Juno Awards of 1993
| 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.
Nominees and winners
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
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:
Canadian Music Hall of Fame
Winner: Anne Murray
Walt Grealis Special Achievement Award
Winner: Brian Robertson
Nominated and winning albums
Best Album
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, Orchestre symphonique de Montreal, conductor Charles Dutoit
- Schumann and Chopin: Piano Concertos, Louis Lortie, the Philharmonia with Neeme Järvi
- Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake, Orchestre symphonique de Montreal, 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 disqualified shortly after its nomination when Juno officials declared it had less than four-fifths of French lyrical content to qualify as a Francophone Album (Canadian Press (11 February 1993). The Gazette (Montreal). p. D9. Missing or empty |title= (help)).
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 or 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, Bourne and MacLeod
- Where the Old Friends Meet, Ken Whiteley, Jackie Washington and Mose Scarlett
Nominated and winning releases
Single of the Year
Winner: "Beauty And The Beast", Céline Dion and Peabo Bryson
Other Nominees:
- "Enid", Barenaked Ladies
- "If You Asked Me To", Celine Dion
- "Song Instead of a Kiss", Alannah Myles
- "Thought I'd Died and Gone to Heaven", Bryan Adams
Best Classical Composition
Winner: "Concerto For Flute and Orchestra", R. Murray Schafer
Other Nominees:
- "The Darkly Splendid Earth: The Lonely Traveller", R. Murray Schafer
- "Kopernikus", Claude Vivier
- "Music to St cecilia for Organ and Strings", Jean Coulthard
- "Poulenc, Thesus", R. Murray Schafer
Best Selling Single (Foreign or Domestic)
Winner: "Achy Breaky Heart", Billy Ray Cyrus
Other Nominees:
- "Black or White", Michael Jackson
- "Jump", Kris Kross
- "Justified and Ancient", The KLF
- "Please Don't Go", KWS
Best Rap Recording
Winner: "Keep It Slammin'", Devon
Other Nominees:
- "Check the O.R.", Organized Rhyme
- "The Jungle Man", The Maximum Definitive
- Maestro Zone, Maestro Fresh-Wes
- Really Livin', Ragga Muffin Rascals
Best R&B/Soul Recording
Winner: Once In A Lifetime, Love & Sas
Other Nominees:
- "Don't Look Any Further", The Nylons
- "If That was a Dream", Lorraine Scott
- "Infatuated", Vivienne Williams
- "Power to the People", Debbie Johnson
Best World Beat Recording
Winner: Spirits Of Havana, Jane Bunnett
Other Nominees:
- All Over the World, Sattalites
- Invisible Minority, Salvador Ferreras
- Listen to the World, Kaleefah
- The Prodigal Son, Show-Do-Man
Best Dance Recording
Winner: "Love Can Move Mountains (Club Mix)", Celine Dion
Other Nominees:
- "C'mon and Get My Love (House Techno Remix)", Banned in the UK
- "Don't Stop Now (Prohibition Club Mix)", Love & Sas
- "Love Vibe (Love Vibe Club Mix)", Lisa Lougheed
- "World Love (Lisa Love House Mix)", Lisa Lougheed
Best Video
Winner: Curtis Wehrfritz, "Closing Time" by Leonard Cohen
Other Nominees:
- Lyne Charlebois, "Bohemia" by Mae Moore
- Peter Henderson, "Locked in the Trunk of a Car" by The Tragically Hip
- Curtis Wehrfritz. "No Regrets" by Tom Cochrane
- Curtis Wehrfritz, "She La" by 54-40
References
- The Globe and Mail (8 January 1993). "Public asked to vote on top entertainer". The Globe and Mail. p. C9.
- "Dion tops list of Juno nominations". The Daily News (Halifax). 10 February 1993. p. 26.
- Taylor, Kate (10 February 1993). "Dion equals record for Juno nominations". The Globe and Mail. p. C3.
- Dafoe, Chris (20 March 1993). "The Juno Awards / Learning to love - er, like - them". The Globe and Mail. pp. C1, C6.
- Dafoe, Chris (22 March 1993). "Women have come a long way at Junos". The Globe and Mail. pp. C1.