2013 Grammy Awards – Complete List of Winners and Nominees

On February 10, 2013, the 55th Annual Grammy Awards honored music from October 1, 2011, to September 30, 2012. Mumford & Sons' folk-rock sensation Babel won Album of the Year, marking a significant triumph for the genre.
Gotye featuring Kimbra's globally ubiquitous and unique pop hit "Somebody That I Used to Know" secured Record of the Year. The indie pop band fun., known for their anthemic sound, was named Best New Artist.
Other notable winners included Frank Ocean for R&B and The Black Keys for rock. This ceremony highlighted the commercial and critical success of folk-influenced music and unique pop collaborations, reflecting a diverse and eclectic period in popular music.

Record Of The Year

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Gotye Featuring Kimbra	Somebody That I Used To Know
Nominee	Taylor Swift	We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together
Nominee	Frank Ocean	Thinkin Bout You
Nominee	Fun. Featuring Janelle Monáe	We Are Young
Nominee	Kelly Clarkson	Stronger (What Doesn't Kill You)
Nominee	The Black Keys	Lonely Boy

Album Of The Year

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Mumford & Sons	Babel
Nominee	Jack White	Blunderbuss
Nominee	Frank Ocean	Channel Orange
Nominee	Fun.	Some Nights
Nominee	The Black Keys	El Camino

Song Of The Year

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Fun. Featuring Janelle Monáe	We Are Young
Nominee	Kelly Clarkson	Stronger (What Doesn't Kill You)
Nominee	Carly Rae Jepsen	Call Me Maybe
Nominee	Miguel	Adorn
Nominee	Ed Sheeran	The A Team

Best New Artist

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Fun.	nan
Nominee	Frank Ocean	nan
Nominee	The Lumineers	nan
Nominee	Hunter Hayes	nan
Nominee	Alabama Shakes	nan

Best Pop Solo Performance

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Adele	Set Fire To The Rain [Live]
Nominee	Rihanna	Where Have You Been
Nominee	Katy Perry	Wide Awake
Nominee	Carly Rae Jepsen	Call Me Maybe
Nominee	Kelly Clarkson	Stronger (What Doesn't Kill You)

Best Pop Duo/Group Performance

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Gotye Featuring Kimbra	Somebody That I Used To Know
Nominee	Maroon 5 & Wiz Khalifa	Payphone
Nominee	LMFAO	Sexy And I Know It
Nominee	Fun. Featuring Janelle Monáe	We Are Young
Nominee	Florence & The Machine	Shake It Out

Best Pop Instrumental Album

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Chris Botti	Impressions
Nominee	Arun Shenoy	Rumbadoodle
Nominee	Dave Koz	Live At The Blue Note Tokyo
Nominee	Larry Carlton	Four Hands & A Heart Volume One
Nominee	Gerald Albright & Norman Brown	24/7

Best Pop Vocal Album

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Kelly Clarkson	Stronger
Nominee	Pink	The Truth About Love
Nominee	Maroon 5	Overexposed
Nominee	Fun.	Some Nights
Nominee	Florence & The Machine	Ceremonials

Best Dance Recording

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Skrillex Featuring Sirah	Bangarang
Nominee	Al Walser	I Can't Live Without You
Nominee	Swedish House Mafia Featuring John Martin	Don't You Worry Child
Nominee	Calvin Harris Featuring Ne-Yo	Let's Go
Nominee	Avicii	Levels

Best Dance/Electronica Album

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Skrillex	Bangarang
Nominee	Kaskade	Fire & Ice
Nominee	Deadmau5	> Album Title Goes Here <
Nominee	The Chemical Brothers	Don't Think
Nominee	Steve Aoki	Wonderland

Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Paul McCartney	Kisses On The Bottom
Nominee	Carole King	A Holiday Carole
Nominee	Michael Bublé	Christmas

Best Rock Performance

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	The Black Keys	Lonely Boy
Nominee	Bruce Springsteen	We Take Care Of Our Own
Nominee	Mumford & Sons	I Will Wait
Nominee	Coldplay	Charlie Brown
Nominee	Alabama Shakes	Hold On

Best Hard Rock/Metal Performance

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Halestorm	Love Bites (So Do I)
Nominee	Megadeth	Whose Life (Is It Anyways?)
Nominee	Marilyn Manson	No Reflection
Nominee	Lamb Of God	Ghost Walking
Nominee	Iron Maiden	Blood Brothers
Nominee	Anthrax	I'm Alive

