✨Giải Grammy lần thứ 51

Giải Grammy lần thứ 51 đã diễn ra tại Trung tâm Staples ở Los Angeles vào 8 tháng 2 năm 2009. Robert Plant và Alison Krauss đã trở thành những người thắng giải nhiều nhất đêm, bao gồm Giải Grammy cho Album của năm thuộc về album của họ Raising Sand. Krauss đã trở thành người phụ nữ thứ sáu trong một đêm đã đoạt 3 Giải Grammy, những người trước đó là Lauryn Hill, Alicia Keys, Norah Jones, Beyoncé và Amy Winehouse. Lil Wayne đã trở thành người nhận nhiều đề cử nhất với 8 lần.

Trình diễn

Dẫn chương trình

• LL Cool J
• Duffy
• Whitney Houston
• T-Pain
• Al Green
• Natalie Cole
• Kanye West
• Herbie Hancock
• Green Day
• Blink-182
• Sean Combs
• Morgan Freeman
• Charlie Haden
• Estelle
• Jack Black
• Zooey Deschanel
• will.i.am
• Queen Latifah
• Gwyneth Paltrow
• Craig Ferguson
• Simon Baker

Giải thưởng

Special merit awards

;MusiCares Person of the Year *Neil Diamond

;Lifetime Achievement Award winners

• Gene Autry
• The Blind Boys of Alabama
• The Four Tops
• Hank Jones
• Brenda Lee
• Dean Martin
• Tom Paxton

;Trustees Award winners

• George Avakian
• Elliott Carter
• Allen Toussaint

;Technical Grammy Award winners

• Clarence "Leo" Fender
• Universal Audio

;President's Merit Award *'''Clive Davis '''

Chung

Đây là danh sách tất cả các chiến thắng và đề cử, tên hạng mục chiến thắng được in đậm.

;Thu âm của năm "Please Read the Letter" - Robert Plant & Alison Krauss '''T Bone Burnett, producer; Mike Piersante, engineer/Mixer "Chasing Pavements" - Adele Eg White, producer; Tom Elmhirst & Steve Price, engineer/mixers *"Viva la Vida" - Coldplay Markus Dravs, Brian Eno & Rik Simpson, producers; Michael Brauer & Rik Simpson, engineers/mixers *"Bleeding Love" - Leona Lewis *Simon Cowell, Clive Davis & Ryan "Alias" Tedder, producers; Craig Durrance, Phil Tan & Ryan "Alias" Tedder, engineers/mixers "Paper Planes" - M.I.A. Diplo, producer; Switch, engineer/mixer

;Album của năm

Raising Sand - Robert Plant & Alison Krauss Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends - Coldplay Year of the Gentleman - Ne-Yo Tha Carter III - Lil' Wayne *In Rainbows - Radiohead

;Bài hát của năm '''"Viva la Vida" - Guy Berryman, Jonny Buckland, Will Champion & Chris Martin - (Coldplay)''' "American Boy" - Estelle & Kanye West - will.i.am, Estelle, John Legend, Kanye West, Josh Lopez, Caleb Speir & Keith Harris "Chasing Pavements" - Adele & Eg White - (Adele) "I'm Yours" - Jason Mraz - (Jason Mraz) *"Love Song" - Sara Bareilles - (Sara Bareilles)

;Nghệ sĩ mới xuất sắc nhất Adele Duffy The Jonas Brothers Lady Antebellum *Jazmine Sullivan

Pop

;Trình diễn giọng Pop nữ xuất sắc nhất

"Chasing Pavements" – Adele "Love Song" - Sara Bareilles "Mercy" - Duffy "Bleeding Love" - Leona Lewis "I Kissed a Girl - Katy Perry "So What" - Pink

;Trình diễn giọng Pop nam xuất sắc nhất *"All Summer Long" - Kid Rock "Say" – John Mayer "That Was Me" - Paul McCartney "I'm Yours" - Jason Mraz "Closer" - Ne-Yo *"Wichita Lineman" - James Taylor

