| Category | Artist(s)/Group |
| Best Chutney Soca Album | Rakesh Yankaran - "Get in the Mood with the Raja" |
| Best Lyricist | Anand Yankaran - "Jo Jo" |
| Best Male Artist | Anand Yankaran - "Jo Jo" |
| Best Female Artist | Nisha Bissembhar - "Chutney Fever" |
| TSTT People's Choice Award | Anand Yankaran - "Jo Jo" |
| Courts Trini Hit Tune | Anand Yankaran - "Jo Jo" or Neval Bissembhar - "D Gear Lever" |
| Ministry of Community, Development Culture and Gender Affairs Album of the Year | Rakesh Yankaran - "Get in the Mood with the Raja" |
| Best Produced CD by a Local Band | Karma "Destiny 3" |
| Song of the Year | Anand Yankaran - "Jo Jo" |
| Best Chutney Soca Collaboration | Nisha Bissembhar and Kees Dieffenthalier "Fever" |
| CNMG Best Engineered Song | Richard Ramnarine (Dil- E- Nadan) and Fareed Mohammed - "Mitwa" |
| Best Qaseeda | Ruby Khan Gupta - "Yaana Bhi Saleam Ailaika" |
| Best Bhajan | Ras Nancoo Singh - "Devotional Moods of Ras Nancoo" |
| Newsday Best Cover Version (Male) | Indar Kanhai - "Prem Kahani" |
| Newsday Best Cover Version (Female) | Nadia Madoo - "Dhaan Kutey Laagi" |
| Best Produced CD | Fareed Mohammed and Anil Bheem - "Rhythms 4" |
| CMNG Best Musical Arranger | Rishi Mahato - "It's True" |
| Bhagwansingh's Best New Recording Artist | Robin Jagdip - "If Ah Ketch Yuh Tonight" |
| Hall of Fame Inductees | Sampson Radhay for Classical and Film Singing Roopchand Sirjoo for Indian Dance The St John's Trace Ramleela Group The Valley Line Tassa Group The Shri Krishen Chowtal Group Cyril Raymond Family Lily John |
| courtesy of Seeta Persad, Newsday News, Tuesday September 14, 2008 Rhea-Simone Auguste, Trinidad Express, September 18, 2008 | |