| Juno Awards of 2008 | |
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| Date | 6 April 2008 |
| City | Calgary, Alberta |
| Venue | Pengrowth Saddledome |
| Host | Russell Peters |
| Network | CTV |
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The Juno Awards of 2008 were held in Calgary, Alberta, Canada on the weekend ending 6 April 2008. These ceremonies honoured music industry achievements in Canada in the latter part of 2006 and in most of 2007.
Country performer and multiple Juno Award winner Paul Brandt received the 2008 Humanitarian Award which is now named after CHUM-FM Radio founder, Allan Waters.[1] Moses Znaimer, who led the development of Citytv and MuchMusic, received the Walt Grealis Special Achievement Award. Nominations for all remaining categories were announced on 5 February 2008.[2]
Notable among winners was Feist, winning all five awards in her nominated categories, three of which were presented in the televised gala.
The Saturday gala where most awards are presented occurred at the Telus Convention Centre on 5 April, while the major awards were presented at the Pengrowth Saddledome on Sunday (6 April).[3]
Performers appearing on the program included Feist, Finger Eleven, Michael Bublé, Avril Lavigne, Anne Murray, Paul Brandt, Aaron Lines, Gord Bamford, Hedley, Johnny Reid, and Jully Black.[2]
The televised event was broadcast on CTV and hosted by Russell Peters.[4] Peters' monologue was described by Edmonton Sun columnist Bill Harris as "the funniest opening five minutes we've ever seen from an awards-show host."[5] Peters was also cited by Toronto Star entertainment critic Ben Rayner as offering a break from recent years of "iffy emceeing" during the award broadcasts.[6]
The 2008 broadcast attracted CTV's second-highest ratings since the network gained broadcast rights. 1.45 million viewers were measured in 2008 compared to 2.18 million for the 2003 ceremonies.[7]
Jeff Healey, an internationally noted Canadian musician who died the month before the Juno ceremonies, was given a brief tribute mention by members of Blue Rodeo during the televised awards ceremony.[8][9]
| “ | I've never actually seen the Juno Awards, to be honest with you, which I guess makes me Canadian. | ” |
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Nominees for the 2008 Juno Awards were announced on 5 February 2008. On 15 February 2008, CARAS indicated that it made a "logistical error" during its nominations voting process, announcing the addition of two new nominations and the replacement of one nomination as follows:[10]
Winner: Feist
Other nominees:
Winner: Blue Rodeo
Other nominees:
Winner: Serena Ryder
Other nominees:
Winner: Wintersleep
Other nominees:
Winner: Joni Mitchell, "Hana" and "Bad Dreams"
Other nominees:
Winner: Kevin Churko, Black Rain (Ozzy Osbourne)
Other nominees:
Winner: Feist, "My Moon My Man", "1234", "I Feel It All"
Other nominees:
Winner: Michael Bublé
Other nominees:
Winner: The Reminder, Feist
Other nominees:
Winner: The Dirty Looks, Derek Miller
Other nominees:
Winner: Small Miracles, Blue Rodeo
Other nominees:
Winner: Neon Bible, Arcade Fire
Other nominees:
Winner: Building Full of Blues, Fathead
Other nominees:
Winner: Tracy Maurice and François Miron, Neon Bible (Arcade Fire)
Other nominees:
Winner: Music Soup, Jen Gould
Other nominees:
Winner: Holy God, Brian Doerksen
Other nominees:
Winner: Korngold, Barber & Walton Violin Concertos, James Ehnes, Bramwell Tovey, Vancouver Symphony Orchestra
Other nominees:
Winner: Alkan Concerto for Solo Piano, Marc-André Hamelin
Other nominees:
Winner: Surprise, Measha Brueggergosman
Other nominees:
Winner: L'échec du matériel, Daniel Bélanger
Other nominees:
Winner: The Utmost, Jayme Stone
Other nominees:
Winner: Good Girl Gone Bad, Rihanna
Other nominees:
Winner: Almost Certainly Dreaming, The Chris Tarry Group
Other nominees:
Winner: Debut, Brandi Disterheft
Other nominees:
Winner: Make Someone Happy, Sophie Milman
Other nominees:
Winner: The Reminder, Feist
Other nominees:
Winner: Them vs. You vs. Me, Finger Eleven
Other nominees:
Winner: Right Of Passage, David Francey
Other nominees:
Winner: Key Principles, Nathan
Other nominees:
Winner: Agua Del Pozo, Alex Cuba
Other nominees:
Other nominees:
Winner: "Constantinople", Christos Hatzis
Other nominees:
Winner: Risk, Paul Brandt
Other nominees:
Winner: All U Ever Want, Billy Newton-Davis vs. Deadmau5
Other nominees:
Winner: 666 Live, Billy Talent
Other nominees:
Winner: Revival, Jully Black
Other nominees:
Winner: The Revolution, Belly
Other nominees:
Winner: "Don't Go Pretending", Mikey Dangerous
Other nominees:
Winner: Christopher Mills, "C’mon" (Blue Rodeo)
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