The Grammy Award for Producer of the Year, Classical is an honor presented to record producers for quality classical music productions at the Grammy Awards, a ceremony that was established in 1958 and originally called the Gramophone Awards. Honors in several categories are presented at the ceremony annually by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences of the United States to "honor artistic achievement, technical proficiency and overall excellence in the recording industry, without regard to album sales or chart position".

Originally known as the Grammy Award for Classical Producer of the Year, the award was first presented to James Mallinson at the 22nd Grammy Awards (1980). The name remained unchanged until 1998, when the category became known as Producer of the Year, Classical. According to the category description guide for the 52nd Grammy Awards, the award is presented to album producers "whose recordings, released for the first time during the eligibility year, represent consistently outstanding creativity in the production of classical recordings". Producers must have produced at least 51% playing time on three separately released recordings (only one of which can be an opera released in DVD format). Producers may submit content as a team only if they worked together exclusively during the period of eligibility. The honor is presented alongside the award for Producer of the Year, Non-Classical.

As of 2023, David Frost, the son of Thomas Frost, who received an award in the same category in 1987, Steven Epstein, Robert Woods and Judith Sherman share the record for most wins, with seven each, while James Mallinson, Blanton Alspaugh and Elaine Martone have been presented the award three times. Two-time recipients include Joanna Nickrenz (once alongside Marc Aubort), who was also the first female to both be nominated and win the award. Steven Epstein holds the record for most nominations in the category, with 19, followed closely by James Mallinson at 18. Robina G. Young and Jay David Saks hold the record for most nominations without a win, with 10 each.

Recipients

1980s

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| rowspan="8" style="text-align: center;" | 1980<br>

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| James Mallinson

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| Marc Aubort and Joanna Nickrenz

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| Andrew Kazdin

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| Paul Myers

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| Vittorio Negri

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| Thomas Z. Shepard

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| Robert Woods

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| rowspan="6" style="text-align: center;" | 1981<br>

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| Robert Woods

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| Steven Epstein

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| Andrew Kazdin

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| John McClure

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| Paul Myers

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| rowspan="6" style="text-align: center;" | 1982<br>

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| James Mallinson

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| Steven Epstein

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| Andrew Kazdin

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| Jay David Saks

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| Robert Woods

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| rowspan="6" style="text-align: center;" | 1983<br>

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| Robert Woods

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| Samuel H. Carter and Glenn Gould

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| Steven Epstein

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| James Mallinson

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| Jay David Saks

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| rowspan="6" style="text-align: center;" | 1984<br>

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| Marc Aubort and Joanna Nickrenz

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| Andrew Cornall

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| Steven Epstein

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| Steven Paul

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| Jay David Saks

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| rowspan="6" style="text-align: center;" | 1985<br>

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| Steven Epstein

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| Marc Aubort and Joanna Nickrenz

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| Jay David Saks

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| Thomas Z. Shepard

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| Robert Woods

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| rowspan="6" style="text-align: center;" | 1986<br>

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| Robert Woods

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| Steven Epstein

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| James Mallinson

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| David Mottley

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| Jay David Saks

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| rowspan="6" style="text-align: center;" | 1987<br>

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| Marc Aubort and Joanna Nickrenz

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| Steven Epstein

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| Jay David Saks

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| Robert Woods

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| rowspan="6" style="text-align: center;" | 1988<br>

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| Robert Woods

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| Steven Epstein

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| Thomas Frost

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| Michael Haas

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| Jay David Saks

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| rowspan="6" style="text-align: center;" | 1989<br>

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| Robert Woods

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| Andrew Cornall

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| Steven Epstein

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| Thomas Frost

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| Joanna Nickrenz

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1990s

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| rowspan="6" style="text-align: center;" | 1990<br>

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| Robert Woods

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| Wolf Erichson

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| Michael Haas

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| Patti Laursen

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| Elizabeth Ostrow

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| rowspan="6" style="text-align: center;" | 1991<br>

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| Adam Stern

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| Michael Fine

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| Judith Sherman

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| Hans Weber

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| Max Wilcox

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| rowspan="6" style="text-align: center;" | 1992<br>

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| James Mallinson

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| Steven Epstein

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| Thomas Frost

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| Jay David Saks

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| Hans Weber

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| rowspan="6" style="text-align: center;" | 1993<br>

