1983 Grammy Awards (25th) – Complete List of Winners and Nominees

On February 23, 1983, the 25th Annual Grammy Awards honored music from October 1, 1981, to September 30, 1982. Toto's polished and commercially successful album Toto IV won the coveted Album of the Year, with their hit "Rosanna" also being nominated for Record of the Year.
Willie Nelson's heartfelt rendition of "Always on My Mind" won Best Male Country Vocal Performance. The Australian new wave band Men at Work, with their catchy melodies, were named Best New Artist.
Other key winners included Lionel Richie and Jennifer Holliday. The ceremony showcased the diverse genres gaining prominence, from sophisticated rock and pop to country and new wave, reflecting a vibrant and eclectic musical landscape as the 1980s music scene continued to diversify.

Record Of The Year

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Toto	Rosanna
Nominee	Joe Jackson	Steppin' Out
Nominee	Paul McCartney And Stevie Wonder	Ebony And Ivory
Nominee	Vangelis	Chariots Of Fire
Nominee	Willie Nelson	Always On My Mind

Album Of The Year

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Toto	Toto IV
Nominee	Paul McCartney	Tug Of War
Nominee	Billy Joel	The Nylon Curtain
Nominee	Donald Fagen	The Nightfly
Nominee	John Cougar Mellencamp	American Fool

Song Of The Year

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Willie Nelson	Always On My Mind
Nominee	Toto	Rosanna
Nominee	Donald Fagen	I.G.Y. (What A Beautiful World)
Nominee	Survivor	Eye Of The Tiger
Nominee	Paul McCartney And Stevie Wonder	Ebony And Ivory

Best New Artist

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Men At Work	-
Nominee	The Human League	-
Nominee	Jennifer Holliday	-
Nominee	Asia	-
Nominee	Stray Cats	-

Best Pop Vocal Performance, Female

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Melissa Manchester	You Should Hear How She Talks About You
Nominee	Juice Newton	Love's Been A Little Bit Hard On Me
Nominee	Olivia Newton-John	Heart Attack
Nominee	Laura Branigan	Gloria
Nominee	Linda Ronstadt	Get Closer

Best Pop Vocal Performance, Male

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Lionel Richie	Truly
Nominee	Joe Jackson	Steppin' Out
Nominee	Donald Fagen	I.G.Y. (What A Beautiful World)
Nominee	Michael McDonald	I Keep Forgettin' (Everytime You're Near)
Nominee	Rick Springfield	Don't Talk To Strangers
Nominee	Elton John	Blue Eyes

Best Pop Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocal

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Joe Cocker & Jennifer Warnes	Up Where We Belong
Nominee	Toto	Rosanna
Nominee	Hall And Oates	Maneater
Nominee	Chicago	Hard To Say I'm Sorry
Nominee	Paul McCartney And Stevie Wonder	Ebony And Ivory

Best Pop Instrumental Performance

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Ernie Watts	Chariots Of Fire Theme (Dance Version)
Nominee	Louis Clark, conducting The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra	Hooked On Classics
Nominee	John Williams	E.T. - The Extra-Terrestrial
Nominee	Earl Klugh	Crazy For You
Nominee	David Sanborn	As We Speak

Best Rock Vocal Performance, Female

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Pat Benatar	Shadows Of The Night
Nominee	Kim Carnes	Voyeur
Nominee	Donna Summer	Protection
Nominee	Bonnie Raitt	Green Light
Nominee	Linda Ronstadt	Get Closer

Best Rock Vocal Performance, Male

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	John Cougar Mellencamp	Hurts So Good
Nominee	Rod Stewart	Tonight I'm Yours
Nominee	Peter Gabriel	Shock The Monkey
Nominee	Rick Springfield	I Get Excited
Nominee	Don Henley	Dirty Laundry

Best Rock Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocal

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Survivor	Eye Of The Tiger
Nominee	Frank Zappa And Moon Zappa	Valley Girl
Nominee	Kenny Loggins With Steve Perry	Don't Fight It
Nominee	J. Geils Band	Centerfold
Nominee	Asia	Asia

