Juno Awards of 1985

New categories for R&B/Soul and Reggae/Calypso were introduced this year. Nominations in secondary categories (children's, video, producer, recording engineer, classical and jazz) were announced 27 September 1985.

The ceremonies were broadcast nationally on

Earlier in 1985, most major Canadian music artists joined each other to create the benefit single "Tears Are Not Enough". It was not represented among the year's Juno nominations although it demonstrated strength in the Canadian music industry.

This marked the first year that a black female was awarded a Juno: Liberty Silver.

Nominees and winners

Female Vocalist of the Year

Winner: Luba

Other nominees:

• Lee Aaron
• Dalbello
• Anne Murray
• Carole Pope

Male Vocalist of the Year

Winner: Bryan Adams

Other nominees:

• Bruce Cockburn
• Gowan
• Corey Hart
• Kim Mitchell

Most Promising Female Vocalist of the Year

Winner: k.d. lang

Other nominees:

• Connie Kaldor
• Belinda Metz
• Liberty Silver
• Vanity

Most Promising Male Vocalist of the Year

Winner: Paul Janz

Other nominees:

• Claude Dubois
• Daniel Lavoie
• Johnnie Lovesin
• Johnny MacLeod

Group of the Year

Winner: The Parachute Club

Other nominees:

• Helix
• Honeymoon Suite
• Strange Advance
• Triumph

Most Promising Group of the Year

Winner: Idle Eyes

Other nominees:

• The Arrows
• The Box
• Images in Vogue
• Rational Youth

Composer of the Year

Winner: Bryan Adams and Jim Vallance

Other nominees:

• David Foster
• Corey Hart
• Luba
• Eddie Schwartz

Country Female Vocalist of the Year

Winner: Anne Murray

Other nominees:

• Carroll Baker
• Marie Bottrell
• Anne Lord
• Laura Vinson

Country Male Vocalist of the Year

Winner: Murray McLauchlan

Other nominees:

• Terry Carisse
• Ronnie Hawkins
• Terry Sumsion
• Valdy

Country Group or Duo of the Year

Winner:

Other nominees:

• C-Weed Band
• Kelita Haverland and Gilles Godard
• Midnite Rodeo Band
• Anita Perras and Tim Taylor

Instrumental Artist of the Year

Winner: Canadian Brass

Other nominees:

• Hagood Hardy
• Frank Mills
• The Spitfire Band
• Zamfir

Producer of the Year

Winner: David Foster, Chicago 17 by Chicago

Other nominees:

• Bryan Adams, Reckless by Bryan Adams
• Terry Brown, New Regime by New Regime
• Peter Cardinali, The Bear Walks by Hugh Marsh
• Declan O'Doherty, Idle Eyes by Idle Eyes
• Gino Vannelli, Black Cars by Gino Vannelli

Recording Engineer of the Year

Winner: Hayward Parrott, Underworld by

Other nominees:

• Kevin Doyle, Claim to Fame by Robert Armes
• Kevin Doyle, Smalltown Girl by Target
• Gary Gray, The Bear Walks by Hugh Marsh
• Anton Kwiatkowski, Serenade in Harmony by Elmer Iseler Singers

Canadian Music Hall of Fame

Winner: Wilf Carter

Walt Grealis Special Achievement Award

Winner: A. Hugh Joseph

Nominated and winning albums

Album of the Year

Winner: Reckless, Bryan Adams

Other nominees:

• Boy in the Box, Corey Hart
• Honeymoon Suite, Honeymoon Suite
• Strange Animal, Gowan
• Walkin' the Razor's Edge, Helix

Best Album Graphics

Winner: Rob MacIntyre and Dimo Safari, Strange Animal by Gowan

Other nominees:

• Heather Brown, Secrets and Sins by Luba
• Heather Brown and Deborah Samuel, 2WO by Strange Advance
• Dean Motter, Metal for Breakfast by various artists
• James O'Mara, Idle Eyes by Idle Eyes
• Deborah Samuel, At the Feet of the Moon by The Parachute Club

Best Children's Album

Winner: Murmel Murmel Munsch, Robert Munsch

Other nominees:

• The Magic Singing Animal Farm, Brad McDonald, Frank Daller, David Waldon
• Music Builders VI, The Music Builders Chorus
• Snyder the Spider, Paul Hann
• Today's Special, Today's Special
• Wee Rockers, Wee Rockers

Best Classical Album of the Year - Solo or Chamber Ensemble

Winner: W.A. Mozart-String Quartets, The Orford String Quartet

Other nominees:

• Beethoven Violin and Piano Sonatas, Steven Staryk and John Parry
• Great French Organ Works, Mireille Lagace
• Pachelbel Cannon and Other Digital Delights, Andrew Davis and the Toronto Chamber Orchestra
• Mezzo Soprano, Catherine Robbin

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

Winner: Ravel: Ma Mere L'oye/Pavane Pour un Infante Debunte/Tombeau de Couperin And Valses Nobles et Sentimentales, l'Orchestre symphonique de Montreal, Charles Dutoit conductor

Other nominees:

• Berlioz: Symphonie Fantastique, l'Orchestre Symphonique de Montreal, Charles Dutoit conductor
• The
  CBC Vancouver Orchestra, Mario Bernardi
  conductor
• Serenade in Harmony, Elmer Iseler
• Stravinsky: Le Sacre du Printemps, l'Orchestre Symphonique de Montreal, Charles Dutoit conductor