November 2015

Received the 2015 Screen Music Award for Best Music for a Mini-series or Tele movie for THE SECRET RIVER.

Congratulations to Shane Howard and Archie Roach who also received a Screen Music Award for their song
'A Secret River' in the category of Best Song written for the screen.

APRA Press release:

The two-part television series based on Kate Grenville's best-selling novel also delivered an award on the night to multi-award-winning screen composer Burkhard Dallwitz for Best Music for a Mini-Series or Telemovie. Burkhard’s composition movingly tells both of the beauty of the Hawkesbury's landscape and the savagery at the heart of The Secret River tale.
The collaboration of musicians Shane Howard and Archie Roach AM drew a well-deserved award for Best Original Song Composed for the Screen for A Secret River for The Secret River.

November 2015

Nominated for the 2015 AACTA Award for Best Original Music Score in Television for THE SECRET RIVER.
THE SECRET RIVER has received a total of 8 AACTA nominations.
​The awards will be announced in Sydney on the 30th of November.

AACTA Press Release "…Golden Globe winning composer Burkhard Dallwitz is nominated for the memorable score in THE SECRET RIVER Part 1 (ABC)" New Paragraph