[1996 Grammy Awards] – Complete List of Winners and Nominees (38th) ♪

The 38th Annual Grammy Awards, held on February 28, 1996, celebrated music from October 1, 1994, to September 30, 1995. Alanis Morissette's raw, powerful, and groundbreaking album Jagged Little Pill won Album of the Year, marking a definitive moment for alternative rock's mainstream breakthrough and female artist empowerment.
Seal's romantic ballad "Kiss from a Rose," from Batman Forever, won Record of the Year. Hootie & the Blowfish, with their accessible rock sound, were named Best New Artist.
Other significant wins included Mariah Carey and Annie Lennox. This ceremony strongly recognized the mainstream breakthrough of alternative rock and its profound impact on the music scene, ushering in a new era of introspective and emotionally charged music.

Record Of The Year

	Artist	Work
🏆	Seal	Kiss From A Rose
	TLC	Waterfalls
	Mariah Carey And Boyz II Men	One Sweet Day
	Joan Osborne	One Of Us
	Coolio Featuring L.V.	Gangsta's Paradise

Album Of The Year

	Artist	Work
🏆	Alanis Morissette	Jagged Little Pill
	Pearl Jam	Vitalogy
	Joan Osborne	Relish
	Michael Jackson	History Past, Present And Future Book I
	Mariah Carey	Daydream

Song Of The Year

	Artist	Work
🏆	Seal	Kiss From A Rose
	Alanis Morissette	You Oughta Know
	Michael Jackson	You Are Not Alone
	Joan Osborne	One Of Us
	All-4-One (also	I Can Love You Like That

Best New Artist

	Artist
🏆	Hootie & The Blowfish
	Brandy
	Alanis Morissette
	Joan Osborne
	Shania Twain

Best Female Pop Vocal Performance

	Artist	Work
🏆	Annie Lennox	No More /I Love You's/
	Bonnie Raitt	You Got It
	Joan Osborne	One Of Us
	Dionne Farris	I Know
	Mariah Carey	Fantasy
	Vanessa Williams	Colors Of The Wind

Best Male Pop Vocal Performance

	Artist	Work
🏆	Seal	Kiss From A Rose
	Michael Jackson	You Are Not Alone
	Sting	When We Dance
	Bryan Adams	Have You Ever Really Loved A Woman?
	Elton John	Believe

Best Pop Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocal

	Artist	Work
🏆	Hootie & The Blowfish	Let Her Cry
	TLC	Waterfalls
	Eagles	Love Will Keep Us Alive
	The Rembrandts	I'll Be There For You (Theme From Friends)
	All-4-One	I Can Love You Like That

Best Pop Collaboration With Vocals

	Artist	Work
🏆	The Chieftains & Van Morrison	Have I Told You Lately That I Love You?
	Anita Baker And James Ingram	When You Love Someone
	Jon B. Featuring Babyface	Someone To Love
	Michael Jackson And Janet Jackson	Scream
	Mariah Carey And Boyz II Men	One Sweet Day

Best Pop Instrumental Performance

	Artist	Work
🏆	Los Lobos	Mariachi Suite
	Dave Grusin	Yesterday
	Bruce Hornsby	Song B
	The Allman Brothers Band	In Memory Of Elizabeth Reed
	Kenny G	Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas

Best Pop Album

	Artist	Work
🏆	Joni Mitchell	Turbulent Indigo
	Annie Lennox	Medusa
	Eagles	Hell Freezes Over
	Mariah Carey	Daydream
	Madonna	Bedtime Stories

Best Traditional Pop Vocal Performance

	Artist	Work
🏆	Frank Sinatra	Duets II
	Julie Andrews	Julie Andrews - Broadway - The Music Of Richard Rodgers
	Rosemary Clooney	Demi-Centennial!
	John Raitt	Broadway Legend
	Eartha Kitt	Back In Business

Best Female Rock Vocal Performance

	Artist	Work
🏆	Alanis Morissette	You Oughta Know
	Joan Osborne	St. Teresa
	Toni Childs	Lay Down Your Pain
	P J Harvey	Down By The Water
	Liz Phair	Don't Have Time

Best Male Rock Vocal Performance

	Artist	Work
🏆	Tom Petty	You Don't Know How It Feels
	Chris Isaak	Somebody's Crying
	Lenny Kravitz	Rock And Roll Is Dead
	Neil Young	Peace And Love
	Bob Dylan	Knockin' On Heaven's Door

