1988 Grammy Awards – Complete List of Winners and Nominees

The 30th Annual Grammy Awards, held on March 2, 1988, acknowledged recordings from October 1, 1986, to September 30, 1987. U2's monumental and globally impactful album The Joshua Tree won Album of the Year, cementing their status as one of the world's most influential rock bands.
Paul Simon's "Graceland" won Record of the Year. Jody Watley, with her distinctive R&B and dance-pop sound, was named Best New Artist.
Other significant winners included Whitney Houston and Michael Jackson. This period marked a peak for rock music's critical and commercial success, with U2 leading the charge for socially conscious and anthemic rock, and the Grammys reflecting this powerful cultural wave.

Record Of The Year

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Paul Simon	Graceland
Nominee	Suzanne Vega	Luka
Nominee	Los Lobos	La Bamba
Nominee	U2	I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For
Nominee	Steve Winwood	Back In The High Life Again

Album Of The Year

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	U2	The Joshua Tree
Nominee	Whitney Houston	Whitney
Nominee	Dolly Parton, Emmylou Harris And Linda Ronstadt	Trio
Nominee	Prince	Sign 'O' The Times
Nominee	Michael Jackson	Bad

Song Of The Year

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Linda Ronstadt & James Ingram	Somewhere Out There
Nominee	Suzanne Vega	Luka
Nominee	Los Lobos	La Bamba (Adapted By Ritchie Valens)
Nominee	U2	I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For
Nominee	Whitney Houston	Didn't We Almost Have It All

Best New Artist

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Jody Watley	-
Nominee	Terence Trent D'Arby	-
Nominee	Cutting Crew	-
Nominee	Breakfast Club	-
Nominee	Swing Out Sister	-

Best Pop Vocal Performance, Female

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Whitney Houston	I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Who Loves Me)
Nominee	Barbra Streisand	One Voice
Nominee	Suzanne Vega	Luka
Nominee	Belinda Carlisle	Heaven Is A Place On Earth
Nominee	Carly Simon	Coming Around Again

Best Pop Vocal Performance, Male

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Sting	Bring On The Night
Nominee	Al Jarreau	Moonlighting (Theme)
Nominee	Elton John	Candle In The Wind
Nominee	Bruce Springsteen	Brilliant Disguise
Nominee	Michael Jackson	Bad

Best Pop Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocal

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Jennifer Warnes & Bill Medley	(I've Had) The Time Of My Life
Nominee	Linda Ronstadt And James Ingram	Somewhere Out There
Nominee	Los Lobos	La Bamba
Nominee	Swing Out Sister	Breakout
Nominee	Heart	Alone

Best Pop Instrumental Performance (Orchestra, Group Or Soloist)

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Larry Carlton	Minute By Minute
Nominee	Chick Corea Elektric Band	Light Years
Nominee	Herb Alpert	Keep Your Eye On Me
Nominee	Dave Grusin	It Might Be You
Nominee	The Art of Noise	Dragnet

Best New Age Performance

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Yusef Lateef	Yusef Lateef's Little Symphony
Nominee	Paul Horn	Traveler
Nominee	Kitaro	The Field
Nominee	Montreux	Sweet Intentions
Nominee	Liz Story	Reconciliation
Nominee	Patrick O'Hearn	Between Two Worlds

Best Rock Vocal Performance, Female, Male

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Bruce Springsteen	Tunnel Of Love
Nominee	Joe Cocker	Unchain My Heart
Nominee	Bob Seger	Shakedown
Nominee	Richard Marx	Don't Mean Nothing
Nominee	Tina Turner	Better Be Good To Me

Best Rock Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocal

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	U2	The Joshua Tree
Nominee	Georgia Satellites	Keep Your Hands To Yourself
Nominee	Los Lobos	By The Light Of The Moon
Nominee	Yes	Big Generator
Nominee	Heart	Bad Animals

Best Rock Instrumental Performance (Orchestra, Group Or Soloist)

