2011 Grammy Ödülleri

53. Grammy Ödülleri 13 Şubat 2011'de, Staples Center, Los Angeles'ta gerçekleşen ödül töreni. CBS kanalında yayınlandı ve 26.6 milyon kişi tarafından izlendi. Televizyon yayının iki gün öncesinde (11 şubat) yapılan törende Barbra Streisand MusiCares Person of the Year ödülünü kazanarak onurlandırıldı. 1 Eylül 2009 - 30 Eylül 2010'daki müzikal çalışmalar çerçevesinde belirlenen, toplam 109 kategorideki Grammy adayları 1 Aralık 2010'da açıklandı. Ödüllerin birçoğu yayın öncesinde Staples Center'ın yanındaki Los Angeles Convention Center kazananlara verildi.

Üç yıldır, tören öncesinde yapılan "The GRAMMY Nominations Concert Live! – Countdown to Music's Biggest Night" konseri bu yıl da yapıldı. Club Nokia at L.A. Live'de gerçekleşen konseri CBS yayınladı.

Arcade Fire The Suburbs ile "Yılın Albümü" ödülü kazandı ve indie bir çalışmayla bu ödülü kazanabilen ilk sanatçı oldu. Esperanza Spalding "En İyi Yeni Sanatçı" seçildi. Lady Antebellum aralarında "Yılın Kaydı" ve "Yılın Şarkısı"nın da (Bu kategorilerde ödülü Need You Now ile kazandılar.) olduğu beş kategoride ödül kazandı. Birden fazla ödül kazanan diğer sanatçılar da: üç ödülle David Frost, John Legend, Lady Gaga, Jay-Z ve Jeff Beck; iki ödülle The Black Keys, Eminem, Herbie Hancock, Alicia Keys, The Roots, Keith Urban, Christopher Tin ve BeBe Winans'dır.

 Performanslar 
 Yayın öncesi 

 ChocQuibTown
 Trombone Shorty
 Buddy Guy, Cyndi Lauper, Maria Muldaur, Kenny Wayne Shepherd, Mavis Staples ve Betty Wright
 Kirk Whalum

 Yayın 
Sanatçı(lar)Şarkı(lar)Yolanda AdamsChristina AguileraJennifer HudsonMartina McBrideFlorence WelchTribute to Aretha Franklin:"(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman""Ain't No Way" (Aguilera)"Until You Come Back to Me (That's What I'm Gonna Do)" (McBride)"Think" (Welch)"Respect" (Hudson)"Spirit in the Dark" (Adams)"Sisters Are Doin' It for Themselves"Lady Gaga"Born This Way"Miranda Lambert"The House That Built Me"Muse"Uprising"B.o.BBruno MarsJanelle Monáe"Nothin' on You""Grenade""Cold War"Justin Bieber  Jaden Smith"Baby""Never Say Never"Usher"OMG"Mumford & Sons  The Avett Brothers  Bob Dylan"The Cave""Head Full of Doubt""Maggie's Farm"Lady Antebellum"If You Don't Know Me By Now""American Honey""Need You Now"Cee-Lo GreenGwyneth PaltrowHenson Company Puppets"Forget You"Katy Perry"Not Like the Movies""Teenage Dream"Norah JonesJohn MayerKeith Urban"Jolene"Eminem  Adam LevineRihannaSkylar GreyDr. Dre"Love the Way You Lie (Part II)""I Need a Doctor"Mick Jagger  Raphael Saadiq"Everybody Needs Somebody to Love" Tribute to Solomon BurkeBarbra Streisand"Evergreen"RihannaDrake "What's My Name?"Arcade Fire "Month of May""Ready to Start"

 Sunucular 
Yayın öncesindeki tören
 BT
 Kathy Griffin
 Wayne Wallace
 Laurie Anderson
 Sara Bareilles

Yayınlanan tören

 LL Cool J - Aretha Franklin'e ödül verdi.
 Ricky Martin - Lady Gaga'yı sundu.
 Blake Shelton - Miranda Lambert'ı sundu.
 Lenny Kravitz - Muse'u sundu.
 Ryan Seacrest - Bruno Mars, B.o.B ve Janelle Monáe'ni sundu.
 Dierks Bentley ve Zac Brown - "En İyi Kadın Country Vokal Performansı" ödülünü verdiler.
 Eva Longoria - Justin Bieber, Jaden Smith ve Usher'ı sundu.
 Paramore ve Pauley Perrette - "En İyi Rock Albümü" ödülünü verdiler.
 Selena Gomez ve Donnie Wahlberg - "En İyi Pop Vokal Albümü" ödülünü verdiler.
 David Letterman - Bob Dylan, Mumford & Sons ve The Avett Bros.'u sundu.
 Clay Matthews ve Lea Michele - Lady Antebellum'u sundu.
 Kings of Leon ve Miley Cyrus - "En İyi Country Albüm" ödülünü verdiler.
 Jamie Foxx — Cee Lo Green, Gwyneth Paltrow ve The Jim Henson Company Puppets'ı sundu.
 Neil Patrick Harris - Katy Perry'yi sundu.
 John Mayer, Norah Jones ve Keith Urban - "Yılın Şarkısı" ödülünü verdiler.
 Seth Rogen - Eminem, Dr. Dre ve Rihanna'yı sundu.
 Jewel ve John Legend - "En İyi Yeni Sanatçı" ödülünü verdiler.
 Matthew Morrison - Akademi başkanı Neil Portnow'u sundu.
 Kris Kristofferson - Barbra Streisand'i sundu.
 Nicki Minaj ve will.i.am - "En İyi Rap Albümü" ödülünü verdiler.
 Diddy - Drake ve Rihanna'yı sundu.
 Marc Anthony ve Jennifer Lopez - "Yılın Kaydı" ödülünü verdiler.
 Barbra Streisand ve Kris Kristofferson - "Yılın Albümü" ödülünü verdiler.
 Jason Segel  - Arcade Fire'ı sundu.

 Ödüller 
 Özel Ödülleri 
MusiCares Ödülü
 Barbra Streisand

Grammy Yaşam Boyu Başarı Ödülü
 Julie Andrews, Roy Haynes, Juilliard String Quartet, the Kingston Trio, Dolly Parton, Ramones, George Beverly Shea

 Genel 
Yılın Kaydı
"Need You Now" – Lady Antebellum
Lady Antebellum & Paul Worley, yapımcı; Clarke Schleicher, engineer/mixer
 "Nothin' on You" – B.o.B & Bruno Mars
 The Smeezingtons, yapımcılar; Ari Levine, engineer/mixer
 "Love the Way You Lie" – Eminem & Rihanna
 Alex da Kid & Makeba Riddick, yapımcılar; Alex da Kid, Eminem & Mike Strange, ses yönetimcileri
 "Forget You" – Cee-Lo Green
 The Smeezingtons, yapımcılar
 "Empire State of Mind" – Jay-Z & Alicia Keys
 Angela Hunte, Jane't "Jnay" Sewell-Ulepic & Shux, yapımcılar; Ken "Duro" Ifill, Gimel "Young Guru" Keaton & Ann Mincieli, ses yönetimcileri

