2008 award recipients are highlighted

​Radio 531PI Best Pacific Group
Three Houses Down 'Dreadtown'
Cydel 'Soul Finder'
Te Vaka 'Olatia'

​NZ Music Commission Best Pacific Male Artist
Scribe ‘Rhyme Book’
Kas Futialo 'Lokokasi'
Vaniah Toloa 'E Le Galo Oe’

Pacific Blue Best Pacific Female Artist
Delani 'Butterflies'
Lole 'The Movement'
Zeisha Fremaux 'Secret Game’ 

Niu FM Best Pacific Urban Artist
Cydel 'Soul Finder'
PNC 'PN Whoa!'
Scribe 'Rhyme Book'

APRA Best Pacific Song
Three Houses Down 'DandyMan' (Puriri/Pome'e)
Ill Semantics ft Adeaze 'Take It Slow' (Arona/Moore/Tupa'i/Tupa'i/Holmes)
Scribe 'Say It Again' (Luafutu/Hammond/Iusitini/Iusitini/Mushroom Music Publishing) 

S³ Best Pacific Music Album (Tui Award)
Three Houses Down 'Dreadtown'
Cydel 'Soul Finder'
Te Vaka 'Olatia' 

Manukau Institute of Technology Lifetime Achievement Award
Sione Aleki

Phillip Fuemana Award, Most Promising Artist
Matthew Salapu-Faiumu

Manukau City Council People's Choice Best Pacific Artist Award
Three Houses Down