# Juno Awards of 1986

The Juno Awards of 1986, representing Canadian music industry achievements of the previous year, were awarded on 10 November 1986 in Toronto at a ceremony hosted by Howie Mandel at the Harbour Castle Hilton Hotel. CBC Television broadcast the ceremonies nationally.
Labour problems at the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation overshadowed plans for the awards broadcast. NABET complained about CBC plans to hire two American technical workers to assist with a special effect during the broadcast. NABET was renegotiating a labour contract with CBC and felt that Canadians should have been hired instead.
Meanwhile, CBC workers with the CUPE stopped work on 7 November. This strike was temporary, but interrupted the work of some Juno stage hands who were members of that union. weekend. CUPE's workers returned to work on the day of the Junos broadcast, as this particular union action was not planned to continue past the weekend.
1600 public tickets were made available, but all were sold late September, approximately one month after the $170 CAD tickets were offered for sale.
Gordon Lightfoot entered Canadian Music Hall of Fame, and was introduced at the ceremonies by Bob Dylan who made a surprise appearance.

## Nominees and winners
### Female Vocalist of the Year

Winner: Luba
Other nominees:
* Carroll Baker
* Anne Murray
* Martine St. Clair
* Jane Siberry

### Male Vocalist of the Year

Winner: Bryan Adams
Other nominees:
* Bruce Cockburn
* Kim Mitchell
* Gino Vannelli
* Neil Young

### Most Promising Female Vocalist of the Year

Winner: Kim Richardson
Other nominees:
* Chantal Condor
* Siobhan Crawley
* Francesca Gagnon
* Sheree Jeacocke

### Most Promising Male Vocalist of the Year

Winner: Billy Newton-Davis
Other nominees:
* Doug Cameron
* Michel Lemieux
* Stan Meissner
* Scott Merritt

### Group of the Year

Winner: Honeymoon Suite
Other nominees:
* Loverboy
* Platinum Blonde
* Rush
* Triumph

### Most Promising Group of the Year

Winner: Glass Tiger
Other nominees:
* Cats Can Fly
* Chalk Circle
* Eye Eye
* One to One

### Composer of the Year

Winner: Jim Vallance
Other nominees:
* Bryan Adams
* David Foster
* Corey Hart
* Luba

### Country Female Vocalist of the Year

Winner: Anne Murray
Other nominees:
* Carroll Baker
* Marie Bottrell
* Kelita
* Anne Lord

### Country Male Vocalist of the Year

Winner: Murray McLauchlan
Other nominees:
* Eddie Eastman
* Gilles Godard
* [[Matt Minglewood
* Frank Trainor

### Country Group or Duo of the Year

Winner: Prairie Oyster
Other nominees:
* Carroll Baker and Eddie Eastman
* C-Weed Band
* The Family Brown
* The Mercey Brothers

### Instrumental Artist of the Year

Winner: David Foster
Other nominees:
* Liona Boyd
* Canadian Brass
* Moe Koffman
* Zamfir

### Producer of the Year

Winner: David Foster, St. Elmo's Fire Soundtrack by various artists
Other nominees:
* Terry Brown, Just in Time to Be Late by Eye Eye
* Graeme Coleman, The Bohemians by Skywalk
* Leslie Howe, Forward Your Emotions by One to One
* David Tyson, The Lines are Open by The Arrows and The Key by Erroll Starr

### Recording Engineer of the Year

Winner: Joe and Gino Vannelli, Black Cars by Gino Vannelli
Other nominees:
* Patrick Glover, "The Bohemians" by Skywalk
* Leslie Howe, "Forward Your Emotions" by One to One
* Mike Jones and Paul Northfield, "Don't Forget Me" and "Thin Red Line" by Glass Tiger
* Anton Kwiatkowski, "Holst: The Planets" by Toronto Symphony Orchestra, Andrew Davis conductor

### Canadian Music Hall of Fame

Winner: Gordon Lightfoot

### Walt Grealis Special Achievement Award

Winner: Jack Richardson

## Nominated and winning albums
### Album of the Year

Winner: The Thin Red Line, Glass Tiger
Other nominees:
* Alien Shores, Platinum Blonde
* Lovin' Every Minute of It, Loverboy
* Power Windows, Rush
* The Big Prize, Honeymoon Suite

