1994 Grammy Awards – Complete List of Winners and Nominees

The 36th Annual Grammy Awards, held on March 1, 1994, acknowledged recordings from October 1, 1992, to September 30, 1993. Whitney Houston's The Bodyguard Soundtrack was an undeniable juggernaut, winning Album of the Year, and her iconic rendition of "I Will Always Love You" became a global phenomenon, winning Record of the Year.
Toni Braxton, with her rich, soulful voice, was deservedly named Best New Artist. Other major winners included Janet Jackson and Sting.
This ceremony vividly reflected the immense commercial success of film soundtracks, their cultural impact, and the continued dominance of powerful female vocalists in mainstream pop and R&B, showcasing the Grammys' connection to blockbuster hits.

Record Of The Year

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Whitney Houston	I Will Always Love You
Nominee	Billy Joel	The River Of Dreams
Nominee	Sting	If I Ever Lose My Faith In You
Nominee	Neil Young	Harvest Moon
Nominee	Peabo Bryson And Regina Belle	A Whole New World (Aladdin's Theme)

Album Of The Year

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Whitney Houston	The Bodyguard - Original Soundtrack Album
Nominee	Sting	Ten Summoner's Tales
Nominee	Billy Joel	River Of Dreams (Video)
Nominee	Donald Fagen	Kamakiriad
Nominee	R.E.M.	Automatic For The People

Song Of The Year

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Peabo Bryson & Regina Belle	A Whole New World (Aladdin's Theme)
Nominee	Billy Joel	The River Of Dreams
Nominee	Sting	If I Ever Lose My Faith In You
Nominee	Meat Loaf	I'd Do Anything For Love (But I Won't Do That)
Nominee	Neil Young	Harvest Moon

Best New Artist

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Toni Braxton	-
Nominee	Digable Planets	-
Nominee	Blind Melon	-
Nominee	Belly	-
Nominee	SWV (Sisters With Voices)	-

Best Pop Vocal Performance, Female

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Whitney Houston	I Will Always Love You
Nominee	k.d. lang	Miss Chatelaine
Nominee	Tina Turner	I Don't Wanna Fight
Nominee	Shawn Colvin	I Don't Know Why
Nominee	Mariah Carey	Dreamlover

Best Pop Vocal Performance, Male

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Sting	If I Ever Lose My Faith In You
Nominee	Billy Joel	The River Of Dreams
Nominee	Boy George	The Crying Game
Nominee	Rod Stewart	Have I Told You Lately
Nominee	Aaron Neville	Don't Take Away My Heaven

Best Pop Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocal

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Peabo Bryson & Regina Belle	A Whole New World (Aladdin's Theme)
Nominee	Celine Dion And Clive Griffin	When I Fall In Love
Nominee	Barbra Streisand And Michael Crawford	The Music Of The Night
Nominee	R.E.M.	Man On The Moon
Nominee	Vanessa Williams And Brian McKnight	Love Is

Best Traditional Pop Vocal Performance

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Tony Bennett	Steppin' Out
Nominee	Diane Schuur	Love Songs
Nominee	Rosemary Clooney	Do You Miss New York?
Nominee	Barbra Streisand	Back To Broadway
Nominee	Michael Crawford	A Touch Of Music In The Night

Best Pop Instrumental Performance

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Bruce Hornsby & Branford Marsalis	Barcelona Mona
Nominee	Anthony Inglis, cond; London Symphony Orchestra	The Phantom Of The Opera
Nominee	George Benson	Got To Be There
Nominee	Kenny G	Forever In Love
Nominee	James Galway Conducting The Galway Pops Orchestra	Beauty And The Beast

Best Rock Vocal Performance, Solo

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Meat Loaf	I'd Do Anything For Love (But I Won't Do That)
Nominee	Peter Gabriel	Steam
Nominee	Sting	Demolition Man
Nominee	Lenny Kravitz	Are You Gonna Go My Way
Nominee	Neil Young	All Along The Watchtower

Best Rock Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocal

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Aerosmith	Livin' On The Edge
Nominee	Spin Doctors	Two Princes
Nominee	Soul Asylum	Runaway Train
Nominee	Blind Melon	No Rain
Nominee	Bob Dylan, Roger McGuinn, Tom Petty, Neil Young, Eric Clapton, George Harrison	My Back Pages

