1988 Nominees
| Best Filk Song | |
| Chess (Ad Astra) | Juanita Coulson |
| Doppleganger | Kathy Mar |
| Stray Dog Man | Bill Sutton |
| Time & Stars | Sharon Porath |
| Wind From Rainbow's End | Bill Roper |
| Best Performer |
| Barry and Sally Childs-Helton |
| Mitchell Clapp |
| Kathy Mar |
| Murray Porath |
| Technical Difficulties |
| Best Writer/Composer |
| Barry and Sally Childs-Helton |
| Buck and Juanita Coulson |
| Duane Elms |
| Mercedes Lackey |
| Cynthia McQuillin |
| Best Historical Song | |
| Mattie Groves | Frank Hayes |
| No Quarter (The Alamo) | Martha Keller and Juanita Coulson |
| Quest (Grugan of the Regulars) | Martha Keller and Michael Longcor |
| Song of the Shieldwall | Malkin Grey and Peregyn Wyndryder |
| The Thousandth Man | Leslie Fish and Rudyard Kipling |
| Best Media Song | |
| The Enterprise Trilogy (Homecoming, Enterprise, Fallen Angel) | Julia Ecklar |
| Hellraiser | Tom Smith |
| J for Jedi | Bill Maraschiello |
| Ladyhawk | Julia Ecklar |
| Superman's Sex Life Boogie | Tom Smith |