Penghargaan Grammy ke-53

Grammy Awards ke-53atau53rd Grammy Awardsdiadakan pada 13 Ferbruari, 2011, diStaples CenterdiLos Angeles. Acara disiarkan melalui CBS dan mendapat perhatian 26.6 juta penonton.Barbra Streisandmendapat penghargaanMusiCares Person of the Yeardua malam sebelum siaran pada tanggal 11 Februari. Nominasi diumumkan pada tanggal 1 Desember 2010 dan total 109 penghargaan dipresentasikan. Sebagian besar penghargaan dipresentasikan selama pra-siaran, yang bertempat diLos Angeles Convention Centersebelah Staples Center, dimana siaran utama bertempat. Periode kelayakan yaitu 1 September, 2009 hingga 30 September 2010.
"Need You Now" –Lady Antebellum
The Suburbs–Arcade Fire
"Need You Now"
Esperanza Spalding
"Bad Romance" –Lady Gaga
"Just the Way You Are" –Bruno Mars
"Hey, Soul Sister" (Live) –Train
"Imagine" –Herbie Hancock,Pink,India.Arie,Seal,Konono Nº1,Jeff Beck, &Oumou Sangaré
"Nessun Dorma" –Jeff Beck
Take Your Pick–Larry Carlton&Tak Matsumoto
The Fame Monster–Lady Gaga
"Only Girl (In the World)" –Rihanna
La Roux–La Roux
Crazy Love–Michael Bublé
"Helter Skelter" –Paul McCartney
"Tighten Up" –The Black Keys
"New Fang" –Them Crooked Vultures
"El Dorado" –Iron Maiden
"Hammerhead" –Jeff Beck
"Angry World"
The Resistance–Muse
Brothers–The Black Keys
"Bittersweet" –Fantasia
"There Goes My Baby" –Usher
"Soldier of Love" –Sade
"Hang On in There" –John Legend&The Roots
"Fuck You!" –Cee Lo Green
"Shine"
Wake Up!–John Legend&The Roots
Raymond vs. Raymond–Usher
"Not Afraid" –Eminem
"On to the Next One" –Jay-Z&Swizz Beatz
"Empire State of Mind" –Jay-Z&Alicia Keys
"Empire State of Mind"
Recovery–Eminem
"The House That Built Me" –Miranda Lambert
"'Til Summer Comes Around" –Keith Urban
"Need You Now" –Lady Antebellum
"As She's Walking Away" –Zac Brown Band&Alan Jackson
"Hummingbyrd" – Marty Stuart
"Need You Now"
Need You Now–Lady Antebellum
Miho: Journey to the Mountain–Paul Winter Consort
The Stanley Clarke Band– TheStanley ClarkeBand
Eleanora Fagan (1915-1959): To Billie with Love from Dee Dee Bridgewater–Dee Dee Bridgewater
"A Change Is Gonna Come" –Herbie Hancock
Moody 4B–James Moody
Mingus Big Band Live at Jazz Standard– Mingus Big Band
Chucho's Steps–Chucho Valdésand the Afro-Cuban Messengers
"Grace" –BeBe&CeCe Winans
"It's What I Do"
Hello Hurricane–Switchfoot
Love God. Love People.–Israel Houghton
The Reason–Diamond Rio
Downtown Church–Patty Griffin
Still–BeBe & CeCe Winans
Paraíso Express–Alejandro Sanz
El Existential–Grupo Fantasma
Viva la Tradición–Spanish Harlem Orchestra
Recuerdos– Little Joe & la Familia
Classic– Intocable
Enamórate de Mí– El Güero y Su Banda Centenario
You Are Not Alone–Mavis Staples
Mountain Soul II–Patty Loveless
Joined at the Hip–Pinetop Perkins&Willie 'Big Eyes' Smith
Living Proof–Buddy Guy
Genuine Negro Jig–Carolina Chocolate Drops
God Willin' & the Creek Don't Rise–Ray LaMontagneandthe Pariah Dogs
Huana Ke Aloha–Tia Carrere
2010 Gathering of Nations Pow Wow: A Spirit's Dance– (Various Artists); Derek Mathews, Dr. Lita Mathews & Melonie Mathews, producers
Zydeco Junkie–Chubby Carrier and the Bayou Swamp Band
Before the Dawn–Buju Banton
Ali and Toumani–Ali Farka Touré& Toumani Diabaté
Throw Down Your Heart, Africa Sessions Part 2: Unreleased Tracks–Béla Fleck
Tomorrow's Children–Pete Seegerwith the Rivertown Kids and Friends
Julie Andrews' Collection of Poems, Songs, And Lullabies–Julie Andrews&Emma Walton Hamilton
Earth–Jon Stewart(WithSamantha Bee,Wyatt Cenac,Jason Jones,John Oliver&Sigourney Weaver)
Stark Raving Black–Lewis Black
American Idiot(featuringGreen Day) –Billie Joe Armstrong, producer (Green Day, composers;Billie Joe Armstrong, lyricist)
Crazy Heart
Toy Story 3–Randy Newman
"The Weary Kind" (FromCrazy Heart)
"The Path Among the Trees" –Billy Childs
"Carlos" –Vince Mendoza
"Baba Yetu" –Christopher Tin, arranger (Christopher Tin, Soweto Gospel Choir & Royal Philharmonic Orchestra)
Brothers– Michael Carney, art director (The Black Keys)
Under Great White Northern Lights (Limited Edition Box Set)– Rob Jones & Jack White III, art directors (The White Stripes)
Keep an Eye on the Sky – Robert Gordon, album notes writer (Big Star)
The Beatles (The Original Studio Recordings)
An Engineer's Award.
Battle Studies
Danger Mouse
Revolver (David Guetta's One Love Club Remix)
An Engineer's Award. (Artist names appear in parentheses.)
A Producer's Award. (Artist names appear in parentheses.)
"Bad Romance" –Lady Gaga
When You're Strange–The Doors