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.
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: 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
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 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
Nominated and winning releases
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 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
References
External links Juno Awards site