The 23rd Annual Premios Gardel ceremony was held on July 23, 2021, and it was presented with no in-person ceremony due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The television broadcast of the show was in charge of the TNT Latin America, while LRA Radio Nacional provided radio coverage. The ceremony recognized the best recordings, compositions, and artists of the eligibility year, which ran from January 1, 2020 to January 31, 2020. The nominations were announced on May 7, 2021. The ceremony was hosted by television personalities and Eleonora Pérez Caressi.
Nathy Peluso received the most nominations, with nine, followed by Fito Páez and Bizarrap with six each. The list of performers was unveiled on July 16, 2021, and consisted of forty-two artists including headliners Fito Páez, Cazzu, Ciro y los Persas, Soledad, Luciano Pereyra, MarÃÂa Becerra, David Lebón, Miranda! and Abel Pintos. Moreover, Spanish singer Pablo Alborán and Mexican singer Carlos Rivera were announced as special acts.
Nathy Peluso and Fito Páez won the most awards of the night, with four each. Peluso's wins included Record of the Year for her album Calambre and Best New Artist, while Páez's included Album of the Year (Gardel de Oro Award) and Best Rock Album for La Conquista del Espacio. The Song of the Year award went to Lali and Cazzu for their song "Ladrón".
Nominees
Nominees and winners were taken from the Gardel Awards website. Winners appear first and highlighted in Bold.
General field
Album of the Year
Song of the Year
Record of the Year
- "Buenos Aires" â Nathy Peluso
- Rafa Arcaute, producer; Mariano López, Rafa Arcaute, Didi Gutman, Maddox Chhim & Felipe Tichauer, engineer
- "Como La Cigarra" â Elena Roger &
- Horacio Sarria, Mariano Uccello & Mercedes Otero, producers; Facundo Rodriguez, engineer
- "Me Enamoré de Ti" â Luciano Pereyra & Lang Lang
- Luciano Pereyra, producer; Dario Pacheco, engineer
Best New Artist
Collaboration of the Year
Pop
Best Pop Album
Best Pop Group Album
- ' â Bandalos Chinos
- Tándem â & Germán Dominicé
- El Reflejo â Rayos Láser
Rock
Best Rock Album
Best Rock Group Album
- Es Asàâ Las Pelotas
- 2020 âÂÂ
- El ÃÂltimo Abrazo Analógico â Todo Aparenta Normal
Best Hard Rock/Punk Album
- Carne, Tierras y Sangre â Pilsen
- Sr. Punk â Mal Momento
- Liberarse y Existir â Tano Romano
Urban/Reggae
Best Urban/Trap Song or Album
Best Urban/Trap Collaboration
Best Raggae/Ska Album
- Flores y Burbujas â El Natty Combo
- El Presente que Soñamos Dub â Kameleba & Don Camel
- Continentes â La Estafa Dub
Tango
Best Tango Album
- La bella indiferencia â Mariana Mazú
- Génesis â Carolina Minella
- Tango â Cristian Palacios
Best Instrumental/Tango Group or Orchestra Album
- Tango Improvisado â & Franco Luciani
- Cruces Urbanos, Vol. 2 â Quinteto Negro La Boca
- Reinventango â Tanghetto
Folk
Best Folklore Album
- Abrazo â Luciana Jury
- Entre Risa âÂÂ
- Veinteveinte âÂÂ
Best Folklore Group Album
- Ahyre â Ahyre
- Desde Adentro â Los del Portezuelo
- Tierra MÃÂa â Los Tekis
Best Chamamé Album
- Hielo Azul Tierra Roja â Chango Spasiuk & Per Einar Watle
- Mujer de Chamamé â Marcia Müller
- Con Ritmo y AlegrÃÂa â Milagrito Gómez
Tropical/Cuarteto
Best Tropical Album
- Es Lo Que Hay âÂÂ
- El ÃÂltimo Romántico â Daniel Cardozo
- Otra Vez, Dando Clase â Román El Original
Best Tropical Group Album
Best Cuarteto Album
- Aprender a Volar â Magui Olave
- Música en Cuarentena â Luis Sebastián
- Un Sueño Hecho Realidad â Walter Salinas
Best Cuarteto Group Album
- El Mismo Aire â La K'onga
- Mundo Streaming â Q'Lokura
- Desde El Encierro â Sabroso
Alternative
Best Alternative Pop Album
Best Alternative Rock Album
- Ubicación en Tiempo Real â Barbi Recanati
- Los Años Futuros â 1915
- Lapsus â Zero Kill
Best Alternative Folklore Album
Dance/Electronic
Best Electronic Music Album
- Reworked âÂÂ
- Pleasures â Mo.NA
- Venus â Mistol Team
Romantic/Melodic
Best Romantic/Melodic Album
- 60 Años con la Música áGracias! â Dany Martin
- Tal Como Soy â Dany Vila
- Desierto â Germán Barceló
Classical
Best Classical Album
- Debussy Preludios para el Piano âÂÂ
- Villa-Lobos â Daniela Salinas
- Territorios: Paisaje Latinoamericano en el Piano â Fernanda Morello
Jazz
Best Jazz Album
- Malosetti & la Colonia âÂÂ
- Sin Tiempo â Leo Genovese, Mariano Otero &
- Apaláp! â Oscar Giunta SupertrÃÂo!
Instrumental/Fusion/World Music
Best Instrumental/Fusion/World Music Album
- Solo Piano: Reflexiones â Lito Vitale
- Hikkikomori âÂÂ
- Latineses â La Orquestonga
Live
Best Live Album
- Foro Sol â Los Auténticos Decadentes
- Mujeres Argentinas, 50 Años (En Vivo en el CCK) â & Facundo RamÃÂrez
- En Vivo Teatro Gran Rex âÂÂ
Singer-Songwriting
Best Singer-Songwriting Album
Children
Best Children's Album
- El Reino del Revés â Elena Roger &
- Topa, Una Navidad Especial âÂÂ
- La Tarara: Canciones Tradicionales â & Martin Telechansk
Music for Visual Media
Best Cinema/Television/Audiovisual Production Soundtrack Album
Historical
Best Catalog Collection Album
Archival Concept
Best Conceptual Album
Production
Producer of the Year
Recording Engineering
Best Recording Engineering
- La Conquista del Espacio â Fito Páez
- Gustavo Borner, Phil Levine, Justin Moshkevich & Diego Olivero, recording engineers
- Caligaris Sinfónico âÂÂ
- Pablo Chapur, recording engineer
- "Como La Cigarra" â Elena Roger &
- Facundo Rodriguez, recording engineer
Cover Design
Best Cover Design
- Criptograma â Lisandro Aristimuño
- ValentÃÂn López López & Lisandro Aristimuño, graphic designers
- Una Niña Inútil â Cazzu
- Segundo Paladino, graphic designer
- Calambre â Nathy Peluso
- Albert Romagosa, graphic designer
Music Video/Film
Best Music Video
Best DVD
- Almendra I - 50 Años â Almendra
- Diego Latorre, director
- Niguiri Sessions â Dante Spinetta
- Niko Sedano, director
- Placer â Paula MaffÃÂa
- Emiliano Romero, director
Multiple nominations and awards
The following received multiple nominations:
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