| Name |
Received by |
| SONG OF THE YEAR |
WE SHALL BEHOLD HIM; Dottie Rambo |
| SONGWRITER OF THE YEAR |
DOTTIE RAMBO |
| MALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR |
RUSS TAFF |
| FEMALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR |
SANDI PATTI |
| GROUP OF THE YEAR |
IMPERIALS |
| ARTIST OF THE YEAR |
SANDI PATTI |
| SOUTHERN GOSPEL ALBUM OF THE YEAR |
ONE STEP CLOSER; Rex Nelon Singers |
| INSPIRATIONAL ALBUM OF THE YEAR |
JONI'S SONG; Joni Eareckson |
| POP/CONTEMPORARY ALBUM OF THE YEAR |
PRIORITY; Imperials |
| INSPIRATIONAL BLACK GOSPEL ALBUM |
EDWIN HAWKINS LIVE; Oakland Symphony Orchestra and Edwin Hawkins |
| CONTEMPORARY GOSPEL ALBUM OF THE YEAR |
WALTER HAWKINS & FAMILY LIVE; Walter Hawkins Family |
| TRADITIONAL GOSPEL ALBUM OF THE YEAR |
GO; Shirley Caesar |
| INSTRUMENTALIST |
DINO KARTSONAKIS |
| PRAISE AND WORSHIP ALBUM OF THE YEAR |
EXALTATION; Ronn Huff |
| CHILDREN'S MUSIC ALBUM OF THE YEAR |
KIDS UNDER CONSTRUCTION; Robert MacKenzie, Ronn Huff |
| MUSICAL ALBUM |
THE LOVE STORY; Phil Brower, Don Wyrtzen |
| RECORDED MUSIC PACKAGING OF THE YEAR |
Finest Hour; Cynthia Clawson |
| ALBUM BY A SECULAR ARTIST |
AMAZING GRACE; B. J. Thomas |