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 Jey Mammón 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, María 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 La Conquista del Espacio – Fito Páez Ya No Mires Atrás – Luis Alberto Spinetta Calambre – Nathy Peluso
Song of the Year "Ladrón" – Lali & Cazzu "Piedra Libre" – Abel Pintos "Suficiente" – Babasónicos "Que No" – Barbi Recanati "Nathy Peluso: Bzrp Music Sessions, Vol. 36" – Bizarrap & Nathy Peluso "Amanece" – Diego Torres, Macaco & Villamizar featuring Catalina García "La Canción de las Bestias" – Fito Páez "Juntos para Siempre" – Los Auténticos Decadentes "Colocao" – Nicki Nicole "Ella Dice" – Tini & Khea
Record of the Year "Buenos Aires" – Nathy Peluso Rafa Arcaute, producer; Mariano López, Rafa Arcaute, Didi Gutman, Maddox Chhim & Felipe Tichauer, engineer "Como La Cigarra" – Elena Roger & Escalandrum Horacio Sarria, Mariano Uccello & Mercedes Otero, producers; Facundo Rodriguez, engineer "Me Enamoré de Ti" – Luciano Pereyra & Lang Lang Luciano Pereyra, producer; Dario Pacheco, engineer
Best New Artist Calambre – Nathy Peluso Atrevido – Trueno Mi Primer Día Triste – Zoe Gotusso
Collaboration of the Year "Bohemio" – Andrés Calamaro & Julio Iglesias "Como La Cigarra" – Elena Roger & Escalandrum "Gente en la Calle" – Fito Páez featuring Lali "Me Enamoré de Ti" – Luciano Pereyra & Lang Lang "Un Beso en Madrid" – Tini & Alejandro Sanz
Pop Best Pop Album Mi Primer Día Triste – Zoe Gotusso Libra – Lali Tini Tini Tini – Tini
Best Pop Group Album Paranoia Pop – Bandalos Chinos Tándem – Mavi Díaz & Germán Dominicé El Reflejo – Rayos Láser
Rock Best Rock Album La Conquista del Espacio – Fito Páez Guerras (Un Viaje en el Tiempo) – Ciro y los Persas Errores Coleccionables – Sol Bassa
Best Rock Group Album Es Así – Las Pelotas 2020 – Las Pastillas del Abuelo El Último Abrazo Analógico – Todo Aparenta Normal
Best Hard Rock/Punk Album Carne, Tierras y Sangre – Pilsen Sr. Punk – Mal Momento Liberarse y Existir – Tano Romano
Urban/Reggae Best Urban/Trap Song or Album "Nathy Peluso: Bzrp Music Sessions, Vol. 36" – Bizarrap & Nathy Peluso Una Niña Inútil – Cazzu< "High (Remix)" – María Becerra, Tini & Lola Indigo "Colocao" – Nicki Nicole "Mamichula – Trueno, Nicki Nicole & Bizarrap
Best Urban/Trap Collaboration "Mamichula – Trueno, Nicki Nicole & Bizarrap "Goteo (Remix)" – Duki, Ronny J & Pablo Chill-E featuring Capo Plaza & C.R.O "Verte" – Nicki Nicole, Dread Mar I & Bizarrap
Best Raggae/Ska Album Flores y Burbujas – El Natty Combo El Presente que Soñamos Dub – Kameleba & Don Camel Continentes – La Estafa Dub
Tango Best Tango Album La bella indiferencia – Mariana Mazú Génesis – Carolina Minella Tango – Cristian Palacios
Best Instrumental/Tango Group or Orchestra Album Tango Improvisado – José Colángelo & Franco Luciani Cruces Urbanos, Vol. 2 – Quinteto Negro La Boca Reinventango – Tanghetto
Folk Best Folklore Album Abrazo – Luciana Jury Entre Risa – Bruno Arias Veinteveinte – Suna Rocha
Best Folklore Group Album Ahyre – Ahyre Desde Adentro – Los del Portezuelo Tierra Mía – Los Tekis
Best Chamamé Album Hielo Azul Tierra Roja – Chango Spasiuk & Per Einar Watle Mujer de Chamamé – Marcia Müller Con Ritmo y Alegría – Milagrito Gómez
Tropical/Cuarteto Best Tropical Album Es Lo Que Hay – El Dipy El Último Romántico – Daniel Cardozo Otra Vez, Dando Clase – Román El Original
Best Tropical Group Album De Buenos Aires para el Mundo – Los Ángeles Azules Seguimos – Amar Azul Sesiones Musikeras – Mala Fama
Best Cuarteto Album Aprender a Volar – Magui Olave Música en Cuarentena – Luis Sebastián Un Sueño Hecho Realidad – Walter Salinas
Best Cuarteto Group Album El Mismo Aire – La K'onga Mundo Streaming – Q'Lokura Desde El Encierro – Sabroso
Alternative Best Alternative Pop Album Calambre – Nathy Peluso Otro Lado – Rosario Ortega Existo – Sol Pereyra
Best Alternative Rock Album Ubicación en Tiempo Real – Barbi Recanati Los Años Futuros – 1915 Lapsus – Zero Kill
Best Alternative Folklore Album Renacer – Nahuel Pennisi Parte de Mí – Soledad Triángula – Triángula
Dance/Electronic Best Electronic Music Album Reworked – Willy Crook Pleasures – Mo.NA Venus – Mistol Team
Romantic/Melodic Best Romantic/Melodic Album 60 Años con la Música ¡Gracias! – Dany Martin Tal Como Soy – Dany Vila Desierto – Germán Barceló
Classical Best Classical Album Debussy Preludios para el Piano – Haydée Schvartz Villa-Lobos – Daniela Salinas Territorios: Paisaje Latinoamericano en el Piano – Fernanda Morello
Jazz Best Jazz Album Malosetti & la Colonia – Javier Malosetti Sin Tiempo – Leo Genovese, Mariano Otero & Sergio Verdinelli Apaláp! – Oscar Giunta Supertrío!