Best Rock Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocal

	Artist	Work
🏆	Blues Traveler	Run-Around
	Dave Matthews Band	What Would You Say
	Jimmy Page And Robert Plant	Kashmir
	Eagles	Hotel California
	U2	Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me, Kill Me

Best Hard Rock Performance

	Artist	Work
🏆	Pearl Jam	Spin The Black Circle
	Primus	Wynona's Big Brown Beaver
	Van Halen	The Seventh Seal
	Alice In Chains	Grind
	Red Hot Chili Peppers	Blood Sugar Sex Magik

Best Metal Performance

	Artist	Work
🏆	Nine Inch Nails	Happiness In Slavery
	Gwar	S.F.W.
	Megadeth	Paranoid
	White Zombie	More Human Than Human
	Metallica	For Whom The Bell Tolls

Best Rock Instrumental Performance

	Artist	Work
🏆	The Allman Brothers Band	Jessica
	King Crimson	Vrooom
	Steve Vai	Tender Surrender
	The Jeff Healey Band	Shapes Of Things
	Santana With Vernon Reid	Every Now And Then

Best Rock Song

	Artist	Work
🏆	Alanis Morissette	You Oughta Know
	Nine Inch Nails	Hurt
	U2	Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me, Kill Me
	Neil Young	Downtown
	Bob Dylan	Dignity

Best Rock Album

	Artist	Work
🏆	Alanis Morissette	Jagged Little Pill
	Tom Petty	Wildflowers
	Pearl Jam	Vitalogy
	Neil Young	Mirror Ball
	Chris Isaak	Forever Blue

Best Alternative Music Performance

	Artist	Work
🏆	Nirvana	MTV Unplugged In New York
	P J Harvey	To Bring You My Love
	Bjork	Post
	Foo Fighters	Foo Fighters

Best Female R&B Vocal Performance

	Artist	Work
🏆	Anita Baker	I Apologize
	Vanessa Williams	The Way That You Love
	Toni Braxton	I Belong To You
	Brandy	Baby
	Mariah Carey	Always Be My Baby

Best Male R&B Vocal Performance

	Artist	Work
🏆	Stevie Wonder	For Your Love
	Montell Jordan	This Is How We Do It
	Prince	I Hate U
	D'Angelo	Brown Sugar
	Barry White	Baby's Home

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

	Artist	Work
🏆	TLC	Creep
	Brownstone	If You Love Me
	All-4-One	I'm Your Man
	Take 6	All I Need (Is A Chance)
	Terence Trent D'Arby & Booker T And The MG's	A Change Is Gonna Come

Best Rhythm & Blues Song

	Artist	Work
🏆	Stevie Wonder	For Your Love
	Vanessa Williams	You Can't Run
	TLC	Red Light Special
	TLC	Creep
	D'Angelo	Brown Sugar

Best R&B Album

	Artist	Work
🏆	TLC	Crazysexycool
	Barry White	The Icon Is Love
	Prince	The Gold Experience
	Mary J. Blige	My Life
	D'Angelo	Brown Sugar

Best Rap Solo Performance

	Artist	Work
🏆	Coolio	Gangsta's Paradise
	Dr. Dre	Keep Their Heads Ringin'
	Skee-Lo	I Wish
	2Pac	Dear Mama
	The Notorious B.I.G.	Big Poppa

Best Rap Performance By A Duo Or Group

	Artist	Work
🏆	Method Man Featuring Mary J. Blige	I'll Be There For You/You're All I Need To Get By
	Tha Dogg Pound	What Would U Do?
	Cypress Hill	Throw Your Set In The Air
	Naughty By Nature	Feel Me Flow
	Bone Thugs-N-Harmony	1st Of Tha Month

Best Rap Album

	Artist	Work
🏆	Naughty By Nature	Poverty's Paradise
	Ol' Dirty Bastard	Return To The 36 Chambers: The Dirty Version
	2Pac	Me Against The World
	Skee-Lo	I Wish
	Bone Thugs-N-Harmony	E.1999 Eternal

Best Female Country Vocal Performance

	Artist	Work
🏆	Alison Krauss	Baby, Now That I've Found You
	Patty Loveless	You Don't Even Know Who I Am
	Martina McBride	Safe In The Arms Of Love
	Pam Tillis	Mi Vida Loca (My Crazy Life)
	Shania Twain	Any Man Of Mine

Best Male Country Vocal Performance

	Artist	Work
🏆	Vince Gill	Go Rest High On That Mountain
	John Berry	Standing On The Edge Of Goodbye
	John Michael Montgomery	I Can Love You Like That
	Alan Jackson	Gone Country
	Dwight Yoakam	A Thousand Miles From Nowhere

