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Cornel Wilczek, Megan Washington and Bluey<\/em> composer Joff Bush were in the winners\u2019 circle Tuesday night, Oct. 28, as the 2025 Screen Music Awards were presented in Brisbane\u2019s Fortitude Valley.<\/p>\n With two donut-shaped trophies, Wilczek, the Melbourne-based composer, was the big winner on the night, taking out best music for a television drama (Fake<\/em>) alongside 2024 emerging screen composer of the year champion Alex Olijnyk; plus best opening title television theme with Thomas Rouch for the Netflix adaptation of the Jane Harper book, The Survivors<\/em>.<\/p>\n More from Billboard<\/strong><\/p>\n Washington, winner of several ARIA Awards, including best female artist back in 2010, now has a Screen Music Award for her collection. The homegrown talent won for best original song composed for the Screen with \u201cDream On,\u201d lifted from How to Make Gravy<\/em>, the film adaptation of Paul Kelly\u2019s iconic Christmas song.<\/p>\n The gravy kept flowing as Electric Fields, who performed the song in the movie, closed the evening with a stunning performance, accompanied by a choir led by Deline Briscoe.<\/p>\n Another Queensland creative, the celebrated children\u2019s screen composer, Joff Bush, scooped most performed screen composer \u2013 overseas category for his work on Bluey<\/em>, the most-streamed show in the US in 2024. Bush won the same category in 2023.<\/p>\n And Adam Gock and Dinesh Wicks extended their impressive streak, taking out most performed screen composer \u2013 Australia for the 11th time, thanks to their work on Farmer Wants a Wife, LEGO Masters, MasterChef <\/em>and Travel Guides<\/em>.<\/p>\n Jed Kurzel nabbed feature film score of the year for the British period action-drama Tornado<\/em>, his fourth win in the category after Monkey Man<\/em> (2024), Slow West<\/em> (2015) and Snowtown<\/em> (2011).<\/p>\n Veteran screen composer Christopher Gordon was awarded the coveted distinguished services to the Australian screen award in recognition of his \u201cextraordinary body of work and enduring contribution to the screen music industry.\u201d<\/p>\n Legendary Australian director Bruce Beresford was on hand to present the trophy to Gordon, with he has collaborated on several acclaimed films including Ladies in Black <\/em>and Mao\u2019s Last Dancer<\/em>.<\/p>\n \u201cI feel like such an imposter, there are so many people worthy of this award,\u201d Gordon remarked, before exploring his self-destructive 20s and how he got a fresh, healthier mindset through his connections with the Screen Writers Guild. \u201cI got my life together.\u201d He continued, \u201cthe support that I felt and the sense of community with other composers was extremely important for me.\u201d He also discussed the drought he experienced between film scores, something every creative needs to prepare for. \u201cYou really need patience in this business.\u201d<\/p>\n Stage and screen star David Wenham hosted the ceremony alongside Mark Coles Smith and Nathalie Morris, with Erkki Veltheim returning as music director, helming a live orchestra performing selections from nominated works.<\/p>\n The evening got away with a Halloween trick, with a creepy piece set to a gory edit from the horror film Wolf Creek<\/em>, which this year celebrates its 20th<\/sup> anniversary.<\/p>\n Wenham would describe the moment as \u201cprobably the most terrifying opening to an awards, ever.\u201d It was a good thing the hundreds of guests at Fortitude Music Hall had finished their dinner.<\/p>\n Presented for the first time in the Sunshine State, the annual ceremony is an initiative of APRA AMCOS and the Australian Guild of Screen Composers (AGSC).<\/p>\n During his third and final speech leading the AGSC as president, Dale Cornelius touched on streaming quotas, AI, the human condition and more. Cornelius will hand the reins over to composer and Go-Betweens great Amanda Brown, who was in the audience, but not before he returned to the stage to collect the win for best music for a short film, for The Way Home<\/em>.<\/p>\n Timing is everything. And, with the federal government on Monday<\/a> ruling out a controversial proposed exemption to the Copyright Act that would allow for text and data mining, the timing wasn\u2019t lost on guests and speakers.<\/p>\n \u201cThis is a massive win,\u201d Jenny Morris, chair of APRA AMCOS, remarked from the podium. And not just for APRA AMCOS members, \u201cbut for every creator in the room and the country.\u201d She continued, \u201cWe said \u2018no.\u2019 And importantly, we said no together\u2026when we unite, when we speak with one voice, we are unstoppable.\u201d<\/p>\n The music community, she continued, had real cause to celebrate after a such an \u201chistoric\u201d victory.<\/p>\n Click here<\/a> for the full list of winners.<\/p>\n Best of Billboard<\/strong><\/p>\n Sign up for Billboard’s Newsletter<\/a>. For the latest news, follow us on Facebook<\/a>, Twitter<\/a>, and Instagram<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.yahoo.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Cornel Wilczek, Megan Washington and Bluey composer Joff Bush were in the winners\u2019 circle Tuesday night, Oct. 28, as the 2025 Screen Music Awards were presented in Brisbane\u2019s Fortitude Valley. 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