Yılın Albümü
The Suburbs – Arcade FireArcade Fire & Markus Dravs, yapımcılar; Arcade Fire, Mark Lawson & Craig Silvey, ses yönetimcileri; Mark Lawson, mastering engineer Recovery – Eminem
 konuk sanatçılar: Kobe, Lil Wayne, Pink & Rihanna, yapımcılar; Alex da Kid,, Victor Alexander, Boi-1da, Nick Brongers, Supa Dups, DJ Khalil, Dr. Dre, Eminem, Havoc, Emile Haynie, Jim Jonsin, Just Blaze, Mr. Porter & Script Shepherd, ses yönetimcileri; Brian "Big Bass" Gardner, mastering engineer
 Need You Now – Lady Antebellum
 Lady Antebellum & Paul Worley, yapımcılar; Clarke Schleicher, engineer/mixer; Andrew Mendelson, mastering engineer
 The Fame Monster – Lady Gaga
 Beyoncé, konuk sanatçı; Ron Fair, Fernando Garibay, Tal Herzberg, Rodney Jerkins, Lady Gaga, RedOne, Teddy Riley & Space Cowboy, yapımcılar; Victor Alexander, Eelco Bakker, Christian Delano, Mike Donaldson, Paul Foley, Tal Herzberg, Rodney Jenkins, Hisashi Mizoguchi, Robert Orton, Dan Parry, Jack Joseph Puig, RedOne, Teddy Riley, Dave Russel, Johnny Severin, Space Cowboy, Mark Stent, Jonas Wetling & Frank Wolff, ses yönetimcileri; Gene Grimaldi, mastering engineer
 Teenage Dream – Katy Perry
 Snoop Dogg konuk sanatçı; Ammo, Benny Blanco, Dr. Luke, Kuk Harrell, Max Martin, Stargate, C. "Tricky" Stewart, Sandy Vee & Greg Wells, yapımcılar; Victor Alexander, Steve Churchyard, Mikkel S. Eriksen, Serban Ghenea, John Hanes, Sam Holland, Jaycen-Joshua, Damien Lewis, Chris O'Ryan, Carlos Oyanedel, Paris, Phil Tan, Brain Thomas, Lewis Tozour, Miles Walker, Emily Wright & Andrew Wuepper, ses yönetimcileri; Brian Gardner, mastering engineer

Yılın Şarkısı"Need You Now"Dave Haywood, Josh Kear, Charles Kelley & Hillary Scott, söz yazarları (Lady Antebellum) "Beg, Steal or Borrow"
 Ray LaMontagne, söz yazarı (Ray LaMontagne ve the Pariah Dogs)
 "Forget You"
 Cee Lo Green, Philip Lawrence & Bruno Mars, söz yazarı(Cee Lo Green)
 "The House That Built Me"
 Tom Douglas & Allen Shamblin, söz yazarı (Miranda Lambert)
 "Love the Way You Lie"
 Alexander Grant, Holly Hafferman & Marshall Mathers, söz yazarları(Eminem ve Rihanna)

En İyi Yeni SanatçıEsperanza Spalding Justin Bieber
 Drake
 Florence & The Machine
 Mumford & Sons

 Pop 
En İyi Kadın Pop Vokal Performansı"Bad Romance" – Lady Gaga "King of Anything" – Sara Bareilles
 "Halo" (Canlı) – Beyoncé
 "Chasing Pirates" – Norah Jones
 "Teenage Dream" – Katy Perry

En İyi Erkek Pop Vokal Performansı"Just the Way You Are" – Bruno Mars "Haven't Met You Yet" – Michael Bublé
 "This Is It" – Michael Jackson
 "Whataya Want from Me" – Adam Lambert
 "Half of My Heart" – John Mayer

En İyi Grup ya da İkili Pop Vokal Performansı"Hey, Soul Sister" (Canlı) – Train "Don't Stop Believin'" (Regionals Versiyon) – Glee Cast
 "Misery" – Maroon 5
 "The Only Exception" – Paramore
 "Babyfather" – Sade

En İyi Pop Vokal İşbirliği"Imagine" – Herbie Hancock, Pink, India.Arie, Seal, Konono Nº1, Jeff Beck, & Oumou Sangaré "Airplanes, Part II" – B.o.B, Eminem, & Hayley Williams
 "If It Wasn't for Bad" – Elton John & Leon Russell
 "Telephone" – Lady Gaga & Beyoncé
 "California Gurls" – Katy Perry & Snoop Dogg

En İyi Pop Enstrümantal Performansı"Nessun Dorma" – Jeff Beck "Flow" – Laurie Anderson
 "No Mystery" – Stanley Clarke
 "Orchestral Intro" – Gorillaz
 "Sleepwalk" – The Brian Setzer Orchestra

En İyi Pop Enstrümantal AlbümüTake Your Pick – Larry Carlton & Tak Matsumoto Pushing the Envelope – Gerald Albright
 Heart and Soul – Kenny G
 Singularity – Robby Krieger
 Everything Is Everything: The Music of Donny Hathaway – Kirk Whalum

En İyi Pop Vokal AlbümüThe Fame Monster – Lady Gaga My World 2.0 – Justin Bieber
 I Dreamed a Dream – Susan Boyle
 Battle Studies – John Mayer
 Teenage Dream – Katy Perry

 Dans 
En İyi Dans Kaydı"Only Girl (In the World)" – RihannaCrystal Johnson, Mikkel S. Eriksen, Tor Erik Hermansen, Sandy Wilhelm, yapımcılar: Stargate, Sandy Vee "Rocket" – Goldfrapp
 Alison Goldfrapp & Will Gregory, yapımcılar; Mark 'Spike' Stent, mixer
 "In for the Kill" – La Roux
 Elly Jackson & Ben Langmaid, yapımcılar; Serban Ghenea & John Hanes, mixers
 "Dance in the Dark" – Lady Gaga
 Fernando Garibay & Lady Gaga, yapımcılar; Robert Orton, mixer
 "Dancing on My Own" – Robyn
 Patrik Berger & Robyn, yapımcılar; Niklas Flyckt, mixer

En İyi Elektronik/Dans AlbümüLa Roux – La Roux These Hopeful Machines – BT
 Further – The Chemical Brothers
 Head First – Goldfrapp
 Black Light – Groove Armada

 Geleneksel pop 
En İyi Geleneksel Pop Vokal AlbümüCrazy Love – Michael Bublé The Greatest Love Songs of All Time – Barry Manilow
 Let It Be Me: Mathis in Nashville – Johnny Mathis
 Fly Me to the Moon... The Great American Songbook Volume V – Rod Stewart
 Love Is the Answer – Barbra Streisand

 Rock 
En İyi Rock Solo Vokal Performansı"Helter Skelter" – Paul McCartney "Run Back to Your Side" – Eric Clapton
 "Crossroads" – John Mayer
 "Silver Rider" – Robert Plant and the Band of Joy
 "Angry World" – Neil Young

En İyi Rock Grup ya da İkili Vokal Performansı"Tighten Up" – The Black Keys "Ready to Start" – Arcade Fire
 "I Put a Spell on You" – Jeff Beck & Joss Stone
 "Radioactive" – Kings of Leon
 "Resistance" – Muse

En İyi Hard Rock Performansı"New Fang" – Them Crooked Vultures "A Looking in View" – Alice in Chains
 "Let Me Hear You Scream" – Ozzy Osbourne
 "Black Rain" – Soundgarden
 "Between the Lines" – Stone Temple Pilots

En İyi Metal Performansı"El Dorado" – Iron Maiden "Let the Guilt Go" – Korn
 "In Your Words" – Lamb of God
 "Sudden Death" – Megadeth
 "World Painted Blood" – Slayer

En İyi Rock Enstrümantal Performans"Hammerhead" – Jeff Beck "Black Mud" – The Black Keys
 "Do the Murray" – Los Lobos
 "Kundalini Bonfire" – Dave Matthews & Tim Reynolds
 "The Deathless Horsie" – Dweezil Zappa

