| | Album of the Year: "River: The Joni Letters," Herbie Hancock. |
| | Record of the Year: "Rehab," Amy Winehouse. |
| | Song of the Year: "Rehab," Amy Winehouse (Amy Winehouse). |
| | New Artist: Amy Winehouse. |
| | Producer of the Year, Non-Classical: Mark Ronson. |
| | Pop Vocal Album: "Back to Black," Amy Winehouse. |
| | Female Pop Vocal Performance: "Rehab," Amy Winehouse. |
| | Male Pop Vocal Performance: "What Goes Around...Comes Around," Justin Timberlake. |
| | Pop Performance by a Duo or Group With Vocals: "Makes Me Wonder," Maroon 5. |
| | Pop Collaboration With Vocals: "Gone Gone Gone (Done Moved On)," Robert Plant & Alison Krauss. |
| | Pop Instrumental Album: "The Mix-Up," Beastie Boys. |
| | Pop Instrumental Performance: "One Week Last Summer," Joni Mitchell. |
| | Traditional Pop Vocal Album: "Call Me Irresponsible," Michael Buble. |
| | Alternative Music Album: "Icky Thump," The White Stripes. |
| | Rock Album: "Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace," Foo Fighters. |
| | Rock Song: "Radio Nowhere," Bruce Springsteen, songwriter (Bruce Springsteen). |
| | Solo Rock Vocal Performance: "Radio Nowhere," Bruce Springsteen. |
| | Rock Performance by a Duo or Group With Vocals: "Icky Thump," The White Stripes. |
| | Hard Rock Performance: "The Pretender," Foo Fighters. |
| | Metal Performance: "Final Six," Slayer. |
| | Rock Instrumental Performance: "Once Upon a Time in The West," Bruce Springsteen. |
| | Rap Album: "Graduation," Kanye West. |
| | Rap Solo Performance: "Stronger," Kanye West. |
| | Rap Performance by a Duo or Group: "Southside," Common, featuring Kanye West. |
| | Rap/Sung Collaboration: "Umbrella," Rihanna Featuring Jay-Z. |
| | Rap Song: "Good Life," Aldrin Davis, Mike Dean, Faheem Najm & Kanye West, songwriters (J. Ingram & Q. Jones, songwriters) (Kanye West Featuring T-Pain). |
| | Country Album: "These Days," Vince Gill. |
| | Country Song: "Before He Cheats," Josh Kear & Chris Tompkins, songwriters (Carrie Underwood). |
| | Female Country Vocal Performance: "Before He Cheats," Carrie Underwood. |
| | Male Country Vocal Performance: "Stupid Boy," Keith Urban. |
| | Country Performance by a Duo or Group With Vocals: "How Long," Eagles. |
| | Country Collaboration With Vocals: "Lost Highway," Willie Nelson & Ray Price. |
| | Country Instrumental Performance: "Throttleneck," Brad Paisley. |
| | R&B Album: "Funk This," Chaka Khan. |
| | R&B Song: "No One," Dirty Harry, Kerry Brothers & Alicia Keys, songwriters (Alicia Keys). |
| | Contemporary R&B Album: "Because of You," Ne-Yo. |
| | Female R&B Vocal Performance: "No One," Alicia Keys. |
| | Male R&B Vocal Performance: "Future Baby Mama," Prince. |
| | R&B Performance by a Duo or Group With Vocals: "Disrespectful," Chaka Khan, featuring Mary J. Blige. |
| | Traditional R&B Vocal Performance: "In My Songs," Gerald Levert. |
| | Urban/Alternative Performance: "Daydreamin'," Lupe Fiasco, featuring Jill Scott. |
| | Dance Recording: "LoveStoned/I Think She Knows," Justin Timberlake, Nate (Danja) Hills, Timbaland & Justin Timberlake, producers; Jimmy Douglass & Timbaland, mixers. |
| | Electronic/Dance Album: "We Are the Night," The Chemical Brothers. |
| | Bluegrass Album: "The Bluegrass Diaries," Jim Lauderdale. |
| | Traditional Blues Album: "Last of the Great Mississippi Delta Bluesmen: Live In Dallas," Henry James Townsend, Joe Willie "Pinetop" Perkins, Robert Lockwood Jr. & David "Honeyboy" Edwards. |
