Grammy Awards of 2003

The 45th Grammy Awards were held in 2003. They recognized accomplishments by musicians from the previous year.

• Record of the Year
  • Arif Mardin (producer), Jay Newland (producer & engineer/mixer), Norah Jones (producer & artist) for "Don't Know Why"

• Album of the Year
  • Arif Mardin, Craig Street (producers), Jay Newland (engineer/mixer & producer), S. Husky Höskulds (engineer/mixer), Ted Jensen (mastering engineer) & Norah Jones (producer & artist) for Come Away With Me

• Song of the Year
  • Jesse Harris (songwriter) for "Don't Know Why" performed by Norah Jones

• Best New Artist
  • Norah Jones

• Lifetime Achievement Award
  • Etta James
  • Johnny Mathis
  • Glenn Miller
  • Tito Puente
  • Simon & Garfunkel

• Trustees Award
  • Alan Lomax
  • The New York Philharmonic

• Legend Award
  • Bee Gees

• Tech Award
  • Geoff Emerick
  • Shure Incorporated

• Best Alternative Music Album
  • Ken Nelson (producer & engineer/mixer), Mark Phythian (engineer/mixer) & Coldplay (producers, engineers/mixers & artists) for A Rush of Blood to the Head

• Best Traditional Blues Album
  • Anthony Daigle, John Holbrock (engineers/mixers) & B. B. King (producer & artist) for A Christmas Celebration of Hope
• Best Contemporary Blues Album
  • Joe Henry (producer), S. Husky Höskulds (engineer/mixer) & Solomon Burke for Don't Give Up On Me

• Best Musical Album for Children
  • Joseph Miskulin (producer), Dan Rudin, Brent Truitt (engineers/mixers) & Riders in the Sky for Monsters, Inc. - Scream Factory Favorites
• Best Spoken Word Album for Children
  • Tom Chapin for There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly

• Best Orchestral Performance
  • Andreas Neubronner (producer), Peter Laenger (engineer), Michael Tilson Thomas (conductor) & the San Francisco Symphony Orchestra for Mahler: Symphony No. 6
• Best Classical Vocal Performance
  • Erik Smith (producer), Jonathan Stokes, Neil Hutchinson, Tom Lazarus (engineers), Patrick Summers (conductor), Renée Fleming & Coro del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino for Bel Canto (Bellini, Donizetti, Rossini, etc.)
• Best Opera Recording
  • Christoph Classen (producer), Daniel Barenboim, Jane Eaglen, Thomas Hampson, Waltraud Meier, René Pape & Peter Seiffert for Wagner: Tannhäuser performed by the Chor der Deutschen Staatsoper Berlin & the Staatskapelle Berlin conducted by Daniel Barenboim
• Best Choral Performance
  • Thomas Moore (producer), Michael J. Bishop (engineer), Robert Spano (conductor), Norman Mackenzie (chorus director), Christine Goerke, Brett Polegato & the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra & Chorus for Vaughan Williams: A Sea Symphony (Sym. No. 1)
• Best Instrumental Soloist(s) Performance (with orchestra)
  • Thomas Frost (producer), Richard King (engineer), Neville Marriner (conductor), Hilary Hahn & the Academy of St. Martin in the Fields for Brahms/Stravinsky: Violin Concertos
• Best Instrumental Soloist Performance (without orchestra)
  • Andreas Neubronner (producer & engineer) & Murray Perahia for Chopin: Études, Op. 10 & Op. 25
• Best Small Ensemble Performance (with or without conductor)
  • Steve Barnett (producer), Preston Smith (engineer), Joseph Jennings (conductor), Chanticleer & the Handel & Haydn Society of Boston for Tavener: Lamentations and Praises
• Best Chamber Music Performance
  • Andrew Keener (producer), Simon Dominic Eadon (engineer) & the Takács Quartet for Beethoven: String Quartets ("Razumovsky" Op. 59, 1-3; "Harp" Op. 74)
• Best Classical Contemporary Composition
  • Steve Barnett (producer), Preston Smith (engineer), John Tavener (composer), Joseph Jennings (conductor), Chanticleer & the Handel & Haydn Society of Boston for Tavener: Lamentations and Praises
• Best Classical Album
  • Thomas Moore (producer), Michael J. Bishop (engineer), Robert Spano (conductor), Norman Mackenzie (chorus director), Christine Goerke, Brett Polegato & the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra & Chorus for Vaughan Williams: A Sea Symphony (Sym. No. 1)
• Best Classical Crossover Album
  • Sid McLauchlan (producer), Richard Lancaster, Ulrich Vette (engineers), André Previn (conductor) & the London Symphony Orchestra for Previn Conducts Korngold (Sea Hawk; Captain Blood, etc.)

