1992 Grammy Awards – Complete List of Winners and Nominees

The 34th Annual Grammy Awards, on February 25, 1992, honored music from October 1, 1990, to September 30, 1991. Natalie Cole's Unforgettable...
with Love, a heartwarming and technically impressive tribute to her father, Nat King Cole, won Album of the Year and "Unforgettable" also won Record of the Year. R.E.M.'s critically acclaimed alternative rock hit "Losing My Religion" won Record of the Year.
Marc Cohn, known for his storytelling and piano-driven songs, was named Best New Artist. This ceremony highlighted the enduring appeal of classic sounds reimagined for new audiences and the growing influence of alternative rock, demonstrating the Grammys' embrace of both nostalgic tributes and contemporary innovation.

Record Of The Year

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Natalie Cole (With Nat King Cole)	Unforgettable
Nominee	Bonnie Raitt	Something To Talk About
Nominee	R.E.M.	Losing My Religion
Nominee	Amy Grant	Baby Baby
Nominee	Bryan Adams	(Everything I Do) I Do It For You

Album Of The Year

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Natalie Cole	Unforgettable With Love
Nominee	Paul Simon	The Rhythm Of The Saints
Nominee	R.E.M.	Out Of Time
Nominee	Bonnie Raitt	Luck Of The Draw
Nominee	Amy Grant	Heart In Motion

Song Of The Year

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Natalie Cole [With Nat King Cole]	Unforgettable
Nominee	Marc Cohn	Walking In Memphis
Nominee	R.E.M.	Losing My Religion
Nominee	Amy Grant	Baby Baby
Nominee	Bryan Adams	(Everything I Do) I Do It For You

Best New Artist

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Marc Cohn	-
Nominee	Color Me Badd	-
Nominee	C C Music Factory	-
Nominee	Boyz II Men	-
Nominee	Seal	-

Best Pop Vocal Performance, Female

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Bonnie Raitt	Something To Talk About
Nominee	Oleta Adams	Get Here
Nominee	Mariah Carey	Emotions
Nominee	Amy Grant	Baby Baby
Nominee	Whitney Houston	All The Man That I Need

Best Pop Vocal Performance, Male

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Michael Bolton	When A Man Loves A Woman
Nominee	Aaron Neville	Warm Your Heart
Nominee	Marc Cohn	Walking In Memphis
Nominee	George Michael	Freedom 90
Nominee	Seal	Crazy
Nominee	Bryan Adams	(Everything I Do) I Do It For You

Best Pop Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocal

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	R.E.M.	Losing My Religion
Nominee	Wilson Phillips	You're In Love
Nominee	The Commitments	The Commitments - Original Motion Picture
Nominee	Jesus Jones	Right Here, Right Now
Nominee	Extreme	More Than Words

Best Traditional Pop Performance

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Natalie Cole (With Nat King Cole)	Unforgettable
Nominee	Barbra Streisand	Warm All Over
Nominee	Diane Schuur	Pure Schuur
Nominee	Johnny Mathis	In A Sentimental Mood: Mathis Sings Ellington
Nominee	Harry Connick Jr.	Blue Light, Red Light (Someone's There)

Best Pop Instrumental Performance

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Michael Kamen	Robin Hood - Prince Of Thieves
Nominee	Kenny G	Theme From Dying Young
Nominee	Candy Dulfer	Saxuality
Nominee	John Williams	John Williams Conducts John Williams/ The Star Wars Trilogy
Nominee	Dave Grusin	Havana (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)

Best Rock Vocal Performance, Solo

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Bonnie Raitt	Luck Of The Draw
Nominee	John Mellencamp	Whenever We Wanted
Nominee	Bob Seger	The Fire Inside
Nominee	Robbie Robertson	Storyville
Nominee	Bryan Adams	Can't Stop This Thing We Started
Nominee	Eric Clapton	24 Nights

Best Rock Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocal

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Bonnie Raitt & Delbert McClinton	Good Man, Good Woman
Nominee	Queensryche	Silent Lucidity
Nominee	R.E.M.	Radio Song
Nominee	Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers	Into The Great Wide Open
Nominee	Jane's Addiction	Been Caught Stealing

Best Hard Rock Performance With Vocal

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Van Halen	For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge
Nominee	Guns N' Roses	Use Your Illusion I
Nominee	AC/DC	Moneytalks
Nominee	Alice In Chains	Man In The Box