En İyi Rock Şarkısı"Angry World" Neil Young, songwriter (Neil Young) "Little Lion Man"
 Ted Dwane, Ben Lovett, Marcus Mumford & Country Winston, söz yazarları (Mumford & Sons)
 "Radioactive"
 Caleb Followill, Jared Followill, Matthew Followill & Nathan Followill, söz yazarları (Kings of Leon)
 "Resistance"
 Matthew Bellamy, songwriter (Muse)
 "Tighten Up"
 Dan Auerbach & Patrick Carney, söz yazarları (The Black Keys)

En İyi Rock AlbümüThe Resistance – Muse Emotion & Commotion – Jeff Beck
 Backspacer – Pearl Jam
 Mojo – Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
 Le Noise – Neil Young

 Alternatif 
En İyi Alternatif Müzik AlbümüBrothers – The Black Keys The Suburbs – Arcade Fire
 Infinite Arms – Band of Horses
 Broken Bells – Broken Bells
 Contra – Vampire Weekend

 R&B 
En İyi Kadın Vokal R&B Performansı"Bittersweet" – Fantasia "Everything to Me" – Monica
 "Gone Already" – Faith Evans
 "Tired" – Kelly Price
 "Holding You Down" – Jazmine Sullivan

En İyi Erkek Vokal R&B Performansı"There Goes My Baby" – Usher "Second Chance" – El DeBarge
 "Finding My Way Back" – Jaheim
 "Why Would You Stay" – Kem
 "We're Still Friends" – (Kirk Whalum &) Musiq Soulchild

En İyi Grup ya da İkili Vokal R&B Performansı"Soldier of Love" – Sade "Love" – Chuck Brown, Jill Scott & Marcus Miller
 "Take My Time" – Chris Brown & Tank
 "You've Got a Friend" – Ronald Isley & Aretha Franklin
 "Shine" – John Legend & The Roots

En İyi Geleneksel R&B Vokal Performansı"Hang On in There" – John Legend & The Roots "When a Woman Loves" – R. Kelly
 "You're So Amazing" – Calvin Richardson
 "In Between" – Ryan Shaw
 "Go" (Live) – Betty Wright

En İyi Urban/Alternatif Performansı"Forget You" – Cee Lo Green "Little One" – Bilal
 "Orion" – Carolyn Malachi
 "Tightrope" – Janelle Monáe & Big Boi
 "Still" – Eric Roberson

En İyi R&B Şarkısı"Shine"John Stephens, songwriter (John Legend & The Roots) "Bittersweet"
 Charles Harmon & Claude Kelly, songwriters (Fantasia)
 "Finding My Way Back"
 Ivan "Orthodox" Barias, Curt Chambers, Carvin "Ransum" Haggins, Jaheim Hoagland & Miquel Jontel, söz yazarları (Jaheim)
 "Second Chance"
 E. Debarge & Mischke, söz yazarları (El DeBarge)
 "Why Would You Stay"
 K. Owens, söz yazarı (Kem)

En İyi R&B AlbümüWake Up! – John Legend & The Roots Still Standing – Monica
 Back to Me – Fantasia
 Another Round – Jaheim
 The Love & War Masterpeace – Raheem DeVaughn

En İyi Çağdaş R&B AlbümüRaymond vs. Raymond – Usher Untitled – R. Kelly
 Graffiti – Chris Brown
 Transition – Ryan Leslie
 The ArchAndroid – Janelle Monáe

 Rap 
En İyi Rap Solo Performansı"Not Afraid" – Eminem "Over" – Drake
 "How Low" – Ludacris
 "I'm Back" – T.I.
 "Power" – Kanye West

En İyi Rap Grup ya da İkili Performansı"On to the Next One" – Jay-Z & Swizz Beatz "Shutterbugg" – Big Boi & Cutty
 "Fancy" – Drake, T.I. & Swizz Beatz
 "My Chick Bad" – Ludacris & Nicki Minaj
 "Lose My Mind" – Young Jeezy & Plies

En İyi Rap/Sung İşbirliği"Empire State of Mind" – Jay-Z & Alicia Keys "Nothin' on You" – B.o.B & Bruno Mars
 "Deuces" – Chris Brown, Tyga & Kevin McCall
 "Love the Way You Lie" – Eminem & Rihanna
 "Wake Up Everybody" – John Legend, The Roots, Melanie Fiona & Common

En İyi Rap Şarkısı"Empire State of Mind"Shawn Carter, Angela Hunte, Burt Keyes, Alicia Keys, Jane't "Jnay" Sewell-Ulepic & Alexander Shuckburgh, söz yazarları (Jay-Z & Alicia Keys) "Love the Way You Lie"
 Alex da Kid, Holly Hafferman & Marshall Mathers, söz yazarları (Eminem & Rihanna)
 "Not Afraid"
 Matthew Burnett, Jordan Evans, Marshall Mathers, Luis Resto & Matthew Samuels, söz yazarları (Eminem)
 "Nothin' on You"
 Philip Lawrence, Ari Levine, Bruno Mars & Bobby Simmons Jr., söz yazarları (B.o.B & Bruno Mars)
 "On to the Next One"
 Shawn Carter, J. Chaton & K. Dean, söz yazarları (G. Auge & X. De Rosnay, söz yazarları) (Jay-Z & Swizz Beatz)

En İyi Rap AlbümüRecovery – Eminem The Adventures Of Bobby Ray – B.o.B
 Thank Me Later – Drake
 The Blueprint 3 – Jay-Z
 How I Got Over – The Roots

 Country 
En İyi Kadın Country Vokal Performansı"The House That Built Me" – Miranda Lambert "Satisfied" – Jewel
 "Swingin'" – LeAnn Rimes
 "Temporary Home" – Carrie Underwood
 "I'd Love To Be Your Last" – Gretchen Wilson

En İyi Erkek Country Vokal Performansı"'Til Summer Comes Around" – Keith Urban "Macon" – Jamey Johnson
 "Cryin' for Me (Wayman's Song)" – Toby Keith
 "Turning Home" – David Nail
 "Gettin' You Home" – Chris Young

En İyi Grup ya da İkili Country Performansı"Need You Now" – Lady Antebellum "Free" – Zac Brown Band
 "Elizabeth" – Dailey & Vincent
 "Little White Church" – Little Big Town
 "Where Rainbows Never Die" – The SteelDrivers

En İyi Country İşbirliği"As She's Walking Away" – Zac Brown Band & Alan Jackson "Bad Angel" – Dierks Bentley, Miranda Lambert & Jamey Johnson
 "Pride (In the Name of Love)" – Dierks Bentley, Del McCoury & The Punch Brothers
 "Hillbilly Bone" – Blake Shelton & Trace Adkins
 "I Run to You" – Marty Stuart & Connie Smith

En İyi Country Enstrümantal Performansı"Hummingbyrd" – Marty Stuart "Tattoo of a Smudge" – Cherryholmes
 "Magic #9" – The Infamous Stringdusters
 "New Chance Blues" – Punch Brothers
 "Willow Creek" – Darrell Scott

En İyi Country Şarkısı"Need You Now"Dave Haywood, Josh Kear, Charles Kelley & Hillary Scott, söz yazarları (Lady Antebellum) "The Breath You Take"
 Casey Beathard, Dean Dillon & Jessie Jo Dillon, söz yazarı (George Strait)
 "Free"
 Zac Brown, söz yazarı (Zac Brown Band)
 "The House That Built Me"
 Tom Douglas & Allen Shamblin, söz yazarı (Miranda Lambert)
 "I'd Love to Be Your Last"
 Rivers Rutherford, Annie Tate & Sam Tate, söz yazarı (Gretchen Wilson)
 "If I Die Young"
 Kimberly Perry, söz yazarı (The Band Perry)