Best Hard Rock Performance With Vocal

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Stone Temple Pilots	Plush
Nominee	Living Colour	Leave It Alone
Nominee	AC/DC	Highway To Hell
Nominee	The Smashing Pumpkins	Cherub Rock
Nominee	Robert Plant	Calling To You

Best Metal Performance With Vocal

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Ozzy Osbourne	I Don't Want To Change The World
Nominee	White Zombie	Thunder Kiss '65
Nominee	Suicidal Tendencies	Institutionalized
Nominee	Iron Maiden	Fear Of The Dark
Nominee	Megadeth	Angry Again

Best Rock Instrumental Performance

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Steve Vai	Sofa
Nominee	Joe Satriani	Speed Of Light
Nominee	Tangerine Dream	Purple Haze
Nominee	Jeff Beck And Jed Leiber	Hi-Heel Sneakers
Nominee	Aerosmith	Boogie Man

Best Rock Song

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Soul Asylum	Runaway Train
Nominee	Aerosmith	Livin' On The Edge
Nominee	Meat Loaf	I'd Do Anything For Love (But I Won't Do That)
Nominee	Aerosmith	Cryin'
Nominee	Lenny Kravitz	Are You Gonna Go My Way

Best Alternative Music Album

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	U2	Zooropa
Nominee	Belly	Star
Nominee	The Smashing Pumpkins	Siamese Dream
Nominee	Nirvana	In Utero
Nominee	R.E.M.	Automatic For The People

Best R&B Vocal Performance, Female

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Toni Braxton	Another Sad Love Song
Nominee	Janet Jackson	That's The Way Love Goes
Nominee	Aretha Franklin	Someday We'll All Be Free
Nominee	Whitney Houston	I'm Every Woman
Nominee	Patti LaBelle	All Right Now

Best R&B Vocal Performance, Male

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Ray Charles	A Song For You
Nominee	Teddy Pendergrass	Voodoo
Nominee	Luther Vandross	How Deep Is Your Love
Nominee	Babyface	For The Cool In You
Nominee	Tevin Campbell	Can We Talk

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

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Sade	No Ordinary Love
Nominee	Earth, Wind & Fire	Sunday Morning
Nominee	Boyz II Men	Let It Snow
Nominee	En Vogue	Give It Up, Turn It Loose
Nominee	Tony Toni Tone	Anniversary

Best Rhythm & Blues Song

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Janet Jackson	That's The Way Love Goes
Nominee	Luther Vandross	Little Miracles (Happen Every Day)
Nominee	Luther Vandross	Heaven Knows
Nominee	Tevin Campbell	Can We Talk
Nominee	Tony Toni Tone	Anniversary

Best Rap Solo Performance

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Dr. Dre	Let Me Ride
Nominee	LL Cool J	Stand By Your Man
Nominee	MC Lyte	Ruffneck
Nominee	Sir Mix-A-Lot	Just Da Pimpin' In Me
Nominee	Paperboy	Ditty

Best Rap Performance By A Duo Or Group

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Digable Planets	Rebirth Of Slick (Cool Like Dat)
Nominee	Arrested Development	Revolution
Nominee	Dr. Dre & Snoop	Nuthin' But A /G/ Thang
Nominee	Cypress Hill	Insane In The Brain
Nominee	Naughty By Nature	Hip Hop Hooray

Best New Age Album

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Paul Winter Consort	Spanish Angel
Nominee	Ottmar Liebert And Luna Negra	The Hours Between Night Day
Nominee	Yanni	In My Time
Nominee	Clannad	Banba
Nominee	Tangerine Dream	220 Volt Live

Best Contemporary Jazz Performance (Instrumental)

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Pat Metheny Group	The Road To You
Nominee	Chick Corea Elektric Band II	Paint The World
Nominee	Yellowjackets	Like A River
Nominee	Fourplay	Between The Sheets
Nominee	John Patitucci	Another World

Best Jazz Vocal Performance

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Natalie Cole	Take A Look
Nominee	Bobby McFerrin	The Pink Panther Theme
Nominee	Bobby Short (With Alden Barrett Quintet)	Swing That Music
Nominee	Ernestine Anderson	Now And Then
Nominee	Shirley Horn	Light Out Of Darkness