Best Rock Instrumental Performance

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	A Flock Of Seagulls	D.N.A.
Nominee	Van Morrison	Scandinavia
Nominee	King Crimson	Requiem
Nominee	The Dregs	Industry Standard
Nominee	Maynard Ferguson	Don't Stop

Best R&B Vocal Performance, Female

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Jennifer Holliday	And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going
Nominee	Diana Ross	Muscles
Nominee	Donna Summer	Love Is In Control (Finger On The Trigger)
Nominee	Aretha Franklin	Jump To It
Nominee	Deniece Williams	It's Gonna Take A Miracle
Nominee	Patrice Rushen	Forget Me Nots

Best R&B Vocal Performance, Male

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Marvin Gaye	Sexual Healing
Nominee	George Benson	Turn Your Love Around
Nominee	Ray Parker Jr.	The Other Woman
Nominee	Luther Vandross	Forever, For Always, For Love
Nominee	Stevie Wonder	Do I Do

Best R&B Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocal

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Earth, Wind & Fire	Wanna Be With You
Winner	Dazz Band	Let It Whip
Nominee	Paul McCartney And Stevie Wonder	What's That You're Doing
Nominee	The Crusaders With B.B. King And Josie James	Street Life
Nominee	Tavares	A Penny For Your Thoughts

Best R&B Instrumental Performance

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Marvin Gaye	Sexual Healing (Instrumental Version)
Nominee	Spyro Gyra	Stripes
Nominee	Patrice Rushen	Number One
Nominee	Grover Washington Jr.	Come Morning
Nominee	Eddie Murphy And David Wolfert	Boogie In Your Butt (Instrumental Version)

Best Rhythm & Blues Song

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	George Benson	Turn Your Love Around
Nominee	Stevie Wonder	That Girl
Nominee	Marvin Gaye	Sexual Healing
Nominee	Dazz band	Let It Whip
Nominee	Deniece Williams	It's Gonna Take A Miracle
Nominee	Stevie Wonder	Do I Do

Best Jazz Fusion Performance, Vocal Or Instrumental

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Pat Metheny	Offramp
Nominee	Weather Report	Weather Report
Nominee	Spyro Gyra	Incognito
Nominee	Tom Scott	Desire
Nominee	David Sanborn	As We Speak

Best Country Vocal Performance, Female

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Juice Newton	Break It To Me Gently
Nominee	Sylvia	Nobody
Nominee	Dolly Parton	I Will Always Love You
Nominee	Emmylou Harris	Cimarron
Nominee	Rosanne Cash	Ain't No Money

Best Country Vocal Performance, Male

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Willie Nelson	Always On My Mind
Nominee	Jerry Reed	She Got The Goldmine (I Got The Shaft)
Nominee	Kenny Rogers	Love Will Turn You Around
Nominee	Ricky Skaggs	Heartbroke
Nominee	Ronnie Milsap	He Got You

Best Country Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocal

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Alabama	Mountain Music
Nominee	The Whites	You Put The Blue In Me
Nominee	Gram Parsons And Emmylou Harris	Love Hurts
Nominee	Waylon Jennings And Willie Nelson	(Sittin' On) The Dock Of The Bay
Nominee	The Oak Ridge Boys	Bobbie Sue

Best Country Instrumental Performance

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Roy Clark	Alabama Jubilee
Nominee	Joe Maphis	The Joe Maphis Flat-Picking Spectacular
Nominee	Albert Coleman's Atlantic Pops Orchestra	Just Hooked On Country
Nominee	Poco	Feudin'
Nominee	Doc And Merle Watson With T. Michael Coleman	Below Freezing

Best Country Song

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Willie Nelson	Always On My Mind
Nominee	Jerry Reed	She Got The Goldmine (I Got The Shaft)
Nominee	Lee Greenwood	Ring On Her Finger, Time On Her Hands
Nominee	Sylvia	Nobody
Nominee	Lefty Frizzell	I'm Gonna Hire A Wino To Decorate Our Home

Best Gospel Performance, Contemporary

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Amy Grant	Age To Age
Nominee	The Imperials	Stand By The Power
Nominee	Andrae Crouch	My Tribute
Nominee	Sandi Patti	Lift Up The Lord
Nominee	Reba Rambo	Lady Live

