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The Juno Awards of 2000 were held in Toronto, Canada, during the weekend of March 11–12, 2000.[1]
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| Juno Awards of 2000 | |
|---|---|
| Date | March 11–12, 2000 |
| Venue | SkyDome, Toronto, Canada |
| Hosted by | The Moffatts |
| Television/radio coverage | |
| Network | CBC |
The primary ceremonies were hosted by the family group the Moffatts[2] at the SkyDome (now Rogers Centre), on March 12, 2000, and broadcast on CBC Television. This marked the first year that the award ceremonies were divided over two days, with non-televised award categories presented on March 11.[citation needed]
The following award categories were nationally televised:
- Best Female Artist
- Best Male Artist
- Best Country Male Vocalist
- Best Group
- Best New Group
- Best Songwriter
- Best Album
- Best Selling Album (Foreign or Domestic)
- Best Vocal Jazz Album
- Canadian Music Hall of Fame
A new design for the Juno Award statuettes was created by artist Shirley Elford and introduced at this year's ceremony.[citation needed]
Nominations were announced February 2, 2000, in Toronto, at the Glenn Gould Studio.[citation needed] Alanis Morissette received five nominations, including one as director for Best Video.
Best Female Artist
Winner: Chantal Kreviazuk
Other nominees:
Best Male Artist
Winner: Bryan Adams
Other nominees:
Best New Solo Artist
Winner: Tal Bachman
Other nominees:
Best Group
Winner: Matthew Good Band
Other nominees:
Best New Group
Winner: Sky
Other nominees:
Best Songwriter
Winner: Shania Twain (co-songwriter Robert John "Mutt" Lange), "Man! I Feel Like a Woman!", "That Don't Impress Me Much", "You've Got a Way"
Other nominees:
- Tal Bachman, "If You Sleep", "She's So High"
- Bruce Cockburn, "Last Night of the World", "Mango", "Pacing the Cage"
- Amanda Marshall, "Believe in You" and "If I Didn't Have You" (co-writer Eric Bazilian); "Love Lift Me" (co-writers Eric Bazilian, Randy Cantor, John Bettis)
- Alanis Morissette, "So Pure", "Thank U", "Unsent"
Best Country Female Vocalist
Winner: Shania Twain
Other nominees:
Best Country Male Vocalist
Winner: Paul Brandt
Other nominees:
Best Country Group or Duo
Winner: The Rankins
Other nominees:
International Achievement Award
Winner: Sarah McLachlan
Best Producer
Winner: Tal Bachman and Bob Rock, "She's So High" and "If You Sleep" by Tal Bachman
Other nominees:
- Arnold Lanni, "One Man Army" and "Is Anybody Home?" by Our Lady Peace
- Jeff Martin, "Heaven Coming Down" and "The Messenger" by the Tea Party
- Greg Wells, "Keep a Lid on Things" and "Get You in the Morning" by Crash Test Dummies
- Michael Phillip Wojewoda, "Puzzle Girl" and "You & Me" by Kim Stockwood
Best Recording Engineer
Winner: Paul Northfield and Jagori Tanna, "Summertime in the Void" and "When Did You Get Back from Mars?" by I Mother Earth
Other nominees:
- Michael Banton-Jones, "Halfway to Heaven" by David Leask
- Richard Benoit, "Slow Bombing the World" by Marc Jordan
- Lenny DeRose, "Sucks to Be You" by Prozzäk, "Supersex 69" by the Philosopher Kings
- John Whynot and Colin Linden, "Last Night of the World" by Bruce Cockburn, "Lean on Your Peers" by Blackie and the Rodeo Kings
Canadian Music Hall of Fame
Winner: Bruce Fairbairn
Walt Grealis Special Achievement Award
Winner: Emile Berliner
Best Album
Winner: Alanis Morissette – Supposed Former Infatuation Junkie
Other nominees:
- Hot Show– Prozzäk
- On a Day Like Today – Bryan Adams