Best Metal Performance

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Metallica	Metallica
Nominee	Megadeth	Hangar 18 (LP Version)
Nominee	Soundgarden	Badmotorfinger
Nominee	Anthrax	Attack Of The Killer B's
Nominee	Motorhead	1916

Best Rock Instrumental Performance

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Eric Johnson	Cliffs Of Dover
Nominee	Rush	Where's My Thing?
Nominee	Steve Howe	Masquerade
Nominee	The Allman Brothers Band	Kind Of Bird
Nominee	Danny Gatton	88 Elmira Street

Best Rock Song

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Sting	Soul Cages
Nominee	Queensryche	Silent Lucidity
Nominee	Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers	Learning To Fly
Nominee	Metallica	Enter Sandman
Nominee	Bryan Adams	Can't Stop This Thing We Started
Nominee	Jane's Addiction	Been Caught Stealing

Best Alternative Music Album

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	R.E.M.	Out Of Time
Nominee	Richard Thompson	Rumor And Sigh
Nominee	Nirvana	Nevermind
Nominee	Elvis Costello	Mighty Like A Rose
Nominee	Jesus Jones	Doubt

Best R&B Vocal Performance, Female

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Lisa Fischer	How Can I Ease The Pain
Winner	Patti LaBelle	Burnin'
Nominee	Aretha Franklin	What You See Is What You Sweat
Nominee	Vanessa Williams	Runnin' Back To You
Nominee	Gladys Knight	Good Woman

Best R&B Vocal Performance, Male

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Luther Vandross	Power Of Love
Nominee	James Brown	Love Over Due
Nominee	Keith Washington	Kissing You
Nominee	Teddy Pendergrass	How Can You Mend A Broken Heart
Nominee	Stevie Wonder	Gotta Have You
Nominee	Peabo Bryson	Can You Stop The Rain

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

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Boyz II Men	Cooleyhighharmony
Nominee	Dionne Warwick, Gladys Knight, Patti LaBelle	Superwoman
Nominee	Color Me Badd	I Wanna Sex You Up
Nominee	Prince And The N.P.G.	Gett Off
Nominee	Aretha Franklin And Luther Vandross	Doctor's Orders

Best Rhythm & Blues Song

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Luther Vandross	Power Of Love/Love Power
Nominee	BeBe And CeCe Winans Featuring Mavis Staples	I'll Take You There
Nominee	Color Me Badd	I Wanna Sex You Up
Nominee	Lisa Fischer	How Can I Ease The Pain
Nominee	Peabo Bryson	Can You Stop The Rain

Best Rap Solo Performance

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	LL Cool J	Mama Said Knock You Out
Nominee	Ice-T	New Jack Hustler (Nino's Theme)
Nominee	Monie Love	It's A Shame (My Sister)
Nominee	M.C. Hammer	Here Comes The Hammer (Version 1)
Nominee	Queen Latifah	Fly Girl

Best Rap Performance By A Duo Or Group

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	D.J. Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince	Summertime
Nominee	Naughty By Nature	O.P.P.
Nominee	Heavy D And The Boyz	Now That We Found Love
Nominee	Salt-N-Pepa	Let's Talk About Sex
Nominee	Public Enemy	Apocalypse 91...The Enemy Strikes Black

Best New Age Album

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Chip Davis (Mannheim Steamroller)	Fresh Aire 7
Nominee	David Arkenstone	In The Wake Of The Wind
Nominee	Suzanne Ciani	Hotel Luna
Nominee	Tangerine Dream	Canyon Dreams
Nominee	Ottmar Liebert	Borrasca

Best Contemporary Jazz Performance

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	The Manhattan Transfer	Sassy
Nominee	Bobby McFerrin	Medicine Music
Nominee	Yellowjackets	Greenhouse
Nominee	Béla Fleck And The Flecktones	Flight Of The Cosmic Hippo
Nominee	Claus Ogerman And Michael Brecker	Claus Ogerman Featuring Michael Brecker
Nominee	Joe Sample	Ashes To Ashes

Best Jazz Vocal Performance

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Take 6	He Is Christmas
Nominee	Shirley Horn	You Won't Forget Me
Nominee	The Manhattan Transfer	The Offbeat Of Avenues
Nominee	Natalie Cole	Long 'Bout Midnight
Nominee	Mel Tormé	Ellington Medley