Best Rock Song

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	The Black Keys	Lonely Boy
Nominee	Bruce Springsteen	We Take Care Of Our Own
Nominee	Muse	Madness
Nominee	Mumford & Sons	I Will Wait
Nominee	Jack White	Freedom At 21

Best Rock Album

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	The Black Keys	El Camino
Nominee	Jack White	Blunderbuss
Nominee	Bruce Springsteen	Wrecking Ball
Nominee	Muse	The 2nd Law
Nominee	Coldplay	Mylo Xyloto

Best Alternative Music Album

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Gotye	Making Mirrors
Nominee	Tom Waits	Bad As Me
Nominee	M83	Hurry Up, We're Dreaming.
Nominee	Björk	Biophilia
Nominee	Fiona Apple	The Idler Wheel Is Wiser Than The Driver Of The Screw And Whipping Cords Will Serve You More Than Ropes Will Ever Do

Best R&B Performance

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Usher	Climax
Nominee	Miguel	Adorn
Nominee	Luke James	I Want You
Nominee	Robert Glasper Experiment Featuring Ledisi	Gonna Be Alright (F.T.B.)
Nominee	Estelle	Thank You

Best Traditional R&B Performance

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Beyoncé	Love On Top
Nominee	SWV	If Only You Knew
Nominee	Gregory Porter	Real Good Hands
Nominee	Melanie Fiona	Wrong Side Of A Love Song
Nominee	Anita Baker	Lately

Best R&B Song

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Miguel	Adorn
Nominee	Elle Varner	Refill
Nominee	Anthony Hamilton	Pray For Me
Nominee	Trey Songz	Heart Attack
Nominee	Tamia	Beautiful Surprise

Best Urban Contemporary Album

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Frank Ocean	Channel Orange
Nominee	Miguel	Kaleidoscope Dream
Nominee	Chris Brown	Fortune

Best R&B Album

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Robert Glasper Experiment	Black Radio
Nominee	Tyrese	Open Invitation
Nominee	Tamia	Beautiful Surprise
Nominee	R. Kelly	Write Me Back
Nominee	Anthony Hamilton	Back To Love

Best Rap Performance

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Jay-Z & Kanye West	N****s In Paris
Nominee	Young Jeezy Featuring Jay-Z & André 3000	I Do
Nominee	Kanye West Featuring Big Sean, Pusha T & 2 Chainz	Mercy
Nominee	Nas	Daughters
Nominee	Drake Featuring Lil' Wayne	HYFR (Hell Ya F***ing Right)

Best Rap/Sung Collaboration

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Jay-Z & Kanye West Featuring Frank Ocean & The-Dream	No Church In The Wild
Nominee	Rihanna Featuring Jay-Z	Talk That Talk
Nominee	Nas Featuring Amy Winehouse	Cherry Wine
Nominee	John Legend Featuring Ludacris	Tonight (Best You Ever Had)
Nominee	Flo Rida Featuring Sia	Wild Ones

Best Rap Song

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Jay-Z & Kanye West	N****s In Paris
Nominee	Snoop Dogg & Wiz Khalifa Featuring Bruno Mars	Young, Wild & Free
Nominee	Drake Featuring Lil' Wayne	The Motto
Nominee	Kanye West Featuring Big Sean, Pusha T & 2 Chainz	Mercy
Nominee	Wale Featuring Miguel	Lotus Flower Bomb
Nominee	Nas	Daughters

Best Rap Album

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Drake	Take Care
Nominee	2 Chainz	Based On A T.R.U. Story
Nominee	Rick Ross	God Forgives, I Don't
Nominee	The Roots	Undun
Nominee	Nas	Life Is Good
Nominee	Lupe Fiasco	Food & Liquor II: The Great American Rap Album, Pt. 1

Best Country Solo Performance

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Carrie Underwood	Blown Away
Nominee	Blake Shelton	Over
Nominee	Hunter Hayes	Wanted
Nominee	Ronnie Dunn	Cost Of Livin'
Nominee	Eric Church	Springsteen
Nominee	Dierks Bentley	Home

Best Country Duo/Group Performance

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Little Big Town	Pontoon
Nominee	Don Williams Featuring Alison Krauss	I Just Come Here For The Music
Nominee	The Time Jumpers	On The Outskirts Of Town
Nominee	Taylor Swift & The Civil Wars	Safe & Sound
Nominee	Eli Young Band	Even If It Breaks Your Heart

Best Country Song

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Carrie Underwood	Blown Away
Nominee	Eric Church	Springsteen
Nominee	Alan Jackson	So You Don't Have To Love Me Anymore
Nominee	Eli Young Band	Even If It Breaks Your Heart
Nominee	Ronnie Dunn	Cost Of Livin'