En İyi Country AlbümüNeed You Now – Lady Antebellum Up On The Ridge – Dierks Bentley
 You Get What You Give – Zac Brown Band
 The Guitar Song – Jamey Johnson
 Revolution – Miranda Lambert

 New Age 
En İyi New Age AlbümüMiho: Journey to the Mountain – Paul Winter Consort Ocean – Michael DeMaria
 Sacred Journey of Ku-Kai, Volume 4 – Kitaro
 Dancing into Silence – R. Carlos Nakai, William Eaton & Will Clipman
 Instrumental Oasis, Vol. 4 – Zamora

 Caz 
En İyi Modern Caz AlbümüThe Stanley Clarke Band – The Stanley Clarke Band Never Can Say Goodbye – Joey DeFrancesco
 Now Is the Time – Jeff Lorber Fusion
 To the One – John McLaughlin
 Backatown – Trombone Shorty

En İyi Caz Vokal AlbümüEleanora Fagan (1915-1959): To Billie with Love from Dee Dee Bridgewater – Dee Dee Bridgewater Freddy Cole Sings Mr. B – Freddy Cole
 When Lights Are Low – Denise Donatelli
 Ages – Lorraine Feather
 Water – Gregory Porter

En İyi Caz Enstrümantal Solo"A Change Is Gonna Come" – Herbie Hancock "Solar" – Alan Broadbent
 "Body and Soul" – Keith Jarrett
 "Lonely Woman" – Hank Jones
 "Van Gogh" – Wynton Marsalis

En İyi Caz Enstrümantal Albümü-Solo veya GrupMoody 4B – James Moody Positootly! – John Beasley
 The New Song and Dance – Clayton Brothers
 Historicity – Vijay Iyer Trio
 Providencia – Danilo Pérez

En Büyük Caz Topluluğu AlbümüMingus Big Band Live at Jazz Standard – Mingus Big Band Infernal Machines – Darcy James Argue's Secret Society
 Autumn: In Moving Pictures Jazz – Chamber Music Vol. 2 – Billy Childs Ensemble featuring the Ying String Quartet
 Pathways – Dave Holland Octet
 54 – Metropole Orkest, John Scofield & Vince Mendoza

En İyi Latin Caz AlbümüChucho's Steps – Chucho Valdés and the Afro-Cuban Messengers Tango Grill – Pablo Aslan
 Second Chance – Hector Martignon
 Psychedelic Blues – Poncho Sanchez
 ¡Bien Bien! – Wayne Wallace Latin Jazz Quintet

 Gospel 
En İyi Gospel Müziği Performansı"Grace" – BeBe & CeCe Winans "He Wants It All" – Forever Jones
 "You Hold My World" – Israel Houghton
 "Nobody Greater" – VaShawn Mitchell
 "He's Been Just That Good – Kirk Whalum & Lalah Hathaway

En İyi Gospel Şarkısı"It's What I Do"Jerry Peters & Kirk Whalum, söz yazarları (Kirk Whalum & Lalah Hathaway) "Beautiful Things"
 Lisa Gungor & Michael Gungor, söz yazarı (Gungor)
 "Better Than a Hallelujah"
 Sarah Hart & Chapin Hartford, söz yazarı (Amy Grant)
 "Our God"
 Jonas Myrin, Matt Redman, Jesse Reeves & Chris Tomlin, söz yazarı (Chris Tomlin)
 "Return to Sender"
 Gordon Kennedy, söz yazarı (Ricky Skaggs)

En İyi Rock/Rap Gospel Albümü

 Hello Hurricane – Switchfoot Church Music – David Crowder Band
 For Those Who Wait – Fireflight
 Beautiful Things – Gungor
 Rehab – Lecrae

En İyi Pop/Modern Gospel AlbümüLove God. Love People. – Israel Houghton Beauty Will Rise – Steven Curtis Chapman
 Pieces of a Real Heart – Sanctus Real
 Mosaic – Ricky Skaggs
 Tonight – TobyMac

En İyi Southern/Country/Bluegrass AlbümüThe Reason – Diamond Rio Times Like These – Austins Bridge
 Expecting Good Things – Jeff & Sheri Easter
 Journey On – Ty Herndon
 Live at Oak Tree: Karen Peck & New River – Karen Peck & New River

En İyi Geleneksel Gospel AlbümüDowntown Church – Patty Griffin The Experience – Vanessa Bell Armstrong
 A City Called Heaven – Shirley Caesar
 Here I Am – Marvin Sapp
 All in One – Karen Clark Sheard

En İyi Modern R&B Gospel AlbümüStill – BeBe & CeCe Winans Get Ready – Forever Jones
 Love Unstoppable – Fred Hammond
 Triumphant – VaShawn Mitchell
 Aaron Sledge – Aaron Sledge

 Latin 
En İyi Latin Pop AlbümüParaíso Express – Alejandro Sanz Poquita Ropa – Ricardo Arjona
 Alex Cuba – Alex Cuba
 Boleto de Entrada – Kany García
 Otra Cosa – Julieta Venegas

En İyi Latin Rock, Alternatif/Urban AlbümüEl Existential – Grupo Fantasma Oro – ChocQuibTown
 Amor Vincit Omnia – Draco
 Bulevar 2000 – Nortec Collective Presents: Bostich+Fussible
 1977 – Ana Tijoux

En İyi Tropik Latin AlbümüViva la Tradición – Spanish Harlem Orchestra Sin Salsa No Hay Paraiso – El Gran Combo de Puerto Rico
 Asondeguerra – Juan Luis Guerra 4.40
 Irrepetible – Gilberto Santa Rosa
 100 Sones Cubanos – (Various Artists); Edesio Alejandro, Nelson Estevez & Juan Hidalgo, producers

En İyi Tejano AlbümüRecuerdos – Little Joe & la Familia Sabes Bien – Juan P. Moreno
 In the Pocket – Joe Posada
 Homenaje a Mi Padre – Sunny Sauceda y Todo Eso
 Cookin – Tortilla Factory

En İyi Norteño AlbümüClassic – Intocable Indispensable – Angel Fresnillo
 Ni Hoy Ni Mañana – Gerardo Ortiz
 Desde la Cantina Volumen 1 – Pesado
 Intensamente – Principez de la Musica Norteña

En İyi Banda AlbümüEnamórate de Mí – El Güero y Su Banda Centenario Ando Bien Pedo – Banda Los Recoditos
 Caricias Compradas... – Cuisillos
 Con la Fuerza del Corrido – El Chapo
 Todo Depende de Ti – La Arrolladora Banda El Limón

 American root 
En iyi Americana AlbümüYou Are Not Alone – Mavis Staples The List – Rosanne Cash
 Tin Can Trust – Los Lobos
 Country Music – Willie Nelson
 Band of Joy – Robert Plant

En İyi Bluegrass AlbümüMountain Soul II – Patty Loveless Circles Around Me – Sam Bush
 Family Circle – The Del McCoury Band
 Legacy – Peter Rowan Bluegrass Band
 Reckless – The SteelDrivers

En İyi Geleneksel Blues AlbümüJoined at the Hip – Pinetop Perkins & Willie 'Big Eyes' Smith Giant – James Cotton
 Memphis Blues – Cyndi Lauper
 The Well – Charlie Musselwhite
 Plays Blues, Ballads & Favorites – Jimmie Vaughan

En İyi Modern Blues AlbümüLiving Proof – Buddy Guy Nothing's Impossible – Solomon Burke
 Tribal – Dr. John and the Lower 911
 Interpretations: The British Rock Songbook – Bettye LaVette
 Live! In Chicago – Kenny Wayne Shepherd Band düet Hubert Sumlin, Willie "Big Eyes" Smith, Bryan Lee ve Buddy Flett

