The winners and nominees per category were:
General Pop Dance/Electronic Rock and alternative R&B Rap Country Jazz and New Age Gospel/Contemporary Christian ;
Best Gospel/Contemporary Christian Music Performance •
"10,000 Reasons (Bless the Lord)" – Matt Redman • "
Jesus, Friend of Sinners" –
Casting Crowns • "Take Me to the King" –
Tamela Mann • "Go Get It" –
Mary Mary • "My Testimony" –
Marvin Sapp ;
Best Gospel Song •
"Go Get It" •
Erica Campbell, Tina Campbell & Warryn Campbell, songwriters (Mary Mary) • "Hold On" • Cheryl Fortune,
James Fortune & Terence Vaughn, songwriters (James Fortune & FIYA,
Monica &
Fred Hammond) • "I Feel Good" • Phillip Feaster,
Fred Hammond, Jonathan Miller & Calvin Rodgers, songwriters (Fred Hammond) • "My Testimony" • Aaron Lindsey &
Marvin Sapp, songwriters (Marvin Sapp) • "Released" •
Donald Lawrence, songwriter (Bill Winston & Living Word Featuring Donald Lawrence) ;
Best Contemporary Christian Music Song •
"10,000 Reasons (Bless the Lord)" (tie) •
Jonas Myrin & Matt Redman, songwriters (Matt Redman) •
"Your Presence Is Heaven" (tie) •
Israel Houghton & Micah Massey, songwriters (Israel & New Breed) • "
Jesus, Friend of Sinners" •
Mark Hall &
Matthew West, songwriters (
Casting Crowns) • "
When Mercy Found Me" • Jeff Pardo & Rhett Walker, songwriters (
Rhett Walker Band) • "White Flag" •
Jason Ingram,
Matt Maher,
Matt Redman &
Chris Tomlin, songwriters (
Passion & Chris Tomlin) ;
Best Gospel Album • '''
Gravity –
Lecrae''' •
Identity –
James Fortune •
Jesus at the Center: Live –
Israel & New Breed •
I Win –
Marvin Sapp •
Worship Soul – Anita Wilson ;
Best Contemporary Christian Music Album •
Eye on It – TobyMac •
Come to the Well –
Casting Crowns •
Where I Find You –
Kari Jobe •
Gold –
Britt Nicole •
Into the Light –
Matthew West Latin ;
Best Latin Pop Album • '''
MTV Unplugged: Deluxe Edition –
Juanes''' •
Independiente –
Ricardo Arjona •
Ilusión –
Fonseca •
Kany Garcia –
Kany Garcia •
¿Con Quién Se Queda El Perro? –
Jesse & Joy ;
Best Latin Rock Urban or Alternative Album • '''
Imaginaries –
Quetzal''' •
Campo – Campo •
Déjenme Llorar –
Carla Morrison •
Electro-Jarocho – Sistema Bomb •
La Bala –
Ana Tijoux ;
Best Regional Mexican Music Album (including Tejano) • '''
Pecados y Milagros –
Lila Downs''' •
Sembrando Flores – Los Cojolites •
365 Días –
Los Tucanes de Tijuana •
Oye –
Mariachi Divas de Cindy Shea •
El Primer Ministro -
Gerardo Ortíz ;
Best Tropical Latin Album • '''
Retro – Marlow Rosado Y La Riqueña''' •
Cubano Soy – Raúl Lara y Sus Soneros •
Desde Nueva York a Puerto Rico –
Eddie Montalvo •
Formula, Vol. 1 –
Romeo Santos American Roots Music ;
Best Americana Album • '''
Slipstream –
Bonnie Raitt''' •
The Carpenter –
The Avett Brothers •
From the Ground Up –
John Fullbright •
The Lumineers –
The Lumineers •
Babel –
Mumford & Sons ;
Best Bluegrass Album • '''
Nobody Knows You –
Steep Canyon Rangers''' •
The Gospel Side Of –
Dailey & Vincent •
Life Finds a Way –
The Grascals •
Beat the Devil and Carry a Rail –
Noam Pikelny •
Scratch Gravel Road –
The Special Consensus ;
