Tema aleasa de organizatori pentru acest an pare sa aibe legatura cu unul dintre fenomenele care ingrijoreaza la nivel global – CLIMA! Artwork-ul care insoteste mesajul "DO NOT CHANGE THE CLIMATE, CHANGE YOURSELF!" va aparea pe coperta compilatiei lansate cu ocazia acestui evenimet , care contine cele mai bune piese ale sezonului, toate fiind prezentate in varianta originala.
Categoriile si nominalizarile pentru DJ AWARDS 2008:
HOUSE 
Bob Sinclar
Axwell
Fedde Le Grand
Roger Sanchez
Erick Morillo
David Guetta
Steve Angello
Sebastian Ingrosso
TECHNO 
Richie Hawtin
Pig and Dan
Carl Cox
Jeff Mills
Sven Vath
Ricardo Villalobos
Cristian Varela
Umek
TRANCE 
Armin Van Buuren
Tiesto
Ferry Corsten
BT
Paul Oakenfold
Above & Beyond
Markus Schulz
Paul Van Dyk
PROGRESSIVE HOUSE 
Danny Tenaglia
Harry Lemon
John Dahlback
Nick Warren
Sasha
D-Nox & Beckers
John Digweed
Hernan Cattaneo
ELECTRO HOUSE 
Eric Prydz
Mark Knight
James Zabiela
Trentemoller
Layo & Bushwacka
Deadmau5
Benny Benassi
Felix The Housecat
TECH HOUSE 
Dubfire
Steve Lawler
Damian Lazarus
Christian Smith
Tania Vulcano
Luciano
Marco Carola
Len Faki
MINIMAL 
Anja Schneider
Loco Dice
Steve Bug
Matthias Tanzmann
Shlomi Aber
Adam Beyer
Michael Mayer
Guy Gerber
DEEP HOUSE 
Ben Watt
Charles Webster
Jimpster
Jay-J
Francois K
Vincenzo
Phonique
Miguel Migs
HIP – HOP 
Mucho Muchacha
Peanut Butter Wolf
DJ Food
Kentaro
Bobby Corridor
DJ Des
Teddy O
Jaguar Skillz
DOWNTEMPO & ECLECTIC 
Rob Da Bank
Tom Middleton
Mixmaster Morris
DF Tram
Jose Padilla
Pathaan
Giles Peterson
Jazzanova
BEST NEW COMER 
Manuel Tur
Dusty Kid
Audiofly
Funkagenda
Marcooz
Joris Voorn
Phunk Investigation
Adam K
BREAKTHROUGH 
Deadmau5
Sander Van Doorn
Luciano
Dirty South
Hot Chip
Loco Dice
Laidback Luke
Magda
IBIZA RESIDENT DJ 
Pepo Lanzoni
Arian 911
Jon Sa Trinxa
Nima Gorji
Angel Linde
Mar-T
Hoffer 66
Valentin Huedo
INTERNATIONAL DJ 
Sasha
Tiesto
Carl Cox
Roger Sanchez
David Guetta
Sander Kleinenberg
Sven Vath
Erick Morillo
DANCE NATION OF THE YEAR: Brazil 
Gui Boratto
Mary Zander
DJ Ingrid
Paulo Boghosian
Daniel Kuhnen `
Joe K
DJ Marky
Tiko
TECHNOLOGY AWARDS
DJ Software Production Tool
DJ Software Performance Tool
Vinyl Player Innovation
CD Player Innovation
Mp3 Player
DJ Mixer
SPECIAL AWARDS
Outstanding Contribution
Lifetime Achievement
International Dance Music Festival
Media Award
Best Ibiza NIGHT 2008
Best Ibiza SET 2008
Best Ibiza TRACK 2008