Best Country Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocal

	Artist	Work
🏆	The Mavericks	Here Comes The Rain
	Brooks & Dunn	You're Gonna Miss Me When I'm Gone
	The Tractors	Tryin' To Get To New Orleans
	Shenandoah	Darned If I Don't (Danged If I Do)
	Little Texas	Amy's Back In Austin

Best Country Collaboration With Vocals

	Artist	Work
🏆	Shenandoah & Alison Krauss	Somewhere In The Vicinity Of The Heart
	Reba McEntire With Trisha Yearwood, Martina McBride And Linda Davis	On My Own
	Dolly Parton And Vince Gill	I Will Always Love You
	Suzy Bogguss, Chet Atkins	All My Loving
	George Jones And Alan Jackson	A Good Year For The Roses

Best Country Instrumental Performance

	Artist	Work
🏆	Asleep At The Wheel Featuring Béla Fleck & Johnny Gimble	Hightower
	Doc Watson With Duane Eddy	Thunder Road/Sugarfoot Rag
	Byron Berline With Bill Monroe And Earl Scruggs	Sally Goodin
	Béla Fleck	Cheeseballs In Cowtown
	Flaco Jimenez And Lee Roy Parnell	Cat Walk

Best Country Song

	Artist	Work
🏆	Vince Gill	Go Rest High On That Mountain
	Patty Loveless	You Don't Even Know Who I Am
	John Michael Montgomery	I Can Love You Like That
	Alan Jackson	Gone Country
	Shania Twain	Any Man Of Mine

Best Country Album

	Artist	Work
🏆	Shania Twain	The Woman In Me
	Trisha Yearwood	Thinkin' About You
	The Mavericks	Music For All Occasions
	Junior Brown	Junior High
	John Michael Montgomery	John Michael Montgomery
	Dwight Yoakam	Dwight Live

Best Bluegrass Album

	Artist	Work
🏆	The Nashville Bluegrass Band	Unleashed
	Claire Lynch	Moonlighter
	Byron Berline	Fiddle And A Song
	The Cox Family	Beyond The City
	Rose Maddox	$35 And A Dream

Best New Age Album

	Artist	Work
🏆	George Winston	Forest
	Tangerine Dream	Tyranny Of Beauty
	Patrick O'Hearn	Trust
	Suzanne Ciani	Dream Suite
	Kitaro	An Enchanted Evening

Best Contemporary Jazz Performance

	Artist	Work
🏆	Pat Metheny Group	We Live Here
	Marcus Miller	Tales
	Lee Ritenour And Larry Carlton	Larry And Lee
	Fourplay	Elixir
	Yellowjackets	Dreamland

Best Jazz Vocal Performance

	Artist	Work
🏆	Lena Horne	An Evening With Lena Horne
	Dianne Reeves	Quiet After The Storm
	Dee Dee Bridgewater	Love And Peace: A Tribute To Horace Silver
	Kurt Elling	Close Your Eyes
	Abbey Lincoln	A Turtle's Dream

Best Jazz Instrumental Solo

	Artist	Work
🏆	Michael Brecker, soloist	Impressions
	Eliane Elias & Herbie Hancock, soloists	The Way You Look Tonight
	Kenny Barron, soloist	Take The Coltrane
	Charlie Haden & Hank Jones, soloists	Go Down Moses
	Pete Christlieb, soloist	But Beautiful

Best Jazz Instrumental Performance, Individual Or Group

	Artist	Work
🏆	McCoy Tyner Trio & Michael Brecker	Infinity
	Kenny Barron With Roy Haynes And Charlie Haden	Wanton Spirit
	Charlie Haden And Hank Jones	Steal Away
	Fred Hersch	I Never Told You - Fred Hersch Plays Johnny Mandel
	Joe Henderson	Double Rainbow - The Music Of Antonio Carlos Jobim

Best Large Jazz Ensemble Performance

	Artist	Work
🏆	Tom Scott (GRP All-Star Big Band)	All Blues
	The Gerald Wilson Orchestra	State Street Sweet
	Joe Lovano	Rush Hour
	Steve Slagle, conductor	Gunslinging Birds
	The Bill Holman Band	A View From The Side

Best Latin Jazz Performance

	Artist	Work
🏆	Jobim	Antonio Brasileiro
	Patato, Changuito And Orestes	Ritmo Y Candela: Rhythm At The Crossroads
	Chico O'Farrill And His Afro-Cuban Jazz Orchestra	Pure Emotion
	Jerry Gonzalez And The Fort Apache Band	Pensativo
	Eddie Palmieri	Arete