Best Blues Album • '''
Locked Down –
Dr. John''' •
33 1/3 –
Shemekia Copeland •
Let It Burn –
Ruthie Foster •
And Still I Rise – Heritage Blues Orchestra •
Bring It on Home –
Joan Osborne ;
Best Folk Album • '''
The Goat Rodeo Sessions –
Yo-Yo Ma,
Stuart Duncan,
Edgar Meyer &
Chris Thile''' •
Leaving Eden –
Carolina Chocolate Drops •
Election Special –
Ry Cooder • ''Hambone's Meditations'' –
Luther Dickinson • ''This One's for Him: A Tribute to Guy Clark'' – Various Artists ;
Best Regional Roots Music Album • '''
The Band Courtbouillon –
Wayne Toups, Steve Riley &
Wilson Savoy''' •
Malama Ko Aloha (Keep Your Love) –
Keola Beamer •
Shi Kéyah - Songs for the People –
Radmilla Cody •
Pilialoha –
Weldon Kekauoha • ''Nothin' But The Best'' – Corey Ledet with Anthony Dopsie,
Dwayne Dopsie & André Thierry
Reggae ;
Best Reggae Album • '''
Rebirth –
Jimmy Cliff''' •
Miracle –
The Original Wailers •
Tomahawk Technique –
Sean Paul •
New Legend - Jamaica 50th Edition –
Sly and Robbie & The Jam Masters •
Reggae Got Soul: Unplugged On Strawberry Hill –
Toots And The Maytals World Music ;
Best World Music Album • '''
The Living Room Sessions Part 1 –
Ravi Shankar''' •
Folila –
Amadou & Mariam •
On a Gentle Island Breeze –
Daniel Ho •
Jabulani –
Hugh Masekela •
Traveller –
Anoushka Shankar Children's ;
Best Children's Album • '''
Can You Canoe? –
The Okee Dokee Brothers''' •
High Dive and Other Things That Could Have Happened... –
Bill Harley •
JumpinJazz Kids - A Swinging Jungle Tale - Featuring Al Jarreau, Hubert Laws and Dee Dee Bridgewater – James Murray & Various Artists •
Little Seed: Songs for Children by Woody Guthrie –
Elizabeth Mitchell •
Radio Jungle – The Pop Ups
Spoken Word ;
Best Spoken Word Album (Includes Poetry, Audio Books & Story Telling) • '''''Society's Child: My Autobiography
– Janis Ian' •
American Grown (Michelle Obama) – (Various Artists) Scott Creswell & Dan Zitt, producers •
Back to Work: Why We Need Smart Government for a Strong Economy –
Bill Clinton •
Drift: The Unmooring of American Military Power –
Rachel Maddow • ''Seriously... I'm Kidding'' –
Ellen DeGeneres Comedy ;
Best Comedy Album • '''
Blow Your Pants Off –
Jimmy Fallon''' •
In God We Rust –
Lewis Black •
Kathy Griffin: Seaman 1st Class –
Kathy Griffin •
Jim Gaffigan: Mr. Universe –
Jim Gaffigan •
Rize of the Fenix –
Tenacious D Musical Show ;
Best Musical Theater Album • '''
Once: A New Musical – Original Broadway Cast Recording''' •
Steve Kazee & Cristin Milioti, principal soloists; Steven Epstein & Martin Lowe, producers (Glen Hansard & Marketa Irglova, composers/lyricists) •
Follies – New Broadway Cast Recording •
Danny Burstein,
Jan Maxwell,
Elaine Paige,
Bernadette Peters &
Ron Raines, principal soloists; Philip Chaffin & Tommy Krasker, producers (
Stephen Sondheim, composer/lyricist) • ''
The Gershwins' Porgy And Bess'' – New Broadway Cast Recording •
David Alan Grier,
Norm Lewis &
Audra McDonald, principal soloists; Tommy Krasker, producer (
George Gershwin, composer;
Ira Gershwin,
Dorothy Heyward &
DuBose Heyward, lyricists) •