• Best Instrumental Composition
  • Thomas Newman (composer) for "Six Feet Under Title Theme"
• Best Song Written for a Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media
  • Randy Newman (songwriter) for "If I Didn't Have You" (from Monsters, Inc.)
• Best Score Soundtrack Album for a Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media
  • John J. Kurlander (engineer/mixer) & Howard Shore (producer & composer) for The Lord of the Rings - The Fellowship of the Ring
• Best Instrumental Arrangement
  • Thomas Newman (arranger) for "Six Feet Under Title Theme"
• Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocalist(s)
  • Dave Grusin (arranger) for "Mean Old Man" performed by James Taylor

• Best Female Country Vocal Performance
  • Faith Hill for "Cry"
• Best Male Country Vocal Performance
  • Johnny Cash for "Give My Love to Rose"
• Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal
  • Dixie Chicks for "Long Time Gone"
• Best Country Collaboration with Vocals
  • Willie Nelson & Lee Ann Womack for "Mendocino County Line"
• Best Country Instrumental Performance
  • Dixie Chicks for "Lil' Jack Slade"
• Best Country Song
  • Alan Jackson (songwriter) for "Where Were You (When the World Stopped Turning)"
• Best Country Album
  • Lloyd Maines (producer), Gary Paczosa (engineer/mixer) & the Dixie Chicks (producers & artists) for Home
• Best Bluegrass Album
  • David Castle (engineer/mixer), the Clinch Mountain Boys, Jim Lauderdale (producers & artists) & Ralph Stanley for Lost in the Lonesome Pines

• Best Compilation Soundtrack Album for a Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media
  • Allan Slutsky, Harry Weinger (producers), Ted Greenberg (producer & engineer/mixer), Kooster McAllister (engineer/mixer) & The Funk Brothers for Standing in the Shadows of Motown performed by The Funk Brothers & various artists

• Best Traditional Folk Album
  • Doc Watson & David Holt for Legacy
• Best Contemporary Folk Album
  • Nickel Creek for This Side
• Best Native American Music Album
  • Mary Youngblood for Beneath the Raven Moon

• Best Rock Gospel Album incl. Best Rock/Contemporary Gospel Album
  • Third Day for Come Together
• Best Pop/Contemporary Gospel Album
  • Jars Of Clay for The Eleventh Hour
• Best Southern, Country or Bluegrass Gospel Album
  • The Jordanaires, Larry Ford & The Light Crust Doughboys for We Called Him Mr. Gospel Music: The James Blackwood Tribute Album
• Best Traditional Soul Gospel Album
  • The Blind Boys Of Alabama for Higher Ground
• Best Contemporary Soul Gospel Album
  • Eartha for Sidebars
• Best Gospel Choir or Chorus Album
  • Carol Cymbala (choir director) & The Brooklyn Tabernacle Choir for Be Glad

• Best Historical Album
  • Dean Blackwood (producer), David Glasser, Christopher King & Matt Sandoski (engineers) for Screamin' And Hollerin' The Blues: The Worlds of Charley Patton

• Best Jazz Vocal Album
  • Diana Krall for Live in Paris
• Best Jazz Instrumental Solo
  • Herbie Hancock for "My Ship"
• Best Jazz Instrumental Album, Individual or Group
  • Herbie Hancock, Michael Brecker & Roy Hargrove for Directions in Music
• Best Contemporary Jazz Album
  • Pat Metheny Group for Speaking of Now
• Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album
  • Dave Holland Big Band for What Goes Around
• Best Latin Jazz Album
  • Caribbean Jazz Project for The Gathering

• Best Latin Pop Album
  • Bacilos for Caraluna
• Best Latin Rock/Alternative Album
  • Maná for Revolución De Amor
• Best Traditional Tropical Latin Album
  • Bebo Valdés Trio with Israel López "Cachao & Carlos "Patato" Valdés]] for El Arte Del Sabor
• Best Salsa Album
  • Celia Cruz for La Negra Tiene Tumbao
• Best Merengue Album
  • Grupo Mania for Latino
• Best Mexican/Mexican-American Album
  • Joan Sebastian for Lo Dijo El Corazón
• Best Tejano Album
  • Emilio Navaira for Acuérdate

• Best Musical Show Album
  • Marc Shaiman (producer, composer & lyricist) & Scott Wittman (lyricist) for Hairspray performed by the original Broadway cast including Marissa Jaret Winokur & Harvey Fierstein,