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Frank Zappa	Jazz From Hell
Nominee	Dweezil Zappa, Herbie Hancock, And Terry Bozzio	Wipe Out
Nominee	Stevie Ray Vaughan And Double Trouble	Say What!
Nominee	Stevie Ray Vaughan And Dick Dale	Pipeline
Nominee	Bruce Springsteen And The E Street Band	Paradise By The /C/

Best R&B Vocal Performance, Female

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Aretha Franklin	Aretha
Nominee	Jody Watley	Looking For A New Love
Nominee	Nancy Wilson	Forbidden Lover
Nominee	Whitney Houston	For The Love Of You
Nominee	Natalie Cole	Everlasting

Best R&B Vocal Performance, Male

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Smokey Robinson	Just To See Her
Nominee	Stevie Wonder	Skeletons
Nominee	Jonathan Butler	Lies
Nominee	Wilson Pickett	In The Midnight Hour
Nominee	Michael Jackson	Bad

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

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Aretha Franklin & George Michael	I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me)
Nominee	Prince And Sheena Easton	U Got The Look
Nominee	The Whispers	Rock Steady
Nominee	Club Nouveau	Lean On Me
Nominee	LeVert	Casanova

Best R&B Instrumental Performance (Orchestra, Group Or Soloist)

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	David Sanborn	Chicago Song
Nominee	Najee	Najee's Theme
Nominee	Jonathan Butler	Going Home
Nominee	Herb Alpert	Diamonds
Nominee	Stanley Turrentine	Boogie On Reggae Woman

Best Rhythm & Blues Song

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Club Nouveau	Lean On Me
Nominee	Prince And Sheena Easton	U Got The Look
Nominee	Stevie Wonder	Skeletons
Nominee	Smokey Robinson	Just To See Her
Nominee	LaVert	Casanova

Best Jazz Fusion Performance, Vocal Or Instrumental

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Pat Metheny Group	Still Life (Talking)
Nominee	Yellowjackets	Four Corners
Nominee	Larry Carlton	Discovery
Nominee	George Benson And Earl Klugh	Collaboration
Nominee	David Sanborn	A Change Of Heart

Best Jazz Vocal Performance, Female

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Diane Schuur	Diane Schuur & The Count Basie Orchestra
Nominee	Ella Fitzgerald	Easy Living
Nominee	Sarah Vaughan	Brazilian Romance
Nominee	Janis Siegel	At Home
Nominee	Carmen McRae	Any Old Time

Best Jazz Vocal Performance, Male

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Bobby McFerrin	What Is This Thing Called Love
Nominee	Arthur Prysock	This Guy's In Love With You
Nominee	Joe Williams	Every Night
Nominee	Dave Frishberg	Can't Take You Nowhere
Nominee	Billy Eckstine	Billy Eckstine Sings With Benny Carter

Best Jazz Instrumental Performance, Soloist

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Dexter Gordon, soloist	The Other Side Of Round Midnight
Nominee	Eddie Daniels, soloist	To Bird With Love
Nominee	Wynton Marsalis, soloist	Marsalis Standard Time-Volume I
Nominee	Branford Marsalis, soloist	Cottontail

Best Instrumental Jazz Performance (Group)

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Wynton Marsalis	Marsalis Standard Time - Volume I
Nominee	Michael Brecker	Michael Brecker
Nominee	Chick Corea, Miroslav Vitous And Roy Haynes	Trio Music, Live In Europe
Nominee	Eddie Daniels	To Bird With Love
Nominee	Larry Carlton	Last Nite

Best Jazz Instrumental Performance, Big Band

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Mercer Ellington	Digital Duke
Nominee	Woody Herman And His Big Band	Woody's Gold Star
Nominee	The Tonight Show Band With Doc Severinsen	The Tonight Show Band With Doc Severinsen, Volume II
Nominee	Louis Bellson And His Jazz Orchestra	Louis Bellson And His Jazz Orchestra
Nominee	Patrick Williams, conductor New York Band	10th Avenue