| | Contemporary Blues Album: "The Road to Escondido," JJ Cale & Eric Clapton. |
| | New Age Album: "Crestone," Paul Winter Consort. |
| | Contemporary Jazz Album: "River: The Joni Letters," Herbie Hancock. |
| | Jazz Vocal Album: "Avant Gershwin," Patti Austin. |
| | Jazz Instrumental Solo: "Anagram," Michael Brecker, soloist. |
| | Jazz Instrumental Album, Individual or Group: "Pilgrimage," Michael Brecker. |
| | Large Jazz Ensemble Album: "A Tale of God's Will (A Requiem for Katrina)," Terence Blanchard. |
| | Latin Jazz Album: "Funk Tango," Paquito D'Rivera Quintet. |
| | Latin Pop Album: "El Tren De Los Momentos," Alejandro Sanz. |
| | Latin Rock or Alternative Album: "No Hay Espacio," Black:Guayaba. |
| | Latin Urban Album: "Residente O Visitante," Calle 13. |
| | Tropical Latin Album: "La Llave De Mi Corazon," Juan Luis Guerra. |
| | Mexican/Mexican-American Album: "100 (Percent) Mexicano," Pepe Aguilar. |
| | Tejano Album: "Before the Next Teardrop Falls," Little Joe & La Familia. |
| | Norteno Album: "Detalles Y Emociones," Los Tigres Del Norte. |
| | Banda Album: "Te Va A Gustar," El Chapo. |
| | Traditional Folk Album: "Dirt Farmer," Levon Helm. |
| | Contemporary Folk/Americana Album: "Washington Square Serenade," Steve Earle. |
| | Native American Music Album: "Totemic Flute Chants," Johnny Whitehorse. |
| | Hawaiian Music Album: "Treasures of Hawaiian Slack Key Guitar," Various Artists, Daniel Ho, George Kahumoku Jr., Paul Konwiser & Wayne Wong, producers. |
| | Zydeco or Cajun Music Album: "Live! Worldwide," Terrance Simien & The Zydeco Experience. |
| | Reggae: "Mind Control," Stephen Marley. |
| | Traditional World Music Album: "African Spirit," Soweto Gospel Choir. |
| | Contemporary World Music Album: "Djin Djin," Angelique Kidjo. |
| | Polka Album: "Come Share the Wine," Jimmy Sturr and His Orchestra. |
| | Gospel Performance: "Blessed & Highly Favored," The Clark Sisters; "Never Gonna Break My Faith," Aretha Franklin & Mary J. Blige (Featuring The Harlem Boys Choir). (Tie.) |
| | Gospel Song: "Blessed & Highly Favored," Karen Clark-Sheard, songwriter (The Clark Sisters). |
| | Rock or Rap Gospel Album: "Before the Daylight's Shot," Ashley Cleveland. |
| | Pop/Contemporary Gospel Album: "A Deeper Level," Israel and New Breed. |
| | Southern, Country or Bluegrass Gospel Album: "Salt of the Earth," Ricky Skaggs & The Whites. |
| | Traditional Gospel Album: "Live -- One Last Time," The Clark Sisters. |
| | Contemporary R&B Gospel Album: "Free to Worship," Fred Hammond. |
| | Compilation Soundtrack Album for Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media: Love (The Beatles) George Martin & Giles Martin, producers (Apple Records/Capitol Records). |
| | Score Soundtrack Album for Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media: "Ratatouille," Michael Giacchino, composer. |
| | Song Written for Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media: "Love You I Do (From Dreamgirls)," Siedah Garrett & Henry Krieger, songwriters (Jennifer Hudson). |
| | Musical Show Album: "Spring Awakening," Duncan Sheik, producer; Duncan Sheik, composer; Steven Sater, lyricist (Original Broadway Cast With Jonathan Groff, Lea Michele & Others). |
| | Musical Album for Children: "A Green and Red Christmas," The Muppets. |
| | Spoken Word: "The Audacity of Hope: Thoughts on Reclaiming the American Dream," Barack Obama. |
