack album, composed by the multi-award winning Joff Bush and featuring co-composers including King Stingray on first single “Octopus”.
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Other top-billed nominees include Christine Anu and Rhyan Clapham (aka Dobby) for Piki Lullaby (best music for children’s programming), Ziggy Ramo for Black Snow (best music for a television drama) and Megan Washington for “Dream On” from How to Make Gravy (best original song composed for the screen).
The 2025 edition of the Screen Music Awards is set for Tuesday, October 28th.
Taking hosting duties this year is celebrated actor David Wenham, who is joined by actor, writer and composer Mark Coles Smith, and guest presenter Nathalie Morris from the Logie and AACTA-nominated Bump. The music director is Erkki Veltheim.
The Distinguished Services to Australian Screen recipient, which is nominated by the APRA Board, will be announced in early October, and the winners of most performed screen composer – Australia and most performed screen composer – overseas will be revealed on the night.
See the full list of nominations below.
2025 Screen Music Award nominees:
Best Music for an Advertisement
Title Feel New in Sydney
Composed by Lukas Farry / Alejandro Gomez Sanchez
Title HBO Max
Composed by Antony Partos
Published by Sonar Music
Title Nodefest 2024
Composed by Scott Langley
Published by Smith and Western Studios
Title Toyota CH-R Diamond
Composed by Lance Gurisik
Published by MassivePublishing
Best Music for Children’s Programming
Title LEGO Monkie Kid: ‘Harbinger’
Composed by Dinesh Wicks*/ Adam Gock / Mitch Stewart / Cassie To / Richard LaBrooy / David Bruggemann / Samuel Marks / David Huxtable / Luna Pan / Anthony Ammar
Published by Cooking Vinyl Publishing*
Title Piki Lullaby
Composed by Christine Anu / Rhyan Clapham*
Published by Universal Music Publishing / Sony Music Publishing*
Title Runt
Composed by Iain Grandage / Josh Hogan
Title Spooky Files: ‘Maximum Badness’
Composed by Pascal Babare
Best Music for a Documentary
Title A Portrait of a Postman
Composed by Dinesh Wicks / Adam Gock / Mitch Stewart / Emma Greenhill / Cassie To / Samuel Marks / Henry Bird
Title Deeper
Composed by Antony Partos
Published by Sonar Music
Title The Golden Spurtle
Composed by Simon Bruckard
Title Yurlu | Country
Composed by Helena Czajka
Best Music for a Short Film
Title Ningaloo’s Nursery
Composed by Mara Schwerdtfeger
Title Oil & Water
Composed by Hamish Francis / James Mountain
Title The Shirt Off Your Back
Composed by Joel Byrne / Wade Keighran
Published by Gaga Music
Title The Way Home
Composed by Dale Cornelius
Published by Concord Music Publishing
Best Music for a Television Comedy
Title Bump (Season 5 Episode 1)
Composed by Josie Mann / Jackson Milas
Published by Sonar Music
Title Return to Paradise (Season 1 Episode 1)
Composed by Jackson Milas / Antony Partos
Published by Sonar Music
Title Last Days of the Space Age (Episode 1)
Composed by Caitlin Yeo
Published by Universal Music Publishing
Title YOLO: Rainbow Trinity (Season 3 Episode 7)
Composed by Brendan Caulfield
Published by Universal/MCA Music Publishing
Best Music for a Television Drama
Title Black Snow (Season 2 Episode 6)
Composed by: Jed Palmer / Ziggy Ramo*
Published by: Sony Music Publishing / peermusic*
Title Fake (Season 1 Episode 5)
Composed by Cornel Wilczek / Alex Olijnyk
Title Four Years Later (Season 1 Episode 3)
Composed by Isha Ram Das
Title Narrow Road to the Deep North (Season 1 Episode 5)
Composed by Jed Kurzel
Best Music for Unscripted & Reality Television Series
Title Eat the Invaders
Composed by Benjamin Speed
Title Million Dollar Secret
Composed by Dinesh Wicks / Adam Gock / Brontë Horder / Mitch Stewart / Cassie To / David Bruggemann / Rory Chenoweth / Adam Sofo
Published by BMG
Title Murder Down Under: Bodies in the Barrel
Composed by Amara Primero / Isabella Lavenuta* / Jenna Pratt* / Melany Thompson*
Published by Cooking Vinyl Publishing / Primechord Music*
Title Muster Dogs
Composed by Mark Walmsley
Published by Universal Music Publishing obo Ambience Entertainment
Best Music for a Video Game or Other Interactive Media
Title Feed the Deep
Composed by Cedar Jones
Title Pinball Spire
Composed by Starling Tan
Title Rebel Moon: The Descent
Composed by David Barber
Title Tempopo
Composed by Jeff van Dyck
Best Opening Title Television Theme
Title In Her Nature
Composed by Tammy Ari
Title Last Days of the Space Age
Composed by Caitlin Yeo
Published by Universal Music Publishing
Title Last King of the Cross (Season 2)
Composed by Rafael May
Published by Rogue Nation Publishing
Title The Survivors
Composed by Thomas Rouch* / Cornel Wilczek
Published by Concord Music Publishing ANZ
Best Original Song Composed for the Screen
Title “Dream On” from How to Make Gravy
Composed by Megan Washington
Published by Origin Music Publishing
Title “Five Walls” from NCIS: Sydney (Season 2 Episode 7)
Composed by Alana Wilkinson
Published by Kobalt Music Publishing obo Lillipilli IP
Title “Warrwurnum” from Journey Home, David Gulpilil
Composed by David Bridie* / Yirrmal Marika
Published by Mushroom Music*
Title “Monsters” from First Moon
Composed by Dominic Cabusi / Bronte Maree O’Neill
Published by Alba Australia Music Publishing obo Alba Blue Music Publishing
Best Soundtrack Album
Title Bluey: Rug Island
Composed by Joff Bush* / Theo Dimathaya Burarrwanga / Pluto Jonze / Roy Kellaway^ / Campbell Messer / Lachlan Nicholson / Steve Peach / Lewis Stiles / Yirrŋa Gotjiringu Yunupingu^
Published by Universal Music Publishing* / Sony Music Publishing^
Title Moana 2
Composed by Opetaia Tavita Foa’i / Mark Mancina
Published by Universal Music Publishing
Title The Order
Composed by Jed Kurzel
Published by Universal Music Publishing / Sony Music Publishing
Title The Raftsmen
Composed by Finn Clarke
Feature Film Score of the Year
Title Birthright
Composed by James Brown
Title How to Make Gravy
Composed by Samuel Dixon
Published by Downtown Music Publishing
Title Spit
Composed by Elliott Wheeler
Title Tornado
Composed by Jed Kurzel
Emerging Screen Composer of the Year
Ayda Akbal
Felix Wallis
James Mountain
Luna Pan
Visit apraamcos.com.au/screenmusicawards2025 for more.