En İyi Geleneksel Folk AlbümüGenuine Negro Jig – Carolina Chocolate Drops Onward and Upward – Luther Dickinson & The Sons Of Mudboy
 Memories of John – The John Hartford Stringband
 Maria Muldaur & Her Garden Of Joy – Maria Muldaur
 Ricky Skaggs Solo: Songs My Dad Loved – Ricky Skaggs

En İyi Modern Folk AlbümüGod Willin' & the Creek Don't Rise – Ray LaMontagne ve the Pariah Dogs Love Is Strange – En Vivo con Tino – Jackson Browne & David Lindley
 The Age of Miracles – Mary Chapin Carpenter
 Somedays the Song Writes You – Guy Clark
 Dream Attic – Richard Thompson

En İyi Hawaiili Müzik AlbümüHuana Ke Aloha – Tia Carrere Amy Hanaiali'i and Slack Key Masters of Hawaii – Amy Hanaiali‘i And Slack Key Masters of Hawaii
 Polani – Daniel Ho
 The Legend – Ledward Kaapana
 Maui on My Mind – Hawaiian Slack Key Guitar – Jeff Peterson

En İyi Kızılderili Müzik Albümü2010 Gathering of Nations Pow Wow: A Spirit's Dance – (Çeşitli sanatçılar); Derek Mathews, Dr. Lita Mathews & Melonie Mathews, yapımcılar XI – Bear Creek
 Temptations: Cree Round Dance Songs – Northern Cree
 Woodnotes Wyld: Historic Flute Sounds from the Dr. Richard W. Payne Collection – Peter Phippen

En İyi Zydeco veya Cajun Müzik AlbümüZydeco Junkie – Chubby Carrier and the Bayou Swamp Band En Couleurs – Feufollet
 Happy Go Lucky – D. L. Menard
 Back Home – The Pine Leaf Boys
 Creole Moon: Live at the Blue Moon Saloon – Cedric Watson et Bijou Créole

 Reggae 
En İyi Reggae AlbümüBefore the Dawn – Buju Banton Isaacs Meets Isaac – Gregory Isaacs & King Isaac
 Revelation – Lee "Scratch" Perry
 Made in Jamaica – Bob Sinclar ve Sly & Robbie
 One Pop Reggae + – Sly & Robbie and the Family Taxi
 Legacy An Acoustic Tribute to Peter Tosh – Andrew Tosh

 Dünya müziği 

En İyi Geleneksel Dünya Müziği AlbümüAli and Toumani – Ali Farka Touré & Toumani Diabaté Pure Sounds – Gyuto Monks of Tibet
 I Speak Fula – Bassekou Kouyate & Ngoni Ba
 Grace – Soweto Gospel Choir
 Tango Universal – Vayo

En İyi Modern Dünya Müziği AlbümüThrow Down Your Heart, Africa Sessions Part 2: Unreleased Tracks – Béla Fleck All in One – Bebel Gilberto
 ÕŸÖ – Angelique Kidjo
 Bom Tempo – Sérgio Mendes
 Om Namo Narayanaya: Soul Call – Chandrika Krishnamurthy Tandon

 Çocuk müziği 
Çocuklar İçin En İyi Müzik AlbümüTomorrow's Children – Pete Seeger with the Rivertown Kids and Friends Here Comes Science – They Might Be Giants
 Jungle Gym – Justin Roberts
 Sunny Days – Battersby Duo
 Weird Things Are Everywhere! – Judy Pancoast

Çocuklar İçin En İyi Spoken Word AlbümüJulie Andrews' Collection of Poems, Songs, And Lullabies – Julie Andrews & Emma Walton Hamilton Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl: The Definitive Edition – Selma Blair
 The Best Candy in the Whole World – Bill Harley
 Healthy Food For Thought: Good Enough to Eat – (Various Artists); Jim Cravero, Paula Lizzi & Steve Pullara, producers
 Nanny McPhee Returns – Emma Thompson

 Spoken Word 
En İyi Spoken Word AlbümüEarth – Jon Stewart (Samantha Bee, Wyatt Cenac, Jason Jones, John Oliver & Sigourney Weaver ile) American on Purpose – Craig Ferguson
 The Bedwetter – Sarah Silverman
 A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Future… – Michael J. Fox
 This Time Together: Laughter and Reflection – Carol Burnett
 The Woody Allen Collection: Mere Anarchy, Side Effects, Without Feathers, Getting Even – Woody Allen

 Komedi 
En İyi Komedi AlbümüStark Raving Black – Lewis Black Cho Dependent – Margaret Cho
 I Told You I Was Freaky – Flight of the Conchords
 Kathy Griffin Does the Bible Belt – Kathy Griffin
 Weapons of Self Destruction – Robin Williams

 Müzikal gösteri 
En İyi Müzikal Gösteri AlbümüAmerican Idiot (Green Day) – Billie Joe Armstrong ile, yapımcı (Green Day, beste; Billie Joe Armstrong, yazar) Fela! – Robert Sher, yapımcı (Fela Anikulapo-Kuti, beste; Fela Anikulapo-Kuti, yazar)
 A Little Night Music – Tommy Krasker, yapımcı (Stephen Sondheim, beste; Stephen Sondheim, yazar)
 Promises, Promises – David Caddick & David Lai, yapımcı (Burt Bacharach, beste; Hal David, yazar)
 Sondheim on Sondheim – Philip Chaffin & Tommy Krasker, yapımcı (Stephen Sondheim, beste; Stephen Sondheim, yazar)

 Film, TV ve diğer görsel medya 
En İyi Soundtrack AlbümüCrazy Heart
 Glee: The Music, Volume 1
 Tremé
 True Blood – Volume 2
 The Twilight Saga: Eclipse

En İyi Score Soundtrack Albümü
Toy Story 3 – Randy Newman Alice in Wonderland – Danny Elfman
 Avatar – James Horner
 Inception – Hans Zimmer
 Sherlock Holmes – Hans Zimmer

En İyi Şarkı-Film, Televizyon veya Diğer Görsel Medya İçin"The Weary Kind" (Crazy Heart)Ryan Bingham & T Bone Burnett, söz yazarı (Ryan Bingham) "Down in New Orleans" (The Princess and the Frog)
 Randy Newman, söz yazarı(Dr. John)
 "I See You" (Avatar)
 Simon Franglen, Kuk Harrell & James Horner, söz yazarı (Leona Lewis)
 "Kiss Like Your Kiss" (True Blood)
 Lucinda Williams, songwriter (Lucinda Williams & Elvis Costello)
 "This City" (Tremé)
 Steve Earle, songwriter (Steve Earle)

 Dizgi/Aranjman 
En İyi Enstrümental Dizgi"The Path Among the Trees" – Billy Childs "Aurora" – Patrick Williams
 "Battle Circle" – Gerald Clayton
 "Box of Cannoli" – Tim Hagans
 "Fourth Stream...La Banda" – Bill Cunliffe

En İyi Enstrümantal Aranjman"Carlos" – Vince Mendoza "Fanfare for a New Day" – Patrick Williams
 "Itsbynne Reel" – Gil Goldstein
 "Monet" – Ted Nash
 "Skip to My Lou" – Frank Macchia

En İyi Vokalli Enstrümantal Aranjman"Baba Yetu" – Christopher Tin, aranjör (Christopher Tin, Soweto Gospel Choir & Royal Philharmonic Orchestra) "Baby" – Roger Treece, aranjör (Bobby McFerrin)
 "Based on a Thousand True Stories" – Vince Mendoza, aranjör(Silje Nergaard & Metropole Orchestra Strings)
 "Don't Explain" – Geoffrey Keezer, aranjör (Denise Donatelli)
 "Imagine" – Herbie Hancock & Larry Klein, aranjör (Herbie Hancock, Pink, Seal, Jeff Beck, India.Arie, Konono No 1 & Oumou Sangare)