Newsies – Original Broadway Cast Recording •
Jeremy Jordan &
Kara Lindsay, principal soloists;
Frank Filipetti, Michael Kosarin,
Alan Menken & Chris Mountain, producers (Alan Menken, composer;
Jack Feldman, lyricist) •
Nice Work If You Can Get It – Original Broadway Cast Recording •
Matthew Broderick &
Kelli O'Hara, principal soloists;
David Chase, Bill Elliott & Robert Sher, producers (
George Gershwin, composer;
Ira Gershwin, lyricist)
Music for Visual Media ;
Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media • '''
Midnight in Paris – Various Artists''' •
The Descendants – Various Artists •
Marley –
Bob Marley & The Wailers •
The Muppets – Various Artists •
Rock of Ages – Various Artists ;
Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media • '''
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo –
Trent Reznor &
Atticus Ross, composers''' •
The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn –
John Williams, composer •
The Artist –
Ludovic Bource, composer •
The Dark Knight Rises –
Hans Zimmer, composer •
Hugo –
Howard Shore, composer •
Journey –
Austin Wintory, composer ;
Best Song Written for Visual Media • '
"Safe & Sound" (from The Hunger Games)' •
T Bone Burnett, Taylor Swift, John Paul White & Joy Williams, songwriters (Taylor Swift & The Civil Wars) • "Abraham's Daughter" (from
The Hunger Games) •
T Bone Burnett,
Win Butler &
Régine Chassagne, songwriters (
Arcade Fire) • "Learn Me Right" (from
Brave) •
Mumford & Sons, songwriters (
Birdy & Mumford & Sons) • "
Let Me Be Your Star" (from
Smash) •
Marc Shaiman &
Scott Wittman, songwriters (
Katharine McPhee &
Megan Hilty) • "
Man or Muppet" (from
The Muppets) •
Bret McKenzie, songwriter (
Jason Segel &
Walter)
Composing/Arranging ;
Best Instrumental Composition •
"Mozart Goes Dancing" •
Chick Corea, composer (Chick Corea & Gary Burton) • "December Dream" •
Chuck Loeb, composer (
Fourplay) • "Music Of Ansel Adams: America" •
Chris Brubeck &
Dave Brubeck, composers (Temple University Symphony Orchestra) • "Overture, Waltz and Rondo" •
Bill Cunliffe, composer (Temple University Symphony Orchestra) • "Without a Paddle" •
Bill Holman, composer (Tall & Small) ;
Best Instrumental Arrangement •
"How About You" •
Gil Evans, arranger (Gil Evans Project) • "Afro-Cuban Jazz Suite For Ellington" • Michael Philip Mossman, arranger (
Bobby Sanabria Big Band) • "Irrequieto" •
Bob Mintzer, arranger (Bob Mintzer Big Band) • "A Night In Tunisia (Actually An Entire Weekend!)" • Wally Minko, arranger (
Arturo Sandoval) • "Salt Peanuts! (Mani Salado)" •
Gordon Goodwin, arranger (
Arturo Sandoval) ;
Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocalist(s) •
"City Of Roses" •
Thara Memory & Esperanza Spalding, arrangers (Esperanza Spalding) • "Look To The Rainbow" •
Gil Evans, arranger (Gil Evans Project &
Luciana Souza) • "Out There" •
Shelly Berg, arranger (
Lorraine Feather) • "Spain (I Can Recall)" •
Vince Mendoza, arranger (
Al Jarreau and
The Metropole Orkest) • "Wild Is The Wind" • Nan Schwartz, arranger (Whitney Claire Kaufman And Andrew Playfoot)
Package ;
Best Recording Package •