Best Country Album

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Zac Brown Band	Uncaged
Nominee	The Time Jumpers	The Time Jumpers
Nominee	Miranda Lambert	Four The Record
Nominee	Jamey Johnson	Living For A Song: A Tribute To Hank Cochran
Nominee	Hunter Hayes	Hunter Hayes

Best New Age Album

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Omar Akram	Echoes Of Love
Nominee	Loreena McKennitt	Troubadours On The Rhine
Nominee	Peter Kater	Light Body
Nominee	Steven Halpern	Deep Alpha
Nominee	Michael Brant DeMaria	Bindu
Nominee	Krishna Das	Live Ananda

Best Improvised Jazz Solo

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Gary Burton & Chick Corea, soloists	Hot House
Nominee	Brad Mehldau, soloist	Ode
Nominee	Kenny Garrett, soloist	J. Mac
Nominee	Chick Corea, soloist	Alice In Wonderland
Nominee	Ravi Coltrane, soloist	Cross Roads

Best Jazz Vocal Album

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Esperanza Spalding	Radio Music Society
Nominee	Luciana Souza	The Book Of Chet
Nominee	Al Jarreau (And The Metropole Orkest)	Live
Nominee	Kurt Elling	1619 Broadway: The Brill Building Project
Nominee	Denise Donatelli	Soul Shadows

Best Jazz Instrumental Album

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Pat Metheny Unity Band	Unity Band
Nominee	Ahmad Jamal	Blue Moon
Nominee	Kenny Garrett	Seeds From The Underground
Nominee	Chick Corea & Gary Burton	Hot House
Nominee	Chick Corea, Eddie Gomez & Paul Motian	Further Explorations

Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Arturo Sandoval	Dear Diz (Every Day I Think Of You)
Nominee	Bob Mintzer Big Band	For The Moment
Nominee	Gil Evans Project	Centennial: Newly Discovered Works Of Gil Evans

Best Latin Jazz Album

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	The Clare Fischer Latin Jazz Big Band	¡Ritmo!
Nominee	Manuel Valera New Cuban Express	New Cuban Express
Nominee	Luciana Souza	Duos III
Nominee	Bobby Sanabria Big Band	Multiverse
Nominee	Chano Domínguez	Flamenco Sketches

Best Gospel/Contemporary Christian Music Performance

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Matt Redman	10,000 Reasons (Bless The Lord)
Nominee	Marvin Sapp	My Testimony
Nominee	Mary Mary	Go Get It
Nominee	Tamela Mann	Take Me To The King
Nominee	Casting Crowns	Jesus, Friend Of Sinners

Best Gospel Song

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Mary Mary	Go Get It
Nominee	Bill Winston & Living Word Featuring Donald Lawrence	Released
Nominee	Marvin Sapp	My Testimony
Nominee	Fred Hammond	I Feel Good
Nominee	James Fortune & FIYA, Monica & Fred Hammond	Hold On

Best Contemporary Christian Music Song

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Israel & New Breed	Your Presence Is Heaven
Winner	Matt Redman	10,000 Reasons (Bless The Lord)
Nominee	Passion & Chris Tomlin	White Flag
Nominee	Rhett Walker Band	When Mercy Found Me
Nominee	Casting Crowns	Jesus, Friend Of Sinners

Best Gospel Album

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Lecrae	Gravity
Nominee	Anita Wilson	Worship Soul
Nominee	Marvin Sapp	I Win
Nominee	Israel & New Breed	Jesus At The Center Live
Nominee	James Fortune & FIYA	Identity

Best Contemporary Christian Music Album

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	TobyMac	Eye On It
Nominee	Matthew West	Into The Light
Nominee	Britt Nicole	Gold
Nominee	Kari Jobe	Where I Find You
Nominee	Casting Crowns	Come To The Well

Best Latin Pop Album

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Juanes	MTV Unplugged Deluxe Edition
Nominee	Jesse Y Joy	¿Con Quién Se Queda El Perro?
Nominee	Kany Garcia	Kany Garcia
Nominee	Fonseca	Ilusión
Nominee	Ricardo Arjona	Independiente

Best Latin Rock, Urban or Alternative Album

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Quetzal	Imaginaries
Nominee	Ana Tijoux	La Bala
Nominee	Sistema Bomb	Electro-Jarocho
Nominee	Carla Morrison	Déjenme Llorar
Nominee	Campo	Campo

