| Traditional Album | Contemporary Album |
| Justin Rutledge, ValleyheartDavid Francey, So Say We AllLynn Miles, DownpourRuth Moody, These Wilder ThingsAnnabelle Chvostek, Rise |
| Children's Album | Traditional Singer |
| Helen Austin, Always Be a UnicornJennifer Gasoi, Throw a Penny in the Wishing WellGary Rasberry, What's the Big Idea?!?Madame Diva, Viva la DivaThe Funky Mamas, Pickin' in the Garden | Pharis Romero, Long Gone Out West BluesMary Jane Lamond, SeinnKen Whiteley, The Light of ChristmasIan Bell, Forget Me Not, When Far AwayThe Blue Warblers, Birds |
| Contemporary Singer | Instrumental Solo Artist |
| Ian Sherwood, Live at the HiveJustin Rutledge, ValleyheartOld Man Luedecke, Tender Is the NightJohn Wort Hannam, Brambles and ThornsStephen Fearing, Between Hurricanes | Chrissy Crowley, Last Night's FunRachel Davis, TurnsStephanie Cadman, Foggy New YearMaxim Cormier, Maxim CormierJorge Miguel, Guitarra Flamenca/Flamenco Guitar |
| Instrumental Group | English Songwriter |
| Jaron Freeman-Fox & The Opposite of Everything, Jaron Freeman-Fox & The Opposite of EverythingThe Log Drivers, The Log DriversThe Boxcar Boys, Rye WhiskeyThe Lemon Bucket Orkestra, Lume, LumeGordon Grdina's Haram, Her Eyes Illuminate | David Francey, So Say We AllJustin Rutledge, ValleyheartLynn Miles, DownpourOld Man Luedecke, Tender Is the NightJohn Wort Hannam, Brambles and Thorns |
| French Songwriter | Aboriginal Songwriter |
| Dany Placard, Démon vertLouis-Jean Cormier, Le treizième étageChantal Archambault, Les ÉlansAlexis Normand, MiradorCatherine Durand, Les murs blancs du Nord | Nancy Mike of The Jerry Cans, NunavuttitutKristi Lane Sinclair, The Sea AloneDon Amero, Heart on My SleeveDiem Lafortune, Beauty and Hard TimesVince Fontaine of Indian City, Supernation |
| Vocal Group | Ensemble |
| Good Lovelies, Live at RevolutionThe Wilderness of Manitoba, Island of EchoesThe Sweet Lowdown, MayDawn and Marra, Teaspoons and TablespoonsTrent Severn, Trent Severn | Good Lovelies, Live at RevolutionMary Jane Lamond and Wendy MacIsaac, SeinnGenticorum, Enregistré LiveCorin Raymond and the Sundowners, Paper NickelsVishtèn, Mosaïk |
| Solo Artist | World Solo Artist |
| Lynn Miles, DownpourDavid Francey, So Say We AllMaria Dunn, Piece by PieceJohn Wort Hannam, Brambles and ThornsStephen Fearing, Between Hurricanes | Jorge Miguel, Guitarra Flamenca/Flamenco GuitarLenka Lichtenberg, EmbraceSora, Scorpion MoonAviva Chernick, When I Arrived You Were Already ThereAlex Cuba, Ruido en el Sistema |
| World Group | New/Emerging Artist |
| Jaffa Road, Where the Light Gets InNjacko Backo & Kalimba Kalimba, Ici bas, rien n'est impossible Jaron Freeman-Fox & The Opposite of Everything, Jaron Freeman-Fox & The Opposite of EverythingThe Lemon Bucket Orkestra, Lume, LumeDavid Buchbinder & Odessa/Havana, Walk to the Sea | Mo Kenney, Mo KenneyAshley Condon, This Great CompromiseTen Strings and a Goat Skin, CorbeauTrent Severn, Trent SevernThe Lemon Bucket Orkestra, Lume, Lume |
| Producer | Pushing the Boundaries |
| David Travers-Smith, These Wilder Things and Jaron Freeman-Fox and The Opposite of EverythingDavid Francey, Mark Westberg, Ken Friesen, So Say We All Jory Nash & Chris Stringer, Little Pilgrim Steve Dawson, Brother Sinner & the Whale, I Hear the Wind in the Wires Valley Hennell, The Great Gazzoon: A Tall Tale With Tunes & Turbulence | Jaron Freeman-Fox & The Opposite of Everything, Jaron Freeman-Fox & The Opposite of EverythingThe Wilderness of Manitoba, Island of EchoesKevin Breit, Field RecordingOrchid Ensemble, Life Death Tears DreamNew Country Rehab, Ghost of Your Charms |
| Young Performer | |
| Kierah, Stonemason's DaughterTen Strings and a Goat Skin, CorbeauRebecca Lappa, Avant GardenSydney Delong, My Vow to YouKeiffer Mclean, Keiffer Mclean | |
