Il 50° Grammy Awards fu tenuto il 10 Febbraio 2008.
| Year | Category | Title | Winners | 
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Record Of The Year | Please Read The Letter | Alison Krauss & Robert Plant, artists. Mike Piersante, engineer/mixer. T Bone Burnett, producer. | 
| 2008 | Album Of The Year | Raising Sand | Alison Krauss & Robert Plant, artists. Mike Piersante, engineer/mixer. Gavin Lurssen, mastering engineer. T Bone Burnett, producer. | 
| 2008 | Song Of The Year | Viva La Vida | Chris Martin, Guy Berryman, Jon Buckland & Will Champion, songwriters. | 
| 2008 | Best New Artist | Adele, artist. | |
| 2008 | Best Female Pop Vocal Performance | Chasing Pavements | Adele, artist. | 
| 2008 | Best Male Pop Vocal Performance | Say | John Mayer, artist. | 
| 2008 | Best Pop Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals | Viva La Vida | Coldplay (Guy Berryman, Jon Buckland, Will Champion, Chris Martin), artist. | 
| 2008 | Best Pop Collaboration With Vocals | Rich Woman | Alison Krauss & Robert Plant, artists. | 
| 2008 | Best Pop Instrumental Performance | I Dreamed There Was No War | Eagles (Glenn Frey, Don Henley, Timothy B Schmit, Joe Walsh), artist. | 
| 2008 | Best Pop Instrumental Album | Jingle All The Way | Béla Fleck & The Flecktones (Jeff Coffin, Béla Fleck, Future Man, Victor Lemont Wooten), artist. Richard Battaglia & Robert Battaglia, engineers. | 
| 2008 | Best Pop Vocal Album | Rockferry | Duffy, artist. | 
| 2008 | Best Dance Recording | Harder Better Faster Stronger | Daft Punk (Thomas Bangalter, Guy-Manuel De Homem-Christo), artist. Guy-Manuel De Homem-Christo & Thomas Bangalter, mixers. Guy-Manuel De Homem-Christo & Thomas Bangalter, producers. | 
| 2008 | Best Electronic/Dance Album | Alive 2007 | Daft Punk (Thomas Bangalter, Guy-Manuel De Homem-Christo), artist. Peter Franco, engineer. | 
| 2008 | Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album | Still Unforgettable | Natalie Cole, artist. Al Schmitt, engineer. Gail Deadrick & Natalie Cole, producers. | 
| 2008 | Best Solo Rock Vocal Performance | Gravity | John Mayer, artist. | 
| 2008 | Best Rock Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals | Sex On Fire | Kings Of Leon (Caleb Followill, Jared Followill, Matthew Followill, Nathan Followill), artist. | 
| 2008 | Best Hard Rock Performance | Wax Simulacra | Mars Volta (Juan Alderete De La Pena, Cedric Bixler Zavala, John Frusciante, Pablo Hinojos-Gonzales, Isaiah Ikey Owens, Thomas Pridgen, Marcel Rodriguez Lopez, Omar Rodriguez Lopez, Adrian Terrazas-Gonzáles), artist. | 
| 2008 | Best Metal Performance | My Apocalypse | Metallica (Kirk Hammett, James Hetfield, Robert Trujillo, Lars Ulrich), artist. | 
| 2008 | Best Rock Instrumental Performance | Peaches En Regalia | Napoleon Brock, Steve Vai & Zappa Plays Zappa (Aaron Arntz, Scheila Gonzalez, Pete Griffin, Billy Hulting, Jamie Kime, Joe Travers, Dweezil Zappa), artists. | 
| 2008 | Best Rock Song | Girls In Their Summer Clothes | Bruce Springsteen, songwriter. | 
| 2008 | Best Rock Album | Viva La Vida Or Death And All His Friends | Coldplay (Guy Berryman, Jon Buckland, Will Champion, Chris Martin), artist. Michael H. Brauer & Rik Simpson, engineers. Brian Eno, Markus Dravs & Rik Simpson, producers. | 
| 2008 | Best Alternative Music Album | In Rainbows | Radiohead (Colin Greenwood, Jonny Greenwood, Ed O'Brien, Philip Selway, Thom Yorke), artist. Dan Grech-Marguerat, Hugo Nicolson, Nigel Godrich & Richard Woodcraft, engineers. Nigel Godrich, producer. | 
| 2008 | Best Female R&B Vocal Performance | Superwoman | Alicia Keys, artist. | 
| 2008 | Best Male R&B Vocal Performance | Miss Independent | Ne-Yo, artist. | 