Biophilia •
Michael Amzalag & Mathias Augustyniak, art directors (Björk) •
Boys & Girls • Brett Kilroe, art director (
Alabama Shakes) •
Charmer • Gail Marowitz, art director (
Aimee Mann) •
Love This Giant • Noah Wall, art director (
David Byrne &
St. Vincent) •
Swing Lo Magellan • David Longstreth, art director (
Dirty Projectors) ;
Best Boxed or Special Limited Edition Package •
Woody at 100: The Woody Guthrie Centennial Collection •
Fritz Klaetke, art director (Woody Guthrie) •
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (Soundtrack from the Motion Picture) •
Rob Sheridan, art director (
Trent Reznor &
Atticus Ross) •
Go Fly a Kite • Liz Kweller, art director (
Ben Kweller) •
Ram (
Paul McCartney Archive Collection - Deluxe Edition) • Simon Earith & James Musgrave, art directors (
Paul McCartney &
Linda McCartney) •
Some Girls (Super Deluxe Edition) •
Stephen Kennedy, art director (
The Rolling Stones)
Notes ;
Best Album Notes •
Singular Genius: The Complete ABC Singles •
Billy Vera, album notes writer (Ray Charles) •
Banjo Diary: Lessons from Tradition •
Stephen Wade, album notes writer (Stephen Wade) •
First Recordings: 50th Anniversary Edition • Hans Olof Gottfridsson, album notes writer (
The Beatles with
Tony Sheridan) •
The Pearl Sessions • Holly George-Warren, album notes writer (
Janis Joplin) •
Piazzolla in Brooklyn • Fernando Gonzalez, album notes writer (Pablo Aslan Quintet)
Historical ;
Best Historical Album • '''
The Smile Sessions (Deluxe Box Set)''' •
Alan Boyd, Mark Linett, Brian Wilson & Dennis Wolfe, compilation producers; Mark Linett, mastering engineer (The Beach Boys) •
He is My Story: The Sanctified Soul of Arizona Dranes • Josh Rosenthal, compilation producer; Bryan Hoffa & Christopher King, mastering engineers (
Arizona Dranes) •
Old-Time Smoky Mountain Music: 34 Historic Songs, Ballads, And Instrumentals Recorded In The Great Smoky Mountains By "Song Catcher" Joseph S. Hall • Kent Cave, Michael Montgomery &
Ted Olson, compilation producers; John Fleenor & Steve Kemp, mastering engineers (Various Artists) •
Opika Pende: Africa at 78 RPM • Steven Lance Ledbetter & Jonathan Ward, compilation producers;
Michael Graves, mastering engineer (Various Artists) •
Ram (
Paul McCartney Archive Collection - Deluxe Edition) •
Paul McCartney, compilation producer; Simon Gibson, Guy Massey & Steve Rooke, mastering engineers (Paul McCartney &
Linda McCartney) •
Woody At 100: The Woody Guthrie Centennial Collection • Jeff Place & Robert Santelli, compilation producers; Pete Reiniger, mastering engineer (
Woody Guthrie)
Production ;
Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical •
The Goat Rodeo Sessions •
Richard King, engineer; Richard King, mastering engineer (Yo-Yo Ma, Stuart Duncan, Edgar Meyer & Chris Thile) •
The Absence •
Moogie Canazio &
Al Schmitt, engineers;
Bernie Grundman, mastering engineer (
Melody Gardot) •
Ashes & Fire •
Glyn Johns, engineer;
Bob Ludwig, mastering engineer (
Ryan Adams) •
Love is a Four Letter Word •
Joe Chiccarelli,
Steve Churchyard,
Lars Fox, Graham Hope,
