Classical music is so marginalized at the Grammy Awards, I don’t even bother watching. In fact, most years I don’t even pay attention to the nominees, except maybe, if I think of it, in the film score category.

Imagine my surprise when I scrolled through the list of winners this morning to find John Williams collected another statuette for his mantle (on his birthday, no less), for “Best Instrumental Composition,” for his score to “The Book Thief.” I can never quite grasp the timeline for the Grammys. “The Book Thief” was released in 2013.

Williams beat out Stanley Clarke (“Last Train to Sanity”), Gordon Goodwin (“Life in the Bubble”), Rufus Reid (“Recognition”) and Edgar Meyer and Chris Thile (“Tarnatian”).

Here are the other film and classical music winners:

Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media
Frozen

Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media
The Grand Budapest Hotel

Best Song Written for Visual Media
“Let It Go”

Best Engineered Album, Classical
Vaughan Williams: Dona Nobis Pacem; Symphony No. 4; The Lark Ascending

Classical Producer of the Year
Judith Sherman

Best Orchestral Performance
“Adams, John: City Noir,” David Robertson, conductor (St. Louis Symphony)

Best Opera Recording
“Charpentier: La Descente D’Orphée Aux Enfers,” Paul O’Dette & Stephen Stubbs, conductors; Aaron Sheehan; Renate Wolter-Seevers, producer (Boston Early Music Festival Chamber Ensemble; Boston Early Music Festival Vocal Ensemble)

Best Choral Performance
“The Sacred Spirit Of Russia,” Craig Hella Johnson, conductor (Conspirare)

Best Chamber Music/Small Ensemble Performance
“In 27 Pieces — The Hilary Hahn Encores,” Hilary Hahn & Cory Smythe

Best Classical Instrumental Solo
“Play,” Jason Vieaux

Best Classical Solo Vocal Album
Douce France

Best Classical Compendium
Partch: Plectra & Percussion Dances

Best Contemporary Classical Composition
“Adams, John Luther: Become Ocean,” John Luther Adams

John Williams’ music for “The Book Thief”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2hufmaYJNKY