Best Song by a Male Vocalist
- "Dreaming with a Broken Heart" - John Mayer (Steve Jordan & John Mayer)
- "Everything" - Michael Bublé (Bob Rock)
- "Grace Kelly" - Mika (Greg Wells)
- "Stronger" - Kanye West (Kanye West & Mike Dean)
- "Wait for You" - Elliott Yamin (Stargate)
- "What Goes Around... Comes Around" - Justin Timberlake (Justin Timberlake, Timbaland & Danja Hills)
(Honourable Mentions: "Amazing" - Seal, "Dance Tonight" - Paul McCartney, "Little Wonders" - Rob Thomas, "World" - Five for Fighting)
Best Song by a Female Vocalist
- "1234" - Feist (Feist, Ben Mink & Gonzales)
- "Before He Cheats" - Carrie Underwood (Mark Bright)
- "Big Girls Don't Cry" - Fergie (Will.i.am)
- "Irreplaceable" - Beyoncé (Beyoncé Knowles, Stargate & Ne-Yo)
- "No One" - Alicia Keys (Alicia Keys & Kerry Brothers)
- "Rehab" - Amy Winehouse (Mark Ronson)
(Honourable Mentions: "Bubbly" - Colbie Caillat, "Candyman" - Christina Aguilera, "Girlfriend" - Avril Lavigne, "Say it Right" - Nelly Furtado)
Best Song by a Duo, Group or Band
- "Falling Slowly" - Glen Hansard & Markéta Irglová (Glen Hansard)
- "Hey There Delilah" - Plain White T's (Ariel Rechtshaid & Sean O'Keefe)
- "Home" - Daughtry (Howard Benson)
- "Makes Me Wonder" - Maroon 5 (Mark Endert & Maroon 5)
- "The Sweet Escape" - Gwen Stefani, ft. Akon (Aliaune Thiam & Giorgio Tuinfort)
- "Umbrella" - Rihanna, ft. Jay-Z (Tricky Stewart)
(Honourable Mentions: "First Time" - Lifehouse, "The Pretender" - Foo Fighters, "This Ain't a Scene, It's an Arms Race" - Fall Out Boy, "What I've Done" - Linkin Park)
Best Album
- Back to Black - Amy Winehouse (Mark Ronson & Salaam Remi)
- Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace - Foo Fighters (Gil Norton)
- It Won't Be Soon Before Long - Maroon 5 (Mike Elizondo, Mark Endert, Spike Stent & Maroon 5)
- Lost Highway - Bon Jovi (Dann Huff & John Shanks)
- River: The Joni Letters - Herbie Hancock (Herbie Hancock & Larry Klein)
(Honourable Mentions: The Best Damn Thing - Avril Lavigne, Daughtry - Daughtry, Graduation - Kanye West, Memory Almost Full - Paul McCartney, Minutes to Midnight - Linkin Park)
Best Music Video
- "1234" - Feist (Patrick Daughters, director; Geoff McLean, producer)
- "D.A.N.C.E." - Justice (Jonas and Francois & So Me, directors/producers)
- "God's Gonna Cut You Down" - Johnny Cash (Tony Kaye, director; Rachel Curl, producer)
- "Rehab" - Amy Winehouse (Phil Griffin, director)
- "Stronger" - Kanye West (Hype Williams, director)
- "What Goes Around... Comes Around" - Justin Timberlake (Samuel Bayer, director)
(Honourable Mentions: "Gone Daddy Gone" - Gnarls Barkley, "Irreplaceable" - Beyoncé, "What I've Done" - Linkin Park, "When You're Gone" - Avril Lavigne)
Best Country Song
- "Before He Cheats" - Carrie Underwood (Mark Bright)
- "Give It Away" - George Strait (George Strait & Tony Brown)
- "How Long" - Eagles (Eagles, Steuart Smith, Scott Crago & Bill Szymczyk)
- "Long Trip Alone" - Dierks Bentley (Brett Beavers)
- "Stupid Boy" - Keith Urban (Dann Huff & Keith Urban)
- "Teardrops on My Guitar" - Taylor Swift (Nathan Chapman)
(Honourable Mentions: "Famous in a Small Town" - Miranda Lambert, "I Need You" - Tim McGraw & Faith Hill, "If You're Reading This" - Tim McGraw, "Lost Highway" - Willie Nelson & Ray Price, )
Best Dance/Electronic Song
- "D.A.N.C.E." - Justice (Justice)
- "Do It Again" - The Chemical Brothers (The Chemical Brothers)
- "Don't Stop the Music" - Rihanna (Stargate)
- "LoveStoned/I Think She Knows (Interlude)" - Justin Timberlake (Justin Timberlake, Timbaland & Danja Hills)
- "Love Today" - Mika (Greg Wells)
- "The Way I Are" - Timbaland, ft. Keri Hilson (Timbaland)
