Josh Hogan and Ned Beckley were the biggest winners at this year’s Screen Music Awards, taking home four trophies for their work on ABC animated series “Tales from Outer Suburbia.”
The West Australian composers swept all four categories in which they were nominated at the ceremony, held at Brisbane’s Fortitude Music Hall on Wednesday night.
Presented by APRA AMCOS and the Australian Guild of Screen Composers (AGSC), the annual awards recognise outstanding achievements in music composition for film, television, advertising and video games, with winners announced across 16 categories.
Hogan and Beckley claimed Best Music for Children’s Programming, Best Opening Title Television Theme and Best Soundtrack Album. They also shared the Best Original Song Composed for the Screen award with Joni Hogan for “Nothing Stays the Same”, featured in the series.
Elsewhere, longtime collaborators Adam Gock and Dinesh Wicks enjoyed another successful night, collecting three awards. The pair were named Most Performed Screen Composer – Australia for the 12th time, recognising their work across “MasterChef,” “My Kitchen Rules” and “Travel Guides.”
They also secured Most Performed Screen Composer – Overseas for “Con Girl,” “Lego Masters” and “Married at First Sight,” before sharing Best Music for Unscripted or Reality Television Series for “Million Dollar Secret” alongside Adam Sofo, Brontë Horder, Cassie To, David Bruggemann, Lydia Davies, Mitch Stewart and Rory Chenoweth.
Among the night’s other major winners, Piers Burbrook de Vere and first-time recipient Rose Mackenzie-Peterson took home Feature Film Score of the Year for their work on romantic comedy “Addition.” Antony Partos added another accolade to his collection, winning Best Music for a Television Drama for the third episode of “The Artful Dodger” Season 2. The victory brings his career total to 19 Screen Music Awards.
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Helena Czajka secured her second consecutive win for Best Music for a Documentary, this time for “Sentient,” while Christopher Larkin was recognised for his score to the highly anticipated video game “Hollow Knight: Silksong,” winning Best Music for a Video Game or Other Interactive Media.
Finn Clarke was named Emerging Screen Composer of the Year, building on his Best Soundtrack Album victory at the 2025 ceremony, while, veteran composer Cezary Skubiszewski was honoured with the Distinguished Services to the Australian Screen award, recognising more than three decades of contributions to Australian film and television music.
Skubiszewski, whose extensive body of work includes the beloved Australian film “Red Dog,” received the honour from producer Nelson Woss, with whom he collaborated on the film’s soundtrack.
Hosted by actor and singer Rob Collins, the ceremony also featured guest presenters Claudia Karvan and Ayesha Madon. Composer and performer Erkki Veltheim returned as Music Director for the final time, conducting a live orchestra through selections from the year’s nominated compositions.
See the full list of winners below.
2026 Screen Music Awards Winners:
Best Music for an Advertisement
Benjamin Lam – Lego – “Project Vehicles”
Best Music for Children’s Programming
Ned Beckley and Josh Hogan – “Tales from Outer Suburbia” (Episode 10)
Best Music for a Documentary
Helena Czajka – “Sentient”
Best Music for a Short Film
Nicholas Gardiner – “Trading Cards”
Best Music for a Television Comedy
Peter Corrigan, Georgina Darvidis and Matthew Sheers – “The Witchy Girls” (Episode 6)
Best Music for a Television Drama
Antony Partos – “The Artful Dodger” (Season 2, Episode 3)
Best Music for Unscripted or Reality Television Series
Adam Gock, Dinesh Wicks, David Bruggemann, Rory Chenoweth, Lydia Davies, Brontë Horder, Adam Sofo, Mitch Stewart and Cassie To – “Million Dollar Secret” (Season 2)
Best Music for a Video Game or Other Interactive Media
Christopher Larkin – “Hollow Knight: Silksong”
Best Opening Title Television Theme
Ned Beckley and Josh Hogan – “Tales from Outer Suburbia”
Best Original Song Composed for the Screen
Ned Beckley, Joni Hogan and Josh Hogan – “Nothing Stays the Same” from “Tales from Outer Suburbia”
Best Soundtrack Album
Ned Beckley and Josh Hogan – “Tales from Outer Suburbia”
Feature Film Score of the Year
Piers Burbrook de Vere and Rose Mackenzie-Peterson – “Addition”
Emerging Screen Composer of the Year
Finn Clarke
Distinguished Services to the Australian Screen
Cezary Skubiszewski
Most Performed Screen Composer – Australia
Adam Gock and Dinesh Wicks – “MasterChef,” “My Kitchen Rules,” “Travel Guides”
Most Performed Screen Composer – Overseas
Adam Gock and Dinesh Wicks – “Con Girl,” “Lego Masters,” “Married at First Sight”