ALBUMS OF THE YEAR
1. The Warped 45s: Matador Sunset (Pheromone) *JR
2. Ron Hawkins: Straightjacket Love (self)
3. Matt Andersen: Coal Mining Blues (Busted Flat)
4. Middle Brother: Middle Brother (Partisan)
5. Steve Earle: I’ll Never Get Out of this World Alive (New West)
6. Gurf Morlix: Blaze Foley’s 113th Wet Dream (Rootball)

DEBUT ALBUM (up to 3)
1. The JD Edwards Band: Roads and Roads (self)
2. Whitehorse: Whitehorse (Six Shooter)
3. Jon Gant & His Band: A Rough Start to the Night

VARIOUS ARTISTS/TRIBUTE ALBUM (up to 3)
1. Gurf Morlix: Blaze Foley’s 113th Wet Dream (Rootball)
2. This One’s For Him: A Tribute To Guy Clark (Icehouse)
3. A Nod to Bob 2: An Artists’ Tribute to Bob Dylan on his 70th Birthday (Red House)

REISSUE/HISTORIC ALBUM (up to 3)
1. Stan Rogers: The Very Best of (Borealis)
2. John Prine: The Singing Mailman Delivers (Oh Boy)
3. Peter Case: The Case Files (Alive)

LIVE ALBUM (up to 3)
1. Romi Mayes: Lucky Tonight (self)
2. Christina Martin with Dale Murray: A House Concert (self)
3. Guy Clark: Songs and Stories (Dualtone)

FEMALE ARTIST (up to 3)
1. Romi Mayes
2. Catherine MacLellan
3. Christina Martin

MALE ARTIST (up to 3)
1. Scott Nolan
2. Matt Andersen
3. Steve Earle

DUO/GROUP (Up to 3)
1. The Warped 45s
2. Middle Brother
3. The Belle Brigade

INSTRUMENTALIST (up to 3)
1. Jim Bryson
2. Buddy Miller
3. Gurf Morlix

SONGWRITER (up to 3)
1. Del Barber
2. Catherine MacLellan
3. Steve Earle

BEST IN THE INDUSTRY (up to 3)
1. Ken Beattie (Killbeat Music)
2. Stu Reid
3. Ellen Stanley