| Juno Awards of 1996 | |
| Date: | 10 March 1996 |
| Venue: | Copps Coliseum, Hamilton, Ontario |
| Host: | Anne Murray |
| Network: | CBC |
| Previous: | 1995 |
| Main: | Juno Awards |
| Next: | 1997 |
The Juno Awards of 1996, representing Canadian music industry achievements of the previous year, were awarded on 10 March 1996 in Hamilton, Ontario at a ceremony in the Copps Coliseum. Anne Murray was the host for the ceremonies, which were broadcast on CBC Television.
Quebec-based independent classical label Analekta Records boycotted the Junos after failing to receive a Juno nomination after attempts for five years. Analekta claimed its sales were twice that of CBC Records.[1]
Several record stores such as CD Plus, HMV, Sunrise and Music World also intended to boycott the Junos because competing music retailer Columbia House had signed on as a Juno advertiser.[2]
Nominations were announced 31 January 1996. Prominent nominees were Alanis Morissette and Shania Twain who had recent internationally successful albums who both won Grammy Awards on 28 February 1996.[3] Alanis Morissette won in five Juno categories, becoming this year's major winner.[4]
Presented by David Clayton-Thomas, Denny Doherty, John Kay, Domenic Troiano and Zal Yanovsky, this award was chosen by a national poll rather than by Juno organisers CARAS.
Winner: Shania Twain
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Presented by Russell DeCarle and Buffy Sainte-Marie.
Winner: Alanis Morissette
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Presented by Susan Aglukark and Kim Mitchell.
Winner: Colin James
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Winner: Ashley MacIsaac
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This award was presented by Canadian Music Hall of Fame inductees The Diamonds and The Crew Cuts
Winner: Blue Rodeo
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Winner: Philosopher Kings
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Winner: Alanis Morissette
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Presented by George Fox and Charlie Major, this award was accepted on Twain's behalf by her sister Carrie-Anne because she was too sick to attend.
Winner: Shania Twain
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Winner: Charlie Major
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Winner: Prairie Oyster
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Winner: Liona Boyd
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Winner: Michael Phillip Wojewoda, "End of the World" by The Waltons; "Beaton's Delight" by Ashley MacIsaac
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Winner: Chad Irschick, "O Siem" by Susan Aglukark
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Winners: David Clayton-Thomas, Denny Doherty, John Kay, Domenic Troiano, Zal Yanovsky
Winner: Ronnie Hawkins
Presented by Deborah Cox and Robbie Robertson.
Winner: Jagged Little Pill, Alanis Morissette
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Winner: Celery Stalks At Midnight, Al Simmons
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Winner: Alkan: Grande Sonate/Sonatine/ Le Festin d'Esope, piano Marc-Andre Hamelin
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Winner: Shostakovich: Symphonies 5 & 9, Montreal Symphony Orchestra, conductor Charles Dutoit
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Winner: Ben Heppner Sings Richard Strauss, tenor Ben Heppner, The Toronto Symphony Orchestra, conductor Andrew Davis
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Winner: Tom Wilson and Alex Wittholz, Birthday Boy
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Winner: No Need to Argue, The Cranberries
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Winner: That River, Jim Byrnes
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Winner: Vernal Fields, Ingrid Jensen
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Winner: NOJO, Neufeld-Occhipinti Jazz Orchestra
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Winner: D'eux, Celine Dion
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Presented by Burton Cummings and Alannah Myles.
Winner: Jagged Little Pill, Alanis Morissette
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Winner: Gypsies & Lovers, The Irish Descendants
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Winner: Ashley MacIsaac, Hi™ How Are You Today?
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Winner: What Fresh Hell is This?, Art Bergmann
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Winner: "You Oughta Know", Alanis Morissette
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Winner: Concerto For Violin And Orchestra, Andrew P. MacDonald, David Stewart, Manitoba Chamber Orchestra
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Winner: ETSI Shon "Grandfather Song", Jerry Alfred and the Medicine Beat
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Winner: "E-Z On Tha Motion", Ghetto Concept
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Presented by Ronnie Hawkins and Colin James.
Winner: Deborah Cox, Deborah Cox
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Winner: "Now and Forever", Sattalites
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Winner: Music From Africa, Takadja
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Winner: "A Deeper Shade Of Love (Extended Mix)", Camille
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Presented by Amanda Marshall and The Odds.
Winner: Jeth Weinrich, "Good Mother" by Jann Arden
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