The Grammy Award for Best Boxed or Special Limited Edition Package has been presented since 1995 to an album's art directors. The award is not bestowed upon the artist unless they are also a credited art director.
The award year reflects the year of presentation, not the year the work was actually released. The award category has previously been known as Best Recording Package – Boxed (1995–1997) and Best Boxed Recording Package (1998–2002). Usually, five nominees are presented; though in 2016, the number of nominees was six. In 2026, the award will merge into the Best Recording Package category.
Years reflect the year in which the Grammy Awards were presented, for works released in the previous year.
Recipients Year Art Director(s) Work Performing artist(s)NomineesPerformers are in parenthesesRef.1995Chris ThompsonElla Fitzgerald
1996Frank Zappa & Gail ZappaCivilization Phaze IIIFrank Zappa
1997Arnold Levine and Chika AzumaMiles Davis & Gil Evans
1998David Gorman, Hugh Brown & Rachel GutekBeg Scream and Shout! The Big Ol' Box of '60s SoulVarious Artists
1999Jim Kemp and Virginia TeamHank Williams
2000Ron Jaramillo & Arnold LevineMiles Davis – The Complete Bitches Brew SessionsMiles Davis
2001Arnold Levine & Frank HarkinsThe Complete Columbia Recordings 1955–1961Miles Davis & John Coltrane
2002Hugh Brown & Steve VanceBrain in a Box — The Science Fiction CollectionVarious Artists
2003Susan ArchieScreamin' and Hollerin' the Blues: The Worlds of Charley PattonCharlie Patton
2004Julian Alexander, Howard Fritzson & Seth RothsteinMiles Davis
2005Stefan SagmeisterOnce in a LifetimeTalking Heads
2006Ian CuttlerJohnny Cash
2007Flea, John Frusciante, Anthony Kiedis, Chad Smith & Matt TaylorStadium ArcadiumRed Hot Chili Peppers
2008Masaki KoikeWhat It Is! Funky Soul and Rare Grooves (1967–1977)Various Artists
2009Stanley Donwood, Mel Maxwell and Xiaan Munro In RainbowsRadiohead
2010Gary Burden, Jenice Heo and Neil Young Neil Young
2011Rob Jones & Jack White Under Great White Northern Lights (Limited Edition Box Set)The White Stripes
2012Dave Bett & Michelle HolmeBruce Springsteen
2013Fritz KlaetkeWoody at 100: The Woody Guthrie Centennial CollectionWoody Guthrie2014Simon Earith and James MusgraveWings Over America (Deluxe Edition)Paul McCartney & Wings
2015Susan Archie, Dean Blackwood & Jack WhiteVarious Artists
2016Susan Archie, Dean Blackwood & Jack WhiteVarious Artists
2017Gérard Lo MonacoEdith Piaf 1915–2015Edith Piaf
2018 Lawrence Azerrad, Timothy Daly & David PescovitzThe Voyager Golden Record: 40th Anniversary EditionVarious Artists
2019 Meghan Foley, Annie Stoll & Al YankovicSqueeze Box: The Complete Works of "Weird Al" Yankovic"Weird" Al YankovicGrammy.com, 7 December 20182020 Masaki KoikeWoodstock – Back to the Garden: The Definitive 50th Anniversary ArchiveVarious Artists2020 Grammy Awards nominations list2021Lawrence Azerrad & Jeff TweedyOde to JoyWilco2021 Nominations List2022Darren Evans, Dhani Harrison & Olivia HarrisonAll Things Must Pass: 50th Anniversary EditionGeorge Harrison2023Lisa Glines, Doran Tyson & Dave Van PattenIn and Out of the Garden: Madison Square Garden '81, '82, '83Grateful Dead2024Jeri Heiden & John HeidonFor the Birds: The Birdsong ProjectVarious Artists Jeff Mangum, Daniel Murphy & Mark Ohe - The Collected Works of Neutral Milk Hotel (Neutral Milk Hotel) Duy Dao - Gieo (Ngot) Bo Burnham & Daniel Calderwood - Inside (Deluxe Box Set) (Bo Burnham) Masaki Koike - Words & Music, May 1965 (Deluxe Edition) (Lou Reed)2025Simon Hilton & Sean Ono LennonMind GamesJohn Lennon Nick Azinas & Mike Hicks - Half Living Things (Alpha Wolf) Kate Bush & Albert McIntosh - Hounds of Love - The Boxes of Lost at Sea (Kate Bush) Doug Cunningham & Jason Noto - In Utero (Nirvana) Takahiro Kurashima & Marek Polewski - Unsuk Chin (Unsuk Chin & Berliner Philharmoniker) Rebeka Arce & Farbod Kokaki - We Blame Chicago (90 Day Men)
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