Screen Music Awards announces return of host & music director
This year’s Screen Music Awards are bringing back comedian and writer Denise Scott as host and Jessica Wells as music director who’ll lead an orchestra through song selections on the night.
The awards, which recognise the achievements of screen composers, is held on Monday November 19 at the City Recital Hall in Sydney.
Coincidentally, this year’s ceremony marks a first for the new leaders of the two associations which run the awards – Australian Guild of Screen Composers (AGSC) president Caitlin Yeo and APRA AMCOS chief executive, Dean Ormston.
Ormston said, “Australian composers and their music soundtracks play a vital role in telling our stories, to local and global audiences.
“I’m looking forward to celebrating both the local and international screen music achievements of our members with the AGSC.”
The categories are:
- Best Feature Film Score
- Best Music for a Documentary
- Best Music for a Short Film
- Best Original Song Composed for the Screen
- Best Music for a Mini-Series or Telemovie
- Best Music for a Television Series or Serial
- Best Television Theme
- Best Music for Children’s Television
- Best Music for an Advertisement
- Best Soundtrack Album
- Most Performed Screen Composer – Australia*
- Most Performed Screen Composer – Overseas*
The APRA board will also decide who gets the Distinguished Services gong.
The winner will be drawn from the film and TV industry, including, but not limited to producers/directors, philanthropists, educators, music supervisors and event producers that provide promotion, opportunities and education for Australian screen composers.