Juno Award for Songwriter of the Year (Juno Award)

Juno Award

The Juno Award for "Songwriter of the Year" has been awarded since 1971, as recognition each year for the best songwriter in Canada. It was also known as the Juno Award for "Composer of the Year" from 1975 to 1990.

Date Established : 1971

Check all the winners of Juno Award for Songwriter of the Year presented under Juno Award since 1971 .

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45th Annual JUNO Awards: Winners Announced (Mon, Apr 04 2016)
2016 JUNO Awards Nominations were Announced (Fri, Feb 05 2016)
44th Annual JUNO Award Winners are Announced (Mon, Mar 16 2015)

Serena Ryder

Honored for : When You Know, Stompa, What I Wouldn't Do

Nominations 2014 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Arcade Fire	Afterlife","Here Comes the Night Time","Reflektor
Cirkut	Roar","Timber","Wrecking Ball
Ron Sexsmith	Deepens with Time","Nowhere to Go","Snake Road
Serena Ryder	Stompa","What I Wouldn't Do","When You Know
Tegan and Sara	Closer","I Was a Fool","Now I'm All Messed Up

Leonard Cohen

Honored for : Amen, Going Home, Show Me the Place

(Old Ideas)

Nominations 2013 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Bahamas	Caught Me Thinkin","Lost in the Light","Be My Witness Barchords
Arkells	Michigan Left","On Paper","Whistleblower Michigan Left
Hannah Georgas	Enemies","Robotic","Somebody Hannah Georgas
Kathleen Edwards	A Soft Place to Land","Chameleon/Comedian","Change the Sheets Voyageur
Leonard Cohen	Amen","Going Home","Show Me the Place Old Ideas

Dallas Green

Honored for : Fragile Bird, We Found Each Other in the Dark, Weightless

Nominations 2012 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Dallas Green	Fragile Bird","We Found Each Other in the Dark","Weightless
Jim Cuddy	Everyone Watched the Wedding","Skyscraper Soul","Watch Yourself Go Down
Feist	Graveyard","The Circle Married the Line","How Come You Never Go There
Dan Mangan	About as Helpful As You Can Be Without Being Any Help at All","Post-War Blues","Oh Fortune
Ron Sexsmith	Get in Line","Believe it When I See It","Middle of Love

Arcade Fire

Honored for : Ready to Start, We Used to Wait, Sprawl II (Mountains Beyond Mountains)

Nominations 2011 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Arcade Fire	Ready to Start","We Used to Wait","Sprawl II (Mountains Beyond Mountains)
Drake	Fireworks","Over","Show Me a Good Time
Hannah Georgas	Chit Chat","Lovers Breakdown","The Deep End
Sarah McLachlan	Forgiveness","Illusions of Bliss","Loving You Is Easy
Royal Wood	Waiting","On Top of Your Love","Tonight I Will Be Your Guide

K'naan

Honored for : Wavin' Flag, If Rap Gets Jealous, Take A Minute

Nominations 2010 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
K'naan	Wavin' Flag","If Rap Gets Jealous","Take A Minute
Michael Bublé	Haven't Met You Yet","Hold On
Amy Foster-Gillies	Haven't Met You Yet","Hold On
Emily Haines	Gimme Sympathy","Help I'm Alive","Sick Muse
James Shaw	Gimme Sympathy","Help I'm Alive","Sick Muse
Carly Rae Jepsen	Tug of War","Bucket","Money and the Ego
Ryan Stewart	Tug of War","Bucket","Money and the Ego
Joel Plaskett	Through & Through & Through","Deny, Deny, Deny","All the Way Down the Line

Dallas Green

Honored for : Waiting..., Sleeping Sickness, The Girl

Nominations 2009 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Dallas Green	Waiting...","Sleeping Sickness","The Girl
Alanis Morissette	Underneath","Not as We","In Praise of the Vulnerable Man
Gordie Sampson	When I Said I Would","Just a Dream","Davey Jones Whitney Duncan","Carrie Underwood","Gordie Sampson
Hedley	Old School","For the Nights I Can't Remember","Never Too Late
Nathan Ferraro	Never Again","Change For You","Unaware The Midway State

Feist

Honored for : My Moon My Man, 1234, I Feel It All

Nominations 2008 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Feist	My Moon My Man","1234","I Feel It All
Daniel Bélanger	Television","La Fin de l'homme","Sports et loisirs
Avril Lavigne	Girlfriend","Keep Holding On","When You're Gone
Joel Plaskett	Fashionable People","Face of the Earth","Nothing More to Say
Rufus Wainwright	Going to a Town","Release the Stars","Do I Disappoint You