Best Regional Mexican Music Album (Including Tejano)

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Lila Downs	Pecados Y Milagros
Nominee	Gerardo Ortiz	El Primer Ministro
Nominee	Mariachi Divas De Cindy Shea	Oye
Nominee	Los Tucanes De Tijuana	365 Días
Nominee	Los Cojolites	Sembrando Flores

Best Tropical Latin Album

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Marlow Rosado Y La Riqueña	Retro
Nominee	Romeo Santos	Formula Vol. 1
Nominee	Eddie Montalvo	Desde Nueva York A Puerto Rico
Nominee	Raúl Lara Y Sus Soneros	Cubano Soy

Best Americana Album

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Bonnie Raitt	Slipstream
Nominee	Mumford & Sons	Babel
Nominee	The Lumineers	The Lumineers
Nominee	John Fullbright	From The Ground Up
Nominee	The Avett Brothers	The Carpenter

Best Bluegrass Album

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Steep Canyon Rangers	Nobody Knows You
Nominee	Special Consensus	Scratch Gravel Road
Nominee	Noam Pikelny	Beat The Devil And Carry A Rail
Nominee	The Grascals	Life Finds A Way
Nominee	Dailey & Vincent	The Gospel Side Of

Best Blues Album

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Dr. John	Locked Down
Nominee	Joan Osborne	Bring It On Home
Nominee	Heritage Blues Orchestra	And Still I Rise
Nominee	Ruthie Foster	Let It Burn
Nominee	Shemekia Copeland	33 1/3

Best Folk Album

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Yo-Yo Ma, Stuart Duncan, Edgar Meyer & Chris Thile	The Goat Rodeo Sessions
Nominee	(Various Artists)	This One's For Him: A Tribute To Guy Clark
Nominee	Luther Dickinson	Hambone's Meditations
Nominee	Ry Cooder	Election Special
Nominee	Carolina Chocolate Drops	Leaving Eden

Best Regional Roots Music Album

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Wayne Toups, Steve Riley & Wilson Savoy	The Band Courtbouillon
Nominee	Corey Ledet With Anthony Dopsie & André Thierry	Nothin' But The Best
Nominee	Weldon Kekauoha	Pilialoha
Nominee	Radmilla Cody	Shi Kéyah Songs For The People
Nominee	Keola Beamer	Malama Ko Aloha (Keep Your Love)

Best Reggae Album

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Jimmy Cliff	Rebirth
Nominee	Toots And The Maytals	Reggae Got Soul: Unplugged On Strawberry Hill
Nominee	Sly & Robbie & The Jam Masters	New Legend - Jamaica 50th Edition
Nominee	Sean Paul	Tomahawk Technique
Nominee	The Original Wailers	Miracle

Best World Music Album

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Ravi Shankar	The Living Room Sessions Part 1
Nominee	Anoushka Shankar	Traveller
Nominee	Hugh Masekela	Jabulani
Nominee	Daniel Ho	On A Gentle Island Breeze
Nominee	Amadou & Mariam	Folila

Best Children's Album

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	The Okee Dokee Brothers	Can You Canoe?
Nominee	The Pop Ups	Radio Jungle
Nominee	Elizabeth Mitchell	Little Seed: Songs For Children By Woody Guthrie
Nominee	James Murray & Various Artists	JumpinJazz Kids - A Swinging Jungle Tale - Featuring Al Jarreau, Hubert Laws And Dee Dee Bridgewater
Nominee	Bill Harley	High Dive And Other Things That Could Have Happened...

Best Spoken Word Album (Includes Poetry, Audio Books & Storytelling)

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Janis Ian	Society's Child: My Autobiography
Nominee	Ellen DeGeneres	Seriously... I'm Kidding
Nominee	Rachel Maddow	Drift: The Unmooring Of American Military Power
Nominee	Bill Clinton	Back To Work: Why We Need Smart Government For A Strong Economy
Nominee	(Various Artists)	American Grown (Michelle Obama)

Best Comedy Album

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Jimmy Fallon	Blow Your Pants Off
Nominee	Tenacious D	Rize Of The Fenix
Nominee	Jim Gaffigan	Mr. Universe
Nominee	Kathy Griffin	Kathy Griffin: Seaman 1st Class
Nominee	Lewis Black	In God We Rust
Nominee	Margaret Cho	Cho Dependent (Live In Concert)