Best Country Vocal Performance, Female

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	K.T. Oslin	80's Ladies
Nominee	Reba McEntire	The Last One To Know
Nominee	Tanya Tucker	Love Me Like You Used To
Nominee	Rosanne Cash	King's Record Shop
Nominee	Emmylou Harris	Angel Band

Best Country Vocal Performance, Male

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Randy Travis	Always & Forever
Nominee	Dwight Yoakam	Hillbilly Deluxe
Nominee	Steve Earle	Exit O
Nominee	Hank Williams Jr.	Born To Boogie
Nominee	George Strait	All My Ex's Live In Texas

Best Country Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocal

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Dolly Parton, Linda Ronstadt & Emmylou Harris	Trio
Nominee	The Desert Rose Band	The Desert Rose Band
Nominee	Restless Heart	I'll Still Be Loving You
Nominee	The Judds	Heartland
Nominee	The O'Kanes	Can't Stop My Heart From Loving You

Best Country Vocal Performance, Duet

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Ronnie Milsap & Kenny Rogers	Make No Mistake, She's Mine
Nominee	Glen Campbell And Emmylou Harris	You Are
Nominee	Steve Wariner And Glen Campbell	The Hand That Rocks The Cradle
Nominee	Crystal Gayle And Gary Morris	Another World
Nominee	Holly Dunn And Michael Martin Murphey	A Face In The Crowd

Best Country Instrumental Performance (Orchestra, Group Of Soloist)

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Asleep At The Wheel	String Of Pars
Nominee	Stephane Grappelli And Vassar Clements	Together At Last
Nominee	Bill Monroe	The Old Brown Country Barn
Nominee	Albert Lee	Gagged But Not Bound
Nominee	Jerry Douglas	Changing Channels

Best Country Song

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Randy Travis	Forever And Ever, Amen
Nominee	Dolly Parton, Linda Ronstadt, Emmylou Harris	Tellin' Me Lies
Nominee	Restless Heart	I'll Still Be Loving You
Nominee	George Strait	All My Ex's Live In Texas
Nominee	K.T. Oslin	80's Ladies

Best Gospel Performance, Female

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Deniece Williams	I Believe In You
Nominee	Terri Gibbs	Turnaround
Nominee	Debby Boone	The Name Above All Names
Nominee	Kathy Troccoli	Images
Nominee	Debbie McClendon	Count It All Joy

Best Gospel Performance, Male

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Larnelle Harris	The Father Hath Provided
Nominee	Wayne Watson	Watercolour Ponies
Nominee	Steve Green	Joy To The World
Nominee	Leon Patillo	Brand New
Nominee	Dallas Holm	Against The Wind

Best Gospel Performance By A Duo Or Group, Choir Or Chorus

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Mylon LeFevre & Broken Heart	Crack The Sky
Nominee	The Bill Gaither Trio	Welcome Back Home
Nominee	Stryper	To Hell With The Devil
Nominee	Petra	This Means War!
Nominee	Mr. Mister	Healing Waters

Best Soul Gospel Performance, Female

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	CeCe Winans	For Always
Nominee	Della Reese	You Gave Me Love
Nominee	Shirley Caesar	The Lord Will Make A Way
Nominee	Vickie Winans	Be Encouraged
Nominee	Lynette Hawkins Stephens	Baby Sis

Best Soul Gospel Performance, Male

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Al Green	Everything's Gonna Be Alright
Nominee	Wintley Phipps	Wintley Phipps
Nominee	Jessy Dixon	The Winning Side
Nominee	BeBe Winans	Call Me
Nominee	Keith Pringle	All To You

Best Soul Gospel Performance By A Duo Or Group, Choir Or Chorus

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Anita Baker & The Winans	Ain't No Need To Worry
Nominee	The Clark Sisters	Heart And Soul
Nominee	Edwin Hawkins And The Music And Arts Seminar Mass Choir	Give Us Peace
Nominee	The Winans	Decisions
Nominee	BeBe & CeCe Winans	BeBe And CeCe Winans