Best Jazz Instrumental Solo

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Joe Henderson, soloist	Miles Ahead
Nominee	Benny Carter, soloist	The More I See You
Nominee	Phil Woods, soloist	Nostalgico
Nominee	Herbie Hancock, soloist	Brasil (Aquarela Do Brasil)
Nominee	Lee Ritenour, soloist	4 On 6

Best Jazz Instrumental Performance, Individual Or Group

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Joe Henderson	So Near, So Far (Musings For Miles)
Nominee	Lee Ritenour	Wes Bound
Nominee	Kenny Barron	Sambao
Nominee	Joshua Redman	Joshua Redman
Nominee	Fred Hersch Trio	Dancing In The Dark

Best Large Jazz Ensemble Performance

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Miles Davis & Quincy Jones	Miles And Quincy Live At Montreux
Nominee	Johnny Otis And His Orchestra	Spirit Of The Black Territory Bands
Nominee	Rob McConnell And The Boss Brass	Our 25th Year
Nominee	Jimmy Heath	Little Man, Big Band
Nominee	Tom Scott Conducting The GRP All-Star Big Band	Dave Grusin Presents GRP All-Star Big Band Live

Best Country Vocal Performance, Female

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Mary Chapin Carpenter	Passionate Kisses
Nominee	Trisha Yearwood	Walkaway Joe
Nominee	Tanya Tucker	Soon
Nominee	Wynonna	Only Love
Nominee	Emmylou Harris	High Powered Love

Best Country Vocal Performance, Male

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Dwight Yoakam	Ain't That Lonely Yet
Nominee	Aaron Neville	The Grand Tour
Nominee	George Jones	I Don't Need Your Rockin' Chair
Nominee	Alan Jackson	Chattahoochee
Nominee	Garth Brooks	Ain't Going Down (Til The Sun Comes Up)

Best Country Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocal

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Brooks & Dunn	Hard Workin' Man
Nominee	Confederate Railroad	Trashy Women
Nominee	Diamond Rio	In A Week Or Two
Nominee	Little Texas	God Blessed Texas
Nominee	Sawyer Brown	All These Years

Best Country Vocal Collaboration

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Reba McEntire & Linda Davis	Does He Love You
Nominee	Reba McEntire And Vince Gill	The Heart Won't Lie
Nominee	Dolly Parton, Tanya Tucker, Kathy Mattea, Billy Ray Cyrus, Pam Tillis, Mary-Chapin Carpenter	Romeo
Nominee	Dwight Yoakam And Ralph Stanley	Miner's Prayer
Nominee	Clint Black And Wynonna	A Bad Goodbye

Best Country Instrumental Performance

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Asleep At The Wheel Featuring Eldon Shamblin, Johnny Gimble, Chet Atkins, Vince Gill, Marty Stuart & Reuben Lucky Oceans Gosfield	Red Wing
Nominee	John McEuen	The Ballad Of Jed Clampett
Nominee	Roy Clark	Jingle Bells
Nominee	Mark O'Connor And Byron Berline	Gold Rush
Nominee	Mark O'Connor And Johnny Gimble	Fiddlin' Around

Best Bluegrass Album

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	The Nashville Bluegrass Band	Waitin' For The Hard Times To Go
Nominee	Tony Rice	Tony Rice Plays And Sings Bluegrass
Nominee	Stuart Duncan	Stuart Duncan
Nominee	The Johnson Mountain Boys	Blue Diamond
Nominee	Ralph Stanley	Saturday Night (And Sunday Morning)

Best Country Song

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Mary Chapin Carpenter	Passionate Kisses
Nominee	Mary Chapin Carpenter	The Hard Way
Nominee	Reba McEntire And Linda Davis	Does He Love You
Nominee	Alan Jackson	Chattahoochee
Nominee	Dwight Yoakam	Ain't That Lonely Yet

Best Rock Gospel Album

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	dc Talk	Free At Last
Nominee	D.O.C.	Pullin' No Punches
Nominee	DeGarmo And Key	Heat It Up
Nominee	Geoff Moore And The Distance	Evolution
Nominee	Phil Keaggy	Crimson And Blue

Best Pop/Contemporary Gospel Album

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Steven Curtis Chapman	The Live Adventure
Nominee	Margaret Becker	Soul
Nominee	Sandi Patti	Le Voyage
Nominee	Michael English	Hope
Nominee	Wayne Watson	A Beautiful Place