Best Jazz Instrumental Solo

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Stan Getz, soloist	I Remember You
Nominee	Dave Grusin, soloist	How Long Has This Been Going On?
Nominee	Jean Toots Theilmans, soloist	Bluesette
Nominee	David Sanborn, soloist	Another Hand
Nominee	Phil Woods, soloist	All Bird's Children

Best Jazz Instrumental Performance, Group

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Oscar Peterson Trio	Saturday Night At The Blue Note
Nominee	Dave Grusin	The Gershwin Connection
Nominee	Lionel Hampton And The Golden Men of Jazz	Lionel Hampton And The Golden Men Of Jazz Live At The Blue Note
Nominee	David Sanborn	Another Hand
Nominee	Chick Corea Akoustic Band	Alive

Best Large Jazz Ensemble Performance

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Dizzy Gillespie	Live At The Royal Festival Hall
Nominee	Rob McConnell And The Boss Brass	The Brass Is Back
Nominee	Jay McShann	Paris All-Star Blues (A Tribute To Charlie Parker)
Nominee	Doc Severinsen And The Tonight Show Band	Once More With Feeling
Nominee	Charlie Haden	Dream Keeper
Nominee	Bob Mintzer	Art Of The Big Band

Best Country Vocal Performance, Female

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Mary Chapin Carpenter	Down At The Twist And Shout
Nominee	Kathy Mattea	Time Passes By
Nominee	Trisha Yearwood	She's In Love With The Boy
Nominee	Reba McEntire	For My Broken Heart
Nominee	Tanya Tucker	Down To My Last Teardrop

Best Country Vocal Performance, Male

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Garth Brooks	Ropin' The Wind
Nominee	Billy Dean	Somewhere In My Broken Heart
Nominee	Vince Gill	Pocket Full Of Gold
Nominee	Travis Tritt	Here's A Quarter (Call Someone Who Cares)
Nominee	Alan Jackson	Don't Rock The Jukebox

Best Country Performance By A Duo Group With Vocal

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	The Judds	Love Can Build A Bridge
Nominee	Texas Tornados	Zone Of Our Own
Nominee	Forester Sisters	Men
Nominee	Diamond Rio	Meet In The Middle
Nominee	Alabama	Forever's As Far As I'll Go
Nominee	Kentucky Headhunters	Electric Barnyard

Best Country Vocal Collaboration

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Ricky Skaggs, Steve Wariner & Vince Gill	Restless
Nominee	Dolly Parton And Ricky Van Shelton	Rockin' Years
Nominee	Lee Greenwood And Suzy Bogguss	Hopelessly Yours
Nominee	Clint Black And Roy Rogers	Hold On Partner
Nominee	Earl Thomas Conley And Keith Whitley	Brotherly Love

Best Country Instrumental Performance

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Mark O'Connor	The New Nashville Cats
Nominee	Norton Buffalo And Roy Rogers	Song For Jessica
Nominee	Diamond Rio	Poultry Promenade
Nominee	The Osborne Brothers	Orange Blossom Special
Nominee	Chet Atkins, Mark Knopfler	Neck And Neck

Best Bluegrass Album

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Carl Jackson & John Starling (With The Nash Ramblers)	Spring Training
Nominee	Alison Brown	Simple Pleasures
Nominee	Jim And Jesse	Music Among Friends
Nominee	The Nashville Bluegrass Band	Home Of The Blues
Nominee	The Osborne Brothers	Hillbilly Fever

Best Country Song

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	The Judds	Love Can Build A Bridge
Nominee	Travis Tritt	Here's A Quarter (Call Someone Who Cares)
Nominee	Dolly Parton	Eagle When She Flies
Nominee	Mary Chapin Carpenter	Down At The Twist And Shout
Nominee	Alan Jackson	Don't Rock The Jukebox

Best Rock/Contemporary Gospel Album

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Russ Taff	Under Their Influence
Nominee	Margaret Becker	Simple House
Nominee	dc Talk	Nu Thang
Nominee	Kim Hill	Brave Heart
Nominee	DeGarmo And Key	Go To The Top

Best Pop Gospel Album

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Steven Curtis Chapman	For The Sake Of The Call
Nominee	Marilyn McCoo	The Me Nobody Knows
Nominee	Carman And Commissioned And The Christ Church Choir	Shakin' The House...Live
Nominee	Michael English	Michael English
Nominee	Larnelle Harris	Larnelle Live (Psalms, Hymns And Spiritual Songs)