Gordie Sampson

Honored for : Jesus, Take the Wheel, Words Get in the Way, Crybaby

Nominations 2007 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Gordie Sampson	Jesus, Take the Wheel","Words Get in the Way","Crybaby
K-os	Sunday Morning","The Rain","FlyPaper
Nickelback	Far Away","If Everyone Cared","Rockstar
Ron Sexsmith	All In Good Time","Never Give Up","Hands of Time
Sarah Harmer	I Am Aglow","Oleander","Escarpment Blues

Arcade Fire

Honored for : Wake Up, Rebellion (Lies), Neighborhood #3 (Power Out)

Nominations 2006 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Arcade Fire	Wake Up","Rebellion (Lies)","Neighborhood #3 (Power Out)
Joel Plaskett	Happen Now","Natural Disaster","Lying on a Beach
Kathleen Edwards	In State","Copied Keys","Back to Me
Neil Young	The Painter","When God Made Me","Prairie Wind
Ron Sexsmith	Listen","One Less Shadow","Lemonade Stand

Ron Sexsmith

Honored for : Whatever It Takes, Not About To Lose, Hard Bargain

Nominations 2005 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Ron Sexsmith	Whatever It Takes","Not About To Lose","Hard Bargain
Avril Lavigne	Don't Tell Me","My Happy Ending","Nobody's Home
Buck 65	Wicked and Weird","463","Sore
Gordie Sampson	Sunburn","Paris","You (Or Somebody Like You)
Marc Jordan	Let's Waste Some Time","Shot Down My Heart","Tears of Hercules

Sarah McLachlan, Pierre Marchand

Honored for : World on Fire, Fallen, Stupid

Nominations 2004 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Hawksley Workman	Anger As Beauty","We Will Still Need A Song","Smoke Baby
Kathleen Edwards	Six O'Clock News","Hockey Skates","Mercury
Ron Sexsmith	You Were There","On a Whim","Someway Somehow
Sarah McLachlan	World on Fire","Fallen","Stupid
Pierre Marchand	World on Fire","Fallen","Stupid
Nelly Furtado	Saturdays","Powerless (Say What You Want)","Childhood Dreams
Gerald Eaton	Saturdays","Powerless (Say What You Want)","Childhood Dreams
Brian West	Saturdays","Powerless (Say What You Want)","Childhood Dreams
Trevor Horn	Saturdays","Powerless (Say What You Want)","Childhood Dreams
Anne Dudley	Saturdays","Powerless (Say What You Want)","Childhood Dreams
Malcolm McLaren	Saturdays","Powerless (Say What You Want)","Childhood Dreams

Nickelback, Chad Kroeger

Honored for : Hero, Too Bad, How You Remind Me (live)

(Spider-Man Soundtrack/Silver Side Up)

Nominations 2003 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Chad Kroeger	Hero","Too Bad","How You Remind Me
Avril Lavigne	Sk8er Boi","I'm with You","Complicated
The Matrix	Sk8er Boi","I'm with You","Complicated
Ron Sexsmith	Former Glory","Gold in Them Hills","These Days
Remy Shand	Burning Bridges","Take A Message","The Way I Feel
Shania Twain	I'm Gonna Getcha Good!
Robert Lange	I'm Gonna Getcha Good!

Jann Arden

Honored for : Never Mind, Thing For You

Nominations 2002 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Jann Arden	Never Mind","Thing For You
Leonard Cohen	In My Secret Life","You Have Loved Enough","Boogie Street
Ron Sexsmith	This Song","Just My Heart Talking","April After All
Rufus Wainwright	Poses","Cigarettes and Chocolate Milk","Grey Gardens
Sarah Harmer	Hideout","Don't Get Your Back Up","Uniform Grey

Nelly Furtado

Honored for : Turn Off the Light, I'm Like a Bird, ... On the Radio

Nominations 2001 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Nelly Furtado	Turn Off the Light","I'm Like a Bird","... On the Radio
Bryan Adams	The Best of Me
Robert Lange	The Best of Me
Rain	Joke Thing","Nothin' On Me","Everybody Wants to Be Like You
Robbie Patterson	Joke Thing","Nothin' On Me","Everybody Wants to Be Like You
Steven Page	Pinch Me","Too Little Too Late","Falling for the First Time
Ed Robertson	Pinch Me","Too Little Too Late","Falling for the First Time
Blaise Pascal	Angel Baby","10 Feet High","Rush

Shania Twain

Honored for : Man! I Feel Like a Woman!, That Don't Impress Me Much, You've Got a Way