Best Southern Gospel, Country Gospel Or Bluegrass Gospel Album

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Kathy Mattea	Good News
Nominee	The Cathedrals	Worship His Glory
Nominee	Bruce Carroll	Walk On
Nominee	Ralph Stanley	Sunday Morning
Nominee	The Gaither Vocal Band	Southern Classics

Best Traditional Soul Gospel Album

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Shirley Caesar	Stand Still
Nominee	The Canton Spirituals	Live In Memphis
Nominee	Dixie Hummingbirds	In Good Health
Nominee	Albertina Walker	He Keeps On Blessing Me
Nominee	Five Blind Boys Of Alabama Featuring Clarence Fountain	Deep River
Nominee	Dorothy Norwood	Better Days Ahead

Best Contemporary Soul Gospel Album

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	The Winans	All Out
Nominee	Helen Baylor	Start All Over
Nominee	Vanessa Bell Armstrong	Something On The Inside
Nominee	Richard Smallwood Singers	Live
Nominee	Angie And Debbie	Angie And Debbie

Best Gospel Album By A Choir Or Chorus

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Carol Cymbala, choir director (Brooklyn Tabernacle Choir)	Live...We Come Rejoicing
Nominee	Tyrone Block, choir director (Milton Brunson, Tyrone Block And The Christ Tabernacle Combined Choirs)	Rev. Milton Brunson Presents Tyrone Block & The The Christ Tabernacle Combined Choirs
Nominee	Edwin Hawkins, choir director (Edwin Hawkins Music And Arts Seminar Choir)	If You Love Me
Nominee	(Erich Kunzel And The Cincinnati Pops With Jennifer Holliday, Maureen McGovern, Lou Rawls)	Amen! A Gospel Celebration
Nominee	O'Landa Draper, choir director (O'Landa Draper And The Associates Choir)	All The Bases

Best Latin Pop Album

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Luis Miguel	Aries
Nominee	Jose Feliciano	Latin Street '92
Nominee	Maria Conchita Alonso	Imaginame
Nominee	Vikki Carr	Brindo A La Vida, Al Bolero, A Ti
Nominee	Las Triplets	Algo Mas Que Amor

Best Tropical Latin Album

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Gloria Estefan	Mi Tierra
Nominee	Willie Colon	Hecho En Puerto Rico
Nominee	El Gran Combo de Puerto Rico	First Class International
Nominee	Luis Enrique	Dilema
Nominee	Celia Cruz	Azucar Negra
Nominee	Juan Luis Guerra 4.40	Areito

Best Mexican-American Album

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Selena	Live
Nominee	Little Joe	Que Paso?
Nominee	Vicente Fernandez	Lastima Que Seas Ajena
Nominee	Los Tigres Del Norte	La Garra De...
Nominee	Santiago Jiminez Jr.	Corazon De Piedra

Best Traditional Blues Album

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	B.B. King	Blues Summit
Nominee	(Various Artists)	The Alligator Records 20th Anniversary Tour
Nominee	Taj Mahal	Dancing The Blues
Nominee	Albert Collins	Collins Mix (The Best Of)
Nominee	John Lee Hooker	Boom Boom

Best Contemporary Blues Album

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Buddy Guy	Feels Like Rain
Nominee	John Mayall	Wake Up Call
Nominee	Robben Ford And The Blue Line	Mystic Mile
Nominee	Paul Rodgers	Muddy Water Blues - A Tribute To Muddy Waters
Nominee	Johnny Winter	Hey, Where's Your Brother?

Best Traditional Folk Album

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	The Chieftains	The Celtic Harp
Nominee	Steve Riley And The Mamou Playboys	Trace Of Time
Nominee	Jody Stecher And Kate Brislin	Our Town
Nominee	Le Mystere Des Voix Bulgares	Melody, Rhythm And Harmony
Nominee	Bill Morrissey And Greg Brown	Friend Of Mine
Nominee	R. Carlos Nakai And William Eaton	Ancestral Voices

Best Contemporary Folk Album

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Nanci Griffith	Other Voices/Other Rooms
Nominee	Jimmie Dale Gilmore	Spinning Around The Sun
Nominee	Beausoleil	La Danse De La Vie
Nominee	Bob Dylan	Good As I Been To You
Nominee	Shawn Colvin	Fat City
Nominee	Janis Ian	Breaking Silence

