Amy Winehouse and Kanye West had their names called the most during the 2008 Grammy Awards, held this year at the Staples Center in Los Angeles. Winehouse, won five of the six categories in which she was up for a prize, including Record of the Year and Song of the Year. The troubled soul singer, conspicuously absent due to visa troubles, nonetheless performed two songs via satellite from London. In the third major category, Album of the Year, in which both Winehouse and West were nominated, music legend Herbie Hancock received the nod, for his 'River: The Joni Letters,' his interpretation of songs by Joni Mitchell.

West, who is coming off the recent death of his mother, was bestowed Best Rap Album for 'Graduation' and Best Rap Song for 'Stronger' among his four wins. Other notable multiple winners include Bruce Springsteen, with three statues for various songs from his 'Magic' album, the White Stripes, who garnered a pair of awards related to 'Icky Thump,' and Grammy favorites the Foo Fighters, who received Best Hard Rock honors for their song 'The Pretender' and Best Rock Album for 'Echoes, Silence, Patience and Grace.' Prince picked up the Best Male R&B plaudit for 'Future Baby Mama,' and Robert Plant and Alison Krauss snagged Best Pop Collaboration With Vocals for their duet on 'Gone Gone Gone (Done Moved On).'

Joni Mitchell, whose friend Herbie Hancock secured his big win with an album of her songs, took home some hardware of her own, getting the nod for Pop Instrumental Performance for 'One Week Last Summer.' Flight of the Conchords, New Zealand's fourth most popular comedy folk duo, have most likely moved up in that ranking thanks to their Best Comedy Album win for 'The Distant Future.' Read the full story here.