Best Album Cover

• Howard Mitchell - Shostakovich: Symphony No. 5
• Duke Ellington - Anatomy of a Murder
• Elvis Presley - For LP Fans Only
• Lena Horne, Harry Belafonte - Porgy and Bess
• Phil Harris - The South Shall Rise Again

Best Album of the Year

• Frank Sinatra - Come Dance with Me
• Harry Belafonte - Belafonte at Carnegie Hall
• Henry Mancini - More Music from Peter Gunn
• Robert Russell Bennett - Victory at Sea, Vol. 1
• Van Cliburn - Rachmaninoff Piano Concerto No. 3

Best Arrangement

• Frank Sinatra - Come Dance with Me
• Esquivel - Strings Aflame
• Henry Mancini - More Music from Peter Gunn
• Robert Russell Bennett conducting the RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra - Victory at Sea, Vol. 1
• Johnny Green - An Evening with Lerner and Loewe
• Bobby Darin - Mack the Knife

Best Broadway Show Album

• Ethel Merman - Gypsy
• Gwen Verdon - Redhead
• Betty Comden, Adolph Green - A Party with Betty Comden and Adolph Green
• Hal Hastings, conductor - Once Upon a Mattress
• John Gielgud - Ages of Man

Best Classical Performance - Chamber Music (inculding Chamber Orchestra)

• Artur Rubinstein - Beethoven: Sonata No. 21 in C, Op. 53; Sonata No. 18 in E Flat, Op. 53, No. 3 (Waldstein)
• Nathan Milstein - 4 Italian Sonatas
• Festival Quartet - Beethoven: Piano Quartet in E Flat, Op. 16; Schumann: Piano Quartet in E Flat, Op. 47
• Felix Slatkin - Cello Galaxy
• Felix Slatkin - Villa-Lobos: String Quartet

Best Classical Performance - Concerto or Instrumental Soloist (Full Orchestra)

• Van Cliburn (Kondrashin conducting the Symphony of the Air) - Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto No. 3
• Artur Rubinstein (Krips conducting the RCA Victor Symphony) - Brahms: Piano Concerto No. 2
• Henryk Szeryng (Monteux conducting the London Symphony) - Brahms: Violin Concerto in D
• Jascha Heifetz (Munch conducting the Boston Symphony) - Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto No. 2 in E Minor, Op. 64; Prokofiev: Violin Concerto No. 2 in G Minor
• Vladimir Horowitz (Toscanini conducting the NBC Symphony) - Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto No. 1

Best Classical Performance - Instrumental Soloist (without orchestral accompaniment)

• Artur Rubinstein - Beethoven: Sonata No. 21 in C, Op. 53; Sonata No. 18 in E Flat, Op. 53, No. 3 (Waldstein)
• Nathan Milstein - 4 Italian Sonatas
• Glenn Gould - Berg: Sonata for Piano Op. 1; Krenek: Sonata No. 3, Op. 92, No. 4; Schoenberg: 3 Piano Pieces, Op. 1
• Laurindo Almeida - Danzas
• Leonard Pennario - Pennario Plays
• Jaime Laredo - Presenting Jaime Laredo

Best Classical Performance - Opera Cast of Choral

• Erich Leinsdorf conducting the Vienna Philharmonic (solos: Peters, London, Della, Cassa) - Mozart: The Marriage of Figaro
• Erich Leinsdorf conducting the Metropolitan Orchestra and Chorus (solos: Peter, Valetti, Merrill, Tozzi) - Rossini: The Barber of Seville
• Fausto Cleva conducting the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus (solos: Stevens, Del Monago) - Saint-Saens: Samson and Delilah
• Richard Condie conducting the Mormon Tabernacle Choir - The Beloved Choruses
• Fernando Previtali conducting the Accademia de Santa Cecilia, Rome, Orchestra and Chorus (solos: Milanov, Tozzi) - Verdi: La Forza del Destino