Tony Maserati & Morgan Stratton, engineers;
Bob Ludwig, mastering engineer (
Jason Mraz) •
Slingshot • Helik Hadar, engineer;
Bernie Grundman, mastering engineer (
Rebecca Pidgeon) ;
Producer of the Year, Non-Classical •
Dan Auerbach • '''
El Camino (
The Black Keys) (A)''' • '''
Locked Down (
Dr. John) (A)''' •
"Savage" (Hacienda) (S) • '''
Shakedown (Hacienda) (A)''' •
Jeff Bhasker •
Some Nights (
Fun) (A) •
Diplo • "
Climax" (
Usher) (S) • "
Get Free" (
Major Lazer featuring
Amber Coffman) (S) • "La La La" (
Snoop Lion) (S) • "
Lies" (
Marina and The Diamonds) (T) • "
Look At These Hoes" (
Santigold) (T) • "
Push And Shove" (
No Doubt featuring
Busy Signal &
Major Lazer) (S) • "
Slight Work" (
Wale featuring
Big Sean) (T) • "
Thought of You" (
Justin Bieber) (T) • "
Too Close" (
Alex Clare) (S) •
Markus Dravs •
Babel (
Mumford & Sons) (A) •
Mylo Xyloto (
Coldplay) (A) •
Salaam Remi • "
Back To Love" (
Anthony Hamilton) (T) • "
Between the Cheats" (
Amy Winehouse) (T) • "
Girl On Fire" (
Alicia Keys &
Nicki Minaj) (S) • "
How Many Drinks?" (
Miguel) (T) •
Life Is Good (
Nas) (A) • "
Like Smoke" (Amy Winehouse Featuring Nas) (T) • "
Running" (
Melanie Fiona & Nas) (T) • "
Sins of My Father" (Usher) (T) • "
A Song For You" (Amy Winehouse) (T) ;
Best Remixed Recording, Non-Classical •
"Promises" (Skrillex & Nero Remix) •
Skrillex, remixer (Nero) • "In My Mind" (Axwell Remix) •
Axel Hedfors, remixer (
Ivan Gough &
Feenixpawl Featuring
Georgi Kay) • "
Lie Down in Darkness" (Photek Remix) •
Photek, remixer (
Moby) • "
Midnight City" (Eric Prydz Private Remix) •
Eric Prydz, remixer (
M83) • "
The Veldt" (Tommy Trash Remix) •
Thomas Olsen, remixer (
Deadmau5 Featuring Chris James)
Production, Surround Sound ;
Best Surround Sound Album •
Modern Cool •
Jim Anderson, surround mix engineer; Darcy Proper, surround mastering engineer; Michael Friedman, surround producer (Patricia Barber) •
Chamberland •
David Miles Huber, surround mix engineer; David Miles Huber, surround mastering engineer; David Miles Huber, surround producer (
David Miles Huber) •
Quiet Winter Night •
Morten Lindberg, surround mix engineer; Morten Lindberg, surround mastering engineer; Morten Lindberg, surround producer (Hoff Ensemble) •
Rupa-Khandha • Daniel Shores, surround mix engineer; Daniel Shores, surround mastering engineer; Marina Ledin & Victor Ledin, surround producers (Los Angeles Percussion Quartet) •
Storm Corrosion • Steven Wilson, surround mix engineer; Steven Wilson, surround mastering engineer; Steven Wilson, surround producer (
Storm Corrosion)
Production, Classical ;
Best Engineered Album, Classical •
Life & Breath - Choral Works By René Clausen •
Tom Caulfield & John Newton, engineers; Mark Donahue, mastering engineer (Charles Bruffy & Kansas City Chorale) •
Americana • Daniel Shores, engineer; Daniel Shores, mastering engineer (Modern Mandolin Quartet) •
Beethoven: The Late String Quartets, Op. 127 & 131 • Bruce Egre, engineer (
Brentano String Quartet) •
Music for a Time of War • Jesse Lewis & John Newton, engineers; Jesse Brayman, mastering engineer (