- These Are Special Times – Celine Dion
- Tuesday's Child – Amanda Marshall
Best Blues Album
Winner: Gust of Wind – Ray Bonneville
Other nominees:
- Blues Party – Chris Whiteley
- Call It What You Will – Steve Hill
- Down in the Groove – Jack de Keyzer
- Michael Jerome Browne – Michael Jerome Browne
Best Children's Album
Winner: Skinnamarink TV – Sharon, Lois and Bram
Other nominees:
- Ants in Your Pants, Volume 1 – Douglas John
- Les Petites Merveiles de Fanchon – Fanchon
- Play On... – Jam Sandwich
- Song of the Unicorn – Susan Hammond's Classical Kids
Best Classical Album (Solo or Chamber Ensemble)
Winner: Schumann: String Quartets – St. Lawrence String Quartet
Other nominees:
- Bach: Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 2 – Angela Hewitt
- For the End of Time – Leila Josefowicz
- Naida Cole – Naida Cole
- Rzewiski: The People United Will Never Be Defeated! – Marc-Andre Hamelin
Best Classical Album (Large Ensemble)
Winner: Respighi: La Boutique Fantasque – Montreal Symphony Orchestra
Other nominees:
- Brahms: Two Piano Concertos – Anton Kuerti, Orchestre Métropolitain
- Handel: Arias and Dances – Excerpts from Agrippina and Alcina – Tafelmusik, Karina Gauvin
- Nights in the Gardens of Spain – Angela Cheng, Hans Graf, Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra
- Vivaldi: Concerti for Strings – Les Violons du Roy
Best Classical Album (Vocal or Choral Performance)
Winner: German Romantic Opera – Ben Heppner
Other nominees:
- Ae Fond Kiss – Edith Wiens, Rudolph Jansen, Judy Loman
- Bach: Arias & Oboe d'Amore – Daniel Taylor
- Heavenly Spheres – Studio de musique ancienne de Montréal
- Images de Noel – Karina Gauvin, Michael McMahon, Nora Shulman
Best Album Design
Winner: Michael Wrycraft (creative director) – Radio Fusebox by Andy Stochansky
Other nominees:
- Garnet Armstrong, Mark Bartkiw, Amo3ba Corp, Margaret Malandruccolo – Blue Green Orange by I Mother Earth
- Tom Chaggaris, Eve Egoyan, Johnnie Eisen – Thetihingsinbeteween by Eve Egoyan
- Anouk Lessard, Sebastien Toupin – Vent Fou by Jorane
- Catherine Stockhausen, Lee Towndrow – Between the Bridges by Sloan
Best Gospel Album
Winner: Legacy of Hope – Deborah Klassen
Other nominees:
- God Only Knows – the LaPointes
- Sheryl Stacey – Sheryl Stacey
- Sinner and the Saint – Jon Buller
- Sweetsalt – Sweetsalt
Best Instrumental Album
Winner: In My Hands – Natalie MacMaster
Other nominees:
- Natural Sleep Inducement – David Bradstreet, Dan Gibson
- Piano Cascades – John Herberman, Dan Gibson
- The Piper's Legacy – Rob Crabtree, Oliver Schroer
- Utopia – Robert Michaels
Best Selling Album (Foreign or Domestic)
Winner: Millennium – Backstreet Boys
Other nominees:
- Americana – the Offspring
- ...Baby One More Time – Britney Spears
- Ricky Martin – Ricky Martin
- These Are Special Times – Celine Dion
Best Traditional Jazz Album – Instrumental
Winner: Deep in a Dream – Pat LaBarbera
Other nominees:
- Art & Soul – Renee Rosnes
- New Horizons – Bernie Senensky Quintet
- P.J. Perry & the Edmonton Symphony Orchestra – P.J. Perry
- Time Warp Plays the Music of Duke Ellington – Time Warp
Best Contemporary Jazz Album – Instrumental
Winner: ...so far – D.D. Jackson
Other nominees:
- Blue Jade – Joe Sealy and Paul Novotny
- The Field – Jeff Johnston
- Freeflight – Bob Shaw and Freeflight
- Puzzle City – Jean-Pierre Zanella
Best Vocal Jazz Album
Winner: When I Look in Your Eyes – Diana Krall
Other nominees:
- How My Heart Sings – Kate Hammett-Vaughan
- I've Got Your Number – Jeri Brown
