Antony Partos, Paul Kelly lead 2019 Screen Music Awards winners

The winners for the 2019 Screen Music Awards have been handed out in Melbourne, with the likes of Antony Partos, and Paul Kelly taking home big awards on the night.

For 17 years now, APRA AMCOS have recognised the musical work done by those behind the screen with the annual Screen Music Awards.

Having announced some of the best and brightest in Australia as the 2019 nominees recently, Wednesday, November 20th saw countless music-lovers make their way into Melbourne’s Forum for a ceremony to recognise the country’s musical brilliance.

Hosted by Justine Clarke and featuring Jessica Wells as Musical Director, the evening was undoubtedly a big one for Antony Partos, who took home three awards on the evening.

Image of David Bridie at the 2019 Screen Music Awards

Receiving the award for Feature Film Score of the Year for I Am Mother alongside Dan Luscombe, Partos was also recognised for his television work, winning Best Television Theme award and the Best Music for a Television Series or Serial award for ‘Bloom’, sharing the latter honour with Jackson Milas.

Meanwhile, icons such as Paul Kelly and David Bridie took home the awards for Best Original Song Composed for the Screen and Best Music for a Documentary, respectively, while Piers Burbrook de Vere received the Best Soundtrack Album award for Little Monsters.

Lastly, statistical analysis was used to award Adam Gock and Dinesh Wicks as the Most Performed Screen Composers in Australia, while Neil Sutherland took home the overseas honour.

Check out the full list of winners below.

Check out the film score for I Am Mother by Dan Luscombe and Antony Partos:

2019 Screen Music Awards Winners

Feature Film Score of the Year

Title: I Am Mother
Composed by: Dan Luscombe and Antony Partos

Best Original Song Composed for the Screen

Title: Every Day My Mother’s Voice from The Final Quarter
Composed by: Paul Kelly
Published by: Sony/ATV Music Publishing

Best Soundtrack Album

Title: Little Monsters
Composed by: Piers Burbrook de Vere

Best Music for a Documentary

Title: Australia’s Lost Impressionist
Composed by: David Bridie
Published by: Mushroom Music

Best Television Theme

Title: Bloom
Composed by: Antony Partos
Published by: Sonar Music

Best Music for a Television Series or Serial

Title: Bloom
Composed by: Jackson Milas and Antony Partos
Published by: Sonar Music

Best Music for a Mini-Series or Telemovie

Title: Dead Lucky
Composed by: Michael Yezerski

Best Music for a Short Film

Title: For the Girl in the Coffee Shop
Composed by: Angela Little

Best Music for Children’s Television

Title: The Pilgrims Progress
Composed by: Michael Dooley

Best Music for an Advertisement

Title: Dan Murphy’s
Composed by: Adrian Sergovich
Published by: Song Zu Publishing

Most Performed Screen Composer – Australia*

Composers: Adam Gock and Dinesh Wicks

Most Performed Screen Composer – Overseas*

Composer: Neil Sutherland

*Determined by statistical analysis

This article originally appeared on The Industry Observer, which is now part of The Music Network.