Best Classical Performance - Orchestra

• Charles Munch conducting the Boston Symphony - Debussy: Images for Orchestra
• Pierre Monteux conducting the Vienna Philharmonic - Beethoven: Symphony No. 6
• Fritz Reiner conducting the Chicago Symphony - Rossini: Overtures
• Morton Gould & His Orchestra - Tchaikovsky: 1812 Overture; Ravel: Bolero
• Kiril Kondrashin conducting the RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra - Tchaikovsky: Capriccio Italien; Rimsky-Korsakov: Capriccio Espagnol

Best Classical Performance - Vocal Soloist (with or without Orchestra)

• Jussi Bjorling - Bjorling in Opera
• Maureen Forrester - A Brahms/Schumann Recital
• Maria Callas - Maria Callas Portrays Verdi
• Zinka Milanov - Milanov Operatic Arias
• Cesare Valletti - The Art of Song

Best Comedy Performance - Musical

• Homer & Jethro - The Battle of Kookamonga
• Betty Comden, Adolph Green - A Party with Betty Comden and Adolph Green
• Cliff Arquette - Charlie Weaver Sings for His People
• Hans Conreid, Alice Pearce - Monster Rally
• Bernie Green - Musically Mad

Best Comedy Performance - Spoken Word

• Shelley Berman - Inside Shelly Berman
• Andy Griffith - Hamlet
• Mort Sahl - Look Foward in Anger
• Lenny Bruce - Sick Humor
• Stan Freberg - Stan Freberg with Original Cast

Best Country and Western Performance

• Johnny Horton - The Battle Of New Orleans Lyrics
• Don Gibson - Don't Tell Me Your Troubles Lyrics
• Jim Reeves - Home Lyrics
• Skeeter Davis - Set Him Free
• Eddy Arnold - Tennessee Stud Lyrics

Best Documentary or Spoken Word Recording

• Carl Sandburg - A Lincoln Portrait
• Basil Rathbone - Basil Rathbone Reads Sherlock Holmes
• Hal Holbrook - Mark Twain Tonight
• John Gielgud - Ages of Man
• Tony Schwartz - New York Taxi Driver

Best Engineered Recording - Novelty

• David Seville - Alvin's Harmonica
• Markko Polo Adventurers - Orienta
• Billy Mure - Supersonics in Flight
• Alvino Rey - The Bat
• Ralph Hunter Choir - The Wild Wild West

Best Engineering Contribution - Classical Recording

• Robert Russell Bennett - Victory at Sea, Vol 1
• Morton Gould - Doubling in Brass
• Fritz Reiner - Rossini Overtures
• Morton Gould - Tchaikovsky: 1812 Overture / Ravel: Bolero
• Kiril Kondrashin - Tchaikovsky: Capricio Italien / Rimsky-Korsakov: Capriccio Espagnol

Best Engineering Contribution - Other than Classical or Novelty

• Harry Belafonte - Belafonte at Carnegie Hall
• Buddy Morrow - Big Band Guitar
• Henri Rene - Compulsion to Swing
• Larry Elgart - New Sounds at the Roosevelt
• Esquivel - Strings Aflame

Best Female Vocal Performance

• Ella Fitzgerald - But Not for Me Lyrics
• Peggy Lee - Alright, Okay
• Pat Suzuki - Broadway '59
• Caterina Valenta - La Starda del Amore
• Lena Horne - Porgy and Bess

Best Folk Performance

• Kingston Trio - The Kingston Trio at Large
• Harry Belafonte - Belafonte at Carnegie Hall
• Eddy Arnold - Tennessee Stud Lyrics
• Ralph Hunter Choir - The Wild Wild West
• Jimmy Driftwood - The Wilderness Road

Best Group or Chorus Vocal Performance

• Mormon Tabernacle Choir - Battle Hymn Of The Republic Lyrics
• The Ames Brothers - The Ames Brothers Sing Famous Hits of Famous Quartets
• The Kingston Trio - The Kingston Trio at Large
• The Browns - Three Bells Lyrics

Best Jazz Peformance - Soloist

• Ella Fitzgerald - Ella Swings Lightly
• Urbie Green - Best of New Broadway Show Hits
• Bobby Troup - Bobby Troup and His Stars of Jazz
• Ruby Braff - Easy Now
• Andre Previn - Like Young
• Red Norvo - Red Norvo in Hi-Fi