Best Rock Gospel Album

	Artist	Work
🏆	Ashley Cleveland	Lesson Of Love
	Petra	No Doubt
	Jars Of Clay	Jars Of Clay
	Geoff Moore And The Distance	Home Run!
	Big Tent Revival	Big Tent Revival

Best Pop/Contemporary Gospel Album

	Artist	Work
🏆	Michael W. Smith	I'll Lead You Home
	Larnelle	Unbelievable Love
	Steven Curtis Chapman	The Music Of Christmas
	(Various Artists)	My Utmost For His Highest
	Sandi Patti	Find It On The Wings

Best Southern Gospel, Country Gospel or Bluegrass Gospel Album

	Artist	Work
🏆	(Various Artists)	Amazing Grace - A Country Salute To Gospel
	Crystal Gayle	Someday
	Bruce Carroll	One Summer Evening Live
	Jerry And Tammy Sullivan	At The Feet Of God
	Ralph Stanley And Joe Isaacs	A Gospel Gathering

Best Traditional Soul Gospel Album

	Artist	Work
🏆	Shirley Caesar	Shirley Caesar Live - He Will Come
	The Mighty Clouds Of Joy	Power
	Fontella Bass	No Ways Tired
	Rev. James Moore With The Mississippi Mass Choir	Live At Jackson State University
	The Blind Boys Of Alabama	I Brought Him With Me

Best Contemporary Soul Gospel Album

	Artist	Work
🏆	CeCe Winans	Alone In His Presence
	Anointed	The Call
	Daniel Winans	Not In My House
	(Various Artists)	Motown Comes Home
	Yolanda Adams	More Than A Melody
	Doug Williams	Heartsongs

Best Gospel Album By A Choir Or Chorus

	Artist	Work
🏆	Carol Cymbala, choir director (The Brooklyn Tabernacle Choir)	Praise Him - Live!
	John P. Kee, choir director (The New Life Community Choir Featuring John P. Kee)	Show Up!
	Milton Brunson, choir director (Milton Brunson And The Thompson Community Singers)	Shout
	Hezekiah Walker, choir director (Hezekiah Walker And The Love Fellowship Crusade Choir)	Live In New York By Any Means. . .
	Donald Lawrence, choir director (Donald Lawrence And The Tri-City Singers)	Bible Stories

Best Latin Pop Performance

	Artist	Work
🏆	Jon Secada	Amor
	Adolfo Angel And Gustavo Angel	Nuestras Canciones
	Julio Iglesias	La Carretera
	Rocio Durcal	Hay Amores Y Amores
	Maná	Cuando Los Angeles Lloran

Best Tropical Latin Performance

	Artist	Work
🏆	Gloria Estefan	Abriendo Puertas
	Willie Colon And Rubén Blades	Tras La Tormenta
	Marc Anthony	Todo A Su Tiempo
	Cachao	Master Sessions Volume II
	Celia Cruz	Irrepetible

Best Mexican-American/Tejano Music Performance

	Artist	Work
🏆	Flaco Jimenez	Flaco Jimenez
	Ramon Ayala Y Sus Bravos Del Norte	Lagrimas
	La Mafia	Exitos En Vivo
	Juan Gabriel	El Mexico Que Se Nos Fue
	Jaime Y Los Chamacos	...No Se Cansan!

Best Traditional Blues Album

	Artist	Work
🏆	John Lee Hooker	Chill Out
	Roomful Of Blues	Turn It On! Turn It Up!
	Lowell Fulson	Them Update Blues
	The Last Real Texas Blues Band Featuring Doug Sahm	The Last Real Texas Blues Band Featuring Doug Sahm
	Charles Brown	Charles Brown's Cool Christmas Blues

Best Contemporary Blues Album

	Artist	Work
🏆	Buddy Guy	Slippin' In
	Clarence Gatemouth Brown	The Man
	The Robert Cray Band	Some Rainy Morning
	Percy Sledge	Blue Night
	Albert Collins And The Icebreakers	(Live '92 - '93)

Best Traditional Folk Album

	Artist	Work
🏆	Ramblin' Jack Elliott	South Coast
	Norman And Nancy Blake	While Passing Along This Way
	Ali Akbar Khan	Then And Now
	Laurie Lewis & Tom Rozum	The Oak And The Laurel
	Dave Van Ronk	From.... Another Time And Place