| | Spoken Word Album for Children: "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows," Jim Dale. |
| | Comedy Album: "The Distant Future," Flight of the Conchords. |
| | Instrumental Composition: "Cerulean Skies," Maria Schneider, composer (Maria Schneider Orchestra). |
| | Instrumental Arrangement: "In a Silent Way," Vince Mendoza, arranger (Joe Zawinul). |
| | Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocalist(s): "I'm Gonna Live Till I Die," John Clayton, arranger (Queen Latifah). |
| | Engineered Album, Non-Classical: "Beauty & Crime," Tchad Blake, Cameron Craig, Emery Dobyns & Jimmy Hogarth, engineers (Suzanne Vega). |
| | Remixed Recording, Non-Classical: "Bring the Noise (Benny Benassi Sfaction Remix)," Benny Benassi, remixer (Public Enemy). |
| | Surround Sound: "Love," Paul Hicks, surround mix engineer; Tim Young, surround mastering engineer; George Martin & Giles Martin, surround producers (The Beatles). |
| | Classical Album: "Tower: Made in America," Leonard Slatkin, conductor; Tim Handley, producer; Tim Handley, engineer/mixer (Nashville Symphony). |
| | Orchestral Performance: "Tower: Made in America," Leonard Slatkin, conductor (Nashville Symphony). |
| | Producer of the Year, Classical: Judith Sherman. |
| | Engineered Album, Classical: "Grechaninov: Passion Week," John Newton, engineer (Charles Bruffy, Phoenix Bach Choir & Kansas City Chorale). |
| | Opera Recording: "Humperdinck: Hansel & Gretel," Sir Charles Mackerras, conductor; Rebecca Evans, Jane Henschel & Jennifer Larmore; Brian Couzens, producer (Sarah Coppen, Diana Montague & Sarah Tynan; New London Children's Choir; Philharmonia Orchestra). |
| | Choral Performance: "Brahms: Ein Deutsches Requiem," Simon Rattle, conductor; Simon Halsey, chorus master (Thomas Quasthoff & Dorothea Roschmann; Rundfunkchor Berlin; Berliner Philharmoniker). |
| | Instrumental Soloist(s) Performance (With Orchestra): "Barber/Korngold/Walton: Violin Concertos," Bramwell Tovey, conductor; James Ehnes (Vancouver Symphony Orchestra). |
| | Instrumental Soloist Performance (Without Orchestra): "Beethoven Sonatas, Vol. 3," Garrick Ohlsson. |
| | Chamber Music Performance: "Strange Imaginary Animals," Eighth Blackbird. |
| | Small Ensemble Performance: "Stravinsky: Apollo, Concerto in D; Prokofiev: 20 Visions Fugitives," Yuri Bashmet, conductor; Moscow Soloists. |
| | Classical Vocal Performance: "Lorraine Hunt Lieberson Sings Peter Lieberson: Neruda Songs," Lorraine Hunt Lieberson (James Levine; Boston Symphony Orchestra). |
| | Classical Contemporary Composition: "Made in America," Joan Tower (Leonard Slatkin, conductor; Nashville Symphony Orchestra). |
| | Classical Crossover Album: "A Love Supreme: The Legacy of John Coltrane," Turtle Island Quartet. |
| | Short Form Music Video: "God's Gonna Cut You Down," Johnny Cash. |
| | Long Form Music Video: "The Confessions Tour," Madonna. |
| | Recording Package: "Cassadaga," Zachary Nipper, art director (Bright Eyes). |
| | Boxed or Special Limited Edition Package: "What It Is!: Funky Soul and Rare Grooves (1967-1977)," Masaki Koike, art director. |
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| | Album Notes: "John Work, III: Recording Black Culture," Bruce Nemerov, album notes writer. |
| | Historical Album: "The Live Wire -- Woody Guthrie in Performance 1949," Nora Guthrie & Jorge Arevalo Mateus, compilation producers; Jamie Howarth, Steve Rosenthal, Warren Russell-Smith & Dr. Kevin Short, mastering engineers (Woody Guthrie) |