Canadian Entertainer of the Year edit

Winner: Bryan Adams

Other Nominees:

• Tom Cochrane & Red Rider
• Bruce Cockburn
• Glass Tiger
• Gowan
• Corey Hart
• k.d. lang
• Anne Murray
• Rock & Hyde
• The Nylons

Female Vocalist of the Year edit

Winner: Luba (Capitol)

Other Nominees:

• Lee Aaron (Attic)
• Véronique Béliveau (A&M)
• k.d. lang (WEA)
• Anne Murray (Capitol)

Male Vocalist of the Year edit

Winner: Bryan Adams (A&M)

Other Nominees:

• Corey Hart (Aquarius)
• Gowan (CBS)
• Kim Mitchell (Alert)
• Gino Vannelli (PolyGram)

Most Promising Female Vocalist of the Year edit

Winner: Rita MacNeil

Other Nominees:

• Heather Bishop (Mother of Pearl)
• Celine Dion (CBS)
• Debbie Johnson
• Nancy Martinez (WEA)

Most Promising Male Vocalist of the Year edit

Winner: Tim Feehan

Other Nominees:

• David Gibson (A&M)
• Mark Korven (Duke Street)
• Daniel Lavoie (Capitol)
• Christopher Ward (Attic)

Group of the Year edit

Winner: Tom Cochrane & Red Rider (Capitol)

Other Nominees:

• The Box (Alert)
• The Parachute Club (Current/BMG)
• Rock & Hyde (Capitol)
• Triumph (MCA)

Most Promising Group of the Year edit

Winner: Frozen Ghost

Other Nominees:

• Eight Seconds (PolyGram)
• Haywire (Attic)
• Nuance (ISBA)
• The Partland Brothers (Capitol)

Composer of the Year edit

Winner: Jim Vallance

Other Nominees:

• Bryan Adams
• Tom Cochrane
• David Foster
• Bob Rock & Paul Hyde
• Eddie Schwartz

Country Female Vocalist of the Year edit

Winner: k.d. lang (WEA)

Other Nominees:

• Carroll Baker (Tembo)
• Kelita (BMG)
• Anne Murray (Capitol)
• Sylvia Tyson (Stony Plain)

Country Male Vocalist of the Year edit

Winner: Ian Tyson (Stony Plain)

Other Nominees:

• Terry Carisse (Savannah)
• Terry Christenson (BMG)
• Gary Fjellgaard (Savannah)
• Ronnie Prophet (BMG)

Country Group or Duo of the Year edit

Winner: Prairie Oyster (Stony Plain)

Other Nominees:

• Double Eagle (Book Shop Records)
• The Good Brothers (Savannah)
• Anita Perras & Tim Taylor (Savannah)
• Stoker Brothers (BMG)

Instrumental Artist of the Year edit

Winner: David Foster (WEA)

Other Nominees:

• Liona Boyd (CBS)
• Canadian Brass (CBS)
• Hagood Hardy (Duke Street)
• Frank Mills (Capitol)

Producer of the Year edit

Winner: Daniel Lanois, So – Peter Gabriel (WEA)

Other Nominees:

• Bryan Adams (Co-producer Bob Clearmountain), "Heat of the Night" – Bryan Adams (A&M)
• Terry Brown (Co-producer Cutting Crew), Broadcast – Cutting Crew (Virgin)
• Bruce Fairbairn, "You Give Love a Bad Name" – Bon Jovi & "Livin' on a Prayer" – Bon Jovi (PolyGram)
• Daniel Lanois (Co-producer Brian Eno), The Joshua Tree – U2 (Island)
• Gino Vannelli / Joe Vannelli / Ross Vannelli, Big Dreamers Never Sleep – Gino Vannelli (PolyGram)
• Chris Wardman, Mending Wall – Chalk Circle (Duke St.)

Recording Engineer of the Year edit

Winner: Gino Vannelli and Joe Vannelli, "Wild Horses" & "Young Lover" by Gino Vannelli

Other Nominees:

• Peter Lee, "Soul on Ice" & "Heart of Darkness" from No Heroes by Manteca
• John Naslen, "Purple Haze" & "How the Violin" from Shaking the Pumpkin by Hugh Marsh and "Waiting for a Miracle" & "Stolen Land" from Waiting for a Miracle: Singles 1970–1987 by Bruce Cockburn
• Bob Rock, "Wanted Dead or Alive" & "Livin' on a Prayer" from Slippery When Wet by Bon Jovi
• Phil Sheridan, "Ellington" from Mel Tormé / Rob McConnell & The Boss Brass by Rob McConnell & The Boss Brass

Canadian Music Hall of Fame edit

Winner: The Guess Who

Walt Grealis Special Achievement Award edit

Winner: Bruce Allen

Album of the Year edit

Winner: Shakin' Like a Human Being – Kim Mitchell (Alert)

Other Nominees:

• Between the Earth & Sky – Luba (Capitol)
• Fields of Fire – Corey Hart (Aquarius)
• Great Dirty World – Gowan (CBS)
• Into the Fire – Bryan Adams (A&M)

Best Album Graphics edit

Winner: Jamie Bennett and Shari Spier, Small Victories by The Parachute Club

Other Nominees:

• Erika Gagnon, Fields of Fire by Corey Hart
• Dale Heslip and Deborah Samuel, Frozen Ghost by Frozen Ghost
• Dale Heslip and Deborah Samuel, Mending Wall by Chalk Circle
• Bart Schoales, Waiting for a Miracle: Singles 1970–1987 by Bruce Cockburn

Best Jazz Album edit

Winner: If You Could See Me Now – The Oscar Peterson Four (A&M)

Other Nominees:

• Cafe Alto – Dave Turner (CBC Ent.)
• Speak Low, Swing Hard – Oliver Jones Trio (Justin Time)
• Streetniks – The Shuffle Demons (Stubby)
• Trio Jon Ballantyne – Jon Ballantyne (CBC Ent.)

