Grammy Award for Best Immersive Audio Album
The Grammy Award for Best Immersive Audio Album was first awarded in 2005, as the first category in a new "Surround Sound" field.
This field currently holds the Best Immersive Audio 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. The recordings must be commercially available on either DVD-Audio, DVD-Video, Blu-ray, SACD, surround download or a streaming-only copy. The award goes to the engineer, mastering engineer and producer. These used to be called Surround Engineer, Surround Mastering Engineer and Surround Sound Producer, respectively, but from 2020 the descriptions are Immersive Audio Engineer, Immersive Audio Mastering Engineer and Immersive Audio Producer, respectively. Performing artists do not receive the award, except if they are also the surround engineer or the surround sound producer.
The category was renamed Best Immersive Audio Album for the 2019 Grammy season. According to NARAS, "driven by the technological side of music evolution, the Best Surround Sound Album category renamed Best Immersive Audio Album. The same goes for the Field to which it belongs. The change reflects evolving technology, new formats, and current industry trends, practices, and language."
Winners & Nominees
Legend: * = Surround Mix Engineer / ** = Surround Mastering Engineer / *** = Surround Producer. Performing artists in brackets.| Year | Winner | Title | Performing artist | Nominees | Ref. |
| 2005 | Al Schmitt*, Robert Hadley & Doug Sax**, John Burk, Phil Ramone & Herbert Walf*** | Genius Loves Company | Ray Charles & Various Artists | ||
| 2006 | Chuck Ainlay*, Bob Ludwig**, Chuck Ainlay & Mark Knopfler*** | Brothers In Arms - 20th Anniversary Edition | Dire Straits | ||
| 2007 | Elliot Scheiner*, Darcy Proper**, Donald Fagen*** | Morph The Cat | Donald Fagen | ||
| 2008 | Paul Hicks*, Tim Young**, George Martin & Giles Martin*** | Love | The Beatles | ||
| 2009 | Michael Bishop*/**, Robert Woods*** | Mussorgsky: Pictures At An Exhibition; Night On Bald Mountain; Prelude To Khovanshchina | Paavo Järvi & Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra | ||
| 2010 | Michael Bishop*/**, Elaine Martone*** | Transmigration | Robert Spano & The Atlanta Symphony Orchestra & Choruses | ||
| 2011 | Keith O. Johnson*/**, David Frost*** | Britten's Orchestra | Michael Stern & Kansas City Symphony | ||
| 2012 | Elliot Scheiner*, Bob Ludwig**, Bill Levenson & Elliot Scheiner*** | Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs | Derek & The Dominos | ||
| 2013 | Jim Anderson*, Darcy Proper**, Michael Friedman*** | Modern Cool | Patricia Barber | ||
| 2014 | Al Schmitt* & Tommy LiPuma*** | Live Kisses | Paul McCartney | ||
| 2015 | Elliot Scheiner, Tom Coyne, Beyoncé Knowles | Beyoncé | Beyoncé | ||
| 2016 | James Guthrie & Joel Plante | Amused To Death | Roger Waters | ||
| 2017 | Alexander Lipay*, Dmitriy Lipay*/**/*** | Dutilleux: Sur le Même Accord; Les Citations; Mystères de l'Instant & Timbres, Espace, Mouvement | Ludovic Morlot & the Seattle Symphony | ||
| 2018 | Jim Anderson*/Darcy Proper**/Jim Anderson & Jane Ira Bloom*** | Early Americans | Jane Ira Bloom | ||
| 2019 | Alan Parsons */**/***, Dave Donnelly**, P.J. Olsson** | Eye in the Sky - 35th Anniversary Edition | Alan Parsons Project | ||
| 2020 | Morten Lindberg */**/*** | Lux | Anita Brevik, the Trondheimsolistene & the Nidarosdomens Jentekor |
Legend: * = Surround Mix Engineer / ** = Surround Mastering Engineer / *** = Surround Producer.