| Album of the Year |
Aboriginal Album of the Year |
| Let’s Talk About Love, Céline Dion
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Contact from the Underworld of Redboy, Robbie Robertson
- Hearts of the Nations, The 1997 Aboriginal Women’s Voices Group
- Message from a Drum, J. Hubert Francis und Eagle Feather
- Thirst, Jani Lauzon
- Welcome to the Playground, TKO
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| Alternative Album of the Year |
Blues Album of the Year |
Rufus Wainwright, Rufus Wainwright
- Breath from Another, Esthero
- Bring Yourself Up, Bodega
- BTK, BTK
- The Closer I Get, Hayden
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Blues Weather, Fathead
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| Children’s Album of the Year |
Classical Album of the Year – Solo or Chamber Ensemble |
Mozart’s Magnificent Voyage, Susan Hammond’s Classical Kids
- Accordelidon, Danielle Martineau
- Celebrate the Music, Sandra Beech
- If Fish Could Sing, Teresa Doyle
- Musical Mystery Machines, Ken Whiteley
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Bach: Well-Tempered Clavier, Angela Hewitt
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| Classical Album of the Year – Large Ensemble |
Classical Album of the Year – Vocal or Choral Performance |
| Handel: Music for the Royal Fireworks, Jeanne Lamon (Dirigent)
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Songs of Travel, Gerald Finley (Bariton) und Stephen Ralls (Piano)
- A Britten Serenade, Manitoba Chamber Orchestra, Henriette Schellenberg (Sopran), Benjamin Butterfield (Tenor), James Sommerville (Horn)
- Messiah: The Complete Choruses, Tafelmusik Chamber Choir and Orchestra
- Musica Intima, Musica Intima
- Vivaldi: Motets for Soprano, Karina Gauvin (Sopran)
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| Contemporary Christian/Gospel Album of the Year |
Francophone Album of the Year |
Life Is, Sharon Riley und Faith Chorale
- Follow Him, Toronto Mass Choir
- Listen to the Sound, Lianna Klassen
- Our Message, Selections
- To Whom It May Concern, Expression of Praise
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S’il suffisait d’aimer, Céline Dion
- L’Album du peuple, volume 1, François Perusse
- Enchantée, Carmen Campagne
- Grand parleur petit faiseur, Kevin Parent
- Lynda Lemay, Lynda Lemay
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| Instrumental Album of the Year |
Best Global Album |
My Roots Are Showing, Natalie MacMaster
- Celtic Awakening, Howard Baer, Dan Gibson
- Celtic Dance, Casadh An tSúgáin (Komponisten Oliver Schroer, John Herberman)
- Vertigo, Jesse Cook
- Whispering Woods, David Bradstreet, Dan Gibson
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The Message, Alpha Yaya Diallo
- Endless, Silk Road Music
- Karsilama, Karsilama
- Por El Sol, Diego Marulanda & Pacande
- Vertigo, Jesse Cook
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| Best Selling Album (Foreign or Domestic) |
Contemporary Jazz Album of the Year |
| Let’s Talk About Love, Céline Dion
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Metalwood 2, Metalwood
- Cruel Yet Fair, Hard Rubber Orchestra
- In the Vernacular: The Music of John Carter, François Houle
- Road Stories, Phil Dwyer
- You Are Here, Neufeld-Occhipinti Jazz Orchestra
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| Traditional Jazz Album of the Year |
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| The Atlantic Sessions, Kirk MacDonald
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| Pop Album of the Year |
Rock Album of the Year |
| Barenaked Ladies – Stunt
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Phantom Power, The Tragically Hip
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| Roots & Traditional Album of the Year – Solo |
Roots & Traditional Album of the Year – Group |
Heartstrings, Willie P. Bennett
- Sally’s Dream, Bill Bourne
- Crazy Old Man, Roy Forbes
- My Roots Are Showing, Natalie MacMaster
- Stones, Gordie Sampson
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The McGarrigle Hour, Kate & Anna McGarrigle
- Matapat, Bourque, Bernard et Lepage
- Heartbreak Hill, Heartbreak Hill
- Return of the Wanderer, Puirt a Baroque
- Strang, Zubot and Dawson
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