Edition of Canadian music award
The Juno Awards of 2003 were presented in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada on 6 April 2003. The primary awards ceremony was hosted that evening by Shania Twain at the Corel Centre (now Canadian Tire Centre) and televised on CTV.
Ceremony highlights.
The evening program included song performances by Avril Lavigne, Our Lady Peace, Sam Roberts, Remy Shand, Swollen Members and host Shania Twain.
Red Rider frontman and long-time solo artist Tom Cochrane was honoured as the 2003 inductee for the Canadian Music Hall of Fame.
During the awards telecast, host Shania Twain made a succession of costume changes with clothing based on logos of every Canadian National Hockey League team. When the time came for her to wear the Toronto Maple Leafs insignia, the crowd in the home arena of the Ottawa Senators provided a substantial booing.
Nominees and winners.
People.
Artist of the Year.
Winner: Shania Twain
Other nominees:
Group of the Year.
Winner: Sum 41
Other nominees:
Fan Choice.
Winner: Shania Twain
Other nominees:
New Artist of the Year.
Winner: Avril Lavigne
Other nominees:
New Group of the Year.
Winner: Theory of a Deadman
Other nominees:
Jack Richardson Producer of the Year.
Winner: Alanis Morissette – "Hands Clean", "So Unsexy" (both songs by Alanis Morissette)
Other nominees:
Recording Engineer of the Year.
Winner: Denis Tougas, "Double Agent" and "Everybody's Got A Story" by Amanda Marshall
Other nominees:
Songwriter of the Year.
Winner: Chad Kroeger of Nickelback – "Hero", "How You Remind Me", "Too Bad"
Other nominees:
Albums.
Album of the year.
Winner: "Let Go", Avril Lavigne
Other nominees:
Aboriginal recording of the Year.
Winner: "Lovesick Blues", Derek Miller
Other nominees:
Alternative album Album of the Year.
Winner: "You Forgot It in People", Broken Social Scene
Other nominees:
Blues Album of the Year.
Winner: "6 String Lover", Jack de Keyzer
Other nominees:
Children's Album of the Year.
Winner: "Sing with Fred", Fred Penner
Other nominees:
Contemporary Christian/Gospel Album of the Year.
Winner: "Instrument of Praise", Toronto Mass Choir
Other nominees:
Classical Album of the Year (large ensemble).
Winner: "Bruch Concertos: Vol. II", James Ehnes, Mario Bernardi, Montreal Symphony Orchestra
Other nominees:
Classical Album of the Year (solo or chamber ensemble).
Winner: "Liszt: Paganini Studie &amp; Schubert March Transcriptions", Marc-André Hamelin
Other nominees:
Classical Album of the Year (vocal or choral performance).
Winner: "Mozart Requiem", Les Violons de Roy
Other nominees:
Album Design of the Year.
Winner: "Exit", K-OS – Marina Dempster, Nelson Garcia, Steve Goode, Margaret Malandruccolo
Other nominees:
Francophone Album of the Year.
Winner: "Rêver mieux", Daniel Bélanger
Other nominees:
Instrumental Album of the Year.
Winner: "Allegro", Robert Michaels
Other nominees:
International Album of the Year.
Winner: "The Eminem Show", Eminem
Other nominees:
Contemporary Jazz Album of the Year.
Winner: "Tales from the Blue Lounge", Richard Underhill
Other nominees:
Vocal Jazz Album of the Year.
Winner: "Live in Paris", Diana Krall
Other nominees:
Traditional Jazz Album of the Year.
Winner: "Life on Earth", Renee Rosnes
Other nominees:
Pop Album of the Year.
Winner: "Let Go", Avril Lavigne
Other nominees:
Rock Album of the Year.
Winner: "Gravity", Our Lady Peace
Other nominees:
Roots and Traditional Album of the Year (Group).
Winner: "Chicken Scratch", Zubot and Dawson
Other nominees:
Roots and Traditional Album of the Year (Solo).
Winner: "Unravel", Lynn Miles
Other nominees:
World Music Album of the Year.
Winner: "Balagane", Jeszcze Raz
Other nominees:
Releases.
Single of the Year.
Winner: "Complicated", Avril Lavigne
Other nominees:
Classical Composition of the Year.
Winner: "Requiem for a Charred Skull", Bramwell Tovey, "Voices on High"
Other nominees:
Country Recording of the Year.
Winner: "I'm Gonna Getcha Good!", Shania Twain
Other nominees:
Dance Recording of the Year.
Winner: "Billie Jean", The Sound Bluntz
Other nominees:
R&amp;B/Soul Recording of the Year.
Winner: "The Way I Feel", Remy Shand
Other nominees:
Rap Recording of the Year.
Winner: "Monsters in the Closet", Swollen Members
Other nominees:
Reggae Recording of the Year.
Winner: "You Won't See Me Cry", Sonia Collymore
Other nominees:
Video of the Year.
Winner: "Weapon" by Matthew Good – Director: Ante Kovac, Matthew Good
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