• Best Music Video, Short Form
  • Joseph Kahn (director), Greg Tharp (producer) & Eminem for "Without Me"
• Best Music Video, Long Form
  • Don Letts (director) & The Clash for Westway to the World

• Best New Age Album
  • Eric Tingstad & Nancy Rumbel for Acoustic Garden

• Best Album Notes
  • David Evans (notes writer) for Screamin' and Hollerin' the Blues: The Worlds of Charley Patton
• Best Recording Package
  • Kevin Reagan (art director) for Home performed by the Dixie Chicks
• Best Boxed or Special Limited Edition Package
  • Susan Archie (art director) for Screamin' and Hollerin' the Blues: The Worlds of Charley Patton

• Best Polka Album
  • Jimmy Sturr for Top of te World

• Best Female Pop Vocal Performance
  • Norah Jones for "Don't Know Why"
• Best Male Pop Vocal Performance
  • John Mayer for "Your Body is a Wonderland"
• Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal
  • No Doubt for "Hey Baby"
• Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals
  • Santana & Michelle Branch for "The Game of Love"
• Best Pop Instrumental Performance
  • B.B. King for "Auld Lang Syne"
• Best Pop Vocal Album
  • Norah Jones for Come Away With Me
• Best Dance Recording
  • Dirty Vegas for "Days Go By"
• Best Pop Instrumental Album
  • Norman Brown for Just Chillin'

• Best Engineered Recording, Non-Classical
  • S. Husky Höskulds & Jay Newland (engineers) for Come Away With Me performed by Norah Jones
• Producer of the Year, Non-Classical
  • Arif Mardin
• Classical Producer of the Year
  • Robert Woods
• Best Remixed Recording, Non-Classical
  • Roger Sanchez (remixer) for "Hella Good" (Roger Sanchez Remix Main) performed by No Doubt
• Best Engineered Album, Classical
  • Michael Bishop (engineer) for Vaughan Williams: A Sea Symphony (Sym. No. 1) performed by Robert Spano & Norman Mackenzie

• Best Female R&B Vocal Performance
  • Mary J. Blige for "He Think I Don't Know"
• Best Male R&B Vocal Performance
  • Usher for "U Don't Have to Call"
• Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal
  • Stevie Wonder & Take 6 for "Love's in Need of Love Today"
• Best R&B Song
  • Erykah Badu, Madukwu Chinwah, Rashid Lonnie Lynn, Robert Ozuna, James Poyser, Raphael Saadiq & Glen Standridge (songwriters) for "Love of My Life (An Ode to Hip Hop)" performed by Erykah Badu Featuring Common,
• Best R&B Album
  • India.Arie for Voyage to India
• Best Traditional R&B Vocal Performance
  • Chaka Khan & The Funk Brothers for "What's Going On"
• Best Urban/Alternative Performance
  • India.Arie for "Little Things"
• Best Contemporary R&B Album
  • Ashanti for Ashanti

• Best Female Rap Solo Performance
  • Missy Elliott for "Scream a.k.a. Itchin'"
• Best Male Rap Solo Performance
  • Nelly for "Hot In Herre"
• Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group
  • OutKast featuring Killer Mike for "The Whole World"
• Best Rap Album
  • Eminem for The Eminem Show
• Best Rap/Sung Collaboration
  • Nelly featuring Kelly Rowland for "Dilemma"

• Best Reggae Album
  • Lee 'Scratch' Perry for Jamaican E.T.

• Best Female Rock Vocal Performance
  • Sheryl Crow for "Steve McQueen"
• Best Male Rock Vocal Performance
  • Bruce Springsteen for "The Rising"
• Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal
  • Coldplay for "In My Place"
• Best Hard Rock Performance
  • Foo Fighters for "All My Life"
• Best Metal Performance
  • Korn for "Here to Stay"
• Best Rock Instrumental Performance
  • The Flaming Lips for "Approaching Pavonis Mons By Balloon (Utopia Planitia)"
• Best Rock Song
  • Bruce Springsteen for "The Rising"
• Best Rock Album
  • Bruce Springsteen for The Rising

• Best Spoken Word or Non-musical Album
  • Maya Angelou for A Song Flung Up to Heaven
• Best Spoken Comedy Album
  • Robin Williams for Robin Williams - Live 2002

• Best Traditional Pop Vocal Performance
  • Tony Bennett for Playin' With My Friends: Bennett Sings the Blues

• Best World Music Album
  • Rubén Blades for Mundo

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