Screen Music Awards 2026: winners

Ned Beckley and Josh Hogan, composers of Tales from Outer Suburbia, sweep wins at annual Screen Music Awards. Winners were announced last night at the 2026 Screen Music Awards at Brisbane’s Fortitude Music Hall, presented by APRA AMCOS and the Australian Guild of Screen Composers.

Rob Collins, Claudia Karvan OAM and Ayesha Madon hosted the night with Music Director, composer and performer Erkki Veltheim conducting a live orchestra. West Australian composers Josh Hogan and Ned Beckley were the big winners on the night, taking out all four categories in which they were nominated for their work on the ABC children’s animation series Tales from Outer Suburbia.

The duo won Best Music for Children’s Programming, Best Opening Title Television Theme and Best Soundtrack Album, as well as Best Original Song Composed for the Screen alongside composer Joni Hogan. Longtime collaborators Adam Gock and Dinesh Wicks continued their Screen Music Award-winning streak picking up Most Performed Screen Composer – Australia for the 12th time for their work on MasterChef, My Kitchen Rules and Travel Guides, as well as the Most Performed Screen Composer – Overseas for Con Girl, Lego Masters and Married at First Sight.

They also added a third award with Best Music for Unscripted or Reality Television Series for Million Dollar Secret alongside fellow composers Adam Sofo, Brontë Horder, Cassie To, David Bruggemann, Lydia Davies, Mitch Stewart and Rory Chenoweth. Cezary Skubiszewski was honoured with the Distinguished Services to the Australian Screen award in recognition of his incredible body of work spanning more than 30 years.

He was presented the award by film producer Nelson Woss, who he collaborated with on the soundtrack for iconic Australian movie Red Dog. TV and related categories (winners in bold): Best Music for Children’s Programming Caper Crew Steve Toulmin Kiki Can Fly (Zoo, Special Edition) David Skinner Origin Music Publishing Tales from Outer Suburbia (Episode 10) Ned Beckley and Josh Hogan The Pout-Pout Fish Ack Kinmonth Best Music for a Documentary Edge of Life Antony Partos Sonar Music Reported Missing (Season 5 Episode 1) Adrian Leung BMG Publishing obo Manners McDade Sentient Helena Czajka Whistle Haydn Walker Best Music for a Television Comedy Dog Park (Episode 1) Bryony Marks Kobalt Music Publishing obo LilliPilli IP He Had It Coming (Episode 7) Caitlin Yeo Kobalt Music Publishing obo LilliPilli IP Sunny Nights (Episode 1) Matteo Zingales Sonar Music Best Music for a Television Drama Playing Gracie Darling (Episode 5) Jan Skubiszewski Reckless (Episode 4) Cassie To and Emma Greenhill Universal Music Publishing The Artful Dodger (Season 2, Episode 3) Antony Partos Sony Music Publishing The Family Next Door (Episode 1) Bryony Marks Kobalt Music Publishing obo LilliPilli IP Best Music for Unscripted or Reality Television Series Beyond Bali with Lara Lee Amara Primero and Melany Thompson* Cooking Vinyl Publishing / Primerchord Music* Million Dollar Secret (Season 2) Adam Gock* / Dinesh Wicks* / David Bruggemann* / Rory Chenoweth* / Lydia Davies / Brontë Horder* / Adam Sofo* / Mitch Stewart* / Cassie To* BMG* Muster Dogs (Season 4) Mark Walmsley Universal Music Publishing Tucci in Italy (Season 2) Richard Pike Sony Music Publishing Best Opening Television Theme Flower and Flour Hylton Mowday Kobalt Music Publishing obo Cheeky Little Media Reported Missing Adrian Leung BMG Publishing obo Manners McDade Revealed: Death Cap Murders Simon Walbrook Tales from Outer Suburbia Ned Beckley and Josh Hogan Best Original Song Composed for the Screen “Nothing Stays the Same” from Tales from Outer Suburbia Ned Beckley / Joni Hogan / Josh Hogan “Nug Luck” from Caper Crew Steve Toulmin “The Spirit Shall Return” from Mystery Road: Origin William Barton Wise Music G Schirmer Australia “We Got Away With It” from He Had It Coming Caitlin Yeo Kobalt Music Publishing obo LilliPilli IP Best Soundtrack Album Christy Antony Partos Cas Music Deadloch (Season 2) Amanda Brown Universal/MCA Music Publishing Tales from Outer Suburbia Ned Beckley and Josh Hogan Together Cornel Wilczek and Alex Olijnyk Emerging Screen Composer of the Year Andreas Dominguez Emma Greenhill Finn Clarke Genevieve Patrick Most Performed Screen Composer – Australia Adam Gock and Dinesh Wicks For: MasterChef, My Kitchen Rules, Travel Guides Damian De Boos-Smith For: Better Homes & Gardens, Return to Paradise, The Block Jay Stewart For: Better Homes & Gardens, It’s Academic, The Block Mitch Stewart For: MasterChef, My Kitchen Rules, Travel Guides Most Performed Screen Composer – Overseas Adam Gock and Dinesh Wicks For: Con Girl, Lego Masters, Married at First Sight Anthony Ammar For: Love on the Spectrum, Married at First Sight, MasterChef Joff Bush For: Bluey, The Strange Chores Mitch Stewart For: Con Girl, Lego Masters, Married at First Sight Distinguished Services to the Australian Screen Cezary Skubiszewski