Oughta Be in Love Shona Laing – Glad I'm Not A Kennedy The Chills – Leather Jacket BEST MALE VOCALIST Dave Dobbyn Charles Tumahai (Herbs) Martin Phillips (The Chills) BEST FEMALE VOCALIST Shona Laing Betty-Anne Monga (Ardijah) Patsy Riggir BEST GROUP The Chills Ardijah Herbs MOST PROMISING MALE VOCALIST Al Hunter Wayne Elliot (Knightshade) David Parker (Rhythm Cage) MOST PROMISING FEMALE VOCALIST Moana Maniapoto Jackson Moana and the Moahunters Darlene Adair Kara Pewhairangi MOST PROMISING GROUP Bonga And Harwood Rhythm Cage Knightshade INTERNATIONAL ACHIEVEMENT Neil Finn Dave Dobbyn The Chills Shona Laing Kiri Te Kanawa BEST VIDEO Matt Box Films – Sensitive to a Smile (Herbs) Kerry Brown/ Bruce Sheridan – Glad Im Not A Kennedy (Shona Laing) Paul Middleditch – The Game of Love (Tex Pistol) BEST FILM SOUNDTRACK Dave Dobbyn – Footrot Flats Various Artists – Queen City Rocker BEST PRODUCER Dave Dobbyn – Footrot Flats Billy Kristian – Sensitive to a Smile (Herbs) Ian Morris – The Game of Love (Tex Pistol) BEST ENGINEER Ian Morris – The Game of Love (Tex Pistol) Roland Morris / Nick Morgan – Ardijah Doug Rogers / Rhys Moody – Brand New Doll Tim Field – Out for the Count BEST JAZZ ALBUM Mike Nock / Frank Gibson, Jr. – 'Open Door' Brian Smith – Brian Smith The Umbrellas – The Umbrellas BEST CLASSICAL ALBUM Gillian Weir – Music to the Sun King NZ Symphony Orchestra – Music By Douglas Lilburn Margaret Neilson – Sea Changes BEST COUNTRY ALBUM Al Hunter – Neon Cowboy Jodi Vaughan – Straight From The Heart Patsy Riggir – Close To Thee BEST FOLK ALBUM Beverly Young – Bushes & Briar Phil Garland – Hunger in the Air Paul Mesters – Pacific Pilgrim BEST GOSPEL ALBUM Jules Riding – Heart Strings Patsy Riggir – Close To Thee Darlene Adair – Darlene Adair BEST POLYNESIAN ALBUM Herbs – E Papa – Jah Knows Kahurangi – Kahurangi Moana – Kua Makona BEST CAST ALBUM Stewart Macpherson – Pirates of Penzance Philip Norman – Love Off The Shelf Thomas Baker – The Conductor's Shoes BEST SONGWRITER Charles Tumahai/ Dilworth Karaka – Sensitive to a Smile (Herbs) Dave Dobbyn – You Oughta Be in Love Shona Laing – Glad Im Not A Kennedy BEST COVER Philip Trusttum – Songdance (Mike Herron) Peter Bennett – Elephunkin Reston Griffiths – Footrot Flats See: 1987 in music Performing arts Benny Award presented by