(AMC) since 2002. They "honour the achievements of composers, performers and industry specialists in the contemporary classical genre." |- |rowspan="2"| 2003 ||Concerto for Oboe and Orchestra (Edwards) – Diana Doherty || Best Performance of an Australian Composition || |- | Song for Emily (Edwards) – 200 Guitar Duo || Instrumental Work of the Year || |- | 2005 || Concerto for Guitar and Strings (Ross Edwards) – Karin Schaupp, Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra, Richard Mills (conductor) || Orchestral Work of the Year || |- | 2006 || Oboe Concerto (Edwards) – Diana Doherty, Melbourne Symphony Orchestra || Orchestral Work of the Year || |- | 2007 || Piano Trio (Edwards) – The Australian Trio || Instrumental Work of the Year || |- |rowspan="2"| 2008 ||Symphony No. 4 "Star Chant" (Edwards, Fred Watson) – Adelaide Symphony Orchestra, Richard Mills (conductor); Adelaide Chamber Singers, Carl Crossin (director); Adelaide Philharmonia Chorus, Timothy Sexton (director) ||Vocal or Choral Work of the Year || |- | More Marimba Dances (Edwards) || Instrumental Work of the Year || |- |rowspan="2"| 2011 || Kalkadunga Man (William Barton, Edwards, Sarah Hopkins, Rosalind Page, Dan Walker) – The Song Company, William Barton (soloist) || Performance of the Year || |- | Joan Sutherland Performing Arts Centre – Composer-in-Focus 2010 with Ross Edwards || Award for Excellence in Music Education || |- | rowspan="2"| 2012 || Spirit Ground (Edwards) – West Australian Symphony Orchestra, Margaret Blades (soloist) || Work of the Year – Orchestral || |- | Sacred Kingfisher Psalms (Edwards) – The Song Company || Work of the Year – Vocal or Choral || |- | 2013 || Full Moon Dances (Edwards) – Sydney Symphony, Miguel Harth-Bedoya (conductor), Amy Dickson (saxophone) || Work of the Year – Orchestral || |- | 2015 || Ross Edwards – Contribution to Australian chamber music || Award for Excellence by an Individual || In 2009, ABC Classic FM conducted a listener survey of favourite symphonies entitled Classic 100 Symphony. Australian composers were voted in three positions of the top 100; Edwards' Symphony No. 1 Da pacem Domine was placed at number 67. In 2011, ABC Classic FM conducted a listener survey of favourite work of the 20th century entitled Classic 100 Twentieth Century. Australian composers were voted in eight positions of the top 100; Two of Edwards' works appeared: Violin Concerto Maninyas (number 45) and Dawn Mantras (number 49). In 2016 Ross Edwards was