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. The 2003 Juno Awards were watched by 2.2 million viewers, a record at the time.
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: Daniel Bélanger Celine Dion Alanis Morissette Remy Shand
Group of the Year Winner: Sum 41
Other nominees: Blue Rodeo Our Lady Peace Swollen Members The Tragically Hip
Fan Choice Winner: Shania Twain
Other nominees: Celine Dion Diana Krall Avril Lavigne Nickelback
New Artist of the Year Winner: Avril Lavigne
Other nominees: Shawn Desman K-OS Sam Roberts Sarah Slean
New Group of the Year Winner: Theory of a Deadman
Other nominees: Bet.e & Stef Crush One Ton Simple Plan
Jack Richardson Producer of the Year Winner: Alanis Morissette – "Hands Clean", "So Unsexy" (both songs by Alanis Morissette)
Other nominees: Garth Richardson – "Family System", "The Red" (both songs by Chevelle) Arnold Lanni – "I'd Do Anything", "I'm Just A Kid" (both songs by Simple Plan) Bob Rock – "Somewhere Out There" (Our Lady Peace), "Take Me As I Am" (Tonic) Remy Shand – "Burning Bridges" "The Way I Feel" (both songs by Remy Shand)
Recording Engineer of the Year Winner: Denis Tougas, "Double Agent" and "Everybody's Got A Story" by Amanda Marshall
Other nominees: Richard Chycki, "Just Like Ali" by Tom Cochrane & Red Rider, "Visions of Paradise" by Mick Jagger Eric Filto, "Another Miracle" and "Supersexworld" by One Ton Brad Haehnel, "Shake It Off" by Jarvis Church, "Stoplight" by Scott Merritt Randy Staub, "Innocent" and "Somewhere Out There" by Our Lady Peace
Songwriter of the Year Winner: Chad Kroeger of Nickelback – "Hero", "How You Remind Me", "Too Bad"
Other nominees: Avril Lavigne with The Matrix – "Complicated", "I'm with You", "Sk8er Boi" Ron Sexsmith – "Former Glory", "Gold In Them Hills", "These Days" Remy Shand – "Burning Bridges", "Take a Message", "The Way I Feel" Shania Twain with Robert John "Mutt" Lange – "I'm Gonna Getcha (Good)"
Albums
Album of the year Winner: Let Go, Avril Lavigne
Other nominees: Rêver mieux, Daniel Bélanger A New Day Has Come, Celine Dion Gravity, Our Lady Peace Up!, Shania Twain
Aboriginal recording of the Year Winner: Lovesick Blues, Derek Miller
Other nominees: The Right Combination, Vern Cheechoo and Lawrence Martin spirit world, solid wood, Leela Gilday Standing Strong, Chester Knight Round Dance The Night Away, Randy Wood
Alternative album Album of the Year Winner: You Forgot It in People, Broken Social Scene
Other nominees: Square, Buck 65 Make Up The Breakdown, Hot Hot Heat The New Deal, The New Deal Alone at the Microphone, Royal City
Blues Album of the Year Winner: 6 String Lover, Jack de Keyzer
Other nominees: First Class Riff-Raff, Fathead Wise And Otherwise, Harry Manx Long Hard Road, The Twisters 88th & Jump Street, Kenny "Blues Boss" Wayne
Children's Album of the Year Winner: Sing with Fred, Fred Penner
Other nominees: Nous sommes tous comme les fleurs, Charlotte Diamond Once Upon A Tune – Volume 3 – Beanstock, Judy & David Dodo la planète do dream songs night songs, Pelican Music Project Let's Play, Raffi
Contemporary Christian/Gospel Album of the Year Winner: Instrument of Praise, Toronto Mass Choir
Other nominees: Army Of Love, Jake Jubilation VIII – A Cappella Plus, Montreal Jubilation Gospel Choir Saved!, Northern Blues Gospel All Stars Tumbling After, Starfield
Classical Album of the Year (large ensemble) Winner: Bruch Concertos: Vol. II, James Ehnes, Mario Bernardi, Montreal Symphony Orchestra
Other nominees: The Overcoat: Music By Dmitri Shostakovich, Angela Cheng, Mario Bernardi, CBC Radio Orchestra Schumann Piano Works, Anton Kuerti, Mario Bernardi, CBC Radio Orchestra Nocturnal Dances of Don Juan Quixote, I Musici de Montreal A Baroque Feast, Tafelmusik
Classical Album of the Year (solo or chamber ensemble) Winner: Liszt: Paganini Studie & Schubert March Transcriptions, Marc-André Hamelin
Other nominees: Fritz Kreisler, James Ehnes Ravel: The Complete Solo Piano Music, Angela Hewitt Graupner – Partitas for Harpsichord, Geneviève Soly Osvaldo Golijov: Yiddishbuk, St. Lawrence String Quartet
Classical Album of the Year (vocal or choral performance) Winner: Mozart Requiem, Les Violons de Roy
Other nominees: ¡Ay Que Si!, Suzie LeBlanc Margison Sings Verdi, Richard Margison Of Ladies and Love..., Michael Schade Bach Cantatas, Daniel Taylor, Theatre of Early Music
Album Design of the Year Winner: Exit, K-OS – Marina Dempster, Nelson Garcia, Steve Goode, Margaret Malandruccolo
Other nominees: Acoustic Kitty, John Mann – John Rummen Chicken Scratch, Zubot and Dawson – Mark Mushet, John Rummen Home is Where My Feet Are, Holly McNarland – Garnet Armstrong, Susan Michalek, James Pattyn Square, Buck 65 – Robbie Cameron, James Patterson