Best Reggae Album

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Inner Circle	Bad Boys
Nominee	Burning Spear	The World Should Know
Nominee	Black Uhuru	Mystical Truth
Nominee	Ziggy Marley And The Melody Makers	Joy And Blues
Nominee	Maxi Priest	Fe Feal

Best World Music Album

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Ry Cooder & V.M. Bhatt	A Meeting By The River
Nominee	Johnny Clegg And Savuka	Heat, Dust And Dreams
Nominee	Le Mystere Des Voix Bulgares	From Bulgaria With Love
Nominee	Deep Forest	Deep Forest
Nominee	Henry Kaiser And David Lindley	A World Out Of Time, Vol. 2 - Henry Kaiser And David Lindley In Madagascar

Best Polka Album

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Walter Ostanek & His Band	Accordionally Yours
Nominee	Jimmy Sturr And His Orchestra	Saturday Night Polka
Nominee	Polka Family Band	Polka Music Fan
Nominee	Lenny Gomulka And Chicago Push	Most Requested Hits
Nominee	Eddie Blazonczyk's Versatones	A New Batch Of Polkas

Best Musical Album For Children

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	(Various Artists)	Aladdin - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
Nominee	(Various Artists)	Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
Nominee	The Muppets	The Muppet Christmas Carol (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Nominee	Peter, Paul And Mary	Peter, Paul And Mommy, Too
Nominee	Barney And Friends	Barney's Favorites, Volume I

Best Spoken Word Album For Children

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Audrey Hepburn	Audrey Hepburn's Enchanted Tales
Nominee	The Muppets With Michael Caine And Others	The Muppet Christmas Carol Story Album
Nominee	John Cleese	Did I Ever Tell You How Lucky You Are?
Nominee	Danny Glover	Brer Rabbit And Boss Lion
Nominee	(Various Artists)	Aladdin Sound And Story Theater

Best Spoken Word Or Non-Musical Album

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Maya Angelou	On The Pulse Of Morning
Nominee	Paul Newman And Joanne Woodward	Mr. And Mrs. Bridge
Nominee	LeVar Burton	Miles: The Autobiography
Nominee	Emma Thompson	Howard's End
Nominee	Arlo Guthrie	Bound For Glory

Best Spoken Comedy Album

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	George Carlin	Jammin' In New York
Nominee	Al Franken	You're Good Enough, You're Smart Enough, And Doggone It, People Like You!
Nominee	Leslie Nielsen	Leslie Nielsen The Naked Truth
Nominee	Garrison Keillor	Lake Wobegon U.S.A.
Nominee	Erma Bombeck	A Marriage Made In Heaven -Or- Too Tired For An Affair

Best Musical Show Album

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Pete Townshend, composer; Pete Townshend, lyricist; George Martin, producer (Original Cast Recording)	The Who's Tommy
Nominee	Jay David Saks, producer (Various Artists)	Sondheim: A Celebration At Carnegie Hall
Nominee	John Kander, composer; Fred Ebb, lyricist; Martin Levan, producer (Original Cast Recording)	Kiss Of The Spider Woman
Nominee	Andrew Lloyd Webber, composer; Andrew Lloyd Webber & Nigel Wright, producers (Michael Damian And Cast)	Joseph And The Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat
Nominee	Arend Prohmann, producer (Various Artists)	Bernstein: On The Town

Best Instrumental Composition

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Kenny G, composer (Kenny G)	Forever In Love
Nominee	Lyle Mays & Pat Metheny, composers (Pat Metheny Group)	Half Life Of Absolution
Nominee	Chick Corea, composer (Chick Corea Elektric Band II)	Blue Miles
Nominee	Lyle Mays, composer (Lyle Mays)	Bill Evans
Nominee	Dave Brubeck, composer (Dave Brubeck, Chris Brubeck And Dan Brubeck)	Autumn

Best Instrumental Composition Written For A Motion Picture Or For Television

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Alan Menken, composer (Various Artists)	Aladdin
Nominee	Dave Grusin, composer (Dave Grusin)	The Firm
Nominee	Elmer Bernstein, composer (Elmer Bernstein)	The Age Of Innocence
Nominee	John Williams, composer (John Williams)	Jurassic Park
Nominee	Mark Isham, composer (Mark Isham)	A River Runs Through It

