Mary Wins 3 Grammys

Album of the Year

• Taking the Long Way, Dixie Chicks
• St. Elsewhere, Gnarls Barkley
• Continuum, John Mayer
• Stadium Arcadium, Red Hot Chili Peppers
• FutureSex/LoveSounds, Justin Timberlake

Record of the Year

• "Be Without You," Mary J. Blige
• "You're Beautiful," James Blunt
• "Not Ready to Make Nice," Dixie Chicks
• "Crazy," Gnarls Barkley
• "Put Your Records On," Corinne Bailey Rae

Song of the Year

• "Be Without You," Johnta Austin, Mary J. Blige, Bryan-Michael Cox & Jason Perry, songwriters (Mary J. Blige)
• "Jesus, Take the Wheel," Brett James, Hillary Lindsey & Gordie Sampson, songwriters (Carrie Underwood)
• "Not Ready to Make Nice," Martie Maguire, Natalie Maines, Emily Robison & Dan Wilson, songwriters (Dixie Chicks)
• "Put Your Records On," John Beck, Steve Chrisanthou & Corinne Bailey Rae, songwriters (Corinne Bailey Rae)
• "You're Beautiful," James Blunt, Amanda Ghost & Sacha Skarbek, songwriters (James Blunt)

Best New Artist

• James Blunt
• Chris Brown
• Imogen Heap
• Corinne Bailey Rae
• Carrie Underwood

Best Female Pop Vocal Performance

• "Ain't No Other Man," Christina Aguilera
• "Unwritten," Natasha Bedingfield
• "You Can Close Your Eyes," Sheryl Crow
• "Stupid Girls," Pink
• "Black Horse and the Cherry Tree," KT Tunstall

Best Male Pop Vocal Performance

• "You're Beautiful," James Blunt
• "Save Room," John Legend
• "Waiting on the World to Change," John Mayer
• "Jenny Wren," Paul McCartney
• "Bad Day," Daniel Powter

Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group With Vocal

• "My Humps," Black Eyed Peas
• "I Will Follow You Into the Dark," Death Cab for Cutie
• "Over My Head (Cable Car)," the Fray
• "Is It Any Wonder?" Keane
• "Stickwitu," Pussycat Dolls

Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals

• "For Once in My Life," Tony Bennett & Stevie Wonder
• "One," Mary J. Blige & U2
• "Always on Your Side," Sheryl Crow & Sting
• "Promiscuous," Nelly Furtado & Timbaland
• "Hips Don't Lie," Shakira & Wyclef Jean

Best Pop Instrumental Performance

• "Mornin'," George Benson (& Al Jarreau)
• "Drifting," Enya
• "Subterfuge," Béla Fleck & the Flecktones
• "Song H," Bruce Hornsby
• "My Favorite Things," the Brian Setzer Orchestra

Best Pop Instrumental Album

• New Beginnings, Gerald Albright
• Fire Wire, Larry Carlton
• X, Fourplay
• Fingerprints, Peter Frampton
• Wrapped in a Dream, Spyro Gyra

Best Pop Vocal Album

• Back to Basics, Christina Aguilera
• Back to Bedlam, James Blunt
• The River in Reverse, Elvis Costello & Allen Toussaint
• Continuum, John Mayer
• FutureSex/LoveSounds, Justin Timberlake

Best Dance Recording

• "Suffer Well," Depeche Mode
• "Ooh La La," Goldfrapp
• "Get Together," Madonna
• "I'm With Stupid," Pet Shop Boys
• "SexyBack," Justin Timberlake & Timbaland

Best Electronic/Dance Album

• Supernature, Goldfrapp
• Confessions on a Dance Floor, Madonna
• A Lively Mind, Oakenfold
• Fundamental, Pet Shop Boys
• The Garden, Zero 7

Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album

• Duets: An American Classic, Tony Bennett
• Caught in the Act, Michael Bublé
• Wintersong, Sarah McLachlan
• Bette Midler Sings the Peggy Lee Songbook, Bette Midler
• Timeless Love, Smokey Robinson

Best Solo Rock Vocal Performance

• "Nausea," Beck
• "Someday Baby," Bob Dylan
• "Route 66," John Mayer
• "Saving Grace," Tom Petty
• "Lookin' for a Leader," Neil Young

Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group With Vocal

• "Talk," Coldplay
• "How to Save a Life," The Fray
• "Steady, As She Goes," The Raconteurs
• "Dani California," Red Hot Chili Peppers
• "The Saints Are Coming," U2 & Green Day

Best Hard Rock Performance

• "Crazy Bitch," Buckcherry
• "Every Day Is Exactly the Same," Nine Inch Nails
• "Lonely Day," System of a Down
• "Vicarious," Tool
• "Woman," Wolfmother

Best Metal Performance

• "Redneck," Lamb of God
• "Colony of Birchmen," Mastodon
• "Lies, Lies, Lies," Ministry
• "Eyes of the Insane," Slayer
• "30/30-150," Stone Sour

Best Rock Instrumental Performance

• "Chun Li's Flying Bird Kick," Arctic Monkeys
• "The Wizard Turns On...," The Flaming Lips
• "Black Hole Sun," Peter Frampton
• "Catsellorizon," David Gilmour
• "Super Colossal," Joe Satriani

