Awards & Winners

1982 Grammy Awards

Check winners and nominations of 1982 Grammy Awards. Check awards winners of 25th Annual Grammy Awards. (Click on the Award name to show winners and nominees)

25th Annual Grammy Awards

Grammy Award for Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media

John Williams

Honored for : E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance

Lionel Richie

Honored for : Truly

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Nominee Nominated Work
Joe Jackson Steppin' Out
Donald Fagen I.G.Y
Michael McDonald I Keep Forgettin' (Every Time You're Near)
Elton John Blue Eyes
Rick Springfield Don't Talk to Strangers
Lionel Richie Truly
Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album

Tom Eyen, David Foster, Henry Krieger

Honored for : Dreamgirls

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Nominee Nominated Work
Henry Krieger Dreamgirls
David Foster Dreamgirls
Tom Eyen Dreamgirls
Grammy Award for Best Recording Package

Ron Larson, Kosh

Honored for : Get Closer

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Nominee Nominated Work
Ron Larson Get Closer
Kosh Get Closer
Grammy Award for Best Historical Album

Ethel Gabriel, Alan Dell, Don Wardell

Honored for : The Tommy Dorsey/Frank Sinatra Sessions - Vols. 1 ,2 & 3

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Nominee Nominated Work
Ethel Gabriel The Tommy Dorsey/Frank Sinatra Sessions - Vols. 1 ,2 & 3
Alan Dell The Tommy Dorsey/Frank Sinatra Sessions - Vols. 1 ,2 & 3
Don Wardell The Tommy Dorsey/Frank Sinatra Sessions - Vols. 1 ,2 & 3
Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Soloist(s) Performance (with orchestra)

Itzhak Perlman

Honored for : Violin Concerto (Chicago Symphony Orchestra feat. conductor: Daniel Barenboim, violin: Itzhak Perlman)
Grammy Award for Best Pop Instrumental Performance

Ernie Watts

Honored for : Chariots of Fire Theme (Dance Version)

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Nominee Nominated Work
David Sanborn As We Speak
Louis Clark & The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Hooked on Classics
Earl Klugh Crazy for You
John Williams E.T.: The Extraterrestrial: Theme
Ernie Watts Chariots of Fire Theme (Dance Version)
Grammy Award for Best Classical Vocal Solo

Leontyne Price

Honored for : Leontyne Price Sings Verdi
Grammy Award for Best R&B Song

Bill Champlin, Jay Graydon, Steve Lukather

Honored for : Turn Your Love Around

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Nominee Nominated Work
Steve Lukather Turn Your Love Around
Jay Graydon Turn Your Love Around
Bill Champlin Turn Your Love Around
Grammy Award for Best Comedy Album

Richard Pryor

Honored for : Richard Pryor: Live on the Sunset Strip
Grammy Award for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance

Melissa Manchester

Honored for : You Should Hear How She Talks About You

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Nominee Nominated Work
Olivia Newton-John Heart Attack
Juice Newton Love's Been a Little Bit Hard on Me
Linda Ronstadt Get Closer
Laura Branigan Gloria
Melissa Manchester You Should Hear How She Talks About You
Grammy Award for Producer of the Year, Classical
Grammy Award for Best Classical Album

Glenn Gould, Samuel H. Carter

Honored for : The Goldberg Variations (Glenn Gould)

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Nominee Nominated Work
Glenn Gould The Goldberg Variations (Glenn Gould)
Samuel H. Carter The Goldberg Variations (Glenn Gould)
Grammy Award for Best Engineered Album, Classical

Paul Goodman

Honored for : Mahler: Symphony No. 7 In E Minor
Grammy Award for Best Orchestral Performance

Jay David Saks, Thomas Z. Shepard, James Levine

Honored for : Mahler: Symphony No. 7 In E Minor

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Nominee Nominated Work
James Levine Mahler: Symphony No. 7 In E Minor
Jay David Saks Mahler: Symphony No. 7 In E Minor
Thomas Z. Shepard Mahler: Symphony No. 7 In E Minor
Grammy Award for Best Improvised Jazz Solo