Best Musical Theater Album

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Steve Kazee & Cristin Milioti, principal soloists; Steven Epstein & Martin Lowe, producers; Richard King, engineer/mixer (Original Broadway Cast With Steve Kazee, Cristin Milioti & Others)	Once: A New Musical
Nominee	Matthew Broderick & Kelli O'Hara, principal soloists; David Chase, Bill Elliott & Robert Sher, producers (Original Broadway Cast With Matthew Broderick, Kelli O'Hara & Others)	Nice Work If You Can Get It
Nominee	Jeremy Jordan & Kara Lindsay, principal soloists; Frank Filipetti, Michael Kosarin, Alan Menken & Chris Montan, producers (Original Broadway Cast With Jeremy Jordan, Kara Lindsay & Others)	Newsies
Nominee	David Alan Grier, Norm Lewis & Audra McDonald, principal soloists; Tommy Krasker, producer (New Broadway Cast With Audra McDonald, Norm Lewis, David Alan Grier & Others)	The Gershwins' Porgy And Bess
Nominee	Danny Burstein, Jan Maxwell, Elaine Paige, Bernadette Peters & Ron Raines, principal soloists; Philip Chaffin & Tommy Krasker, producers (New Broadway Cast With Danny Burstein, Jan Maxwell, Elaine Paige, Bernadette Peters, Ron Raines & Others)	Follies

Best Compilation Soundtrack For Visual Media

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	(Various Artists)	Midnight In Paris
Nominee	(Various Artists)	Rock Of Ages
Nominee	(Various Artists)	The Muppets
Nominee	Bob Marley & The Wailers	Marley
Nominee	(Various Artists)	The Descendants

Best Score Soundtrack For Visual Media

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross, composers; Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross, producers; Blumpy & Alan Moulder, engineers/mixers (Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross)	The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo
Nominee	Austin Wintory, composer (Various Artists)	Journey
Nominee	Howard Shore, composer (Howard Shore)	Hugo
Nominee	Hans Zimmer, composer (Hans Zimmer)	The Dark Knight Rises
Nominee	Ludovic Bource, composer (Ludovic Bource)	The Artist
Nominee	John Williams, composer (John Williams)	The Adventures Of Tintin - The Secret Of The Unicorn

Best Song Written For Visual Media

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Taylor Swift Featuring The Civil Wars	Safe & Sound (From The Hunger Games)
Nominee	Jason Segel & Walter	Man Or Muppet (From The Muppets)
Nominee	Katharine McPhee & Megan Hilty	Let Me Be Your Star (From Smash)
Nominee	Birdy & Mumford & Sons	Learn Me Right (From Brave)
Nominee	Arcade Fire	Abraham's Daughter (From The Hunger Games)

Best Instrumental Composition

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Chick Corea, composer (Chick Corea & Gary Burton)	Mozart Goes Dancing
Nominee	Bill Holman, composer (Tall & Small)	Without A Paddle
Nominee	Bill Cunliffe, composer (Temple University Symphony Orchestra)	Overture, Waltz And Rondo
Nominee	Chris Brubeck & Dave Brubeck, composers (Temple University Symphony Orchestra)	Music Of Ansel Adams: America
Nominee	Chuck Loeb, composer (Fourplay)	December Dream

Best Instrumental Arrangement

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Gil Evans, arranger (Gil Evans Project)	How About You
Nominee	Gordon L. Goodwin, arranger (Arturo Sandoval)	Salt Peanuts! (Mani Salado)
Nominee	Wally Minko, arranger (Arturo Sandoval)	A Night In Tunisia (Actually An Entire Weekend!)
Nominee	Bob Mintzer, arranger (Bob Mintzer Big Band)	Irrequieto
Nominee	Michael Philip Mossman, arranger (Bobby Sanabria Big Band)	Afro-Cuban Jazz Suite For Ellington

Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocalist(s)

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Thara Memory & Esperanza Spalding, arrangers (Esperanza Spalding)	City Of Roses
Nominee	Nan Schwartz, arranger (Whitney Claire Kaufman)	Wild Is The Wind
Nominee	Vincent Mendoza, arranger (Al Jarreau And The Metropole Orkest)	Spain (I Can Recall)
Nominee	Shelly Berg, arranger (Lorraine Feather)	Out There
Nominee	Gil Evans, arranger (Gil Evans Project and Luciana Souza)	Look To The Rainbow

Best Recording Package

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Michael Amzalag & Mathias Augustyniak, art directors (Björk)	Biophilia
Nominee	David Longstreth, art director (Dirty Projectors)	Swing Lo Magellan
Nominee	Noah Wall, art director (David Byrne & St. Vincent)	Love This Giant
Nominee	Gail Marowitz, art director (Aimee Mann)	Charmer
Nominee	Brett Kilroe, art director (Alabama Shakes)	Boys & Girls

