APRA Music Awards of 1993

The Australasian Performing Right Association Awards of 1993 (generally known as APRA Awards) are a series of awards, which were held at the Regent Hotel, Sydney, in November 1993.^[1] The APRA Music Awards were presented by Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) and the Australasian Mechanical Copyright Owners Society (AMCOS).

APRA Music Awards of 1993
Date	22 November 1993 (1993-11-22)
Location	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Website	apra-amcos.com.au
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Awards

Winners are shown in bold with known nominees shown in plain.^[1][2]

Category	Details	Result
Songwriter of the Year	Greg Arnold[3]	Won
Ted Albert Memorial Award	Peter Sculthorpe	Won
Song of the Year	"Four Seasons in One Day" (Neil Finn, Tim Finn) by Crowded House	Won
	"Black Stick" (Gregory "Tex" Perkins, Daniel Atkins p.k.a. Dan Rumour) by The Cruel Sea	Nominated
	"Happy Birthday Helen" (Greg Arnold) by Things of Stone and Wood	Nominated
	"Lost" (Michael Spiby) by The Badloves	Nominated
	"You Were There" (Phil Buckle) by Southern Sons	Nominated
Country Song of the Year	"(This Is) Australia Calling" (John Williamson, A Fairbairn) by John Williamson	Nominated
	"Boys from the Bush" (Lee Kernaghan, Garth Porter) by Lee Kernaghan	Won
	"Fifteen Minutes of Fame" (C Stockley, G Young) by Cameron Daddo	Nominated
	"From Frankie with Love" (Craig Giles, R Giles, L Nelson) by Craig Giles	Nominated
	"Red Roses" (Shanley Del Gregory) by Shanley Del	Nominated
Contemporary Classical Composition of the Year	"Symphony Da Pacem Domine" (Ross Edwards) by Ross Edwards	Won
Children's Composition of the Year	"Tigers Roaring in the Afternoon" (David Basden, Julian Gough, Monica Trapaga) by Monica Trapaga	Won
	"Funky Zoo" (Kenneth Ian Stewart) by Ken Stewart[4]	Nominated
Jazz Composition of the Year	"Desperados" (Bernard McGann) by Bernie McGann Trio	Nominated
	"Hindered on His Way to Heaven" (Vince Jones, Barney McAll) by Vince Jones and Barney McAll	Won
	"Just Perfect" (Stephen Sedergreen) by Mistaken Identity	Nominated
	"Lilac Embers" (Sandra Evans) by Clarion Fracture Zone	Nominated
	"Welcome to the World of Major Crime" (Paul Grabowsky) by Paul Grabowsky	Nominated
Most Performed Foreign Work	"You Don't Treat Me No Good" (Daniel Pritzker, Daniel Laszlo) by Sonia Dada	Won
Most Performed Australian Work	"Daddy's Gonna Make You a Star" (Simon Hussey, Jef Scott, James Reyne) by Company of Strangers	Won
Most Performed Australian Work Overseas / Overseas Award	"Fall At Your Feet" (Neil Finn) by Crowded House	Won
Television or Film Score of the Year	Romper Stomper (John Clifford White) by John Clifford White and the Romper Stomper Orchestra & Band	Won
Television or Film Theme of the Year	Phoenix (Series 2) (Paul Grabowsky) by Paul Grabowsky	Won

See also

• Music of Australia

References

1. Leedham, Nicole (18 November 1993). "It's awards time again". The Canberra Times. Good Times. Vol. 68, no. 21, 401. p. 8. Retrieved 15 July 2019 – via National Library of Australia. Note: This source incorrectly gives APRA as Australian Performing Rights Association.
2. "1993 APRA Music Award Winners". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) | Australasian Mechanical Copyright Owners Society (AMCOS). Archived from the original on 5 July 2019. Retrieved 14 July 2019.
3. "Home Entertainment – Experiments Taken Further". The Canberra Times. The Guide. Vol. 70, no. 21, 893. 27 March 1995. p. 6. Retrieved 15 July 2019 – via National Library of Australia.
4. "Funky Zoo - Biography".

External links

• APRA official website