Awards & Winners

1978 Grammy Awards

Check winners and nominations of 1978 Grammy Awards. Check awards winners of 21st Annual Grammy Awards. (Click on the Award name to show winners and nominees)

21st Annual Grammy Awards

Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Composition

John Williams

Honored for : Theme from Close Encounters of the Third Kind
(Composer)
Grammy Award for Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media

John Williams

Honored for : Close Encounters of the Third Kind and Other Great Space Music (feat. Systems Music)
(Composer)
Grammy Award for Song of the Year

Billy Joel

Honored for : Just the Way You Are
(Songwriter)

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Billy Joel Just the Way You Are
Lionel Richie Three Times a Lady
Alan Bergman You Don't Bring Me Flowers
Neil Diamond You Don't Bring Me Flowers
Marilyn Bergman You Don't Bring Me Flowers
Bee Gees Stayin' Alive
Randy Goodrum You Needed Me
Grammy Award for Best New Artist

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Nominee Nominated Work
A Taste of Honey
The Cars
Chris Rea
Toto
Elvis Costello
Grammy Award for Album of the Year

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Nominee Nominated Work
Kool & the Gang Saturday Night Fever
David Shire Saturday Night Fever
MFSB Saturday Night Fever
Walter Murphy Saturday Night Fever
Yvonne Elliman Saturday Night Fever
KC and the Sunshine Band Saturday Night Fever
Tavares Saturday Night Fever
Bee Gees Saturday Night Fever
The Trammps Saturday Night Fever
Grammy Award for Best Male R&B Vocal Performance

George Benson

Honored for : On Broadway
(Artist)
Grammy Award for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance

Donna Summer

Honored for : Last Dance
(Artist)
Grammy Award for Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals

Earth, Wind & Fire

Honored for : All 'n All
(Artist)
Grammy Award for Best R&B Song

Paul Jabara

Honored for : Last Dance
(Songwriter)
Grammy Award for Record of the Year

Phil Ramone, Billy Joel

Honored for : Just the Way You Are
(Producer, Artist)

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Nominee Nominated Work
Billy Joel Just the Way You Are
Chuck Mangione Feels So Good
Anne Murray You Needed Me
Bee Gees Stayin' Alive
Gerry Rafferty Baker Street
Grammy Award for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance

Anne Murray

Honored for : You Needed Me

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Nominee Nominated Work
Anne Murray You Needed Me
Olivia Newton-John Hopelessly Devoted to You (live)
Carly Simon You Belong to Me
Barbra Streisand You Don't Bring Me Flowers
Donna Summer Mac Arthur Park
Grammy Award for Best Female Country Vocal Performance

Dolly Parton

Honored for : Here You Come Again
(Artist)
Grammy Award for Best Male Country Vocal Performance

Willie Nelson

Honored for : Georgia on My Mind
(Artist)
Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance

Barry Manilow

Honored for : Copacabana (At the Copa)
(Artist)

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Nominee Nominated Work
Barry Manilow Copacabana (At the Copa)
Gerry Rafferty Baker Street
Gino Vannelli I Just Wanna Stop
Dan Hill Sometimes When We Touch
Jackson Browne Running on Empty
Grammy Award for Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal

Bee Gees

Honored for : Saturday Night Fever
(Best Pop Vocal Performance By A Duo Or Group)

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Nominee Nominated Work
Bee Gees Saturday Night Fever
Earth, Wind & Fire Got to Get You Into My Life
Commodores Three Times a Lady
Steely Dan FM
Roberta Flack The Closer I Get to You
Donny Hathaway The Closer I Get to You
Grammy Award for Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal

Waylon Jennings, Willie Nelson

Honored for : Mamas Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up to Be Cowboys
(Artists)

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Nominee Nominated Work
Waylon Jennings Mamas Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up to Be Cowboys
Willie Nelson Mamas Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up to Be Cowboys
Grammy Award for Best Country Song

Don Schlitz

Honored for : The Gambler
(Songwriter)
Grammy Award for Best Pop Instrumental Performance

Chuck Mangione

Honored for : Children of Sanchez
(Artist)

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Nominee Nominated Work
Chuck Mangione Children of Sanchez
Henry Mancini The Pink Panther Theme
Los Angeles Philharmonic Zubin Mehta Conducts Suites from Star Wars and Close Encounters of the Third Kind
Zubin Mehta Zubin Mehta Conducts Suites from Star Wars and Close Encounters of the Third Kind
Chet Atkins Chester & Lester
Les Paul Chester & Lester
John Williams Theme from \"Close Encounters of the Third Kind\"
Grammy Award for Best Improvised Jazz Solo

Oscar Peterson

Honored for : Montreux '77: Oscar Peterson and the Bassists
(Best Jazz Instrumental Performance, Soloist)
Grammy Award for Best Jazz Instrumental Album

Chick Corea

Honored for : Friends
(Best Jazz Instrumental Performance, Group)
Grammy Award for Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album

Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Big Band

Honored for : Live in Munich
(Best Jazz Instrumental Performance, Big Band)
Grammy Award for Best Jazz Vocal Album

Al Jarreau

Honored for : All Fly Home
(Best Jazz Vocal Performance)
Grammy Award for Best Country Instrumental Performance

Asleep at the Wheel

Honored for : One O'Clock Jump
(Artist)
Grammy Hall of Fame Award

Les Paul, Mary Ford

Honored for : How High the Moon
Grammy Award for Best Choral Performance

Chicago Symphony Chorus, Margaret Hillis, Georg Solti

Honored for : Missa Solemnis / Mass in C
(Conductor, Choir Director)

