The APRA Best Original Music in a Feature Film and APRA Best Original Music in a Series Awards celebrate New Zealand's screen composers. The awards recognise the relationship that composers have with cinema and the power of music to illuminate, elevate and support real and imagined worlds, narratives, images and performances.
Composing for film and television is a craft that requires a unique set of skills. The best soundtracks are able to meet the creative and structural needs of a production while still allowing the composer’s identity to be felt, working in harmony with the film-maker and the audience. It’s a subtle art and one that relies as much upon collaboration and communication as it does upon musical ability.
APRA Best Original Music in a Feature Film
Introduced in 2014, the APRA Best Original Music in a Feature Film celebrates the work of New Zealand's film composers.
The winner receives a $1,500 cash prize and the APRA Best Original Music in a Feature Film trophy for one year.
| Year | Writer/s | Feature Film |
| 2020 | Karl Steven | Come To Daddy |
| 2019 | Mike Newport | Mega Time Squad |
| 2018 | David Long | McLaren |
| 2017 | Tim Prebble | One Thousand Ropes |
| 2016 | Mahuia Bridgman-Cooper and Tama Waipara | Mahana |
| 2015 | Grayson Gilmour | Consent |
| 2014 | Victoria Kelly | Field Punishment No. 01 |
APRA Best Original Music in a Series
Introduced in 2014, the APRA Best Original Music in a Series celebrates the work of New Zealand's screen composers.
The winner receives a $1,500 cash prize and the APRA Best Original Music in a Series trophy for one year.
| Year | Writer/s | Series |
| 2020 | David Long | The Luminaries |
| 2019 | Karl Steven | The Bad Seed |
| 2018 | Conrad Wedde, Lukasz Buda, and Samuel Scott | Cleverman |
| 2017 | Claire Cowan | Hillary |
| 2016 | Karl Steven | 800 Words |
| 2015 | Tom McLeod | Girl vs. Boy (Series 3) |
| 2014 | Tom McLeod | Girl vs. Boy (Series 2) |