Miles Davis

Honored for : We Want Miles
Grammy Award for Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals

Earth, Wind & Fire, Dazz Band

Honored for : Let it Whip, Wanna Be with You
(Tie)

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Nominee Nominated Work
Dazz Band Wanna Be with You","Let it Whip
TIE
Earth, Wind & Fire Wanna Be with You","Let it Whip
TIE
Josie James Street Life
B.B. King Street Life
The Crusaders Street Life
Tavares A Penny for Your Thoughts
Paul McCartney What's That You're Doing?
Stevie Wonder What's That You're Doing?
Grammy Award for Best Soul Gospel Performance, Traditional

Al Green

Honored for : Precious Lord
Grammy Award for Best Jazz Vocal Performance, Female

Sarah Vaughan

Honored for : Gershwin Live!
Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocalist(s)

David Paich, Jerry Hey, Jeff Porcaro

Honored for : Rosanna

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Nominee Nominated Work
David Paich Rosanna
Jeff Porcaro Rosanna
Jerry Hey Rosanna
Grammy Award for Best Album Notes

John Chilton, Dick Sudhalter

Honored for : Bunny Berigan - Giants Of Jazz

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Nominee Nominated Work
John Chilton Bunny Berigan - Giants Of Jazz
Dick Sudhalter Bunny Berigan - Giants Of Jazz
Grammy Award for Best Album for Children

David Levine, Lucy Simon

Honored for : In Harmony 2

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Nominee Nominated Work
David Levine In Harmony 2
Lucy Simon In Harmony 2
Grammy Award for Best Jazz Vocal Performance, Duo or Group

The Manhattan Transfer

Honored for : Route 66
Grammy Award for Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical

David Leonard, Greg Ladanyi, Al Schmitt, Tom Knox

Honored for : Toto IV

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Nominee Nominated Work
Greg Ladanyi Toto IV
Al Schmitt Toto IV
David Leonard Toto IV
Tom Knox Toto IV
Grammy Award for Best Jazz Fusion Performance

Pat Metheny

Honored for : Offramp
Grammy Award for Album of the Year

Toto

Honored for : Toto IV

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Nominee Nominated Work
Toto Toto IV
John Mellencamp American Fool
Billy Joel The Nylon Curtain
Donald Fagen The Nightfly
Paul McCartney Tug of War
Grammy Award for Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal

Survivor

Honored for : Eye of the Tiger

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Nominee Nominated Work
Steve Perry Don't Fight It
Kenny Loggins Don't Fight It
Survivor Eye of the Tiger
Asia Asia
The J. Geils Band Centerfold
Moon Unit Zappa Valley Girl
Frank Zappa Valley Girl
Grammy Award for Best Jazz Instrumental Album

Phil Woods

Honored for : More Live
Grammy Award for Best Country Instrumental Performance

Roy Clark

Honored for : Alabama Jubilee
Grammy Award for Best Jazz Vocal Performance, Male

Mel Tormé

Honored for : An Evening with George Shearing & Mel Tormé
Grammy Award for Best Female Rock Vocal Performance

Pat Benatar

Honored for : Shadows of the Night

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Nominee Nominated Work
Kim Carnes Voyeur
Pat Benatar Shadows of the Night
Linda Ronstadt Get Closer
Bonnie Raitt Green Lights
Donna Summer Protection
Grammy Award for Best Latin Recording

Machito

Honored for : Machito and His Salsa Big Band 1982
Grammy Award for Best New Artist

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Nominee Nominated Work
Asia
Jennifer Holliday
Stray Cats
The Human League
Men at Work
Grammy Award for Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album

Count Basie

Honored for : Warm Breeze
Grammy Award for Producer of the Year, Non-Classical
Grammy Award for Video of the Year

Olivia Newton-John

Honored for : Olivia Physical
Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Soloist Performance (without orchestra)