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Nominee Nominated Work
Margaret Hillis Missa Solemnis / Mass in C
Chicago Symphony Chorus Missa Solemnis / Mass in C
Georg Solti Missa Solemnis / Mass in C
Grammy Award for Best R&B Instrumental Performance

Earth, Wind & Fire

Honored for : Runnin'
(Artist)
Grammy Award for Best Gospel Performance, Contemporary

Larry Hart

Honored for : What A Friend
(Artist)
Grammy Award for Best Gospel Performance, Traditional

The Happy Goodman Family

Honored for : Refreshing
(Artist)
Grammy Award for Best Soul Gospel Performance, Contemporary

Andraé Crouch

Honored for : Live in London
(Artist)
Grammy Award for Best Soul Gospel Performance, Traditional

Mighty Clouds of Joy

Honored for : Live and Direct
(Artist)
Grammy Award for Best Inspirational Performance

B. J. Thomas

Honored for : Happy Man
(Artist)
Grammy Award for Best Ethnic or Traditional Folk Recording

Muddy Waters

Honored for : I'm Ready
(Artist)
Grammy Award for Best Latin Recording

Tito Puente

Honored for : Homenaje A Beny Moré
(Artist)
Grammy Award for Best Album for Children

Jim Henson

Honored for : The Muppet Show
(Producer)
Grammy Award for Best Comedy Album

Steve Martin

Honored for : A Wild and Crazy Guy
(Artist)
Grammy Award for Best Spoken Word Album

Orson Welles

Honored for : Citizen Kane
(Narrator; Best Spoken Word Recording)
Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album

Thomas Z. Shepard

Honored for : Ain't Misbehavin' (1978 original Broadway cast)
(Producer; Best Cast Show Album)
Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Arrangement

Quincy Jones, Robert Freedman

Honored for : The Wiz: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
(Track 1: Main Title - Overture Part One, Arrangers:)

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Quincy Jones The Wiz: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
Robert Freedman The Wiz: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocalist(s)

Maurice White

Honored for : Got to Get You Into My Life
(Arranger)
Grammy Award for Best Vocal Arrangement for Two or More Voices

Robin Gibb, Barry Gibb, Maurice Gibb

Honored for : Stayin' Alive
(Arrangers)

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Barry Gibb Stayin' Alive
Robin Gibb Stayin' Alive
Maurice Gibb Stayin' Alive
Grammy Award for Best Recording Package

Johnny B. Lee, Tony Lane

Honored for : Boys in the Trees
(Art Directors)

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Nominee Nominated Work
Johnny B. Lee Boys in the Trees
Tony Lane Boys in the Trees
Grammy Award for Best Album Notes

Michael Brooks

Honored for : A Bing Crosby Collection - Vol. 1 & 2
(Album Notes Writer)
Grammy Award for Best Historical Album

Michael Brooks

Honored for : The Lester Young Story, Vol. 3
(Producer: Best Historical Repackage Album)
Grammy Award for Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical

Al Schmitt, Roger Nichols

Honored for : FM
(Engineers)

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Roger Nichols FM
Al Schmitt FM
Grammy Award for Producer of the Year, Non-Classical

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Nominee Nominated Work
Bee Gees
Karl Richardson
Albhy Galuten
Grammy Award for Best Classical Album

Carlo Maria Giulini, Itzhak Perlman, Christopher Bishop

Honored for : Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 77 (Chicago Symphony Orchestra feat. conductor: Carlo Maria Giulini, violin: Itzhak Perlman)
(Producer, Conductor, Artist)

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Itzhak Perlman Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 77 (Chicago Symphony Orchestra feat. conductor: Carlo Maria Giulini, violin: Itzhak Perlman)
Carlo Maria Giulini Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 77 (Chicago Symphony Orchestra feat. conductor: Carlo Maria Giulini, violin: Itzhak Perlman)
Grammy Award for Best Orchestral Performance

Michael Glotz, Herbert von Karajan

Honored for : Symphonies Nos. 5 & 8 / Overture, Op. 72b Fidelio (Berliner Philharmoniker feat. conductor: Herbert von Karajan)
(Producer, Conductor)
Grammy Award for Best Opera Recording

John Coveney, Julius Rudel, George Sponhaltz

Honored for : The Merry Widow
(Producers, Conductor)
Grammy Award for Best Chamber Music Performance

Itzhak Perlman, Vladimir Ashkenazy

Honored for : The Violin Sonatas
(Artists)

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Vladimir Ashkenazy The Violin Sonatas
Itzhak Perlman The Violin Sonatas
Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Soloist(s) Performance (with orchestra)

Vladimir Horowitz

Honored for : Vladimir Horowitz: The Complete Original Jacket Collection
(Artist)
Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Soloist Performance (without orchestra)

Vladimir Horowitz

Honored for : Vladimir Horowitz: The Complete Original Jacket Collection
(Artist)
Grammy Award for Best Classical Vocal Solo

Luciano Pavarotti

Honored for : Luciano Pavarotti - Hits From Lincoln Center
(Artist)
Grammy Award for Best Engineered Album, Classical

Arthur Kendy, Ray Moore, Edward (Bud) T. Graham

Honored for : Boulez Conducts Varèse: Amériques / Arcana / Ionisation
(Engineers)

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Arthur Kendy Boulez Conducts Varèse: Amériques / Arcana / Ionisation
Ray Moore Boulez Conducts Varèse: Amériques / Arcana / Ionisation
Edward (Bud) T. Graham Boulez Conducts Varèse: Amériques / Arcana / Ionisation
Grammy Trustees Award
Grammy Hall of Fame Award

Sergei Rachmaninoff, Leopold Stokowski, Philadelphia Orchestra

Honored for : Rachmaninoff Plays Rachmaninoff: Concertos no. 1 & 4 / Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini