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AWARD WINNERS:

Record Of The Year

--- Michael Omartian (producer) & Christopher Cross for "Sailing"

Album Of The Year

--- Michael Omartian (producer) & Christopher Cross for ''Christopher Cross''

Song Of The Year

--- Christopher Cross for "Sailing"

Best New Artist

--- Christopher Cross

Children's

Best Recording For Children

--- David Levine & Lucy Simon (producers) for ''In Harmony A Sesame Street Record'' performed by various artists

Classical

Best Classical Orchestral Recording

--- Raymond Minshull (producer), Georg Solti (conductor) & the Chicago Symphony Orchestra for '' Bruckner : Symphony No. 6 in A''

Best Classical Vocal Soloist Performance

--- Henry Lewis (conductor), Leontyne Price & the Philharmonia Orchestra for ''Prima Donna, Vol. 5 - Great Soprano Arias From Handel to Britten''

Best Opera Recording

--- Gunther Breest , Michael Horwath (producers), Pierre Boulez (conductor), Toni Blankenheim , Franz Mazura , Yvonne Minton , Teresa Stratas & the Orchestre De L'Opera De Paris for '' Berg : Lulu''

Best Choral Performance, Classical

--- Carlo Maria Giulini (conductor), Norbert Balatsch (chorus master) & the Philharmonia Orchestra & Chorus for '' Mozart : Requiem''

Best Classical Performance- Instrumental Soloist Or Soloists (with Orchestra)

--- Bernard Haitink (conductor), Itzhak Perlman , Mstislav Rostropovich & the Concertgebouw Orchestra for '' Brahms : Violin and Cello Concerto in A Minor (Double Concerto)''

---: Violin Concerto in D''

Best Classical Performance - Instrumental Soloist Or Soloists (without Orchestra)

--- Itzhak Perlman for ''The Spanish Album''

Best Chamber Music Performance

---: Sonata for Two Violins)''

Best Classical Album

--- Gunther Breest , Michael Horwath (producers), Pierre Boulez (conductor), Toni Blankenheim , Franz Mazura , Yvonne Minton , Teresa Stratas , & the Orchestre De L'Opera De Paris for '' Berg : Lulu''

Comedy

Best Comedy Recording

--- Rodney Dangerfield for ''No Respect''

Composing and arranging

Best Instrumental Composition

--- John Williams (composer) for ''The Empire Strikes Back''

Best Album Of Original Score Written For A Motion Picture Or A Television Special

---John Williams (composer) for ''The Empire Strikes Back''

Best Instrumental Arrangement

--- Jerry Hey & Quincy Jones (arrangers) for "Dinorah, Dinorah" performed by George Benson

Best Arrangement Accompanying Vocalist(s)

--- Christopher Cross & Michael Omartian (arrangers) for "Sailing" performed by Christopher Cross

Best Arrangement For Voices

--- Janis Siegel (arranger) for "Birdland" performed by The Manhattan Transfer

Country

Best Country Vocal Performance, Female

--- Anne Murray for "Could I Have This Dance?"

Best Country Vocal Performance, Male

--- George Jones for "He Stopped Loving Her Today"

Best Country Vocal Performance By A Duo Or Group

--- Emmylou Harris & Roy Orbison for "That Lovin' You Feelin' Again"

Best Country Instrumental Performance

--- Gilley's Urban Cowboy Band for "Orange Blossom Special/Hoedown"

Best Country Song

--- Willie Nelson (songwriter) for "On the Road Again"

Folk

Best Ethnic Or Traditional Recording

--- Norman Dayron (producer) for ''Rare Blues'' performed by various artists

Gospel

Best Gospel Performance, Traditional

--- Blackwood Brothers for ''We Come to Worship''

Best Gospel Performance, Contemporary Or Inspirational

--- The Archers , Cynthia Clawson , Andrae Crouch , Tramaine Hawkins , Walter Hawkins , Dony McGuire , Reba Rambo & B.J. Thomas for ''The Lord's Prayer''

Best Soul Gospel Performance, Traditional

--- James Cleveland & the Charles Fold Singers for ''Lord, Let Me Be an Instrument''

Best Soul Gospel Performance, Contemporary

--- Shirley Caesar for ''Rejoice''

Best Inspirational Performance

--- Debby Boone for ''With My Song I Will Praise Him''

Historical

Best Historical Reissue Album

--- Keith Hardwick (producer) for '' Segovia - The EMI Recordings 1927-39''

Jazz

Best Jazz Vocal Performance, Female

--- Ella Fitzgerald for ''A Perfect Match - Ella and Basie''

Best Jazz Vocal Performance, Male

--- George Benson for "Moody's Mood"

Best Jazz Instrumental Performance, Soloist

--- Bill Evans for ''I Will Say Goodbye''

Best Instrumental Jazz Performance, Group

--- Bill Evans for ''We Will Meet Again''

Best Instrumental Jazz Performance, Big Band

--- Count Basie for ''On the Road''

Best Jazz Fusion Performance, Vocal Or Instrumental

--- The Manhattan Transfer for "Birdland"

Latin

Best Latin Recording

--- Cal Tjader for ''La Onda Va Bien ''

Musical Show

Best Cast Show Album

--- Andrew Lloyd Webber (producer and composer), Tim Rice (producer and lyricist) & the original cast with Patti Lupone & Mandy Patinkin for ''Evita - Premier American Recording''

Packaging and Notes

Best Album Package

--- Roy Kohara (art director) for ''Against the Wind'' performed by Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band

Best Album Notes

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Pop

Best Pop Vocal Performance, Female

--- Bette Midler for "The Rose"

Best Pop Vocal Performance, Male

--- Kenny Loggins for "This Is It"

Best Pop Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocal

--- Barbra Streisand & Barry Gibb for "Guilty"

Best Pop Instrumental Performance

--- Bob James & Earl Klugh for ''One on One''

Production and engineering

Best Engineered Recording, Non-Classical

--- James Guthrie (engineer) for ''The Wall'' performed by Pink Floyd

Best Engineered Recording, Classical

--- Karl-August Naegler (engineer), Pierre Boulez (conductor) & the Orchestre De L'Opera De Paris for '' Berg : Lulu (Complete Version)''

Producer Of The Year, (Non-Classical)

--- Phil Ramone

Classical Producer Of The Year

--- Robert Woods

R&B

Best R&B Vocal Performance, Female

--- Stephanie Mills for "Never Knew Love Like This Before"

Best R&B Vocal Performance, Male

--- George Benson for ''Give Me the Night''

Best R&B Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocal

--- The Manhattans for "Shining Star"

Best R&B Instrumental Performance

--- George Benson for "Off Broadway "

Best Rhythm & Blues Song

--- James Mtume & Reggie Lucas (songwriters) for "Never Knew Love Like This Before" performed by Stephanie Mills

Rock

Best Rock Vocal Performance, Female

--- Pat Benatar for ''Crimes of Passion''

Best Rock Vocal Performance, Male

--- Billy Joel for ''Glass Houses ''

Best Rock Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocal

--- Bob Seger & the Silver Bullet Band for ''Against the Wind''

Best Rock Instrumental Performance

--- The Police for "Reggatta de Blanc"

Spoken

Best Spoken Word, Documentary Or Drama Recording

--- Pat Carroll for ''Gertrude Stein, Gertrude Stein, Gertrude Stein''

EXTERNAL LINKS

23rd Grammy Awards at the Internet Movie Database

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