Though some people are shocked at all the love the Grammys are giving Sara Bareilles this year, her Album of the Year nom is practically Thriller-level obvious compared to the Grammys' history in giving the occasional (and occasionally well-deserved!) left-field awards to politicians, actors, athletes and Baha Men. Here's a list 20 people that you won't believe have awards while Snoop Dogg and Morrissey's shelves go trophyless:
1. Mikael Gorbachev, Bill Clinton and Sophia Loren
2. Zach Braff
3. Robert Rauschenberg
4. Joaquin Phoenix
5. Robert Guillaume
6. Betty White
7. Todd McFarlane
8. Earvin "Magic" Johnson
9. Sam Kinison
10. Starland Vocal Band
11. Barack Obama
12. Sen. Everett Dirksen
13. Tia Carrere
14. Al Franken
15. Baha Men
16. Peter Bogdanovich
17. David Seville and the Chipmunks
18. Carl Sandburg
19. David Fincher
20. Martin Luther King Jr.