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| Michael Fine

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| Andrew Cornall

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| Steven Epstein

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| Thomas Frost

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| James Mallinson

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| rowspan="6" style="text-align: center;" | 1994<br>

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| Judith Sherman

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| Andrew Cornall

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| Michael Haas

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| Adam Stern

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| Robina G. Young

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| rowspan="6" style="text-align: center;" | 1995<br>

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| Andrew Cornall

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| Anna Barry

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| Wilhelm Hellweg

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| Judith Sherman

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| Max Wilcox

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| rowspan="6" style="text-align: center;" | 1996<br>

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| Steven Epstein

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| Andrew Cornall

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| John Fraser

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| Jay David Saks

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| Michael Woolcock

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| rowspan="6" style="text-align: center;" | 1997<br>

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| Joanna Nickrenz

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| Manfred Eicher

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| James Mallinson

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| Martin Sauer

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| Gary Schultz

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| rowspan="6" style="text-align: center;" | 1998<br>

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| Steven Epstein

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| Wolf Erichson

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| J. Tamblyn Henderson Jr.

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| Andrew Keener

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| Judith Sherman

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| rowspan="6" style="text-align: center;" | 1999<br>

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| Steven Epstein

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| Manfred Eicher

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| James Mallinson

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| Andreas Neubronner

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| Robina G. Young

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2000s

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| rowspan="6" style="text-align: center;" | 2000<br>

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| Adam Abeshouse

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| Andrew Keener

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| Marina A. Ledin and Victor Ledin

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| James Mallinson

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| Robina G. Young

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| rowspan="6" style="text-align: center;" | 2001<br>

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| Steven Epstein

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| Manfred Eicher

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| John Fraser

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| Thomas Frost

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| James Mallinson

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| rowspan="6" style="text-align: center;" | 2002<br>

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| David Frost

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| James Mallinson

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| Joanna Nickrenz

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| Robina G. Young

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| rowspan="6" style="text-align: center;" | 2003<br>

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| Robert Woods

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| Andrew Cornall

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| Manfred Eicher

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| James Mallinson

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| Robina G. Young

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| rowspan="6" style="text-align: center;" | 2004<br>

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| Steven Epstein

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| Adam Abeshouse

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| Manfred Eicher

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| Marina A. Ledin and Victor Ledin

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| Robina G. Young

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| rowspan="6" style="text-align: center;" | 2005<br>

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| Manfred Eicher

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| James Mallinson

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| Robina G. Young

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| Daniel Zalay

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| rowspan="6" style="text-align: center;" | 2006<br>

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| Tim Handley

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| Christopher Alder

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| Steven Epstein

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| Michael Fine

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| Thomas C. Moore

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| rowspan="6" style="text-align: center;" | 2007<br>

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| Elaine Martone

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| Manfred Eicher

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| Stephen Johns

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| James Mallinson

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| Sid McLauchlan

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| rowspan="6" style="text-align: center;" | 2008<br>

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| Judith Sherman

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| Blanton Alspaugh

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| John Fraser

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| Marina A. Ledin and Victor Ledin

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| Robina G. Young

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| rowspan="6" style="text-align: center;" | 2009<br>

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| David Groves

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| Judith Sherman

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| Robert Woods

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| Robina G. Young

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2010s

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| rowspan="6" style="text-align: center;" | 2010<br>

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| Steven Epstein

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| Blanton Alspaugh

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| John Fraser

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| David Frost

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| James Mallinson

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| rowspan="6" style="text-align: center;" | 2011<br>

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| Blanton Alspaugh

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| Tim Handley

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| Marina A. Ledin and Victor Ledin

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| James Mallinson

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| rowspan="6" style="text-align: center;" | 2012<br>

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| Judith Sherman

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| Blanton Alspaugh

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| Manfred Eicher

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| David Frost

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| Peter Ruitenberg

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| rowspan="6" style="text-align: center;" | 2013<br>

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| Blanton Alspaugh

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| Tim Handley

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| Marina Ledin and Victor Ledin

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| James Mallinson

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| Dan Merceruio

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| rowspan="6" style="text-align: center;" | 2014<br>

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| David Frost

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| Manfred Eicher

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| Marina Ledin and Victor Ledin

