Juno Awards of 1993
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| Juno Awards of 1993 | |
|---|---|
| Date | 21 March 1993 |
| Venue | O'Keefe Centre, Toronto, Ontario |
| Hosted by | Celine Dion |
| Television/radio coverage | |
| Network | CBC |
The Juno Awards of 1993, representing Canadian music industry achievements of the previous year, were awarded on 21 March 1993 in Toronto at a ceremony in the O'Keefe Centre. Celine Dion was the host for the ceremonies, which were broadcast on CBC Television at 8 pm Toronto time. This year, all performers at the ceremonies would be Canadians, in contrast to some ceremonies in previous years.
Nominations were announced 9 February 1993. Celine Dion received 7 nominations, tying the record set by Bryan Adams at the 1992 awards. Bryan Adams and Tom Cochrane were prominent male nominees this year.
Canadian Entertainer of the Year
This award was chosen by a national poll rather than by Juno organisers CARAS.
Winner: The Tragically Hip
Other Nominees:
Best Female Vocalist
Winner: Celine Dion
Other Nominees:
Best Male Vocalist
Presented by Sebastian Bach.
Winner: Leonard Cohen
Other Nominees:
Most Promising Female Vocalist
Winner: Julie Masse
Other Nominees:
Most Promising Male Vocalist
Winner: John Bottomley
Other Nominees:
Group of the Year
Winner: Barenaked Ladies
Other Nominees:
Most Promising Group
Winner: Skydiggers
Other Nominees:
Songwriter of the Year
Winner: k.d. lang and Ben Mink
Other Nominees:
- Bryan Adams
- Joan Besen
- Tom Cochrane
- Neil Young
Best Country Female Vocalist
Winner: Michelle Wright
Other Nominees:
- Lisa Brokop
- Patricia Conroy
- Susan Graham
- Sylvia Tyson
Best Country Male Vocalist
Winner: Gary Fjellgaard
Other Nominees:
- Larry Mercey
- Don Neilson
- Tom Russell
- Tim Taylor
Best Country Group or Duo
Winner: Tracey Prescott & Lonesome Daddy
Other Nominees:
- Country Hearts
- Gary Fjellgaard and Linda Kidder
- Rock 'N Horse Band
- Straight Clean & Simple
Best Instrumental Artist
Winner: Ofra Harnoy
Other Nominees:
- John Arpin
- Exchange (Steve Sexton and Gerald O'Brien)
- Manteca
- Skywalk
International Entertainer of the Year
Winner: U2
Other Nominees:
Best Producer
Winner: k.d. lang and Ben Mink with co-producer Greg Penny, "Constant Craving" and "The Mind Of Love"
Other Nominees:
- Leonard Cohen with co-producer Leanne Ungar, "Closing Time" by Leonard Cohen
- Bob Rock, "Bed of Roses" by Bon Jovi
- David Tyson, "Song Instead of a Kiss" and "Tumbleweed" by Alannah Myles
- Gino and Joe Vannelli, "Living Inside Myself" and "I Just Wanna Stop" by Gino Vannelli
Best Recording Engineer
Winner: Jeff Wolpert and John Whynot, "The Lady of Shallott" and The Visit by Loreena McKennitt
Other Nominees:
- Kevin Doyle, "He Would be Sixteen" by Michelle Wright and "A Woman's Intuition" by Priscilla Wright
- Greg Penny and Marc Ramaer, k.d. lang's "Constant Craving" and "The Mind of Love"
- Phil Sheridan, Rob McConnell & The Boss Brass's "Strike Up the Band" and "Very Early"
Canadian Music Hall of Fame
Winner: Anne Murray
Walt Grealis Special Achievement Award
Winner: Brian Robertson
Nominated and winning albums
Album of the Year
Other Nominees:
- Celine Dion, Celine Dion
- Fully Completely, The Tragically Hip
- Gordon, Barenaked Ladies
- Lost Together, Blue Rodeo
Best Children's Album
Winner: Waves Of Wonder, Jack Grunsky
Other Nominees:
- Daydreams and Lullabies, Classical Kids, producer Susan Hammond
- If the Shoe Fits, Norman Foote
- Reves Multicolores, Carmen Campagne
- Something's Fishy at Camp Wiganishie, Al Simmons
Best Classical Album (Solo or Chamber Ensemble)
Winner: Beethoven: Piano Sonatas, Louis Lortie
Other Nominees:
- Brahms, Piano Music Vol. 2, Antonín Kubálek
- Lieder on Poems of Heinrich Heine, Kevin McMillian and Michael McMahon
- Schumann: Liederkreise, Catherine Robbin and Michael McMahon
- Songs of Hugo Wolf, Daniel Lichti and Arlene Shrut
Best Classical Album (Large Ensemble)
Winner: Handel: Excerpts From Floridante, Tafelmusik, with Alan Curtis, Catherine Robbin, Linda Maguire, Nancy Argenta, Ingrid Attrot, Mel Braun, leader Jeanne Lamon
Other Nominees:
- Haydn: Sumphonies Nos. 44, 51 and 52, Tafelmusik with Bruno Wolf, leader Jeanne Lamon
- Prokofiev: Alexander Novsky and Lieutenant Kike, Montreal Symphony Orchestra, conductor Charles Dutoit
- Schumann and Chopin: Piano Concertos, Louis Lortie, the Philharmonia with Neeme Järvi
- Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake, Montreal Symphony Orchestra, conductor Charles Dutoit
Best Album Design
Winner: Rebecca Baird and Kenny Baird, Lost Together by Blue Rodeo
Other Nominees:
- Rodney Bowes, Blame it on my Youth by Holly Cole Trio
- Brian McPhee and Tammie Lynn Presnal, Restless by Skydiggers
- John W. Stewart, Bull by Bootsauce
- Hugh Syme, Dear Dear by 54-40
Best Selling Album (Foreign or Domestic)
Winner: Waking Up the Neighbours, Bryan Adams
Other Nominees:
- Achtung Baby, U2
- Mad Mad World, Tom Cochrane
- Nevermind, Nirvana
- Some Gave All, Billy Ray Cyrus
Best Jazz Album
Winner: My Ideal, P.J. Perry
Other Nominees:
- Brassy and Sassy, Rob McConnell and The Boss Brass
- Last Call at the Blue Note, Oscar Peterson Trio
- Rectangle Man, John Stetch
- Time & Tide, Mike Murley
Best Selling Francophone Album
Winner: Dion Chante Plamondon, Celine Dion
Other Nominees:
- A contre-jour, Julie Masse
- Aux portes du matin, Richard Séguin
- Quand on se donne, Francis Martin
Note: Heading West, an album by Mitsou, was also nominated, but its nomination was rescinded when Juno officials declared it had less than four-fifths of French lyrical content to qualify as a francophone album.[1]
Hard Rock Album of the Year
Winner: Doin' the Nasty, Slik Toxik
Other Nominees:
- Angel Rat, Voivod
- Edge of Excess, Triumph
- Method to the Madness, Killer Dwarfs
- Sven Gali, Sven Gali
Best Roots & Traditional Album
Winner: Jusqu'aux p'tites heures, La Bottine Souriante
Other Nominees:
- Clawhammer Your Way to the Top, Daniel Koulack
- I Was Just Thinking That, Jackson Delta
- Moonlight Dancers, Bill Bourne and Alan MacLeod
- Where the Old Friends Meet, Ken Whiteley, Jackie Washington and Mose Scarlett