Juno Awards of 2000
The Juno Awards of 2000 were held in Toronto, Ontario, Canada during the weekend of 11–12 March 2000.
| Juno Awards of 2000 | |
|---|---|
| Date | 11–12 March 2000 |
| Venue | SkyDome, Toronto |
| Hosted by | The Moffatts |
| Television/radio coverage | |
| Network | CBC |
The primary ceremonies were hosted by The Moffatts at the SkyDome (now Rogers Centre) on 12 March 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 11 March.
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 awards.
Nominations were announced 2 February 2000 in Toronto at the Glenn Gould Studio. Alanis Morissette received five nominations including one as director for Best Video.
Nominees and winners
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 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
Walt Grealis Special Achievement Award
Winner: Emile Berliner
Nominated and winning albums
Best Blues Album
Winner: Gust of Wind, Ray Bonneville
Other Nominees:
- Blues Party, by 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 Clarvier, 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, Orchestre Symphonique de Montréal
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, by The LaPointes
- Sheryl Stacey, by Sheryl Stacey
- Sinner and the Saint, by Jon Buller
- Sweetsalt, by 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 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 & 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
Nominated and winning releases
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, Glen Buhr
- The Book of Mirrors, Gary Kuleshha
- Winter Poems, Glen 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
External links
- Powell, W. Andrew (20 March 2000). "2000 Juno Awards Spotlight". TheGATE.ca.
- Juno Awards site
- Bento, Debbie (28 January 2000). "The Moffatts chosen to host Juno Awards". Chart. Archived from the original on 7 June 2011. Retrieved 4 September 2006.
References
- Flynn, Andrew (14 March 2000). "Unusual but slick describes Juno Awards". Charlottetown Guardian. p. B10.
- Saxberg, Lynn (11 March 2000). "Two Juno nights better than one, organizers say". Kingston Whig-Standard. p. 36.
- Gill, Alexandra (3 February 2000). "Morissette, Prozzak lead Juno race". The Globe and Mail. p. R6.
- Gill, Alexandra (10 March 2000). "New statuette 'sings praises of women'". The Globe and Mail. p. R13.
- Gill, Alexandra (13 March 2000). "New pop diva takes 2 Junos / Chantal Kreviazuk beats out bigger names for best female artist". The Globe and Mail. pp. A1, A5.