 Tarihi 
En İyi Tarihi AlbümThe Beatles (The Original Studio Recordings)Jeff Jones, derleyen yapımcı; Paul Hicks, Sean Magee, Guy Massey, Sam Okell & Steve Rooke, mastering engineers (The Beatles)
 Alan Lomax In Haiti: Recordings For The Library Of Congress, 1936–1937 Jeffrey A. Greenberg, David Katznelson & Anna Lomax Wood, compilation producers; Steve Rosenthal & Warren Russell-Smith, mastering engineers (Çeşitli sanatçılar)
 The Complete Mother's Best Recordings...Plus! Colin Escott, Mike Jason & Jett Williams, derleyen yapımcılar; Joseph M. Palmaccio, mastering engineer (Hank Williams)
 Not Fade Away: The Complete Studio Recordings And More Andy McKaie, derleyen yapımcı; Erick Labson, mastering engineer (Buddy Holly)
 Where The Action Is! Los Angeles Nuggets 1965–1968 Alec Palao, Cheryl Pawelski & Andrew Sandoval, derleyen yapımcı; Dan Hersch & Andrew Sandoval, mastering engineers (Çeşitli sanatçılar)

 Prodüksiyon, klasik dışı 
En İyi Albüm (Mühendislik)Battle StudiesMichael H. Brauer, Joe Ferla, Chad Franscoviak & Manny Marroquin, mühendis (John Mayer) Dirty Side Down
 John Keane, mühendis (Widespread Panic)
 Emotion & Commotion
 Steve Lipson, mühendis (Jeff Beck)
 God Willin' & The Creek Don't Rise
 Ryan Freeland, mühendis (Ray LaMontagne And The Pariah Dogs)
 Pink Elephant
 Seth Presant & Leon F. Sylvers III, mühendis (N'dambi)

Yılın YapımcısıDanger MouseBroken Bells – Broken Bells (A)Dark Night of the Soul – Danger Mouse ve Sparklehorse (A)Tighten Up – The Black Keys (T) Rob Cavallo
 Brand New Eyes – Paramore (A)
 Hang Cool Teddy Bear – Meat Loaf (A)
 Happy Hour – Uncle Kracker (A)
 Music Again – Adam Lambert (T)
 Soaked – Adam Lambert (T)
 Sure Fire Winners – Adam Lambert (T)
 Time for Miracles – Adam Lambert (T)
 When It's Time – Green Day (T)
 Dr. Luke
 California Gurls – Katy Perry ve Snoop Dogg (T)
 For Your Entertainment – Adam Lambert (T)
 Hungover – Ke$ha (T)
 Kiss n Tell – Ke$ha (T)
 Magic – B.o.B ve Rivers Cuomo (T)
 Take It Off – Ke$ha (T)
 Teenage Dream – Katy Perry (T)
 Your Love Is My Drug – Ke$ha (T)
 RedOne
 Alejandro – Lady Gaga (S)
 Bad Romance – Lady Gaga (S)
 The Fame Monster – Lady Gaga (A)
 I Like It – Enrique Iglesias ve Pitbull (S)
 More – Usher (T)
 We Are the World 25 for Haiti – Çeşitli sanatçı (S)
 Whole Lotta Love – Mary J. Blige (S)
 The Smeezingtons (Bruno Mars, Philip Lawrence, Ari Levine)
 Billionaire – Travie McCoy ve Bruno Mars (T)
 Bow Chicka Wow Wow – Mike Posner (T)
 Fuck You – Cee Lo Green (S)
 Island Queen – Sean Kingston (T)
 Just the Way You Are – Bruno Mars (S)
 Nothin' on You – B.o.B ve Bruno Mars (T)

En İyi Remix KaydıRevolver (David Guetta's One Love Club Remix)David Guetta & Afrojack, (Madonna şarkısı) Fantasy (Morgan Page Remix)
 Morgan Page (Nadia Ali) şarkısı)
 Funk Nasty (Wolfgang Gartner Remix Edit)
 Wolfgang Gartner (Andy Caldwell ve Gram'ma Funk şarkısı)
 Orpheus (Quiet Carnival) (Funk Generation Mix)
 Mike Rizzo, (Sérgio Mendes şarkısı)
 Sweet Disposition (Axwell & Dirty South Remix)
 Axel Hedfors & Dragan Roganovic (The Temper Trap şarkısı)

 Prodüksiyon, surround (çevresel) ses 
En İyi Surround (Çevresel) Ses Albümü

 Britten's Orchestra Keith O. Johnson, surround mix mühendisi; Keith O. Johnson, surround mastering engineer; David Frost, surround yapımcı (Michael Stern & Kansas City Symphony) The Incident
 Steven Wilson, surround mix mühendisi; Darcy Proper, surround mastering engineer; Steven Wilson, surround yapımcı (Porcupine Tree)
 Parallax Eden
 David Miles Huber, surround mix mühendisi; David Miles Huber, surround mastering engineer; David Miles Huber, surround yapımcı (David Miles Huber)
 Songs And Stories (Monster Music Version)
 Don Murray, surround mix mühendisi; Sangwook Nam & Doug Sax, surround mastering engineers; John Burk, Noel Lee & Marcus Miller, surround yapımcıları (George Benson)
 Trondheimsolistene – In Folk Style
 Morten Lindberg, surround mix mühendisi; Morten Lindberg, surround mastering engineer; Morten Lindberg, surround yapımcı (TrondheimSolistene)

 Prodüksiyon, klasik 
En İyi Albüm (Mühendislik)
Sanatçıların isimleri parantez içindedir.

 Daugherty: Metropolis Symphony; Deus Ex Machina Mark Donahue, John Hill & Dirk Sobotka, mühendisler (Giancarlo Guerrero & Nashville Symphony Orchestra) Have You Ever Been...?
 Robert Friedrich, mühendis (Turtle Island Quartet, Stefon Harris & Mike Marshall)
 Mackey, Steven: Dreamhouse
 David Frost, Tom Lazarus, Steven Mackey & Dirk Sobotka, mühendisler (Gil Rose, Rinde Eckert, Catch Electric Guitar Quartet, Synergy Vocals & Boston Modern Orchestra Project)
 Porter, Quincy: Complete Viola Works Leslie Ann Jones, Kory Kruckenberg & David Sabee, mühendisler (Eliesha Nelson & John McLaughlin Williams) Vocabularies
 Steve Miller, Allen Sides & Roger Treece, mühendisler (Bobby McFerrin)