Best Song Written Specifically For A Motion Picture Or For Television

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Peabo Bryson & Regina Belle	A Whole New World (Aladdin's Theme) (From Aladdin)
Nominee	Whitney Houston	Run To You (From The Bodyguard)
Nominee	Whitney Houston	I Have Nothing (From The Bodyguard)
Nominee	Tina Turner	I Don't Wanna Fight (What's Love Got To Do With It)
Nominee	Robin Williams	Friend Like Me (From Aladdin)

Best Music Video - Short Form

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Peter Gabriel	Steam
Nominee	Soul Asylum	Runaway Train (Video)
Nominee	Bjork	Human Behaviour (Video)
Nominee	R.E.M.	Everybody Hurts (Video)
Nominee	INXS	Beautiful Girl (Video)

Best Music Video-Long Form

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Sting	Ten Summoner's Tales
Nominee	Tangerine Dream	Three Phase (Video)
Nominee	Daniel Lanois	Rocky World (Video)
Nominee	Miles Davis And Quincy Jones	Miles And Quincy Live At Montreux (Video)
Nominee	The Canadian Brass	Canadian Brass: Home Movies (Video)
Nominee	Travis Tritt	A Celebration - A Musical Tribute To The Spirit Of The Disabled American Veteran (Video)

Best Arrangement On An Instrumental

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Dave Grusin, arranger (Dave Grusin)	Mood Indigo
Nominee	Arif Mardin, arranger (Vince Mendoza And Arif Mardin)	Suite Fraternidad (1st And Second Movements)
Nominee	Michael Abene, arranger (GRP All-Star Big Band)	Oleo
Nominee	Lalo Schifrin, arranger (Lalo Schifrin)	Dizzy Gillespie Fireworks
Nominee	Vincent Mendoza, arranger (Vince Mendoza And Arif Mardin)	Buleria

Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocal(s)

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	David Foster & Jeremy Lubbock, arrangers (Celine Dion & Clive Griffin)	When I Fall In Love
Nominee	David Foster & Johnny Mandel, arrangers (Barbra Streisand)	Some Enchanted Evening
Nominee	Gary Hines, arranger (The Sounds Of Blackness)	Santa's Coming To Town
Nominee	Jeremy Lubbock & Mark Portmann, arrangers (Barbra Streisand)	Luck Be A Lady
Nominee	David Foster & Jeremy Lubbock, arrangers (Whitney Houston)	I Have Nothing

Best Recording Package

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	David Lau, art director (Billie Holiday)	The Complete Billie Holiday On Verve 1945-1959
Nominee	Storm Thorgerson, art director (Pink Floyd)	Shine On
Nominee	David Coleman, art director (Ozzy Osbourne)	Live And Loud
Nominee	Jeff Gold, Jim Ladwig, Tom Recchion & Michael Stipe, art directors (R.E.M.)	Automatic For The People (2nd Set)
Nominee	Kim Champagne & Jeff Gold, art directors (Paul Westerberg)	14 Songs

Best Album Notes

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Buck Clayton, Phil Schaap & Joel E. Siegel, album notes writers (Billie Holiday)	The Complete Billie Holiday On Verve 1945-1959
Nominee	Jim Fergusin & Orrin Keepnews, album notes writers (Wes Montgomery)	The Complete Riverside Recordings
Nominee	Alan Lomax & Robert Palmer, album notes writers (Various Artists)	Sounds Of The South-A Musical Journey From The Georgia Sea Islands To The Mississippi Delta Recorded In The Field By Alan Lomax
Nominee	Colin Escott, album notes writer (B.B. King)	King Of The Blues
Nominee	Peter Guralnick, album notes writer (Elvis Presley)	Elvis From Nashville To Memphis, The Essential 60's Masters I

Best Historical Album

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Michael Lang & Phil Schaap, compilation producers (Billie Holiday)	The Complete Billie Holiday On Verve 1945-1959
Nominee	Lou Adler, Geoff Gans & Stephen K. Peeples, compilation producers (Various Artists)	The Monterey International Pop Festival
Nominee	(Noel Coward)	Noel Coward; The Master's Voice-His HMV Recordings 1928 - 1953
Nominee	Didier C. Deutsch, compilation producer (Frank Sinatra)	Frank Sinatra - The Columbia Years 1943-1952 - The Complete Recordings
Nominee	Steven Lasker & Andy McKaie, compilation producers (Bing Crosby)	Bing - His Legendary Years 1931-1957