Best Southern Gospel Album

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	The Gaither Vocal Band	Homecoming
Nominee	The Chuck Wagon Gang	Still Rollin'
Nominee	Mid-South Boys	Shoulder To Shoulder
Nominee	J.D. Sumner And The Stamps Quartet	Peace In The Valley
Nominee	The Talleys	Love Will
Nominee	The Speers	Hallelujah Time

Best Traditional Soul Gospel Album

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Mighty Clouds Of Joy	Pray For Me
Nominee	The Williams Brothers	This Is Your Night
Nominee	Vanessa Bell Armstrong	The Truth About Christmas
Nominee	Huey Williams, The Jackson Southernaires	Thank You Mamma For Praying For Me
Nominee	Minister Thomas Whitfield And Thomas Whitfield Co.	My Faith

Best Contemporary Soul Gospel Album

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	CeCe & BeBe Winans	Different Lifestyles
Nominee	Ricky Dillard's New Generation Chorale	The Promise
Nominee	The Rance Allen Group	Phenomenon
Nominee	Witness	Mean What You Say
Nominee	Helen Baylor	Look A Little Closer

Best Gospel Album By Choir Or Chorus

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Gary Hines, choir director (The Sounds Of Blackness)	The Evolution Of Gospel
Nominee	James Cleveland, choir director (James Cleveland And The Gospel Messengers)	Rev. James Cleveland And The L.A. Gospel Messengers
Nominee	Carol Cymbala, choir director (The Brooklyn Tabernacle Singers)	Jesus Be Praised
Nominee	Landy Gardner, choir director (Christ Church Choir)	Hand In Hand
Nominee	Edwin Hawkins, choir director (Music And Arts Seminar Chicago Mass Choir)	Edwin Hawkins Music And Arts Seminar Chicago Mass Choir
Nominee	O'Landa Draper, choir director (O'Landa Draper And The Associates)	Above And Beyond

Best Latin Pop Album

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Vikki Carr	Cosas Del Amor
Nominee	Alejandra Guzman	Flor De Papel
Nominee	Daniela Romo	Amada Mas Que Nunca
Nominee	Los Bukis	A Traves De Tus Ojos
Nominee	Pandora	...con Amor Eterno

Best Tropical Latin Album

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Juan Luis Guerra 4.40	Bachata Rosa
Nominee	Tito Puente	The Mambo King 100th LP
Nominee	Luis Enrique	Luces Del Alma
Nominee	Rubén Blades	Caminando
Nominee	Poncho Sanchez	A Night At Kimball's East

Best Mexican-American Album

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Little Joe	16 de Septiembre
Nominee	La Sombra	Porque Te Quiero
Nominee	Mazz	Para Nuestra Gente
Nominee	Los Tigres Del Norte	Para Adoloridos

Best Traditional Blues Album

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	B.B. King	Live At The Apollo
Nominee	Taj Mahal	Mule Bone
Nominee	John Lee Hooker	Mr. Lucky
Nominee	Johnnie Johnson	Johnnie B. Bad
Nominee	Charles Brown	All My Life

Best Contemporary Blues Album

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Buddy Guy	Damn Right, I've Got The Blues
Nominee	Charles Musselwhite	Signature
Nominee	Irma Thomas	Live...Simply The Best
Nominee	Johnny Winter	Let Me In
Nominee	Albert Collins	Albert Collins

Best Traditional Folk Album

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	(Various Artists)	The Civil War - Original Soundtrack
Nominee	Mike Seeger	Solo-Oldtime Country Music
Nominee	Doc Watson	My Dear Old Southern Home
Nominee	(Various Artists)	Le Mystere Des Voix Bulgares Vol. 3
Nominee	Jimmy C. Newman (And Cajun Country)	Alligator Man

Best Contemporary Folk Album

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	John Prine	The Missing Years
Nominee	Jerry Garcia And David Grisman	Jerry Garcia/David Grisman
Nominee	Rosanne Cash	Interiors
Nominee	Beausoleil	Cajun Conja
Nominee	Indigo Girls	Back On The Bus, Y'all