Best Rock Song

• "Chasing Cars," Nathan Connolly, Gary Lightbody, Jonny Quinn, Tom Simpson & Paul Wilson, songwriters (Snow Patrol)
• "Dani California," Flea, John Frusciante, Anthony Kiedis & Chad Smith, songwriters (Red Hot Chili Peppers)
• "Lookin' for a Leader," Neil Young, songwriter (Neil Young)
• "Someday Baby," Bob Dylan, songwriter (Bob Dylan)
• "When You Were Young," Brandon Flowers, Dave Keuning, Mark Stoermer & Ronnie Vannucci, songwriters (The Killers)

Best Rock Album

• Try!, John Mayer Trio
• Highway Companion, Tom Petty
• Broken Boy Soldiers, the Raconteurs
• Stadium Arcadium, Red Hot Chili Peppers
• Living with War, Neil Young

Best Alternative Music Album

• Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not, Arctic Monkeys
• At War with the Mystics, the Flaming Lips
• St. Elsewhere, Gnarls Barkley
• Show Your Bones, Yeah Yeah Yeahs
• The Eraser, Thom Yorke

Best Female R&B Vocal Performance

• "Ring the Alarm," Beyoncé
• "Be Without You," Mary J. Blige
• "Don't Forget About Us," Mariah Carey
• "Day Dreaming," Natalie Cole
• "I Am Not My Hair," India.Arie

Best Male R&B Vocal Performance

• "Heaven," John Legend
• "So Sick," Ne-Yo
• "Black Sweat," Prince
• "I Call It Love," Lionel Richie
• "Got You Home," Luther Vandross

Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group With Vocals

• "Breezin'," George Benson & Al Jarreau
• "Love Changes," Jamie Foxx featuring Mary J. Blige
• "Everyday (Family Reunion)," Chaka Khan, Gerald Levert, Yolanda Adams & Carl Thomas
• "Family Affair," (Sly & the Family Stone), John Legend, Joss Stone With Van Hunt
• "Beautiful, Loved and Blessed," Prince & Támar

Best Traditional R&B Vocal Performance

• "Christmas Time Is Here," Anita Baker
• "God Bless the Child," George Benson & Al Jarreau Featuring Jill Scott
• "I Found My Everything," Mary J. Blige Featuring Raphael Saadiq
• "You Are So Beautiful," Sam Moore Featuring Billy Preston, Zucchero, Eric Clapton & Robert Randolph
• "How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved by You)," the Temptations

Best Urban/Alternative Performance

• "Crazy," Gnarls Barkley
• "That Heat," Segio Mendes feat. Erykah Badu & Will.I.Am
• "Mas Que Nada," Sergio Mendes featuring Black Eyed Peas
• "Idlewild Blue (Don't Chu Worry 'Bout Me)," Outkast
• "3121," Prince

Best R&B Song

• "Be Without You," Johnta Austin, Mary J. Blige, Bryan-Michael Cox & Jason Perry, songwriters (Mary J. Blige)
• "Black Sweat," Prince, songwriter (Prince)
• "Déjà Vu," Shawn Carter, Rodney "Darkchild" Jerkins, Beyoncé Knowles, Makeba, Keli Nicole Price & Delisha Thomas, songwriters (Beyoncé Featuring Jay-Z)
• "Don't Forget About Us," Johnta Austin, Mariah Carey, Bryan-Michael Cox & Jermaine Dupri, songwriters (Mariah Carey)
• "I Am Not My Hair," Drew Ramsey, Shannon Sanders & India Arie Simpson, songwriters (India.Arie)

Best R&B Album

• The Breakthrough, Mary J. Blige
• Unpredictable, Jamie Foxx
• Testimony: Vol. 1, Life & Relationship, India.Arie
• 3121, Prince
• Coming Home, Lionel Richie

Best Contemporary R&B Album

• B'Day, Beyoncé
• Chris Brown, Chris Brown
• 20 Y.O., Janet Jackson
• Kelis Was Here, Kelis
• In My Own Words, Ne-Yo

Best Rap Solo Performance

• "Touch It," Busta Rhymes
• "We Run This," Missy Elliott
• "Kick, Push," Lupe Fiasco
• "Undeniable," Mos Def
• "What You Know," T.I.

Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group

• "Ridin'," Chamillionaire feat. Krayzie Bone
• "Georgia," Ludacris & Field Mob (featuring Jamie Foxx)
• "Grillz," Nelly feat. Paul Wall, Ali & Gipp
• "Mighty 'O'," Outkast
• "Don't Feel Right," The Roots

Best Rap/Sung Collaboration

• "Smack That," Akon featuring Eminem
• "Déjà vu," Beyoncé featuring Jay-Z
• "Shake That," Eminem featuring Nate Dogg
• "Unpredictable," Jamie Foxx featuring Ludacris
• "My Love," Justin Timberlake featuring T.I.

Best Rap Song

• "It's Goin' Down," Chadron Moore & Jasiel Robinson, songwriters (Yung Joc)
• "Kick, Push," Wasalu Muhammad Jaco, songwriter (Lupe Fiasco)
• "Money Maker," Christopher Bridges & Pharrell Williams, songwriters (Ludacris Featuring Pharrell)
• "Ridin," Anthony Henderson, J. Slainas, O. Salinas & Hakeem Seriki, songwriters (Chamillionaire Featuring Krayzie Bone)
• "What You Know," A. Davis & Clifford Harris, songwriters; (Donny Hathaway, Leroy Hutson & Curtis Mayfield, songwriters) (T.I.)