;Trình diễn Song ca/Nhóm nhạc giọng pop xuất sắc nhất "Viva la Vida" – Coldplay "Waiting in the Weeds" - Eagles "Going On" - Gnarls Barkley "Won't Go Home Without You" - Maroon 5 *"Apologize" - OneRepublic

;Hợp tác giọng Pop xuất sắc nhất "Lesson Learned" - Alicia Keys & John Mayer "4 Minutes" - Madonna, Justin Timberlake & Timbaland "Rich Woman" – Robert Plant & Alison Krauss "If I Never See Your Face Again" - Maroon 5 & Rihanna *"No Air" - Jordin Sparks & Chris Brown

;Best Pop Instrumental Performance *"Love Appetite" - Steve Cropper & Felix Cavaliere "I Dreamed There Was No War" –Eagles "Fortune Teller"- Fourplay "Steppin' Out" - Stanley Jordan "Blast!" - Marcus Miller

;Best Pop Instrumental Album Sax for Stax - Gerald Albright Greatest Hits Rerecorded Volume One - Larry Carlton Jingle All the Way – Béla Fleck and the Flecktones The Spice of Life - Earl Klugh *''A Night Before Christmas" - Spyro Gyra

;Best Pop Vocal Album *Detours - Sheryl Crow Rockferry – Duffy Long Road Out of Eden - Eagles Spirit - Leona Lewis Covers - James Taylor

Dance

;Best Dance Recording "Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger (Alive 2007)" – Daft Punk "Ready for the Floor" - Hot Chip "Just Dance" - Lady Gaga & Colby O' Donis "Give It 2 Me" - Madonna "Disturbia" - Rihanna "Black & Gold" - Sam Sparro

;Best Electronic/Dance Album *New York City - Brazilian Girls Alive 2007 – Daft Punk Bring Ya to the Brink - Cyndi Lauper X - Kylie Minogue Last Night - Moby *Robyn - Robyn

Traditional Pop

;Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album Still Unforgettable – Natalie Cole The Sinatra Project - Michael Feinstein Noël - Josh Groban In the Swing of Christmas - Barry Manilow *Rufus Does Judy at Carnegie Hall - Rufus Wainwright

Rock

;Best Solo Rock Vocal Performance *"Gravity" – John Mayer* "I Saw Her Standing There" - Paul McCartney "Girls in Their Summer Clothes" Bruce Springsteen "Rise" - Eddie Vedder "No Hidden Path" - Neil Young ;Trình diễn Song ca/ Nhóm nhạc Rock xuất sắc nhất "Sex on Fire" – Kings of Leon* "Rock N' Roll Train" - AC/DC "Violet Hill" - Coldplay "Long Road Out of Eden" - Eagles *"House of Cards" - Radiohead

;Best Hard Rock Performance "Inside the Fire" - Disturbed "Visions" - Judas Priest "Wax Simulacra" – The Mars Volta" "Saints of Los Angeles" - Mötley Crüe *"Lords of Salem" - Rob Zombie

;Best Metal Performance "Heroes of Our Time" - Dragonforce "Nostradamus" - Judas Priest "My Apocalypse" – Metallica "Under My Thumb" - Ministry *"Psychosocial" - Slipknot

;Best Rock Instrumental Performance "Castellorizon" - David Gilmour "Suicide & Redemption" - Metallica "34 Ghosts I-IV" - Nine Inch Nails "Hope (Live For The Art Of Peace)" - Rush *"Peaches En Regalia" – Zappa Plays Zappa hợp tác với Steve Vai & Napoleon Murphy Brock

;Bài hát Rock hay nhất "Girls in Their Summer Clothes" – Bruce Springsteen "House of Cards - Radiohead "I Will Possess Your Heart" - Death Cab for Cutie "Sex on Fire" - Kings of Leon *"Violet Hill" - Coldplay