Best Contemporary Folk Album

	Artist	Work
🏆	Emmylou Harris	Wrecking Ball
	Steve Earle	Train A Comin'
	The Chieftains	The Long Black Veil
	Bob Dylan	MTV Unplugged
	John Prine	Lost Dogs And Mixed Blessings

Best Reggae Album

	Artist	Work
🏆	Shaggy	Boombastic
	Burning Spear	Rasta Business
	Third World	Live It Up
	The Skatalites	Hi-Bop Ska! The 30th Anniversary Recording
	Ziggy Marley And The Melody Makers	Free Like We Want 2 B

Best World Music Album

	Artist	Work
🏆	Deep Forest	Boheme
	The Splendid Master Gnawa Musicians Of Morocco	The Splendid Master Gnawa Musicians Of Morocco Featuring Randy Weston
	Shankar With Zakir Hussain And Vikku Vinayakram	Raga Aberi
	Baaba Maal	Firin' In Fouta
	Cesaria Evora	Cesaria Evora

Best Polka Album

	Artist	Work
🏆	Jimmy Sturr	I Love To Polka
	Brave Combo	Polkas For A Gloomy World
	Walter Ostanek	Happiness Is Polkas And Waltzes With Walter Ostanek And Friends
	Lenny Gomulka And Chicago Push	For Old Times Sake
	Eddie Blazonczyk's Versatones	Better Than Ever

Best Musical Album For Children

	Artist	Work
🏆	Barbara Bailey Hutchison	Sleepy Time Lullabys
	Various Artists Including The Chieftains And Kathie Lee Gifford	Winnie The Pooh's Take My Hand
	Original Cast	Pocahontas Sing-Along
	Los Lobos With Lalo Guerrero	Papa's Dream
	John McCutcheon	John McCutcheon's Four Seasons: Summersongs

Best Spoken Word Album For Children

	Artist	Work
🏆	Patrick Stewart	Prokofiev: Peter And The Wolf
	David Holt And Bill Mooney	Why The Dog Chases The Cat: Great Animal Stories
	Winona Ryder	The Diary Of A Young Girl (Anne Frank)
	Denzel Washington	John Henry
	Morgan Freeman	Follow The Drinking Gourd

Best Spoken Word Or Non-Musical Album

	Artist	Work
🏆	Maya Angelou	Phenomenal Woman
	Danny Glover	Long Walk To Freedom
	Leonard Nimoy	I Am Spock
	Garrison Keillor And Walter Bobbie	Guy Noir: Radio Private Eye

Best Spoken Comedy Album

	Artist	Work
🏆	Jonathan Winters	Crank Calls
	Judy Tenuta	In Goddess We Trust
	Don Imus	God's Other Son (Don Imus)
	Jeff Foxworthy	Games Rednecks Play
	Martin Lawrence	Funk It

Best Musical Show Album

	Artist	Work
🏆	Jerry Leiber, Arif Mardin & Mike Stoller, producers (Original Broadway Cast)	Smokey Joe's Cafe - The Songs Of Leiber & Stoller
	Thomas Z. Shepard, producer (New Broadway Cast With Vanessa Williams)	Kiss Of The Spider Woman
	Jay David Saks, producer (Matthew Broderick And The New Broadway Cast)	How To Succeed In Business Without Really Trying!
	Bruce Kimmel & Bill Meade, producers (The New 1994 Cast With Carol Channing)	Hello, Dolly!
	Tony McAnany & Joel Moss, producers (Various Artists)	Anyone Can Whistle - Live At Carnegie Hall

Best Instrumental Composition

	Artist	Work
🏆	Bill Holman, composer (The Bill Holman Band)	A View From The Side
	Billy Childs, composer (Billy Childs)	The Starry Night
	Marcus Miller & Allen Toussaint, composers (Marcus Miller)	Tales
	Chick Corea, composer (Chick Corea)	New Life
	Billy Taylor, composer (Billy Taylor)	Homage Part I

Best Instrumental Composition Written For A Motion Picture Or For Television

	Artist	Work
🏆	Hans Zimmer, composer (Hans Zimmer)	Crimson Tide
	Dave Grusin, composer (Dave Grusin)	The Cure - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
	Howard Shore, composer (Howard Shore)	Ed Wood - Main Title
	Wynton Marsalis, composer (Wynton Marsalis Septet)	Buggy Ride
	Elliot Goldenthal, composer (Various Artists)	Batman Forever

Best Song Written Specifically For A Motion Picture Or For Television

	Artist	Work
🏆	Vanessa Williams & Judy Kuhn	Colors Of The Wind (From Pocahontas)
	Wendy Moten	Whatever You Imagine (From The Pagemaster)
	Jon B. Featuring Babyface	Someone To Love (From Bad Boys)
	Chaka Khan	Love Me Still (From Clockers)
	Bryan Adams	Have You Ever Really Loved A Woman? (From Don Juan deMarco)