Best Rap Album

• Lupe Fiasco's Food & Liquor, Lupe Fiasco
• Release Therapy, Ludacris
• In My Mind, Pharrell
• Game Theory, The Roots
• King, T.I.

Best Female Country Vocal Performance

• "Kerosene," Miranda Lambert
• "I Still Miss Someone," Martina McBride
• "Something's Gotta Give," LeAnn Rimes
• "Jesus, Take the Wheel," Carrie Underwood
• "I Don't Feel Like Loving You Today," Gretchen Wilson

Best Male Country Vocal Performance

• "Every Mile a Memory," Dierks Bentley
• "The Reason Why," Vince Gill
• "The Seashores of Old Mexico," George Strait
• "Would You Go With Me," Josh Turner
• "Once in a Lifetime," Keith Urban

Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group With Vocal

• "Not Ready to Make Nice," Dixie Chicks
• "Heaven's My Home," the Duhks
• "Boondocks," Little Big Town
• "What Hurts the Most," Rascal Flatts
• "Leave the Pieces," the Wreckers

Best Country Collaboration With Vocals

• "Who Says You Can't Go Home," Bon Jovi & Jennifer Nettles
• "Tomorrow Is Forever," Solomon Burke & Dolly Parton
• "Calling Me," Kenny Rogers & Don Henley
• "Midnight Angel," Rhonda Vincent & Bobby Osborne
• "Love Will Always Win," Trisha Yearwood & Garth Brooks

Best Country Instrumental Performance

• "Jerusalem Ridge," Casey Driessen
• "Gameshow Rag/Cannonball Rag," Tommy Emmanuel
• "Whiskey Before Breakfast," Bryan Sutton & Doc Watson
• "The Eleventh Reel," Chris Thile
• "Nature Of The Beast," Jim VanCleve

Best Country Song

• "Every Mile a Memory," Brett Beavers, Dierks Bentley & Steve Bogard, songwriters (Dierks Bentley)
• "I Don't Feel Like Loving You Today," Matraca Berg & Jim Collins, songwriters (Gretchen Wilson)
• "Jesus, Take The Wheel," Brett James, Hillary Lindsey & Gordie Sampson, songwriters (Carrie Underwood)
• "Like Red on a Rose," Melanie Castleman & Robert Lee Castleman, songwriters (Alan Jackson)
• "What Hurts the Most," Steve Robson & Jeffrey Steele, songwriters (Rascal Flatts)

Best Country Album

• Taking the Long Way, Dixie Chicks
• Like Red on a Rose, Alan Jackson
• The Road to Here, Little Big Town
• You Don't Know Me: The Songs of Cindy Walker, Willie Nelson
• Your Man, Josh Turner

Best Bluegrass Album

• Long List of Heartaches, the Grascals
• Bluegrass, Jim Lauderdale
• Instrumentals, Ricky Skaggs and Kentucky Thunder
• Live at the Ryman, Marty Stuart and His Fabulous Superlatives
• All American Bluegrass Girl, Rhonda Vincent

Best New Age Album

• A Posteriori, Enigma
• Amarantine, Enya
• Beyond Words, Gentle Thunder with Will Clipman & AmoChip Dabney
• Elements Series: Fire, Peter Kater
• The Magical Journeys of Andreas Vollenweider, Andreas Vollenweider

Best Contemporary Jazz Album

• The Hidden Land, Béla Fleck & the Flecktones
• People People Music Music, Groove Collective
• Rewind That, Christian Scott
• Sexotica, Sex Mob
• Who Let the Cats Out?, Mike Stern

Best Jazz Vocal Album

• Footprints, Karrin Allyson
• Easy to Love, Roberta Gambarini
• Live at Jazz Standard With Fred Hersch, Nancy King
• From This Moment on, Diana Krall
• Turned to Blue, Nancy Wilson

Best Jazz Instrumental Solo

• "Some Skunk Funk," Michael Brecker
• "Paq Man," Paquito D'Rivera
• "Freedom Jazz Dance," Taylor Eigsti
• "Hippidy Hop (Drum Solo)," Roy Haynes
• "Hope," Branford Marsalis

Best Jazz Instrumental Album, Individual or Group

• Sound Grammar, Ornette Coleman
• The Ultimate Adventure, Chick Corea
• Trio Beyond - Saudades, Jack DeJohnette, Larry Goldings & John Scofield
• Beyond the Wall, Kenny Garrett
• Sonny, Please, Sonny Rollin

Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album

• Some Skunk Funk, Randy Brecker with Michael Brecker, Jim Beard, Will Lee, Peter Erskine, Marcio Doctor & Vince Mendoza conducting the WDR Big Band Köln
• Spirit Music, Bob Brookmeyer - New Art Orchestra
• Streams of Expression, Joe Lovano Ensemble
• Live in Tokyo at the Blue Note, Mingus Big Band
• Up from the Skies - Music of Jim McNeely, the Vanguard Jazz Orchestra

Best Latin Jazz Album

• Codes, Ignacio Berroa
• Cubist Music, Edsel Gomez
• Simpático, the Brian Lynch/Eddie Palmieri Project
• Absolute Quintet, Dafnis Prieto
• Viva, Diego Urcola, Edward Simon, Avishai Cohen, Antonio Sanchez & Pernell Saturnino

Best Gospel Performance

• Victory, Yolanda Adams
• Not Forgotten, Israel & New Breed
• The Blessing of Abraham, Donald Lawrence & the Tri-City Singers
• Made to Worship, Chris Tomlin
• Victory, Tye Tribbett & G.A.