### Best Album Graphics

Winner: Hugh Syme and Dimo Safari, Power Windows by Rush
Other nominees:
* Heather Brown, Dean Motter, Deborah Samuel, Between the Earth & Sky by Luba
* Heather Brown, Hugh Syme, Peter Shelly, Robot Man and Friends by Peter Shelly
* Mark Gane, Martha Johnson, Dimo Safari, The World Is a Ball by M + M
* Allen Shechtman, Melosphere by Helmut Lipsky

### Best Children's Album

Winner: 10 Carrot Diamond, Charlotte Diamond
Other nominees:
* A House For Me, Fred Penner
* Come on In, Eric Nagler
* Lots More Junior Jug Band, Chris Whiteley and Ken Whiteley
* Songs + Games For Toddlers, Bob McGrath and Katharine Smithrim

### Best Classical Album of the Year - Solo or Chamber Ensemble

Winner: Stolen Gems, James Campbell (clarinet)
Other nominees:
* Au Verd Boys/To The Greenwood, New World Consort
* La Chanson Francaise, Songs of Medieval & Renaissance France, The Toronto Consort
* Louis Lortie Plays Maurice Ravel, Louis Lortie
* Vickers, Jon Vickers (tenor)

### Best Classical Album of the Year - Large Ensemble or Soloist(s) With Large Ensemble Accompaniment

Winner: Holst: The Planets, Toronto Symphony Orchestra, Andrew Davis - Conductor]]
Other nominees:
* Franck: Symphony in D Minor & Berlioz: King Lear, Vancouver Symphony Orchestra, Kazuyoshi Akiyama conductor
* Great Verdi Arias, Edmonton Symphony Orchestra, Uri Mayer conductor, Louis Quilico baritone
* Schubert: Symphony No. 8 & Strauss: Metamorphosen, National Arts Centre Orchestra, Franco Mannino conductor
* Suppe: Overtures, Montreal Symphony Orchestra, Charles Dutoit conductor

### International Album of the Year

Winner: Brothers in Arms, Dire Straits
Other nominees:
* Afterburner, ZZ Top
* Heart, Heart
* Miami Vice soundtrack, various artists
* Scarecrow, John (Cougar) Mellencamp

### Best Jazz Album

Winner: Lights of Burgundy, Oliver Jones
Other nominees:
* Atras De Porta, Rob McConnell and the Boss Brass
* Boss Brass & Woods, Rob McConnell and the Boss Brass featuring Phil Woods
* Doomsday Machine, Denny Christianson Big Band
* The Rob McConnell Sextet Old Friends/New Music, The Rob McConnell Sextet

## Nominated and winning releases
### Best Selling Single

Winner: "Don't Forget Me (When I'm Gone)", Glass Tiger
Other nominees:
* "Crying Over You", Platinum Blonde
* "Diana", Bryan Adams
* "Everything in My Heart", Corey Hart
* "L'Amour est dans tes yeux", Martine St. Clair

### International Single of the Year

Winner: "Live Is Life", Opus
Other nominees:
* "Cherish", Kool & the Gang
* "Nikita", Elton John
* "Rock Me Amadeus", Falco
* "Say You, Say Me", Lionel Richie

### Best R&B/Soul Recording of the Year

Winner: "Love is a Contact Sport", Billy Newton-Davis
Other nominees:
* "All in the Way", Liberty Silver
* "I Found a Love", Glen Ricketts
* "The Key", Erroll Starr
* "Right Here Is Where You Belong", Kenny Hamilton

### Best Reggae/Calypso Recording

Winner: Revolutionary Tea Party, Lillian Allen
Other nominees:
* Free South Africa, Jayson
* Moonlight Lover, Ras Lee
* Night Rider, Messenjah
* No One Can Love Me Like You Do, George Banton

### Best Video

Winner: Greg Masuak, "How Many (Rivers To Cross)" by Luba
Other nominees:
* Rob Quartly, "Cosmetics" by Gowan
* Rob Quartly, "Don't Forget Me (When I'm Gone)" by Glass Tiger
* Rob Quartly, "Harmony" by Ian Thomas
* Lorraine Segato, "Sexual Intelligence" by The Parachute Club