| INSTRUMENT | THE LISTENERS CHOICE | THE CRITICS CHOICE 2 (French speaking jazz press) |
| Hall of Fame | Toots THIELEMANS (B) | Michel HERR (B) |
| CD of the year | Fabrice ALLEMAN QUARTET : Loop the Loop (Igloo) (B) | The AKA MOON Trilogy : Ganesh/Elohim/Live at Vooruit (B) |
| Big band | ACT BIG BAND (B) | ACT BIG BAND (B) |
| Small group | AKA MOON (B/Europe) | not available (category didn't exist) |
| Composer | Diederik WISSELS (B) | Michel HERR (B) |
| Arranger | Michel HERR (B) | Michel HERR (B) |
| Trumpet | Bert JORIS (B) | Bert JORIS (B) |
| Trombone | Phil ABRAHAM (B/Europe) | Phil ABRAHAM (B/Europe) |
| Tuba | Michel MASSOT (B/Europe) | Michel MASSOT (B) |
| Clarinet | Antoine PRAWERMAN (B) | Antoine PRAWERMAN (B) |
| Flute | Steve HOUBEN (B/Europe) | Pierre BERNARD (B), Steve HOUBEN (Europe) |
| Soprano sax | Fabrice ALLEMAN (B) | Fabrice ALLEMAN (B) |
| Alto sax | Steve HOUBEN (B) | Steve HOUBEN (B) |
| Tenor Sax | Erwin VANN (B) | Fabrice ALLEMAN (B) |
| Baritone Sax | Bo VAN DER WERF (B) | Bo VAN DER WERF (B) |
| Vocals | David LINX (B/Europe) | not available (category didn't exist) |
| Electric Guitar | Philip CATHERINE (B/Europe) | Philip CATHERINE (B) |
| Acoustic Guitar | Fabien DEGRYSE (B) | Fabien DEGRYSE (B), Philip CATHERINE (Europe) |
| Piano | Eric LEGNINI (B) | Eric LEGNINI (B) |
| Keyboards | Eric LEGNINI (B) | Kris DEFOORT (B) |
| Organ | Bert GIELEN (B) | Bert GIELEN (B) |
| Electric Bass | Michel HATZIGEORGIOU (B/Europe) | Michel HATZIGEORGIOU (B/Europe) |
| Acoustic Bass | Jean-Louis RASSINFOSSE (B) | Nicolas THYS (B) |
| Drums | Stéphane GALLAND (B) | Stéphane GALLAND (B) |
| Percussion | Chris JORIS (B) | Chris JORIS (B/Europe) |
| Harmonica | Toots THIELEMANS (B/Europe/World) | Toots THIELEMANS (B/Europe/World) |
| Vibes | Guy CABAY (B), SADI (Europe) | Guy CABAY (B), SADI (Europe) |
| Accordeon | Vincent TROUBLE (B) | Rony VERBIEST (B) |
| Miscellaneous Instruments | Emmanuelle SOMER (oboe, B) | Emmanuelle SOMER (oboe, B)
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