Best Gospel Performance, Traditional

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Blackwood Brothers	I'm Following You
Nominee	The Cathedrals	Something Special
Nominee	The Masters V	O, What A Savior
Nominee	Dottie Rambo	Makin' My Own Place
Nominee	The Rex Nelon Singers	Feeling At Home

Best Soul Gospel Performance, Contemporary

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Al Green	Higher Plane
Nominee	Larnelle Harris	Touch Me, Lord
Nominee	Mighty Clouds Of Joy	Miracle Man
Nominee	Andrae Crouch	Finally
Nominee	Edwin Hawkins	Edwin Hawkins Live With The Oakland Symphony

Best Soul Gospel Performance, Traditional

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Al Green	Precious Lord
Nominee	Andrae Crouch	We Need To Hear From You
Nominee	Mighty Clouds Of Joy	Miracle Man
Nominee	Jessy Dixon	Jesus Is Alive And Well
Nominee	Ben Moore	He Believes In Me

Best Inspirational Performance

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Barbara Mandrell	He Set My Life To Music
Nominee	The Oak Ridge Boys	Would They Love Him Down In Shreveport
Nominee	B.J. Thomas	Miracle
Nominee	Leontyne Price	God Bless America
Nominee	Kansas	Crossfire

Best Traditional Blues Recording

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Clarence Gatemouth Brown	Alright Again
Nominee	Johnny Otis	The New Johnny Otis Show
Nominee	Sippie Wallace	Sippie
Nominee	Eddie Cleanhead Vinson And Roomful Of Blues	He Was A Friend Of Mine
Nominee	Hound Dog Taylor And The Houserockers	Genuine Houserocking Music

Best Ethnic Or Traditional Folk Recording

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Queen Ida	Queen Ida & The Bon Temps Zydeco Band On Tour
Nominee	(Various Artists)	Tennessee: Folk Heritage - The Mountains
Nominee	(Various Artists)	Reggae Sunsplash '81, A Tribute To Bob Marley
Nominee	Klezmorim	Metropolis
Nominee	The John Renbourn Group	Live In America
Nominee	Boys Of The Lough	In The Tradition

Best Latin Recording

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Machito	Machito & His Salsa Big Band '82
Nominee	Ray Barretto	Rhythm Of Life
Nominee	Julio Iglesias	Momentos
Nominee	Jose Feliciano	Escenas De Amor
Nominee	Willie Colon And Rubén Blades	Canciones Del Solar De Los Aburidos

Best Recording For Children

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	(Various Artists)	In Harmony 2
Nominee	The Chipmunks	The Chipmunks Go Hollywood
Nominee	Birdwing Kids Korus	I Am God's Project
Nominee	Lou Rawls And Desiree Goyette	Here Comes Garfield
Nominee	The Smurfs	Best Of Friends
Nominee	Candle With The Agapeland Singers	Animals And Other Things

Best Comedy Recording

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Richard Pryor	Live On The Sunset Strip
Nominee	Steve Martin	The Steve Martin Brothers
Nominee	Bob And Doug McKenzie	Great White North
Nominee	Eddie Murphy	Eddie Murphy
Nominee	George Carlin	A Place For My Stuff

Best Spoken Word, Documentary Or Drama Recording

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	(Various Artists)	Raiders Of The Lost Ark - The Movie On Record
Nominee	John Gielgud And Ralph Richardson	No Man's Land
Nominee	Isaac Asimov	Foundation's Edge
Nominee	Roger Rees	Charles Dickens Nicholas Nickelby
Nominee	Arthur C. Clarke	2010: Odyssey Two

Best Instrumental Composition

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	John Williams, composer (John Williams)	Flying - Theme From E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial
Nominee	Claus Ogerman, composer (Claus Ogerman Featuring Jan Akkerman)	In The Presence And Absence Of Each Other (Parts 1, 2, And 3)
Nominee	Tom Scott, composer (Tom Scott)	Desire
Nominee	Lyle Mays & Pat Metheny, composers (Pat Metheny Group)	Are You Going With Me?
Nominee	John Williams, composer (John Williams)	Adventure On Earth

