Best Album
-American Idiot
("Holiday"&"Boulevard of Broken Dreams","Letterbomb"&"Wake Me Up When September Ends", "Jesus of Suburbia")
-Echoes, Silence, Patience, & Grace
("The Pretender"&"Let it Die","But, Honestly"&"Erase/Replace","Stranger Things Have Happened"&"Home")
-A Fever You Can't Sweat Out
("The Only Difference Between Martyrdom and Suicide is Press Coverage"&"London Beckoned Songs Made by Machines","Nails for Breakfast, Tacks for Snacks"&"Camisado","I Write Sins Not Tragedies"&"I Constantly Thank God for Esteban")
-Funeral
("Neighborhood (1-4),"Wake Up"&"Rebellion (Lies)")
-Give Up
("The District Sleeps Alone"&"Nothing Better","Such Great Heights"&"We Will Become Silhouettes","Clark Gable"&"Brand New Colony")
-In Rainbows
("15 Steps"&"Bodysnatchers","All I Need"&"Weird Fishes/Arpeggi","House of Cards"&"Jigsaw Falling Into Place")
-Oh No
("Invincible"&"No Signs of Life","Here it Goes Again"&"Television, Television","Oh Lately It's So Quiet"&"Crash the Party")
-Once: Music from the Motion Picture
("Falling Slowly"&"When Your Mind's Made Up","If You Want Me"&"The Hill","Once"&"Say It to Me Now")
-Plans
("Marching Bands of Manhattan"&"Soul Meets Body","What Sarah Said"&"Brothers on a Hotel Bed","Different Names for the Same Thing"&"I Will Follow You Into the Dark")
-Transatlanicism
("Passegner Seat"&"Title and Registration","The New Year"&"The Sound of Settling","Tiny Vessels"&"Transatlanticism")
Best Artist
-Arcade Fire - Funeral
-Death Cab For Cutie - Plans
-Foo Fighters - Echoes, Silence, Patience, & Grace
-Green Day - American Idiot
-Ok Go - Oh No
-The Postal Service - Give Up
-The Swell Season - Once: Music from the Motion Picture
Best Body of Work
-Death Cab For Cutie
(We Have the Facts and We're Voting Yes, The Photo Album, Transatlanticism, Plans, Narrow Stairs)
-Fall Out Boy
(Evening Out With Your Girlfriend, Take This To Your Grave, From Under the Cork Tree, Infinity on High, Folies a Deux")
-Green Day
(Warning, Shenanigans, American Idiot, 21st Century Breakdown)
Phoenix
(United, Alphabetical, It's Never Been Like This, Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix)
-Radiohead
(Kid A, Hail to the Thief, Amnesiac, In Rainbows)
-The White Stripes
(De Stijl, White Blood Cells, Elephant, Get Behind Me Satan, Icky Thump)
Best Vocalist
-Billie Joe Armstrong - American Idiot ("Wake Me Up When September Ends")
-Ben Gibbard - Give Up ("The District Sleeps Alone")
-Ben Gibbard - Plans ("I Will Follow You Into the Dark")
-Dave Grohl - Echoes Silence Patience & Grace ("The Pretender")
-Glen Hansard - Once: Music from the Motion Picture ("Say it to Me Now")
-Marketa Irglova - Once: Music from the Motion Picture ("The Hill")
-Thome Yorke - In Rainbows ("Bodysnatchers")
Best Guitarist (Lead or Rhythm)
-Billie Joe Armstrong - American Idiot ("Jesus of Suburbia")
-Ben Gibbard - Plans ("I Will Follow You Into the Dark")
-Johnny Greenwood - In Rainbows ("Weird Fishes/Arpeggi")
-Glen Hansard - Once: Music From the Motion Picture ("Falling Slowly")
-Chris Shiflett - Echoes, Silence, Patience, & Grace ("The Pretender")
-Christopher Walla - Plans ("Crooked Teeth")
-Jack White - Elephant ("Seven Nation Army")
Best Guitarist (Bass)
-Mike Dirnt - American Idiot ("Homecoming")
-Mike Dirnt - American Idiot ("Jesus of Suburbia")
-Michael "Flea" Balzary - Stadium Arcadium ("Dani California")
-Colin Greenwood - In Rainbows ("All I Need")
-Nick Harmer - Plans ("Summer Skin")
-Nate Mendel - Echoes, Silence, Patience, & Grace ("Let it Die")
Best Percussion
-Tre Cool - American Idiot ("Holiday")
-Tre Cool - American Idiot ("Jesus of Suburbia")
-Taylor Hawkins - Echoes, Silence, Patience, & Grace ("The Pretender")
-Jason McGerr - Plans ("Different Names for the Same Thing")
-Chad Smith - Stadium Arcadium ("Dani California")
-Meg White - Elephant ("Seven Nation Army")
Best Pianist
-Ben Gibbard - Plans ("Different Names for the Same Thing")
-Ben Gibbard - Transatlanicism ("Transatlanticism")
-Dave Grohl - Echoes, Silence, Patience, & Grace ("Home")
-Marketa Irglova - Once: Music from the Motion Picture ("The Hill")
-Rob Cavallo - American Idiot ("Jesus of Suburbia")
-Thom Yorke - In Rainbows ("All I Need")
Best Album (Concept or Soundtrack)
-American Idiot
-The Black Parade
-A Fever You Can't Sweat Out
-O Brother Where Art Thou?