Best Gospel Song

• "The Blessing of Abraham," Donald Lawrence, songwriter (Donald Lawrence & the Tri-City Singers)
• "Imagine Me," Kirk Franklin, songwriter (Kirk Franklin)
• "Mountain of God," Brown Bannister & Mac Powell, songwriters (Third Day)
• "Not Forgotten," Israel Houghton & Aaron Lindsey, songwriters (Israel & New Breed)
• "Victory," Tye Tribbett, songwriter (Tye Tribbett & G.A.)

Best Rock or Rap Gospel Album

• DecembeRadio, DecembeRadio
• Where the Past Meets Today, Sarah Kelly
• Turn Around, Jonny Lang
• End of Silence, Red
• Bone-A-Fide, T-Bone

Best Pop/Contemporary Gospel Album

• Sound of Melodies, Leeland
• Coming up to Breathe, MercyMe
• Wherever You Are, Third Day
• See the Morning, Chris Tomlin
• Introducing Ayiesha Woods, Ayiesha Woods

Best Southern, Country, or Bluegrass Gospel Album

• Kenny Bishop, Kenny Bishop
• Give It Away, Gaither Vocal Band
• Precious Memories, Alan Jackson
• The Promised Land, the Del McCoury Band
• Glory Train, Randy Travis

Best Traditional Gospel Album

• An Invitation to Worship, Byron Cage
• Paved the Way, the Caravans
• Still Keeping It Real, the Dixie Hummingbirds
• Alive in South Africa, Israel & New Breed
• Finalé Act One, Donald Lawrence & the Tri-City Singers

Best Contemporary R&B Gospel Album

• Set Me Free, Myron Butler & Levi
• Hero, Kirk Franklin
• A Timeless Christmas, Israel And New Breed
• This Is Me, Kierra Kiki Sheard
• Victory Live!, Tye Tribbett & G.A.

Best Latin Pop Album

• Adentro, Arjona
• Lo Que Trajo El Barco, Obie Bermúdez
• Individual, Fulano
• Trozos De Mi Alma 2, Marco Antonio Solis
• Limón y Sal, Julieta Venegas

Best Latin Rock, Alternative or Urban Album

• Lo Demás Es Plástico, Black:Guayaba
• The Underdog/El Subestimado, Tego Calderón
• Calle 13, Calle 13
• Superpop Venezuela, Los Amigos Invisibles
• Amar Es Combatir, Maná

Best Tropical Latin Album

• Fuzionando, Oscar D'Leon
• Salsatón: Salsa Con Reggaetón, Andy Montañez
• Hoy, Mañana y Siempre, Tito Nieves
• Directo al Corazón, Gilberto Santa Rosa
• What You've Been Waiting for - Lo Que Esperabas, Tiempo Libre

Best Mexican/Mexican-American Album

• Historias De Mi Tierra, Pepe Aguilar
• No Es Brujería, Ana Bárbara
• 25 Aniversario, Mariachi Sol De Mexico De José Hernández
• A Toda Ley, Pablo Montero
• Orgullo de Mujer, Alicia Villarreal

Best Tejano Album

• Sigue El Taconazo, Chente Barrera
• It's...All Right, Jimmy Edward
• Live in Session, Bob Gallarza
• All of Me, Jay Perez
• Rebecca Valadez, Rebecca Valadez

Best Norteño Album

• Algo de Mí, Conjunto Primavera
• Puro Pa' Arriba, Los Huracanes Del Norte
• Historias Que Contar, Los Tigres Del Norte
• Piénsame Un Momento, Pesado
• Prefiero La Soledad, Retoño

Best Banda Album

• Mil Heridas, Banda Machos
• Mas Fuerte Que Nunca, Banda El Recodo de Cruz Lizárraga
• Amor Gitano, Cuisillos
• A Mucha Honra, Ezequiel Peña
• Más Allá Del Sol, Joan Sebástian

Best Traditional Blues Album

• Brother to the Blues, Tab Benoit with Louisiana's Leroux
• Bronx in Blue, Dion
• People Gonna Talk, James Hunter
• Guitar Groove-A-Rama, Duke Robillard
• Risin' with the Blues, Ike Turner

Best Contemporary Blues Album

• Live from Across the Pond, Robert Cray Band
• Sippiana Hericane, Dr. John & the Lower 911
• Suitcase, Keb' Mo'
• Hope and Desire, Susan Tedeschi
• After the Rain, Irma Thomas

Best Traditional Folk Album

• I Stand Alone, Ramblin' Jack Elliott
• Gonna Let It Shine, Odetta
• Adieu False Heart, Linda Ronstadt & Ann Savoy
• We Shall Overcome - The Seeger Sessions, Bruce Springsteen
• A Distant Land to Roam, Ralph Stanley

Best Contemporary Folk/Americana Album

• Solo Acoustic Vol. 1, Jackson Browne
• Black Cadillac, Rosanne Cash
• Workbench Songs, Guy Clark
• Modern Times, Bob Dylan
• All the Roadrunning, Mark Knopfler & Emmylou Harris

