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As the country prepares for Sunday's broadcast of the 2009 Juno Awards, Montreal's The Stills are already celebrating. The Indie-rockers picked up two Junos from Saturday night's pre-awards ceremony, where trophies in the first 32 categories were handed out. The band won New Group of The Year and Alternative Album Of the Year for their 2008 release Oceans Will Rise.

Other big winners on night one include Divine Brown for R&B / Soul Recording of the Year, Serena Ryder for Adult Alternative Album of the Year and Sam Roberts for Rock Album Of The Year. In what some are considering a surprise win, Kardinal Offishall beat out five-time nominee Nickelback for Single of the Year with his track "Dangerous."

Buzz duo Beast kicked on the gala dinner in style, while additional performances from The Trews, Elise Estrada, Nikki Yanofsky, Steve Dawson and The Gryphon Trio helped showcase some great Canadian talent throughout the evening.

Here is the full list of winners from Saturday night's gala:

SINGLE OF THE YEAR
Dangerous, Kardinal Offishall

INTERNATIONAL ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Viva La Vida, Coldplay

NEW GROUP OF THE YEAR
The Stills

COUNTRY RECORDING OF THE YEAR
Beautiful Life, Doc Walker

ADULT ALTERNATIVE ALBUM OF THE YEAR
is it o.k., Serena Ryder

ALTERNATIVE ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Oceans Will Rise, The Stills

POP ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Flavors of Entanglement, Alanis Morrisette 

ROCK ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Love At The End Of The World, Sam Roberts

VOCAL JAZZ ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Lucky, Molly Johnson

CONTEMPORARY JAZZ ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Embracing Voices, Jane Bunnett

TRADITIONAL JAZZ ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Second Time Around, Oliver Jones

INSTRUMENTAL ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Nostomania, DJ Brace presents The Electric Nosehair Orchestra

FRANCOPHONE ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Tous les sens, Ariane Moffatt

CHILDREN'S ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Snacktime!, Barenaked Ladies

CLASSICAL ALBUM OF THE YEAR: SOLO OR CHAMBER ENSEMBLE
Homage, James Ehnes

CLASSICAL ALBUM OF THE YEAR: LARGE ENSEMBLE OR SOLOIST(S) WITH LARGE
ENSEMBLE ACCOMPANIMENT
Beethoven: Ideals Of The French Revolution Orchestre symphonique de Montréal/Kent
Nagano

CLASSICAL ALBUM OF THE YEAR: VOCAL OR CHORAL PERFORMANCE
Gloria! Vivaldi's Angels Ensemble Caprice

CLASSICAL COMPOSITION OF THE YEAR
Flanders Fields Reflections John Burge FLANDERS FIELDS REFLECTIONS

R&B/SOUL RECORDING OF THE YEAR
The Love Chronicles Divine Brown

DANCE RECORDING OF THE YEAR (SPONSORED BY ENERGY 101.5)
Random Album Title, Deadmau5

REGGAE RECORDING OF THE YEAR
Everything, Humble

ABORIGINAL ALBUM OF THE YEAR (SPONSORED BY ABORIGINAL PEOPLES TELEVISION NETWORK)
Running For The Drum, Buffy Sainte-Marie

ROOTS & TRADITIONAL ALBUM OF THE YEAR: SOLO
Proof Of Love, Old Man Luedecke

ROOTS & TRADITIONAL ALBUM OF THE YEAR: GROUP
Chic Gamine, Chic Gamine

BLUES ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Ramblin' Son, Julian Fauth

CONTEMPORARY CHRISTIAN/GOSPEL ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Ending Is Beginning, Downhere

WORLD MUSIC ALBUM OF THE YEAR (SPONSORED BY CANADA COUNCIL FOR THE ARTS)
Africa To Appalachia Jayme Stone & Mansa Sissoko

JACK RICHARDSON PRODUCER OF THE YEAR
Daniel Lanois "Here Is What Is" | "Not Fighting Anymore" HERE IS WHAT IS - Daniel Lanois

RECORDING ENGINEER OF THE YEAR
Kevin Churko "Disappearing" | "The Big Bang" U-CATASTROPHE - Simon Collins

CD/DVD ARTWORK DESIGN OF THE YEAR
Anouk Pennel (Director/Designer); Stéphane Poirier (Illustrator)
En concert dans la forêt des mal-aimés avec l'Orchestre Métropolitain du Grand Montréal
PIERRE LAPOINTE

VIDEO OF THE YEAR (SPONSORED BY VIDEOFACT)
Honey Honey, Anthony Seck, FEIST

MUSIC DVD OF THE YEAR
Blue Road, Christopher Mills & Geoff McLean, BLUE RODEO