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

Special Merit Awards

Alternative

  • 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

Blues

Children's

Classical

Composing and arranging

Country

Film/TV/Media

Folk
  • Best Traditional Folk Album
  • Best Contemporary Folk Album
    • Nickel Creek for This Side
  • Best Native American Music Album
    • Mary Youngblood for Beneath the Raven Moon

Gospel

  • Best Rock Gospel Album incl. Best Rock/Contemporary Gospel Album
    • Third Day for Come Together
  • Best Pop/Contemporary Gospel Album
  • 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

Historical

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

Jazz

  • Best Jazz Vocal Album
  • Best Jazz Instrumental Solo

  • 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

Latin

  • 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
  • Best Merengue Album
    • Grupo Mania for Latino
  • Best Mexican/Mexican-American Album
  • Best Tejano Album
    • Emilio Navaira for Acuérdate

Musical Show

  • 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,

Music Video

  • 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

New Age

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

Packaging and Notes

  • 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

Polka

Pop

Production and engineering

  • 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

R&B

Rap

Reggae

Rock

Spoken

Trad Pop

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

World


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