Best Album Of Original Score Written For A Motion Picture Or A Television Special

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	John Williams, composer (John Williams)	E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial
Nominee	Henry Mancini, composer (Henry Mancini)	Victor/Victoria (Original Soundtrack Recording)
Nominee	Carl Davis, composer (Various Artists)	The French Lieutenant's Woman (Original Soundtrack Recording)
Nominee	Randy Newman, composer (Various Artists)	Ragtime (Music From The Motion Picture)
Nominee	Dave Grusin, composer (Various Artists)	On Golden Pond (Music And Orignal Dialogue From The Motion Picture Soundtrack)

Best Cast Show Album

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Henry Krieger, composer; Tom Eyen, lyricist; David Foster, producer (Various Artists)	Dreamgirls
Nominee	Mike Berniker, producer (Various Artists)	Nine
Nominee	Stephen Sondheim, composer; Stephen Sondheim, lyricist; Thomas Z. Shepard, producer (Various Artists)	Merrily We Roll Along
Nominee	Andrew Lloyd Webber, composer; Tim Rice, lyricist; Tim Rice & Roger Watson, producers (Original Cast)	Joseph And The Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat
Nominee	Andrew Lloyd Webber, Trevor Nunn & Richard Stilgoe, composers; Andrew Lloyd Webber, producer (London Cast)	Cats

Video Of The Year

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Olivia Newton-John	Olivia Physical
Nominee	Elton John	Visions: Elton John (Video)
Nominee	The Tubes	The Tubes Video
Nominee	Georges Pretre, conductor, Placido Domingo, tenor	Tales Of Hoffmann (Video)
Nominee	(Various Artists)	Fun And Games (Video)

Best Jazz Vocal Performance, Female

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Sarah Vaughan	Gershwin Live!
Nominee	Cleo Laine	Smilin' Through
Nominee	Maxine Sullivan	Maxine Sullivan With The Ike Isaacs Quartet
Nominee	Chaka Khan	Echoes Of An Era
Nominee	Ella Fitzgerald	A Classy Pair

Best Jazz Vocal Performance, Male

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Mel Tormé	An Evening With George Shearing & Mel Tormé
Nominee	Dave Frishberg	The Dave Frishberg Songbook - Volume I
Nominee	Mark Murphy	Bop For Kerouac
Nominee	Bill Henderson	A Tribute To Johnny Mercer
Nominee	Joe Williams	8 To 5 I Lose

Best Jazz Vocal Performance Duo Or Group

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	The Manhattan Transfer	Route 66
Nominee	Clare Fischer's, 2 2	One Night In A Dream
Nominee	Jon Hendricks And Company	Love
Nominee	Jackie And Roy	High Standards
Nominee	The Singers Unlimited	Easy To Love

Best Jazz Instrumental Performance, Soloist

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Miles Davis, soloist	We Want Miles
Nominee	Wynton Marsalis, soloist	Wynton Marsalis
Nominee	Tommy Flanagan, soloist	The Magnificent Tommy Flanagan
Nominee	Ira Sullivan, soloist	Night And Day
Nominee	Jimmy Rowles, soloist	Jimmy Rowles Plays Duke Ellington And Billy Strayhorn

Best Jazz Instrumental Performance, Group

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Phil Woods Quartet	/More/ Live
Nominee	Art Blakey And Jazz Messengers	Straight Ahead
Nominee	The Tommy Flanagan Trio	Giant Steps
Nominee	Dizzy Gillespie With The Mitchell-Ruff Duo	Dizzy Gillespie - Live With The Mitchell-Ruff Duo
Nominee	Art Farmer Quartet	A Work Of Art

Best Jazz Instrumental Performance, Big Band

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Count Basie	Warm Breeze
Nominee	Bob Florence Big Band`	Westlake
Nominee	Woody Herman Band	The Woody Herman Big Band /Live At The Concord Jazz Festival 1981/
Nominee	Mel Lewis And The Jazz Orchestra	Make Me Smile And Other New Works By Bob Brookmeyer
Nominee	Rob McConnell And The Boss Brass	Live In Digital

Best Arrangement On An Instrumental Recording

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	John Williams, arranger (John Williams)	Flying
Nominee	Les Hooper, arranger (Les Hooper Big Band)	Pavanne
Nominee	Claus Ogerman, arranger (Claus Ogerman featuring Jan Akkerman)	Pavane Pour Une Infante Defunte
Nominee	Clare Fischer, Ronnie Foster & Earl Klugh, arrangers (Earl Klugh)	Balladina
Nominee	Lyle Mays & Pat Metheny, arrangers (Pat Metheny Group)	Are You Going With Me?

Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocal(s)

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Jerry Hey, David Paich & Jeff Porcaro, arrangers (Toto)	Rosanna
Nominee	Marty Paich, arranger (Kenny Loggins)	Only A Miracle
Nominee	Donald Fagen & Rob Mounsey, arrangers (Donald Fagen)	I.G.Y. (What A Beautiful World)
Nominee	Les Hooper, arranger (The Singers Unlimited)	Easy To Love
Nominee	Paul Riser & Stevie Wonder, arrangers (Stevie Wonder)	Do I Do

Best Vocal Arrangement For Two Or More Voices

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	David Paich, arranger (Toto)	Rosanna
Nominee	Donald Fagen, arranger (Donald Fagen)	Ruby Baby
Nominee	Al Capps, arranger (The Manhattan Transfer)	Route 66
Nominee	Clare Fischer, arranger (Clare Fischer's, 2 2)	One Night In A Dream
Nominee	Gene Puerling, arranger (Singers Unlimited)	Lullaby Of Birdland

Best Album Package

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	John Kosh & Ron Larson, art directors (Linda Ronstadt)	Get Closer
Nominee	Ron Coro & Denise Minobe, art directors (Pieces Of A Dream)	We Are One
Nominee	Ginger Canzoneri & Mick Haggerty, art directors (The Go-Go's)	Vacation
Nominee	George Osaki, art director (The Crusaders)	Ongaku-Kai Live In Japan
Nominee	Jules Bates, art director (Oingo Boingo)	Nothing To Fear

Best Album Notes

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	John Chilton & Richard M. Sudhalter, album notes writers (Bunny Berigan)	Bunny Berigan - Giants Of Jazz
Nominee	Robert Palmer, album notes writer (The Coasters)	Young Blood
Nominee	William Ivey, album notes writer (Various Artists)	The Greatest Country Music Recordings Of All Time (Summary And Glossary)
Nominee	William Ivey & Bob Pinson, album notes writers (Various Artists)	Sixty Years Of Country Music
Nominee	Gary Giddins, album notes writer (Duke Ellington And His Orchestra)	Duke Ellington 1941
Nominee	Thornton Hagert, album notes writer (Paul Whiteman)	An Experiment In Modern Music: Paul Whiteman At Aeolian Hall

Best Historical Album

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	(Tommy Dorsey & Frank Sinatra)	The Tommy Dorsey/Frank Sinatra Sessions - Vols. 1 ,2 & 3
Nominee	(Various Artists)	Minstrels And Tunesmiths - The Commercial Roots Of Early Country Music
Nominee	(Bunny Berigan)	Bunny Berigan (Giants Of Jazz)
Nominee	(Béla Bartók)	Bartók At The Piano - 1920-1945
Nominee	(Paul Whiteman)	An Experiment In Modern Music: Paul Whiteman At Aeolian Hall

Best Engineered Recording - Non-Classical

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Tom Knox, Greg Ladanyi, David Leonard & Al Schmitt, engineers (Toto)	Toto IV
Nominee	Daniel Lazerus, Roger Nichols & Elliot Scheiner, engineers (Donald Fagen)	The Nightfly
Nominee	Neil Dorfsman, engineer (Dire Straits)	Love Over Gold
Nominee	Alan Parsons, engineer (The Alan Parsons Project)	Eye In The Sky
Nominee	Don Gehman, Mark Stebbeds & George Tutko, engineers (John Cougar)	American Fool

Producer Of The Year

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Toto	-
Nominee	Gary Katz (producer)	-
Nominee	Quincy Jones (producer)	-
Nominee	David Foster (producer)	-
Nominee	Don Gehman, John Cougar Mellencamp (producers)	-

