◆ Best Newcomer 最佳流行音樂演唱新人獎
Lin Yu-chung (林宇中/林宇中個人首張專輯)
◆ Best Aboriginal Album
最佳原住民語流行音樂演唱專輯獎
Halei-Ludamagan (哈雷-路達瑪幹 原住民創作專輯)
◆ Best Instrumental Album 最佳流行音樂演奏專輯獎
Yi Hu (意湖/山風音樂有限公司)
◆ Best Crossover Album 最佳跨界音樂專輯獎
Lin Yu-chung (林宇中/林宇中個人首張專輯)
◆ Best Newcomer 最佳流行音樂演唱新人獎
Jing Che (驚蟄)
◆ Best Hakka Singer 最佳客語演唱人獎
Liu Shao-hsi (劉劭希/果果台客)
◆ Best Aboriginal Singer 最佳原住民語演唱人獎
Ludamagan (路達瑪幹/哈雷-路達瑪幹 原住民創作專輯)
◆ Best Classical Music Album 最佳古典音樂專輯獎
Yuan ? Luo Wei-dao Chorus Compositions
(源-駱維道合唱作品集)
◆ Best Folk Music Album 最佳民族樂曲專輯獎
Taking Ina's Hands (牽Ina的手)
◆ Best Traditional Operatic Album
最佳戲曲曲藝專輯獎
Wu Dang Suo Zong (吳党所蹤下回分解)
◆ Best Children's Music Album 最佳兒童樂曲專輯獎
Love and Hope, Power of Life
(愛與希望,生命的原動力)
◆ Best Religious Music Album 最佳宗教音樂專輯獎
If Open The Window Gently (如果輕啟這扇窗)
◆ Best Composer 最佳作曲人獎
Lee He-pu
(李和莆/台灣是寶島第一篇:草螟弄雞公《歐陽伶宜
First Taiwanese Cello Quartet》)
◆ Best Lyricist 最佳作詞人獎
Gao Jun-ming
(高俊明/莿帕互火燒《源─駱維道合唱作品集》)
◆ Best Singing Performer 最佳演唱獎
The Formosa Aboriginal Song and Dance Troupe
(原舞者/牽Ina的手)
◆ Best Performer 最佳演奏獎
Ouyang Ling-yi, Chang Pei-jie, Chen Yu-han and
Hsu Shu-hsian (歐陽伶宜,張培節,陳昱翰,許書閑/
歐陽伶宜First Taiwanese Cello Quartet)
◆ Best Song 最佳年度歌曲
Winds from Pacific Ocean from In a Flash
(太平洋的風《匆匆》)
◆ Best Taiwanese-language Album 最佳台語流行
音樂演唱專輯獎
The Fish that Loves Dreaming (愛作夢的魚)
◆ Best Mandarin-language Album 最佳國語流行音
樂演唱專輯獎
The Great Leap Forward 2005 (太平盛世)
◆ Best Hakka Album 佳客語流行音樂演唱專輯獎
Hohak Carnival (好客戲/角頭文化事業股份有限公司)
◆ Best MV Director 最佳音樂錄影帶導演獎
Hsu Jun-ting (徐筠庭/表面的和平《華麗的冒險》)
◆ Best Composer 最佳作曲人獎
Penny Tai (戴佩妮/愛瘋了《愛瘋了》)
◆ Best Lyricist 最佳作詞人獎
Hu De-fu (胡德夫/太平洋的風《匆匆》)
◆ Best Arrangement 最佳編曲人獎
Hung Sheng-wen (洪晟文/暗舞《哈雷媽媽》)
◆ Best Producer 最佳專輯製作人獎
Chung Cheng-hu (鍾成虎/華麗的冒險)
◆ Best Taiwanese Male Singer 最佳台語男演唱人獎
Wu Bai (伍佰/雙面人)
◆ Best Mandarin-language Album 最佳國語流行音
樂演唱專輯獎
The Great Leap Forward 2005 (太平盛世)
◆ Best Mandarin Male Singer 最佳國語男演唱人獎
Wang Lee-hom (王力宏/蓋世英雄)
◆ Best Taiwanese Female Singer
最佳台語女演唱人獎
Huang Yi-ling (黃乙玲/甲你作伴)
◆ Best Band 最佳樂團獎
The Chairman (董事長樂團/找一個新世界)
◆ Best Singing Group 最佳演唱組合獎
Miss Gold Digger (拜金小姐/拜金小姐 2005)
◆ Best Producer 最佳專輯製作人獎 (Traditional and
Art Music Category)
Hung Rui-chen (洪瑞珍/台灣唸歌)
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