Carlos Kalmar & The Oregon Symphony) •
Souvenir •
Morten Lindberg, engineer; Morten Lindberg, mastering engineer (TrondheimSolistene) ;
Producer of the Year, Classical •
Blanton Alspaugh • '''
Chamber Symphonies (Gregory Wolynec & Gateway Chamber Orchestra)''' • '''
Davis: Río De Sangre (Joseph Rescigno, Vale Rideout, Ava Pine, John Duykers, Kerry Walsh, Guido LeBron, The Florentine Opera Company & Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra)''' • '''
Gjeilo: Northern Lights (Charles Bruffy & Phoenix Chorale)''' • '''
In Paradisum (Brian A. Schmidt & South Dakota Chorale)''' • '''
Life & Breath - Choral Works By René Clausen (Charles Bruffy & Kansas City Chorale)''' • '''
Music for a Time of War (Carlos Kalmar & The Oregon Symphony)''' • '''
Musto: The Inspector (Glen Cortese & Wolf Trap Opera Company)''' • Tim Handley •
Berlioz: Symphonie Fantastique (Leonard Slatkin & Orchestre National De Lyon) •
Debussy: Orchestral Works, Vol. 7 (Jun Märkl & Orchestre National De Lyon) •
Debussy: 24 Préludes (Jun Märkl & Royal Scottish National Orchestra) •
Fuchs, K.: Atlantic Riband; American Rhapsody; Divinium Mysterium (JoAnn Falletta, Paul Silverthorne, Michael Ludwig & London Symphony Orchestra) •
Gershwin: Piano Concerto In F; Rhapsody No. 2; I Got Rhythm Variations (Orion Weiss, JoAnn Falletta & Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra) •
Hailstork: An American Port of Call (JoAnn Falletta, Virginia Symphony Chorus & Virginia Symphony Orchestra) •
Holst: Cotswolds Symphony; Walt Whitman Overture (JoAnn Falletta & Ulster Orchestra) •
Mahler: Symphony No. 1 (Marin Alsop & Baltimore Symphony Orchestra) • ''Roussel: Le Festin De L'Araignée'' (Stéphane Denève & Royal Scottish National Orchestra) •
Still: Symphonies Nos. 2 & 3 (John Jeter & Fort Smith Symphony) • Marina Ledin & Victor Ledin •
Americana (Modern Mandolin Quartet) •
Brubeck & American Poets (Lynne Morrow & Pacific Mozart Ensemble) •
Delibes: Sylvia; Coppélia (Martin West & San Francisco Ballet Orchestra) •
Mind Meld (ZOFO Duet) •
Rupa-Khandha (Los Angeles Percussion Quartet) •
Weigl: Isle of the Dead; Six Fantasies; Pictures & Tales; Night Fantasies (Joseph Banowetz) •
James Mallinson •
Britten: War Requiem (Gianandrea Noseda, Joseph Cullen, Alastair Tighe, Choir Of Eltham College, London Symphony Chorus & Orchestra) •
Bruckner: Symphony No. 4 (Bernard Haitink & London Symphony Orchestra) •
The Greatest Film Scores of Dimitri Tiomkin (Richard Kaufman, Whitney Claire Kaufman, Andrew Playfoot, London Voices & London Symphony Orchestra) •
Massenet: Don Quichotte (Valery Gergiev, Andrei Serov, Anna Kiknadze, Ferruccio Furlanetto, Soloists' Ensemble of the Mariinsky Academy of Young Singers & Mariinsky Orchestra) •
Rachmaninov: Symphonic Dances (Valery Gergiev & London Symphony Orchestra) • Dan Merceruio •
Arensky: Quartets Nos. 1 & 2; Piano Quintet, Op. 51 (Ying Quartet) •
Brasileiro - Works of Francisco Mignone (Cuarteto Latinoamericano) •
Change of Worlds (Ensemble Galilei) •
The Complete Harpsichord Works of Rameau (Jory Vinikour) •