Nominations 2000 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Shania Twain	Man! I Feel Like a Woman!","That Don't Impress Me Much","You've Got a Way
Tal Bachman	If You Sleep","She's So High
Bruce Cockburn	Last Night of the World","Mango","Pacing the Cage
Amanda Marshall	Believe in You","If I Didn't Have You","Love Lift Me
Alanis Morissette	So Pure","Thank U","Unsent

Bryan Adams, Phil Thornalley, Eliot Kennedy

Honored for : On a Day Like Today, When You're Gone

Nominations 1999 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Bryan Adams	On a Day Like Today","When You're Gone
Phil Thornalley	On a Day Like Today","When You're Gone
Eliot Kennedy	On a Day Like Today","When You're Gone
Loreena McKennitt	The Mummers' Dance
Ed Robertson	One Week
Amy Sky	Love Pain and the Whole Damn Thing","Heaven","Ordinary Miracles
Steven MacKinnon	Love Pain and the Whole Damn Thing","Heaven","Ordinary Miracles
Dave Pickell	Love Pain and the Whole Damn Thing","Heaven","Ordinary Miracles
Shania Twain	Don't Be Stupid","From This Moment On","You\u2019re Still the One
Robert Lange	Don't Be Stupid","From This Moment On","You\u2019re Still the One

Sarah McLachlan, Pierre Marchand

Honored for : Building a Mystery

Nominations 1998 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Jann Arden	Ode To A Friend","The Sound of","Wishing That
Sarah McLachlan	Building a Mystery
Pierre Marchand	Building a Mystery
Dean McTaggart	Love's Funny That Way","Ma Huitieme Merville","Dark Horse
David Tyson	Love's Funny That Way","Ma Huitieme Merville","Dark Horse
Amanda Marshall	Love's Funny That Way","Ma Huitieme Merville","Dark Horse
Tina Arena	Love's Funny That Way","Ma Huitieme Merville","Dark Horse
Odds	Someone Who's Cool","Nothing Beautiful","Suppertime
David Tyson	Beautiful Goodbye","Trust Me This Is Love","Dark Horse
Dean McTaggart	Beautiful Goodbye","Trust Me This Is Love","Dark Horse
Amanda Marshall	Beautiful Goodbye","Trust Me This Is Love","Dark Horse
Christopher Ward	Beautiful Goodbye","Trust Me This Is Love","Dark Horse

Alanis Morissette, Glen Ballard

Nominations 1997 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Alanis Morissette
Glen Ballard
Amy Sky
Bryan Adams
Robert Lange
Dean McTaggart
The Tragically Hip

Alanis Morissette

Nominations 1996 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Alanis Morissette
Bryan Adams
Anne Loree
Odds
Shania Twain

Jann Arden

Nominations 1995 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Bryan Adams
Greg Keelor
Jim Cuddy
Joni Mitchell
Jann Arden
Neil Young

Leonard Cohen

Nominations 1994 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Leonard Cohen
Jann Arden
Jim Cuddy
Greg Keelor
Sarah McLachlan
Jane Siberry

k.d. lang, Ben Mink

Nominations 1993 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Bryan Adams
Joan Besen
k.d. lang
Ben Mink
Neil Young
Tom Cochrane

Tom Cochrane

Nominations 1992 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Bruce Cockburn
Bryan Adams
Marc Jordan
Shirley Eikhard
Tom Cochrane

David Tyson

Nominations 1991 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
David Tyson
Jane Child
Leonard Cohen
Jim Cuddy
Greg Keelor
Daniel Lanois
Eddie Schwartz

David Tyson, Christopher Ward

Honored for : Alannah Myles

Nominations 1990 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
David Tyson	Alannah Myles
Christopher Ward	Alannah Myles
Jim Vallance
Eddie Schwartz
Luba
Greg Keelor
Jim Cuddy

Tom Cochrane

Nominations 1989 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Tom Cochrane
Jim Cuddy
Greg Keelor
David Foster
Rita MacNeil
Jim Vallance
Eddie Schwartz

Jim Vallance

Nominations 1987 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Jim Vallance
Bryan Adams
Tom Cochrane
David Foster
Bob Rock
Paul Hyde
Eddie Schwartz

Jim Vallance

Nominations 1986 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Jim Vallance
Bryan Adams
David Foster
Corey Hart
Luba

Bryan Adams, Jim Vallance

Nominations 1985 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Bryan Adams
Jim Vallance
Eddie Schwartz
Luba
Corey Hart
David Foster

Bryan Adams, Jim Vallance

Honored for : Cuts Like a Knife

Nominations 1984 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Bryan Adams	Straight from the Heart
Eric Kagna	Straight from the Heart
Bryan Adams	Cuts Like a Knife
Jim Vallance	Cuts Like a Knife
Billy Bryans	Rise Up
Lauri Conger	Rise Up
Lynne Fernie	Rise Up
Lorraine Segato	Rise Up
Ivan Doroschuk	The Safety Dance
Corey Hart	Sunglasses at Night