Best Instrumental Arrangement

	Artist	Work
🏆	Robert Farnon, arranger (J.J. Johnson & The Robert Farnon Orchestra)	Lament
	Jorge Calandrelli, arranger (Ettore Stratta)	Manha De Carnaval
	Michael Abene, arranger (GRP All-Star Big Band)	Cookin' At The Continental
	Marcus Miller, arranger (Marcus Miller)	Come Together
	Jorge Calandrelli, arranger (Ettore Stratta Conducting The Royal Philharmonic)	Atras Da Porta

Best Instrumental Arrangement With Accompanying Vocal(s)

	Artist	Work
🏆	Rob McConnell, arranger (Mel Tormé with Rob McConnell & The Boss Brass)	I Get A Kick Out Of You
	Tom Scott, arranger (GRP All-Star Band And B.B. King)	Stormy Monday Blues
	Bobby McFerrin, arranger (Bobby McFerrin)	Bibbidi-Bobbidi-Boo (The Magic Song)
	Rene Dupere & Robbi Finkel, arrangers (Cirque Du Soleil)	Alegria
	Jeremy Lubbock, arranger (Carmen Lundy)	'Round Midnight

Best Recording Package

	Artist	Work
🏆	Robbie Cavolina & Joni Mitchell, art directors (Joni Mitchell)	Turbulent Indigo
	Joel Zimmerman, art director (Pearl Jam)	Vitalogy
	Tim Stedman, art director (Various Artists)	This Is Fort Apache
	Stefan Sagmeister, art director (H. P. Zinker)	Mountains Of Madness
	Gary Burden, art director (Neil Young)	Mirror Ball

Best Recording Package - Boxed

	Artist	Work
🏆	Frank Zappa & Gail Zappa, art directors (Frank Zappa)	Civilization Phaze III
	Blind Melon, Jeffery Fey, Chris Jones & Tommy Steele, art directors (Blind Melon)	Soup
	Storm Thorgerson, art director (Pink Floyd)	Pulse
	Allen Weinberg, art director (Aerosmith)	Box Of Fire
	Mark Farrow, art director (Pet Shop Boys)	Alternative

Best Album Notes

	Artist	Work
🏆	Rob Bowman, album notes writer (Various Artists)	The Complete Stax/Volt Soul Singles, Vol. 3: 1972-1975
	Dan Morgenstern, album notes writer (Louis Armstrong)	Lets Do It: Best Of The Verve Years
	Dan Morgenstern, album notes writer (Carmen McRae)	I'll Be Seeing You: A Tribute To Carmen McRae
	Geoffrey Mark Fidelman & James Gavin, album notes writers (Ella Fitzgerald)	Ella - The Legendary Decca Recordings
	John Fricke, album notes writer (Judy Garland)	25th Anniversary - Retrospective

Best Historical Album

	Artist	Work
🏆	John Pfeiffer, compilation producer; Ray Hall, Thomas MacCluskey, James P. Nichols, Anthony Salvatore, Jon M. Samuels & David Satz, mastering engineers (Jascha Heifetz & Various Artists)	The Heifetz Collection
	George Martin, compilation producer; George Martin, mastering engineer (The Beatles)	Live At The BBC
	Joel Dorn & Patrick Milligan, compilation producers; Gene Paul, mastering engineer (John Coltrane)	John Coltrane: The Heavyweight Champion: The Complete Atlantic Recordings
	Orrin Keepnews & Steven Lasker, compilation producers; Erick Labson, Steven Lasker & Seth B. Winner, mastering engineers (Duke Ellington And His Orchestra)	Early Ellington: The Complete Brunswick And Vocalion Recordings of Duke Ellington, 1926-1931
	James Austin, Richard Foos & Billy Vera, compilation producers; Chris Clarke, Bob Fisher, Dan Hersch, Bill Inglot & Ken Perry, mastering engineers (Various Artists)	The R&B Box: 30 Years Of Rhythm And Blues

Best Engineered Album - Non-Classical

	Artist	Work
🏆	David Bianco, Richard Dodd, Stephen McLaughlin & Jim Scott, engineers (Tom Petty)	Wildflowers
	Bruce Swedien, engineer (Michael Jackson)	History Past, Present And Future Book I
	Rob Jacobs & Elliot Scheiner, engineers (Eagles)	Hell Freezes Over
	Terry Date & Ulrich Wild, engineers (White Zombie)	Astro-creep: 2000 Songs Of Love, Destruction And Other Synthetic Delusions Of The Electric Head
	Al Schmitt, engineer (Dr. John)	Afterglow