Best Native American Music Album

• Voice of the Drum, Black Eagle
• Heart of the Wind, Robert Tree Cody & Will Clipman
• American Indian Story, Jana
• Long Winter Nights, Northern Cree & Friends
• Dance with the Wind, Mary Youngblood

Best Hawaiian Music Album

• Generation Hawai'I, Amy Hanaiali'i
• Grandmaster Slack Key Guitar, Ledward Ka'apana
• The Wild Hawaiian, Henry Kapono
• Hawaiian Slack Key Kings, Various Artists
• Legends of Hawaiian Slack Key Guitar - Live From Maui, Various Artists

Best Reggae Album

• Too Bad, Buju Banton
• Love Is My Religion, Ziggy Marley
• Youth, Matisyahu
• Rhythm Doubles, Sly & Robbie
• Who You Fighting For, UB40

Best Traditional World Music Album

• Music Of Central Asia Vol. 2: Invisible Face of the Beloved: Classical Music of the Tajiks and Uzbeks, the Academy Of Maqâm
• Endless Vision, Hossein Alizadeh & Djivan Gasparyan
• Hambo in the Snow, Andrea Hoag, Loretta Kelley & Charlie Pilzer
• Golden Strings of the Sarode, Aashish Khan & Zakir Hussain
• Blessed, Soweto Gospel Choir

Best Contemporary World Music Album

• Tiki, Richard Bona
• M'Bemba, Salif Keita
• Wonder Wheel, The Klezmatics
• Long Walk to Freedom, Ladysmith Black Mambazo
• Savane, Ali Farka Toure

Best Polka Album

• Batteries Not Included, Eddie Blazonczyk's Versatones
• As Sweet As Candy, Lenny Gomulka & Chicago Push
• Party Dress, LynnMarie & The Boxhounds
• Good Friends Good Music, Walter Ostanek & Fred Ziwich
• Polka in Paradise, Jimmy Sturr And His Orchestra

Best Musical Album for Children

• Baby Einstein Meet the Orchestra, Various Artists
• Beethoven's Wig 3: Many More Sing Along Symphonies, Beethoven's Wig
• Catch That Train!, Dan Zanes And Friends
• My Best Day, Trout Fishing In America
• The Sunny Side of the Street, John Lithgow

Best Spoken Word Album for Children

• Blah Blah Blah: Stories about Clams, Swamp Monsters, Pirates & Dogs, Bill Harley
• Christmas in the Trenches, John McCutcheon
• Disney's Little Einsteins Musical Missions, Various Artists
• Peter Pan, Jim Dale
• The Witches, Lynn Redgrave

Best Spoken Word Album

• I Shouldn't Even Be Doing This!, Bob Newhart
• New Rules - Polite Musings from a Timid Observer, Bill Maher
• Our Endangered Values: America's Moral Crisis, Jimmy Carter
• The Truth (With Jokes), Al Franken
• With Ossie and Ruby: In This Life Together, Ossie Davis & Ruby Dee

Best Comedy Album

• Blue Collar Comedy Tour - One for the Road, Bill Engvall, Ron White, Jeff Foxworthy & Larry the Cable Guy
• The Carnegie Hall Performance, Lewis Black
• Life Is Worth Losing, George Carlin
• Straight Outta Lynwood, "Weird Al" Yankovic
• You Can't Fix Stupid, Ron White

Best Musical Show Album

• The Color Purple
• The Drowsy Chaperone
• Jersey Boys
• The Pajama Game
• Sweeney Todd - The Demon Barber of Fleet Street

Best Compilation Soundtrack Album for Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media

• Brokeback Mountain, Various Artists
• Cars, Various Artists
• Grey's Anatomy - Volume 2, Various Artists
• Little Miss Sunshine, Various Artists
• Walk the Line, Joaquin Phoenix & Various Artists

Best Score Soundtrack Album for Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media

• The Chronicles of Narnia - The Lion, The Witch And The Wardrobe, Harry Gregson-Williams, composer
• The Da Vinci Code, Hans Zimmer, composer
• Memoirs of a Geisha, John Williams, composer
• Munich, John Williams, composer
• Pirates of the Caribbean - Dead Man's Chest, Hans Zimmer, composer

Best Song Written for Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media

• "Can't Take It In," (from the Chronicles of Narnia - The Lion, The Witch & The Wardrobe), Imogen Heap, songwriter (Imogen Heap)
• "I Need to Wake up," (from An Inconvenient Truth) Melissa Etheridge, songwriter (Melissa Etheridge)
• "Our Town," (from Cars) Randy Newman, songwriter (James Taylor)
• "There's Nothing Like a Show on Broadway," (from The Producers) Mel Brooks, songwriter (Nathan Lane & Matthew Broderick)
• "Travelin' Thru," (from Transamerica) Dolly Parton, songwriter (Dolly Parton)

Best Instrumental Composition

• "Argument," Taylor Eigsti, composer
• "A Concerto In Swing," Patrick Williams, composer
• "A Prayer for Peace," John Williams, composer
• "Sayuri's Theme and End Credits," John Williams, composer
• "Valentine," Fred Hersch, composer

