| 綜合類 |
| 年度最佳唱片(Record Of The Year) | “We Are the World,” USA for Africa |
| 年度最佳專輯(Album Of The Year) | No Jacket Required, Phil Collins (Atlantic) |
| 年度最佳歌曲(Song Of The Year) | “We Are the World,” Michael Jackson and Lionel Richie, songwriters |
| 最佳新人( New Artist Of The Year) | Sade |
| 流行類： |
| 最佳流行男聲(Best Male Pop Vocal Performance) | No Jacket Required, Phil Collins |
| 最佳流行女聲(Best Female Pop Vocal Performance) | “Saving All My Love for You,” Whitney Houston |
| 最佳流行合唱(Best Pop Collaboration With Vocals)(For a collaborative performance, with vocals, by artists who do not normally perform together. Singles or Tracks only.) | “We Are the World,” USA for Africa |
| 最佳流行專輯(Best Pop Instrumental Album) | “Miami Vice Theme,” Jan Hammer |
| 搖滾類： |
| 最佳搖滾男聲(Best Male Rock Vocal Performance) | “The Boys of Summer,” Don Henley |
| 最佳搖滾女聲(Best Female Rock Vocal Performance) | “One of the Living,” Tina Turner |
| 最佳搖滾組合(Best Rock Performance By A Duo OrsgroupsWith Vocal) | “Money for Nothing,” Dire Straits |
| 最佳搖滾伴唱(Best Rock Instrumental Performance) | “Escape,” Jeff Beck |
| R&B類： |
| 最佳R&B歌曲(Best R&B Song) | “Freeway of Love,” Narada Michael Walden and Jeffrey Cohen, songwriters |
| 最佳R&B男聲(Best Male R&B Vocal Performance) | In Square Circle, Stevie Wonder |
| 最佳R&B女聲(Best Female R&B Vocal Performance) | “Freeway of Love,” Aretha Franklin |
| 最佳R&B專輯(Best Rhythm and Blues Instrumental Performance) | Musician, Ernie Watts |
| 最佳R&B組合(Best R&B Performance By A Duo Orsgroups With Vocal) | “Nightshift,” Commodores |
| 爵士類： |
| 最佳爵士男聲(Best Male Jazz Vocal Performance) | “Another Night in Tunisia,” Jon Hendricks and Bobby McFerrin |
| 最佳爵士女聲(Best Female Jazz Vocal Performance) | Cleo at Carnegie (The 10th Anniversary Concert), Cleo Laine |
| 最佳爵士組合專輯(Best Jazz Vocal Performance, Duo or Group) | Black Codes From the Underground, Wynton Marsalis |
| 最佳爵士專輯(Best Jazz Instrumental Album, Individual or Group) | Black Codes From the Underground, Wynton Marsalis Group |
| 最佳爵士表演(Best Jazz Instrumental Performance, Group) | Black Codes From the Underground, Wynton Marsalis Group |
| 最佳大爵士樂隊專輯(Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album) | The Cotton Club—Original Motion Picture Soundtrack, John Barry and Bob Wilber |
| 最佳當代爵士專輯(Best Contemporary Jazz Album) | Straight to the Heart, David Sanborn |
| 鄉村類： |
| 最佳鄉村歌曲(Best Country Song) | “Highwayman,” Jimmy L. Webb, songwriter |
| 最佳鄉樂男聲(Best Male Country Vocal Performance) | “Lost in the Fifties Tonight” (In the Still of the Night), Ronnie Milsap |
| 最佳鄉樂女聲(Best Female Country Vocal Performance) | “Whoever's in New England,” Reba McEntire |
| 最佳鄉村樂隊組合(Best Country Performance By A Duo Orsgroups With Vocal) | Why Not Me, Judds |
| 最佳鄉村樂表演獎(Best Country Instrumental Performance) | “Cosmic Square Dance,” Chet Atkins and Mark Knopfler |
| 靈魂樂： |
| 最佳福音男聲(Gospel Vocal Performance, Male) | “How Excellent Is Thy Name,” Larnelle Harris |
| 最佳福音女聲(Gospel Vocal Performance, Female) | Unguarded, Amy Grant |
| 最佳靈魂男聲(Best Soul Gospel Vocal Performance, Male) | “Bring Back the Days of Yea and Nay,” Marvin Winans |
| 最佳靈魂女聲(Best Soul Gospel Vocal Performance, Female) | “Martin,” Shirley Caesar |
| 最佳靈魂樂隊組合(Best Soul Gospel Vocal Performance By a Duo or Group, Choir or Chorus) | Tomorrow, Winans |
| 拉丁類： |
| 最佳拉丁流行專輯(Best Latin Pop Album) | Ec Facil Amar, Lani Hall |
| 最佳傳統熱帶拉丁專輯(Best Traditional Tropical Latin Album) | Mambo Diablo, Tito Puente and His Latin Ensemble Solito, Eddie Palmieri |
| Best Inspirational Performance | “Come Sunday,” Jennifer Holliday |
| 最佳特吉諾/墨西哥-美國專輯(Best Tejano/Mexican-American Album) | Simplemente Mujer, Vikki Carr |
| 藍調類： |
| 最佳傳統藍調專輯(Best Traditional Blues Album) | “My Guitar Sings the Blues,” B.B. King (MCA) |
