Record of the Year
 Henry Mancini
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"Moon River", Henry Mancini |
| Album of the Year |
Judy at Carnegie Hall, Judy Garland (Capitol) |
| Song of the Year |
"Moon River", Henry Mancini and Johnny Mercer, songwriters |
| Best New Artist of 1961 |
Peter Nero |
| Best Solo Vocal Performance, Male |
"Lollipops and Roses", Jack Jones |
| Best Solo Vocal Performance, Female |
Judy at Carnegie Hall, Judy Garland |
| Best Performance By a Vocal Group |
High Flying, Lambert, Hendricks and Ross |
| Best Performance By a Chorus |
Great Band With Great Voices, Johnny Mann Singers and Si Zentner Orchestra |
| Best Rock and Roll Recording |
Let's Twist Again, Chubby Checker (Parkway) |
| Best Rhythm and Blues Recording |
Hit the Road Jack, Ray Charles (ABC/Paramount) |
| Best Jazz Performance, Soloist or Small Group (Instrumental) |
André Previn Plays Harold Arlen, André Previn |
| Best Jazz Performance, Large Group |
West Side Story, Stan Kenton |
| Best Original Jazz Composition |
"African Waltz", Galt MacDermott, composer |
| Best Country and Western Recording |
Big Bad John, Jimmy Dean (Columbia) |
| Best Gospel or Other Religious Recording |
Everytime I Feel the Spirit, Mahalia Jackson (Columbia) |
| Best Folk Recording |
Belafonte Folk Singers at Home and Abroad, Belafonte Folk Singers (RCA) |
| Best Performance By an Orchestra for Dancing |
Up a Lazy River, Si Zentner |
| Best Performance By an Orchestra for Other Than Dancing |
Breakfast at Tiffany's, Henry Mancini |
| Best Arrangement |
"Moon River", Henry Mancini, arranger |
| Best Instrumental Theme or Instrumental Version of a Song |
"African Waltz", Galt MacDermott, composer |
| Best Original Cast Show Album |
How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying, Frank Loesser, composer (RCA) |
| Best Soundtrack Album or Recording of Score From a Motion Picture or Television |
Breakfast at Tiffany's, Henry Mancini (RCA) |
| Best Soundtrack Album or Recording of Original Cast From a Motion Picture or Television |
West Side Story, Johnny Green, Saul Chaplin, Sid Ramin and Irwin Kostal (Columbia) |
| Album of the Year, Classical |
Stravinsky Conducts, 1960: Le Sacre du Printemps; Petrouchka, lgor Stravinsky conducting Columbia Symphony (Columbia) |
| Best Classical Performance, Orchestra |
Ravel, Daphnis et Chloe, Charles Munch conducting Boston Symphony Orchestra |
| Best Classical Performance, Chamber Music |
Beethoven, Serenade, Op. 8; Kodaly, Duo for Violin and Cello, Op. 7, Jascha Heifetz, Gregor Piatigorsky and William Primrose |
| Best Classical Performance, Instrumental Soloist (With Orchestra) |
Bartók, Concerto No. 1 for Violin and Orchestra, Isaac Stern; Eugene Ormandy conducting Philharmonic Orchestra |
| Best Classical Performance, Instrumental Soloist or Duo (Without Orchestra) |
Reverie for Spanish Guitars, Laurindo Almeida |
| Best Opera Recording |
Puccini, Madame Butterfly, Gabriele Santini conducting Rome Opera Chorus and Orchestra (Capitol) |
| Best Classical Performance, Choral |
Bach, B Minor Mass, Robert Shaw conducting Robert Shaw Chorale |
| Best Classical Performance, Vocal Soloist |
The Art of the Prima Donna, Joan Sutherland; Francesco Molinari-Pradelli conducting Royal Opera House Orchestra |
| Best Contemporary Classical Composition (tie) |
Discantus, Laurindo Almeida, composer |
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Movements for Piano and Orchestra, Igor Stravinsky, composer |
| Best Comedy Performance |
An Evening With Mike Nichols and Elaine May, Mike Nichols and Elaine May |
| Best Documentary or Spoken Word Recording (Other Than Comedy) |
Humor in Music, Leonard Bernstein conducting New York Philharmonic Symphony (Columbia) |
| Best Recording for Children |
Prokofiev, Peter and the Wolf, Leonard Bernstein conducting New York Philharmonic Orchestra (Columbia) |
| Best Album Cover |
Judy at Carnegie Hall, Jim Silke, art director (Capitol) |
| Best Album Cover, Classical |
Puccini, Madame Butterfly, Marvin Schwartz, art director (Angel) |