;Album Rock xuất sắc nhất Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends – Coldplay Rock N Roll Jesus - Kid Rock Only By The Night - Kings of Leon Death Magnetic - Metallica *Consolers of the Lonely - The Raconteurs

Alternative

;Best Alternative Music Album Modern Guilt - Beck Narrow Stairs - Death Cab for Cutie The Odd Couple - Gnarls Barkley Evil Urges - My Morning Jacket *In Rainbows - Radiohead

R&B

;Best Female R&B Vocal Performance "Me, Myself and I"- Beyoncé "Heaven Sent" - Keyshia Cole *"Spotlight" - Jennifer Hudson "Superwoman" – Alicia Keys "Need U Bad" - Jazmine Sullivan

;Best Male R&B Vocal Performance "You're the Only One" - Eric Benét "Take You Down" - Chris Brown "Miss Independent" – Ne-Yo "Can't Help But Wait" - Trey Songz *"Here I Stand" - Usher

;Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal "Ribbon in the Sky" - Boyz II Men "Words" - Anthony David & India.Arie "Stay with Me (By the Sea)" – Al Green & John Legend "I'm His Only Woman" - Jennifer Hudson & Fantasia *"Never Give You Up" - Raphael Saadiq feat. Stevie Wonder & CJ Hilton

;Best Traditional R&B Vocal Performance *"A Change is Gonna Come" - Wayne Brady "You've Got the Love I Need" – Al Green & Anthony Hamilton "Baby I Know" - Linda Jones with Helen Bruner & Terry Jones "Love That Girl" - Raphael Saadiq "In Love With Another Man" - Jazmine Sullivan

;Best Urban/Alternative Performance "Say Goodbye to Love" - Kenna "Wanna Be" - Maiysha "Be OK" – Chrisette Michele & will.i.am "Many Moons" - Janelle Monae *"Lovin You (Music)" - Wayna & Kokayi

;Best R&B Song "Bust Your Windows" - Jazmine Sullivan "Customer" - Raheem DeVaughn *"Heaven Sent" - Keyshia Cole "Miss Independent" – Ne-Yo "Spotlight - Jennifer Hudson

;Best R&B Album Love & Life - Eric Benét Motown: A Journey Through Hitsville USA - Boyz II Men *Lay It Down - Al Green Jennifer Hudson – Jennifer Hudson The Way I See It - Raphael Saadiq

;Best Contemporary R&B Album Growing Pains – Mary J. Blige Back of My Lac' - J. Holiday First Love - Karina Year of the Gentleman - Ne-Yo *Fearless - Jazmine Sullivan

Rap

;Best Rap Solo Performance *"Roc Boys (And the Winner Is)..." - Jay-Z "A Milli" – Lil Wayne "Paris, Tokyo" - Lupe Fiasco "N.I.G.G.E.R. (The Slave and the Master)" - Nas "Sexual Eruption" - Snoop Dogg

;Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group *"Royal Flush (song) - Big Boi feat. Raekwon & Andre 3000 "Swagga Like Us" – Jay-Z & T.I. hợp tác với Kanye West, & Lil Wayne "Mr. Carter - Lil Wayne & Jay-Z "Wish You Would" - Ludacris & T.I. "Put On" - Young Jeezy & Kanye West

;Best Rap/Sung Collaboration "American Boy" – Estelle & Kanye West "Low" - Flo Rida & T-Pain "Green Light" - John Legend & Andre 3000 "Got Money" - Lil Wayne & T-Pain *"Superstar" - Lupe Fiasco & Matthew Santos

;Best Rap Song "Lollipop" – Lil Wayne & Static Major "Low - Flo Rida & T-Pain "Sexual Eruption" - Snoop Dogg "Superstar" - Lupe Fiasco & Matthew Santos *"Whatever You Like" - T.I.

;Best Rap Album *American Gangster - Jay-Z Tha Carter III – Lil Wayne The Cool - Lupe Fiasco Nas - Nas Paper Trail - T.I.

