Двадцатая церемония вручения премии Grammy - 23 февраля 1978

Двадцатая церемония прошла 23 февраля 1978 в Shrine Auditorium в Лос-Анджелесе. Наибольшее число номинаций получили Линда Ронштадт (Linda Ronstadt), группы Fleetwood Mac и The Eagles. Две премии получила Барбра Стрейзанд (Barbra Streisand), по одной получили группы Eagles и Steely Dan

Album Of The Year

Номинанты:

Fleetwood Mac - Rumours Lyrics James Taylor - J.T. John Williams conducting the London Symphony - Star Wars Steely Dan - Aja Lyrics The Eagles - Hotel California Lyrics

Победитель: Fleetwood Mac - Rumours Lyrics

Best Arrangement Accompanying Vocalist(S)

Номинанты:

Barbra Streisand - Love Theme from A Star Is Born (Evergreen) Joao Gilberto - Besame Mucho The Carpenters - Calling Occupants of Interplanetary Craft Lyrics George Benson - Nature Boy Lyrics Seawind - The Devil Is a Liar

Победитель: Barbra Streisand - Love Theme from A Star Is Born (Evergreen)

Best Arrangement For Voices

Номинанты:

The Eagles - New Kid in Town Lyrics Heatwave - All You Do Is Dial Seals And Crofts - Baby I'll Give It To You Lyrics Fleetwood Mac - Go You Own Way Quincy Jones - O Lord, Come By Here

Победитель: The Eagles - New Kid in Town Lyrics

Best Engineered Recording

Номинанты:

Steely Dan - Aja Lyrics Dave Grusin - Discovered Again! James Taylor - J T Fleetwood Mac - Rumours Linda Ronstadt - Simple Dreams

Победитель: Steely Dan - Aja Lyrics

Best Instrumental Arrangement

Номинанты:

Harry Betts, Perry Botkin Jr., Barry De Vorzon - Nadia's Theme (The Young and the Restless) (Barry De Vorzon) Crusaders - Free as the Wind (Crusaders) Chick Corea - Musicmagic (Return to Forever) Herb Spencer - Roots Mural Theme (Quincy Jones) Bob James - Scheherazade (Hubert Laws)

Победитель: Harry Betts, Perry Botkin Jr., Barry De Vorzon - Nadia's Theme (The Young and the Restless) (Barry De Vorzon)

Best Instrumental Composition

Номинанты:

Main Title from Star Wars - John Williams Gonna Fly Now (Theme from Rocky) - Bill Conti, Carol Connors, Ann Robbins Birdland - Joe Zawinul Bond '77/James Bond Theme - Marvin Hamlisch Roots Medley (Motherland, Roots Mural Theme) - Quincy Jones, Gerald Fried

Победитель: Main Title from Star Wars - John Williams

Best Jazz Instrumental Performance - Group

Номинанты:

Phil Woods - The Phil Woods Six - Live from the Showboat John Coltrane - Afro Blue Impressions Tommy Flanagan Trio - Eclypso Dexter Gordon - Homecoming, Live at the Village Vanguard Mel Lewis - Mel Lewis and Friends

Победитель: Phil Woods - The Phil Woods Six - Live from the Showboat

Best Jazz Instrumental Performance - Soloist

Номинанты:

Oscar Peterson - The Giants Hank Jones - 'Bop Redux John Coltrane - Afro Blue Impressions Jaco Patorius - Heavy Weather Phil Woods - The Phil Woods Six - Live from the Showboat

Победитель: Oscar Peterson - The Giants

Best Jazz Performance - Big Band

Номинанты:

Count Basie & His Orchestra - Prime Time Buddy Rich - Buddy Rich Plays and Plays and Plays Toshiko Akiyoshi-Lew Tabackin Big Band - Road Time Woody Herman - The 40th Anniversary, Carnegie Hall Concert

Победитель: Count Basie & His Orchestra - Prime Time

Best Jazz Vocal Performance

Номинанты:

Al Jarreau - Look to the Rainbow Joao Gilberto - Amoroso Carmen McRae - Carmen McRae at the Great American Music Hall Helen Merrill - Helen Merrill - John Lewis Irene Kral - Kral Space

Победитель: Al Jarreau - Look to the Rainbow

Best Latin Recording

Номинанты:

Mongo Santamaria - Dawn Eydie Gorme, Danny Rivera - Muy Amigos/Close Friends Machito Orchestra with Lalo Rodriguez - Fire Works Ray Barretto Band - Tomorrow: Barretto Live Tito Puente - La Leyenda

Победитель: Mongo Santamaria - Dawn

Best Rhythm & Blues Vocal Performance - Female

Номинанты:

Thelma Houston - Don't Leave Me This Way Aretha Franklin - Break It to Me Gently Dorothy Moore - I Believe You Natalie Cole - I've Got Love on My Mind Lyrics Diana Ross - You Love Is So Good for Me

Победитель: Thelma Houston - Don't Leave Me This Way

Best Rhythm & Blues Vocal Performance - Male

Номинанты:

Lou Rawls - Unmistakably Lou Johnny Guitar Watson - A Real Mother For Ya Lyrics Joe Tex - Ain't Gonna Bump No More (With No Big Fat Woman) Marvin Gaye - Got To Give It Up (part 1) Lyrics B.B. King - It's Just A Matter Of Time Lyrics

Победитель: Lou Rawls - Unmistakably Lou

Hall Of Fame

Номинанты:

Art Tatum - The Genius of Art Tatum, Vols. 1-13 Billie Holiday - Strange Fruit Lyrics Edward R. Murrow - I Can Hear It Now, Vols. 1-3 Gene Austin - My Blue Heaven Leopold Stokowski conducting the Philadelphia Orchestra - Bach-Stokowski: Toccata & Fugue in D Minor

Победитель: Art Tatum - The Genius of Art Tatum, Vols. 1-13