Critical Models - Chamber Works of Mohammed Fairouz (Various Artists) •
The Kernis Project: Schubert (Jasper String Quartet) •
Le Bestiaire (Celine Ricci) •
Scarlatti: La Dirindina & Pur Nel Sonno (Matthew Dirst & Ars Lyrica Houston) • ''Two Lutes - Lute Duets from England's Golden Age'' (Ronn McFarlane & William Simms) •
Weill-Ibert-Berg (
Timothy Muffitt & Baton Rouge Symphony Chamber Players)
Classical ;
Best Orchestral Performance "Adams: Harmonielehre & Short Ride In A Fast Machine" •
Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor (San Francisco Symphony) • "Mahler: Symphony No. 1" •
Iván Fischer, conductor (
Budapest Festival Orchestra) •
Music for a Time of War •
Carlos Kalmar, conductor (
Oregon Symphony) • "Rachmaninov: Symphonic Dances" •
Valery Gergiev, conductor (
London Symphony Orchestra) • "Sibelius: Symphonies Nos. 2 & 5" • Osmo Vänskä, conductor (
Minnesota Orchestra) ;
Best Opera Recording "Wagner: Der Ring Des Nibelungen" •
James Levine & Fabio Luisi, conductors; Hans-Peter König, Jay Hunter Morris, Bryn Terfel & Deborah Voigt; Jay David Saks, producer (The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra; The Metropolitan Opera Chorus) • "Berg: Lulu" •
Michael Boder, conductor;
Paul Groves, Ashley Holland, Julia Juon &
Patricia Petibon; Johannes Müller, producer (Symphony Orchestra Of The Gran Teatre Del
Liceu) • "Handel: Agrippina" •
René Jacobs, conductor;
Marcos Fink,
Sunhae Im,
Bejun Mehta,
Alexandrina Pendatchanska & Jennifer Rivera (
Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin) • "Stravinsky: The Rake's Progress" •
Vladimir Jurowski, conductor;
Topi Lehtipuu,
Miah Persson &
Matthew Rose; Johannes Müller, producer (London Philharmonic Orchestra; Glyndebourne Chorus) • "Vivaldi: Teuzzone" •
Jordi Savall, conductor;
Delphine Galou, Paolo Lopez, Roberta Mameli, Raffaella Milanesi & Furio Zanasi (Le Concert Des Nations) ;
Best Choral Performance "Life & Breath – Choral Works By René Clausen" •
Charles Bruffy, conductor (Matthew Gladden, Lindsey Lang, Rebecca Lloyd, Sarah Tannehill & Pamela Williamson; Kansas City Chorale) • "Handel: Israel In Egypt" • Julian Wachner, conductor (
Trinity Baroque Orchestra; Trinity Choir Wall Street) • "Ligeti: Requiem; Apparitions; San Francisco Polyphony" •
Peter Eötvös, conductor (
Barbara Hannigan & Susan Parry;
WDR Sinfonieorchester Köln;
SWR Vokalensemble Stuttgart &
WDR Rundfunkchor Köln) • "The Nightingale" •
Stephen Layton, conductor (
Michala Petri; Danish National Vocal Ensemble) • "Striggio: Mass For 40 & 60 Voices" •
Hervé Niquet, conductor (
Le Concert Spirituel) ;
Best Chamber Music/Small Ensemble Performance "Meanwhile" – Eighth Blackbird • "Americana" – Modern Mandolin Quartet • "Mind Meld" – ZOFO Duet • "Profanes Et Sacrées" – Boston Symphony Chamber Players • "Rupa-Khandha" – Los Angeles Percussion Quartet ;
Best Classical Instrumental Solo "Kurtág & Ligeti: Music For Viola" •
Kim Kashkashian • "Bach: Das Wohltemperierte Clavier" •
András Schiff • "The Complete Harpsichord Works Of Rameau" •
