Album of the Year

• Bryan Adams - Cuts Like A Knife Lyrics
• Loverboy - Keep It Up Lyrics
• Payola$ - Hammer on a Drum
• Red Rider - Neruda
• Rush - Grace Under Pressure Lyrics

Best Album Graphics

• The Nylons - Seamless
• Honeymoon Suite - Honeymoon Suite
• Bruce Cockburn - Stealing Fire
• The Tenants - Visions of Our Future
• Dalbello - Whomanfoursays

Best Children's Album

• The Rugrats - Rugrat Rock
• Ann Mortifee - Reflections on Crooked Walking
• Fred Penner - Special Delivery
• Music Builders - Music Builders IV
• Sphere Clown Band - I Can Do Anything

Best Classical Album of the Year

• Glenn Gould - Brahms: Ballades Op. 10, Rhapsodies Op. 79
• Andrew Davis - Andrew Davis Plays the Organ at Roy Thomson Hall
• Canadian Brass - Brass in Berlin
• Rivka Golani-Erdesz - Viola Nouveau
• The Toronto Symphony Orchestra - Sibelius, Symphony #2

Best Jazz Album

• Rob McConnell & The Boss Brass - All in Good Time
• Doug Hamilton, Brass Connection - A New Look
• Ed Bickert - Bye Bye Baby
• Fraser MacPherson - Indian Summer
• Steve Holt - The Lion's Eyes

Best Video

• Corey Hart - Sunglasses At Night Lyrics
• Platinum Blonde - Doesn't Really Matter
• Sherry Kean - I Want You Back
• Parachute Club - Rise Up
• Platinum Blonde - Standing in the Dark

Canadian Music Hall of Fame

• The Four Lads
• The Crewcuts
• The Diamonds

Comedy Album of the Year

• Bob & Doug McKenzie - Strange Brew
• Al Clouston - Laugh to Your Heart's Delight
• MacLean & MacLean - Go to Hell
• Royal Canadian Air Farce - Air Farce Live

Composer of the Year

• Bryan Adams - Cuts Like A Knife Lyrics
• Parachute Club - Rise Up
• Men Without Hats - Safety Dance Lyrics
• Bryan Adams - Straight From The Heart Lyrics
• Corey Hart - Sunglasses At Night Lyrics

Country Female Vocalist of the Year

• Anne Murray Lyrics
• Kelita Haverland
• Susan Jacks
• Carroll Baker
• Marie Bottrell

Country Group or Duo of the Year

• The Good Brothers
• Family Brown
• Prairie Oyster
• The Mercey Brothers
• Chris Whiteley & Caitlin Hanford

Country Male Vocalist of the Year

• Murray McLauchlan
• Terry Carisse
• Ian Tyson Lyrics
• Dick Damron
• Diamond Joe White

Female Vocalist of the Year

• Carole Pope
• Dalbello Lyrics
• Holly Woods
• Shari Ulrich
• Anne Murray Lyrics

Group of the Year

• Loverboy Lyrics
• Red Rider Lyrics
• Payola$
• Chilliwack
• Rush Lyrics

Instrumental Artist(s) of the Year

• Liona Boyd
• The Spitfire Band
• Canadian Brass
• Frank Mills
• Hagood Hardy

International Album of the Year

• The Police - Synchronicity Lyrics
• Culture Club - Color By Numbers
• David Bowie - Let's Dance Lyrics
• Lionel Richie - Can't Slow Down
• ZZ Top - Eliminator Lyrics

International Single of the Year

• Michael Jackson - Billie Jean Lyrics
• Cyndi Lauper - Girls Just Want To Have Fun Lyrics
• David Bowie - Let's Dance Lyrics
• Kenny Rogers, Dolly Parton - Islands in the Stream
• The Police - Every Breath You Take Lyrics

Male Vocalist of the Year

• Bryan Adams Lyrics
• Corey Hart Lyrics
• Bruce Cockburn Lyrics
• Stan Rogers
• Gordon Lightfoot Lyrics

Most Promising Female Vocalist of the Year

• Sherry Kean
• Ann Mortifee
• Jane Siberry Lyrics
• Diane Tell
• Veronique Beliveau

Most Promising Group of the Year

• The Parachute Club
• Nylons Lyrics
• Men Without Hats Lyrics
• Platinum Blonde
• Honeymoon Suite Lyrics

Most Promising Male Vocalist of the Year

• Zappacosta
• La Barge
• Tim Ryan
• Johnnie Lovesin
• Nash the Slash

Producer of the Year

• Bryan Adams - Cuts Like A Knife Lyrics
• Parachute Club - Parachute Club
• The Arrows - Stand Back
• Bruce Cockburn - Stealing Fire
• Dalbello - Whomanfoursays

Recording Engineer of the Year

• Bruce Cockburn - Stealing Fire
• Jane Siberry - No Borders Here
• Tim Ryan - On Purpose
• Rough Trade - Weapons
• Dalbello - Whomanfoursays

Single of the Year

• The Parachute Club - Rise Up
• Bryan Adams - Cuts Like A Knife Lyrics
• Bryan Adams - Straight From The Heart Lyrics
• Corey Hart - Sunglasses At Night Lyrics
• Men Without Hats - Safety Dance Lyrics

Walt Grealis Special Achievement Award

• J. Lyman Potts