Cast member Nicole Kidman poses on the red carpet as she arrives for the opening ceremony and the screening of the film "Grace of Monaco" (Grace de Monaco) out of competition during the 67th Cannes Film Festival in Cannes May 14, 2014.
Cast member Nicole Kidman poses on the red carpet as she arrives for the opening ceremony and the screening of the film "Grace of Monaco" (Grace de Monaco) out of competition during the 67th Cannes Film Festival in Cannes May 14, 2014. The festival will run from May 14 to 25. REUTERS

The Screen Music Awards have announced the nominees of this year's awards. The awards celebrate composers in television and film.

Jack Moffitt, best known for his work as guitarist in "The Preatures" has become a first-time nominee for the prestigious award. He is nominated in the most coveted "Best Music for a Documentary" category for his work on "Blood Pulls a Gun."

Other nominees include Jeff Lang who has been chosen for his theme for "The Gods Of Wheat Street" and he is pitted against "Way Of The Eagle's" Jan Skubiszewski and his dad Cezary for "Best Music for a Television Series or Serial." Most interestingly, Nicole Kidman has been nominated against Naomi Watts in the Screen Music Awards nominations. The soundtrack for Kidman's film "The Railway Man" is nominated against the music of Watts movie "Adoration."

Screen composers Antony Partos and Cezary Skubiszewski are leading the way with six nominations each in the Screen Awards. Partos and Skubiszewski are each nominated for their soundtracks across the categories of television, mini-series, documentary, soundtrack and advertising. The Screen Music Awards will take place at the City Recital Hall in Sydney on Wednesday November 12. Veteran Australian actor Rob Carlton will host the prestigious event where the live orchestra will be directed by Emmy award-winning music director Ashley Irwin.

"It's both a pleasure and a privilege to be invited back to musically direct the Screen Music Awards. Having been away from Oz for 25 years, working on this show reminds me of the awesome talent that exists in Australia," Irwin said in a statement, according to Noise11.com. Check out the list of complete nominations below, according to apraamcos.com.au

2014 SCREEN MUSIC AWARDS NOMINATIONS:

FEATURE FILM SCORE OF THE YEAR:

"Adoration" - Composed by Christopher Gordon

"Healing" - Composed by David Hirschfelder

"The Railway Man" - Composed by David Hirschfelder

"Sororal" - Composed by Christopher de Groot

BEST MUSIC FOR A DOCUMENTARY

"The Dancer from the Dance" - Composed by Edward Primrose

"Fallout" - Composed by Antony Partos

"I Am A Girl" - Composed by John Gray

"Once My Mother" - Composed by Cezary Skubiszewski

BEST MUSIC FOR A SHORT FILM

"Blood Pulls a Gun" - Composed by Basil Hogios and Jack Moffitt

"The iMom" - Composed by Haydn Walker

"Scission" - Composed by Jonathan Dreyfus

"Where Do Lilacs Come From" - Composed by Luke Howard

BEST SOUNDTRACK ALBUM

"Adoration" - Composed by Christopher Gordon and Antony Partos

"The Broken Shore" - Composed by Cezary Skubiszewski

"Healing" - Composed by David Hirschfelder

"The Railway Man" - Composed by David Hirschfelder

BEST ORIGINAL SONG COMPOSED FOR THE SCREEN

"Don't Let Go from Rake" - Composed by David McCormack and Antony Partos

"Giggle Galaxy from Giggle & Hoot" - Composed by Terry Mann

"God Knows I Would from The Moodys" - Composed by Cameron Bruce

"The Harvest & The Glory from The Outlaw Michael Howe" - Composed by Roger Mason

BEST MUSIC FOR CHILDREN'S TELEVISION

"Get Ace, Series 1" - Composed by Russell Thornton

"Mako: Island of Secrets, Series 1 Battlelines" - Composed by Brett Aplin and Ricky Edwards

"Time Tremors, Series 1" - Composed by Benjamin Speed

"Transformers Rescue Bots, Space Bots" - Composed by Christopher Elves

BEST TELEVISION THEME

"Fat Tony & Co" - Composed by Burkhard Dallwitz

"The Gods of Wheat Street" - Composed by Jeff Lang

"Serangoon Road" - Composed by Cezary Skubiszewski and Jan Skubiszewski

"Wentworth Series 2" - Composed by Richard Pleasance

BEST MUSIC FOR A TELEVISION SERIES OR SERIAL

"The Doctor Blake Mysteries, series 2 episode 10: An Invincible Summer"- Composed by Dale Cornelius

"Rake, series 3 episode 1" - Composed by David McCormack and Antony Partos

"Redfern Now, series 2: Babe in Arms" - Composed by Antony Partos

"Serangoon Road, episode 6" - Composed by Cezary Skubiszewski and Jan Skubiszewski

BEST MUSIC FOR A MINI-SERIES OR TELEMOVIE

"The Broken Shore" - Composed by Cezary Skubiszewski

"The Killing Field" - Composed by Basil Hogios and Caitlin Yeo

"The Outlaw Michael Howe" - Composed by Roger Mason

"Parer's War" - Composed by Cezary Skubiszewski

BEST MUSIC FOR AN ADVERTISEMENT

"Canon, Seeing" - Composed by Ramesh Sathiah

"Replay, Eco Warriors" - Composed by Alejandro Gomez Sanchez

"Tiger Beer, Charlie Ruedpokanon Stuntman" - Composed by Antony Partos and Matteo Zingales

"Where Australia Shines" - Composed by Ryan Walsh

MOST PERFORMED SCREEN COMPOSER - AUSTRALIA

Adam Gock and Dinesh Wicks

Brenton White

Jay Stewart

Neil Sutherland

MOST PERFORMED SCREEN COMPOSER - OVERSEAS

Adam Gock and Dinesh Wicks

Garry McDonald and Laurie Stone

Neil Sutherland

Ricky Edwards