Grammy Awards de 1962

A 4.ª cerimônia anual do Grammy Awards foi realizada em 29 de março de 1962, em Chicago, Los Angeles e Nova Iorque. O evento contemplou trabalho de melhores gravações, composições e artistas do ano dentro do período de 1961. Henry Mancini ganhou 5 prêmios.

Grammy Awards de 1962
Data	29 de março de 1962
Local	Chicago, Los Angeles e Nova Iorque
País	Estados Unidos
Apresentação	Lloyd Bridges
Cobertura televisiva
Estação	CBS
1961 1963
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Vencedores

Geral

Gravação do ano "Moon River" – Henry Mancini	Álbum do ano Judy at Carnegie Hall – Judy Garland
Canção do ano "Moon River" – Henry Mancini & Johnny Mercer	Artista revelação Peter Nero

Infantil

Melhor Gravação Infantil Prokofiev: Peter and the Wolf – Leonard Bernstein

Clássica

Best Orchestral Performance Ravel: Daphnis et Chloé – Charles Münch & Boston Symphony Orchestra	Best Classical Vocal Solo The Art of the Prima Donna – Francesco Molinari-Pradelli, Joan Sutherland & Royal Opera House Orchestra
Best Opera Recording Puccini: Madama Butterfly – Gabriele Santini, Victoria de los Ángeles, Jussi Björling, Miriam Pirazzini, Mario Sereni & Rome Opera Orchestra	Best Choral Performance Bach: B Minor Mass – RRobert Shaw & Robert Shaw Orchestra & Chorale
Best Instrumental Soloist(s) Performance (with orchestra) Bartók: Violin Concerto No. 1 – Eugene Ormandy, Isaac Stern & the Philadelphia Orchestra	Best Instrumental Soloist Performance (without orchestra) Reverie for Spanish Guitar – Laurindo Almeida
Best Chamber Music Performance Beethoven: Serenade, Op. 8/Kodály: Duo for Violin and Cello, Op. 7 – Jascha Heifetz, Gregor Piatigorsky & William Primrose	Best Classical Contemporary Composition Discantus – Laurindo Almeida Stravinsky: Movements for Piano and Orchestra – Igor Stravinsky
Best Classical Album Stravinsky Conducts 1960: Le Sacre du Printemps; Petrushka – Igor Stravinsky & Columbia Symphony Orchestra

Comédia

Melhor Álbum de Comédia An Evening with Mike Nichols and Elaine May – Elaine May & Mike Nichols

Composição/Arranjo

Best Instrumental Composition "African Waltz" – Galt MacDermot	Best Arrangement "Moon River" – Henry Mancini
Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media Breakfast at Tiffany's – Henry Mancini

Country

Best Country & Western Recording Big Bad John – Jimmy Dean

Folk

Best Ethnic or Traditional Folk Recording Belafonte Folk Singers at Home and Abroad – The Belafonte Folk Singers

Gospel

Best Inspirational Performance Everytime I Feel the Spirit – Mahalia Jackson

Jazz

Best Jazz Instrumental Album, Individual or Group André Previn Plays Harold Arlen – André Previn	Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album Kenton's West Side Story – Stan Kenton
Best Original Jazz Composition "African Waltz" – Galt MacDermot

Teatro musical

Best Musical Theater Album How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying – Frank Loesser, Robert Morse, Rudy Vallee, Charles Nelson Reilly, Bonnie Scott, Claudette Southerland & Sammy Smith

Best Sound Track Album or Recording of Original Cast From a Motion Picture or Television West Side Story – Irwin Kostal, John Green, Saul Chaplin & Sid Ramin

Packaging e notas

Best Album Cover – Classical Puccini: Madama Butterfly – Marvin Schwartz

Best Album Cover – Other Than Classical Judy at Carnegie Hall – Jim Silke

Pop

Best Female Pop Vocal Performance Judy at Carnegie Hall – Judy Garland	Best Male Pop Vocal Performance "Lollipops and Roses" – Jack Jones
Best Performance by a Chorus Great Band With Great Voices – Johnny Mann	Best Performance by a Vocal Group High Flying – Lambert, Hendricks & Ross
Best Performance by an Orchestra – for Dancing Up a Lazy River – Si Zentner	Best Performance by an Orchestra or Instrumentalist with Orchestra Breakfast at Tiffany's – Henry Mancini
Best Contemporary Song "Let's Twist Again" – Chubby Checker

Produção e engenharia

Melhor Álbum de Engenharia, Não-Clássico Judy at Carnegie Hall – Robert Arnold	Melhor Álbum de Engenharia, Clássico Ravel: Daphnis et Chloé – Lewis W. Layton, Charles Münch & Boston Symphony Orchestra
Melhor Engenharia de Gravação – Efeitos Especiais ou Inéditos Stan Freberg Presents the United States of America – John Kraus

R&B

Melhor Performance de R&B "Hit the Road Jack" – Ray Charles

Falado

Melhor Álbum Falado Leonard Bernstein – Leonard Bernstein