Cérémonie 26th Grammy award -Award 1983 :Award winners:Record of the YearQuincy Jones (producer) & Michael Jackson (producer & artist) for "Beat It"Album of the YearQuincy Jones (producer) & Michael Jackson (producer & artist) for ThrillerSong of the YearSting (songwriter) for "Every Breath You Take" performed by The PoliceBest New ArtistCulture Club[edit]BluesBest Traditional Blues RecordingB. B. King for Blues 'n Jazz[edit]Children'sBest Recording for ChildrenQuincy Jones (producer) & Michael Jackson for E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial[edit]ClassicalBest Orchestral RecordingJames Mallinson (producer), Georg Solti (conductor) & the Chicago Symphony Orchestra for Mahler: Symphony No. 9 in DBest Classical Vocal Soloist PerformanceJames Levine (conductor), Marilyn Horne, Leontyne Price & the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra for Leontyne Price & Marilyn Horne in Concert at the MetBest Opera RecordingChristopher Raeburn (producer), Georg Solti (conductor), Thomas Allen, Kiri Te Kanawa, Kurt Moll, Lucia Popp, Samuel Ramey, Frederica von Stade & the London Philharmonic for Mozart: Le Nozzi di FigaroJay David Saks, Max Wilcox (producers), James Levine (conductor), Plácido Domingo, Cornell MacNeil, Teresa Stratas, & the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra for Verdi: La TraviataBest Choral Performance (other than opera)Georg Solti (conductor), Margaret Hillis (choir director) & the Chicago Symphony Orchestra & Chorus for Haydn: The CreationBest Classical Performance - Instrumental Soloist or Soloists (with orchestra)Raymond Leppard (conductor), Wynton Marsalis & the National Philharmonic Orchestra for Haydn: Trumpet Concerto in E Flat/L. Mozart: Trumpet Concerto In D/Hummel: Trumpet Concerto in E FlatBest Classical Performance - Instrumental Soloist or Soloists (without orchestra)Glenn Gould for Beethoven: Piano Sonatas Nos. 12 & 13Best Chamber Music PerformanceMstislav Rostropovich & Rudolf Serkin for Brahms: Sonata for Cello and Piano in E Minor, Op. 38 and Sonata in F, Op. 99Best Classical AlbumJames Mallinson (producer), Georg Solti (conducytor) & the Chicago Symphony Orchestra for Mahler: Symphony No. 9 in D[edit]ComedyBest Comedy RecordingEddie Murphy for Eddie Murphy: Comedian[edit]Composing and arrangingBest Instrumental CompositionGiorgio Moroder (composer) for "Love Theme From Flashdance" performed by various artistsBest Album of Original Score Written for a Motion Picture or A Television SpecialMichael Boddicker, Irene Cara, Kim Carnes, Douglas Cotler, Keith Forsey, Richard Gilbert, Jerry Hey, Duane Hitchings, Craig Krampf, Ronald Magness, Dennis Matkosky, Giorgio Moroder, Phil Ramone, Michael Sembello, Shandi Sinnamon (composers) for Flashdance performed by various artistsBest Arrangement on an InstrumentalDave Grusin (arranger) for "Summer Sketches '82"Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocal(s)Nelson Riddle (arranger) for "What's New" performed by Linda RonstadtBest Vocal Arrangement for Two or More VoicesArif Mardin & Chaka Khan (arrangers) for "Be Bop Medley" performed by Chaka Khan[edit]CountryBest Country Vocal Performance, FemaleAnne Murray for "A Little Good News"Best Country Vocal Performance, MaleLee Greenwood for "I.O.U."Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group with VocalAlabama for The Closer You Get...Best Country Instrumental PerformanceNew South for "Fireball"Best Country SongMike Reid (songwriter) for "Stranger in My House" performed by Ronnie Milsap[edit]FolkBest Ethnic or Traditional Folk RecordingClifton Chenier for I'm Here performed by Clifton Chenier & His Red Hot Louisiana Band[edit]GospelBest Gospel Performance, FemaleAmy Grant for "Ageless Medley"Best Gospel Performance, MaleRuss Taff for Walls of GlassBest Gospel Performance by a Duo or GroupLarnelle Harris & Sandi Patti for "More Than Wonderful"Best Soul Gospel Performance, FemaleSandra Crouch for We Sing PraisesBest Soul Gospel Performance, MaleAl Green for I'll Rise AgainBest Soul Gospel Performance by a Duo or GroupBarbara Mandrell & Bobby Jones for "I'm So Glad I'm Standing Here Today"Best Inspirational PerformanceDonna Summer for "He's a Rebel"[edit]HistoricalBest Historical AlbumAllan Steckler & Stanley Walker (producers) for The Greatest Recordings of Arturo Toscanini - Symphonies, Vol. I[edit]JazzBest Jazz Vocal Performance, FemaleElla Fitzgerald for The Best Is Yet to ComeBest Jazz Vocal Performance, MaleMel Tormé for Top DrawerBest Jazz Vocal Performance, Duo or GroupThe Manhattan Transfer for "Why Not!"Best Jazz Instrumental Performance, SoloistWynton Marsalis for Think of OneBest Instrumental Jazz Performance, GroupPhil Woods for At the Vanguard performed by the Phil Woods QuartetBest Instrumental Jazz Performance, Big BandRob McConnell for All in Good Time performed by Rob McConnell & the Boss BrassBest Jazz Fusion Performance, Vocal or InstrumentalPat Metheny Group for Travels[edit]LatinBest Latin Pop PerformanceJose Feliciano for Me EnamoreBest Tropical Latin PerformanceTito Puente for On Broadway performed by Tito Puente & His Latin EnsembleBest Mexican-American PerformanceLos Lobos for "Anselma"[edit]Musical ShowBest Cast Show AlbumAndrew Lloyd Webber (producer) & the original Broadway cast for Cats (Complete Original Broadway Cast Recording)[edit]Music videoBest Video, Short FormDuran Duran for "Girls on Film/Hungry Like the Wolf"Best Video AlbumDuran Duran for Duran Duran[edit]Packaging and NotesBest Album PackageRobert Rauschenberg (art director) for Speaking in Tongues performed by Talking HeadsBest Album NotesOrrin Keepnews (notes writer) for The Interplay Sessions performed by Bill Evans[edit]PopBest Vocal Performance, FemaleIrene Cara for "Flashdance - What a Feeling"Best Pop Vocal Performance, MaleMichael Jackson for ThrillerBest Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with VocalThe Police for "Every Breath You Take"Best Pop Instrumental PerformanceGeorge Benson for "Being With You"[edit]Production and engineeringBest Engineered Recording, Non-ClassicalBruce Swedien (engineer) for Thriller performed by Michael JacksonBest Engineered Recording, ClassicalJames Lock (engineer), Georg Solti (conductor) & the Chicago Symphony Orchestra for Mahler: Symphony No. 9 in DProducer of the Year (Non-Classical)Michael Jackson & Quincy JonesClassical Producer of the YearMarc Aubort & Joanna Nickrenz[edit]R&BBest R&B Vocal Performance, FemaleChaka Khan for Chaka KhanBest R&B Vocal Performance, MaleMichael Jackson for "Billie Jean"Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with VocalChaka Khan & Rufus for "Ain't Nobody"Best R&B Instrumental PerformanceHerbie Hancock for "Rockit"Best Rhythm & Blues SongMichael Jackson (songwriter) for "Billie Jean"[edit]RockBest Rock Vocal Performance, FemalePat Benatar for "Love Is a Battlefield"Best Rock Vocal Performance, MaleMichael Jackson for "Beat It"Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with VocalThe Police for SynchronicityBest Rock Instrumental PerformanceSting for "Brimstone and Treacle"[edit]SpokenBest Spoken Word or Non-musical RecordingWilliam Warfield for Copland: A Lincoln Portrait