Instrumental/Fusion/World Music Best Instrumental/Fusion/World Music Album Solo Piano: Reflexiones – Lito Vitale Hikkikomori – La Chicana Latineses – La Orquestonga
Live Best Live Album Foro Sol – Los Auténticos Decadentes Mujeres Argentinas, 50 Años (En Vivo en el CCK) – La Bruja Salguero & Facundo Ramírez En Vivo Teatro Gran Rex – Rodrigo Tapari
Singer-Songwriting Best Singer-Songwriting Album Criptograma – Lisandro Aristimuño Reset – Celli Basta de Música – Martín Buscaglia
Children Best Children's Album El Reino del Revés – Elena Roger & Escalandrum Topa, Una Navidad Especial – Diego Topa La Tarara: Canciones Tradicionales – Mariana Baggio & Martin Telechansk
Music for Visual Media Best Cinema/Television/Audiovisual Production Soundtrack Album The Last of Us Part II – Gustavo Santaolalla Notas de Paso 4 – Ernesto Snajer Vilas: Serás lo que Debas Ser, o No Serás Nada – Vandera
Historical Best Catalog Collection Album Agujero Interior – Virus Piazzolla – Buenos Aires 8 Santaolalla (Remasterizado 2020) – Gustavo Santaolalla
Archival Concept Best Conceptual Album Ya No Mires Atrás – Luis Alberto Spinetta Una Niña Inútil – Cazzu Oasis – Daniel Melingo Como La Cigarra – Elena Roger & Escalandrum
Production Producer of the Year La Conquista del Espacio – Fito Páez Fito Páez, Diego Olivero & Gustavo Borner, producers Ahyre – Ahyre Juan José Vasconcellos & Sebastián Choque, producers Calambre – Nathy Peluso Rafa Arcaute, producer
Recording Engineering Best Recording Engineering La Conquista del Espacio – Fito Páez Gustavo Borner, Phil Levine, Justin Moshkevich & Diego Olivero, recording engineers Caligaris Sinfónico – Los Caligaris Pablo Chapur, recording engineer "Como La Cigarra" – Elena Roger & Escalandrum Facundo Rodriguez, recording engineer
Cover Design Best Cover Design Criptograma – Lisandro Aristimuño Valentín López López & Lisandro Aristimuño, graphic designers Una Niña Inútil – Cazzu Segundo Paladino, graphic designer Calambre – Nathy Peluso Albert Romagosa, graphic designer
Music Video/Film Best Music Video "Todo Esto" – Kevin Johansen featuring David Lebón Bruno Adamovsky, director "Nathy Peluso: Bzrp Music Sessions, Vol. 36" – Bizarrap & Nathy Peluso Bizarrap, director "Ciudad Extraña" – Moris & Antonio Birabent Augusto González Polo, director
Best DVD Almendra I - 50 Años – Almendra Diego Latorre, director Niguiri Sessions – Dante Spinetta Niko Sedano, director Placer – Paula Maffía Emiliano Romero, director
Multiple nominations and awards The following received multiple nominations:
Nine: Nathy Peluso Six: Bizarrap Fito Páez Five: Escalandrum Elena Roger Nicki Nicole
Four: Cazzu Tini Three: Lali Trueno
Two: Ahyre Barbi Recanati Gustavo Santaolalla Lang Lang Lisandro Aristimuño Los Auténticos Decadentes Luciano Pereyra Luis Alberto Spinetta Zoe Gotusso
The following received multiple awards: Four: Fito Páez Nathy Peluso Two: Bizarrap Lisandro Aristimuño
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