Третья церемония вручения премии Grammy - 12 апреля 1961
Третья церемония прошла в Beverly Hilton Hotel в США. Запись шоу транслировалась по NBC. Френк Синатра (Frank Sinatra), Рэй Чарльз (Ray Charles) и Генри Манчини (Henry Mancini) были в числе артистов, получивших наибольшее число номинаций. Рэй Чарльз (Ray Charles) получил четыре награды, Боб Ньюхарт (Bob Newhart) и Генри Манчини (Henry Mancini) каждый одержали по три победы.
Album Of The Year
Номинанты:
- Bob Newhart - Button Down Mind
- Erich Leinsdorf - Puccini: Turandot
- Frank Sinatra - Nice 'n' Easy
- Harry Belafonte - Belafonte Returns to Carnegie Hall
- Nat King Cole - Wild Is Love
Победитель: Bob Newhart - Button Down Mind
- Henry Mancini – Mr. Lucky Lyrics
- George Shearing - Honeysuckle Rose
- Ray Charles - Let The Good Times Roll Lyrics
- Percy Faith & His Orchestra - Theme from A Summer Place
- Dick Schory - Wild Percussion and Horns A'Plenty
Победитель: Henry Mancini – Mr. Lucky Lyrics
Номинанты:
- Laurindo Almeida - Conversations with the Guitar
- Robert Shaw Chorale - Bach: Cantata No. 4 / Christ Lag in Todesbanden
- Juilliard Quartet - Debussy and Ravel Quartets
- Griller Quartet - Haydn: Quartets, Opp. 71 and 74
- Smetana Quartet - Janacek String Quartets Nos. 1 and 2
Победитель: Laurindo Almeida - Conversations with the Guitar
Best Jazz Composition
Номинанты:
- Miles Davis, Gil Evans - Sketches of Spain
- Bob Brookmeyer - Blues Suite
- Dave Brubeck - Blue Rondo a la Turk
- Duke Ellington - Idiom '59 (Festival Session)
- Jimmy Giuffre - Western Suite
Победитель: Miles Davis, Gil Evans - Sketches of Spain
Best Jazz Performance - Large Group
- Henry Mancini - The Blues and the Beat
- Gerry Mulligan - I'm Gonna Go Fishin'
- Miles Davis, Gil Evans - Sketches of Spain
- Recording Artists - Spirituals to Swing Concert
- Count Basie - The Count Basie Story
Победитель: Henry Mancini - The Blues and the Beat
Best Jazz Performance - Solo Or Small Group
- Andre Previn - West Side Story
- Duke Ellington, Johnny Hodges - Back to Back
- Art Tatum - Greatest Piano of Them All
- Miles Davis - Jazz Track
- Modern Jazz Quartet – Pyramid
Победитель: Andre Previn - West Side Story
- Count Basie - Dance with Basie
- Les Brown - Bandland
- Perez Prado - Big Hits by Prado
- Billy May - Girls and Boys on Broadway
- Henry Mancini - The Blues and the Beat
Победитель: Count Basie - Dance with Basie
Best Performance By An Orchestra
- Henry Mancini - MrLucky Lyrics
- Count Basie - Count Basie Story
- Esquivel - Infinity in Sound
- Gerry Mulligan - The Concert Jazz Band
- Percy Faith - Theme from A Summer Place
Победитель: Henry Mancini - MrLucky Lyrics
Best Soundtrack Album Or Recording Of Original Cast From A Motion Picture Or Television
- Cole Porter (film score) - Can-Can
- Betty Comden, Adolph Green, Jule Styne (film score) - Bells Are Ringing
- Elvis Presley - G.I. Blues
- Nelson Riddle - Li'l Abner
Победитель: Cole Porter (film score) - Can-Can
Female Vocal Performance - Album
- Ella Fitzgerald - Mack the Knife, Ella in Berlin
- Rosemary Clooney - Clap Hands, Here Comes Rosie
- Della Reese - Della
- Peggy Lee - Latin a la Lee
- Miriam Makeba - Miriam Makeba
Победитель: Ella Fitzgerald - Mack the Knife, Ella in Berlin
Female Vocal Performance - Single
Номинанты:
- Ella Fitzgerald - Mack The Knife Lyrics
- Peggy Lee - I'm Gonna Go Fishin'
- Brenda Lee - I'm Sorry Lyrics
- Eileen Farrell - I've Gotta Right to Sing the Blues
- Doris Day - The Sound of Music
Победитель: Ella Fitzgerald - Mack The Knife Lyrics
Male Vocal Performance - Album
Номинанты:
- Ray Charles - The Genius of Ray Charles
- Harry Belafonte - Belafonte Returns to Carnegie Hall
- Elvis Presley - GI Blues
- Frank Sinatra - Nice 'n' Easy
- Nat King Cole - Wild Is Love
Победитель: Ray Charles - The Genius of Ray Charles
Male Vocal Performance - Single
- Ray Charles - Georgia On My Mind Lyrics
- Elvis Presley - Are You Lonesome Tonight? Lyrics
- Jim Reeves - He'll Have To Go Lyrics
- Johnny Mathis - Misty Lyrics
- Frank Sinatra - Nice 'n' Easy Lyrics
Победитель: Ray Charles - Georgia On My Mind Lyrics
Record Of The Year
- Percy Faith - Theme from A Summer Place
- Ella Fitzgerald - Mack The Knife Lyrics
- Elvis Presley - Are You Lonesome Tonight? Lyrics
- Frank Sinatra - Nice 'n' Easy Lyrics
- Ray Charles - Georgia On My Mind Lyrics
Победитель: Percy Faith - Theme from A Summer Place
Vocal Group
- Eydie Gorme, Steve Lawrence - We Got Us
- The Hi-Los - All over the Place
- The Brothers Four - Greenfields Lyrics
- The Kingston Trio - Here We Go Again
- The Swe-Danes - Scandinavian Shuffle
Победитель: Eydie Gorme, Steve Lawrence - We Got Us
Vocal Performance - Pop Single Artist
- Ray Charles - Georgia On My Mind Lyrics
- Elvis Presley - Are You Lonesome Tonight? Lyrics
- Peggy Lee - Heart
- Ella Fitzgerald - Mack The Knife Lyrics
- Frank Sinatra - Nice 'n' Easy Lyrics