Producer Of The Year

	Artist
🏆	Babyface
	Jimmy Jam, Terry Lewis (producers)
	Rick Rubin (producer)
	Glen Ballard (producer)
	Rick Chertoff (producer)

Best Classical Engineered Recording

	Artist	Work
🏆	Michael Mailes & Jonathan Stokes, engineers (Herbert Blomstedt, conductor)	Bartók: Concerto For Orchestra; /Kossuth/ - Symphonic Poem
	William Hoekstra & Lawrence Rock, engineers (Leonard Slatkin, conductor)	The Typewriter - Leroy Anderson Favorites
	Tony Faulkner, engineer (Anonymous 4)	The Lily And The Lamb (Chant And Polyphony From Medieval England)
	Tony Faulkner, engineer (Yuri Temirkanov, conductor)	Prokofiev: Alexander Nevsky
	William Hoekstra & Lawrence Rock, engineers (Leonard Slatkin, conductor)	Orff: Carmina Burana

Classical Producer Of The Year

	Artist
🏆	Steven Epstein
	Jay David Saks
	Michael Woolcock
	Andrew Cornall
	John Fraser

Best Classical Album

	Artist	Work
🏆	Pierre Boulez, artist; Karl-August Naegler, producer	Debussy: La Mer; Nocturnes; Jeux
	Mstislav Rostropovich & Maxim Vengerov, artists; Friedemann Engelbrecht, producer	Prokofiev/Shostakovich: Violin Concertos No. 1
	Martin Neary, artist; David Mottley, producer	Music For Queen Mary (Works Of Purcell, Morley, Blow, Etc.)
	Charles Dutoit, Gary Lakes, Francoise Pollet, Gino Quilico & Deborah Voigt, artists; Raymond Minshull, producer	Berlioz: Les Troyens
	Pierre Boulez, artist; Karl-August Naegler, producer	Bartók: Divertimento; Dance Suite, Etc.

Best Orchestral Performance

	Artist	Work
🏆	Pierre Boulez, conductor (Cleveland Orchestra)	Debussy: La Mer
	(London Symphony Orchestra)	Shostakovich: Symphony No. 8
	(Philadelphia Orchestra)	Hindemith: Mathis Der Maler - Symphonie; Symphonic Metamorphosis Of Themes By C.M. Von Weber, Etc.
	(City Of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra)	Elgar: Enigma Variations; Falstaff; Grania And Diarmid
	(Chicago Symphony Orchestra)	Bartók: Divertimento; Dance Suite, Etc.

Best Opera Recording

	Artist	Work
🏆	Gary Lakes, Francoise Pollet, Gino Quilico & Deborah Voigt; Charles Dutoit, conductor; Raymond Minshull, producer (Chorus De L'Orchestre Symphonie Montreal; L'Orchestra Symphonie Montreal)	Berlioz: Les Troyens
	Anna Maria di Micco, Sumi Jo, Lucretia Lendi, Stanford Olsen, Ewa Podles, Pietro Spagnoli & Alberto Zedda; Gunter Appenheimer, producer (Capella Brugensis Chorus; Collegium Instrumentale Brugense)	Rossini: Tancredi
	Cecilia Bartoli, Barbara Bonney, Gilles Cachemaille, Uwe Heilmann, Christopher Hogwood, Della Jones & Diana Montague; Christopher Sayers, Morten Winding & Michael Woolcock, producers (Academy Of Ancient Music Chorus; Academy Of Ancient Music)	Mozart: La Clemenza Di Tito
	Julian Clarkson, Ildebrando D'Arcangelo, John Eliot Gardiner, Rodney Gilfry, Eirian James, Charlotte Margiono, Luba Orgonasova, Christoph Pregardien & Andrea Silvestrelli; Karl-August Naegler, producer (Monteverdi Chorus; English Baroque Soloists)	Mozart: Don Giovanni
	Olga Borodina, Nikolai Gassiev, Valery Gergiev, Galina Gorchakova, Gegam Gregoriam & Mikhail Kit; Anna Barry, producer (Kirov Opera Chorus; Kirov Orchestra St. Petersburg)	Borodin: Prince Igor

Best Choral Performance

	Artist	Work
🏆	Herbert Blomstedt, conductor (San Francisco Symphony Chorus; San Francisco Symphony Orchestra)	Brahms: Ein Deutsches Requiem
	(Monteverdi Choir; Orchestre Revolutionnaire Et Romantique)	Verdi: Requiem; Quattro Pezzi Sacri
	(Chamber Chorus Of St. Petersburgh; St. Petersburgh Philharmonic)	Prokofiev: Alexander Nevsky
	Robert Shaw	Hildegard Von Bingen: Canticles Of Ecstasy
	(Robert Shaw Festival Singers)	Evocation Of The Spirit (Works Of Gorecki, Part, Barber, Etc.)