Glenn Gould

Honored for : The Goldberg Variations (Glenn Gould)
Grammy Award for Best Spoken Word Album

Tom Voegeli

Honored for : Raiders Of The Lost Ark - The Movie On Record
Grammy Award for Best Male R&B Vocal Performance

Marvin Gaye

Honored for : (Sexual) Healing

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Nominee Nominated Work
George Benson Turn Your Love Around
Luther Vandross Forever, for Always, for Love
Stevie Wonder Do I Do
Marvin Gaye (Sexual) Healing
Ray Parker, Jr. The Other Woman
Grammy Award for Best Male Rock Vocal Performance

John Mellencamp

Honored for : Hurts So Good

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Nominee Nominated Work
Peter Gabriel Shock the Monkey
Rick Springfield I Get Excited
Rod Stewart Tonight I'm Yours
John Mellencamp Hurts So Good
Don Henley Dirty Laundry
Grammy Award for Best Male Country Vocal Performance

Willie Nelson

Honored for : Always on My Mind

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Nominee Nominated Work
Kenny Rogers Love Will Turn You Around
Jerry Reed She Got the Goldmine (I Got the Shaft)
Ricky Skaggs Heartbroke
Willie Nelson Always on My Mind
Ronnie Milsap He Got You
Grammy Award for Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal

Jennifer Warnes, Joe Cocker

Honored for : Up Where We Belong (An Officer and a Gentleman)

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Nominee Nominated Work
Joe Cocker Up Where We Belong (An Officer and a Gentleman)
Jennifer Warnes Up Where We Belong (An Officer and a Gentleman)
Stevie Wonder Ebony and Ivory
Paul McCartney Ebony and Ivory
Toto Rosanna
Hall & Oates Man Eater
Chicago Hard to Say I'm Sorry
Grammy Award for Best Gospel Performance, Contemporary

Amy Grant

Honored for : Age to Age
Grammy Award for Best Gospel Performance, Traditional

The Blackwood Brothers

Honored for : I'm Following You
Grammy Award for Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal

Alabama

Honored for : Mountain Music

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
The Whites You Put the Blue in Me
Alabama Mountain Music
Emmylou Harris Bobbie Sue
The Oak Ridge Boys Bobbie Sue
Willie Nelson (Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay
Waylon Jennings (Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay
Grammy Award for Record of the Year

Toto

Honored for : Rosanna

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Joe Jackson Steppin' Out
Willie Nelson Always on My Mind
Stevie Wonder Ebony & Ivory
Paul McCartney Ebony & Ivory
Toto Rosanna
Vangelis Theme from \"Chariots of Fire\"
Grammy Award for Best Inspirational Performance

Barbara Mandrell

Honored for : He Set My Life to Music
Grammy Award for Best Country Song

Wayne Carson, Mark James, Johnny Christopher

Honored for : Always on My Mind

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Nominee Nominated Work
Mark James Always on My Mind
Johnny Christopher Always on My Mind
Dewayne Blackwell I'm Gonna Hire a Wino to Decorate Our Home
Dennis Morgan Nobody
Kye Fleming Nobody
Pam Rose Ring on Her Finger, Time on Her Hands
Mary Ann Kennedy Ring on Her Finger, Time on Her Hands
Don Goodman Ring on Her Finger, Time on Her Hands
Tim DuBois She Got the Goldmine (I Got the Shaft)
Wayne Carson Always on My Mind
Grammy Award for Best R&B Instrumental Performance

Marvin Gaye

Honored for : (Sexual) Healing (instrumental)

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Nominee Nominated Work
Marvin Gaye (Sexual) Healing (instrumental)
Eddie Murphy Boogie In Your Butt
Patrice Rushen Number One
Grover Washington, Jr. Come Morning
Spyro Gyra Stripes
Grammy Award for Best Chamber Music Performance

Richard Goode, Richard Stoltzman

Honored for : Brahms: Sonatas for Clarinet & Piano, Op. 120 (feat. clarinet Richard Stoltzman, piano Richard Goode)

