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.
Nominees and winners
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
Nominated and winning albums
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
Nominated and winning releases
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
References
External links Juno Awards site