Best Instrumental Soloist(s) Performance (With Orchestra)

	Artist	Work
🏆	Itzhak Perlman, artist (Boston Symphony Orchestra)	The American Album - Works Of Bernstein, Barber, Foss
	Evgeny Kissin, artist (Berliner Philharmoniker)	Prokofiev: Piano Concertos Nos. 1 And 3
	Maxim Vengerov, artist (London Symphony Orchestra)	Prokofiev/Shostakovich: Violin Concertos No. 1
	Catherine Cantin, Heinz Holliger, Yvonne Loriod & Mstislav Rostropovich, artists (Orchestre De L'Opera Bastille)	Messiaen: Concert A Quatre
	Maria Joao Pires, artist	Chopin: Concerto For Piano And Orchestra, No. 2 In F Minor, Op 21

Best Instrumental Soloist Performance (Without Orchestra)

	Artist	Work
🏆	Radu Lupu, artist	Schubert: Piano Sonatas (B Flat Major And A Major)
	Murray Perahia, artist	Chopin: 4 Ballades (Waltzes, Nocturne, Mazurkas And Etudes)
	Evgeny Kissin, artist	Chopin, Vol. 2 (Sonata No. 3; Mazurkas)
	Stephen Kovacevich, artist	Beethoven: Piano Sons. Op. 31 (Nos. 16, 17, 18)
	Konstantin Lifschitz, artist	Bach: Goldberg Variations

Best Chamber Music Performance

	Artist	Work
🏆	Emanuel Ax, Yo-Yo Ma & Richard Stoltzman, artists	Brahms/Beethoven/Mozart: Clarinet Trios
	Emerson String Quartet (Eugene Drucker, Lawrence Dutton, David Finckel & Philip Setzer), artists	Webern: Works For String Quartet; String Trio, Op. 20
	St. Petersburgh String Quartet, artist	Shostakovich: String Quartets, Nos. 3, 5 And 7
	Alban Berg Quartett (Valentin Erben, Thomas Kakuska, Gunther Pichler & Gerhard Schulz), artists	Janácek: String Quartets Nos. 1 And 2
	Vermeer String Quartet (Shmuel Ashkenasi, Marc Johnson, Mathias Tacke & Richard Young), artists	Haydn: The Seven Last Words Of Christ

Best Classical Vocal Performance

	Artist	Work
🏆	(Academy Of Ancient Music)	The Echoing Air - The Music Of Henry Purcell
	Wolfgang Holzmair	The Vagabond (Songs By Vaughan Williams, Butterworth, Etc.)
	Roberto Alagna	Schumann: Dichterliebe; Liederkreis, Op. 24; Heine-Lieder
	(London Philharmonic)	Roberto Alagna - Operatic Arias (Works Of Donizetti, Massenet, Etc.)
	-	Mussorgsky Songs (Songs And Dances Of Death; The Nursery, Etc.)

Best Classical Contemporary Composition

	Artist	Work
🏆	Olivier Messiaen, composer	Messiaen: Concert A Quatre
	Ellen Taaffe Zwilich, composer	Zwilich: Symphony No. 3
	Gunther Schuller, composer	Schuller: Of Reminiscences And Reflections
	Gyorgy Ligeti, composer	Ligeti: Concerto For Violin And Orchestra
	John Adams, composer	Adams: Chamber Symphony

Best Music Video, Short Form

	Artist	Work
🏆	Michael Jackson & Janet Jackson	Scream
	Dave Matthews Band	What Would You Say
	Bjork	It's Oh So Quiet
	Sinéad O'Connor	Famine
	Herbie Hancock	Dis Is Da Drum

Best Music Video, Long Form

	Artist	Work
🏆	Peter Gabriel	Secret World Live
	James McMurtry	Where'd You Hide The Body
	Charles Dutoit Conducting The Montreal Symphony Orchestra	The Planets
	Kate Bush	The Line, The Cross & The Curve
	Cirque Du Soleil	Saltimbanco
	Green Jelly	333