Best Classical Album of the Year edit

Winner: Schubert, Quintet in C – The Orford String Quartet, Ofra Harnoy (cello) (Fanfare)

Other Nominees:

• Avison/Scarlatti, Concerti Grossi – Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra (CBC Ent.)
• Great Russian Piano Music – Anton Kuerti (piano) (Fanfare)
• Impact – Beverley Johnston (percussion), James Campbell (clarinet) (Centre-discs)
• Presenting Joaquin Valdepenas – Joaquin Valdepenas (clarinet), Patricia Parr (piano) (CBC Ent.)

Best Classical Album of the Year – Large Ensemble or Soloist(s) With Large Ensemble Accompaniment edit

Winner: Holst: The Planets – Montreal Symphony Orchestra, Charles Dutoit (conductor) (PolyGram)

Other Nominees:

• Beethoven, Piano Concertos – Toronto Symphony, Anton Kuerti (piano) (CBC Ent.)
• Berlioz: Romeo et Juliette – Montreal Symphony Orchestra, Charles Dutoit (conductor) (PolyGram)
• Stravinsky, The Firebird – Montreal Symphony Orchestra, Charles Dutoit (conductor) (PolyGram)
• Tchaikovsky: 1812 Overture, Capriccio Italien, March Slave, Nutcracker Suite – Montreal Symphony Orchestra, Charles Dutoit, (conductor) (PolyGram)

Best Children's Album edit

Winner: Drums! – Bill Usher (Kids')

Other Nominees:

• Bananas in His Eyebrows – Roberta Lynne Stones (Banana)
• Diamond in the Rough – Charlotte Diamond (Hug Bug)
• Family Album – Rick & Judy (Mariposa)
• Family Pie – Kim & Jerry Brodey (Kids')

International Album of the Year edit

Winner: True Blue – Madonna

Other Nominees:

• Revenge – Eurythmics
• Slippery When Wet – Bon Jovi
• The Joshua Tree – U2
• Top Gun Soundtrack – Various artists

Single of the year edit

Winner: "Someday" – Glass Tiger (Capitol)

Other Nominees:

• "Can't Help Falling in Love" – Corey Hart (Aquarius)
• "Heat of the Night" – Bryan Adams (A&M)
• "Patio Lanterns" – Kim Mitchell (Alert)
• "Vivre dans la nuit" – Nuance (ISBA)

International Single of the Year edit

Winner: "Venus" – Bananarama

Other Nominees:

• "Papa Don't Preach" by Madonna
• "Rumors" by Timex Social Club
• "The Lady in Red" by Chris de Burgh
• "Touch Me (I Want Your Body)" by Samantha Fox

Best Classical Composition edit

Winners:

• Atayoskewin – Malcolm Forsyth (composer), Edmonton Symphony Orchestra, Uri Mayer (conductor), (CBC Ent.)
• Pages of Solitary Delights – Donald Steven (composer), Maureen Forrester with the McGill Symphony Orchestra, Richard Hoenich (conductor), (McGill University Records)

Other Nominees:

• Cadenzas – Impact, Alexina Louie (composer) (Centrediscs)
• Overture to a Fairy Tale – Canadian & Russian Overtures, Oskar Morawetz (composer) (CBC Ent.)
• Scherzo For String Orchestra – Entre Amis, Andre Prevost (composer) (CBC Ent.)

Best R&B/Soul Recording of the Year edit

Winner: Peek-A-Boo – Kim Richardson (A&M)

Other Nominees:

• Big City – Glen Ricketts (Seraff)
• Dream Girl – George Olliver (Slott)
• For The Love of Money – Erroll Starr (A&M)
• Here And Now – Tchukon (Aquarius)

Best Reggae/Calypso Recording edit

Winner: Mean While – Leroy Sibbles (Attic)

Other Nominees:

• Chant, Chant – Errol Blackwood (Jahmaker)
• Crazy – Messenjah (Version)
• Empty Promises – Adrian Miller (Bridge)
• Live Via Sattalites – Sattalites (Axe)

Best Video edit

Winner: Ron Berti, "Love Is Fire" – The Parachute Club (Current/BMG)

Other Nominees:

• Ron Berti, "Waiting for a Miracle" – Bruce Cockburn (True North)
• Mark Gane & Martha Johnson, "Only You" – M+M (Current/BMG)
• Nelu Ghiran, "I'm an Adult Now" – The Pursuit of Happiness (Swell)
• Stephen Surjik, "Should I See" – Frozen Ghost (WEA)
• Rob Quartly, "Easy to Tame" – Kim Mitchell (Alert)

• Dafoe, Chris (3 November 1987). "Quirky Lang delights Juno crowd". Globe and Mail. pp. D5.

• Juno Awards official site