Francophone Album of the Year Winner: Rêver mieux, Daniel Bélanger
Other nominees: Rendez-vous, Sylvain Cossette Break Syndical, Les Cowboys Fringants Les Lettres Rouges, Lynda Lemay De L'amour le mieux, Natasha St-Pier
Instrumental Album of the Year Winner: Allegro, Robert Michaels
Other nominees: Celtic Mystique, Howard Baer Camino Latino / Latin Journey, Liona Boyd Lakeside Retreat, Oliver Schroer & Dan Gibson Big Band Love Songs, The Swingfield Big Band
International Album of the Year Winner: The Eminem Show, Eminem
Other nominees: Weathered, Creed Escape, Enrique Iglesias Nellyville, Nelly Laundry Service, Shakira
Contemporary Jazz Album of the Year Winner: Tales from the Blue Lounge, Richard Underhill
Other nominees: Mistura, Mark Duggan's Vuja dé Love Songs, Warren Hill Highwire, Neufeld-Occhipinti Jazz Orchestra Mother Tree, Jean-Pierre
Vocal Jazz Album of the Year Winner: Live in Paris, Diana Krall
Other nominees: the path of least resistance, Coral Egan Another Day, Molly Johnson Pennies From Heaven, Susie Arioli Swing Band The Wall Street Sessions, Joani Taylor/Bob Murphy
Traditional Jazz Album of the Year Winner: Life on Earth, Renee Rosnes
Other nominees: Spirituals and Dedications, Jane Bunnett, Dewey Redman, Dean Bowman, Larry Cramer, Stanley Cowell, Kieran Overs, Mark McLean Then and Now, Oliver Jones and Skip Bey Thank You, Ted, Rob McConnell Tentet Evolution, Bernard Primeau and the Montreal Jazz Ensemble
Pop Album of the Year Winner: Let Go, Avril Lavigne
Other nominees: Shake It Off, Jarvis Church Asianblue, Emm Gryner Everybody's Got a Story, Amanda Marshall Under Rug Swept, Alanis Morissette
Rock Album of the Year Winner: Gravity, Our Lady Peace
Other nominees: Born a Lion, Danko Jones The Interzone Mantras, The Tea Party Detox, Treble Charger Rained Out Parade, Wide Mouth Mason
Roots and Traditional Album of the Year (Group) Winner: Chicken Scratch, Zubot and Dawson
Other nominees: All Day Every Day, The Bill Hilly Band (The Bills) Five Dollar Bill, The Corb Lund Band Your Daughters and Your Sons, The Duhks Field Guide, John Reischman and the Jaybirds
Roots and Traditional Album of the Year (Solo) Winner: Unravel, Lynn Miles
Other nominees: Gingerbread, Kim Barlow Voodoo King, Bill Bourne Failer, Kathleen Edwards That's How I Walk, Stephen Fearing
World Music Album of the Year Winner: Balagane, Jeszcze Raz
Other nominees: la fiesta mondiale de percussion, The Beat Cuban Odyssey, Jane Bunnett Raphael Geronimo's Rumba Calzada Vol. 3, Raphael Geronimo Hypnotika, Maza Mezé
Releases
Single of the Year Winner: "Complicated", Avril Lavigne
Other nominees: "Bulletproof", Blue Rodeo "A New Day Has Come", Celine Dion "Somewhere Out There", Our Lady Peace "Brother Down", Sam Roberts
Classical Composition of the Year Winner: "Requiem for a Charred Skull", Bramwell Tovey, Voices on High
Other nominees: "Test Run", John Estacio, Banff International String Competition "Orbiting Garden", Christos Hatzis, Orbiting Garden "Music for a Thousand Autumns", Alexina Louie, Music for a Thousand Autumns "Concerto for Cello", Heather Schmidt, Colour Of My Dreams
Country Recording of the Year Winner: "I'm Gonna Getcha Good!", Shania Twain
Other nominees: "I Just Wanna Be Mad", Terri Clark Curve, Doc Walker Emerson Drive, Emerson Drive Shut Up and Kiss Me, Michelle Wright
Dance Recording of the Year Winner: Billie Jean, The Sound Bluntz
Other nominees: Wet, Boomtang Tribalmania, Grand Menage Freak The Funk, MC Mario Sunglasses At Night 2002, Original 3 featuring Corey Hart
R&B/Soul Recording of the Year Winner: The Way I Feel, Remy Shand
Other nominees: You Changed, Jully Black Get Ready, Shawn Desman RNB, Carl Henry World Outside My Window, Glenn Lewis
Rap Recording of the Year Winner: Monsters in the Closet, Swollen Members
Other nominees: El Dorado, BrassMunk R.A.W., Checkmate Exit, K-OS Reloaded, Rascalz
Reggae Recording of the Year Winner: You Won't See Me Cry, Sonia Collymore
Other nominees: Gifted Man, Belinda Brady featuring Carla Marshall Heartache, Mr. Leroy Brown You Won't See Me Cry, Sonia Collymore She Boom, Kulcha Connection Two Hands Clapping, Snow
Video of the Year Winner: "Weapon" by Matthew Good – Director: Ante Kovac, Matthew Good
Other nominees: "Black Black Heart" by David Usher – producer: Craig Bernard "Lovercall" by Danko Jones – producer: Craig Bernard, Danko Jones "Superstarr Pt. 0" by K-OS – producer: Micah Meisner "PDA" by Interpol – producer: Christopher Mills
References
External links OttawaStart archive of 2003 Juno Awards Capital Xtra: "Juno mania hits Ottawa" "The 2003 Juno Awards: The Good, The Bad & The Ugly", April 2003 on TheGATE.ca
Juno Awards site