- Best Classical Orchestral Recording
- --- James Mallinson (producer), Georg Solti (conductor) & the Chicago Symphony Orchestra & Chorus for '' Mahler : Symphony No. 2 in C Minor''
- Best Classical Vocal Soloist Performance
- --- Richard Bonynge (conductor), Marilyn Horne , Luciano Pavarotti , Joan Sutherland & the New York City Opera Orchestra for ''Live From Lincoln Center - Sutherland/Horne/Pavarotti''
- Best Opera Recording
- --- James Mallinson (producer), Charles Mackerras (conductor), Jiri Zahradnicek , Ivo Zidek , Vaclav Zitek & the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra for '' Janáček : From the House of the Dead''
- Best Choral Performance (other Than Opera)
- --- Neville Marriner (conductor) & the Academy Of St Martin In The Fields & Chorus for '' Haydn : The Creation''
- Best Classical Performance - Instrumental Soloist Or Soloists (with Orchestra)
- --- Zubin Mehta (conductor), Itzhak Perlman , Isaac Stern , Pinchas Zukerman & the New York Philharmonic for ''Isaac Stern 60th Anniversary Celebration''
- Best Classical Performance - Instrumental Soloist Or Soloists (without Orchestra)
- --- Vladimir Horowitz for ''The Horowitz Concerts 1979/80''
- Best Chamber Music Performance
- --- Vladimir Ashkenazy , Lynn Harrell & Itzhak Perlman for '' Tchaikovsky : Piano Trio in A Minor''
- Best Classical Album
- --- James Mallinson (producer), Georg Solti (conductor) & the Chicago Symphony Orchestra & Chorus for '' Mahler : Symphony No. 2 in C Minor''
- Best Jazz Vocal Performance, Female
- --- Ella Fitzgerald for ''Digital III at Montreaux''
- Best Jazz Vocal Performance, Male
- --- Al Jarreau for "Blue Rondo a la Turk"
- Best Jazz Vocal Performance, Duo Or Group
- --- The Manhattan Transfer for "Until I Met You (Corner Pocket)"
- Best Jazz Instrumental Performance, Soloist
- --- John Coltrane for ''Bye Bye Blackbird''
- Best Instrumental Jazz Performance, Group
- --- Chick Corea & Gary Burton for ''Chick Corea & Gary Burton in Concert - Zurich, October 28, 1979''
- Best Jazz Instrumental Performance, Big Band
- --- Gerry Mulligan for ''Walk on the Water''
- Best Jazz Fusion Performance, Vocal Or Instrumental
- --- Grover Washington, Jr. for ''Winelight''
- Best Engineered Recording, Non-Classical
- --- Bill Schnee , Elliot Scheiner , Jerry Garszva & Roger Nichols (engineers) for ''Gaucho'' performed by Steely Dan
- Best Engineered Recording, Classical
- --- Andrew Kazdin , Edward (Bud) T. Graham , Ray Moore (engineers), Zubin Mehta (conductor), Isaac Stern , Itzhak Perlman , Pinchas Zukerman , & the New York Philharmonic for ''Isaac Stern 60th Anniversary Celebration''
- Producer Of The Year
- --- Quincy Jones
- Classical Producer Of The Year
- --- James Mallinson
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