(Honourable Mentions: "Gimme More" - Britney Spears, "Love is Gone" - David Guetta, ft. Chris Willis, "New York New York" - Moby, ft. Debbie Harry, "What Hurts the Most" - Cascada)
Best Pop Song
- "Belief" - John Mayer (Steve Jordan & John Mayer)
- "Home" - Daughtry (Howard Benson)
- "Makes Me Wonder" - Maroon 5 (Mark Endert & Maroon 5)
- "Rehab" - Amy Winehouse (Mark Ronson)
- "What Goes Around... Comes Around" - Justin Timberlake (Justin Timberlake, Timbaland & Danja Hills)
(Honourable Mentions: "Big Girls Don't Cry" - Fergie, "Candyman" - Christina Aguilera, "Everything" - Michael Bublé, "Give It To Me" - Timbaland, ft. Nelly Furtado & Justin Timberlake, "Hey There Delilah" - Plain White T's)
Best Rap Song
- "Big Things Poppin' (Do It)" - T.I. (Mannie Fresh)
- "Good Life" - Kanye West, ft. T-Pain (Kanye West, Mike Dean & DJ Toomp)
- "The People" - Common (Kanye West)
- "Stronger" - Kanye West (Kanye West)
- "Umbrella" - Rihanna, ft. Jay-Z (Tricky Stewart)
(Honourable Mentions: "Ayo Technology" - 50 Cent, ft. Justin Timberlake & Timbaland, "Can't Tell Me Nothing" - Kanye West, "Like This" - Kelly Rowland, ft. Eve, "Show Me What You Got" - Jay-Z, "Southside" - Common, ft. Kanye West)
Best Rock Song
- "Dance Floor Anthem (I Don't Wanna Be in Love)" - Good Charlotte (Don Gilmore)
- "Icky Thump" - The White Stripes (Jack White)
- "Over You" - Daughtry (Howard Benson)
- "The Pretender" - Foo Fighters (Gil Norton)
- "Radio Nowhere" - Bruce Springsteen (Brendan O'Brien)
- "What I've Done" - Linkin Park (Rick Rubin & Mike Shinoda)
- "Working Class Hero" - Green Day (Green Day)
(Honourable Mentions: "Snow (Hey Oh)" - Red Hot Chili Peppers, "Thnks fr th mmrs" - Fall Out Boy, "Welcome to the Black Parade" - My Chemical Romance)
Best Songwriting
- "Big Girls Don't Cry" - Fergie (Stacy Ferguson & Toby Gad)
- "Hey There Delilah" - Plain White T's (Tom Higgenson)
- "Like a Star" - Corinne Bailey Rae (Corinne Bailey Rae)
- "Rehab" - Amy Winehouse (Amy Winehouse)
- "What Goes Around... Comes Around" - Justin Timberlake (Justin Timberlake, Timothy Mosley & Nate Hills)
(Honourable Mentions: "Irreplaceable" - Beyoncé, "No One" - Alicia Keys, "Umbrella" - Rihanna, ft. Jay-Z, "Welcome to the Black Parade" - My Chemical Romance, "When You're Gone" - Avril Lavigne)
Best Original Score
- Babel (Gustavo Santaolalla)
- The Departed (Howard Shore)
- Notes on a Scandal (Philip Glass)
- Pan's Labyrinth (Javier Navarrete)
- Ratatouille (Michael Giacchino)
(Honourable Mentions: Blood Diamond (James Newton Howard), Casino Royale (David Arnold), Dexter (Daniel Licht), Happy Feet (John Powell))
Best Compilation Soundtrack
- Across the Universe (Music from the Motion Picture) (T-Bone Burnett, Elliot Goldenthal & Matthias Gohl)
- Dreamgirls: Music from the Motion Picture (Harvey Mason Jr., Randy Spendlove & Damon Thomas)
- Hairspray: Soundtrack to the Motion Picture (Marc Shaiman)
- Love: The Beatles (George Martin & Giles Martin)
- Once (Music from the Motion Picture) (Glen Hansard)
Best Song Written for Visual Media
- "Falling Slowly" - Once (Glen Hansard & Markéta Irglová)
- "Guaranteed" - Into the Wild (Eddie Vedder)
- "Keep Holding On" - Eragon (Avril Lavigne & Lukasz Gottwald)
- "Listen" - Dreamgirls (Henry Krieger, Scott Cutler & Anne Preven)
- "Love You I Do" - Dreamgirls (Siedah Garrett & Henry Krieger)
(Honourable Mentions: "Le Festin" - Ratatouille, "Little Wonders" - Meet the Robinsons, "Patience" - Dreamgirls, "The Song of the Heart" - Happy Feet, "You Know My Name" - Casino Royale)
Best New Artist
- Amy Winehouse
- Daughtry
- Feist
- Paramore
- Taylor Swift
(Honourable Mentions: Colbie Caillat, Gym Class Heroes, Katharine McPhee, Ledisi, Sean Kingston)
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