1983 - 26th Annual GRAMMY Awards

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GRAMMY Winner
Genre
GRAMMY Category
Title of the Work
Artist Performing Work
Michael Jackson,artist. Michael Jackson & Quincy Jones,producers. General Record Of The Year Beat It Michael Jackson
Michael Jackson,artist. Michael Jackson & Quincy Jones,producers. General Album Of The Year Thriller Michael Jackson
Sting,songwriter. General Song Of The Year Every Breath You Take The Police
Culture Club (Boy George, Michael Craig, Roy Hay, Jon Moss),artist. General Best New Artist Culture Club
Irene Cara,artist. Pop Best Pop Vocal Performance, Female Flashdance - What A Feeling Irene Cara
Michael Jackson,artist. Pop Best Pop Vocal Performance, Male Thriller Michael Jackson
Police (Stewart Copeland, Sting, Andy Summers),artist. Pop Best Pop Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocal Every Breath You Take The Police
George Benson,artist. Pop Best Pop Instrumental Performance Being With You George Benson
Pat Benatar,artist. Rock Best Rock Vocal Performance, Female Love Is A Battlefield Pat Benatar
Michael Jackson,artist. Rock Best Rock Vocal Performance, Male Beat It Michael Jackson
Police (Stewart Copeland, Sting, Andy Summers),artist. Rock Best Rock Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocal Synchronicity The Police
Sting,artist. Rock Best Rock Instrumental Performance Brimstone And Treacle Sting
Chaka Khan,artist. R&B Best R&B Vocal Performance, Female Chaka Khan Chaka Khan
Michael Jackson,artist. R&B Best R&B Vocal Performance, Male Billie Jean Michael Jackson
Chaka Khan & Rufus (Hawk, Tony Maiden, Kevin Murphy, John Robinson, Bobby Watson),artists. R&B Best R&B Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocal Ain't Nobody Rufus & Chaka Khan
Herbie Hancock,artist. R&B Best R&B Instrumental Performance Rockit Herbie Hancock
Michael Jackson,songwriter. R&B Best Rhythm & Blues Song Billie Jean Michael Jackson
Pat Metheny Group (Mark Egan, Dan Gottlieb, Lyle Mays, Pat Metheny),artist. Jazz Best Jazz Fusion Performance, Vocal Or Instrumental Travels Pat Metheny Group
Anne Murray,artist. Country Best Country Vocal Performance, Female A Little Good News Anne Murray
Lee Greenwood,artist. Country Best Country Vocal Performance, Male I.O.U. Lee Greenwood
Alabama (Jeff Cook, Teddy Gentry, Mark Herndon, Randy Owen),artist. Country Best Country Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocal The Closer You Get... Alabama
New South (J.D. Crowe, Jerry Douglas, Todd Philips, Tony Rice, Ricky Skaggs),artist. Country Best Country Instrumental Performance Fireball The New South
Mike Reid,songwriter. Country Best New Country Song Stranger In My House Ronnie Milsap
Amy Grant,artist. Gospel Best Gospel Performance, Female Ageless Medley Amy Grant
Russ Taff,artist. Gospel Best Gospel Performance, Male Walls Of Glass Russ Taff
Larnelle Harris & Sandi Patti,artists. Gospel Best Gospel Performance By A Duo Or Group More Than Wonderful Sandi Patti & Larnelle Harris
Sandra Crouch,artist. Gospel Best Soul Gospel Performance, Female We Sing Praises Sandra Crouch
Al Green,artist. Gospel Best Soul Gospel Performance, Male I'll Rise Again Al Green
Barbara Mandrell & Bobby Jones,artists. Gospel Best Soul Gospel Performance By A Duo Or Group I'm So Glad I'm Standing Here Today Barbara Mandrell & Bobby Jones
Donna Summer,artist. Gospel Best Inspirational Performance He's A Rebel Donna Summer
Jose Feliciano,artist. Latin Best Latin Pop Performance Me Enamore Jose Feliciano
Tito Puente,artist. Latin Best Tropical Latin Performance On Broadway Tito Puente & His Latin Ensemble
Los Lobos (David Hidalgo, Conrad Lozano, Louie Perez, Cesar Rosas),artist. Latin Best Mexican-American Performance Anselma Los Lobos
B.B. King,artist. Blues Best Traditional Blues Recording Blues 'N' Jazz B.B. King
Clifton Chenier,artist. Folk Best Ethnic Or Traditional Folk Recording I'm Here Clifton Chenier & His Red Hot Louisiana Band
Michael Jackson,artist. Quincy Jones,producer. Childrens Best Recording For Children E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial Michael Jackson
Eddie Murphy,artist. Comedy Best Comedy Recording Eddie Murphy: Comedian Eddie Murphy
William Warfield,narrator. Spoken Best Spoken Word Or Non-Musical Recording Copland: A Lincoln Portrait William Warfield
Giorgio Moroder,composer. Composing Best Instrumental Composition Love Theme From Flashdance Various Artists
Craig Krampf, Dennis Matkosky, Douglas Cotler, Duane Hitchings, Giorgio Moroder, Irene Cara, Jerry Hey, Keith Forsey, Kim Carnes, Michael Boddicker, Michael Sembello, Phil Ramone, Richard Gilbert, Ronald Magness & Shandi Sinnamon,composers. Composing Best Album Of Original Score Written For A Motion Picture Or A Television Special Flashdance Various Artists
