Grammy Awards 1970
The 12th Grammy Awards · Held March 11, 1970 · 27 categories · everything in 1970
Album of the Year
Record of the Year
- Winner Aquarius/Let the Sunshine In · The 5th Dimension
- Nominee A Boy Named Sue · Johnny Cash
- Nominee Is That All There Is? · Peggy Lee
- Nominee Love Theme from Romeo and Juliet · Henry Mancini
- Nominee Spinning Wheel · Blood, Sweat & Tears
Song of the Year
- Winner Games People Play · Joe South
Best New Artist
- Winner Graham Nash
- Nominee Anne Murray
- Nominee Chicago
- Nominee Crosby, Stills & Nash
- Nominee Led Zeppelin
- Nominee Oliver
- Nominee The Carpenters
- Nominee The Neon Philharmonic
Best Children's Music Album
Best Comedy Album
- Winner Bill Cosby · Sports
Best Contemporary Song
- Winner Games People Play · Joe South
Best Country Instrumental Performance
Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal
- Winner MacArthur Park · Waylon Jennings
Best Country Song
- Winner A Boy Named Sue · Shel Silverstein, Johnny Cash
Best Ethnic or Traditional Folk Recording
- Winner Clouds · Joni Mitchell
Best Female Country Vocal Performance
- Winner Stand By Your Man · Tammy Wynette
Best Female Pop Vocal Performance
- Winner Is That All There Is? · Peggy Lee
Best Female R&B Vocal Performance
- Winner Share Your Love With Me · Aretha Franklin
Best Inspirational Performance
- Winner Ain't That Beautiful Singing · Jake Hess
Best Jazz Instrumental Album
- Winner Willow Weep for Me · Wes Montgomery
Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album
- Winner Walking in Space · Quincy Jones
Best Male Country Vocal Performance
- Winner A Boy Named Sue · Johnny Cash
Best Male Pop Vocal Performance
- Winner Everybody's Talkin' · Harry Nilsson
Best Male R&B Vocal Performance
- Winner The Chokin' Kind · Joe Simon
Best Pop Instrumental Performance
Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals
Best R&B Instrumental Performance
- Winner Games People Play · King Curtis
Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals
- Winner It's Your Thing · Isley Brothers
Best R&B Song
- Winner Color Him Father · Richard Spencer, The Winstons
Best Soul Gospel Performance
- Winner Oh Happy Day · Edwin Hawkins Singers