Best Boxed Or Special Limited Edition Package

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Fritz Klaetke, art director (Woody Guthrie)	Woody At 100: The Woody Guthrie Centennial Collection
Nominee	Stephen Kennedy & Jimmy Tilley, art directors (The Rolling Stones)	Some Girls: Super Deluxe Edition
Nominee	Simon Earith & James Musgrave, art directors (Paul And Linda McCartney)	Ram - Paul McCartney Archive Collection (Deluxe Edition)
Nominee	Kate Iltis, Ben Kweller, Liz Kweller & Erin Mayes, art directors (Ben Kweller)	Go Fly A Kite
Nominee	Rob Sheridan, art director (Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross)	The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo (Soundtrack From The Motion Picture)

Best Album Notes

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Billy Vera, album notes writer (Ray Charles)	Singular Genius: The Complete ABC Singles
Nominee	Fernando Gonzalez, album notes writer (Pablo Aslan Quintet)	Piazzolla In Brooklyn
Nominee	Holly George-Warren, album notes writer (Janis Joplin)	The Pearl Sessions
Nominee	Hans Olof Gottfridsson, album notes writer (The Beatles With Tony Sheridan)	First Recordings: 50th Anniversary Edition
Nominee	Stephen Wade, album notes writer (Stephen Wade)	Banjo Diary: Lessons From Tradition

Best Historical Album

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Alan Boyd, Mark Linett, Brian Wilson & Dennis Wolfe, compilation producers; Mark Linett, mastering engineer (The Beach Boys)	The Smile Sessions (Deluxe Box Set)
Nominee	Jeff Place & Robert Santelli, compilation producers; Pete Reiniger, mastering engineer (Woody Guthrie)	Woody At 100: The Woody Guthrie Centennial Collection
Nominee	Paul McCartney, compilation producer; Simon Gibson, Guy Massey & Steve Rooke, mastering engineers (Paul And Linda McCartney)	Ram - Paul McCartney Archive Collection (Deluxe Edition)
Nominee	Steven Ledbetter & Jonathan Ward, compilation producers; Michael Graves, mastering engineer (Various Artists)	Opika Pende: Africa At 78 RPM
Nominee	Kent Cave, Michael Montgomery & Ted Olson, compilation producers; John Fleenor & Steve Kemp, mastering engineers (Various Artists)	Old-Time Smoky Mountain Music: 34 Historic Songs, Ballads, And Instrumentals Recorded In The Great Smoky Mountains By /Song Catcher/ Joseph S. Hall
Nominee	Josh Rosenthal, compilation producer; Bryan Hoffa & Christopher King, mastering engineers (Arizona Dranes)	He Is My Story: The Sanctified Soul Of Arizona Dranes

Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Richard King, engineer; Richard King, mastering engineer (Yo-Yo Ma, Stuart Duncan, Edgar Meyer & Chris Thile)	The Goat Rodeo Sessions
Nominee	Helik Hadar, engineer; Bernie Grundman, mastering engineer (Rebecca Pidgeon)	Slingshot
Nominee	Joseph Chiccarelli, Steve Churchyard, Lars Fox, Graham Hope, Tony Maserati & Morgan Stratton, engineers; Bob Ludwig, mastering engineer (Jason Mraz)	Love Is A Four Letter Word
Nominee	Glyn Johns, engineer; Bob Ludwig, mastering engineer (Ryan Adams)	Ashes & Fire
Nominee	Antonio 'Moogie' Canazio & Al Schmitt, engineers; Bernie Grundman, mastering engineer (Melody Gardot)	The Absence

Producer Of The Year, Non-Classical

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Dan Auerbach	nan
Nominee	Salaam Remi (producer)	nan
Nominee	Markus Dravs (producer)	nan
Nominee	Diplo (producer)	nan
Nominee	Jeff Bhasker (producer)	nan

Best Remixed Recording, Non-Classical

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Joseph Ray, Skrillex & Daniel Stephens	Promises (Skrillex & Nero Remix)
Nominee	Thomas Olsen	The Veldt (Tommy Trash Remix)
Nominee	Eric Prydz	Midnight City (Eric Prydz Private Remix)
Nominee	Photek	Lie Down In Darkness (Photek Remix)
Nominee	Axel Hedfors	In My Mind (Axwell Remix)

