The Australasian Performing Right Association Awards of 1988 (generally known as APRA Awards) are a series of awards held in 1988. The APRA Music Awards were presented by Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) and the Australasian Mechanical Copyright Owners Society (AMCOS).
| APRA Music Awards of 1988 | |
|---|---|
| Date | 1988 |
| Website | apra-amcos |
Awards
editOnly winners are noted[1]
| Award | Winner |
|---|---|
| Platinum Award | "Along the Road to Gundagai" (Jack O'Hagan) |
| "A Pub with No Beer" (Gordon Parsons) | |
| "Tie Me Kangaroo Down, Sport" (Rolf Harris) | |
| "Granada" (English version lyrics, Dorothy Dodd) | |
| "Waltzing Matilda" (Marie Cowan, Andrew "Banjo" Paterson) | |
| Gold Award | "What You Need" (Andrew Farriss, Michael Hutchence) by INXS |
| Music from the Film Crocodile Dundee (Peter Best) by Peter Best | |
| Most Performed Australasian Music for Film | Footrot Flats (Dave Dobbyn) by Dave Dobbyn |
| Most Performed Australasian Country Work | "True Blue" (John Williamson) by John Williamson |
| Most Performed Australasian Popular Work | "Don't Dream It's Over" (Neil Finn) by Crowded House |
| Most Performed Australasian Serious Work | Overture with Fanfare (Richard Mills) |
| Most Performed Australasian Jazz Work | "Willow Tree" (John Sangster) by John Sangster |
| Most Performed Overseas Work | "Pressure Down" (Harry Bogdanovs) by John Farnham |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "1988 APRA Music Award Winners". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) | Australasian Mechanical Copyright Owners Society (AMCOS). Archived from the original on 21 April 2016. Retrieved 31 August 2019.