Photography By: Keveon Smith

Entertainer of the Year – Machel Montano
Recording Artist of the Year – Beenie Man
Best Male Vocalist – Tarrus Riley
Best Female Vocalist – Etana
Best Song – "She Is Royal" - Tarrus Riley

Best CD – "Mind Control" - Stephen Marley
Best Crossover Song - "Beautiful Girls" - Sean Kingston

Best Gospel Song - "Lava Ground" - Prodigal Son
Best Female D.J./Rapper – Queen Ifrika
Best Male D.J./Rapper – Beenie Man
Best New Entertainer – Sean Kingston

Best Calypso/Soca Entertainer – Machel Montano
Best Reggaeton Entertainer – Don Omar
Best Latin Entertainer - Marc Anthony
Best Compas Entertainer – Carimi
Best African Entertainer – Lucky Dube - Post Humous

Best Soukous Entertainer - Papa Wembe
Best Hip Hop/R&B Entertainer - Rihanna
Award for Outstanding Contribution to World Music – King Sunny Ade
Most Outstanding Stage Personality – Machel Montano
Best Music Video – Shaggy "Church Heathen"
Best Poet - Mutabaruka
Most Educational Entertainer – Buju Banton

Most Outstanding Show Band – Morgan Heritage
Most Consistent Entertainer – Freddie McGregor
Most Promising Entertainer – Ky-Mani Marley
Most Improved Entertainer – Junior Reid

Best Instrumentalist - Dean Fraser
Best Backing Band – Live Wyya
Most Popular Selector – Mighty Crown

Concert of the Year - Reggae Sumfest
Promoter of the Year – Sumfest Production
Producer of the Year – Stephen McGregor

Songwriter of the Year – Stephen Marley
Selassie I Award for Spiritual Service through Music – Tony Rebel
Community Service Award – Capleton
Marcus Garvey Humanitarian Award - (a) Ziggy Marley, (b) Jay-Z

IRAWMA Hall of Fame – Inducted May 4, 2008- (a) Billy Ocean, (b) Claudelle Clarke, (c) Errol Brown, (d) Winston Francis
Martin's International Award of Honor - Given May 4, 2008- (a) Freddy McGregor, (b) Dwight Pinkney

Producer's "Respect" Award - Given May 4, 2008– Ky-Mani Marley
Awards of Appreciation for Contributions to the Music Industry - (a) Herman Hall- Everybody's Magazine, (b) Winsome Benjamin- Entertainer, (c) Karl Rodney- Carib News

