The winners of the 2025 Screen Music Awards have been revealed in a glittering ceremony, at Brisbane’s Fortitude Music Hall.
Presented by APRA AMCOS and the Australian Guild Of Screen Composers (AGSC), the awards celebrate excellence and innovation in screen composition, across 16 categories. Stage and screen icon David Wenham AM hosted the awards, alongside Mark Coles Smith and Nathalie Morris.
Melbourne-based composer, Cornel Wilczek, emerged as the night’s biggest winner. He took home two awards: Best Music For A Television Drama (alongside Alex Olijnyk) for ‘Fake’, and Best Opening Title Television Theme with Thomas Rouch, for ‘The Survivors’.
Queensland talent shone brightly at the inaugural Brisbane edition of the awards – 3 of the 16 winners hailed from the sunshine state. Beloved children’s screen composer Joff Busch took home Most Performed Screen Composer – Overseas for his work on the international TV juggernaut ‘Bluey’. . . Which was the most streamed show in the US in 2024. This marks his second win in the category.
Then there was fellow Queenslander Megan Washington, who was awarded Best Original Song For The Screen, for ‘Dream On’ in ‘How To Make Gravy’, the film adaptation of Paul Kelly’s iconic Christmas song. The moment was made even more special, with a surprise live performance of the song from Electric Fields.
Brisbane-based video game composer Cedar Jones won Best Music For A Video Game or Other Interactive Media, for ‘Feed The Deep’.
Jed Kurzel continued his dominance in film scoring, winning Feature Film Score Of The Year for ‘Tornado’. This marks Jed’s fourth win the category. Plus, long-time collaborators Adam Gock and Dinesh Wicks extended their streak, winning Most Performed Screen Composer – Australia for the 11th time.
First-time winners like Ayda Akbal (Emerging Screen Composer Of The Year) and Finn Clarke (Best Soundtrack Album for ‘The Raftsmen’) joined the ranks this year too.
Acclaimed screen composer Christopher Gordon was honoured with the prestigious Distinguished Services To The Australian Screen Award, in recognition of his extraordinary body of work and enduring contribution to the screen industry.