| 2008 | Best R&B Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals | Stay With Me (By The Sea) | Al Green & John Legend, artists. | 
| 2008 | Best Traditional R&B Vocal Performance | You've Got The Love I Need | Al Green & Anthony Hamilton, artists. | 
| 2008 | Best Urban/Alternative Performance | Be OK | Chrisette Michele & will.i.am, artists. | 
| 2008 | Best R&B Song | Miss Independent | Mikkel Eriksen, Ne-Yo & Tor Hermansen, songwriters. | 
| 2008 | Best R&B Album | Jennifer Hudson | Jennifer Hudson, artist. Clive Davis & Larry Jackson, producers. | 
| 2008 | Best Contemporary R&B Album | Growing Pains | Mary J. Blige, artist. Dave Pensado, Jaycen Joshua & Kuk Harrell, engineers. | 
| 2008 | Best Rap Solo Performance | A Milli | Lil Wayne, artist. | 
| 2008 | Best Rap Performance By A Duo Or Group | Swagga Like Us | Jay-Z, Kanye West, Lil Wayne & T.I., artists. | 
| 2008 | Best Rap/Sung Collaboration | American Boy | Estelle & Kanye West, artists. | 
| 2008 | Best Rap Song | Lollipop | Darius "Deezle" Harrison, James Scheffer, Lil Wayne, Rex Zamor & Static Major, songwriters. | 
| 2008 | Best Rap Album | Tha Carter III | Lil Wayne, artist. Darius "Deezle" Harrison & Fabian Marasciullo, engineers. | 
| 2008 | Best Female Country Vocal Performance | Last Name | Carrie Underwood, artist. | 
| 2008 | Best Male Country Vocal Performance | Letter To Me | Brad Paisley, artist. | 
| 2008 | Best Country Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals | Stay | Sugarland (Kristian Bush, Jennifer Nettles), artist. | 
| 2008 | Best Country Collaboration With Vocals | Killing The Blues | Alison Krauss & Robert Plant, artists. | 
| 2008 | Best Country Instrumental Performance | Cluster Pluck | Albert Lee, Brad Paisley, Brent Mason, James Burton, John Jorgenson, Redd Volkaert, Steve Wariner & Vince Gill, artists. | 
| 2008 | Best Country Song | Stay | Jennifer Nettles, songwriter. | 
| 2008 | Best Country Album | Troubadour | George Strait, artist. Chuck Ainlay, engineer. George Strait & Tony Brown, producers. | 
| 2008 | Best Bluegrass Album | Honoring The Fathers Of Bluegrass: Tribute To 1946 And 1947 | Ricky Skaggs And Kentucky Thunder (Paul Brewster, Mark Fain, Cody Kilby, Andy Leftwich, Jim Mills, Ricky Skaggs), artist. Brent King, engineer. | 
| 2008 | Best New Age Album | Peace Time | Jack DeJohnette, artist. Jack DeJohnette & Pablo Ben Surman, producers. | 
| 2008 | Best Contemporary Jazz Album | Randy In Brasil | Randy Brecker, artist. Eduardo Santos, engineer. Ruriá Duprat, producer. | 
| 2008 | Best Jazz Vocal Album | Loverly | Cassandra Wilson, artist. Jason Wormer & John Fischbach, engineers. Cassandra Wilson, producer. | 
| 2008 | Best Jazz Instrumental Solo | Be-Bop | Terence Blanchard, soloist. | 
| 2008 | Best Jazz Instrumental Album, Individual or Group | The New Crystal Silence | Chick Corea & Gary Burton, artists. Bernie Kirsh, Brian Vibberts, Buck Snow, Tim Garland & Tony David Cray, engineers. Chick Corea & Gary Burton, producers. | 
| 2008 | Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album | Monday Night Live At The Village Vanguard | Vanguard Jazz Orchestra (Thomas Bellino, Jim McNeely, John M. Mosca, Dick Oatts, Douglas Purviance), artist. Ed Reed & Gary Chester, engineers. | 
| 2008 | Best Latin Jazz Album | Song For Chico | Arturo O'Farrill & The Afro-Latin Jazz Orchestra (Arturo O'Farrill, Jr.), artist. Rob Macomber & Troy Halderson, engineers. | 
| Year | Category | Title | Winners | 
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Best Gospel Performance | Get Up | Mary Mary (Erica Campbell, Trecina Campbell), artist. | 
| 2008 | Best Gospel Song | Help Me Believe | Kirk Franklin, songwriter. | 