Bob Rock, Paul Hyde

Honored for : Eyes of a Stranger

Nominations 1983 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Bob Rock	Eyes of a Stranger
Paul Hyde	Eyes of a Stranger
Michael Roth	Your Daddy Don't Know
Geoff Iwamoto	Your Daddy Don't Know
Neil Peart	New World Man
Geddy Lee	New World Man
Alex Lifeson	New World Man
Paul Dean	Working for the Weekend
Mike Reno	Working for the Weekend
Matt Frenette	Working for the Weekend
David Sinclair	Letting Go
Robert Buckley	Letting Go

Mike Reno, Paul Dean

Honored for : Turn Me Loose

Nominations 1982 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Mike Reno	Turn Me Loose
Paul Dean	Turn Me Loose
Bill Henderson	My Girl
Brian MacLeod	My Girl
Jack Lavin	Thirsty Ears
Andy Kim	Amour
Kevan Staples	High School Confidential
Carole Pope	High School Confidential

Eddie Schwartz

Honored for : Hit Me with Your Best Shot

Nominations 1981 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Eddie Schwartz	Hit Me with Your Best Shot
Doug Bennett	Too Bad - The Move
Burton Cummings	Fine State of Affairs
Mark Gane	Echo Beach
Lindsay Mitchell	Young and Restless
Allen Harlow	Young and Restless

Frank Mills

Honored for : Peter Piper

Nominations 1980 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Frank Mills	Peter Piper
Tony Green	Everybody Get Up and Boogie
Brian Smith	The Boys in the Bright White Sportscar
Ra McGuire	The Boys in the Bright White Sportscar
Brian Smith	3 Dressed Up as a 9
Ra McGuire	3 Dressed Up as a 9
Gino Soccio	Dancer

Dan Hill

Honored for : Sometimes When We Touch

Nominations 1979 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Dan Hill	Sometimes When We Touch
Burton Cummings	Break It to Them Gently
Nick Gilder	Hot Child in the City
James McCulloch	Hot Child in the City
Frank Mills	Music Box Dancer
Ra McGuire	Raise a Little Hell
Brian Smith	Raise a Little Hell

Dan Hill

Honored for : Sometimes When We Touch

Nominations 1978 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Dan Hill	Sometimes When We Touch
Myles Goodwyn	You Won't Dance With Me
Julie Lynn
/m/02rx0_y	It Always Happens This Way
Carlisle Miller	Sugar Daddy
Burton Cummings	My Own Way To Rock

Gordon Lightfoot

Honored for : The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald

Nominations 1977 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Gordon Lightfoot	The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald
André Gagnon	Wow
André Gagnon	Surprise
Burton Cummings	Stand Tall
Hagood Hardy	The Homecoming
Nick Gilder	Roxy Roller
James McCulloch	Roxy Roller
Paul Anka	Happier
Ra McGuire	Two For The Show
Gene Williams	From NY to LA
Gilles Vigneault	From NY to LA

Hagood Hardy

Honored for : The Homecoming

Nominations 1976 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Hagood Hardy	The Homecoming
Gino Vannelli	Love Me Now
Homemade Theatre	Santa Jaws
Murray McLauchlan	Do You Dream of Being Somebody","Little Dreamer","Down by the Henry Moore
Myles Goodwyn	Tonight's A Wonderful Time To Fall In Love
Paul Anka	I Don't Like To Sleep Alone
Randy Bachman	You Ain't Seen Nothin' Yet
Robert Léger	Harmonie du soir a Chateauguay
Terry Jacks	Christina","Holly
Ra McGuire	Baby Woncha Please Come Home
Brian Smith	Baby Woncha Please Come Home

Paul Anka

Nominations 1975 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Andy Kim
Burton Cummings
Gordon Lightfoot
Joni Mitchell
Neil Young
Paul Anka
Randy Bachman
C.F. "Fred" Turner
Terry Jacks
Tommy Chong

Murray McLauchlan

Honored for : Farmer's Song

Nominations 1974 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Murray McLauchlan	Farmer's Song
Gary and Dave	Could You Ever Love Me Again
Skip Prokop	Pretty Lady
Bob Ruzicka	Dirty Old Man
Ian Thomas	Painted Ladies

Gordon Lightfoot

Nominations 1973 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Gordon Lightfoot

Rich Dodson

Honored for : Sweet City Woman

Nominations 1972 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Rich Dodson	Sweet City Woman

Gene MacLellan

Nominations 1971 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Gene MacLellan