Jory Vinikour • "Gál & Elgar: Cello Concertos" • Claudio Cruz, conductor;
Antonio Meneses (Northern Sinfonia) • "Holst: The Planets" • Hansjörg Albrecht ;
Best Classical Vocal Solo "Poèmes" •
Renée Fleming (Alan Gilbert & Seiji Ozawa; Orchestre National De France & Orchestre Philharmonique De Radio France) • "Debussy: Clair De Lune" •
Natalie Dessay (Henri Chalet;
Philippe Cassard, Karine Deshayes & Catherine Michel; Le Jeune Coeur De Paris) • "Homecoming – Kansas City Symphony Presents Joyce DiDonato" •
Joyce DiDonato (
Michael Stern;
Kansas City Symphony) • "Paris Days, Berlin Nights" •
Ute Lemper (Stefan Malzew &
Vogler Quartet) • "Sogno Barocco" •
Anne Sofie von Otter (
Leonardo García Alarcón;
Sandrine Piau & Susanna Sundberg; Ensemble Cappella Mediterranea) ;
Best Classical Compendium Penderecki: Fonogrammi; Horn Concerto; Partita; The Awakening Of Jacob; Anaklasis •
Antoni Wit, conductor; Aleksandra Nagórko & Andrzej Sasin, producers •
Partch: Bitter Music •
Partch, ensemble;
John Schneider, producer •
Une Fête Baroque •
Emmanuelle Haïm, conductor; Daniel Zalay, producer ;
Best Classical Contemporary Composition "Meanwhile - Incidental Music To Imaginary Puppet Plays" •
Stephen Hartke, composer (Eighth Blackbird) • "Inura For Voices, Strings & Percussion" •
Tania León, composer (Tania León, Son Sonora Voices, DanceBrazil Percussion & Son Sonora Ensemble) • "Ugis: The Nightingale" •
Uģis Prauliņš, composer (
Stephen Layton,
Michala Petri & Danish National Vocal Ensemble) • "Cello Concerto No. 2 'Towards The Horizon'" •
Einojuhani Rautavaara, composer (
Truls Mørk,
John Storgårds &
Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra) • "
August 4, 1964" •
Steven Stucky, composer;
Gene Scheer, librettist (Jaap Van Zweden,
Dallas Symphony Chorus & Orchestra)
Music video ;
Best Short Form Music Video •
"We Found Love" – Rihanna & Calvin Harris •
Melina Matsoukas, video director; Juliette Larthe & Ben Sullivan, video producers • "
Houdini" –
Foster the People • Daniels, video directors; Gaetano Crupi, video producer • "
No Church in the Wild" –
Jay-Z &
Kanye West featuring
Frank Ocean &
The-Dream • Romain Gavras, video director; Mourad Belkeddan, video producer • "
Bad Girls" –
M.I.A. • Romain Gavras, video director; Romain Gavras, video producer • "Run Boy Run" –
Woodkid •
Yoann Lemoine, video director; Roman Pichon, video producer ;
Best Long Form Music Video • '''
Big Easy Express –
Mumford & Sons,
Edward Sharpe,
Magnetic Zeros &
Old Crow Medicine Show''' •
Emmett Malloy, video director; Bryan Ling, Mike Luba & Tim Lynch, video producers •
Bring Me Home: Live 2011 –
Sade •
Sophie Muller, video director;
Roger Davies, Grant Jue & Sophie Muller, video producers •
Radio Music Society –
Esperanza Spalding • Pilar Sanz, video director; Esperanza Spalding, video producer •
Get Along –
Tegan and Sara • Salazar, video director; Nick Blasko, Piers Henwood,
Sara Quin &
Tegan Quin, video producers •
From the Sky Down –
U2 •
Davis Guggenheim, video director; Belisa Balaban, Brian Celler, Davis Guggenheim & Ted Skillman, video producers ==Special Merit Awards==