1966 Grammy Awards
Updated February 21, 2017 | Factmonster Staff 
| Record of the Year | “Strangers in the Night,” Frank Sinatra |
| Album of the Year | Sinatra: A Man and His Music, Frank Sinatra (Reprise) |
| Song of the Year | “Michelle,” John Lennon and Paul McCartney, songwriters |
| Best Vocal Performance, Male | “Strangers in the Night,” Frank Sinatra |
| Best Vocal Performance, Female | “If He Walked Into My Life,” Eydie Gormé |
| Best Performance By a Vocal Group | “A Man and a Woman,” Anita Kerr Singers |
| Best Performance By a Chorus | “Somewhere, My Love” (Lara's Theme From Dr. Zhivago), Ray Conniff and Singers |
| Best Contemporary (Rock and Roll) Recording | “Winchester Cathedral,” New Vaudeville Band (Fontana) |
| Best Contemporary (Rock and Roll) Solo Vocal Performance, Male or Female | “Eleanor Rigby,” Paul McCartney |
| Best Contemporary (Rock and Roll) Group Performance, Vocal or Instrumental | “Monday, Monday,” Mamas and the Papas |
| Best Rhythm and Blues Recording | “Crying Time,” Ray Charles (ABC/Paramount) |
| Best Rhythm and Blues Solo Vocal Performance, Male or Female | “Crying Time,” Ray Charles |
| Best Rhythm and Blues Group, Vocal or Instrumental | “Hold It Right There,” Ramsey Lewis |
| Best Instrumental Jazz Performance, Group or Soloist With Group | “Goin' Out of My Head,” Wes Montgomery |
| Best Original Jazz Composition | “In the Beginning God,” Duke Ellington, composer |
| Best Country and Western Song | “Almost Persuaded,” Billy Sherrill and Glenn Sutton, songwriters |
| Best Country and Western Recording | “Almost Persuaded,” David Houston (Epic) |
| Best Country and Western Vocal Performance, Male | “Almost Persuaded,” David Houston |
| Best Country and Western Vocal Performance, Female | “Don't Touch Me,” Jeannie Seely |
| Best Sacred Recording (Musical) | Grand Old Gospel, Porter Wagoner and the Blackwood Brothers (RCA) |
| Best Folk Recording | Blues in the Street, Cortelia Clark (RCA) |
| Best Instrumental Arrangement | “What Now My Love,” Herb Alpert, arranger |
| Best Arrangement Accompanying a Vocalist or Instrumentalist | “Strangers in the Night,” Ernie Freeman, arranger |
| Best Instrumental Theme | “Batman Theme,” Neal Hefti, composer |
| Best Instrumental Performance (Other Than Jazz) | “What Now My Love,” Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass |
| Best Score From an Original Cast Show Album | Mame, Jerry Herman, composer (Columbia) |
| Best Original Score Written for a Motion Picture or Television Show | Dr. Zhivago, Maurice Jarre, composer |
| Album of the Year, Classical | Ives, Symphony No. 1 in D Minor, Morton Gould conducting Chicago Symphony (RCA) |
| Best Classical Performance, Orchestra | Mahler, Symphony No. 6 in A Minor, Erich Leinsdorf conducting Boston Symphony |
| Best Chamber Music Performance, Instrumental or Vocal | Boston Symphony Chamber Players, Boston Symphony Chamber Players |
| Best Classical Music Performance, Instrumental Soloist(s) (With or Without Orchestra) | Baroque Guitar, Julian Bream |
| Best Opera Recording | Wagner, Die Walkure, Georg Solti conducting Vienna Philharmonic; solos: Nilsson, Crespin, Ludwig, King and Hotter (London) |
| Best Classical Choral Performance (Other Than Opera) (tie) | Handel, Messiah, Robert Shaw conducting Robert Shaw Chorale and Orchestra |
| Ives, Music for Chorus, Gregg Smith conducting Columbia Chamber Orchestra, Gregg Smith Singers and Ithaca College Concert Choir; George Bragg conducting Texas Boys Choir | |
| Best Classical Vocal Soloist Performance (With or Without Orchestra) | Prima Donna, Leontyne Price; Francesco Molinari-Pradelli conducting RCA Italiana Opera Orchestra |
| Best Comedy Performance | Wonderfulness, Bill Cosby |
| Best Spoken Word, Documentary or Drama Recording | Edward R. Murrow: A Reporter Remembers—Vol. I The War Years, Edward R. Murrow (Columbia) |
| Best Recording for Children | Dr. Seuss Presents: “If I Ran the Zoo” and “Sleep Book,” Marvin Miller (RCA) |
| Best Album Cover, Graphic Arts | Revolver, Klaus Voormann, graphic artist (Capitol) |
| Best Album Cover, Photography | Confessions of a Broken Man, Les Leverette, photographer; Robert Jones, art director (RCA) |
| Best Album Notes | Sinatra at the Sands, Stan Cornyn, annotator (Reprise) |
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