Best Reggae Album

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Shabba Ranks	As Raw As Ever
Nominee	Rita Marley	We Must Carry On
Nominee	Steel Pulse	Victims
Nominee	Ziggy Marley And The Melody Makers	Jahmekya
Nominee	Black Uhuru	Iron Storm
Nominee	Bunny Wailer	Gumption

Best World Music Album

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Mickey Hart	Planet Drum
Nominee	Milton Nascimento	Txai
Nominee	Gipsy Kings	Este Mundo
Nominee	Dori Caymmi	Brazilian Serenata
Nominee	Salif Keita	Amen

Best Polka Album

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Jimmy Sturr	Live At Gilley's!
Nominee	The Dynatones	When The Band Plays A Polka
Nominee	Polka Family Band	We Are Family
Nominee	Eddie Blazonczyk's Versatones	All Around The World
Nominee	Walter Ostanek And His Band	A Wonderful World Of Polkas And Waltzes

Best Album For Children

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	(The Maranatha! Kids)	A Capella Kids
Nominee	John Gielgud, Mark Isham	The Emperor's New Clothes
Nominee	Dom De Luise, Peter Schickele, Carol Channing	Prokofiev: Peter And The Wolf/ A Zoo Called Earth/ Gerald Mc Boing Boing
Nominee	Jonathan Winters, Leo Kottke	Paul Bunyan
Nominee	Danny Glover, Taj Mahal	Brer Rabbit And The Wonderful Tar Baby

Best Comedy Album

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Peter Schickele	P.D.Q. Bach: WTWP Classical Talkity-Talk Radio
Nominee	Erma Bombeck	When You Look Like Your Passport Photo, It's Time To Go Home
Nominee	George Carlin	Parental Advisory: Explicit Lyrics
Nominee	Garrison Keillor	Local Man Moves To The City
Nominee	Jackie Mason	Brand New

Best Spoken Word Or Non-Musical Album

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Ken Burns	The Civil War
Nominee	Douglas Adams	The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy
Nominee	Katharine Hepburn	Me: Stories Of My Life
Nominee	Charles Kuralt	A Life On The Road

Best Musical Show Album

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Cy Coleman, composer; Betty Comden & Adolph Green, lyricists; Mike Berniker & Cy Coleman, producers (Original Broadway Cast)	The Will Rogers Follies
Nominee	Elaine L. Martone & Robert Woods, producers (Erich Kunzel, conductor; Timothy Noble, Kathleen Brett, Doc Severinsen)	The Music Man
Nominee	John Fraser, producer (John McGlinn, Josephine Barstow, Thomas Hampson, Kim Criswell)	Kiss Me Kate
Nominee	Stephen Sondheim, composer; Stephen Sondheim, lyricist; Jay David Saks, producer (Original Cast)	Assassins

Best Instrumental Composition

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Elton John, composer (James Galway)	Basque
Nominee	Herb Alpert & Greg Smith, composers (Herb Alpert)	North On South St.
Nominee	Claus Ogerman, composer (Claus Ogerman And Michael Brecker)	Corfu
Nominee	Eric Johnson, composer (Eric Johnson)	Cliffs Of Dover
Nominee	Béla Fleck, Howard Levy, Roy Wooten & Victor Wooten, composers (Bela Fleck And The Flecktones)	Blu-Bop

Best Instrumental Composition Written For A Motion Picture Or For Television

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	John Barry, composer (John Barry)	Dances With Wolves
Nominee	Michael Kamen, composer (Michael Kamen)	Robin Hood: Prince Of Thieves
Nominee	Dave Grusin, composer (Dave Grusin)	Havana
Nominee	Danny Elfman, composer (Various Artists)	Edward Scissorhands
Nominee	Randy Newman, composer (Various Artists)	Awakenings
Nominee	Randy Newman, composer (Various Artists)	Avalon

Best Song Written Specifically For A Motion Picture Or For Television

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Bryan Adams	(Everything I Do) I Do It For You (From Robin Hood - Prince Of Thieves)
Nominee	Stevie Wonder	Jungle Fever (From Jungle Fever)
Nominee	John Williams	Somewhere In My Memory (From Home Alone)
Nominee	Stevie Wonder	Gotta Have You (From Jungle Fever)

Best Music Video - Short Form

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	R.E.M.	Losing My Religion
Nominee	Billy Joel	When You Wish Upon A Star (Video)
Nominee	Garth Brooks	The Thunder Rolls (Video)
Nominee	Bob Dylan	Series Of Dreams (Video)
Nominee	Dire Straits	Calling Elvis (Video)