| 2008 | Best Rock Or Rap Gospel Album | Alive And Transported | Tobymac, artist. Bryan Lenox & Steve Lamm, engineers. Dave Wyatt & Tobymac, producers. | 
| 2008 | Best Pop/Contemporary Gospel Album | Thy Kingdom Come | CeCe Winans, artist. | 
| 2008 | Best Southern, Country, Or Bluegrass Gospel Album | Lovin' Life | The Gaither Vocal Band (Bill Gaither, Marshall Hall, Wes Hampton, Guy Penrod), artist. Chad Evans & Pete Greene, engineers. The Gaither Vocal Band (Bill Gaither, Marshall Hall, Wes Hampton, Guy Penrod), producer. | 
| 2008 | Best Traditional Gospel Album | Down In New Orleans | Blind Boys of Alabama (Billy Bowers, Bobby Butler, Jimmy Carter, Ricky McKinnie, Ben Moore, Tracy Pierce, Joey Williams), artist. Jimmy Hoyson, engineer. Chris Goldsmith, producer. | 
| 2008 | Best Contemporary R&B Gospel Album | The Fight Of My Life | Kirk Franklin, artist. Chris Godbey, John Jaszcz, Ryan Moys & Tre Nagella, engineers. Harold Martin & Kirk Franklin, producers. | 
| 2008 | Best Latin Pop Album | La Vida...Es Un Ratico | Juanes, artist. Gustavo Santaolalla & Juanes, producers. | 
| 2008 | Best Latin Rock Or Alternative Album | 45 | Jaguares (Alfonso André, Saúl Hernández, César López, Marco Renteria), artist. David Thoener, Eduardo del Aguila & Howard Willing, engineers. Howard Willing, producer. | 
| 2008 | Best Latin Urban Album | Los Extraterrestres | Wisin y Yandel (Juan Morera, Llandel Veguilla), artist. Mario So, engineer. Ernesto Padilla & Victor Martinez, producers. | 
| 2008 | Best Tropical Latin Album | Señor Bachata | Jose Feliciano, artist. Carlos Alvarez, Dichens Salcedo, Javier Valverde, Marc Lee & Nelson Reyneri, Jr., engineers. Marco Hernández, producer. | 
| 2008 | Best Regional Mexican Album | Amor, Dolor Y Lágrimas: Música Ranchera | Nati Cano's Mariachi Los Camperos (Nati Cano, Jesús "Chuy" Guzmán), artist. Salvador Sandoval, engineer. Daniel Sheehy, producer. | 
| 2008 | Best Tejano Album | Viva La Revolucion | Ruben Ramos & The Mexican Revolution (Fabian Hernandez, AJ Flores, Ricardo "Rick" Fuentes, Duane Hargis, William Perkins, Joe Ramos, Ruben Ramos, Christopher Rivera, Mario Vigil), artist. Gilbert Velasquez & Randy Caballero, engineers. | 
| 2008 | Best Norteño Album | Raíces | Los Tigres Del Norte (Eduardo Hernandez, Hernan Hernandez, Jorge Hernandez, Luis Hernandez, Oscar Lara Angulo), artist. Alfonso Rodenas & Joseph Pope, engineers. Los Tigres Del Norte, producer. | 
| 2008 | Best Banda Album | No Es De Madera | Joan Sebastian, artist. Dennis Parker, engineer. Joan Sebastian, producer. | 
| 2008 | Best Traditional Blues Album | One Kind Favor | B.B. King, artist. Mike Piersante, engineer. T Bone Burnett, producer. | 
| 2008 | Best Contemporary Blues Album | City That Care Forgot | Dr. John & The Lower 911 (David Barard, Dr. John, Herman Ernest, John Fohl), artist. Chris Finney, engineer. Jeff Jones "The Jedi Master", producer. | 
| 2008 | Best Traditional Folk Album | At 89 | Pete Seeger, artist. David Bernz & Jonathon Dickau, engineers. David Bernz, Jim Musselman & Pete Seeger, producers. | 
| 2008 | Best Contemporary Folk/Americana Album | Raising Sand | Alison Krauss & Robert Plant, artists. Mike Piersante, engineer. T Bone Burnett, producer. | 
| 2008 | Best Native American Music Album | Come To Me Great Mystery - Native American Healing Songs | Thomas A. Wasinger, producer. Thomas A. Wasinger, engineer. | 
| 2008 | Best Hawaiian Music Album | 'Ikena | Daniel Ho & Tia Carrere, artists. Daniel Ho, engineer. Amy Ku'uleialoha Stillman & Daniel Ho, producers. | 