Best Instrumental Arrangement

• "Attack of the Killer Tomatoes," Gordon Goodwin, arranger
• "Three Ghouls," Chick Corea, arranger
• "Three Women," Gil Goldstein, arranger
• "Tom & Eddie," Patrick Williams, arranger
• "Up from the Skies," Jim McNeely, arranger

Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocalist(s)

• "For Once in My Life," Jorge Calandrelli, arranger (Tony Bennett & Stevie Wonder)
• "Good Morning Heartache," Gil Goldstein & Greg Phillinganes, arrangers (Chris Botti & Jill Scott)
• "My Flame Burns Blue (Blood Count)," Vince Mendoza, arranger (Elvis Costello With The Metropole Orkest)
• "Stardust," Slide Hampton, arranger (Dizzy Gillespie All-Star Big Band)
• "Suninga," Gil Goldstein, arranger (Gil Goldstein)

Best Recording Package

• The Best Worst-Case Scenario, Ryan Clark, art director (Fair)
• Personal File, Randall Martin, art director (Johnny Cash)
• Reprieve, Ani DiFranco & Brian Grunert, art directors (Ani DiFranco)
• 10,000 Days, Adam Jones, art director (Tool)
• Versions, Neal Ashby & Matthew Curry, art directors (Thievery Corporation)

Best Boxed or Special Limited Edition Package

• The Cellar Door Sessions 1970, Howard Fritzson, Dan Ichimoto & Seth Rothstein, art directors (Miles Davis)
• Fonotone Records, Susan Archie & Henry Owings, art directors (Various Artists)
• A Life Less Lived - The Gothic Box, Hugh Brown & Jean Krikorian, art directors (Various Artists)
• One Kiss Can Lead to Another: Girl Group Sounds Lost & Found, Hugh Brown, Sheryl Farber & Maria Villar, art directors (Various Artists)
• Stadium Arcadium, Flea, John Frusciante, Anthony Kiedis, Chad Smith & Matt Taylor, art directors (Red Hot Chili Peppers)

Best Album Notes

• Good for What Ails You: Music of the Medicine Shows, 1926-1937, Marshall Wyatt, album notes writer (Various Artists)
• If You Got to Ask, You Ain't Got It!, Dan Morgenstern, album notes writer (Fats Waller)
• Lost Sounds: Blacks And The Birth Of The Recording Industry 1891-1922, Tim Brooks, album notes writer (Various Artists)
• Pirate Radio, Ben Edmonds, album notes writer (Pretenders)
• There Is a Season, David Fricke, album notes writer (The Byrds)

Best Historical Album

• Good for What Ails You: Music of the Medicine Shows, 1926-1937, Marshall Wyatt, compilation producer; Christopher King, mastering engineer
• Lost Sounds: Blacks and the Birth of the Recording Industry 1891-1922, Meagan Hennessey & Richard Martin, compilation producers; Tim Brooks, David Giovannoni & Richard Martin, mastering engineers
• One Kiss Can Lead to Another: Girl Group Sounds Lost & Found, Sheryl Farber & Gary Stewart, compilation producers; Dan Hersch, Bill Inglot & Dave Schultz, mastering engineers
• Poetry on Record: 98 Poets Read Their Work (1888-2006), Rebekah Presson Mosby, compilation producer; Randy Perry, mastering engineer
• Rockin' Bones: 1950's Punk & Rockabilly, James Austin & Cheryl Pawelski, compilation producers; Bill Inglot & Dave Schultz, mastering engineers

Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical

• Adieu False Heart, Gary Paczosa, engineer (Linda Ronstadt & Ann Savoy)
• At War with the Mystics, The Flaming Lips & Dave Fridmann, engineers (The Flaming Lips)
• Like Red on a Rose, Brandon Bell, Terry Christian & Gary Paczosa, engineers (Alan Jackson)
• The Phat Pack, Marcelo Penell, Dave Sharenow & Tommy Vicari, engineers (Gordon Goodwin's Big Phat Band)
• Suitcase, Rik Pekkonen & John Porter, engineers (Keb' Mo')

Producer of The Year, Non-Classical

• Howard Benson: Every Man for Himself (Hoobastank); Flyleaf (Flyleaf); In with the out Crowd (Less than Jake); One-X (Three Days Grace); The Paramour Sessions (Papa Roach); Popaganda (Head Automatica); Saosin (Saosin)
• T-Bone Burnett: Thunderbird (Cassandra Wilson); The True False Identity (T-Bone Burnett); Walk the Line - Soundtrack (Joaquin Phoenix & Various Artists)
• Danger Mouse: Pieces of the People We Love (The Rapture); St. Elsewhere (Gnarls Barkley);
• Rick Rubin: American V: A Hundred Highways (Johnny Cash); God's Gonna Cut You Down (Johnny Cash); Stadium Arcadium (Red Hot Chili Peppers); Taking the Long Way (Dixie Chicks); 12 Songs (Neil Diamond)
• Will.I.Am: "About You" (Mary J. Blige Featuring Will.I.Am); "Big Girls Don't Cry" (Fergie); "Damn Girl" (Justin Timberlake Featuring Will.I.Am); "I Am Somebody" (Santana Featuring Will.I.Am); "I Love My B****" (Busta Rhymes Featuring Kelis & Will.I.Am)"Mas Que Nada" (Sergio Mendes Featuring Black Eyed Peas); "Timeless" (Sergio Mendes)

