Grammy Award for Best Surround Sound Album

Grammy Award for Best Surround Sound Album
Awarded for	quality albums recorded and/or mixed in surround sound (classical and non-classical)
Country	United States
Presented by	National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences
First awarded	2005
Last awarded	2015
Official website	Grammy.com

The Grammy Award for "Best Surround Sound Album" was first awarded in 2005, as the first category in a new "Surround Sound" field.

This field currently holds the Best Surround Sound Album award as its sole category.

It is one of a few categories which are open to both classical and non-classical recordings, new or re-issued. To qualify for this category, the recording must be in surround quality (with a minimum of four channels). The recordings must be commercially available on either DVD Audio, DVD Video, Blu-ray, SACD or surround download. The award goes to the surround engineer(s), the surround mastering engineer(s) (if any) and the surround sound producer(s) (if any). Performing artists do not receive the award, except if they are also the surround (mastering) engineer or the surround sound producer.

Winners & Nominees

Legend: * = Surround Mix Engineer / ** = Surround Mastering Engineer / *** = Surround Producer

Year	Winner(s)	Title	Performing artist(s)	Nominees
2005	Al Schmitt, Robert Hadley & Doug Sax, John Burk, Phil Ramone & Herbert Walf**	Genius Loves Company	Ray Charles & Various Artists	Bob Clearmountain, Bob Ludwig, Rhett Davies** for Avalon (Roxy Music) Markus Heiland/, Andreas Neubronner** for Mahler: Symphony No. 4 (Michael Tilson Thomas) Ed Cherney, James Guthrie & Doug Sax* for Nick of Time (Bonnie Raitt) Martin Walters/, Paul Blakemore for Raise Your Spirit Higher (Ladysmith Black Mambazo)
2006	Chuck Ainlay, Bob Ludwig, Chuck Ainlay & Mark Knopfler**	Brothers In Arms - 20th Anniversary Edition	Dire Straits	Al Schmitt/, Doug Sax for The Girl In The Other Room (Diana Krall) Greg Penny//** for Honkey Château (Elton John) Elliot Scheiner, Bob Ludwig, Nick Rasculinecz** for In Your Honor (Foo Fighters) Phil Rowlands/, Nick Parker & Phil Rowlands** for Mussorgsky/Stokowski: Pictures At An Exhibition - Boris Godunov - Night on Bare Mountain (José Serebrier
2007	Elliot Scheiner, Darcy Proper, Donald Fagen**	Morph The Cat	Donald Fagen	Morten Lindberg & Hans Peter l'Orange, Morten Lindberg/** for Immortal Nystedt (Ensemble 96) Martin Walters//** for Long Walk To Freedom (Ladysmith Black Mambazo) Tony Papa, Bernie Grundman, Al Yankovic** for Straight Outta Lynwood ("Weird Al" Yankovic) P.J. Olsson & Alan Parsons, Bob Michaels, Alan Parsons** for A Valid Path (Alan Parsons)
2008	Paul Hicks, Tim Young, George Martin & Giles Martin**	Love	The Beatles	The Flaming Lips & Dave Fridmann//** for At War with the Mystics 5.1 (The Flaming Lips) Steven Wilson, Darcy Proper, Porcupine Tree** for Fear of a Blank Planet (Porcupine Tree) John Newton, Jonathan Cooper, Blanton Alspaugh** for Grechaninov: Passion Week (Charles Bruffy) Michael Bishop/, Elaine Martone** for Vaughan Williams: Symphony No. 5; Fantasia on a Theme of Thomas Tallis; Serenade to Music (Robert Spano)
