Which Movie and TV people won Grammys?
Monday, April 4, 2022 at 12:16PM by Nathaniel R
Ben Platt, Rachel Zegler, Cynthia Erivo, and Leslie Odom Jr sing "Somewhere" from West Side Story at the Grammys
The Grammys have almost 90 categories so it can get very difficult to track them all. "Complete lists of winners" around the web are usually missing several if not 2/3rds of the actual winners. The list which follows in this post is also probably not complete though we tried by pooling from different sources. We only care about the Grammys very selectively since we're focused on the actors mediums (film, tv, stage) so the "Triple Crown" has always been cooler to us than the EGOT. Neverthless, there are some venn diagram overlaps between our concerns and the Grammys since at least a few actors are nominated each year for something or another. What's more, despite the remake of West Side Story being up for several Oscars, it essentially got a better tribute at the Grammys. That came by way of a truly stirring "In Memoriam" presentation which ended, reverently, with the late great Stephen Sondheim.
So who got closer to an EGOT last night, even if they're still very far away? Find out after the jump...
• Andra Day, who received a Golden Globe statue and an Oscar nomination for her debut role in United States vs Billie Holiday won a "Compilation Soundtrack" Grammy, which was her third Grammy nomination overall. This album was also nominated in our own annual Film Bitch Awards.
• Don Cheadle won a Spoken Word Grammy for the audiobook on John Lewis' life. It's strangely Cheadle's first of the four major Showbiz Trophies (the others being the Emmy, Oscar, and Tony of course) despite having a lot of Emmy nominations and one Oscar previous Oscar bid.
• Disgraced comedian/actor Louis C.K. took the Grammy for Comedy Album, which got social media all riled up, so he's now halfway to an EGOT... not that halfway is close or that he'll ever get there.
• Questlove won a Grammy just one week after winning an Oscar for the same achievement, the documentary Summer of Soul.
• Bo Burnham, who had already won an Emmy, is also now halfway to an EGOT. He is infinitely more likely to finish it, though, since he is truly a man of multi-hyphenate talents: he acts, he screenwrites, he directs, he produces. His Grammy is for "Song Written For Visual Media" for his special Bo Burnham Inside which we've talked about a few times here.
• And the night's big winner was Jon Batiste. He won the top category for his album "We Are" but he also picked up a Grammy for the score of Soul, which had already won him an Oscar.
• Lady Gaga collected her lucky 13th Grammy, this time for Traditional Pop Vocal Album "Love For Sale" with Tony Bennett. She's won in the following nine categories: Pop Vocal Album, Pop Solo Performance (2 times... but once when the category was still gendered), Pop Duo/Group Performance (2 times), Dance Recording, Electronic/Dance Album, Compilation Soundtrack, Song Written For Visual Media (3 times), Music Video and Traditional Pop Vocal Album (2 times... both for duet albums with Tony Bennett)
• Here's that In Memoriam we were talking about...
CHILLS: Ben Platt, Rachel Zegler, Cynthia Erivo, and Leslie Odom Jr. concluded the #GRAMMYs' In Memoriam montage with a stunning tribute to Broadway legend Stephen Sondheim pic.twitter.com/LIdmDUPspy
— NowThis (@nowthisnews) April 4, 2022
OKAY THE LIST OF WINNERS...
MARQUEE CATEGORIES
Record / Song of the Year "Leave The Door Open," Silk Sonic
Album of the Year "We Are," Jon Batiste
New Artist Olivia Rodrigo
VISUAL MEDIA
Musical Theater Album "The Unofficial Bridgerton Musical," Emily Bear, producer; Abigail Barlow and Emily Bear, composers/lyricists (Barlow & Bear)
Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media "The United States vs Billie Holiday," Andra Day
Score Soundtrack for Visual Media [TIE] "The Queen's Gambit," Carlos Rafael Rivera and "Soul," Jon Batiste, Trent Reznor, and Atticus Ross
Song Written for Visual Media Bo Burnham "All Eyes on Me," Bo Burnham
Music Video "Freedom," (Jon Batiste) Alan Ferguson, video director; Alex P. Willson, video producer.
Music Film "Summer of Soul (Various Artists) Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson, video director; David Dinerstein, Robert Fyvolent and Joseph Patel, video producers.
POP / DANCE
Pop Solo Performance "Drivers License," Olivia Rodrigo
Pop Duo or Group Performance "Kiss Me More," Doja Cat feat. SZA
Traditional Pop Vocal Album "Love for Sale," Tony Bennett & Lady Gaga
Pop Vocal Album "Sour," Olivia Rodrigo
Dance Recording "Alive," Rüfüs Du Sol
Dance/Electronic Album "Subconciously," Black Coffee
RAP
Rap Album "Call Me If You Get Lost," Tyler, the Creator
Rap Performance "Family Ties," Baby Keem and Kendrick Lamar
Melodic Rap Performance "Hurricane," Kanye West feat. The Weeknd and Lil Baby
Rap Song "Jail," Kanye West and Jay-Z
LATIN
Latin Pop Album "Mendó," Alex Cuba
Latin Jazz Album "Mirror Mirror," Eliane Eiias with Chick Corea and Chucho Valdés
Latin Rock or Alernative Album "Origen," Juanes
Regional Mexican Music Album (Including Tejano) "A Mis 80's," Vicente Fernandz
Tropical Latin Album "Salswing!" Ruben Blades y Robert Delgado & Orquesta
MISCELLANIA
New Age Album "Divine Tides," Stewart Copeland and Ricky Kej
Musica Urbana Album "El Último Tour Del Mundo," Bad Bunny
Alternative Music Album "Daddy's Home," St. Vincent
Contemporary Instrumental Album "Tree Falls," Taylor Eigsti
Reggae Album "Beauty in the Silence," Soja
Global Music Album "Mother Nature," Angelique Kidjo
Global Music Performance "Mohabbat," Arooja Aftab
Children's Music Album "A Colorful World," Falu
Spoken Word Album "Carry On: Reflections for a New Generation from John Lewis," Don Cheadle
Comedy Album "Sincerely Louis CK," Louis CK
Immersive Audio Album "Alicia,” George Massenburg and Eric Schilling, immersive mix engineers; Michael Romanowski, immersive mastering engineer; Ann Mincieli, immersive producer (Alicia Keys)
Engineered Album, Non-Classical "Love For Sale," Dae Bennett, Josh Coleman and Billy Cumella, engineers; Greg Calbi and Steve Fallone, mastering engineers (Tony Bennett and Lady Gaga)
Producer of the Year, Non-Classical Jack Antonoff
Remixed Recording "Passenger," (Mike Shinoa Remix) Deftones track from "White Pony"
Recording Package “Pakelang,” Li Jheng Han and Yu, Wei, Art Directors (2nd Generation Falangao Singing Group and the Chairman Crossover Big Band)
Boxed or Special Limited Edition Package “All Things Must Pass: 50th Anniversary Edition,” Darren Evans, Dhani Harrison and Olivia Harrison, art directors (George Harrison)
Album Notes “The Complete Louis Armstrong Columbia and RCA Victor Studio Sessions 1946-1966,” Ricky Riccardi, album notes writer (Louis Armstrong)
Historical Album “Joni Mitchell Archives, Vol. 1: The Early Years (1963-1967),” Patrick Milligan and Joni Mitchell, compilation producers; Bernie Grundman, mastering engineer (Joni Mitchell)
JAZZ
Improvised Jazz Solo "Humpty Dumpty (Set 2)," Chick Corea, soloist
Jazz Vocal Album "Songwrights Apothecary Lab," Esperanza Spalding
Jazz Instrumental Album "Skyline," Ron Carter, Jack DeJohnette, Gonzalo Rubalcaba
Large Jazz Ensemble Album "For Jimmy, Wes, and Oliver," Christian McBride Big Band
RHYTHM & BLUES
R&B Performance [TIE] "Leave The Door Open," Silk Sonic AND "Pick Up Your Feelings," Jazmine Sullivan
R&B Song "Leave The Door Open," Silk Sonic
Traditional R&B Performance "Fight For You," H.E.R.
Progressive R&B Album "Table for Two," Lucky Daye
R&B Album "Heaux Tales," Jazmine Sullivan
Traditional Blues Album "I Be Trying," Cedric Burnside
Contemporary Blues Album "662," Christone "Kingfish" Ingram
COUNTRY / ROOTS / FOLK
Country Solo Performance "You Should Probably Leave," Chris Stapleton
Country Duo or Group Performance "Younger Me," Brothers Osborne
Country Song "Cold," Chris Stapleton
Country Album "Starting Over," Chris Stapleton
American Roots Performance "Cry," Jon Batiste
American Roots Song "Cry," Jon Batiste and Steve McEwan
Americana Album "Nativa Sons," Los Lobos
Bluegrass Album "My Bluegrass Heart," Béla Fleck
Folk Album "They're Calling Me Home," Rhiannon Giddens with Francesca Turrisi
Regional Roots Music Album "Kau Ka Pe'a," Kalani Pe'a
ROCK
Rock Performance "Making a Fire," Foo Fighters
Rock Song "Waiting on a War," Foo Fighters
Rock Album "Medicine at Midnight," Foo Fighters
Metal Performance "The Alien," Dream Theater
GOSPEL
Gospel Performance/Song "Never Lost," CeCe Winans
Contemporary Christian Music Performance/Song "Believe for it," CeCe Winan; Dwan Hill, Kyle Lee CeCe Winans, and Mitch Wong
Gospel Album "Believe For It," CeCe Winans
Contemporary Christian Music Album "Old Church Basement," Elevation Worship and Maverick City Music
Roots Gospel Album "My Saviour," Carrie Underwood
CLASSICAL
Engineered Album, Classical “Chanticleer Sings Christmas,” Leslie Ann Jones, engineer (Chanticleer)
Producer of the Year, Classical Judith Sherman
Orchestral Performance “Price: Symphonies Nos. 1 & 3,” Yannick Nézet-Séguin, conductor (Philadelphia Orchestra)
Opera Recording “Glass: Akhnaten,” Karen Kamensek, conductor; J’Nai Bridges, Anthony Roth Costanzo, Zachary James and Dísella Lárusdóttir; David Frost, producer (The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra; The Metropolitan Opera Chorus)
Choral Performance “Mahler: Symphony No. 8, ‘Symphony of a Thousand,’” Gustavo Dudamel, conductor; Grant Gershon, Robert Istad, Fernando Malvar-Ruiz and Luke McEndarfer, chorus masters (Leah Crocetto, Mihoko Fujimura, Ryan McKinny, Erin Morley, Tamara Mumford, Simon O’Neill, Morris Robinson and Tamara Wilson; Los Angeles Philharmonic; Los Angeles Children’s Chorus, Los Angeles Master Chorale, National Children’s Chorus and Pacific Chorale)
Chamber Music/Small Ensemble Performance “Beethoven: Cello Sonatas - Hope Amid Tears,” Yo-Yo Ma and Emanuel Ax
Classical Instrumental Solo “Alone Together,” Jennifer Koh
Classical Solo Vocal Album “Mythologies,” Sangeeta Kaur and Hila Plitmann (Virginie D’Avezac De Castera, Lili Haydn, Wouter Kellerman, Nadeem Majdalany, Eru Matsumoto and Emilio D. Miler)
Classical Compendium “Women Warriors - The Voices of Change,” Amy Andersson, conductor; Amy Andersson, Mark Mattson and Lolita Ritmanis, producers.