Best Remixed Recording, Non-Classical

• "Be without You (Moto Blanco Vocal Mix)," Moto Blanco, remixer (Mary J. Blige)
• "Damage Thorn (Buick Project Remix)," Buick Project, remixers (Tiefschwarz & Tracey Thorn)
• "Deja Vu (Freemasons Club Mix - No Rap)," Russell Small & James Wiltshire, remixers (Beyoncé)
• "Talk (Thin White Duke Mix)," Jacques Lu Cont, remixer (Coldplay)
• "World Hold on (E-Smoove Remix)," E-Smoove, remixer (Bob Sinclair)

Best Surround Sound Album

• Immortal Nystedt, Morten Lindberg & Hans Peter L'Orange, surround mix engineers; Morten Lindberg, surround mastering engineer; Morten Lindberg, surround producer (Ensemble 96 Conducted By Øystein Fevang)
• Long Walk to Freedom, Martin Walters, surround mix engineer; Martin Walters, surround mastering engineer; Martin Walters, surround producer (Ladysmith Black Mambazo)
• Morph the Cat, Elliot Scheiner, surround mix engineer; Darcy Proper, surround mastering engineer; Donald Fagen, surround producer (Donald Fagen)
• Straight Outta Lynwood, Tony Papa, surround mix engineer; Bernie Grundman, surround mastering engineer; Al Yankovic, surround producer ("Weird Al" Yankovic)
• A Valid Path, P.J. Olsson & Alan Parsons, surround mix engineers; Bob Michaels, surround mastering engineer; Alan Parsons, surround producer (Alan Parsons)

Best Engineered Album, Classical

• Elgar: Enigma Variations; Britten: The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra, Four Sea Interludes, Michael Bishop, engineer (Paavo Järvi & Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra)
• Látigo, Leslie Ann Jones, engineer (Quartet San Francisco)
• Mahler: Symphony No. 2, Wolf-Dieter Karwatky & Rainer Maillard, engineers (Pierre Boulez, Wiener Philharmoniker, Christine Schäfer, Michelle DeYoung & Wiener Singverein)
• Requiem, John Newton, engineer (Craig Hella Johnson & Conspirare)
• Vaughan Williams: Mass In G Min., And Other A Cappella Works, Jack Renner, engineer (Norman Mackenzie & Atlanta Symphony Orchestra Chamber Chorus)

Producer of The Year, Classical

• Manfred Eicher
• Stephen Johns
• James Mallinson
• Elaine Martone
• Sid McLauchlan

Best Classical Album

• Beethoven: Symphonies Nos. 1-9, Bernard Haitink, conductor; James Mallinson, producer (London Symphony Orchestra)
• Lieberson: Rilke Songs, the Six Realms, Horn Concerto, David Starobin, producer (Justin Brown & Donald Palma; Michaela Fukacova, Lorraine Hunt Lieberson & William Purvis; Peter Serkin; The Odense Symphony Orchestra)
• Mahler: Symphony No. 7, Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor; Andreas Neubronner, producer (San Francisco Symphony)
• Martha Argerich and Friends: Live from the Lugano Festival 2005, Martha Argerich And Friends; Ulrich Ruscher, producer
• Mozart: La Clemenza Di Tito, René Jacobs, conductor; Marie-Claude Chappuis, Bernarda Fink, Sergio Foresti, Sunhae Im, Mark Padmore & Alexandrina Pendatchanska; Martin Sauer, producer (Freiburger Barockorchester)

Best Orchestral Performance

• "Bax: Tone Poems," Vernon Handley, conductor (BBC Philharmonic)
• "Glazunov: Symphonies 4 & 7," José Serebrier, conductor (Royal Scottish National Orchestra)
• "Mahler: Symphony No. 6 in A Min.," Iván Fischer, conductor (Budapest Festival Orchestra)
• "Mahler: Symphony No. 7," Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor (San Francisco Symphony)
• "Prokofiev: The Complete Symphonies," Valery Gergiev, conductor (London Symphony Orchestra)

Best Opera Recording

• "Bennett: The Mines of Sulphur," Stewart Robertson, conductor; Brian Anderson, Dorothy Byrne, Beth Clayton, Kristopher Irmiter, Brandon Jovanovich, James Maddalena, Michael Todd Simpson & Caroline Worra; Blanton Alspaugh, producer (Glimmerglass Opera Orchestra)
• "Golijov: Ainadamar: Fountain Of Tears," Robert Spano, conductor; Kelley O'Connor & Dawn Upshaw; Valérie Gross & Sid McLauchlan, producers (Women Of The Atlanta Symphony Orchestra Chorus; Atlanta Symphony Orchestra)
• "Mozart: La Clemenza Di Tito," René Jacobs, conductor; Marie-Claude Chappuis, Bernarda Fink, Sergio Foresti, Sunhae Im, Mark Padmore & Alexandrina Pendatchanska; Martin Sauer, producer (RIAS Kammerchor; Freiburger Barockorchester)
• "Smetana: The Bartered Bride," Sir Charles Mackerras, conductor; Yvette Bonner, Paul Charles Clarke, Neal Davies, Susan Gritton, Kit Hesketh-Harvey, Yvonne Howard, Robin Leggate, Diana Montague, Geoffrey Moses, Timothy Robinson & Peter Rose; Brian Couzens, producer (The Royal Opera Chorus; Philharmonia Orchestra)
• "Verdi: La Traviata," Carlo Rizzi, conductor; Thomas Hampson, Anna Netrebko & Rolando Villazón; Rainer Maillard, producer (Konzertvereinigung Wiener Staatsopernchor; Wiener Philharmoniker)

