2008 | Academy Awards | 2008 Summer Olympics | 2008 in music | United States presidential election, 2008 | Arena Football League (1987–2008) | UEFA Euro 2008 | Eurovision Song Contest 2008 | 2008 Sichuan earthquake | Barack Obama presidential campaign, 2008 | 2008 World Series of Poker | John McCain presidential campaign, 2008 | Gatpuno Antonio J. Villegas Cultural Awards | Canadian federal election, 2008 | Stevie Awards | 2008 Commonwealth Youth Games | National Film Awards | International Tamil Film Awards | 2008 Rugby League World Cup | Karnataka State Film Awards | 2008 Summer Paralympics | 2008 in film | Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's 4 × 400 metres relay | 79th Academy Awards | 2008 ATP Tour | UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying Group G | Oregon legislative elections, 2008 | Nepalese Constituent Assembly election, 2008 | Malaysian general election, 2008 | APRA |
Musaic, commissioned by the Cybec Foundation for the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, was a finalist in the APRA Awards of 2008 (Australasian Performing Right Association) and the Australian Music Centre in the category of Orchestral Work of the Year
2008: The APRA/AMC Classical Music Award for Long-Term Contribution to the Advancement of Australian Music.