Best Engineered Album - Non-Classical

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Hugh Padgham, engineer (Sting)	Ten Summoner's Tales
Nominee	Don Murray, engineer (Lee Ritenour)	Wes Bound
Nominee	G.G. Garth, Stan Katayama & Andy Wallace, engineers (Rage Against The Machine)	Rage Against The Machine
Nominee	Joe Galdo & Cesar Sogbe, engineers (Baaba Maal)	Lam Toro
Nominee	Steve Hodge & Dave Rideau, engineers (Janet Jackson)	Janet

Producer Of The Year

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	David Foster	-
Nominee	Tony Brown (producer)	-
Nominee	Bruce Fairbairn (producer)	-
Nominee	Walter Afanasieff (producer)	-
Nominee	Jimmy Jam, Terry Lewis (producers)	-
Nominee	Hugh Padgham (producer)	-

Best Classical Album

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Pierre Boulez, conductor; John Aler & John Tomlinson, artists; Karl-August Naegler, producer	Bartók: The Wooden Prince & Cantata Profana
Nominee	Paul McCreesh, artist; Ben Turner, producer	Venetian Vespers
Nominee	Cecilia Bartoli & Gyorgy Fischer, artists; Christopher Raeburn, producer	If You Love Me (18th Century Italian Songs)
Nominee	Leslie Caron, Sylvia McNair, Ann Murray, Nathalie Stutzmann & Michael Tilson Thomas, artists; Andreas Neubronner, producer	Debussy: Le Martyre De Saint Sebastien
Nominee	James Levine & Anne-Sophie Mutter, artists; Christopher Alder, producer	Berg: Violin Concerto/Rihm: Time Chant

Best Orchestral Performance

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Pierre Boulez, conductor (Chicago Symphony Orchestra)	Bartók: The Wooden Prince
Nominee	(Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra)	Ives: Symphony No.3, Three Places In New England, The Unanswered Question; Central Park In The Dark, Etc.
Nominee	(Ensemble Modern)	Ives: A Portrait Of Charles Ives
Nominee	(Cleveland Orchestra)	Debussy: Images; Printemps; Prelude A L'Apres-Midi D'Un Faune
Nominee	(Baltimore Symphony)	Barber: Adagio, Symphony No.1, The School For Scandal, Essays

Best Opera Recording

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	John Aler, Kathleen Battle, Michael Chance, Mark S. Doss, Marilyn Horne, Neil Mackie, Sylvia McNair & Samuel Ramey; John Nelson, conductor; Steven Paul, producer (Ambrosian Opera Chorus; English Chamber Orchestra)	Handel: Semele
Nominee	Olga Borodina, Vassily Gerelo, Alexandr Gergalov, Valery Gergiev, Gegam Gregoriam, Yuri Marusin, Nikolai Okhotnikov & Yelena Prokina; Erik Smith, producer (Kirov Opera Chorus; Kirov Orchestra St. Petersburg)	Prokofiev: War And Peace
Nominee	Thomas Allen, Sylvie Brunet, Riccardo Muti, Giorgio Surian, Carol Vaness & Gosta Winbergh; David Mottley, producer (La Scala Theatre Chorus (Coro Del Teatro Alla Scala); La Scala Theatre Orchestra (Orch. Del Teatro Alla Scala))	Gluck: Iphigenie En Tauride
Nominee	John Mark Ainsley, Josephine Barstow, Della Jones, Yvonne Kenny, Philip Langridge, Charles Mackerras, Everett Opie, John Shirley-Quirk, Jonathan Summers, Bryn Terfel, Richard Van Allan & Willard White; Andrew Cornall & Morten Winding, producers (Welsh National Opera Chorus; Welsh National Opera Orchestra)	Britten: Gloriana
Nominee	Stephanie Friedman, Thomas Hammons, James Maddalena, Sheila Nadler, Kent Nagano & Sanford Sylvan; John McClure, producer (Orchestre Of Opera De Lyon)	Adams: The Death Of Klinghoffer

