1998 AFRICAN-CANADIAN RECORDING OF THE YEAR
- Four the Moment WINNER
- Black Cultural Centre - Various
- Bucky Adams
- Carson Downey and Big City
- Jamie Sparks
1998 BLUES RECORDING OF THE YEAR
- Glamour Puss Blues Band WINNER
- Black Cultural Centre - Various
- Carson Downey and Big City
- Rick Jeffrey
- Scott Goudie and Neil Bishop
1998 FACTOR RECORDING OF THE YEAR
- Great Big Sea - Play WINNER
- Laura Smith - It's A Personal Thing
- Lennie Gallant - Lifeline
- Mary Jane Lamond - Suas e!
- Sarah McLachlan - Surfacing
1998 ALTERNATIVE RECORDING OF THE YEAR
- Super Friendz WINNER
- Elevator to Hell
- Inbreds
- Julie Doiron
- Plumtree
1998 BLUEGRASS RECORDING OF THE YEAR
- Exit 13 WINNER
- Jericho Road
- Louis Arsenault
- Mike and More
- Rustic Harmony
1998 CLASSICAL RECORDING OF THE YEAR
- Symphony Nova Scotia w/ Georg Tintner - Late Romantics WINNER
- David MacDonald - Journeys
- Michel Cardin - S.L. Weiss - Le Manuscript de Londres
- Richard Raymond - Franz Liszt
- Suzie LeBlanc - Moulinie
1998 COUNTRY RECORDING OF THE YEAR
- Julian Austin WINNER
- Denise Murray
- JP Cormier
- Ron Hynes
- Shirley Myers
1998 ENTERTAINER OF THE YEAR
- Great Big Sea WINNER
- Barra MacNeils
- Johnny Favourite Swing Orchestra
- Natalie MacMaster
- Sarah McLachlan
1998 FEMALE RECORDING OF THE YEAR
- Sarah McLachlan WINNER
- Anne Murray
- Laura Smith
- Mary Jane Lamond
- Tara MacLean
1998 GROUP RECORDING OF THE YEAR
- Great Big Sea WINNER
- Johnny Favourite Swing Orchestra
- MacKeel
- Modabo
- The Punters
1998 JAZZ RECORDING OF THE YEAR
- Johnny Favourite Swing Orchestra WINNER
- Bucky Adams
- John Chaisson
- Maritime Jazz Orchestra
- Russ Brannon
1998 MALE RECORDING OF THE YEAR
- Lennie Gallant WINNER
- JP Cormier
- Johnny Favourite
- Roch Voisine
- Ron Hynes
1998 ROOTS / TRADITIONAL VOCAL ARTIST OF THE YEAR
- JP Cormier WINNER
- Celtic Connection
- Dave Gunning
- Laura Smith
- MacKeel
1998 SONG OF THE YEAR
- Great Big Sea - When I'm Up WINNER
- Laura Smith - It's A Personal Thing
- Natalie MacMaster/Bruce Guthro - Fiddle and Bow
- Sarah McLachlan - Building a Mystery
- Sloan - Everything You've Done Wrong
1998 SONGWRITER OF THE YEAR
- Sarah McLachlan - Building a Mystery WINNER
- Alan Doyle/Sean McCann - Ordinary Day
- L. MacDonald/Ron Hynes - Godspeed
- Laura Smith - It's a Personal Thing
- Lennie Gallant - Without Love
1998 VIDEO OF THE YEAR
- Sarah McLachlan - Building a Mystery WINNER
- Cool Blue Halo - Too Much Kathleen
- Mary Jane Lamond - Stepping Song
- Ron Hynes/Warren Sonoda - Godspeed
- Sloan - Everything You've Done Wrong
1998 RAP / HIP-HOP SINGLE OF THE YEAR
- Jamie Sparks WINNER
- Bonshah
- Hal Harbour
- Karen Corbin
- Shy Luv
1998 INSTRUMENTAL RECORDING OF THE YEAR
- Richard Wood WINNER
- Scott Macmillan WINNER
- MacCrimmon's Revenge
- Rodney MacDonald and Glenn Graham
- Slainte Mhath
1998 POP/ROCK RECORDING OF THE YEAR
- Great Big Sea WINNER
- Anne Murray
- Laura Smith
- Roch Voisine
- Sarah McLachlan
1998 ROOTS / TRADITIONAL INSTRUMENTAL RECORDING OF THE YEAR
- Richard Wood WINNER
- Howie MacDonald
- Rodney MacDonald and Glenn Graham
- Scott Macmillan
- Snotty Var
1998 ACADIAN RECORDING OF THE YEAR
- Michelle Boudreau Samson - Libérée WINNER
- Artistes variés - Berceuses de L'Acadie (Berce ton p'tit bibi)
- Les Araignées du Boui-Boui - Évangéline
- Loup Noir - On est pas des criminels
- Ulysse Landry - Prendre le temps
1998 GRAPHIC DESIGNER OF THE YEAR
- Carol Kennedy WINNER
- Ben Fong
- Doug Aucoin
- Lillian Newbury
- Scott Tappen
1998 OUTSTANDING COMPANY OF THE YEAR
- Sam the Record Man WINNER
- HMV
- Loggerhead Records
- Tidemark
- Universal Music
1998 MEDIA PERSON OF THE YEAR
- Greg Guy WINNER
- Mike Campbell WINNER
- George Gregory
- Rik St Vincent
- Ron Foley MacDonald
1998 LIVE SOUND TECHNICIAN OF THE YEAR
- David Hillier WINNER
- Dave Mahon
- Hayward Parrot
- Laurence Currie
- Wayne O'Connor
1998 PRODUCTION COMPANY/FACILITY OF THE YEAR
- Tour Tech East WINNER