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Richard Goode Brahms: Sonatas for Clarinet & Piano, Op. 120 (feat. clarinet Richard Stoltzman, piano Richard Goode)
Richard Stoltzman Brahms: Sonatas for Clarinet & Piano, Op. 120 (feat. clarinet Richard Stoltzman, piano Richard Goode)
Grammy Award for Best Choral Performance

Georg Solti, Margaret Hillis

Honored for : La damnation de Faust (Chicago Symphony Orchestra feat. conductor: Sir Georg Solti)

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Georg Solti La damnation de Faust (Chicago Symphony Orchestra feat. conductor: Sir Georg Solti)
Margaret Hillis La damnation de Faust (Chicago Symphony Orchestra feat. conductor: Sir Georg Solti)
Grammy Award for Best Vocal Arrangement for Two or More Voices

David Paich

Honored for : Rosanna
Grammy Award for Best Female Country Vocal Performance

Juice Newton

Honored for : Break It To Me Gently

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Nominee Nominated Work
Dolly Parton I Will Always Love You
Juice Newton Break It To Me Gently
Emmylou Harris Cimarron
Sylvia Nobody
Rosanne Cash Ain't No Money
Grammy Award for Best Rock Instrumental Performance

A Flock of Seagulls

Honored for : D.N.A.

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
A Flock of Seagulls D.N.A.
Van Morrison Scandinavia
Dixie Dregs Industry Standard
Maynard Ferguson Don't Stop
King Crimson Requiem
Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Arrangement

John Williams

Honored for : Flying
Grammy Award for Best Soul Gospel Performance, Contemporary

Al Green

Honored for : Higher Plane
Grammy Award for Best Ethnic or Traditional Folk Recording

Queen Ida

Honored for : On Tour
Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Composition

John Williams

Honored for : E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial: The 20th Anniversary Edition
Grammy Award for Best Traditional Blues Album

Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown

Honored for : Alright Again
Grammy Award for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance

Jennifer Holliday

Honored for : And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going

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Nominee Nominated Work
Donna Summer Love Is in Control (Finger on the Trigger)
Jennifer Holliday And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going
Aretha Franklin Jump to It
Deniece Williams It's Gonna Take a Miracle
Diana Ross Muscles
Patrice Rushen Forget Me Nots (album version)
Grammy Trustees Award
Grammy Award for Song of the Year

Mark James, Wayne Carson, Johnny Christopher

Honored for : Always on My Mind
(Songwriter)

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Nominee Nominated Work
David Paich Rosanna
Frankie Sullivan Eye of the Tiger
Jim Peternik Eye of the Tiger
Paul McCartney Ebony and Ivory
Johnny Christopher Always on My Mind
Wayne Carson Always on My Mind
Mark James Always on My Mind
Donald Fagen I.G.Y
Grammy Award for Best Opera Recording

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Nominee Nominated Work
Jeannine Altmeyer Der Ring des Nibelungen
Hermann Becht Der Ring des Nibelungen
Manfred Jung Der Ring des Nibelungen
Siegfried Jerusalem Der Ring des Nibelungen
Ortrun Wenkel Der Ring des Nibelungen
Donald McIntyre Der Ring des Nibelungen
Heinz Zednik Der Ring des Nibelungen
Peter Hofmann Der Ring des Nibelungen
Andrew Kazdin Der Ring des Nibelungen
Pierre Boulez Der Ring des Nibelungen
Matti Salminen Der Ring des Nibelungen
Gwyneth Jones Der Ring des Nibelungen
Grammy Hall of Fame Award

Glenn Miller Orchestra

Honored for : In the Mood / I Want to Be Happy
(In the Mood)
Grammy Hall of Fame Award

Bessie Smith

Honored for : Empty Bed Blues
Grammy Hall of Fame Award

Pinetop Smith

Honored for : Pine Top's Boogie Woogie / Pine Top Blues
Grammy Hall of Fame Award

Hank Williams

Honored for : Kaw-Liga / Your Cheatin' Heart