Contemporary Classical Composition || || |- |rowspan="2" |2002 ||rowspan="2" | Batavia by Orchestra Victoria (conductor Richard Mills) || Best Performance of an Australian Composition || ||rowspan="2" | |- | Vocal or Choral Work of the Year || |- | 2005 || Concerto for Guitar and Strings by Karin Schaupp & Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra (conductor Richard Mills) || Orchestral Work of the Year || || |- | 2008 || The Love of the Nightingale - Richard Mills || Best Composition by an Australian Composer || || |- |rowspan="3" | 2009 || String Quartet No. 3 - Richard Mills || Best Performance of an Australian Composition || ||rowspan="3" | |- | "Palm Court Suite" by Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra (Richard Mills) ||rowspan="2" | Orchestral Work of the Year || |- | "Tivoli Dances" by Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra (Richard Mills) || |- ARIA Music Awards The ARIA Music Awards is an annual awards ceremony that recognises excellence, innovation, and achievement across all genres of Australian music. They commenced in 1987. ! |- | 1999 | Ariel's Music (with Queensland Symphony Orchestra & Paul Dean | Best Classical Album | | Bernard Heinze Memorial Award The Sir Bernard Heinze Memorial Award is given to a person who has made an outstanding contribution to music in Australia. ! |- | 1996 || Richard Mills || Sir Bernard Heinze Memorial Award || || |- Don Banks Music Award The Don Banks Music Award was established in 1984 to publicly honour a senior artist of high distinction who has made an outstanding and sustained contribution to music in Australia. It was founded by the Australia Council in honour of Don Banks, Australian composer, performer and the first chair of its music board. |- | 1996 | Richard Mills | Don Banks Music Award | |- Green Room Awards He received the Green Room Award in 2001 and 2002. Helpmann Awards The Helpmann Awards is an awards show, celebrating live entertainment and performing arts in Australia, presented by industry group Live Performance Australia (LPA) since 2001. ! |- |rowspan="2" | 2002 || Batavia – Richard Mills & Peter Goldsworthy || Helpmann Award for Best New Australian Work || ||rowspan="2" | |- | Batavia – Richard Mills || Helpmann Award for Best Original Score || |- | 2005 || The Love of the Nightingale || Helpmann Award for Best Performance in a Classical Concert || || |- |rowspan="3" | 2007