Career Section

Artist Of The Year
Gatineau
Ghislain Poirier
Karkwa
Plants and Animals
We Are Wolves

Songwriter Of The Year
Chocolat
Dany Placard
Karkwa
Monsieur Mono
Philippe B

International Career Of The Year
Ghislain Poirier
Malajube
Plants and Animals
Socalled
We Are Wolves

Show Of The Year
Creature
Duchess Says
Gatineau
Socalled
We Are Wolves

Breakthrough Artist Of The Year
Alexandre Désilets
Bonjour Brumaire
Chocolat
Misteur Valaire
Pas Chic Chic

Albums Section

Singer-songwriter Album Of The Year
Leave Alight – Krista L.L. Muir
Only Thing Worse – Katie Moore
Petite musique de pluie – Monsieur Mono
Rouge-gorge – Geneviève et Matthieu
Taxidermie – Philippe B

Electro Album Of The Year
Anthologie des 3 Perchoirs – Duchess Says
Friterday Night – Misteur Valaire
Northwest Passage’s New Era – Millimetrik
Timbervision – The National Parcs
Wreck la discothèque – aRTIST oF tHE yEAR

Experimental Album Of The Year
3 – GOA
Eid – Sam Shalabi
Mon animal est possible – Alexandre St-Onge
Phon-O-Victo – Martin Tétreault & Kid Koala
Première selle – Le Skieur Fluo

Folk/Country Album Of The Year
1001 Breakup Songs – Milie Croche
Ain’t Tired of Lovin’ – Lake of Stew
Home In Landfill Acres – Li’l Andy & Karaoke Cowboy
Le taureau – Rudy Caya
Raccourci – Dany Placard

Hip-Hop Album Of The Year
Face à soi-même – Samian
Gatineau – Gatineau
Ghettoblaster – Socalled
Jackals And Vipers In Envy Of Man – Sixtoo
No Ground Under – Ghislain Poirier

Indie Pop Album Of The Year
Arm’s Way – Islands
De la nature des foules – Bonjour Brumaire
LP22 – Navet Confit
No Sleep At All – Creature
You Could Be – Torngat

Indie Rock Album Of The Year
Au contraire – Pas Chic Chic
Le volume du vent – Karkwa
Parc Avenue – Plants and Animals
Total magique – We Are Wolves
Volcano – Hot Springs

Metal/Hardcore Album Of The Year
Boredomville II – Tears From The Sky
Cult of Ruins – Menace Ruine
Kosmos – Kosmos
Minus The Herd – Ion Dissonance
Prevail – Kataklysm

Punk Album Of The Year
Danse et explose! – Les Dorothée
Dare To Ride The Heliocraft – Trigger Effect
Mutilation Nation – CPC Gangbangs
Sauve qui peut! – The Dirty Tricks
The Soda Machine – The Sainte Catherines

Rock’n’Roll Album Of The Year
Black Blood – Bionic
Cold Burns – Starvin Hungry
Les Dales Hawerchuk2 – Les Dales Hawerchuk
Misery Madness and Murder Lullabies – Gutter Demons
Piano élégant – Chocolat

World Album Of The Year
Allumé – Frank et ses potes
Épisode Trois – Sagapool
Invasion Psychotropical – Psychotropical Orchestra
Sound The Trumpets – Empire ISIS
Sur le toit des voisins – Gadji-Gadjo

DVD Of The Year
Les Trois Accords en beau country – Les Trois Accords
Perreau & la Lune: live au Quat’Sous – Yann Perreau
Pestak – Mononc’ Serge
The Soda Machine – The Sainte Catherines
Timbervision – The National Parcs

Independent and indie Quebec albums released between June 1st, 2007 and May 31st, 2008 were eligible for the GAMIQ 2008. Nominees were decided by a jury (more than 200 people) made up of journalists (newspaper, radio, TV, web), venues and festival bookers, record store owners and cultural organization members throughout the province of Quebec, both francophones and anglophones. The vote from the jury counted for 100% of the final vote.