| 最佳傳統民謠專輯(Best Traditional Folk Album) | “My Toot Toot,” Rockin' Sidney (Maison De Soul) |
| 雷鬼類： |
| 最佳雷鬼專輯(Best Reggae Album) | Cliff Hanger, Jimmy Cliff (Columbia/CBS) |
| 新世紀類： |
| 最佳新世紀專輯(Best New Age Album) | Down to the Moon, Andreas Vollenweider (FM/CBS) |
| 波爾卡類： |
| 最佳波爾卡專輯(Best Polka Album) | 70 Years of Hits, Frank Yankovic (Cleveland International/CBS) |
| 作曲/編曲類： |
| 最佳伴奏編曲(Best Instrumental Arrangement) | “Early a.m. Attitude,” Dave Grusin and Lee Ritenour, arrangers |
| 最佳聲樂作品改編(Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocalist(s)) | “Lush Life,” Nelson Riddle, arranger |
| 最佳合唱獎（Best Vocal Arrangement for Two or More Voices） | “Another Night in Tunisia,” Cheryl Bentyne and Bobby McFerrin, arrangers |
| 最佳器樂作曲獎(Best Instrumental Composition) | “Miami Vice Theme,” Jan Hammer, composer |
| 音樂劇類： |
| 最佳音樂劇專輯(Best Musical Show Album) | West Side Story, Stephen Sondheim, lyricist; Leonard Bernstein, composer (Deutsche Grammophone) |
| 電影/電視/視頻類： |
| 最佳影視器樂專輯(Best Instrumental Composition for a Motion Picture or for Television) | Beverly Hills Cop, Sharon Robinson, Jon Gilutin, Bunny Hull, Hawk, Howard Hewett, Micki Free, Sue Sheridan, Howie Rice, Keith Forsey, Harold Faltermeyer, Allee Willis, Dan Sembello, Marc Benno and Richard Theisen, composers and songwriters (MCA) |
| 古典類： |
| 最佳古典音樂當代作曲(Best Classical Contemporary Composition) | Requiem, Andrew Lloyd Webber, composer (Angel) |
| 最佳古典專輯(Best Classical Album) | Berlioz, Requiem, Robert Shaw conducting Atlanta Symphony Orchestra and Chorus; solo: Aler (Telarc) |
| 最佳古典藝術家新人（Best New Classical Artist） | Chicago Pro Musica |
| 最佳管弦樂奏(Orchestral Performance) | Fauré, Pelléas et Mélisande, Robert Shaw conducting Atlanta Symphony Orchestra |
| 最佳室內樂奏(Best Chamber Music Performance) | Brahms, Cello and Piano Sonatas in E Minor and F Major, Emanuel Ax and Yo-Yo Ma |
| 最佳器樂獨奏Best Instrumental Soloist(s) Performance | Elgar, Cello Concerto, Op. 85; Walton, Concerto for Cello and Orchestra, Yo-Yo Ma; André Previn conducting London Symphony Orchestra |
| 最佳器樂獨奏家(不帶管弦樂隊)Best Instrumental Soloist Performance (without Orchestra) | Ravel, Gaspard de la Nuit, Pavane Pour Une Infant Defunte, Valses Nobles et Sentimentales, Vladimir Ashkenazy |
| 最佳歌劇錄製(Best Opera Recording) | Schoenberg, Moses und Aron, Sir Georg Solti conducting Chicago Symphony Orchestra and Chorus; solos: Mazura and Langridge (London) |
| 最佳合唱團(Best Choral Performance) | Berlioz, Requiem, Robert Shaw conducting Atlanta Symphony Chorus and Orchestra |
| 最佳古典樂奏(Best Classical Vocal Performance) | Berlioz, Requiem, John Aler; Robert Shaw conducting Atlanta Symphony Orchestra and Chorus |
| 誦讀類： |
| 最佳誦讀喜劇專輯(Best Spoken Comedy Album) | Whoopi Goldberg (Original Broadway Show Recording), Whoopi Goldberg (Geffen) |
| 最佳誦讀專輯(Best Spoken Word Album) | Ma Rainey's Black Bottom, Original Broadway cast (Manhattan) |
| 兒童類： |
| 最佳兒童專輯(Best Musical Album For Children) | Follow That Bird (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack), Jim Henson's Muppets and the Sesame Street cast (RCA) |
| 最佳唱片包裝(Best Recording Package) | Lush Life, Kosh and Ron Larson, art directors (Asylum) |
| 最佳專輯註解（Best Album Notes） | Sam Cooke Live at the Harlem Square Club, 1963, Peter Guralnick, annotator (RCA) |
| 最佳歷史專輯（Best Historical Album） | RCA/MET—100 Singers-100 Years, Melba, Schumann-Heink, Caruso, Price, Verrett, Domingo and 94 others (RCA Red Seal) |
| 音樂視頻類： |
| 最佳短篇MV(Best Short Form Music Video)： | “We Are the World, the Video Event,” USA for Africa |
| 最佳長篇MV(Best Long Form Music Video) | “Huey Lewis and the News: The Heart of Rock 'n Roll,” Huey Lewis and the News |
| 製作類： |
| 年度非古典製作人(Producer Of The Year, Non-Classical) | Phil Collins and Hugh Padgham |
| 年度古典製作人(Producer Of The Year, Classical) | Robert Woods |
