A 4.ª cerimônia anual do Grammy Awards foi realizada em 29 de março de 1962, em Chicago, Los Angeles e Nova Iorque. O evento contemplou trabalho de melhores gravações, composições e artistas do ano dentro do período de 1961. Henry Mancini ganhou 5 prêmios.
Vencedores Geral "Moon River" – Henry Mancini Judy at Carnegie Hall – Judy Garland "Moon River" – Henry Mancini & Johnny Mercer Peter Nero
Infantil Prokofiev: Peter and the Wolf – Leonard Bernstein
Clássica Ravel: Daphnis et Chloé – Charles Münch & Boston Symphony Orchestra | valign="top" width="50%"|
The Art of the Prima Donna – Francesco Molinari-Pradelli, Joan Sutherland & Royal Opera House Orchestra|- | valign="top" width="50%"|
Puccini: Madama Butterfly – Gabriele Santini, Victoria de los Ángeles, Jussi Björling, Miriam Pirazzini, Mario Sereni & Rome Opera Orchestra| valign="top" width="50%"|
Bach: B Minor Mass – RRobert Shaw & Robert Shaw Orchestra & Chorale|- | valign="top" width="50%"|
Bartók: Violin Concerto No. 1 – Eugene Ormandy, Isaac Stern & the Philadelphia Orchestra| valign="top" width="50%"|
Reverie for Spanish Guitar – Laurindo Almeida|- | valign="top" width="50%"|
Beethoven: Serenade, Op. 8/Kodály: Duo for Violin and Cello, Op. 7 – Jascha Heifetz, Gregor Piatigorsky & William Primrose| valign="top" width="50%"|
Discantus – Laurindo Almeida Stravinsky: Movements for Piano and Orchestra – Igor Stravinsky Stravinsky Conducts 1960: Le Sacre du Printemps; Petrushka – Igor Stravinsky & Columbia Symphony Orchestra
Comédia An Evening with Mike Nichols and Elaine May – Elaine May & Mike Nichols
Composição/Arranjo "African Waltz" – Galt MacDermot "Moon River" – Henry Mancini Breakfast at Tiffany's – Henry Mancini
Country Big Bad John – Jimmy Dean
Folk Belafonte Folk Singers at Home and Abroad – The Belafonte Folk Singers
Gospel Everytime I Feel the Spirit – Mahalia Jackson
Jazz André Previn Plays Harold Arlen – André Previn ''Kenton's West Side Story'' – Stan Kenton "African Waltz" – Galt MacDermot
Teatro musical How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying – Frank Loesser, Robert Morse, Rudy Vallee, Charles Nelson Reilly, Bonnie Scott, Claudette Southerland & Sammy Smith ''West Side Story'' – Irwin Kostal, John Green, Saul Chaplin & Sid Ramin
Packaging e notas Puccini: Madama Butterfly – Marvin Schwartz ''Judy at Carnegie Hall'' – Jim Silke
Pop Judy at Carnegie Hall – Judy Garland | valign="top" width="50%"|
"Lollipops and Roses" – Jack Jones |- | valign="top" width="50%"|
Great Band With Great Voices – Johnny Mann| valign="top" width="50%"|
High Flying – Lambert, Hendricks & Ross|- | valign="top" width="50%"|
Up a Lazy River – Si Zentner| valign="top" width="50%"|
Breakfast at Tiffany's – Henry Mancini|- | colspan="2" valign="top" width="50%"|
"Let's Twist Again" – Chubby Checker'''
Produção e engenharia Judy at Carnegie Hall – Robert Arnold ''Ravel: Daphnis et Chloé – Lewis W. Layton, Charles Münch & Boston Symphony Orchestra|- | colspan="2" valign="top" width="50%"|
Stan Freberg Presents the United States of America'' – John Kraus
R&B "Hit the Road Jack" – Ray Charles
Falado Leonard Bernstein – Leonard Bernstein
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