Best Choral Performance

• "Immortal Nystedt," Øystein Fevang, conductor (Bærum Vokalensemble & Ensemble 96)
• "Mozart: Great Mass in C Min.," Paul McCreesh, conductor (Sarah Connolly, Neal Davies, Timothy Robinson & Camilla Tilling; Gabrieli Consort; Gabrieli Consort & Players)
• "Pärt: Da Pacem," Paul Hillier, conductor (Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir)
• "Requiem," Craig Hella Johnson, conductor (Conspirare)
• "Whitacre: Cloudburst and Other Choral Works," Stephen Layton, conductor (Thomas Guthrie, Elin Manahan Thomas & Simon Wall; Polyphony)

Best Instrumental Soloist(s) Performance (with Orchestra)

• "Brahms: The Piano Concertos," Riccardo Chailly, conductor; Nelson Freire (Gewandhausorchester)
• "Henze: Violin Concertos Nos. 1 and 3," Christopher Lyndon-Gee, conductor; Peter Sheppard Skaerved (Saarbrücken Radio Symphony Orchestra)
• "Messiaen: Oiseaux Exotiques (Exotic Birds)," John McLaughlin Williams, conductor; Angelin Chang (Cleveland Chamber Symphony)
• "Rachmaninov: Piano Concertos 1 & 2," Antonio Pappano, conductor; Leif Ove Andsnes (Berliner Philharmoniker)
• "Schmidt: Concertos," Ole Schmidt, conductor; Ulla Miilmann (Danish National Symphony Orchestra / DR)

Best Instrumental Soloist Performance (without Orchestra)

• "Bach: The Sonatas and Partitas for Violin Solo," Gidon Kremer
• "Bacheler: The Bachelar's Delight," Paul O?Dette
• "Beethoven: The Piano Sonatas, Vol. II," András Schiff
• "Chopin: Nocturnes," Maurizio Pollini
• "Primrose: Viola Transcriptions," Roberto Díaz (Robert Koenig)

Best Chamber Music Performance

• Chamber Works for Winds and Strings By Mozart, the Chicago Chamber Musicians
• Corigliano: Violin Sonata, Etude Fantasy, Andrew Russo (Corey Cerovsek & Steven Heyman)
• Intimate Voices, Emerson String Quartet
• Martha Argerich and Friends: Live from the Lugano Festival 2005, Martha Argerich And Friends
• Shostakovich: Piano Trios 1 & 2, Seven Romances on Verses by Alexander Blok, Beaux Arts Trio

Best Small Ensemble Performance

• "Angel Dances," 12 Cellists Of Berliner Philharmoniker
• "Ikon," Harry Christophers, conductor; The Sixteen
• "Miguel De Cervantes - Don Quijote De La Mancha - Romances Y Músicas," Jordi Savall, conductor; Hespèrion XXI & La Capella Reial De Catalunya
• "Padilla: Sun of Justice," Peter Rutenberg, conductor; Los Angeles Chamber Singers' Cappella
• "Shostakovich/Sviridov/Vainberg: Chamber Symphonies," Yuri Bashmet; Moscow Soloists

Best Classical Vocal Performance

• Britten: Song Cycles, Ian Bostridge (Sir Simon Rattle; Radek Baborák; Berliner Philharmoniker)
• Canciones Argentinas, Bernarda Fink & Marcos Fink (Carmen Piazzini)
• Consider, My Soul, Thomas Quasthoff (Sebastian Weigle; Staatskapelle Dresden)
• Rilke Songs, Lorraine Hunt Lieberson (Peter Serkin)
• Songs of Amy Beach, Patrick Mason (Joanne Polk)

Best Classical Contemporary Composition

• "Boston Concerto," Elliott Carter (Oliver Knussen)
• "Golijov: Ainadamar: Fountain of Tears," Osvaldo Golijov (Robert Spano)
• "The Here and Now," Christopher Theofanidis (Robert Spano)
• "Paul Revere's Ride," David Del Tredici (Robert Spano)
• "A Scotch Bestiary," James MacMillan (James MacMillan)

Best Classical Crossover Album

• The Film Music of Erich Wolfgang Korngold, Rumon Gamba, conductor (BBC Philharmonic)
• Invention & Alchemy, David Lockington, conductor; Deborah Henson-Conant (The Grand Rapids Symphony)
• Látigo, Quartet San Francisco (John Santos)
• Simple Gifts, Bryn Terfel (London Voices; London Symphony Orchestra)
• Song Zu Ying: The Diva Goes to the Movies, Song Zu Ying (China National Symphony Orchestra)

Best Short Form Music Video

• "8th of November," Big & Rich
• "When You Were Young," The Killers
• "Here It Goes Again," OK Go
• "Dani California," Red Hot Chili Peppers
• "Writing on the Walls," Underoath

Best Long Form Music Video

• Flow: Living in the Stream Of Music, Terence Blanchard
• Directions, Death Cab For Cutie
• Demon Days - Live In Manchester, Gorillaz
• I'm Going to Tell You a Secret, Madonna
• Wings For Wheels: The Making of Born to Run, Bruce Springsteen