Grammy Awards of 1960

The 2nd Grammy Awards were held in 1960. They recognized accomplishments by musicians from the previous year.

Children's

Best Recording for Children - Single or Album, Musical or Spoken
- Peter Ustinov for Peter And The Wolf performed by Peter Ustinov & the Philharmonia Orchestra conducted by Herbert von Karajan

Classical

Best Classical Performance, Operatic or Choral
- Erich Leinsdorf for Mozart: The Marriage Of Figaro performed by the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Erich Leinsdorf
Best Classical Orchestral Performance
- Boston Symphony Orchestra for Debussy: Images For Orchestra conducted by Charles Munch
Best Classical Performance-Instrumental Soloist(s) (with orchestra)
- Van Cliburn for Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto No. 3 performed by Van Cliburn & the Symphony of the Air conducted by Kiril Kondrashin
Best Classical Performance-Instrumental Soloist(s) (without orchestra)
- Artur Rubinstein for Beethoven: Sonatas No. 21 In C (Waldstein) And No. 18 In E Flat
Best Chamber Music Performance
- Artur Rubinstein for Beethoven: Sonatas No. 21 In C (Waldstein) And No. 18 In E Flat
Best Classical Vocal Performance
- Jussi Bjoerling for Bjoerling In Opera

Comedy

Best Comedy Performance, Spoken
- Shelley Berman for Inside Shelley Berman
Best Comedy Performance, Musical
- Homer and Jethro for The Battle Of Kookamonga

Composing and arranging

Best Arrangement Accompanying a Vocalist or Instrumentalist
- Billy May (arranger) for "Come Dance With Me" performed by Frank Sinatra
Best Instrumental Composition (other than Jazz)
- Duke Ellington for Anatomy Of A Murder
Best Instrumental Composition Written Specifically for a Motion Picture or for Television
- Duke Ellington for Anatomy Of A Murder

Country

Best Country & Western Performance
- Johnny Horton for "The Battle Of New Orleans"

Folk

Jazz

Best Jazz Performance, Soloist
- Ella Fitzgerald for Ella Swings Lightly
Best Instrumental Jazz Performance, Individual or Group
- Jonah Jones for I Dig Chicks

Musical Show

Best Sound Track Album
- Ken Darby for Porgy And Bess performed by the original cast
Best Musical Show Album
- Ethel Merman for Gypsy performed by Ethel Merman & the Broadway show cast
- Gwen Verdon for Redhead performed by Gwen Verdon, Richard Kiley, Leonard Stone, Doris Rich, Cynthia Latham, Joy Nichols, Bob Dixon & Pat Ferrier

Packaging and Notes

Best Album Package - Incl. Album Cover, Graphic Arts, Photography
- Robert M. Jones (art director) for Shostakovich: Symphony No. 5 conducted by Howard Mitchell

Pop

Best Female Pop Vocal Performance
- Ella Fitzgerald for "But Not For Me"
Best Male Pop Vocal Performance
- Frank Sinatra for Come Dance With Me
Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal
- Richard Condie for Battle Hymn Of The Republic performed by the Mormon Tabernacle Choir directed by Richard Condie
Best Pop Instrumental Performance
- Duke Ellington for Anatomy Of A Murder
Best Performance By an Orchestra
- Dave Rose for Like Young performed by Dave Rose & His Orchestra with Andre Previn
Best Performance by a "Top 40" Artist
- Nat "King" Cole for "Midnight Flyer"

Production and engineering

Best Engineered Recording, Non-Classical
- Ted Keep (engineer) for "Alvin's Harmonica" performed by David Seville
- Robert Simpson (engineer) for Belafonte At Carnegie Hall performed by Harry Belafonte
Best Classical Engineered Recording
- Lewis W. Layton (engineer) for Victory At Sea, Vol. I conducted by Robert Russell Bennett

R&B

Best Rhythm & Blues Performance
- Dinah Washington for "What A Diff'rence A Day Makes"

Spoken