Album of the Year

• Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends, Coldplay
• Tha Carter III, Lil Wayne
• Year of the Gentleman, Ne-Yo
• WINNER Raising Sand, Robert Plant & Alison Krauss
• In Rainbows, Radiohead

Record of the Year

• "Chasing Pavements," Adele
• "Viva la Vida," Coldplay
• "Bleeding Love," Leona Lewis
• "Paper Planes," M.I.A.
• WINNER "Please Read the Letter," Robert Plant & Alison Krauss

Song of the Year

• "American Boy," William Adams, Keith Harris, Josh Lopez, Caleb Speir, John Stephens, Estelle Swaray & Kanye West, songwriters (Estelle featuring Kanye West)
• "Chasing Pavements," Adele Adkins & Eg White, songwriters (Adele)
• "I'm Yours," Jason Mraz, songwriter (Jason Mraz)
• "Love Song," Sara Bareilles, songwriter (Sara Bareilles)
• WINNER "Viva La Vida," Guy Berryman, Jonny Buckland, Will Champion & Chris Martin, songwriters (Coldplay)

Best New Artist

• WINNER Adele
• Duffy
• Jonas Brothers
• Lady Antebellum
• Jazmine Sullivan

Pop Vocal Album

• Detours, Sheryl Crow
• WINNER Rockferry, Duffy
• Long Road Out of Eden, Eagles
• Spirit, Leona Lewis
• Covers, James Taylor

Best Female Pop Vocal Performance

• WINNER "Chasing Pavements," Adele
• "Love Song," Sara Bareilles
• "Mercy." performed by Duffy
• "Bleeding Love," Leona Lewis
• "I Kissed a Girl," Katy Perry
• "So What," Pink

Best Male Pop Vocal Performance

• "All Summer Long," Kid Rock
• WINNER "Say," John Mayer
• "That Was Me," Paul McCartney
• "I'm Yours," Jason Mraz
• "Closer," Ne-Yo
• "Wichita Lineman," James Taylor

Best Pop Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals

• WINNER "Viva La Vida," Coldplay
• "Waiting In The Weeds," Eagles
• "Going On," Gnarls Barkley
• "Won't Go Home Without You," Maroon 5
• "Apologize," OneRepublic

Best Rock Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals

• Rock N Roll Train, AC/DC
• Violet Hill, Coldplay
• Long Road Out Of Eden. Eagles
• WINNER Sex On Fire, Kings Of Leon
• House Of Cards, Radiohead

Rap Album

• American Gangster, Jay-Z
• WINNER Tha Carter III, Lil Wayne
• The Cool, Lupe Fiasco
• Nas, Nas
• Paper Trail, T.I.

Rock Album

• WINNER Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends, Coldplay
• Rock N Roll Jesus, Kid Rock
• Only By the Night, Kings of Leon
• Death Magnetic, Metallica
• Consolers of the Lonely, The Raconteurs

Country Album

• That Lonesome Song, Jamey Johnson
• Sleepless Nights, Patty Loveless
• WINNER Troubadour, George Strait
• Around the Bend, Randy Travis
• Heaven, Heartache and the Power of Love, Trisha Yearwood

Best Female Country Vocal Performance

• "For These Times," Martina McBride
• "What I Cannot Change," LeAnn Rimes
• WINNER "Last Name," Carrie Underwood
• "Last Call," Lee Ann Womack
• "This Is Me You're Talking To," Trisha Yearwood

Best Male Country Vocal Performance

• "You're Gonna Miss This," Trace Adkins
• "In Color," Jamey Johnson
• "Just Got Started Lovin' You," James Otto
• WINNER "Letter To Me," Brad Paisley
• "Troubadour," George Strait