Country

;Best Female Country Vocal Performance "For These Times" - Martina McBride "What I Cannot Change" - LeAnn Rimes "Last Name" – Carrie Underwood "Last Call" - Lee Ann Womack *"This Is Me You're Talking To" - Trisha Yearwood

;Best Male Country Vocal Performance "You're Gonna Miss This" - Trace Adkins "In Color" - Jamey Johnson *"Just Got Started Lovin' You" - James Otto "Letter to Me" – Brad Paisley "Troubadour" - George Strait

;Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal "God Must Be Busy" - Brooks & Dunn "Love Don't Live Here" - Lady Antebellum "Every Day" - Rascal Flatts "Blue Side of the Mountain" - The Steel Drivers *'''"Stay" – Sugarland

;Best Country Collaboration with Vocals *"Shiftwork" - Kenny Chesney & George Strait "Killing the Blues" – Robert Plant & Alison Krauss "House of Cash" - George Strait & Patty Loveless "Life in a Northern Town" - Jake Owen & Little Big Town "Let the Wind Chase You" - Trisha Yearwood & Keith Urban

;Best Country Instrumental Performance "Sumatra" - Cherryholmes "Two Small Cars In Rome" - Jerry Douglas & Lloyd Green "Sleigh Ride" - Béla Fleck & The Flecktones "Is This America? (Katrina 2005)" - Charlie Haden, Pat Metheny, Jerry Douglas & Bruce Hornsby *"Cluster Pluck" – Brad Paisley, James Burton, Vince Gill, John Jorgenson, Albert Lee, Brent Mason, Redd Volkaert & Steve Wariner

;Best Country Song "Dig Two Graves" - Randy Travis "I Saw God Today" - George Strait *"In Color" - Jamey Johnson "Stay" – Sugarland "You're Gonna Miss This" - Trace Adkins

;Best Country Album That Lonesome Song - Jamey Johnson Sleepless Nights - Patty Loveless Troubadour – George Strait Around the Bend - Randy Travis *Heaven, Heartache and the Power of Love - Trisha Yearwood

;Best Bluegrass Album Cherryholmes III: Don't Believe - Cherryholmes Del McCoury Band — Live At The 2008 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival - Del McCoury Band *The Ultimate Collection / Live At The Ryman - Earl Scruggs Honoring the Fathers of Bluegrass: Tribute to 1946 and 1947 – Ricky Skaggs & Kentucky Thunder Wheels - Dan Tyminski

New Age

;Best New Age Album Meditations - William Ackerman Pathfinder - Will Clipman Peace Time – Jack DeJohnette Ambrosia - Peter Kater *The Scent of Light - Ottmar Liebert & Luna Negra

Jazz

;Best Contemporary Jazz Album Randy in Brasil – Randy Brecker Floating Point - John McLaughlin Cannon Re-Loaded: All-Star Celebration Of Cannonball Adderley - Various Artists Miles From India - Various Artists *Lifecycle - Yellowjackets hợp tác với Mike Stern

;Best Jazz Vocal Album Imagina: Songs Of Brasil - Karrin Allyson Breakfast On The Morning Tram - Stacey Kent *If Less Is More...Nothing Is Everything - Kate McGarry Loverly – Cassandra Wilson Distances - Norma Winstone

;Best Jazz Instrumental Solo "Be-Bop" – Terence Blanchard "Seven Steps to Heaven" - Till Brönner "Waltz for Debby" - Gary Burton & Chick Corea "Son of Thirteen" - Pat Metheny *"Be-Bop" - James Moody

;Best Jazz Instrumental Album, Individual or Group The New Crystal Silence – Chick Corea & Gary Burton History, Mystery - Bill Frisell Brad Mehldau Trio Live - Brad Mehldau Trio Day Trip - Pat Metheny hợp tác với Christian McBride & Antonio Sanchez *Standards - Alan Pasqua, Dave Carpenter & Peter Erskine

;Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album *''Monday Night Live at the Village Vanguard – The Vanguard Jazz Orchestra