Best Performance Of A Choral Work

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Pierre Boulez, conductor (Chicago Symphony Chorus; Chicago Symphony Orchestra)	Bartók: Cantata Profana
Nominee	(Gabrieli Consort And Players)	Venetian Vespers
Nominee	(Philharmonia Chorus)	Vaughan Williams: A Sea Symphony
Nominee	(London Symphony Chorus; London Symphony Orchestra)	Debussy: Le Martyre De Saint Sebastien
Nominee	(Schutz Choir Of London; London Classical Players)	Brahms: A German Requiem

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

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Anne-Sophie Mutter, artist (Chicago Symphony Orchestra)	Berg: Violin Concerto/Rihm: Time Chant
Nominee	Gil Shaham, artist (Philharmonia Orchestra)	Tchaikovsky: Violin Concerto/Sibelius: Violin Concerto
Nominee	Leon Fleisher, artist	Ravel: Piano Concerto For Left Hand/Prokofiev: Piano Concerto No. 4 For Left Hand/Britten: Piano Diversions (Left Hand)
Nominee	Richard Stoltzman, artist (London Symphony Orchestra)	Copland: Clarinet Concerto/Bernstein: Clarinet Sonata/Gershwin: 3 Preludes
Nominee	Stephen Kovacevich, artist (London Philharmonic)	Brahms: Piano Concerto No.1

Best Classical Performance-Instrumental Soloist (Without Orchestra)

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	John Browning, artist	Barber: The Complete Solo Piano Music
Nominee	Richard Goode, artist	Beethoven: Piano Sonatas Nos.1-4, 8-12, 13-15, 19-27
Nominee	Andras Schiff, artist	Bach: Six French Suites, BWV 812-817
Nominee	Marc-Andre Hamelin, artist	Alkan: Concerto For Solo Piano

Best Chamber Music Performance

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Emerson String Quartet (Eugene Drucker, Lawrence Dutton, David Finckel & Philip Setzer), artists	Ives: String Quartets Nos. 1, 2/Barber: String Quartet Op. 11 (American Originals)
Nominee	Martha Argerich & Gidon Kremer, artists	Prokofiev: Violin Sonatas Nos. 1 And 2; Melodies
Nominee	Rudolf Firkusny & Janos Starker, artists	Martinu: Cello Sonatas Nos.1, 2 And 3
Nominee	Emanuel Ax, Jaime Laredo, Yo-Yo Ma & Isaac Stern, artists	Faure: Piano Quartets Nos. 1 And 2
Nominee	Lynn Harrell, artist	Beethoven: Complete String Trios Op. 3, 8 And 9

Best Classical Vocal Performance

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	NOMINEES	The Art Of Arleen Auger (Works Of Larsen, Purcell, Schumann, Mozart)
Nominee	Christa Ludwig	Grieg: Lieder
Nominee	Sylvia McNair	Farewell To Salzburg (Works Of Brahms, Mahler, Schumann, Strauss)
Nominee	(English Baroque Soloists)	Exsultate Jubilate (Works Of Handel, Mozart)
Nominee	-	Dvorák/Janácek/Martinu: Lieder

Best Contemporary Composition

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Elliott Carter, composer	Carter: Violin Concerto
Nominee	Michael Tippett, composer	Tippett: Byzantium
Nominee	Toru Takemitsu, composer	Takemitsu: A Way A Lone
Nominee	Donald Erb, composer	Erb: Cello Concerto
Nominee	William Bolcom, composer	Bolcom: Orphee-Serenade

Best Engineered Recording, Classical

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Rainer Maillard, engineer (Pierre Boulez, conductor; Margaret Hillis, choral director)	Bartók: The Wooden Prince & Cantata Profana
Nominee	Colin Moorfoot, engineer (Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor)	Tangazo-Music Of Latin America (Works Of Chavez, Copland, Roldan, Piazzolla, Ginastera, Etc.)
Nominee	Jack Renner, engineer (Robert Shaw, conductor)	Haydn: The Creation
Nominee	Marcus Herzog, engineer (Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor)	Debussy: Le Martyre De Saint Sebastien
Nominee	Henk Jansen, engineer (Kent Nagano, conductor; James Maddalena, Thomas Hammons, Sanford Sylvan, Sheila Nadler, Stephanie Friedman)	Adams: The Death Of Klinghoffer

Classical Producer Of The Year

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Judith Sherman	-
Nominee	Michael Haas	-
Nominee	Andrew Cornall	-
Nominee	Robina G. Young	-
Nominee	Adam Stern	-