Best Latin Pop Performance

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Julio Iglesias	Un Hombre Solo
Nominee	Emmanuel	Solo
Nominee	Jose Jose	Siempre Contigo
Nominee	Maria Conchita Alonso	Otra Mentira Mas
Nominee	Lunna	Lunna
Nominee	Luis Miguel	Luis Miguel '87, Soy Como Quiero Ser
Nominee	Yolandita Monge	Laberinto De Amor
Nominee	Braulio	En Bancarrota
Nominee	Danny Rivera	Amar O Morir

Best Tropical Latin Performance

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Eddie Palmieri	La Verdad - The Truth
Nominee	Celia Cruz And Willie Colon	The Winners
Nominee	Hector Lavoe	Strikes Back
Nominee	Carribbean Express	Caribbean Express
Nominee	Ray Barretto	Aqui Se Puede
Nominee	Rubén Blades	Agua De Luna (Moon Water)

Best Mexican-American Performance

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Los Tigres Del Norte	Gracias! America Sin Fronteras
Nominee	Little Joe	Timeless
Nominee	Chavela Y Su Groupo Express	El Rey Del Barrio
Nominee	Los Diablos	Celebracion
Nominee	Antonio Aguilar	15 Exitos Con Tambora Vol. 2

Best Traditional Blues Recording

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Professor Longhair	Houseparty New Orleans Style
Nominee	James Cotton	Take Me Back
Nominee	Eddie Cleanhead Vinson	Old Maid Boogie
Nominee	Koko Taylor	Live From Chicago- An Audience With The Queen
Nominee	Albert Collins	Cold Snap

Best Contemporary Blues Recording

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	The Robert Cray Band	Strong Persuader
Nominee	B.B. King	Standing On The Edge Of Love
Nominee	Buckwheat Zydeco	On A Night Like This
Nominee	Earl King And Roomful Of Blues	Glazed
Nominee	Bobby Bland	After All

Best Traditional Folk Recording

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Ladysmith Black Mambazo	Shaka Zulu
Nominee	(Various Artists)	Zulu Men's Singing Competition
Nominee	Bantu Glee Singers, Crocodiles, Shooting Stars And Others	Mbube Roots - Zulu Choral Music From South Africa
Nominee	The Chieftains	Celtic Wedding
Nominee	Michael Doucet And Beausoleil	Belizaire The Cajun (Original Soundtrack)

Best Contemporary Folk Recording

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Steve Goodman	Unfinished Business
Nominee	The Washington Squares	The Washington Squares
Nominee	Loudon Wainwright III	More Love Songs
Nominee	Joan Baez	Asimbonanga
Nominee	John Hartford	Annual Waltz

Best Polka Recording

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Jimmy Sturr	A Polka Just For Me
Nominee	The Kryger Brothers	Polka Mania
Nominee	Eddie Blazonczyk's Versatones	Let's Celebrate Again
Nominee	Walt Groller And His Orchestra	It's Pokamatic
Nominee	Lenny Gomulka And Chicago Push And Dick Pillar	In Polka Unity

Best Reggae Recording

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Peter Tosh	No Nuclear War
Nominee	UB40	UB40 CCCP (Live In Moscow)
Nominee	Burning Spear	People Of The World
Nominee	Third World	Hold On To Love

Best Recording For Children

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Bobby McFerrin & Jack Nicholson	The Elephant's Child
Nominee	Glenn Close	The Emperor And The Nightingale
Nominee	Barbara Fairchild	Lullaby For Teddy
Nominee	Raffi	Everything Grows
Nominee	Candle	Bullfrogs And Butterflies (Part III)

Best Comedy Recording

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Robin Williams	A Night At The Met
Nominee	Ray Stevens	Would Jesus Wear A Rolex?
Nominee	Jackie Mason	The World According To Me!
Nominee	Bob And Ray	The Best Of Bob And Ray - Volume One
Nominee	Weird Al Yankovic	Polka Party!

