Custard's David McCormack Leads Screen Music Awards Nominees

The nominees for the 2013 Screen Music Awards have been revealed, with former Custard frontman David McCormack and former violinist for The Go-Betweens Amanda Brown just some of the names up for gongs.

McCormack is up for several awards along with his collaborator Antony Partos, particular for their work on the ABC series Redfern Now. Brown is up for the Best Music For A Documentary for her work on the Russell Crowe-narrated feature Red Obsession.

The Screen Music Awards, presented by APRA AMCOS and the AGSC, recognises music composers for both television and film. This year's ceremony will take place at the State Theatre, Sydney on Monday 9 December.

Here are all the nominees:

Feature Film Score Of The Year

Jed Kurzel - Dead Europe
Lisa Gerrard, Marcello De Francisci and Michael Stearns - Samsara
Ricky Edwards - The 25th Reich
Caitlin Yeo - The Rocket

Best Music For A Documentary

Ryan Walsh - Artscape: Polly Borland - Polymorphous
Amanda Brown and Burkhard Dallwitz - Red Obsession
Michael Lira - The A-Z of Contemporary Art
Ash Gibson Greig - Yagan

Best Music For A Short Film

Jonathan Dreyfus - Catch Perfect
Christopher Elves - Great Adventures
Biddy Connor - Melbhattan
Henrique Dib - The Mirror

Best Television Theme

Vicki Hansen - 101 East
Drew Crawford - The Checkout
Dale Cornelius - The Doctor Blake Mystery
David McCormack and Antony Partos - Redfern Now

Best Music For A Television Series Or Serial

Stephen Rae - Puberty Blues - Episode 1
Michael Lira, David McCormack and Antony Partos - Rake - Season 2 Episode 8: Greene
David McCormack and Antony Partos - Redfern Now - Episode 4: Stand Up
Burkhard Dallwitz - Underbelly: Badness - Episode 5: Troubleshooting

Best Music For A Mini-Series Or Telemovie

Guy Gross - Dangerous Remedy
Matteo Zingales - Devil's Dust
Cezary Skubiszewski - The Mystery of a Hansom Cab
Francois Tetaz - Underground

Best Soundtrack Album

Rafael May - Black Water
Richard Tognetti and Michael Yezerski - Storm Surfers 3D
Piotr Nowotnik - The Journey
Josh Abrahams, Davide Carbone and Russell Thornton - Woody

Best Original Song Composed For The Screen

Daniel Frankel, Gideon Frankel, Jessica Paige and Alex Wurman - Begin Again (Call Me Crazy)
Thomas E Rouch - Fallen Dreams (Reverse Runner)
Cain Horton and Paul Kingston - On a Mini Adventure (Giggle and Hoot)
David McCormack and Antony Partos - Lonely Child (Redfern Now)

Best Music For Children's Television

Henrique Dib - Destiny
Henrique Dib - The Alien Boy
Christopher Elves - Flea Bitten
Sean Peter - The Gigglearium Special (Giggle and Hoot)

Best Music For An Advertisement

David Barber - Crazy Cat Lady
Erin McKimm - Shibui Hands
Adrian Sergovich - Small World Machines
Dan Higson, Ant Smith and Nick West - Tiger Beer: Rise of the Megacity