Juno Awards of 1985

The Juno Awards of 1985, representing Canadian music industry achievements of the previous year, were awarded on 4 November 1985 in Toronto. The ceremony was hosted by Andrea Martin and Martin Short at the Harbour Castle Hilton Hotel.

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 CBC Television from 7pm Eastern Time. These included performances by Liberty Silver, Kim Mitchell and a duet of Tina Turner and Bryan Adams. Prime Minister Brian Mulroney was also in attendance.

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.

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: The Family Brown

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 The Front

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

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 Brandenburg Concertos, CBC Vancouver Orchestra, Mario Bernardi conductor
 * Serenade in Harmony, Elmer Iseler
 * Stravinsky: Le Sacre du Printemps, l'Orchestre Symphonique de Montreal, Charles Dutoit conductor

International Album of the Year
Winner: Born in the U.S.A., Bruce Springsteen

Other nominees:
 * Like a Virgin, Madonna
 * Make It Big, Wham!
 * Private Dancer, Tina Turner
 * Purple Rain, Prince

Best Jazz Album
Winner: A Beautiful Friendship, Don Thompson

Other nominees:
 * Avenue B, The Bill King Quintet
 * Free For Now, The Oliver Whitehead Quintet
 * MacPherson, Fraser MacPherson
 * The Many Moods of Oliver Jones, Oliver Jones

Best Selling Single
Winner: "Never Surrender", Corey Hart

Other nominees:
 * "A Criminal Mind", Gowan
 * "Black Cars", Gino Vannelli
 * "Let It Go", Luba
 * "Run to You", Bryan Adams

International Single of the Year
Winner: "I Want to Know What Love Is", Foreigner

Other nominees:
 * "Careless Whisper", Wham!
 * "I Just Called to Say I Love You", Stevie Wonder
 * "Shout", Tears for Fears
 * "Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go", Wham!

Best R&B/Soul Recording of the Year
Winner: "Lost Somewhere Inside Your Love", Liberty Silver

Other nominees:
 * "Hit and Run Lover", Yvonne Moore
 * "Mega Mix", Something Extra
 * "Memories of Moments", Demo Cates
 * "Two Can Play", Wayne St. John

Best Reggae/Calypso Recording
Winner: "Heaven Must Have Sent You", Liberty Silver and Otis Gayle

Other nominees:
 * Camboulay Dub, Mojah
 * Trade Winds '84, Trade Winds
 * Sattalites, Sattalites
 * Higher Love, Syren

Best Video
Winner: Rob Quartly, "A Criminal Mind" by Gowan

Other nominees:
 * Robert Bouvier, "Go For Soda" by Kim Mitchell
 * Rob Quartly, "Never Surrender" by Corey Hart
 * Rob Quartly, "You're a Strange Animal" by Gowan
 * Deborah Samuel and Lorraine Segato, "At the Feet of the Moon" by The Parachute Club