;Best Latin Jazz Album *Song for Chico – Arturo O'Farrill and The Afro-Latin Jazz Orchestra

Gospel

;Best Gospel Performance

• "Get Up" – Mary Mary
• "East to West" - Casting Crowns
• "I Understand" - Kim Burrell, Rance Allen, BeBe Winans, Mariah Carey, & Hezekiah Walker's LFC
• "Shall We Gather at the River" - Take 6
• "Waging War" - CeCe Winans

;Best Gospel Song

• "Help Me Believe" – Kirk Franklin Kirk Franklin, songwriter**
• "Cover Me" - 21:03 with Fred Hammond, Smokie Norful, & J Moss ** James L. Moss, songwriter
• "Get Up" - Mary Mary ** Erica Campbell, Tina Campbell, Warryn Campbell, & Eric Dawkins, songwriters
• "Give Me Your Eyes" - Brandon Heath ** Brandon Heath & Jason Ingram, songwriters
• "You Reign" - MercyMe ** Jim Bryson, Steven Curtis Chapman, Nathan Cochran, Barry Graul, Bart Millard, Mike Scheuchzer, & Robby Shaffer, songwriters

;Best Rock or Rap Gospel Album

• Alive and Transported – tobyMac
• Hello - After Edmund
• Our World: Redeemed - Flame
• We Need Each Other - Sanctus Real
• Rock What You Got - Superchick

;Best Pop/Contemporary Gospel Album

• Thy Kingdom Come – CeCe Winans
• This Moment - Steven Curtis Chapman
• What If We - Brandon Heath
• Opposite Way - Leeland
• Hello Love - Chris Tomlin

;Best Southern, Country, or Bluegrass Gospel Album

• Lovin' Life – Gaither Vocal Band
• Room For More - Booth Brothers
• Steps to Heaven - Charlie Louvin
• Hymned Again - Bart Millard
• Ephesians One - Karen Peck and New River

;Best Traditional Gospel Album

• Down in New Orleans – The Blind Boys of Alabama
• I'll Say Yes - Carol Cymbala & The Brooklyn Tabernacle Choir
• Take It Back - Dorinda Clark-Cole
• Voices in Unity: Together In Worship - Deitrick Haddon
• No Limit - Bishop Charles E. Blake presents the West Angeles Church of God in Christ Choir

;Best Contemporary R&B Gospel Album

• The Fight of My Life – Kirk Franklin
• Reflections - Jason Champion
• The Sound - Mary Mary
• Donald Lawrence Introduces: Family Prayer - The Murrills
• Stand Out - Tye Tribbett & G.A.

Latin

;Best Latin Pop Album *__'La Vida... Es Un Ratico'' – Juanes ''' ;Best Latin Rock or Alternative Album

• 45 – Jaguares

;Best Latin Urban Album

• Los Extraterrestres – Wisin & Yandel

;Best Tropical Latin Album

• Señor Bachata – José Feliciano

;Best Regional Mexican Album

• Amor, Dolor y Lágrimas: Música Ranchera – Mariachi Los Camperos de Nati Cano
• Canciones de Amor – Mariachi Divas

;Best Tejano Album

• Viva La Revolucion – Ruben Ramos & The Mexican Revolution

;Best Norteño Album

• Raíces – Los Tigres del Norte

;Best Banda Album

• No Es De Madera – Joan Sebastian

Blues

;Best Traditional Blues Album "The Blues Rolls On"-Elvin Bishop "Skin Deep"-Buddy Guy *"All Odds Against Me"-John Lee Hooker, Jr. "One Kind Favor"– B.B. King "Pinetop Perkins and Friends"-Pinetop Perkins and Friends ;Best Contemporary Blues Album "Peace Love & BBQ"-Marcia Ball "Like a Fire"-Solomon Burke "City That Care Forgot" – Dr. John And The Lower 911 "Maesteo"-Taj Mahal *"Simply Grand"-Irma Thomas