Contemporary Classical Composition “Shaw: Narrow Sea,” Caroline Shaw, composer (Dawn Upshaw, Gilbert Kalish and Sō Percussion)
Instrumental Composition "Eberhard," Lyle Mays
Arrangement, Instrumental or A Cappella “Meta Knight’s Revenge (From ‘Kirby Superstar’),” Charlie Rosen and Jake Silverman, arrangers (The 8-Bit Big Band featuring Button Masher)
Arrangement, Instruments and Vocals “To The Edge Of Longing (Edit Version),” Vince Mendoza, Arranger (Vince Mendoza, Czech National Symphony Orchestra and Julia Bullock)
Reader Comments (11)
This is actually Cheadle’s second Grammy believe it or not. The first was for the film Miles Ahead (film compilation/soundtrack I believe). This win was crazier to me because he upset President Obama.
Wow! Tony Bennett won his 20th Grammy out of 42 nominations.
So Don Cheadle now has 2 Grammys to go with his 2 Golden Globe Awards and his 2 Screen Actors Guild Awards, but he lost his only Oscar nomination and is 0 for 11 at the Emmys. And Cheadle's win yesterday was even stranger in that his was the only project in the category not narrated by someone who created the work being narrated (and I am still bummed because this would have been an easy EGOT-completing win for Viola Davis and Cicely Tyson narrating Tyson's memoir).
I appreciate how the Grammy show is dedicated to celebrating the nominees. Everyone who follows the Grammys knows that some of their nominees seem pretty odd, to say the least, but there is never a hint of embarassment about the nominees during the show. The show also does a great job of introducing the audience to less well-known nominees. I'm a big fan of several of the album of the year nominees, and I'm not too familiar with John Batiste. That said, when John Batiste won, I couldn't begrudge him, because his performance was so good.
I know film and music are different mediums and it's easier to put on a music awards show with built-in performances than a movie awards show, but I do wish the Oscars would look to the Grammys to learn a few things.
Jon Batiste is also the music director and lead performer on Stephen Colbert's late night talk show. The easiest way for him to win an Emmy for that show is to:
1) get a producer credit and win an Emmy for Variety Talk Series (or Live Variety Special)
2) get a writer credit and win an Emmy for Writing for a Variety Series
3) write a song for the show and win an Emmy for Original Music and Lyrics
The third is hardest because the category applies to all programs, not just variety series. Last year's nominees were songs from two limited series, two regular series, and two one-time specials. Even if Batiste wrote an incredible song, it wouldn't stand out on a late-night talk show that produces so many episodes.
Batiste's path to an Emmy seems more likely on a separate project, away from his talk show job.
The Grammys.... BLECH!!! I can't believe they left off Joey Jordison of Slipknot/the Murderdolls from the memoriam. Yet, they let Ben Platt sing.
Man, fuck the Grammys.
Don Cheadle seems like the kind of actor who when they finally get that leading role they just steamroll over everyone to win. I hope that time hasn't passed with Hotel Rwanda and that he gets more leading roles.
Country Duo Brothers Osborne song "Younger Me"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wc5j50Xbvqs
is about the Coming Out process. TJ, the singer and younger brother, came out as Gay last year.
Lady Gaga killed it in her performance, and then was so gracious picking up Dua Lipa (?)'s dress.
The spoken word category really f@!$=d itself when they chose NOT to nominate Cicely Tyson/Viola Davis and Mariah Carey. The Carey exclusion was especially baffling seeing as how it was a) a raved about audiobook and b) she has a shit ton of Grammy nominations.
Lady Gaga can do no wrong. Just wow. I was hoping she would win Album of the Year with Tony, but I can't begrudge Batiste, even though I haven't heard that album. But he is a genius. no doubt about it. Some great performances Sunday night!
Now, will they please return the gender divide to the vocal categories. Come on!
I like Gaga, but the first half of her performance was all vocal affectations and crazed energy. I didn't feel anything from it.
I really liked Billie Eilish -- I'm not exactly a fan, but that's a great song, and she sold the hell out of it. I also thought the Sondheim performance was very well done. I really need to finally see the new West Side Story ... Rachel Zegler's voice is gorgeous.