Andrew Lloyd Webber,producer. Original Broadway Cast,artist. Musical Show Best Cast Show Album Cats (Complete Original Broadway Cast Recording) Original Broadway Cast
Duran Duran (Simon Le Bon, Nick Rhodes, Andy Taylor, John Taylor, Roger Taylor),artist. Music Video Best Video, Short Form Girls On Film/Hungry Like The Wolf Duran Duran
Duran Duran (Simon Le Bon, Nick Rhodes, Andy Taylor, John Taylor, Roger Taylor),artist. Music Video Best Video Album Duran Duran Duran Duran
Ella Fitzgerald,artist. Jazz Best Jazz Vocal Performance, Female The Best Is Yet To Come Ella Fitzgerald
Mel Tormé,artist. Jazz Best Jazz Vocal Performance, Male Top Drawer Mel Tormé
Manhattan Transfer (Cheryl Bentyne, Tim Hauser, Alan Paul, Janis Siegel),artist. Jazz Best Jazz Vocal Performance, Duo Or Group Why Not! The Manhattan Transfer
Wynton Marsalis,soloist. Jazz Best Jazz Instrumental Performance, Soloist Think Of One Wynton Marsalis
Phil Woods,artist. Jazz Best Jazz Instrumental Performance, Group At The Vanguard The Phil Woods Quartet
Rob McConnell,artist. Jazz Best Jazz Instrumental Performance, Big Band All In Good Time Rob McConnell & The Boss Brass
Dave Grusin,arranger. Arranging Best Arrangement On An Instrumental Summer Sketches '82 Dave Grusin
Nelson Riddle,arranger. Arranging Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocal(s) What's New Linda Ronstadt
Arif Mardin & Chaka Khan,arrangers. Arranging Best Vocal Arrangement For Two Or More Voices Be Bop Medley Chaka Khan
Robert Rauschenberg,art director. Packaging Best Album Package Speaking In Tongues Talking Heads
Orrin Keepnews,album notes writer. Notes Best Album Notes The Interplay Sessions Bill Evans
Allan Steckler & Stanley Walker,producers. Historical Best Historical Album The Greatest Recordings Of Arturo Toscanini - Symphonies, Vol. I Arturo Toscanini
Bruce Swedien,engineer. Engineer Best Engineered Recording - Non-Classical Thriller Michael Jackson
Michael Jackson & Quincy Jones,producers. Producer Producer Of The Year (Non-Classical) Michael Jackson & Quincy Jones
Georg Solti,artist. James Mallinson,producer. Chicago Symphony Orchestra,orchestra. Classical Best Classical Album Mahler: Symphony No. 9 In D Georg Solti, conductor
Georg Solti,conductor. James Mallinson,producer. Chicago Symphony Orchestra,orchestra. Classical Best Orchestral Recording Mahler: Symphony No. 9 In D Georg Solti, conductor
Frederica von Stade, Kiri Te Kanawa, Kurt Moll, Lucia Popp, Samuel Ramey & Thomas Allen,artists. Georg Solti,conductor. Christopher Raeburn,producer. London Philharmonic,orchestra. Classical Best Opera Recording Mozart: Le Nozzi Di Figaro Georg Solti, conductor; Thomas Allen, Kiri Te Kanawa, Lucia Popp, Samuel Ramey, Kurt Moll, Frederica Von Stade
Cornell MacNeil, Placido Domingo & Teresa Stratas,artists. James Levine,conductor. Jay David Saks & Max Wilcox,producers. Metropolitan Opera Orchestra,orchestra. Classical Best Opera Recording Verdi: La Traviata James Levine, conductor; Teresa Stratas, Placido Domingo, Cornell MacNeil
Margaret Hillis,choir director. Georg Solti,conductor. Chicago Symphony Chorus,chorus. Chicago Symphony Orchestra,orchestra. Classical Best Choral Performance (Other Than Opera) Haydn: The Creation Georg Solti, conductor; Margaret Hillis, choral director
Mstislav Rostropovich & Rudolf Serkin,artists. Classical Best Chamber Music Performance Brahms: Sonata For Cello And Piano In E Minor, Op. 38 And Sonata In F, Op. 99 Mstislav Rostropovich, cello; Rudolf Serkin, piano
Wynton Marsalis,artist. Raymond Leppard,conductor. National Philharmonic Orchestra,orchestra. Classical Best Classical Performance - Instrumental Soloist Or Soloists (With Orchestra) Haydn: Trumpet Concerto In E Flat/L. Mozart: Trumpet Concerto In D/Hummel: Trumpet Concerto In E Flat Wynton Marsalis, trumpet
Glenn Gould,artist. Classical Best Classical Performance - Instrumental Soloist Or Soloists (Without Orchestra) Beethoven: Piano Sonatas Nos. 12 & 13 Glenn Gould, piano
Leontyne Price & Marilyn Horne,artists. James Levine,conductor. Metropolitan Opera Orchestra,orchestra. Classical Best Classical Vocal Soloist Performance Leontyne Price & Marilyn Horne In Concert At The Met Marilyn Horne & Leontyne Price
James Lock,engineer. Georg Solti,artist. Chicago Symphony Orchestra,orchestra. Engineer Best Engineered Recording, Classical Mahler: Symphony No. 9 In D Georg Solti, conductor
Joanna Nickrenz & Marc Aubort,producers. Producer Classical Producer Of The Year Marc Aubort & Joanna Nickrenz