Best Jazz Performance - Group

• Jonah Jones - I Dig Chicks
• Shorty Rogers - Chances Are It Swings
• Duke Ellington - Ellington Jazz Party
• Henry Mancini - More Music from Peter Gunn
• Red Norvo - Red Norvo in Hi-Fi

Best Male Vocal Performance

• Frank Sinatra - Come Dance With Me Lyrics
• Robert Merrill - An Evening with Lerner and Loewe
• Harry Belafonte - Belafonte at Carnegie Hall
• Jess Belvin - Guess Who
• Bobby Darin - Mack The Knife Lyrics

Best Musical Composition

• Duke Ellington - Anatomy of a Murder
• Dmitri Shostakovitch - Shostakovitch: Concerto No. 2 for Piano and Orchestra, Op. 101
• Henry Mancini - More Music from Peter Gunn
• Morton Gould - St. Lawrence Suite
• Serge Prokofiev - Prokofiev: The Overture Russe, Op. 72

Best New Artist

• Bobby Darin Lyrics
• Johnny Restivo
• Mavis Rivers
• Mark Murphy
• Edd Byrnes

Best Performance by a Dance Band

• Duke Ellington - Anatomy of a Murder
• Count Basie - Breakfast Dance and Barbecue
• Glenn Miller - For the Very First Time
• Larry Elgart - New Sounds at the Roosevelt
• Perez Prado - Pops and Prado
• Ray Anthony - Sound Spectacular

Best Performance by a Top 40 Artist

• Nat King Cole - Midnight Flyer
• Elvis Presley - A Big Hunk O' Love Lyrics
• Sarah Vaughan - Broken-Hearted Melody
• The Coasters - Charlie Brown
• Floyd Robinson - Makin' Love
• Neil Sedaka - Neil Sedaka

Best Performance by an Orchestra

• David Rose & His Orchestra with Andre Previn - Like Young
• Bob Thompson & Orchestra - Just for Kicks
• Henry Mancini - More Music from Peter Gunn
• Stanley Wilson - Music from M Squad
• Esquivel - Strings Aflame
• Hugo Winterhalter - Two Sides of Winterhalter

Best Record of the Year

• Bobby Darin - Mack The Knife Lyrics
• Andre Previn - Like Young
• Elvis Presley - A Fool Such As I Lyrics
• Frank Sinatra - High Hopes Lyrics
• The Browns - Three Bells Lyrics

Best Recording for Children

• Peter Ustinov (von Karajan conducting the Philharmonia Orchestra) - Peter and the Wolf
• Captain Allen Swift - Popeye's Favorite Sea Chanties
• Franz Allers - Hansel and Gretel
• Maria Ray - The Arabian Nights
• Mary Martin - Three to Make Music/Cinderella

Best Rhythm & Blues Performance

• Dinah Washington - What a Diff'rence a Day Makes
• Elvis Presley - A Big Hunk o' Love
• The Coasters - Charlie Brown
• Jesse Belvin - Guess Who
• Nat King Cole - Midnight Flyer

Best Song of the Year

• Jimmy Driftwood - The Battle of New Orleans
• Jule Styne, Stephen Sondheim - Small World
• Karl Stutz, Edith Linderman - I Know
• Paul Francis Webster, Andre Previn - Like Young
• Sammy Cahn, Jimmy Van Heusen - High Hopes

Best Soundtrack Album of Background Score from a Motion Picture or Television

• Duke Ellington - Anatomy of a Murder
• Dick Cathcart - Pete Kelly's Blues
• Franz Waxman - The Nun's Story
• Henry Mancini - More Music from Peter Gunn
• Stanley Wilson - The Music from M Squad

Best Soundtrack of Original Cast from a Motion Picture or Television

• Andre Previn, Ken Darby - Porgy and Bess
• Mario Lanza - For the First Time

Special Awards for Artists & Repertoire Contribution - Album of the Year

• Frank Sinatra - Come Dance with Me

Special Awards for Artists & Repertoire Contribution - Record of the Year

• Bobby Darrin - Mack the Knife