The Juno Awards of 1986, representing Canadian music industry achievements of the previous year, were awarded on 10 November 1986 in Toronto at a ceremony hosted by Howie Mandel at the Harbour Castle Hilton Hotel. CBC Television broadcast the ceremonies nationally.

Labour problems at the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation overshadowed plans for the awards broadcast. NABET complained about CBC plans to hire two American technical workers to assist with a special effect during the broadcast. NABET was renegotiating a labour contract with CBC and felt that Canadians should have been hired instead.

Meanwhile, CBC workers with the CUPE stopped work on 7 November. This strike was temporary, but interrupted the work of some Juno stage hands who were members of that union. weekend. CUPE's workers returned to work on the day of the Junos broadcast, as this particular union action was not planned to continue past the weekend.

1600 public tickets were made available, but all were sold late September, approximately one month after the $170 CAD tickets were offered for sale.

Gordon Lightfoot entered Canadian Music Hall of Fame, and was introduced at the ceremonies by Bob Dylan who made a surprise appearance.

Nominees and winners

Female Vocalist of the Year

Winner: Luba

Other nominees:

• Carroll Baker
• Anne Murray
• Martine St. Clair
• Jane Siberry

Male Vocalist of the Year

Winner: Bryan Adams

Other nominees:

• Bruce Cockburn
• Kim Mitchell
• Gino Vannelli
• Neil Young

Most Promising Female Vocalist of the Year

Winner: Kim Richardson

Other nominees:

• Chantal Condor
• Siobhan Crawley
• Francesca Gagnon
• Sheree Jeacocke

Most Promising Male Vocalist of the Year

Winner: Billy Newton-Davis

Other nominees:

• Doug Cameron
• Michel Lemieux
• Stan Meissner
• Scott Merritt

Group of the Year

Winner: Honeymoon Suite

Other nominees:

• Loverboy
• Platinum Blonde
• Rush
• Triumph

Most Promising Group of the Year

Winner: Glass Tiger

Other nominees:

• Cats Can Fly
• Chalk Circle
• Eye Eye
• One to One

Composer of the Year

Winner: Jim Vallance

Other nominees:

• Bryan Adams
• David Foster
• Corey Hart
• Luba

Country Female Vocalist of the Year

Winner: Anne Murray

Other nominees:

• Carroll Baker
• Marie Bottrell
• Kelita
• Anne Lord

Country Male Vocalist of the Year

Winner: Murray McLauchlan

Other nominees:

• Eddie Eastman
• Gilles Godard
• Matt Minglewood
• Frank Trainor

Country Group or Duo of the Yearedit

Winner: Prairie Oyster

Other nominees:

• Carroll Baker and Eddie Eastman
• C-Weed Band
• The Family Brown
• The Mercey Brothers

Instrumental Artist of the Yearedit

Winner: David Foster

Other nominees:

• Liona Boyd
• Canadian Brass
• Moe Koffman
• Zamfir

Producer of the Yearedit

Winner: David Foster, St. Elmo's Fire Soundtrack by various artists

Other nominees:

• Terry Brown, Just in Time to Be Late by Eye Eye
• Graeme Coleman, The Bohemians by Skywalk
• Leslie Howe, Forward Your Emotions by One to One
• David Tyson, The Lines are Open by The Arrows and The Key by Erroll Starr

Recording Engineer of the Yearedit

Winner: Joe and Gino Vannelli, Black Cars by Gino Vannelli

Other nominees:

• Patrick Glover, "The Bohemians" by Skywalk
• Leslie Howe, "Forward Your Emotions" by One to One
• Mike Jones and Paul Northfield, "Don't Forget Me" and "Thin Red Line" by Glass Tiger
• Anton Kwiatkowski, "Holst: The Planets" by Toronto Symphony Orchestra, Andrew Davis conductor

Canadian Music Hall of Fameedit

Winner: Gordon Lightfoot

Walt Grealis Special Achievement Awardedit

Winner: Jack Richardson

Nominated and winning albumsedit

Album of the Yearedit

Winner: The Thin Red Line, Glass Tiger

Other nominees:

• Alien Shores, Platinum Blonde
• Lovin' Every Minute of It, Loverboy
• Power Windows, Rush
• The Big Prize, Honeymoon Suite

Best Album Graphicsedit

Winner: Hugh Syme and Dimo Safari, Power Windows by Rush

Other nominees:

• Heather Brown, Dean Motter, Deborah Samuel, Between the Earth & Sky by Luba
• Heather Brown, Hugh Syme, Peter Shelly, Robot Man and Friends by Peter Shelly
• Mark Gane, Martha Johnson, Dimo Safari, The World Is a Ball by M + M
• Allen Shechtman, Melosphere by Helmut Lipsky