Best Classical Album

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Glenn Gould, artist; Samuel H. Carter, producer	Bach: The Goldberg Variations
Nominee	Robert Craft & Igor Stravinsky, artists; Vera Zorina Lieberson, producer	Stravinsky: The Recorded Legacy
Nominee	James Levine, artist; Jay David Saks & Thomas Z. Shepard, producers	Mahler: Symphony No. 7 In E Minor (/Song Of The Night/)
Nominee	Leonard Slatkin & Frances Tietov, artists; Robert Woods, producer	Debussy: La Mer/Prelude A L'Apres Midi D'Un Faune/Dances Sacree Et Profane
Nominee	Kenneth Riegel, Georg Solti, Jose Van Dam & Frederica von Stade, artists; James Mallinson, producer	Berlioz: La Damnation De Faust

Best Classical Orchestral Recording

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	James Levine, conductor (Chicago Symphony Orchestra)	Mahler: Sym. No. 7 In E Min. (Song Of The Night)
Nominee	(Academy Of Ancient Music)	Mozart: Symphonies - Volume 1 (The Early Works)
Nominee	(Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra)	Holst: The Planets
Nominee	(Saint Louis Symphony)	Debussy: La Mer/Prelude A L'Apres Midi D'Un Faune/Danses Sacree Et Profane
Nominee	(Dallas Symphony)	(R) Strauss: Death And Transfiguration/ Don Juan/Salome-Dance Of the Seven Veils

Best Opera Recording

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Jeannine Altmeyer, Hermann Becht, Peter Hofmann, Siegfried Jerusalem, Gwyneth Jones, Manfred Jung, Donald McIntyre, Matti Salminen, Ortrun Wenkel & Heinz Zednik; Pierre Boulez, conductor; Andrew Kazdin, producer (Bayreuth Festival Orchestra)	Wagner: Der Ring Des Nibelungen
Nominee	Siegfried Jerusalem, Gwendolyn Killebrew, Siegmund Nimsgern, Lucia Popp, Hermann Prey & Heinz Wallberg; George Korngold, producer (Bavarian Radio Chorus; Munich Radio Orchestra)	Weinberger: Schwanda, The Bagpiper
Nominee	Piero De Palma, Placido Domingo, Barbara Hendricks, Gottfried Hornik, Ruggero Raimondi, Katia Ricciarelli & Herbert von Karajan; Gunther Breest & Michel Glotz, producers (Vienna Boys Choir & Vienna State Opera Chorus; Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra)	Puccini: Turandot
Nominee	Renato Bruson, Placido Domingo, James Levine & Renata Scotto; John Willan, producer (Philharmonia Orchestra)	Puccini: Tosca
Nominee	Dalibor Jedlicka, Charles Mackerras, Lucia Popp & Eva Randova; James Mallinson, producer (Vienna Philharmonic)	Janácek: The Cunning Little Vixen
Nominee	Charles Dutoit, Philippe Huttenlocher, Jessye Norman & Alain Vanzo; Michel Garcin, producer (Orchestre Philharmonique)	Faure: Penelope

Best Choral Performance (Other Than Opera)

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Georg Solti, conductor (Chicago Symphony Chorus; Chicago Symphony Orchestra)	Berlioz: La Damnation De Faust
Nominee	(Saint Louis Symphony Chorus; Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra)	Rachmaninoff: The Bells And Russian Songs
Nominee	(Atlanta Symphony Chorus; Atlanta Symphony Orchestra)	Poulenc: Gloria For Soprano, Choir And Orchestra (G Major)
Nominee	(City Of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra Chorus; City Of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra)	Janácek: Glagolitic Mass
Nominee	(Academy Of St. Martin-In-The-Fields Chorus; Academy Of St. Martin-In-The-Fields)	Haydn: The Seasons
Nominee	(Vienna State Chorus; Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra)	Brahms: A German Requiem
Nominee	(Tolzer Knabenchor; Concentu Musicas Wien)	Bach: Cantatas - Volume 30 (Nos. 120,121,122,123)