Best Music Video - Long Form

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Madonna	Madonna - Blonde Ambition World Tour Live
Nominee	Sinéad O'Connor	Year Of The Horse (Video)
Nominee	Peter Gabriel	P.O.V. (Video)
Nominee	Billy Joel	Live At Yankee Stadium (Video)
Nominee	Lifers Group Rahway Prison, Maxwell Melvins, leader	Lifers Group World Tour Rahway Prison, That's It (Video)

Best Arrangement On An Instrumental

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Dave Grusin, arranger (Dave Grusin)	Medley: Bess You Is My Woman/I Loves You Porgy
Nominee	Henry Mancini, arranger (Henry Mancini, conductor)	The Untouchables
Nominee	Michael Kamen, arranger (Michael Kamen, conductor)	Maid Marian
Nominee	Mike Bogle, arranger (University Of North Texas One O'Clock Lab Band)	Got A Match?
Nominee	Peter Apfelbaum, arranger (Peter Apfelbaum And The Hieroglyphics Ensemble)	Candles And Stones
Nominee	Ed Neumiester, arranger (The Mel Lewis Jazz Orchestra)	A Nightingale Sang In Berkeley Square

Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocal(s)

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Johnny Mandel, arranger (Natalie Cole)	Unforgettable
Nominee	Michel Legrand, arranger (Natalie Cole)	Nature Boy
Nominee	Harry Connick Jr., arranger (Harry Connick Jr.)	Blue Light, Red Light (Someone's There)
Nominee	Jeremy Lubbock, arranger (Patti Austin)	Alone In The World
Nominee	Marty Paich, arranger (Natalie Cole)	A Medley Of: For Sentimental Reasons/Tenderly/Autumn Leaves

Best Engineered Album - Non-Classical

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	David Reitzas, Al Schmitt, Armin Steiner & Woody Woodruff, engineers (Natalie Cole)	Unforgettable With Love
Nominee	George Massenburg, engineer (Aaron Neville)	Warm Your Heart
Nominee	Bob Clearmountain & Steve Nye, engineers (Robbie Robertson)	Storyville
Nominee	Ed Cherney, engineer (Bonnie Raitt)	Luck Of The Draw
Nominee	Don Murray, engineer (Dave Grusin)	Havana Soundtrack

Producer Of The Year (Non-Classical)

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	David Foster	-
Nominee	Roy Halee, Paul Simon (producers)	-
Nominee	Andre Fischer (producer)	-
Nominee	Walter Afanasieff, Mariah Carey (producers)	-
Nominee	Keith Thomas (producer)	-

Best Album Package

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Vartan, art director (Billie Holiday)	Billie Holiday - The Complete Decca Recordings
Nominee	Kim Champagne & Jeffrey Gold, art directors (ZZ Top)	Recycler (Special Package)
Nominee	Steven Baker & Dirk Walter, art directors (Elvis Costello)	Mighty Like A Rose (Special Package)
Nominee	Gabrielle Raumberger, art director (Barbra Streisand)	Just For The Record
Nominee	Geoff Gans, art director (Frank Zappa)	Beat The Boots - Limited Edition Box Set

Best Album Notes

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	James Brown, Nelson George, Alan M. Leeds, Harry Weinger & Cliff White, album notes writers (James Brown)	Star Time
Nominee	Colin Escott, album notes writer (Hank Williams)	The Original Singles Collection...Plus
Nominee	Rob Bowman, album notes writer (Various Artists)	The Complete Stax/Volt Singles 1959-1968
Nominee	John Bauldie, album notes writer (Bob Dylan)	The Bootleg Series Volumes 1-3 (Rare And Unreleased)
Nominee	Robert Palmer, album notes writer (Ray Charles)	The Birth Of Soul

Best Historical Album

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	(Billie Holiday)	Billie Holiday - The Complete Decca Recordings
Nominee	(Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Georg Solti, cond.)	The First 100 Years
Nominee	(Various Artists)	The Complete Stax/Volt Singles 1959-1968
Nominee	(Enrico Caruso)	The Complete Caruso
Nominee	(Igor Stravinsky)	Igor Stravinsky The Recorded Legacy