Best Children's Albumedit

Winner: 10 Carrot Diamond, Charlotte Diamond

Other nominees:

• A House For Me, Fred Penner
• Come on In, Eric Nagler
• Lots More Junior Jug Band, Chris Whiteley and Ken Whiteley
• Songs + Games For Toddlers, Bob McGrath and Katharine Smithrim

Best Classical Album of the Year - Solo or Chamber Ensembleedit

Winner: Stolen Gems, James Campbell (clarinet)

Other nominees:

• Au Verd Boys/To The Greenwood, New World Consort
• La Chanson Francaise, Songs of Medieval & Renaissance France, The Toronto Consort
• Louis Lortie Plays Maurice Ravel, Louis Lortie
• Vickers, Jon Vickers (tenor)

Best Classical Album of the Year - Large Ensemble or Soloist(s) With Large Ensemble Accompanimentedit

Winner: Holst: The Planets, Toronto Symphony Orchestra, Andrew Davis - Conductor

Other nominees:

• Franck: Symphony in D Minor & Berlioz: King Lear, Vancouver Symphony Orchestra, Kazuyoshi Akiyama conductor
• Great Verdi Arias, Edmonton Symphony Orchestra, Uri Mayer conductor, Louis Quilico baritone
• Schubert: Symphony No. 8 & Strauss: Metamorphosen, National Arts Centre Orchestra, Franco Mannino conductor
• Suppe: Overtures, Montreal Symphony Orchestra, Charles Dutoit conductor

International Album of the Yearedit

Winner: Brothers in Arms, Dire Straits

Other nominees:

• Afterburner, ZZ Top
• Heart, Heart
• Miami Vice soundtrack, various artists
• Scarecrow, John (Cougar) Mellencamp

Best Jazz Albumedit

Winner: Lights of Burgundy, Oliver Jones

Other nominees:

• Atras De Porta, Rob McConnell and the Boss Brass
• Boss Brass & Woods, Rob McConnell and the Boss Brass featuring Phil Woods
• Doomsday Machine, Denny Christianson Big Band
• The Rob McConnell Sextet Old Friends/New Music, The Rob McConnell Sextet

Nominated and winning releasesedit

Best Selling Singleedit

Winner: "Don't Forget Me (When I'm Gone)", Glass Tiger

Other nominees:

• "Crying Over You", Platinum Blonde
• "Diana", Bryan Adams
• "Everything in My Heart", Corey Hart
• "L'Amour est dans tes yeux", Martine St. Clair

International Single of the Yearedit

Winner: "Live Is Life", Opus

Other nominees:

• "Cherish", Kool & the Gang
• "Nikita", Elton John
• "Rock Me Amadeus", Falco
• "Say You, Say Me", Lionel Richie

Best R&B/Soul Recording of the Yearedit

Winner: "Love is a Contact Sport", Billy Newton-Davis

Other nominees:

• "All in the Way", Liberty Silver
• "I Found a Love", Glen Ricketts
• "The Key", Erroll Starr
• "Right Here Is Where You Belong", Kenny Hamilton

Best Reggae/Calypso Recordingedit

Winner: Revolutionary Tea Party, Lillian Allen

Other nominees:

• Free South Africa, Jayson
• Moonlight Lover, Ras Lee
• Night Rider, Messenjah
• No One Can Love Me Like You Do, George Banton

Best Videoedit

Winner: Greg Masuak, "How Many (Rivers To Cross)" by Luba

Other nominees:

• Rob Quartly, "Cosmetics" by Gowan
• Rob Quartly, "Don't Forget Me (When I'm Gone)" by Glass Tiger
• Rob Quartly, "Harmony" by Ian Thomas
• Lorraine Segato, "Sexual Intelligence" by The Parachute Club

Referencesedit

• Hawthorn, Tom (29 August 1986). "Catch Juno high jinks for only $170 a pop". The Globe and Mail. pp. D9.
• Lacey, Liam (26 September 1986). "Riff Rap: Vancouver band has little patience for 'lifestyle' music". The Globe and Mail. pp. D13. (multi-topic article - mention of Juno tickets sold out)
• O'Connor, Tim (7 November 1986). "Union outraged by use of U.S. technicians". The Globe and Mail. pp. C10.
• Delacourt, Susan (8 November 1986). "Two-day walkout at CBC will put new announcers on TV and radio". The Globe and Mail. pp. A1–A2.
• Wilson, Deborah (10 November 1986). "Major strike inevitable unless CBC gives way, unions warn". The Globe and Mail. pp. A4.
• O'Connor, Tim (11 November 1986). "Glass Tiger sweeps Junos". The Globe and Mail. pp. D7.
• Kelly, Deirdre (11 November 1986). "A night for sequins and heart-throbs". The Globe and Mail. pp. D7.

External linksedit

• Juno Awards site