| Year [I] | Arranger(s) | Work | Performing (non-winning) artist(s) | Nominees (Non-nominated) Performers are in parentheses
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| 1963 | Marty Manning | "I Left My Heart in San Francisco" | Tony Bennett |  | [1] | 
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| 1964 | Henry Mancini | "Days of Wine and Roses" | Henry Mancini |  | [2] | 
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| 1965 | Peter Matz | "People" | Barbra Streisand |  | [3] | 
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| 1966 | Gordon Jenkins | "It Was a Very Good Year" | Frank Sinatra |  | [4] | 
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| 1967 | Ernie Freeman | "Strangers in the Night" | Frank Sinatra |  | [5] | 
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| 1968 | Jimmie Haskell | "Ode to Billie Joe" | Bobbie Gentry |  | [6] | 
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| 1969 | Jimmy L. Webb | "MacArthur Park" | Richard Harris |  | [7] | 
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| 1970 | Fred Lipsius | "Spinning Wheel" | Blood, Sweat & Tears |  | [8] | 
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| 1971 | Ernie Freeman, Art Garfunkel, Jimmie Haskell, Larry Knechtel & Paul Simon | "Bridge Over Troubled Water" | Simon and Garfunkel |  | [9] | 
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| 1972 | Paul McCartney | "Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey" | Paul & Linda McCartney |  | [10] | 
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| 1973 | Michel Legrand | "What Are You Doing the Rest of Your Life?" | Sarah Vaughan |  | [11] | 
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| 1974 | George Martin | "Live and Let Die" | Paul McCartney & Wings |  | [12] | 
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| 1975 | Joni Mitchell & Tom Scott | "Down to You" | Joni Mitchell |  | [13] | 
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| 1976 | Ray Stevens | "Misty" | Ray Stevens |  | [14] | 
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| 1977 | James William Guercio & Jimmie Haskell | "If You Leave Me Now" | Chicago |  | [15] | 
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| 1978 | Ian Freebairn-Smith | "Evergreen (Love Theme from A Star Is Born)" | Barbra Streisand |  | [16] | 
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| 1979 | Maurice White | "Got to Get You into My Life" | Earth, Wind & Fire |  | [17] | 
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| 1980 | Michael McDonald | "What a Fool Believes" | The Doobie Brothers |  | [18] | 
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| 1981 | Christopher Cross & Michael Omartian | "Sailing" | Christopher Cross |  | [19] | 
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| 1982 | Jerry Hey & Quincy Jones | "Ai No Corrida" | Quincy Jones |  | [20] | 
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| 1983 | Jerry Hey & David Paich, Jeff Porcaro | "Rosanna" | Toto |  | [21] | 
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| 1984 | Nelson Riddle | "What's New?" | Linda Ronstadt |  | [22] | 
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| 1985 | David Foster & Jeremy Lubbock | "Hard Habit to Break" | Chicago |  | [23] | 
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| 1986 | Nelson Riddle | "Lush Life" | Linda Ronstadt |  | [24] | 
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| 1987 | David Foster | "Somewhere" | Barbra Streisand |  | [25] | 
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| 1988 | Frank Foster | "Deedles' Blues" | Diane Schuur & the Count Basie Orchestra |  | [26] | 
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| 1989 | Jonathan Tunick | "No One Is Alone" | Cleo Laine |  | [27] | 
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| 1990 | Dave Grusin | "My Funny Valentine" | Michelle Pfeiffer |  | [28] | 
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| 1991 | Glen Ballard, Jerry Hey, Quincy Jones & Clif Magness | "The Places You Find Love" | Siedah Garrett & Chaka Khan |  | [29] | 
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| 1992 | Johnny Mandel | "Unforgettable" | Natalie Cole with Nat King Cole |  | [30] | 
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| 1993 | Johnny Mandel | "Here's to Life" | Shirley Horn |  | [31] | 
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| 1994 | David Foster & Jeremy Lubbock | "When I Fall in Love" | Céline Dion & Clive Griffin |  | [32] | 
