A 12.ª cerimônia anual do Grammy Awards foi realizada em 11 de março de 1970. Eles reconheceram realizações de músicos do ano de 1969.
Vencedores do prêmio Geral "Aquarius/Let the Sunshine In" – Bones Howe & The 5th Dimension Blood, Sweat & Tears – Blood, Sweat & Tears "Games People Play" – Joe South Crosby, Stills & Nash
Infantil Peter, Paul and Mommy – Peter, Paul and Mary
Clássica Boulez Conducts Debussy, Vol. 2 "Images Pour Orchestre" – Pierre Boulez & Cleveland Orchestra ''Barber: Two Scenes From "Antony and Cleopatra"/Knoxville, Summer of 1915 – Thomas Schippers, Leontyne Price & New Philharmonia|- | valign="top" width="50%"|
Wagner: Siegfried – Otto Gerdes, Herbert von Karajan, Helga Dernesch, Thomas Stolze, Jess Thomas & Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra| valign="top" width="50%"|
Berio: Sinfonia – Luciano Berio, Ward Swingle, Swingle Singers & New York Philharmonic|- | valign="top" width="50%"|
Switched-On Bach – Wendy Carlos| valign="top" width="50%"|
Gabrieli: Antiphonal Music of Gabrieli – Chicago Brass Ensemble, Cleveland Brass Ensemble & Philadelphia Brass Ensemble|- | colspan="2" valign="top" width="50%"|
Switched-On Bach'' – Rachel Elkind & Wendy Carlos
Comédia Bill Cosby (aka Sports) – Bill Cosby
Composição/Arranjo Midnight Cowboy – John Barry "Love Theme from Romeo and Juliet" – Henry Mancini "Spinning Wheel" – Fred Lipsius ''Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid'' – Burt Bacharach
Country "Stand By Your Man" – Tammy Wynette "A Boy Named Sue" – Johnny Cash "MacArthur Park" – Waylon Jennings & Kimberlys The Nashville Brass Featuring Danny Davis Play More Nashville Sounds – Nashville Brass & Danny Davi "A Boy Named Sue" – Shel Silverstein
Folk Clouds – Joni Mitchell
Gospel In Gospel Country – Porter Wagoner & the Blackwood Brothers ''Oh Happy Day – Edwin Hawkins |- | colspan="2" valign="top" width="50%"|
Ain't That Beautiful Singing'' – Jake Hess
Jazz Willow Weep for Me – Wes Montgomery ''Walking in Space'' – Quincy Jones
Teatro musical Promises, Promises – Burt Bacharach, Hal David, Henry Jerome, Phil Ramone
Packaging e notas America the Beautiful — David Stahlberg & Evelyn J. Kelbish ''Nashville Skyline'' – Johnny Cash
Pop "Is That All There Is?" – Peggy Lee "Everybody's Talkin'" – Harry Nilsson Abbey Road – The Beatles "Love Theme From "Romeo and Juliet" – Percy Faith "Variations on a Theme by Eric Satie" – Blood, Sweat & Tears "Games People Play" – Joe South
Produção/Engenharia Abbey Road – Geoff E. Emerick & Phil McDonald ''Switched-On Bach'' – Wendy Carlos
R&B "Share Your Love with Me" – Aretha Franklin "The Chokin' Kind" – Joe Simon "It's Your Thing" – Isley Brothers Games People Play – King Curtis "Color Him Father" – Richard Spencer
Falado We Love You Call Collect – Art Linkletter & Diane Linkletter
1970 Categoria:Prémios de música em 1970