Yılın Yapımcısı
 Blanton Alspaugh
 Corigliano: Violin Concerto 'The Red Violin' (Michael Ludwig, JoAnn Falletta & Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra)
 Daugherty: Metropolis Symphony; Deus Ex Machina (Giancarlo Guerrero & Nashville Symphony)
 Rachmaninov: Symphony No. 2 (Leonard Slatkin & Detroit Symphony Orchestra)
 Tower Of The Eight Winds – Music For Violin & Piano By Judith Shatin (Borup-Ernst Duo)
 Tyberg: Symphony No. 3; Piano Trio (JoAnn Falletta & Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra)
 Wind Serenades (Gregory Wolynec & Gateway Chamber Ensemble)
 David Frost Britten's Orchestra (Michael Stern & Kansas City Symphony)
 Chambers, Evan: The Old Burying Ground (Kenneth Kiesler & The University Of Michigan Symphony Orchestra)
 Dorman, Avner: Concertos For Mandolin, Piccolo, Piano And Concerto Grosso (Andrew Cyr, Eliran Avni, Mindy Kaufman, Avi Avital & Metropolis Ensemble)
 The 5 Browns In Hollywood (5 Browns)
 Mackey, Steven: Dreamhouse (Gil Rose, Rinde Eckert, Catch Electric Guitar Quartet, Synergy Vocals & Boston Modern Orchestra Project)
 Meeting Of The Spirits (Matt Haimovitz)
 Two Roads To Exile (ARC Ensemble)
 Tim Handley
 Adams: Nixon In China (Marin Alsop, Tracy Dahl, Marc Heller, Thomas Hammons, Maria Kanyova, Robert Orth, Chen-Ye Yan, Opera Colorado Chorus & Colorado Symphony Orchestra)
 Debussy: Le Martyre De Saint Sébastien (Jun Märkl & Orchestre National De Lyon)
 Dohnányi: Variations On A Nursery Song (JoAnn Falletta, Eldar Nebolsin & Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra)
 Harris: Symphonies Nos. 5 & 6 (Marin Alsop & Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra)
 Hubay: Violin Concertos Nos. 1 And 2 (Chloë Hanslip, Andrew Mogrelia & Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra)
 Messiaen: Poèmes Pour Mi (Anne Schwanewilms, Jun Märkl & Orchestre National De Lyon)
 Piazzolla: Sinfonía Buenos Aires (Daniel Binelli, Tianwa Yang, Giancarlo Guerro & Nashville Symphony Orchestra)
 Ries: Works For Flute And Piano (Uwe Grodd & Matteo Napoli)
 Roussel: Symphony No. 1 (Stéphane Denève & Royal Scottish National Orchestra)
 Shchedrin: Concertos For Orchestra Nos. 4 & 5 (Kirill Karabits & Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra)
 Stamitz: Flute Concertos (Robert Aitken, Donatas Katkus & St. Christopher Chamber Orchestra)
 Strauss, R: Josephs-Legende; Rosenkavalier; Die Frau Ohne Schatten (Orchestral Suites) (JoAnn Falletta & Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra)
 Marina A. Ledin, Victor Ledin
 Brubeck: Songs Of Praise (Lynne Morrow, Richard Grant, Quartet San Francisco & The Pacific Mozart Ensemble)
 Cascade Of Roses (Janice Weber)
 Gnattali: Solo & Chamber Works For Guitar (Marc Regnier)
 If I Were A Bird (Michael Lewin)
 Kletzki: Piano Concerto (Joseph Banowetz, Thomas Sanderling & Russian Philharmonic Orchestra)
 Porter, Quincy: Complete Viola Works (Eliesha Nelson & John McLaughlin Williams)
 Rubinstein: Piano Music (1852–1894) (Joseph Banowetz)
 Rubinstein: Piano Music (1871–1890) (Joseph Banowetz)
 20th Century Harp Sonatas (Sarah Schuster Ericsson)
 James Mallinson
 Mahler: Symphony No. 2 (Bernard Haitink, Duain Wolfe, Miah Persson, Christianne Stotijn, Chicago Symphony Chorus & Chicago Symphony Orchestra)
 Prokofiev: Romeo And Juliet (Valery Gergiev & London Symphony Orchestra)
 Shchedrin: The Enchanted Wanderer (Valery Gergiev, Evgeny Akimov, Sergei Aleksashkin, Kristina Kapustinskaya, Mariinsky Chorus & Mariinsky Orchestra)
 Strauss, R: Ein Heldenleben; Webern: Im Sommerwind (Bernard Haitink & Chicago Symphony Orchestra)
 Strauss, R: Eine Alpensinfonie (Bernard Haitink & London Symphony Orchestra)
 Tchaikovsky: Rococo Variations; Prokofiev: Sinfonia Concertante (Gautier Capuçon, Valery Gergiev & Orchestra Of The Mariinsky Theatre)
 Wagner: Parsifal (Valery Gergiev, Gary Lehman, Violeta Urmana, René Pape, Evgeny Nikitin, Alexei Tanovitski, Nikolai Putilin, Mariinsky Chorus & Mariinsky Orchestra)

 Klasik 
En İyi Klasik Albüm
 Bruckner: Symphonies Nos. 3 & 4 – Mariss Jansons, conductor; Everett Porter, producer; Everett Porter, mastering engineer (Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra)
 Daugherty: Metropolis Symphony; Deus Ex Machina – Giancarlo Guerrero, conductor; Blanton Alspaugh, producer; Mark Donahue, John Hill & Dirk Sobotka, ses yönetimcileri (Terrence Wilson; Nashville Symphony Orchestra)
 Mackey, Steven: Dreamhouse – Gil Rose, conductor; Rinde Eckert; Catch Electric Guitar Quartet; David Frost, producer; David Frost, Tom Lazarus, Steven Mackey & Dirk Sobotka, ses yönetimcileri; Silas Brown, mastering engineer (Boston Modern Orchestra Project; Synergy Vocals)
 Sacrificium – Giovanni Antonini, conductor; Cecilia Bartoli; Arend Prohmann, producer; Philip Siney, engineer/mixer (Il Giardino Armonico)
 Verdi: Requiem – Riccardo Muti, conductor; Duain Wolfe, chorus master; Christopher Alder, producer; David Frost, Tom Lazarus & Christopher Willis, ses yönetimcileri (Ildar Abdrazakov, Olga Borodina, Barbara Frittoli & Mario Zeffiri; Chicago Symphony Orchestra; Chicago Symphony Chorus)En İyi Orkestral Performans
 Bruckner: "Symphonies Nos. 3 & 4" – Mariss Jansons, conductor (Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra)
 Daugherty: Metropolis Symphony; "Deus Ex Machina" – Giancarlo Guerrero, conductor (Terrence Wilson; Nashville Symphony) Mackey, Steven: "Dreamhouse" – Gil Rose, conductor; Rinde Eckert (Catch Electric Guitar Quartet; Boston Modern Orchestra Project; Synergy Vocals)
 Salieri: "Overtures & Stage Music" – Thomas Fey, conductor (Mannheimer Mozartorchester)
 Stravinsky: Pulcinella; Symphony in Three Movements; "Four Études" – Pierre Boulez, conductor (Roxana Constantinescu, Kyle Ketelsen & Nicholas Phan; Chicago Symphony Orchestra)

En İyi Opera Kaydı
 Berg: "Lulu"
 Antonio Pappano, conductor; Agneta Eichenholz, Jennifer Larmore, Klaus Florian Vogt & Michael Volle; David Groves, producer (Orchestra of The Royal Opera House)
 Hasse: "Marc' Antonio E Cleopatra"
 Matthew Dirst, conductor; Jamie Barton & Ava Pine; Keith Weber, producer (Ars Lyrica Houston)
 Saariaho: "L'Amour de Loin" Kent Nagano, conductor; Daniel Belcher, Ekaterina Lekhina & Marie-Ange Todorovitch; Martin Sauer, producer (Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin; Rundfunkchor Berlin) Shchedrin: "The Enchanted Wanderer"
 Valery Gergiev, conductor; Evgeny Akimov, Sergei Aleksashkin & Kristina Kapustinskaya; James Mallinson, producer (Orchestra of the Mariinsky Theatre; Chorus of the Mariinsky Theatre)
 Sullivan: "Ivanhoe"
 David Lloyd-Jones, conductor; Neal Davies, Geraldine McGreevy, James Rutherford, Toby Spence & Janice Watson; Brian Pidgeon, producer (BBC National Orchestra of Wales; Adrian Partington Singers)