2009	Michael Bishop/, Robert Woods**	Mussorgsky: Pictures At An Exhibition; Night On Bald Mountain; Prelude To Khovanshchina	Paavo Järvi & Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra	Morten Lindberg & Hans Peter l'Orange, Morten Lindberg/** for Divertimenti (Øyvind Gimse & TrondheimSolistene) John Newton, Jonathan Cooper & Mark Donahue, Blanton Alspaugh** for Rheinberger: Sacred Choral Works (Charles Bruffy) Bruce Sugar, Chris Bellman, Bill Crowley, Ringo Starr & Bruce Sugar** for Ringo 5.1: The Surround Sound Collection (Ringo Starr) Tohru Takayama, Keigo Oyamada** for Sensurround + B Sides (Cornelius)
2010	Michael Bishop/, Elaine Martone**	Transmigration	Robert Spano & The Atlanta Symphony Orchestra & Choruses	David Miles Huber//** for Colabs (David Miles Huber, Allen Hart, DJ Muad'Deep, Seren Wen, Musetta, Henta, Marcell Marias & Gail Pettis) Morten Lindberg & Hans Peter l'Orange, Morten Lindberg/** for Flute Mystery (Emily Beynon, Vladimir Ashkenazy, Fred Jonny Berg, Catherine Beynon & The Philharmonia Orchestra) Morten Lindberg & Hans Peter l'Orange, Morten Lindberg/** for Kleiberg: Treble & Bass (Daniel Reuss, Trondheim Symphony Orchestra, Marianne Thorsen, & Göran Sjölin) Nick Davis/, Tony Cousins for Genesis 1970-1975 (Genesis)
2011	Keith O. Johnson/, David Frost**	Britten's Orchestra	Michael Stern & Kansas City Symphony	Steven Wilson/, Darcy Proper for The Incident (Porcupine Tree) David Miles Huber//** for Parallax Eden (David Miles Huber) Don Murray, Sangwook Nam & Doug Sax, John Burk, Noel Lee & Marcus Miller** for Songs and Stories (Monster Music Version) (George Benson) Morten Lindberg//** for Trondheimsolistene - In Folk Style (Trondheimsolistene)
2012	Elliot Scheiner, Bob Ludwig, Bill Levenson & Elliot Scheiner**	Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs (Super Deluxe Edition)	Derek & The Dominos	Frank Filipetti & Eric Schilling, Frank Filipetti, Phil Ramone** for An Evening with Dave Grusin (Various Artists) Steven Wilson/, Paschal Byrne for Grace For Drowning (Steven Wilson) Morten Lindberg//** for Kind (Kjetil Almenning, Ensemble 96 & Nidaros String Quartet) Andreas Speer/, Robin Schmidt & Andreas Speer for Spohr: String Sextet In C Major, Op. 140 & Nonet In F Major, Op. 31 (Camerata Freden)
2013	Jim Anderson, Darcy Proper, Michael Friedman**	Modern Cool	Patricia Barber	David Miles Huber//** for Chamberland (David Miles Huber) Morten Lindberg//** for Quiet Winter Night (The Hoff Ensemble) Daniel Shores/, Marina Ledin & Victor Ledin** for Rupa-Khanda (The Los Angeles Percussion Quartet) Steven Wilson//** for Storm Corrosion (Storm Corrosion)
2014	Al Schmitt* & Tommy LiPuma***	Live Kisses	Paul McCartney	Les Claypool & Jason Mills, Stephen Marcussen, Les Claypool & Jeff Fura** for Sailing The Seas of Cheese (Deluxe Edition) (Primus) Leslie Ann Jones, Michael Romanowski, Herbert Waltl** for Signature Sound Opus One (Various Artists) Jim Anderson, Darcy Proper, Jim Anderson & Jane Ira Bloom** for Sixteen Sunsets (Jane Ira Bloom) Daniel Shores/, Dan Merceruio** for Sprung Rhythm (Richard Scerbo & Inscape)
2015	Elliot Scheiner(), Tom Coyne(), Beyoncé Knowles(**)	Beyoncé	Beyoncé	Morten Lindberg(//*) for Beppe: Remote Galaxy* (Vladimir Ashkenazy & The Philharmonia Orchestra) David Miles Huber(//*) for Chamberland: The Berlin Remixes* (David Miles Huber) Damon Iddins & Andy Jackson (/*) for The Division Bell (20th Anniversary Deluxe Box Set)* (Pink Floyd) Hans-Jörg Maucksch (/), Günter Pauler() for Epics of Love (Song Zuying, Yu Long & The China Philharmonic Orchestra) Michael Bishop(/), Elaine Martone() for Mahler: Symphony No. 2 'Resurrection' (Benjamin Zander & The Philharmonia Orchestra)