- Swing Ladies, Swing! – Carol Welsman
- There's Beauty in the Rain – Karin Plato
Best Roots or Traditional Album – Group
Winner: Kings of Love – Blackie and the Rodeo Kings
Other nominees:
- Encore! – Barachois
- The Road to Canso – Scruj MacDuhk
- Turn – Great Big Sea
- Xième – La Bottine Souriante
Best Roots or Traditional Album – Solo
Winner: Breakfast in New Orleans, Dinner in Timbuktu – Bruce Cockburn
Other nominees:
- Gentleman of Leisure – Jesse Winchester
- In My Hands – Natalie MacMaster
- Lan Duil – Mary Jane Lamond
- Whereabouts – Ron Sexsmith
Best Alternative Album
Winner: Julie Doiron and the Wooden Stars – Julie Doiron and Wooden Stars
Other nominees:
- Clayton Park – Thrush Hermit
- My Love Is Bold – Danko Jones
- Sometimes I Cry – Tricky Woo
- You Can't Stop the Bum Rush – Len
Best Selling Francophone Album
Winner: En Catimini – La Chicane
Other nominees:
- D'Autres rives – Bruno Pelletier
- Les Fourmis – Jean Leloup
- Live – Lynda Lemay
- Notre-Dame de Paris – various artists
Best Pop/Adult Album
Winner: Colour Moving and Still – Chantal Kreviazuk
Other nominees:
- On a Day Like Today – Bryan Adams
- Supposed Former Infatuation Junkie – Alanis Morissette
- Tal Bachman – Tal Bachman
- Taming the Tiger – Joni Mitchell
Best Rock Album
Winner: Beautiful Midnight – Matthew Good Band
Other nominees:
- Another Spin Around the Sun – Edwin
- Happiness...Is Not a Fish That You Can Catch – Our Lady Peace
- Mercedes 5 and Dime – Moist
- Triptych – The Tea Party
Best Single
Winner: "Bobcaygeon" – The Tragically Hip
Other nominees:
- "Heaven Coming Down" – The Tea Party
- "Hello Time Bomb" – Matthew Good Band
- "Steal My Sunshine" – Len
- "Sucks to Be You" – Prozzäk
Best Classical Composition
Winner: Shattered Night, Shivering Stars – Alexina Louie
Other nominees:
- Arc – Alexina Louie
- String Quartet No. 1 – Glenn Buhr
- The Book of Mirrors – Gary Kulesha
- Winter Poems – Glenn Buhr
Best Rap Recording
Other nominees:
- Deliverance – Citizen Kane
- Global Warning – Rascalz
- Money or Love – Saukrates
- Don't Wanna Be Your Slave – Michie Mee with Esthero
Best R&B/Soul Recording
Winner: Thinkin' About You – 2Rude featuring Snow, Smoothe tha Hustler, Latoya & Miranda
Other nominees:
- All My Love – Michael Clarke
- Brown – Ivana Santilli
- Nodeja – Nodeja
- Tha Crab Theory – Blacklisted featuring ORA, Taj and Deslisha Thomas
Best Music of Aboriginal Canada Recording
Winner: Falling Down – Chester Knight and the Wind
Other nominees:
- Love that Strong – Elizabeth Hill
- To Bring Back Yesterday – Fara Palmer
- Touch the Earth and Sky – Vern Cheechoo
- World Hand Drum Champions '98 – Red Bull
Best Reggae Recording
Winner: Heart & Soul – Lazo
Other nominees:
- Hard End – The Luge Sessions
- Sometimes – Choices
- Thanks and Devotion – Willi Williams
- What If I Told You – Andru Branch
Best Global Album
Winner: Omnisource – Madagascar Slim
Other nominees:
- Bambatulu – Lilison Di Kinara
- Entente Cordiale – Show-Do-Man
- Firedance – Toronto Tabla Ensemble
- Jongo Le – Celso Machado
Best Dance Recording
Other nominees:
- "Arriba" – Joee
- "Dancing in the Key of Love" – Temperance
- "Over and Over" – Emjay
- "The Rush Won't Stop" – Steve Austin
Best Video
Winner: Alanis Morissette, "So Pure" by Alanis Morissette
Other nominees:
- Ulf Buddensieck, "Underground" by Moist
- Marc Lostracco, "Strange Disease" by Prozzäk
- Andrew MacNaughtan, "On the Scene" by Big Sugar
- William Morrison, "Hello Time Bomb" by Matthew Good Band
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