Cérémonie 21th Grammy award -Award 1978 :Award winners:Record of the YearPhil Ramone (producer) & Billy Joel for "Just the Way You Are"Album of the YearBroadway Eddie, Richard Finch, Albhy Galuten, K.G. Productions, Ron Kersey, Arif Mardin, Bobby Martin, Bill Oakes, Freddie Perren, Karl Richardson, William Salter, Thomas J. Valentino (producers), Bee Gees, Ralph MacDonald, David Shire (producers and artists), Don Renaldo (conductor), Yvonne Elliman, K.C. and the Sunshine Band, Kool & the Gang, Walter Murphy, Tavares & Trammps for Saturday Night FeverSong of the YearBilly Joel for "Just the Way You Are"Best New ArtistA Taste of Honey[edit]Children'sBest Recording for ChildrenJim Henson (producer) for The Muppet Show performed by The Muppets[edit]ClassicalBest Classical Orchestral PerformanceMichel Glotz (producer), Herbert von Karajan (conductor) & the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra for Beethoven: Symphonies (9) (Complete)Best Classical Vocal Soloist PerformanceLuciano Pavarotti for Luciano Pavarotti - Hits From Lincoln CenterBest Opera RecordingGeorge Sponhaltz, John Coveney (producers), Julius Rudel (conductor), Beverly Sills, Alan Titus & the New York City Opera Orchestra for Lehár: The Merry WidowBest Choral Performance, Classical (other than opera)Georg Solti (conductor), Margaret Hillis (choir director) & the Chicago Symphony Orchestra & Chorus for Beethoven: Missa SolemnisBest Classical Performance Instrumental Soloist or Soloists (with orchestra)Eugene Ormandy (conductor), Vladimir Horowitz & the New York Philharmonic for Rachmaninoff: Con. No. 3 in D Minor for Piano (Horowitz Golden Jubilee)Best Classical Performance, Instrumental Soloist(s) (without orchestra)Vladimir Horowitz for The Horowitz Concerts 1977/78Best Chamber Music PerformanceItzhak Perlman & Vladimir Ashkenazy for Beethoven: Sonatas for Violin and PianoBest Classical AlbumChristopher Bishop (producer), Carlo Maria Giulini (conductor), Itzhak Perlman & the Chicago Symphony Orchestra for Brahms: Concerto For Violin in D[edit]ComedyBest Comedy RecordingSteve Martin for A Wild and Crazy Guy[edit]Composing and arrangingBest Instrumental CompositionJohn Williams (composer) for "Theme From Close Encounters of the Third Kind"Best Album of Original Score Written for a Motion Picture or a Television SpecialJohn Williams (composer) for Close Encounters of the Third KindBest Instrumental ArrangementQuincy Jones & Robert Freedman (arrangers) for "The Wiz Main Title - Overture Part One" performed by various artistsBest Arrangement Accompanying Vocal(s)Maurice White (arranger) for "Got to Get You Into My Life" performed by Earth, Wind & FireBest Arrangement For VoicesThe Bee Gees (arrangers) for "Stayin' Alive"[edit]CountryBest Country Vocal Performance, FemaleDolly Parton for Here You Come AgainBest Country Vocal Performance, MaleWillie Nelson for "Georgia on My Mind"Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group with VocalWaylon Jennings & Willie Nelson for "Mamas Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up to Be Cowboys"Best Country Instrumental PerformanceAsleep at the Wheel for "One O'Clock Jump"Best Country SongDon Schlitz (songwriter) for "The Gambler" performed by Kenny Rogers[edit]FolkBest Ethnic or Traditional RecordingMuddy Waters for I'm Ready[edit]GospelBest Gospel Performance, TraditionalThe Happy Goodman Family for RefreshingBest Gospel Performance, Contemporary or InspirationalLarry Hart for "What a Friend"Best Soul Gospel Performance, TraditionalMighty Clouds of Joy for Live and DirectBest Soul Performance, ContemporaryAndrae Crouch for Live in London performed by Andrae Crouch & the DisciplesBest Inspirational PerformanceB. J. Thomas for Happy Man[edit]HistoricalBest Historical Repackage AlbumMichael Brooks (producer) for The Lester Young Story, Vol. 3[edit]JazzBest Jazz Instrumental Performance, SoloistOscar Peterson for Montreaux '77 - Oscar Peterson JamBest Jazz Instrumental Performance, GroupChick Corea for FriendsBest Jazz Instrumental Performance, Big BandMel Lewis & Thad Jones for Live in MunichBest Jazz Vocal PerformanceAl Jarreau for All Fly Home[edit]LatinBest Latin RecordingTito Puente for Homenaje a Beny More[edit]Musical ShowBest Cast Show AlbumThomas Z. Shepard (producer) & various artists for Ain't Misbehavin'[edit]Packaging and NotesBest Album PackageJohnny B. Lee & Tony Lane (art directors) for Boys in the Trees performed by Carly SimonBest Album NotesMichael Brooks (notes writer) for A Bing Crosby Collection, Vols. I & II performed by Bing Crosby[edit]PopBest Pop Vocal Performance, FemaleAnne Murray for "You Needed Me"Best Pop Vocal Performance, MaleBarry Manilow for "Copacabana (At the Copa)"Best Pop Vocal Performance by a Duo or GroupThe Bee Gees for Saturday Night FeverBest Pop Instrumental PerformanceChuck Mangione for Children of Sanchez[edit]Production and engineeringBest Engineered Recording, Non-ClassicalAl Schmitt & Roger Nichols (engineers) for "FM (No Static At All)" performed by Steely DanBest Engineered Recording, ClassicalArthur Kendy, Edward T. Graham, Ray Moore (engineers), Pierre Boulez (conductor) & the New York Philharmonic for Varese: Ameriques/Arcana/Ionisation (Boulez Conducts Varese)Producer of the YearThe Bee Gees, Albhy Galuten & Karl Richardson[edit]R&BBest R&B Vocal Performance, FemaleDonna Summer for "Last Dance"Best R&B Vocal Performance, MaleGeorge Benson for "On Broadway"Best R&B Vocal Performance by a Duo, Group or ChorusEarth, Wind & Fire for All 'n AllBest R&B Instrumental PerformanceEarth, Wind & Fire for "Runnin' "Best Rhythm & Blues SongPaul Jabara (songwriter) for "Last Dance" performed by Donna Summer[edit]SpokenBest Spoken Word RecordingOrson Welles for Citizen Kane