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Best Music Film

1985 • 27th Annual GRAMMY Awards

Honoring recordings released between Aug 31, 1983 and Aug 30, 1984

1985 Winner is Michael Jackson with "Making Michael Jackson's Thriller"

Making Michael Jackson's Thriller

Michael Jackson

Nominees 1985

Winners

Year Winner Nomination
2026 John Williams Music By John Williams All Nominees
2025 Jon Batiste American Symphony All Nominees
2024 Brett Morgen Moonage Daydream All Nominees
2023 Frank Marshall, Ryan Suffern, Sean Stuart Jazz Fest: A New Orleans Story All Nominees
2022 Questlove, David Dinerstein, Robert Fyvolent, Joseph Patel Summer Of Soul All Nominees
2021 Linda Ronstadt Linda Ronstadt: The Sound Of My Voice All Nominees
2020 Beyoncé Knowles Homecoming All Nominees
2019 Quincy Jones Quincy All Nominees
2018 Allen Hughes, Sarah Anthony, Fritzi Horstman, Broderick Johnson, Gene Kirkwood, Andrew Kosove, Laura Lancaster, Michael Lombardo, Jerry Longarzo, Doug Pray, Steven Williams The Defiant Ones All Nominees
2017 Ron Howard, Brian Grazer, Scott Pascucci, Nigel Sinclair The Beatles: Eight Days A Week The Touring Years All Nominees
2016 Asif Kapadia, James Gay-Rees Amy All Nominees
2015 Darlene Love, Merry Clayton, Lisa Fischer, Judith Hill 20 Feet From Stardom All Nominees
2014 Paul McCartney Live Kisses All Nominees
2013 Mumford & Sons, Old Crow Medicine Show Big Easy Express All Nominees
2012 Foo Fighters Foo Fighters: Back And Forth All Nominees
2011 Tom Dicillo, John Beug, Jeff Jampol, Peter Jankowski, Dick Wolf When You're Strange All Nominees
2010 Adrian Wills, Martin Bolduc, Jonathan Clyde The Beatles Love - All Together Now All Nominees
2009 Tom Petty Runnin' Down A Dream All Nominees
2008 Madonna The Confessions Tour All Nominees
2007 Bruce Springsteen Wings For Wheels: The Making Of Born To Run All Nominees
2006 Martin Scorsese, Margaret Bodde, Susan Lacy, Jeff Rosen, Nigel Sinclair, Anthony Wall No Direction Home All Nominees
2005 David Leland, Ray Cooper, Olivia Harrison, Jon Kamen Concert For George All Nominees
2004 Mick Gochanour, Robin Klein, Mary Wharton Legend All Nominees
2003 The Clash Westway To The World All Nominees
2002 Mel Brooks Recording The Producers - A Musical Romp With Mel Brooks All Nominees
2001 Andrew Solt, Yoko Ono, Leslie Tong, Greg Vines Gimme Some Truth - The Making Of John Lennon's Imagine Album All Nominees
2000 Bob Smeaton, Neil Aspinall, Chips Chipperfield Band Of Gypsys - Live At Fillmore East All Nominees
1999 Lou Reed American Masters - Lou Reed: Rock And Roll Heart All Nominees
1998 Alanis Morissette Jagged Little Pill - Live All Nominees
1997 The Beatles The Beatles Anthology All Nominees
1996 Peter Gabriel Secret World Live All Nominees
1995 U2 Zoo TV - Live From Sydney All Nominees
1994 Sting Ten Summoner's Tales All Nominees
1993 Annie Lennox Diva All Nominees
1992 Madonna Madonna - Blonde Ambition World Tour Live All Nominees
1991 M.C. Hammer Please Hammer Don't Hurt 'Em - The Movie All Nominees
1990 Janet Jackson Rhythm Nation 1814 All Nominees
1987 Sting Bring On The Night All Nominees
1986 Huey Lewis Huey Lewis & The News - The Heart Of Rock 'n' Roll All Nominees
1985 Michael Jackson Making Michael Jackson's Thriller All Nominees
1984 Duran Duran Duran Duran All Nominees

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