Grammy Awards per l'anno 1970

Il 13° Grammy Awards fu tenuto il 16 Marzo 1971. I riconoscimenti riguardavano le realizzazioni dei musicisti per l'anno precedente.

Record of the Year
- Roy Halee (producer), Art Garfunkel & Paul Simon (producers and artists) for "Bridge Over Troubled Water"
Album of the Year
- Roy Halee (producer), Art Garfunkel & Paul Simon (producers and artists) for Bridge Over Troubled Water performed by Simon & Garfunkel;
Song of the Year
- Paul Simon (songwriter) for "Bridge Over Troubled Water" performed by Simon & Garfunkel;
Best New Artist
- Carpenters

Children's

Best Recording for Children
- Joan Cooney & Thomas Z. Shepard (producers) for Sesame Street performed by The Muppets

Classical

Best Classical Performance, Orchestra
- Pierre Boulez (conductor) & the Cleveland Orchestra for Stravinsky: Le Sacre du Printemps
Best Classical Vocal Soloist Performance
- Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau for Schubert: Lieder
Best Opera Recording
- Erik Smith (producer), Colin Davis (conductor), the Royal Opera House Orchestra & Chorus; & various artists for Berlioz: Les Troyens
Best Choral Performance (other than opera)
- Gregg Smith (choir director), the Gregg Smith Singers & the Columbia Chamber Ensemble for Ives: New Music of Charles Ives
Best Classical Performance - Instrumental Soloist or Soloists (with or without orchestra)
- George Szell (conductor), David Oistrakh, Mstislav Rostropovich & the Cleveland Orchestra for Brahms: Double Concerto (Concerto in A Minor for Violin and Cello)
Best Chamber Music Performance
- Eugene Istomin, Leonard Rose & Isaac Stern for Beethoven: The Complete Piano Trios
Album of the Year, Classical
- Erik Smith (producer), Colin Davis (conductor), various artists & the Royal Opera House Orchestra & Chorus; for Berlioz: Les Troyens

Comedy

Composing and arranging

Best Instrumental Composition
- Alfred Newman (composer) for "Airport Love Theme"
Best Original Score Written for a Motion Picture or a Television Special
- George Harrison, John Lennon, Paul McCartney & Ringo Starr (composers) for Let It Be performed by The Beatles
Best Instrumental Arrangement
- Henry Mancini (arranger) for "Theme From Z"
Best Arrangement Accompanying Vocalist(s)
- Larry Knechtel & Paul Simon (arrangers) for "Bridge Over Troubled Water" performed by Simon & Garfunkel;

Country

Best Country Vocal Performance, Female
- Lynn Anderson for "Rose Garden"
Best Country Vocal Performance, Male
- Ray Price for "For the Good Times"
Best Country Vocal Performance by a Duo or Group
- Johnny Cash & June Carter for "If I Were a Carpenter"
Best Country Instrumental Performance
- Chet Atkins & Jerry Reed for Me and Jerry
Best Country Song
- Marty Robbins (songwriter) for "My Woman, My Woman, My Wife"

Folk

Best Ethnic or Traditional Recording (including traditional blues)
- T. Bone Walker for Good Feelin'

Gospel

Best Gospel Performance (other than soul gospel)
- The Oak Ridge Boys for "Talk About the Good Times"
Best Soul Gospel Performance
- Edwin Hawkins for "Every Man Wants To Be Free" performed by the Edwin Hawkins Singers
Best Sacred Performance (Musical)
- Jake Hess for "Everything Is Beautiful"

Jazz

Best Instrumental Jazz Performance, Individual or Group
- Bill Evans for Alone
Best Large Jazz Ensemble Performance
- Miles Davis for Bitches Brew

Musical Show

Best Musical Show Album
- Thomas Z. Shepard (producer) for Company performed by Dean Jones, Barbara Barrie, George Coe, Teri Rolston, John Cunningham & Beth Howland

Packaging and Notes

Best Album Package - Incl. Album Cover, Graphic Arts, Photography
- Ivan Nagy (photographer) for Indianola Mississippi Seeds performed by B.B. King
Best Album Notes
- Chris Albertson (notes writer) for The World's Greatest Blues Singer performed by Bessie Smith

Pop

Best Contemporary Song
- Paul Simon (songwriter) for "Bridge Over Troubled Water" performed by Simon & Garfunkel;
Best Contemporary Vocal Performance, Male
- Ray Stevens for "Everything Is Beautiful",
Best Contemporary Vocal Performance, Female
- Dionne Warwick for I'll Never Fall in Love Again
Best Contemporary Vocal Performance By a Group
- Carpenters for "Close to You"
Best Contemporary Instrumental Performance
- Henry Mancini for Theme From Z and Other Film Music

Production and engineering

Best Engineered Recording, Non-Classical
- Roy Halee (engineer) for Bridge Over Troubled Water performed by Simon & Garfunkel;,
Best Classical Engineered Recording
- Arthur Kendy, Fred Plaut & Ray Moore (engineers) for Stravinsky: Le Sacre du Printemps performed by Pierre Boulez

R&B

Best Female R&B Vocal Performance;
- Aretha Franklin for "Don't Play That Song"
Best Male R&B Vocal Performance;
- B.B. King for "The Thrill Is Gone"
Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal;
- The Delfonics for "Didn't I (Blow Your Mind This Time)"
Best R&B Song;
- General Johnson & Ronald Dunbar (songwriters) for "Patches" performed by Clarence Carter

Spoken

Best Spoken Word or Non-musical Album
- Martin Luther King Jr for Why I Oppose the War in Vietnam