In 2002 the structure of the awards categories altered due to the expansion of APRA's awards events i.e. the Screen Music Awards & the Classical Music Awards
Song of The Year:
| Title: |
Amazing |
| Artist: |
Alex Lloyd |
| Writer: |
Alex Lloyd |
| Publisher: |
Rondor Music Australia Pty Ltd |
Songwriter of the Year:
Breakthrough Award:
2 Awards were given this year -
Jennifer Waite and Grant Wallis (Aneiki)
SIA |
Ted Albert Award for Outstanding Services to Australian Music:
Most Performed Australian Work:
| Title: |
Hold Me |
| Artist: |
Savage Garden |
| Writers: |
Darren Hayes/Daniel Jones |
| Publisher: |
Rough Cut Music Pty Ltd administered by Warner/Chappell Music Australia Pty Ltd |
Most Performed Foreign Work:
| Title: |
Can’t Fight the Moonlight |
| Artist: |
Leann Rimes |
| Writer: |
Diane Warren (ASCAP) |
| Publisher: |
EMI Music Publishing Australia Pty Ltd |
Most Performed Australian Work Overseas:
| Title: |
Crash and Burn |
| Artist: |
Savage Garden |
| Writers: |
Darren Hayes/Daniel Jones |
| Publisher: |
Rough Cut Music Pty Ltd administered by Warner/Chappell Music Australia Pty Ltd |
Most Performed Jazz Work:
| Title: |
Aether |
| Artist: |
The Necks |
| Writers: |
Christopher Abrahams*/Lloyd Swanton/Anthony Buck |
| Publisher: |
Sony/ATV Music Publishing (Aust) Pty Ltd* |
Most Performed Country Work:
| Title: |
Angel |
| Artist: |
Gina Jeffreys |
| Writers: |
Gina Jeffreys*/Rick Price** |
| Publishers: |
Warner/Chappell Music Australia Pty Ltd*/EMI Music Publishing Australia Pty Ltd** |
Most Performed Dance Work:
| Title: |
Just The Thing |
| Artist: |
paulmac and Peta Morris |
| Writer: |
paulmac |
| Publisher: |
Universal Music Publishing Pty Ltd |