List of Grammy Award categories

The Grammy Awards are awarded in a series of categories, each of which isolate a specific contribution to the recording industry. The standard awards list nominees in each category, from which a winner is selected. In 1959, in the first award ceremony, 28 Grammys were awarded. The number of awards has grown over time as new categories are added; at one time, over 100 awards were given. The number has also fluctuated as some older ones were removed. For the upcoming 2026 ceremony, there are 96 categories, an increase of two from the the previous year.

Some special awards are awarded without nomination in eight categories ranging from "Lifetime Achievement" to "Technical".

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