| 2008 | Best Zydeco Or Cajun Music Album | Live At The 2008 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival | Beausoleil (Tommy Alesi, Jimmy Breaux, David Doucet, Mitchell Reed, Billy Ware, Ben Williams) & Michael Doucet, artists. Eli Kelly & Woods Drinkwater, engineers. | 
| 2008 | Best Reggae Album | Jah Is Real | Burning Spear, artist. Brian Thorn & Chris Daley, engineers. | 
| 2008 | Best Traditional World Music Album | Ilembe: Honoring Shaka Zulu | Ladysmith Black Mambazo (Mpindela Abednego Mazibuko, Mdletshe Albert Mazibuko, Ndoda Russel Mthembu, Joseph Shabalala, Msizi Innocent Shabalala, Sibongiseni Lucas Shabalala, Thamsanqua Shabalala, Thulani Shabalala), artist. John Lindemann & Martin Walters, engineers. | 
| 2008 | Best Contemporary World Music Album | Global Drum Project | Giovanni Hidalgo, Mickey Hart, Sikiru Adepoju & Zakir Hussain, artists. Mickey Hart, Tom Flye & Zakir Hussain, engineers. Mickey Hart & Zakir Hussain, producers. | 
| 2008 | Best Polka Album | Let The Whole World Sing | Jimmy Sturr And His Orchestra (Jimmy Sturr), artist. Dave Kowalski, Joseph Donofrio, Kenneth R. Irwin & Tom Pick, engineers. Joseph Donofrio, Kenneth R. Irwin & Tom Pick, producers. | 
| 2008 | Best Musical Album For Children | Here Come The 123s | They Might Be Giants (Marty Beller, John Flansburgh, John Linnell, Dan Miller, Daniel Weinkauf), artist. Greg Thompson & Pat Dillett, engineers. Pat Dillett & They Might Be Giants (Marty Beller, John Flansburgh, John Linnell, Dan Miller, Daniel Weinkauf), producers. | 
| 2008 | Best Spoken Word Album For Children | Yes To Running! Bill Harley Live | Bill Harley, artist. Beth Anne Austein, David Correia & Michael Marsolek, engineers. Bill Harley & Daniel P. Dauterive, producers. | 
| 2008 | Best Spoken Word Album (Includes Poetry, Audio Books & Story Telling) | An Inconvenient Truth (Al Gore) | Beau Bridges, Blair Underwood & Cynthia Nixon, artists. Rick Bradley, engineer. Elisa Shokoff, producer. | 
| 2008 | Best Comedy Album | It's Bad For Ya | George Carlin, artist. Don Worsham, engineer. George Carlin, producer. | 
| 2008 | Best Musical Show Album | In The Heights | Lin-Manuel Miranda, composer/lyricist. Alex Lacamoire, Andres Levin, Bill Sherman, Joel W. Moss, Kurt Deutsch & Lin-Manuel Miranda, producers. Joel W. Moss & Tim Latham, engineers. | 
| 2008 | Best Compilation Soundtrack Album For Motion Picture, Television Or Other Visual Media | Juno | Jason Reitman, Margaret Yen & Peter Afterman, producers. | 
| 2008 | Best Score Soundtrack Album For Motion Picture, Television Or Other Visual Media | The Dark Knight | Hans Zimmer & James Newton Howard, composers. Alan Meyerson & Geoff Foster, engineers. Alex Gibson, Hans Zimmer, James Newton Howard & Lorne Balfe, producers. | 
| 2008 | Best Song Written For Motion Picture, Television Or Other Visual Media | Down To Earth | Peter Gabriel & Thomas Newman, songwriters. | 
| 2008 | Best Instrumental Composition | The Adventures Of Mutt | John Williams, composer. | 
| 2008 | Best Instrumental Arrangement | Define Dancing | Peter Gabriel & Thomas Newman, arrangers. | 
| 2008 | Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocalist(s) | Here's That Rainy Day | Nan Schwartz, arranger. | 
| 2008 | Best Recording Package | Death Magnetic | Bruce Duckworth, David Turner & Sarah Moffat, art directors. | 
| 2008 | Best Boxed Or Special Limited Edition Package | In Rainbows | Christiaan Munro, Mel Maxwell & Stanley Donwood, art directors. | 
| 2008 | Best Album Notes | Kind Of Blue: 50th Anniversary Collector's Edition | Francis Davis, album notes writer. | 
| 2008 | Best Historical Album | Art Of Field Recording Volume I: Fifty Years Of Traditional American Music Documented By Art Rosenbaum | Art Rosenbaum & Steven Ledbetter, compilation producers. Michael Graves, mastering engineer. | 