Best Spoken Word Or Non-Musical Recording

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Garrison Keillor	Lake Wobegon Days
Nominee	Leonard Nimoy	Whales Alive
Nominee	Leonard Nimoy, George Takei	Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home
Nominee	Katharine Hepburn	Lincoln Portrait
Nominee	Lauren Bacall	Lauren Bacall By Myself

Best Musical Cast Show Album

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Claude-Michel Schönberg, composer; Alain Boublil & Herbert Kretzmer, lyricists; Alain Boublil & Claude-Michel Schönberg, producers (Original Broadway Cast)	Les Miserables
Nominee	Jeremy Lubbock, producer (Kiri Te Kanawa, Jose Carerras, And Others)	South Pacific
Nominee	Andrew Lloyd Webber, composer; Charles Hart & Richard Stilgoe, lyricists; Andrew Lloyd Webber, producer (Original London Cast)	The Phantom Of The Opera
Nominee	Paul Myers, producer (Kiri Te Kanawa, Jeremy Irons And Others)	My Fair Lady
Nominee	Thomas Z. Shepard, producer (Original Broadway Cast)	Me And My Girl (Original Broadway Cast)

Best Instrumental Composition

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Ron Carter, Herbie Hancock, Billy Higgins & Wayne Shorter, composers (Dexter Gordon)	Call Sheet Blues
Nominee	Henry Mancini, composer (Henry Mancini)	The Blues In Three
Nominee	Lyle Mays & Pat Metheny, composers (Pat Metheny Group)	Minuano (Six Eight)
Nominee	Frank Zappa, composer (Frank Zappa)	Jazz From Hell
Nominee	Claude Bolling, composer (Claude Bolling, Jean-Pierre Rampal, Pierre-Yves Sorin, Vincent Cordelette)	Bolling: Suite No. 2 For Flute And Jazz Piano Trio

Best Album Or Original Instrumental Background Score Written For A Motion Picture Or Television

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Ennio Morricone, composer (Ennio Morricone)	The Untouchables
Nominee	John Williams, composer (John Williams)	The Witches Of Eastwick
Nominee	Mark Knopfler, composer (Mark Knopfler And Guy Fletcher)	The Princess Bride
Nominee	Henry Mancini, composer (Henry Mancini)	The Glass Menagerie (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack Album)
Nominee	James Horner, composer (Various Artists)	An American Tail (Music From The Motion Picture Soundtrack)

Best Song Written Specifically For A Motion Picture Or Television

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Linda Ronstadt & James Ingram	Somewhere Out There (From An American Tail)
Nominee	Madonna	Who's That Girl (From Who's That Girl?)
Nominee	Starship	Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now (From Original Motion Picture Soundtrack /Mannequin/)
Nominee	Al Jarreau	Moonlighting (Theme from Moonlighting)
Nominee	Bill Medley And Jennifer Warnes	(I've Had) The Time Of My Life (From Dirty Dancing)

Best Performance Music Video

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	(Various Artists)	The Prince's Trust All-Star Rock Concert
Nominee	Bobby McFerrin	Spontaneous Inventions (Video)
Nominee	Barbra Streisand	One Voice (Video)
Nominee	Vladimir Horowitz	Horowitz In Moscow (Video)
Nominee	Cyndi Lauper	Cyndi Lauper In Paris (Video)

Best Concept Music Video

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Genesis	Land Of Confusion
Nominee	Kate Bush	Kate Bush: The Whole Story (Video)
Nominee	David Bowie	Day In, Day Out (Video)
Nominee	David Lee Roth	David Lee Roth (Video)
Nominee	Janet Jackson	Control - The Videos - Part II (Video)

