- Pop/duo group performance: Somebody That I Used to Know, Gotye featuring Kimbra
- Traditional pop vocal album: Kisses on the Bottom, Paul McCartney
- Rap performance: N****s in Paris, Jay-Z, Kanye West
- Rap song: N****s in Paris, Shawn Carter, Mike Dean, Chauncey Hollis, Kanye West
- Rap album: Take Care, Drake
- R&B performance: Climax, Usher
- Traditional R&B performance: Love on Top, Beyonce
- R&B song: Adorn, Miguel Pimentel
- R&B album: Black Radio, Robert Glasper Experiment
- Rock song: Lonely Boy, The Black Keys
- Rock album: El Camino, The Black Keys
- Hard rock/metal performance: Love Bites (So Do I), Halestorm
- Alternative music album: Making Mirrors, Gotye
- Dance recording: Bangarang, Skrillex featuring Sirah
- Dance/electronica album: Bangarang, Skrillex
- Latin pop album: MTV Unplugged Deluxe Edition, Juanes
- Latin rock, urban or alternative album: Imaginares, Quetzal
- Latin jazz album: Ritmo!, The Clare Fisher Latin Jazz Big Band
- Tropical Latin album: Retro, Marlow Rosado Y La Riquena
- Country duo/group performance: Pontoon, Little Big Town
- Country song: Blown Away, Josh Kear, Chris Tompkins
- Gospel song: Go Get It, Mary Mary
- Gospel album: Gravity, Leerae
- Blues album: Locked Down, Dr. John
- Folk album: The Goat Rodeo Sessions, Yo-Yo Ma, Stuart Duncan, Edgar Meyer, Chris Thile.
- Americana album: Slipstream, Bonnie Raitt
- Bluegrass album: Nobody Knows You, Steep Canyon Rangers
- Reggae album: Rebirth, Jimmy Cliff
- World music album: The Living Room Sessions Part 1, Ravi Shankar
- Children’s album: Can You Canoe?, The Okee Dokee Brothers
- Spoken word album: Society’s Child: My Autobiography, Janis Ian
- Comedy album: Blow Your Pants Off, Jimmy Fallon
- New age album: Echoes of Love, Omar Akram
- Jazz vocal album: Radio Music Society, Esperanza Spalding
- Jazz instrumental album: Unity Band, Pat Metheny Unity Band
- Large jazz ensemble album: Dear Diz (Every Day I Think of You), Arturo Sandoval
- Pop instrumental album: Impressions, Chris Botti
- Compilation soundtrack album: Midnight in Paris, various artists
- Score soundtrack album: The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo, Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross
- Song written for visual media: Safe & Sound (From The Hunger Games), Taylor Swift, John Paul White, Joy Williams
- Musical theater album: Once: A New Musical, Steve Kazee, Cristin Milioti
- Producer of the year, classical: Blanton Alspaugh
- Producer of the year, non-classical: Dan Auerbach
- Instrumental composition: Mozart Goes Dancing, Chick Corea.
- Orchestral performance: Adams: Harmonielehre & Short Ride in a Fast Machine, Michael Tilson Thomas (San Francisco Symphony)
- Opera recording: Wagner, Der Ring des Nibelungen, James Levine and Fabio Luisi
- Choral performance: Life & Breath: Choral Works by Rene Clausen, Charles Bruffy
- Short-form music video: We Found Love, Rihanna featuring Calvin Harris
- Long-form music video: Big Easy Express, Mumford & Sons.
- Historical album: The Smile Sessions (Deluxe Box Set), Alan Boyd, Mark Linett, Brian Wilson, Dennis Wolfe
