| Fan's Choice Entertainer of the Year | Fan's Choice Video of the Year |
| George Canyon, "Saddle Up" Rich Aucoin, "It" Tim Chaisson, "Beat This Heart" The Divorcees, "The Crows" Gloryhound, "Electric Dusk" Matt Mays, "Take It on Faith" David Myles, "Long Dark Night" The Once, "You're My Best Friend" Radio Radio, "Gong Hotel" Wintersleep, "In Came the Flood" |
| Aboriginal Recording of the Year | African-Canadian Recording of the Year |
| Lone Cloud, We Are Medicine People City Natives, City Natives Gary Sappier Band, Gary Sappier Blues Band Old Self, Who? Kam Speech FKA Speechless, Dangerous Methods | Cam Smith, Ocean Blue Jon Samuel, First Transmission Stahmenah, Shades of the Heart Stack Loot Divide, Now It's Time |
| Album of the Year | Blues Recording of the Year |
| Matt Mays, Coyote Jenn Grant, The Beautiful Wild Gypsophilia, Constellation Radio Radio, Havre de Grace Wintersleep, Hello Hum | Charlie A'Court, Triumph & Disaster Chris Martin and the Trouble Shooters, A Whole 'Nother Thang LeeBoy, Better Man Blues Shirley Jackson and Her Good Rockin' Daddys, When the Money's All Gone Working Class, Restless |
| Children's Recording of the Year | Classical Composition of the Year |
| Donna & Andy, La vie pour moi Coach Patt, Coach Patt Jamie Junger, Fishin' for Pickles Pistachio Mike, Where My G's At? Scotty and the Stars, Time to Get Up | Derek Charke, Between the Shore and the Ships Jérôme Blais, Mouvance Robert Bauer, The Dykes of Acadie Scott Macmillan, La Victoire Steven Naylor, Aboiteau |
| Classical Recording of the Year | Country Recording of the Year |
| Helen Pridmore and Wesley Ferriera, Between the Shore and the Ships Edmund Dawe and Lynn Johnson, Dialogue Sageev Oore and Dani Oore, Radical Cycle David Rogosin, Evocation Saint John String Quartet, Saint John String Quartet & Jacques Dupriez | RyLee Madison, Where Does the Time Go The Heavy Horses, Murder Ballads & Other Love Songs The Keats, Free At Last Tonya Kennedy, He's Everything You're Not Josh Macumber, Josh Macumber Was Here |
| Electronic Recording of the Year | Folk Recording of the Year |
| English Words, Red PotionIn Dreams, SleepwalkSteven Naylor, Lieux imaginairesSp00nfed, Sweet Fades EPJoshua Van Tassel, Joshua Van Tassel | Rose Cousins, We Have Made a SparkBen Caplan, In the Time of the Great RememberingDave Gunning, No More PenniesDavid Myles, Into the SunGabrielle Papillon, Little Bug |
| Francophone Recording of the Year | Gospel Recording of the Year |
| Vishtèn, MōsaïkLisa LeBlanc, Lisa LeBlancPascal Lejeune, Le bruit des machinesMonique Poirier, Parler de paradisRadio Radio, Havre de Grâce | Stephanie Mainville, Old Man WinterMatt Brouwer, Till the SunriseKingswood University Chorale, You Are HolyLife Support, Life Support LiveEleanor McCain, Holiday |
| Group Recording of the Year | Jazz Recording of the Year |
| The Stanfields, Death & TaxesThe Dardanelles, The Eastern LightMadison Violet, The Good in GoodbyePaper Lions, At Long CreekWintersleep, Hello Hum | Joel Miller, SwimWill Fisher, PortageMatt MacDougall, Familiar FacesIan Toms, PlaybookJeff Torbert, Urban Poultry & Other Hopes |
| Pop Recording of the Year | R&B/Soul Recording of the Year |
| Jenn Grant, The Beautiful WildRich Aucoin, We're All Dying to LiveHeather Green, Your Last WarChristina Martin, Sleeping with a StrangerPaper Lions, At Long Creek | Charlie A'Court, Triumph & DisasterEileen Joyce, Life Is Too ShortChris Kirby, WonderizerGary Sappier Band, Gary Sappier Blues BandWorking Class, Restless |
| Rap/Hip-Hop Recording of the Year | Rising Star Recording of the Year |
| Radio Radio, Havre de GrâceMischif, SupernovaQuake Matthews, The Book of MatthewSampson, iLL-ManneredCam Smith, Ocean Blue | Ben Caplan, In the Time of the Great RememberingHeather Green, Your Last WarMo Kenney, Mo KenneyBreagh Mackinnon, Where the Days WentRepartee, Repartee |
| Rock Recording of the Year | Roots/Traditional Group Recording of the Year |
| Joel Plaskett Emergency, Scrappy HappinessLong Distance Runners, TracksMatt Mays, CoyoteThe Stanfields, Death & TaxesWintersleep, Hello Hum | The Once, Row Upon Row of the People They KnowThe Barra MacNeils, The Barra MacNeils Live with Symphony Nova ScotiaThe Dardanelles, The Eastern LightMary Jane Lamond and Wendy MacIsaac, SeinnVishtèn, Mōsaïk |
| Roots/Traditional Solo Recording of the Year | Solo Recording of the Year |
| Tim Chaisson, The Other SideJim Dorie, Ghosts of Pictou CountyLarry Foley, Free & EasyBruce Guthro, Celtic CrossingFleur Mainville, Once | Rose Cousins, We Have Made a SparkChris Kirby, WonderizerJenn Grant, The Beautiful WildMatt Mays, CoyoteRaylene Rankin, All the Diamonds |
| Song of the Year | Songwriter of the Year |
| Dave Gunning, "These Hands"Rich Aucoin, "It"Tim Chaisson, "Beat This Heart"Rose Cousins, "The Darkness"Ria Mae, "Leaving Today" | Rose Cousins, "Go First"Bruce Guthro, "Stan's Tune"Christina Martin, "Marina"Matt Mays, "Take it on Faith"Paul Murphy, Tim D'Eon and Loel Campbell, "In Came the Flood" |
| Traditional Instrumental Recording of the Year | World Recording of the Year |
| Natalie MacMaster, Cape Breton GirlDwayne Côté and Duane Andrews, The EmpressDominique Dupuis, Dominique DupuisDarren McMullen, Shoes for MollySprag Session, Sprag Session | Gypsophilia, ConstellationAndru Branch, Step Into the LightShaun Ferguson, AscensionsStack Loot Divide, Now It's TimeStahmenah, Shades of the Heart |