Best Arrangement On An Instrumental

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Bill Holman, arranger (The Tonight Show Band With Doc Severinsen)	Take The /A/ Train
Nominee	Dave Grusin, arranger (Dave Grusin)	The Heart Is A Lonely Hunter
Nominee	Michael Convertino, arranger (Shirley Walker, conductor)	Main Title (Children Of A Lesser God)
Nominee	Pat (Patrick) Williams, arranger (Patrick Williams' New York Band)	Jive Samba
Nominee	Jorge Calandrelli, arranger (Sam Most)	Any Time, Any Season

Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocal(s)

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Frank Foster, arranger (Diane Schuur & The Count Basie Orchestra)	Deedles' Blues
Nominee	Randy Kerber, arranger (Barbra Streisand)	Over The Rainbow
Nominee	Henry Mancini, arranger (Johnny Mathis And Henry Mancini)	It Might As Well Be Spring
Nominee	Jack Walrath, arranger (Jack Walrath)	I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry
Nominee	Bill Ginn & Van Dyke Parks, arrangers (Jennifer Warnes)	A Singer Must Die

Best Album Package

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Bill Johnson, art director (Rosanne Cash)	King's Record Shop
Nominee	Peter Barrett, art director (Ladysmith Black Mambazo)	Shaka Zulu
Nominee	Bruce Licher, art director (For Against)	Echelons
Nominee	Joseph Stelmach, art director (Duke Ellington)	Duke Ellington: The Webster Blanton Band
Nominee	Ron Scarselli, art director (R.E.M.)	Document

Best Album Notes

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Orrin Keepnews, album notes writer (Thelonious Monk)	Thelonious Monk - The Complete Riverside Recordings
Nominee	Peter Guralnick, album notes writer (Elvis Presley)	The Complete Sun Sessions
Nominee	Charles K. Wolfe, album notes writer (The Carter Family, Jimmie Rodgers And Others)	The Bristol Sessions
Nominee	Mark Tucker, album notes writer (Louis Armstrong, Benny Goodman, Frank Sinatra, And Others)	Singers And Soloists Of The Swing Bands
Nominee	Nolan Porterfield, album notes writer (Jimmie Rodgers)	Jimmie Rodgers On Record: America's Blue Yodeler

Best Historical Album

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	(Thelonious Monk)	Thelonious Monk - The Complete Riverside Recordings
Nominee	(Otis Redding)	The Otis Redding Story
Nominee	(Ella Fitzgerald, Andy Williams, Johnny Mathis, And Others)	The Gershwin Collection
Nominee	(Various Artists)	The Bristol Sessions
Nominee	(Louis Armstrong, Benny Goodman, Frank Sinatra And Others)	Singers And Soloists Of The Swing Bands

Best Engineered Recording - Non-Classical

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Humberto Gatica & Bruce Swedien, engineers (Michael Jackson)	Bad
Nominee	Al Schmitt, engineer (Bill Watrous)	Reflections
Nominee	Tom Jung, engineer (Flim And The BB's)	Neon
Nominee	Joe Bogen, Ben Harris & Kyle Lehning, engineers (Ronnie Milsap)	Heart And Soul
Nominee	Josiah Gluck, Keith Grant, Dave Grusin & Don Murray, engineers (Dave Grusin)	Cinemagic
Nominee	Andrew Jackson, engineer (Pink Floyd)	A Momentary Lapse Of Reason

Producer Of The Year, (Non-Classical)

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Narada Michael Walden	-
Nominee	Michael Jackson, Quincy Jones (producers)	-
Nominee	Don Gehman, John Cougar Mellencamp (producers)	-
Nominee	Emilio And The Jerks (Lawrence Dermer, Joe Galdo, Rafael Vigil) (producers)	-
Nominee	Brian Eno (), Daniel Lanois (producers)	-

