of the Year Winner: Tomi Swick Other nominees: Eva Avila Neverending White Lights Melissa O'Neil Patrick Watson New Group of the Year Winner: Mobile Other nominees: Evans Blue Idle Sons Jets Overhead Stabilo Jack Richardson Producer of the Year Winner: Brian Howes, "Trip" (Hedley) and "Lips of an Angel" (Extreme Behavior) Other nominees: Bob Rock, "In View" and "World Container" (The Tragically Hip) David Foster, "Un Giorno Per Noi (Romeo E Giulietta)" and "Un Dia Llegara" (Josh Groban) Julius "Juice" Butty, "Save Your Scissors" (City and Colour) and "This Could Be Anywhere in the World" (Alexisonfire) k-os, "The Rain" and "Sunday Morning" Recording Engineer of the Year Winner: John "Beetle" Bailey, "Rain" (Molly Johnson) and "Sisters of Mercy" (Serena Ryder) Other nominees: David Travers-Smith, "The Devil's Paintbrush Road" and "Prairie Town" (The Wailin' Jennys) Eric Ratz, "Devil in a Midnight Mass" and "Red Flag" (Billy Talent) L. Stu Young, "Fury" and "3121" (Prince) Sheldon Zaharko, "Back Up on the Horse" (Barney Bentall) and "Unsung" (Jenny Whiteley) Songwriter of the Year Winner: Gordie Sampson, "Jesus Take the Wheel", "Words Get in the Way" and "Crybaby" Other nominees: Sarah Harmer, "I Am Aglow", "Oleander" and "Escarpment Blues" k-os, "Sunday Morning", "The Rain" and "Flypaper" Nickelback, "Far Away", "If Everyone Cared" and "Rockstar" Ron Sexsmith, "All in Good Time", "Never Give Up" and "Hands of Time" Fan Choice Award Winner: Nelly Furtado Other nominees: Michael Bublé Gregory Charles Sarah McLachlan Nickelback Nominated albums Album of the Year Winner: Loose, Nelly Furtado Other nominees: Billy Talent II, Billy Talent Hedley, Hedley I Think of You, Gregory Charles One-X, Three Days Grace Aboriginal Recording of the Year Winner: Sedzé, Leela Gilday Other nominees: Blood Red Earth, Susan Aglukark Burn, Jason Burnstick Seeds, Digging Roots Stay Red, Northern Cree Adult Alternative Album of the Year Winner: The Light That Guides You Home, Jim Cuddy Other nominees: I'm a Mountain, Sarah Harmer Living with War, Neil Young Time Being, Ron Sexsmith When the Angels Make Contact, Matt Mays Alternative Album of the Year Winner: Sometimes, City and Colour Other nominees: Not Saying/Just Saying, Shout Out Out Out Out Return to the Sea, Islands Skelliconnection, Chad VanGaalen Trompe-l'oeil, Malajube Blues Album of the Year Winner: House of Refuge, Jim Byrnes Other nominees: Acoustic, David Gogo Colin James & The Little Big Band 3, Colin James Easin' Back To Tennessee, Colin Linden The Way It Feels, Roxanne Potvin CD/DVD