| 2008 | Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical | Consolers Of The Lonely | Jack White, Joseph Chiccarelli & Vance Powell, engineers. | 
| 2008 | Producer Of The Year, Non-Classical | Producer Of The Year, Non-Classical | Rick Rubin, producer. | 
| 2008 | Best Remixed Recording, Non-Classical | Electric Feel (Justice Remix) | Justice (Gaspard Auge, Xavier de Rosnay), remixer. | 
| 2008 | Best Surround Sound Album | Mussorgsky: Pictures At An Exhibition; Night On Bald Mountain; Prelude To Khovanshchina | Michael J. Bishop, surround mix engineer. Michael J. Bishop, surround mastering engineer. Robert Woods, surround producer. | 
| 2008 | Best Engineered Album, Classical | Traditions And Transformations: Sounds Of Silk Road Chicago | Christopher Willis, David Frost & Tom Lazarus, engineers. | 
| 2008 | Producer Of The Year, Classical | Producer Of The Year, Classical | David Frost, producer. | 
| 2008 | Best Classical Album | Weill: Rise And Fall Of The City Of Mahagonny | Anthony Dean Griffey, Audra McDonald & Patti LuPone, artists. James Conlon, conductor. Fred Vogler, producer. | 
| 2008 | Best Orchestral Performance | Shostakovich: Symphony No. 4 | Bernard Haitink, conductor. Christopher Willis, engineer. James Mallinson, producer. | 
| 2008 | Best Opera Recording | Weill: Rise And Fall Of The City Of Mahagonny | James Conlon, conductor. Fred Vogler, producer. Anthony Dean Griffey, Audra McDonald & Patti LuPone, soloists. | 
| Year | Category | Title | Winners | 
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Best Choral Performance | Symphony Of Psalms | Simon Halsey, chorus master. Simon Rattle, conductor. | 
| 2008 | Best Instrumental Soloist(s) Performance (with Orchestra) | Schoenberg/Sibelius: Violin Concertos | Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor. Hilary Hahn, soloist. Stephan Flock, engineer/mixer. Arend Prohmann & Sid McLauchlan, producers. | 
| 2008 | Best Instrumental Soloist Performance (without Orchestra) | Piano Music Of Salonen, Stucky, And Lutoslawski | Gloria Cheng, soloist. Judith Sherman, engineer. Judith Sherman, producer. | 
| 2008 | Best Chamber Music Performance | Carter, Elliott: String Quartets Nos. 1 And 5 | Pacifica Quartet (Sibbi Bernhardsson, Simin Ganatra, Masumi Per Rostad, Brandon Vamos), ensemble. William Mayhone, engineer/mixer. Judith Sherman, producer. | 
| 2008 | Best Small Ensemble Performance | Spotless Rose: Hymns To The Virgin Mary | Charles Bruffy, conductor. Phoenix Chorale, ensemble. John Newton, engineer/mixer. Blanton Alspaugh, producer. | 
| 2008 | Best Classical Vocal Performance | Corigliano: Mr. Tambourine Man: Seven Poems Of Bob Dylan | Hila Plitmann, soloist. John Corigliano, Tim Handley & Tom Lazarus, engineers. John Corigliano & Tim Handley, producers. | 
| 2008 | Best Classical Contemporary Composition | Mr. Tambourine Man: Seven Poems Of Bob Dylan | John Corigliano, composer. | 
| 2008 | Best Classical Crossover Album | Simple Gifts | The King's Singers (Stephen Connolly, Christopher Gabbitas, David Hurley, Philip Lawson, Paul Phoenix, Robin Tyson), ensemble. Gregg Jackman, engineer. The King's Singers, producer. | 
| 2008 | Best Short Form Music Video | Pork And Beans | Weezer (Brian Bell, Rivers Cuomo, Scott Shriner, Pat Wilson), artist. Mathew Cullen, video director. Bernard Rahill, video producer. | 
| 2008 | Best Long Form Music Video | Runnin' Down A Dream | Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers (Ron Blair, Mike Campbell, Steve Ferrone, Tom Petty, Benmont Tench, Scott Thurston), artist. Peter Bogdanovich, video director. George Drakoulias & Skot Bright, video producers. |