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| 1995 | Hans Zimmer & Lebo M | "Circle of Life" | Carmen Twillie featuring Lebo M |  | [33] | 
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| 1996 | Rob McConnell | "I Get a Kick Out of You" | Mel Tormé with Rob McConnell & The Boss Brass |  | [34] | 
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| 1997 | Alan Broadbent & David Foster | "When I Fall in Love" | Natalie Cole with Nat King Cole |  | [35] | 
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| 1998 | Slide Hampton | "Cotton Tail" | Dee Dee Bridgewater |  | [36] | 
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| 1999 | Herbie Hancock, Robert Sadin & Stevie Wonder | "St. Louis Blues" | Herbie Hancock |  | [37] | 
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| 2000 | Alan Broadbent | "Lonely Town" | Charlie Haden Quartet West featuring Shirley Horn |  |  | 
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| 2001 | Vince Mendoza | "Both Sides Now" | Joni Mitchell |  |  | 
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| 2002 | Paul Buckmaster | "Drops of Jupiter (Tell Me)" | Train |  |  | 
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| 2003 | Dave Grusin | "Mean Old Man" | James Taylor |  |  | 
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| 2004 | Vince Mendoza | "Woodstock" | Joni Mitchell |  |  | 
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| 2005 | Victor Vanacore | "Over the Rainbow" | Ray Charles & Johnny Mathis |  |  | 
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| 2006 | Billy Childs, Gil Goldstein and Heitor Pereira | "What Are You Doing the Rest of Your Life?" | Chris Botti & Sting |  |  | 
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| 2007 | Jorge Calandrelli | "For Once in My Life" | Tony Bennett and Stevie Wonder |  |  | 
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| 2008 | John Clayton | "I'm Gonna Live Till I Die" | Queen Latifah |  |  | 
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| 2009 | Nan Schwartz | "Here's That Rainy Day" | Natalie Cole |  |  | 
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| 2010 | Claus Ogerman | "Quiet Nights" | Diana Krall |  |  | 
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| 2011 | Christopher Tin | "Baba Yetu" | Christopher Tin, Soweto Gospel Choir and the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra |  |  | 
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| 2012 | Jorge Calandrelli | "Who Can I Turn To (When Nobody Needs Me)" | Tony Bennett & Queen Latifah |  |  | 
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| 2013 | Thara Memory & Esperanza Spalding | "City of Roses" | Esperanza Spalding |  |  | 
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| 2014 | Gil Goldstein | "Swing Low" | Bobby McFerrin & Esperanza Spalding |  |  | 
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| 2015 | Billy Childs | "New York Tendaberry" | Billy Childs featuring Renée Fleming & Yo Yo Ma |  | [38] | 
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| 2016 | Maria Schneider | "Sue (Or in a Season of Crime)" | David Bowie |  | [39] | 
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| 2017 | Jacob Collier | "Flintstones" | Jacob Collier |  | [40] | 
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| 2018 | Randy Newman | "Putin" | Randy Newman |  | [41] | 
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| 2019 | Randy Waldman | "Spiderman Theme" | Randy Waldman featuring Take 6 & Chris Potter |  | [42] | 
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| 2020 | Jacob Collier | "All Night Long" | Jacob Collier featuring Jules Buckley, Take 6 & the Metropole Orkest |  | [43] | 
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| 2021 | "He Won't Hold You" | Jacob Collier featuring Rapsody |  | [44] | 
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| 2022 | Vince Mendoza | "To The Edge of Longing (Edit Version)" | The Czech National Symphony Orchestra, Vince Mendoza & Julia Bullock |  | [45] | 
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| 2023 | "Songbird (Orchestral Version)" | Christine McVie |  | [46] | 
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| 2024 | Erin Bentlage, Jacob Collier, Sara Gazarek, Johnaye Kendrick & Amanda Taylor | "In the Wee Small Hours of the Morning" | säje featuring Jacob Collier |  | [47] | 
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| 2025 | Erin Bentlage, Sara Gazarek, Johnaye Kendrick & Amanda Taylor | "Alma" | säje featuring Regina Carter |  | [48] | 
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