En İyi Koro Performansı

 Bach: "Cantatas" – Nikolaus Harnoncourt, conductor; Erwin Ortner, chorus master (Bernarda Fink, Gerald Finley, Christian Gerhaher, Werner Güra, Julia Kleiter, Christine Schäfer, Anton Scharinger & Kurt Streit; Concentus Musicau Wien; Arnold Schoenberg Chor)
 "Baltic Runes" – Paul Hillier, conductor (Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir)
 Haydn: "The Creation" – René Jacobs, conductor; Hans-Christoph Rademann, choir director (Julia Kleiter, Maximilian Schmitt & Johannes Weisser; Freiburger Barockorchester; RIAS Kammerchor)
 Martin: "Golgotha" – Daniel Reuss, conductor (Judith Gauthier, Marianne Beate Kielland, Adrian Thompson, Mattijs Van De Woerd & Konstantin Wolff; Estonian National Symphony Orchestra; Cappella Amsterdam & Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir)
 Verdi: "Requiem" – Riccardo Muti, conductor; Duain Wolfe, chorus master (Ildar Abdrazakov, Olga Borodina, Barbara Frittoli & Mario Zeffiri; Chicago Symphony Orchestra; Chicago Symphony Chorus)En İyi Enstrümantal Solist Performansı (Orkestra ile)

 Daugherty: "Deus Ex Machina" – Giancarlo Guerrero, conductor; Terrence Wilson (Nashville Symphony)
 Dorman, Avner: "Mandolin Concerto" – Andrew Cyr, conductor; Avi Avital (Metropolis Ensemble)
 Kletzki: "Piano Concerto in D Minor, Op. 22" – Thomas Sanderling, conductor; Joseph Banowetz (Russian Philharmonic Orchestra)
 Mozart: "Piano Concertos Nos. 23 & 24" – Mitsuko Uchida (The Cleveland Orchestra) Porter, Quincy: "Concerto for Viola & Orchestra" – John McLaughlin Williams, conductor; Eliesha Nelson (Northwest Sinfonia)

En İyi Enstrümantal Solist Performansı (Orkestra olmadan)

 Chopin: "The Nocturnes" – Nelson Freire
 Hamelin: "Études" – Marc-André Hamelin
 Messiaen: "Livre du Saint-Sacrement" – Paul Jacobs Paganini: "24 Caprices" – Julia Fischer
 "20th Century Harp Sonatas" – Sarah Schuster Ericsson

En İyi Oda Müziği Performansı

 Beethoven: "Complete Sonatas for Violin & Piano" – Isabelle Faust & Alexander Melnikov
 Gnattali: "Solo & Chamber Works for Guitar – Marc Regnier" (Tacy Edwards, Natalia Khoma & Marco Sartor)
 Ligeti: "String Quartets Nos. 1 & 2" – Parker Quartet Porter, Quincy: "Complete Viola Works" – Eliesha Nelson & John McLaughlin Williams (Douglas Rioth; Northwest Sinfonia)
 Schoenberg: "String Quartets Nos. 3 & 4" – Fred Sherry String Quartet (Christopher Oldfather & Rolf Schulte)

En İyi Topluluk Performansı
 "Ceremony and Devotion – Music for the Tudors" – Harry Christophers, conductor; The Sixteen
 "Dinastia Borja" – Jordi Savall, conductor; Hespèrion XXI & La Capella Reial De Catalunya (Pascal Bertin, Daniele Carnovich, Lior Elmalich, Montserrat Figueras, Driss El Maloumi, Marc Mauillon, Lluís Vilamajó & Furio Zanasi; Pascal Bertin, Daniele Carnovich, Josep Piera & Francisco Rojas) "Trondheimsolistene – In Folk Style" – Øyvind Gimse & Geir Inge Lotsberg, conductors (Emilia Amper & Gjermund Larsen; TrondheimSolistene)
 "Victoria: Lamentations Of Jeremiah" – Peter Phillips, conductor; The Tallis Scholars
 Whitacre, Eric: "Choral Music" – Noel Edison, conductor; Elora Festival Singers (Carol Bauman & Leslie De'Ath)

En İyi Klasik Vokal Performansı
 "Ombre de Mon Amant – French Baroque Arias" – Anne Sofie von Otter (William Christie; Les Arts Florissants)
 "Sacrificium" – Cecilia Bartoli (Giovanni Antonini; Il Giardino Armonico) Turina: "Canto A Sevilla" – Lucia Duchonová (Celso Antunes; NDR Radiophilharmonie)
 Vivaldi: "Opera Arias – Pyrotechnics" – Vivica Genaux (Fabio Biondi; Europa Galante)
 Wagner: "Wesendonck-Lieder" – Measha Brueggergosman (Franz Welser-Möst; The Cleveland Orchestra)

En İyi Klasik Beste (Günümüz)
 "Deus Ex Machina" – Michael Daugherty (Giancarlo Serrano) "Appassionatamente Plus" – Hans Werner Henze (Stefan Soltesz)
 "Graffiti" – Magnus Lindberg (Sakari Oramo)
 "Symphony No. 4" – Arvo Pärt (Esa-Pekka Salonen)
 "The Enchanted Wanderer" – Rodion Shchedrin (Valery Gergiev)

En İyi Klasik Crossover Albüm

 Meeting of the Spirits – Matt Haimovitz (Amaryllis Jarczyk, Jan Jarczyk, John McLaughlin, Dominic Painchaud, Leanna Rutt & Matt Wilson)
 Off the Map – The Silk Road Ensemble
 Roots – My Life, My Song – Jessye Norman (Ira Coleman, Steve Johns, Mike Lovatt, Mark Markham & Martin Williams)
 Tin, Christopher: Calling All Dawns – Lucas Richman, conductor (Sussan Deyhim, Lia, Kaori Omura, Dulce Pontes, Jia Ruhan, Aoi Tada & Frederica von Stade; Anonymous 4 & Soweto Gospel Choir; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra) Vocabularies – Bobby McFerrin

 Video klip 
En İyi Kısa Video Klip"Bad Romance" – Lady GagaFrancis Lawrence, yönetmen; Heather Heller, yapımcı "Ain't No Grave" – (Johnny Cash)
 Chris Milk, yönetmen; Jennifer Heath, Aaron Koblin & Rick Rubin, yapımcı
 "Love the Way You Lie" – Eminem & Rihanna
 Joseph Kahn, yönetmen; Maryann Tanedo, yapımcı
 "Stylo" – Gorillaz, Mos Def & Bobby Womack
 Pete Candeland & Jamie Hewlett, yönetmenler; Cara Speller, yapımcı
 "Fuck You" – Cee Lo Green
 Matt Stawski, yönetmen; Paul Bock, yapımcı

En İyi Uzun Video KlipWhen You're Strange – The DoorsTom Dicillo, yönetmen; John Beug, Jeff Jampol, Peter Jankowski & Dick Wolf, yapımcılar' No Distance Left to Run – Blur
 Will Lovelace, Dylan Southern & Giorgio Testi, yönetmenler; Thomas Benski, Laura Collins & Lucas Ochoa, yapımcılar
 The Greatest Ears in Town: The Arif Mardin Story – Arif Mardin
 Doug Biro & Joe Mardin, yönetmenler; Doug Biro & Joe Mardin, yapımcılar
 Rush: Beyond the Lighted Stage – Rush
 Sam Dunn & Scot McFadyen, yönetmenler; Sam Dunn & Scot McFadyen, yapımcılar
 Under Great White Northern Lights'' – The White Stripes
 Emmett Malloy, yönetmenler; Ian Montone & Mike Sarkissian, yapımcılar

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