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| James Mallinson

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| Jay David Saks

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| rowspan="6" style="text-align: center;" | 2015<br>

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| Judith Sherman

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| Morten Lindberg

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| Dimitriy Lipay

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| Elaine Martone

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| David Starobin

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| rowspan="6" style="text-align: center;" | 2016<br>

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| Judith Sherman

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| Blanton Alspaugh

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| Manfred Eicher

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| Marina A. Ledin and Victor Ledin

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| Dan Merceruio

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| rowspan="6" style="text-align: center;" | 2017<br>

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| David Frost

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| Blanton Alspaugh

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| Marina A. Ledin and Victor Ledin

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| Judith Sherman

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| Robina G. Young

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| rowspan="6" style="text-align: center;" | 2018<br>

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| David Frost

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| Blanton Alspaugh

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| Manfred Eicher

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| Morten Lindberg

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| Judith Sherman

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| rowspan="6" style="text-align: center;" | 2019<br>

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| Blanton Alspaugh

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| David Frost

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| Elizabeth Ostrow

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| Judith Sherman

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| Dirk Sobotka

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2020s

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| rowspan="6" style="text-align: center;" | 2020<br>

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| Blanton Alspaugh

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| James Ginsburg

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| Marina A. Ledin and Victor Ledin

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| Morten Lindberg

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| Dirk Sobotka

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| rowspan="6" style="text-align: center;" | 2021<br>

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| David Frost

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| Blanton Alspaugh

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| Jesse Lewis

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| Dmitriy Lipay

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| Elaine Martone

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| rowspan="6" style="text-align: center;" | 2022<br>

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| Judith Sherman

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| Blanton Alspaugh

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| Steven Epstein

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| David Frost

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| Elaine Martone

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| rowspan="6" style="text-align: center;" | 2023<br>

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| Judith Sherman

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| Jonathan Allen

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| Christoph Franke

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| James Ginsburg

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| Elaine Martone

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| rowspan="6" style="text-align: center;" | 2024

|- style="background:#FAEB86;"

| Elaine Martone

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| David Frost

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| Morten Lindberg

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| Dmitriy Lipay

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| Brian Pidgeon

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| rowspan="7" style="text-align: center;" | 2025<br>

|- style="background:#FAEB86;"

| Elaine Martone

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| Erica Brenner

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| Christoph Franke

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| Morten Lindberg

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| Dmitriy Lipay

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| Dirk Sobotka

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| rowspan="6" style="text-align: center;" | 2026<br>

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| Elaine Martone

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| Blanton Alspaugh

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| Sergei Kvitko

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| Morten Lindberg

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| Dmitriy Lipay

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<sup></sup> Each year is linked to the article about the Grammy Awards held that year.

Producers with multiple wins

;7 wins

  • David Frost
  • Steven Epstein
  • Robert Woods
  • Judith Sherman

;4 wins

  • Elaine Martone

;3 wins

  • Blanton Alspaugh
  • James Mallinson

;2 wins

  • Joanna Nickrenz

Producers with multiple nominations

;19 nominations

  • Steven Epstein

;18 nominations

  • James Mallinson

;14 nominations

  • Judith Sherman

;13 nominations

  • David Frost

;12 nominations

  • Robert Woods
  • Blanton Alspaugh
  • Manfred Eicher

;10 nominations

  • Robina G. Young
  • Jay David Saks

;9 nominations

  • Marina A. Ledin
  • Victor Ledin

;7 nominations

  • Elaine Martone
  • Andrew Cornall

;6 nominations

  • Joanna Nickrenz

;5 nominations

  • Morten Lindberg

;4 nominations

  • John Fraser
  • Marc Aubort

;3 nominations

  • Dmitriy Lipay
  • Dirk Sobotka
  • Tim Handley
  • Michael Haas
  • Andrew Kazdin

;2 nominations

  • Christoph Franke
  • James Ginsburg
  • Elizabeth Ostrow
  • Dan Merceruio
  • Adam Abeshouse
  • Max Wilcox
  • Adam Stern
  • Wolf Erichson
  • Andrew Keener
  • Hans Weber

See also

  • American classical music
  • List of Grammy Award categories

References

;General

  • Note: User must select the "Producer" category as the genre under the search feature.

;Specific

  • Official site of the Grammy Awards