Best Classical Album

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Leonard Bernstein, conductor; June Anderson, Nicolai Gedda, Adolph Green, Jerry Hadley, Della Jones, Christa Ludwig & Kurt Ollmann, artists; Hans Weber, producer	Bernstein: Candide
Nominee	Michael Tilson Thomas, artist; Steven Epstein, producer	Ives: Symphonies Nos. 1 And 4; Hymns
Nominee	Gerard Schwarz, artist; Adam Stern, producer	Hanson: Symphony Number 4; Serenade, Op. 35; Lament For Beowulf, Op. 25; Pastorale, Op. 38; Merrymount Serenade, Op. 35
Nominee	Daniel Barenboim, artist; James Mallinson, producer	Corigliano: Symphony No. 1
Nominee	Juilliard String Quartet (Joel Krosnick, Robert Mann, Samuel Rhodes & Joel Smirnoff) & Christopher Oldfather, artists; Gary Schultz, producer	Carter: The Four String Quartets And Duo For Violin And Piano
Nominee	John Browning & Leonard Slatkin, artists; Jay David Saks, producer	Barber: Symphony No. 1, Op. 9; Piano Concerto Op. 38; Souvenirs, Op. 28

Best Orchestral Performance

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Daniel Barenboim, conductor (Chicago Symphony Orchestra)	Corigliano: Symphony No. 1
Nominee	(Czech Philharmonic Orchestra)	Smetana: Ma Vlast
Nominee	(Chicago Symphony Orchestra)	Ives: Symphonies Nos. 1 And 4
Nominee	(Chicago Symphony Orchestra)	Holst: The Planets
Nominee	(Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra)	Copland: Symphony No. 3/Music For A Great City

Best Opera Recording

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Hildegard Behrens, Reiner Goldberg, Matti Salminen, Hanna Schwarz, Cheryl Studer, Bernd Weikl & Ekkehard Wlaschiha; James Levine, conductor; Cord Garben, producer (Metropolitan Opera Orchestra)	Wagner: Gotterdammerung
Nominee	Marjana Lipovsek, Eva Marton, Wolfgang Sawallisch, Cheryl Studer, Bernd Weikl & Hermann Winkler; Wilhelm Meister, producer (Bavarian Radio Chorus; Bavarian Radio Orchestra)	Strauss: Elektra
Nominee	Claudio Abbado, Robert Gambill, Thomas Hampson, Robert Holl, Karita Mattila, Laszlo Polgar, Josef Protschka & Cheryl Studer; Christopher Alder, producer (Chamber Orchesta Of Europe)	Schubert: Fierrabras
Nominee	Claudio Abbado, Vladimir Atlantov, Paata Burchuladze, Aage Haugland, Anatoly Kotcherga, Marjana Lipovsek & Vladimir Popov; Christopher Alder, producer (Vienna State Opera Orchestra)	Mussorgsky: Khovanshchina
Nominee	John Eliot Gardiner, Hillevi Martinpelto, Sylvia McNair, Nigel Robson, Anthony Rolf-Johnson & Anne Sofie von Otter; Karl-August Naegler, producer (English Baroque Soloists)	Mozart: Idomeneo
Nominee	Collette Alliot-Lugaz, Gilles Cachemaille, Claudine Carlson, Charles Dutoit, Francois Golfier, Didier Henry & Pierre Thau; Raymond Minshull, producer (Montreal Symphony Orchestra)	Debussy Pelleas Et Melisande

Best Performance Of A Choral Work

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Georg Solti, conductor (Chicago Symphony Chorus; Chicago Symphony Orchestra)	Bach: Mass In B Minor
Nominee	Bonistawa Wietrzny, chorus master (Warsaw National Philharmonic Orchestra Chorus; Warsaw National Philharmonic Orchestra)	Penderecki: St. Luke Passion
Nominee	Werner Hagen & Hans-Peter Rauscher, chorus masters (North German Radio Symphony Orchestra)	Penderecki: Polish Requiem
Nominee	(Atlanta Symphony Chorus; Atlanta Symphony Orchestra)	Janácek: Glagolitic Mass / Dvorák: Te Deum
Nominee	(Monteverdi Choir; English Baroque Soloists)	Beethoven: Missa Solemnis