Best Classical Album

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Vladimir Horowitz, artist; Thomas Frost, producer	Horowitz In Moscow
Nominee	Elmar Oliveira & Leonard Slatkin, artists; Marc Aubort & Joanna Nickrenz, producers	Hanson: Symphony No. 2/Barber: Violin Concerto
Nominee	Robert Shaw, artist; Robert Woods, producer	Faure: Requiem, Op. 48/Durufle: Reqiem, Op. 9
Nominee	Georg Solti, artist; Michael Haas, producer	Beethoven: Symphony No. 9 In D Minor (Choral)
Nominee	Edo De Waart, artist	Adams: The Chairman Dances

Best Orchestral Recording

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Georg Solti, conductor (Chicago Symphony Orchestra)	Beethoven: Symphony No. 9 In D Minor
Nominee	(Montreal Symphony Orchestra)	Holst: The Planets
Nominee	(Saint Louis Symphony)	Hanson: Symphony No. 2 (Romantic)
Nominee	(New York Philharmonic)	Copland: Symphony No. 3/Quiet City
Nominee	(Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra)	Berg, Webern, Schoenberg: Orchestral Pieces

Best Opera Recording

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Agnes Baltsa, Kathleen Battle, Gary Lakes, Hermann Prey & Anna Tomowa-Sintow; James Levine, conductor; Cord Garben, producer (Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra)	R. Strauss: Ariadne Auf Naxos
Nominee	Antonio Barasorda, Riccardo Chailly, Veriano Luchetti, Leo Nucci, Samuel Ramey & Shirley Verrett; Andrew Cornall, producer (Bologna Coro Del Teatro Comunale; Bologna Orchestra Del Teatro Comunale)	Verdi: Macbeth
Nominee	Thomas Allen, Kathleen Battle, Jorma Hynninen, Ann Murray, Riccardo Muti, Margaret Price & Kurt Rydl; James Mallinson, producer (Vienna Philharmonic Chorus; Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra)	Mozart: The Marriage Of Figaro
Nominee	Kathleen Battle, Edita Gruberova, Georg Solti, Martti Talvela, Gosta Winbergh & Heinz Zednik; Christopher Raeburn, producer (Vienna Philharmonic Chorus; Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra)	Mozart: The Abduction From The Seraglio
Nominee	Agnes Baltsa, Kathleen Battle, Paata Burchuladze, Ferruccio Furlanetto, Alexander Malta, Samuel Ramey, Anna Tomowa-Sintow, Herbert von Karajan & Gosta Winbergh; Michel Glotz & Werner Mayer, producers (Berlin Philharmonic Chorus; Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra)	Mozart: Don Giovanni

Best Choral Performance (Other Than Opera)

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Robert Shaw, conductor (Atlanta Symphony Chorus; Atlanta Symphony Orchestra)	Hindemith: When Lilacs Last In The Dooryard Bloom'd
Nominee	Laszlo Heltay, chorus master (Brighton Festival Chorus; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra)	Tippett: A Child Of Our Time
Nominee	Neville Creed, chorus master (London Philharmonic Chorus & Tiffen School Boys Choir; London Philharmonic Orchestra)	Mahler: Symphony No. 8 In E Flat (Symphony Of A Thousand)
Nominee	Lubomir Matl, chorus master (Prague Philharmonic Chorus; Czech Philharmonic)	Janácek: Glagolitic Mass
Nominee	(Mormon Tabernacle Choir; Utah Symphony Orchestra)	Copland: Old American Songs: Canticle Of Freedom; Four Motets
Nominee	(Monteverdi Choir; English Baroque Soloists)	Bach: St. John Passion

Best Classical Performance - Instrumental Soloist(s) (With Orchestra)

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Itzhak Perlman, artist (Vienna Philharmonic)	Mozart: Violin Concertos Nos. 2 And 4
Nominee	Dale Clevenger, artist (Franz Liszt Chamber Orchestra)	Mozart: Horn Concertos No. 1-4, Rondo, Fragment
Nominee	Wynton Marsalis, artist (Eastman Wind Ensemble)	Carnaval (Works By Arban, Clarke, Levy, Paganini, Rimsky-Korsakov, Bellstedt)
Nominee	Murray Perahia, artist (Concertgebouw Orchestra)	Beethoven: Piano Concerto No 5 In E Flat (Emperor)
Nominee	Elmar Oliveira, artist (Saint Louis Symphony)	Barber: Violin Concerto Op. 14