Folk

;Best Traditional Folk Album "Coal"-Kathy Mattea "Comedians & Angels"-Tom Paxton *"Bring Me Home"-Peggy Seeger "At 89" – Pete Seeger "Strangers In Another Country"-Rosalie Sorrels ;Best Contemporary Folk/Americana Album "Day After Tomorrow"-Joan Baez "I, Flathead"-Ry Cooder "Sex & Gasoline"-Rodney Crowell "All I Intend to Be"-Emmylou Harris "Raising Sand"-Robert Plant & Alison Krauss ;Best Native American Music Album Come to Me Great Mystery: Native American Healing Songs – Various artists (Tom Wasinger, producer)

;Best Hawaiian Music Album *"Ikena'' – Tia Carrere & Daniel Ho

;Best Zydeco or Cajun Music Album; *Live at the 2008 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival – BeauSoleil & Michael Doucet

Reggae

;Best Reggae Album "Jah Is Real"– Burning Spear "Let's Get Physical"-Elephant Man "Vibes"-Heavy D "Repentance"-Lee "Scratch" Perry "Intoxication"-Shaggy "Amazing"-Sly and Robbie

World music

;Best Traditional World Music Album

• Ilembe: Honoring Shaka Zulu – Ladysmith Black Mambazo

;Best Contemporary World Music Album

• Global Drum Project – Mickey Hart, Zakir Hussain, Sikiru Adepoju & Giovanni Hidalgo

Polka

;Best Polka Album

• __'Let the Whole World Sing'' – Jimmy Sturr and His Orchestra '''

Children's music

;Best Musical Album For Children *"Here Come the 123s"–They Might Be Giants* ;Best Spoken Word Album for Children "Yes To Running! Bill Harley Live"–Bill Harley**

Spoken word

;Best Spoken Word Album

• An Inconvenient Truth – Beau Bridges, Cynthia Nixon & Blair Underwood

Comedy

;Best Comedy Album

• It's Bad for Ya – George Carlin
• Anticipation - Lewis Black
• Flight of the Conchords - Flight of the Conchords
• For Your Consideration - Kathy Griffin
• Songs of the Bushmen - Harry Shearer

Musical show

;Best Musical Show Album

• In the Heights – Original Broadway Cast with Lin-Manuel Miranda & Others ** Kurt Deutsch, Alex Lacamoire, Andrés Levin, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Joel Moss & Bill Sherman, producers; Lin-Manuel Miranda, composer/lyricist

Film, television and other visual media

;Best Compilation Soundtrack Album for Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media American Gangster August Rush Juno Mamma Mia! *Sweeney Todd — The Demon Barber Of Fleet Street

;Best Score Soundtrack Album for Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media The Dark Knight - James Newton Howard & Hans Zimmer Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull - John Williams Iron Man - Ramin Djawadi There Will Be Blood - Johnny Greenwood *WALL-E - Thomas Newman

;Best Song Written for Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media "Down to Earth" (from WALL-E) – Peter Gabriel "Ever Ever After" (from Enchanted) - Carrie Underwood "Say" - (from The Bucket List) - John Mayer "That's How You Know" (from Enchanted) - Amy Adams *"Walk Hard" (from Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story) - John C. Reilly

Composing and arranging

;Best Instrumental Composition

• "The Adventures of Mutt" (from Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull) – John Williams ** John Williams, composer

;Best Instrumental Arrangement

• "Define Dancing" (from WALL-E) – Thomas Newman ** Peter Gabriel & Thomas Newman, arrangers

;Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocalist(s)

• "Here's That Rainy Day" – Natalie Cole ** Nan Schwartz, arranger

Package

;Best Recording Package *'Death Magnetic – Bruce Duckworth, Sarah Moffatt & David Turner, art directors (Metallica) '''

;Best Boxed or Special Limited Edition Package *'In Rainbows – Stanley Donwood, Mel Maxwell & Xian Munro, art directors (Radiohead) '''

Album notes

;Best Album Notes

• Kind Of Blue: 50th Anniversary Collector's Edition – Francis Davis, album notes writer (Miles Davis)