Best Surround Sound Album

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Jim Anderson, surround mix engineer; Darcy Proper, surround mastering engineer; Michael Friedman, surround producer (Patricia Barber)	Modern Cool
Nominee	Steven Wilson, surround mix engineer; Steven Wilson, surround mastering engineer; Steven Wilson, surround producer (Storm Corrosion)	Storm Corrosion
Nominee	Daniel Shores, surround mix engineer; Daniel Shores, surround mastering engineer; Marina A. Ledin, Victor Ledin, surround producers (Los Angeles Percussion Quartet)	Rupa-Khandha
Nominee	Morten Lindberg, surround mix engineer; Morten Lindberg, surround mastering engineer; Morten Lindberg, surround producer (Hoff Ensemble)	Quiet Winter Night
Nominee	David Miles Huber, surround mix engineer; David Miles Huber, surround mastering engineer; David Miles Huber, surround producer (David Miles Huber)	Chamberland

Best Engineered Album, Classical

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Tom Caulfield & John Newton, engineers; Mark Donahue, mastering engineer (Charles Bruffy & Kansas City Chorale)	Life & Breath - Choral Works By René Clausen
Nominee	Morten Lindberg, engineer; Morten Lindberg, mastering engineer (TrondheimSolistene)	Souvenir
Nominee	Jesse Lewis & John Newton, engineers; Jesse Brayman, mastering engineer (Carlos Kalmar & The Oregon Symphony)	Music For A Time Of War
Nominee	Bruce Egre, engineer (Brentano String Quartet)	Beethoven: The Late String Quartets, Op. 127 & 131
Nominee	Daniel Shores, engineer; Daniel Shores, mastering engineer (Modern Mandolin Quartet)	Americana

Producer Of The Year, Classical

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Blanton Alspaugh	nan
Nominee	Dan Merceruio	nan
Nominee	James Mallinson	nan
Nominee	Marina A. Ledin, Victor Ledin (Marina A. Ledin & Victor Ledin)	nan
Nominee	Tim Handley	nan

Best Orchestral Performance

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor; Jack Vad, producer; Roni Jules, Gus Polleck, Uwe Willenbacher & Denise Woodward, engineers/mixers (San Francisco Symphony)	Adams: Harmonielehre & Short Ride In A Fast Machine
Nominee	Osmo Vänskä, conductor (Minnesota Orchestra)	Sibelius: Symphonies Nos. 2 & 5
Nominee	Valery Gergiev, conductor (London Symphony Orchestra)	Rachmaninov: Symphonic Dances
Nominee	Carlos Kalmar, conductor (Oregon Symphony)	Music For A Time Of War
Nominee	Iván Fischer, conductor (Budapest Festival Orchestra)	Mahler: Symphony No. 1

Best Opera Recording

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	James Levine & Fabio Luisi, conductors; Jay David Saks, producer; Hans-Peter König, Jay Hunter Morris, Bryn Terfel & Deborah Voigt, soloists; Jay David Saks, engineer/mixer (The Metropolitan Opera Chorus; The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra)	Wagner: Der Ring Des Nibelungen
Nominee	Jordi Savall, conductor; Manuel Mohino & Jordi Savall, producers; Delphine Galou, Paolo Lopez, Roberta Mameli, Raffaella Milanesi & Furio Zanasi, soloists (Le Concert Des Nations)	Vivaldi: Teuzzone
Nominee	Vladimir Jurowski, conductor; Jean Chatauret, producer; Topi Lehtipuu, Miah Persson & Matthew Rose, soloists (Glyndebourne Chorus; London Philharmonic Orchestra)	Stravinsky: The Rake's Progress
Nominee	René Jacobs, conductor; Marcos Fink, Sunhae Im, Bejun Mehta, Alexandrina Pendatchanska & Jennifer Rivera, soloists (Akademie Für Alte Musik Berlin)	Handel: Agrippina
Nominee	Michael Boder, conductor; Johannes Müller, producer; Paul Groves, Ashley Holland, Julia Juon & Patricia Petibon, soloists (Symphony Orchestra Of The Gran Teatre Del Liceu)	Berg: Lulu

