Heading to Brisbane’s Fortitude Music Hall for the first time on Tuesday 28 October, the annual Screen Music Awards celebrate excellence and innovation in screen composition across 13 categories, recognising outstanding contributions in short film, television series, documentaries, children’s programming, feature films and more.
Submissions are open now until 12am (AEST) Thursday 26 June for any APRA composer member whose work has been featured in a production that received its first public screening, broadcast or release between 1 July 2024 and 30 June 2025. This includes releases on digital platforms such as Facebook, Netflix and YouTube. For Feature Film Score of the Year, the eligibility period is from 1 July 2024 to 30 September 2025 and the production must have its first public screening, broadcast or commercial release within this timeframe.
The awards are selected either by a panel of highly respected Australian screen composers or by statistical analysis. The Distinguished Services to the Australian Screen and Emerging Screen Composer of the Year Awards are chosen by the APRA Board of Directors.
2025 Screen Music Award Categories:
- Best Music for an Advertisement
- Best Music for Children’s Programming
- Best Music for a Documentary
- Best Music for a Short Film
- Best Music for a Television Comedy
- Best Music for a Television Drama
- Best Music for Unscripted & Reality Television Series
- Best Music for a Video Game or Other Interactive Media
- Best Opening Title Television Theme
- Best Original Song Composed for the Screen
- Best Soundtrack Album
- Emerging Screen Composer of the Year
- Feature Film Score of the Year
Previous Screen Music Award winners have included Adam Gock, Amanda Brown, Antonio Gambale, Bryony Marks, Dinesh Wicks, Fred Leone, Jed Kurzel, Joff Bush and Missy Higgins.
For further information or to submit a work, visit apraamcos.com.au/screenmusicawards2025.
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