Juno Awards of 1978

The Juno Awards of 1978, representing Canadian music industry achievements of the previous year, were awarded on 29 March 1978 in Toronto at a ceremony hosted for a second consecutive year by David Steinberg at the Harbour Castle Hilton Convention Centre. A 2-hour broadcast of the ceremonies was available nationally on CBC Television. 1500 people were present at the ceremonies.

At a news conference following the awards, on 31 March 1978, Stompin' Tom Connors announced he would return his Juno trophies to awards organiser CARAS as a protest against rewarding "Juno jumpers" or artists who do not maintain a residence or presence in Canada. Connors earlier withdrew his nomination as Country Male Vocalist of the Year.

Female Vocalist of the Year
Winner: Patsy Gallant

Other nominees:
 * Carroll Baker
 * Claudja Barry
 * Charity Brown
 * Joni Mitchell

Male Vocalist of the Year
Winner: Dan Hill

Other nominees:
 * Burton Cummings
 * Gordon Lightfoot
 * Valdy
 * Gino Vannelli

Most Promising Female Vocalist of the Year
Winner: Lisa Dalbello

Other nominees:
 * Claudja Barry
 * Alma Faye Brooks
 * Glory-Anne Carriere
 * Roxanne Goldade

Most Promising Male Vocalist of the Year
Winner: David Bradstreet

Other nominees:
 * Peter Pringle
 * Walter Rossi
 * Malcolm Tomlinson
 * Pat Travers

Group of the Year
Winner: Rush

Other nominees:
 * April Wine
 * Bachman–Turner Overdrive
 * The Stampeders
 * Trooper

Most Promising Group of the Year
Winner: Hometown Band

Other nominees:
 * Prism
 * Max Webster
 * Jackson Hawke
 * Black Light Orchestra

Composer of the Year
Winner: Dan Hill (Co-composer), "Sometimes When We Touch"

Country Female Vocalist of the Year
Winner: Carroll Baker

Other nominees:
 * Julie Lynn
 * Anne Murray
 * Chris Nielsen
 * Colleen Peterson

Country Male Vocalist of the Year
Winner: Ronnie Prophet

Other nominees:
 * Gary Buck
 * Wilf Carter
 * Jimmy Arthur Ordge
 * Ray Griff

Multiple Juno winner Stompin' Tom Connors withdrew his nomination to protest Junos given to expatriate Canadians.(Green and King, CanadianEncyclopedia.ca)

Country Group or Duo of the Year
Winner: The Good Brothers

Folk Singer of the Year
Winner: Gordon Lightfoot

Other nominees:
 * Bruce Cockburn
 * Dan Hill
 * Murray McLauchlan
 * Valdy

Instrumental Artist of the Year
Winner: André Gagnon

Other nominees:
 * Liona Boyd
 * Hagood Hardy
 * Moe Koffman

Producer of the Year (single)
Winner: Matthew McCauley/Fred Mollin, "Sometimes When We Touch" by Dan Hill

Producer of the Year (album)
Winner: Matthew McCauley/Fred Mollin, Longer Fuse by Dan Hill

Recording Engineer of the Year
Winner:(tie)
 * Terry Brown, Hope by Klaatu
 * David Greene, Big Band Jazz by Rob McConnell and the Boss Brass

Canadian Music Hall of Fame
Winners:
 * Guy Lombardo (posthumous)
 * Oscar Peterson

Best Selling Album
Winner: Longer Fuse, Dan Hill

Other nominees:
 * A Farewell to Kings, Rush
 * The Best of the Stampeders, The Stampeders
 * Le Saint Laurent, André Gagnon
 * My Own Way to Rock, Burton Cummings*

Best Album Graphics
Winner: Dave Anderson, Short Turn by Short Turn

Best Classical Album of the Year
Winner: Three Borodin Symphonies, Toronto Symphony Orchestra
 * Mendelssoh Quartets Op. 12 & 13 — Orford String Quartet
 * Staryk Plays Kreisler — Steven Staryk and Jane Corwin
 * To Syngen & Pleye — The Toronto Consort

Best Selling International Album
Winner: Rumours, Fleetwood Mac

Best Jazz Album
Winner: Big Band Jazz, Rob McConnell & The Boss Brass
 * Ed Bickert — Ed Bickert
 * Museum Pieces — Moe Koffman
 * Transformations/Invocation — Nimmons 'n' Nine Plus Six
 * Country Place — Don Thompson

Best Selling Single
Winner: Sugar Daddy, Patsy Gallant

Other nominees:
 * "Let's Try Once More", Patrick Norman
 * "Que Sera Sera", The Raes
 * "Sometimes When We Touch", Dan Hill
 * "You Won't Dance With Me", April Wine

Best Selling International Single
Winner: "When I Need You", Leo Sayer