Best Choral Performance

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Charles Bruffy, conductor; Blanton Alspaugh, producer; Tom Caulfield & John Newton, engineers/mixers (Lindsey Lang, Matthew Gladden, Pamela Williamson, Rebecca Lloyd & Sarah Tannehill; Kansas City Chorale)	Life & Breath - Choral Works By René Clausen
Nominee	Hervé Niquet, conductor (Le Concert Spirituel)	Striggio: Mass For 40 & 60 Voices
Nominee	Stephen Layton, conductor (Michala Petri; Danish National Vocal Ensemble)	The Nightingale
Nominee	Peter Eötvös, conductor (Barbara Hannigan & Susan Parry; SWR Vokalensemble Stuttgart & WDR Rundfunkchor Köln; WDR Sinfonieorchester Köln)	Ligeti: Requiem; Apparitions; San Francisco Polyphony
Nominee	Julian Wachner, conductor (Trinity Choir Wall Street; Trinity Baroque Orchestra)	Handel: Israel In Egypt

Best Chamber Music/Small Ensemble Performance

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Judith Sherman, producer; Eighth Blackbird (Matt Albert, Matthew Duvall, Lisa Kaplan, Michael J. Maccaferri, Tim Munro & Nicholas Photinos), ensembles; Bill Maylone, engineer/mixer	Meanwhile
Nominee	Los Angeles Percussion Quartet (Matthew Cook, Justin DeHart, Eric Guinivan & Nick Terry), ensembles	Rupa-Khandha
Nominee	Boston Symphony Chamber Players (Malcolm Lowe), ensembles	Profanes Et Sacrées
Nominee	ZOFO Duet (Keisuke Nakagoshi & Eva-Maria Zimmermann), ensembles	Mind Meld
Nominee	Modern Mandolin Quartet (Paul William Binkley, Matt Flinner, Dana Rath & Adam Roszkiewicz), ensembles	Americana

Best Classical Instrumental Solo

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Kim Kashkashian; Manfred Eicher, producer; Peter Laenger, engineer/mixer	Kurtág & Ligeti: Music For Viola
Nominee	Hansjörg Albrecht	Holst: The Planets
Nominee	Antonio Meneses; Claudio Cruz, conductor (Northern Sinfonia)	Gál & Elgar: Cello Concertos
Nominee	Jory Vinikour	The Complete Harpsichord Works Of Rameau
Nominee	András Schiff	Bach: Das Wohltemperierte Clavier

Best Classical Vocal Solo

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Renée Fleming, soloist; Arnaud Moral, producer; Christian Lahondes, engineer/mixer (Alan Gilbert & Seiji Ozawa; Orchestre National De France & Orchestre Philharmonique De Radio France)	Poèmes
Nominee	Anne Sofie Von Otter, soloist (Leonardo García Alarcón; Ensemble Cappella Mediterranea)	Sogno Barocco
Nominee	Ute Lemper, soloist	Paris Days, Berlin Nights
Nominee	Joyce DiDonato, soloist (Michael Stern; Kansas City Symphony)	Homecoming - Kansas City Symphony Presents Joyce DiDonato
Nominee	Natalie Dessay, soloist (Henri Chalet)	Debussy: Clair De Lune

Best Classical Compendium

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Antoni Wit, conductor; Aleksandra Nagórko & Andrzej Sasin, producers; Aleksandra Nagórko & Andrzej Sasin, engineers/mixers (Antoni Wit)	Penderecki: Fonogrammi; Horn Concerto; Partita; The Awakening Of Jacob; Anaklasis
Nominee	Emmanuelle Haïm, conductor; Daniel Zalay, producer (Emmanuelle Haïm)	Une Fête Baroque
Nominee	John Schneider, producer (Partch)	Partch: Bitter Music

Best Contemporary Classical Composition

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Stephen Hartke, composer	Hartke, Stephen: Meanwhile - Incidental Music To Imaginary Puppet Plays
Nominee	Steven Stucky, composer	Stucky, Steven: August 4, 1964
Nominee	Einojuhani Rautavaara, composer	Rautavaara, Einojuhani: Cello Concerto No. 2 'Towards The Horizon'
Nominee	Ugis Praulins, composer	Praulins, Ugis: The Nightingale
Nominee	Tania León, composer	León, Tania: Inura For Voices, Strings & Percussion

Best Short Form Music Video

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Rihanna Featuring Calvin Harris	We Found Love
Nominee	Woodkid	Run Boy Run
Nominee	M.I.A	Bad Girls
Nominee	Jay-Z & Kanye West Featuring Frank Ocean & The-Dream	No Church In The Wild
Nominee	Foster The People	Houdini

Best Long Form Music Video

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Mumford & Sons, Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros & Old Crow Medicine Show	Big Easy Express
Nominee	U2	From The Sky Down
Nominee	Tegan & Sara	Get Along
Nominee	Esperanza Spalding	Radio Music Society
Nominee	Sade	Bring Me Home - Live 2011