-Once: Music from the Motion Picture
-Plans
-Slumdog Millionaire
Best Album (Non Concept)
-Echoes, Silence, Patience, & Grace
-From Under the Cork Tree
-Funeral
-Give Up
-In Rainbows
-Oh No
-Transatlanticism
Best Music Video
-"Boulevard of Broken Dreams" - American Idiot
-"Dani California" - Stadium Arcadium
-"Grapevine Fires" -Narrow Stairs
-"Here it Goes Again" - Oh No
-"The Kill" - A Beautiful Lie
-"Such Great Heights" - Give Up
Best Single Shot Video
-"Here it Goes Again" - Oh No
-"A Million Ways" - Oh No
-"Single Ladies Club (Put a Ring On it)" - I Am... Sasha Fierce
-WTF? - Of the Blue Color of the Sky
Best Direction for a Video
-"21 Guns" - 21st Century Breakdown
-"Boulevard of Broken Dreams" - American Idiot
-"Dani California" - Stadium Arcadium
-"I Write Sins Not Tragedies" - A Fever You Can't Sweat Out
-"The Kill" - A Beautiful Lie
-"The Sound of Settling" - Transatlanticism
-"Such Great Heights" - Give Up
Best Editing for a Video
-"Boulevard of Broken Dreams" - American Idiot
-"Dani California" - Stadium Arcadium
-"Grapevine Fires" - Narrow Stairs
-"I Will Possess Your Heart" - Narrow Stairs
-"I Write Sins Not Tragedies" - A Fever You Can't Sweat Out
-"The Kill" - A Beautiful Lie
-"The Sound of Settling" - Transatlanticism
-"Such Great Heights" - Give Up
Best Cinematography for a Video
-"21 Guns" - 21st Century Breakdown
-"Boulevard of Broken Dreams" - American Idiot
-"Dani California" - Stadium Arcadium
-"I Will Possess Your Heart" - Narrow Stairs
-"I Write Sins Not Tragedies" - A Fever You Can't Sweat Out
-"The Kill" - A Beautiful Lie
-"WTF?" - Of the Blue Color of the Sky
Best Art Direction for a Video
-"Bad Romance" - The Fame Monster
-"Boulevard of Broken Dreams" - American Idiot
-"Dani California" - Stadium Arcadium
-"I Will Follow You Into the Dark" - Plans
-"I Write Sins Not Tragedies" - A Fever You Can't Sweat Out
-"The Kill" - A Beautiful Lie
Best Costume Design for a Video
-"Bad Romance" - The Fame Monster
-"Dani California" - Stadium Arcadium
-"Holiday" - American Idiot
-"Hot'n Cold" - One of the Boys
-"I Write Sins Not Tragedies" - A Fever You Can't Sweat Out
-"The Sound of Settling" - Transatlanicism
-"We Will Become Silhouettes" - Give Up
Best Choreography for a Video
-"Bad Romance" - The Fame Monster
-"Here It Goes Again" - Oh No
-"Hot'n Cold" - One of the Boys
-"A Million Ways" - Oh No
-"Single Ladies Club (Put a Ring On it)" - I Am... Sasha Fierce
Best Sound Design for a Video
-"Boulevard of Broken Dreams" - American Idiot
-"Grapevine Fires" - Narrow Stairs
-"The Kill" - A Beautiful Lie
-"The Pretender" - Echoes, Silence Patience, & Grace
-"Such Great Heights" - Give Up
-"Wake Me Up When September Ends" - American Idiot
Best Song from a Concept Album or Soundtrack
-"All is Love" - Where the Wild Things Are
-"Boulevard of Broken Dreams" - American Idiot
-"Falling Slowly" - Once: Music from the Motion Picture
-"I Will Follow You Into the Dark" - Plans
-"Jai Ho" - Slumdog Millionaire
-"Man of Constant Sorrow" - O Brother Where Art Thou?
-"Welcome to the Black Parade" - The Black Parade
Best Song from a Non Concept Album
-"15 Steps" - In Rainbows
-"The District Sleeps Alone" - Give Up
-"Here it Goes Again" - Oh No
-"A Little Less Sixteen Candles a Little More Touch Me" - From Under the Cork Tree
-"Neighborhood #3 (Power Out)" - Funeral
-"The Pretender" - Echoes, Silence, Patience, & Grace
-"Title and Registration" - Transatlanticism
Best Single
-"Boulevard of Broken Dreams" - American Idiot
-"The District Sleeps Alone" - Give Up
-"Drive" - Make Yourself
-"Here it Goes Again" - Oh No
-"Holiday" - American Idiot
-"House of Cards" - In Rainbows
-"I Will Follow You Into the Dark" - Plans
-"I Write Sins Not Tragedies" - A Fever You Can't Sweat Out
-"The Kill" - A Beautiful Lie
-"Lisztomania" - Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix
-"The Pretender" - Echoes, Silence, Patience, & Grace
-"Title and Registration" - Transatlanticism
-"Wake Up" - Funeral
Best Non Single
-"15 Steps" - In Rainbows
-"Clark Gable" - Give Up
-"Falling Slowly" - Once: Music from the Motion Picture
-"Home" - Echoes, Silence, Patience, & Grace
-"If You Want Me" - Once: Music from the Motion Picture
-"Marching Bands of Manhattan" - Plans
-"Nothing Better"- Give Up
-"Overweight" - Foiled
-"Time to Dance" - A Fever You Can't Sweat Out
-"Transatlanicism" - Transatlanticism
-"XO" - From Under the Cork Tree