Best Classical Performance - Instrumental Soloist(s) (Without Orchestra)

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Vladimir Horowitz, artist	Horowitz In Moscow
Nominee	Peter Serkin, artist	Stravinsky: Wolpe: Lieberson (Stravinsky: Serenade In A And Sonata/Wolpe: Form IV: Broken Sequences, Pastorale, Passacaglia/Lieberson: Bagatelles)
Nominee	Itzhak Perlman, artist	My Favorite Kreisler
Nominee	Murray Perahia, artist	Beethoven: Piano Sonatas Nos. 17, Op. 31/18, Op. 31/26, Op. 81A
Nominee	Andras Schiff, artist	Bach: Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 2

Best Chamber Music Performance

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Vladimir Ashkenazy, Lynn Harrell & Itzhak Perlman, artists	Beethoven: The Complete Piano Trios
Nominee	Kronos Quartet (Hank Dutt, David Harrington, Joan Jeanrenaud & John Sherba), artists	White Man Sleeps (Music By Volans, Ives, Hassell, Coleman, Johnston, Bartok)
Nominee	Salvatore Accardo, Jean-Pierre Rampal, Mstislav Rostropovich & Isaac Stern, artists	Mozart: The Flute Quartets (K.285,285A,285B,298)
Nominee	Beaux Arts Trio (Isidore Cohen, Bernard Greenhouse & Menahem Pressler), artists	Dvorák: Piano Trio In E Min./Mendelssohn: Piano Trio In D Min.
Nominee	Amadeus Quartet (Norbert Brainin, Martin Lovett, Siegmund Nissel & Peter Schidlof) & Murray Perahia, artists	Brahms: Piano Quartet No. 1 In G Minor

Best Classical Vocal Soloist Performance

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	NOMINEES	Kathleen Battle - Salzburg Recital
Nominee	(Yale Cellos Of Aldo Parisot)	Villa-Lobos: Bachianas Brasileiras No. 5 For Soprano And Orchestra Of Violoncellos
Nominee	Jessye Norman	Soiree Francaise
Nominee	Marnie Nixon	R. Strauss: Lieder (Including /Malven/)
Nominee	(Pacific Symphony Orchestra)	Copland: Eight Poems Of Emily Dickinson

Best Contemporary Composition

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Krzysztof Penderecki, composer	Penderecki: Cello Concerto No. 2
Nominee	Michael Tippett, composer	Tippett: The Mask Of Time
Nominee	Roger Sessions, composer	Sessions: Symphony No. 5
Nominee	Joseph Schwantner, composer	Schwantner: A Sudden Rainbow
Nominee	Milton Babbitt, composer	Babbitt: Piano Concerto
Nominee	John Adams, composer	Adams: The Chairman Dances

Best Engineered Recording, Classical

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Jack Renner, engineer (Robert Shaw, conductor)	Faure: Requiem/Durufle: Requiem
Nominee	John Pellowe, engineer (Georg Solti, conductor)	Tchaikovsky: 1812 Overture/Romeo And Juliet/The Nutcracker Suite
Nominee	Thomas Frost, engineer (Vladimir Horowitz)	Horowitz In Moscow
Nominee	Jack Renner, engineer (Robert Shaw, conductor)	Hindemith: When Lilacs Last In The Dooryard Bloom'D (A Requiem For Those We Love)
Nominee	James Lock & John Pellowe, engineers (Georg Solti, conductor)	Beethoven: Symphony No. 9 In D Minor (Choral)

Classical Producer Of The Year

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Robert Woods	-
Nominee	Michael Haas	-
Nominee	Thomas Frost	-
Nominee	Steven Epstein	-
Nominee	Jay David Saks	-