Best Chamber Music Performance

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Richard Goode & Richard Stoltzman, artists	Brahms: The Sonatas For Clarinet & Piano, Op. 120
Nominee	Cleveland Quartet (Atar Arad, Paul Katz, Peter Salaff & Donald Weilerstein), Bernard Greenhouse & Pinchas Zukerman, artists	Brahms: The String Sextets (B-Flat Major, Op. 18 And G Major, Op. 36)
Nominee	Vladimir Ashkenazy & Lynn Harrell, artists	Brahms: Sonatas For Cello And Piano No. 1 In E Minor, Op. 38 And No. 2 In F Major, Op. 99
Nominee	Guarneri Quartet (John Dalley, David Soyer, Arnold Steinhardt & Michael Tree), artists	Borodin: Quartet No. 2 In D Major/Dohnanyi: Quartet No. 2 In D-Flat, Op.15
Nominee	Kyung-Wha Chung, James Galway, Phillip Moll & Moray Welsh, artists	Bach: Trio Sonatas (BWV 1038, 1039, 1079)

Best Classical Performance Instrumental Soloist Or Soloists (With Orchestra)

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Itzhak Perlman, artist (Chicago Symphony Orchestra)	Elgar: Violin Concerto In B Minor
Nominee	Joseph Silverstein, artist	Vivaldi: The Four Seasons
Nominee	Alicia De Larrocha, artist	Schumann: Concerto For Piano In A Minor/ Rachmaninoff: Concerto For Piano No. 2 In C Minor, Op. 18
Nominee	Vladimir Ashkenazy, artist	Mozart: Concerto For Piano No. 22 In E-Flat Major, K.482
Nominee	Rudolf Serkin, artist	Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 4 In G Major, Op. 58

Best Classical Performance, Instrumental Soloist Or Soloists (Without Orchestra)

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Glenn Gould, artist	Bach: The Goldberg Variations
Nominee	Ronald Smith, artist	The Alkan Project (Etudes, Op.39-In All The Minor Keys)
Nominee	Emanuel Ax, artist	Schumann: Humoreske, Op.20/ Fantasiestucke, Op.12
Nominee	Vladimir Horowitz, artist	Horowitz At The Met (Works By Scarlatti, Chopin, Liszt And Rachmaninoff)
Nominee	Isao Tomita, artist	Grofe-Tomita: Grand Canyon Suite/Anderson-Tomita: Syncopated Clock
Nominee	Alicia De Larrocha, artist	Granados: Danzas Espanolas
Nominee	Ruth Laredo, artist	Barber: Sonata For Piano, Op. 26/Souvenirs, Op. 28/Nocturne, Op. 33

Best Classical Vocal Soloist Performance

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	(Zubin Mehta; Israel Philharmonic Orchestra)	Verdi: Arias (Leontyne Price Sings Verdi)
Nominee	(Vienna Chamber Orchestra)	Mozart: Concert Arias
Nominee	Elly Ameling	Frederica von Stade Live!
Nominee	Jessye Norman	Faure: La Bonne Chanson/Debussy: Chansons De Bilitis And Ariettes Oubliees
Nominee	(Orchestre De Paris)	Berlioz: La Mort De Cleopatre

Best Engineered Recording, Classical

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Paul Goodman, engineer (James Levine, conductor)	Mahler: Symphony No. 7 In E Minor (Song Of The Night)
Nominee	Gunter Hermanns, engineer (Herbert Von Karajan, conductor)	Holst: The Planets
Nominee	Paul Goodman, engineer (James Levine, conductor)	Dvorák: Symphony No. 9 In E Minor (From The New World)
Nominee	Simon Eadon & James Lock, engineers (Georg Solti, conductor)	Berlioz: La Damnation De Faust
Nominee	Edward (Bud) T. Graham, Martin Greenblatt, John Johnson, Ray Moore & Stanley Tonkel, engineers (Glenn Gould, piano)	Bach: The Goldberg Variations

Classical Producer Of The Year

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Robert Woods	-
Nominee	Samuel H. Carter & Glenn Gould	-
Nominee	Steven Epstein	-
Nominee	Jay David Saks	-
Nominee	James Mallinson	-