Historical

;Best Historical Album

• Art Of Field Recording Volume I: Fifty Years Of Traditional American Music – Documented By Art Rosenbaum Steven; Lance Ledbetter & Art Rosenbaum, compilation producers; Michael Graves, mastering engineer (Various Artists)

Production, non-classical

;Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical

• Consolers of the Lonely – The Raconteurs ** Joe Chiccarelli, Vance Powell & Jack White III, engineers

;Producer of the Year, Non-Classical

• Rick Rubin Death Magnetic (Metallica) Home Before Dark (Neil Diamond) Mercy (Dancing for the Death of an Imaginary Enemy) (Ours) Seeing Things (Jakob Dylan) ** Weezer (Red Album) (Weezer)

;Best Remixed Recording, Non-Classical

• "Electric Feel" (Justice Remix) ** (MGMT), remixers Justice

Production, surround sound

;Best Surround Sound Album

• Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition; Night on Bald Mountain; Prelude to Khovanshchina – Paavo Järvi & Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra – Michael Bishop & Robert Woods

Production, classical

;Best Engineered Album, Classical

• David Frost, Tom Lazarus & Christopher Willis – Traditions and Transformations: Sounds of Silk Road Chicago – Miguel Harth-Bedoya, Alan Gilbert, Silk Road Ensemble, Wu Man, Yo-Yo Ma & Chicago Symphony Orchestra

;Producer of the Year, Classical

• David Frost Berlioz: Symphonie fantastique – Gustavo Dudamel & Los Angeles Philharmonic Right Through The Bone—Julius Röntgen Chamber Music Schubert: Sonata in D major; Liszt: Don Juan Fantasy – Min Kwon Traditions And Transformations: Sounds Of Silk Road Chicago – Miguel Harth-Bedoya, Alan Gilbert, Yo-Yo Ma, Silk Road Ensemble, Wu Man & Chicago Symphony Orchestra

Classical

;Best Classical Album

• Kurt Weill: Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny – James Conlon, conductor

;Best Orchestral Performance

• Bernard Haitink, conductor (Chicago Symphony Orchestra) – Shostakovich: Symphony No. 4

;Best Opera Recording

• Weill: Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny – James Conlon, conductor; Fred Vogler, producer; Anthony Dean Griffey, Patti LuPone & Audra McDonald – Donnie Ray Albert, John Easterlin, Steven Humes, Mel Ulrich & Robert Wörle Los Angeles Opera Orchestra and Chorus

;Best Choral Performance

• Symphony of Psalms – Sir Simon Rattle, conductor; Simon Halsey, chorus master – Berlin Philharmonic; Rundfunkchor Berlin

;Best Instrumental Soloist(s) Performance (With Orchestra)

• Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor; Hilary Hahn (Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra) – Schoenberg/Sibelius: Violin Concertos

;Best Instrumental Soloist Performance (Without Orchestra)

• Gloria Cheng – Piano music of Salonen, Stucky, and Lutosławski

;Best Chamber Music Performance

• Pacifica Quartet – Elliott Carter: ''String Quartets Nos. 1 and 5

;Best Small Ensemble Performance

• Charles Bruffy, conductor; Phoenix Chorale – Spotless Rose: Hymns To The Virgin Mary

;Best Classical Vocal Performance

• Hila Plitmann – Mr. Tambourine Man: Seven Poems of Bob Dylan – JoAnn Falletta (Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra)

;Best Classical Contemporary Composition

• Mr. Tambourine Man: Seven Poems of Bob Dylan – John Corigliano (JoAnn Falletta)

;Classical Crossover Album

• Simple Gifts – King's Singers

Music video

;Best Short Form Music Video

• "Pork and Beans" – Weezer ** Mathew Cullen, video director; Bernard Rahill, video producer

;Best Long Form Music Video

• Runnin' Down a Dream – Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers ** Peter Bogdanovich, video director; Skot Bright, video producer