Best Classical Performance Instrumental Solo With Orchestra

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	John Browning, artist (Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra)	Barber: Piano Concerto
Nominee	Yo-Yo Ma, artist (Leningrad Philharmonic St. Petersburg)	Tchaikovsky: Variations On A Rococo Theme, Op. 33
Nominee	Yuri Bashmet, artist (London Symphony Orchestra)	Schnittke: Viola Concerto
Nominee	Mitsuko Uchida, artist (English Chamber Orchestra)	Mozart: Piano Cons. 15 And 16
Nominee	Stanley Drucker, artist (New York Philharmonic Orchestra)	Copland: Clarinet Concerto
Nominee	Pinchas Zukerman, artist (Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra)	Bartók: Violin Con. No. 2/ Viola Concerto

Best Classical Performance Instrumental Solo Without Orchestra

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Alicia De Larrocha, artist	Granados: Goyescas; Allegro De Concierto; Danza Lenta
Nominee	Alan Feinberg, artist	The American Romantic (Beach, Gottschalk, Helps)
Nominee	Murray Perahia, artist	The Aldeburgh Recital (Beethoven/Rachmaninoff/Schumann/Liszt)
Nominee	Rudolf Firkusny, artist	Janácek: Piano Music
Nominee	Evgeny Kissin, artist	Evgeny Kissin: Carnegie Hall Debut Concert

Best Chamber Music Performance

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Emanuel Ax, Jaime Laredo, Yo-Yo Ma & Isaac Stern, artists	Brahms: Piano Quartets (Op. 25 & 26)
Nominee	Hilliard Ensemble (David Beavan, Rogers Covey-Crump, Paul Hillier, David James, Mark Padmore & John Potter), artists	Gesualdo: Tenebrae
Nominee	Juilliard String Quartet (Joel Krosnick, Robert Mann, Samuel Rhodes & Joel Smirnoff) & Christopher Oldfather, artists	Carter: Four String Quartets/Duo For Violin And Piano
Nominee	Martha Argerich & Gidon Kremer, artists	Bartók: Violin Sonata No. 1/Janacek: Violin Sonata/ Messiaen: Theme And Variations For Violin And Piano
Nominee	Arditti String Quartet (David Alberman, Levine Andrade, Irvine Arditti & Rohan De Saram), artists	Arditti II (Bartok: Quartet No. 4/Gubaidulina: Quartet No. 3/Schnittke: Quartet No. 2)

Best Classical Vocal Soloist

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	NOMINEES	The Girl With Orange Lips (Falla, Ravel, etc.)
Nominee	(Academy Of St. Martin-In-The Field)	Mozart: Arias
Nominee	(Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra)	Mahler: Songs Of A Wayfarer And 5 Ruckert Lieder
Nominee	Samuel Ramey	Jan De Gaetani In Concert Vol. 2, (Brahms, Schumann, Etc.)
Nominee	Sanford Sylvan	Copland: Old American Songs/Ives: Songs
Nominee	-	Beloved That Pilgrimage

Best Contemporary Composition

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	John Corigliano, composer	Corigliano: Symphony No. 1
Nominee	Arvo Part, composer	Part: Miserere
Nominee	Nicholas Maw, composer	Maw: Odyssey
Nominee	Elliott Carter, composer	Carter: Oboe Concerto
Nominee	Dominick Argento, composer	Argento: Te Deum

Best Engineered Recording, Classical

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Gregor Zielinsky, engineer (Leonard Bernstein, conductor)	Bernstein: Candide
Nominee	Wolfgang Mitlehner, engineer (James Levine, conductor; Cheryl Studer, Hildegard Behrens, Reiner Goldberg, Hanna Schwarz, Bernd Weikl, Ekkehard Wlaschiha, Matti Salminen)	Wagner: Gotterdammerung
Nominee	Lawrence Rock, engineer (Daniel Barenboim, conductor)	Corigliano: Symphony No. 1
Nominee	Stanley Goodall, engineer (Georg Solti, conductor)	Bartók: Music For Strings, Percussion And Celesta, Etc.
Nominee	William Hoekstra, engineer (Leonard Slatkin, conductor; John Browning, piano)	Barber: Symphony No. 1, Op. 9; Piano Concerto Op. 38; Souvenirs, Op. 28

Classical Producer Of The Year

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	James Mallinson	-
Nominee	Thomas Frost	-
Nominee	Steven Epstein	-
Nominee	Hans Weber	-
Nominee	Jay David Saks	-