Trapped half a world away by the place she promised to never go, go, go, Amy Winehouse dominated the 50th Grammy Awards on Sunday night, winning five awards and delivering a defiant performance of her autobiographical hit Rehab via satellite from London.

When Winehouse was announced as the record of the year winner, she was immediately enveloped by her band, and then her parents, who have publicly worried whether their daughter - who recently entered a drug rehabilitation center after months of erratic behavior and canceled performances - would survive her demons.

The only major shocker to most participants was that Winehouse lost the final award of the night, album of the year, to Herbie Hancock's River: The Joni Letters.

Vince Gill, who was also nominated for album of the year, was not too shocked, though.

I wasn't surprised at all. Herbie Hancock is by far the best musician out of all of us put together. What a gifted musician he's been for his whole life.

Winehouse's performance was not the only dramatic moment of the night. Kanye West, who had a leading eight nominations and won four trophies, delivered an electric, glow-in-the-dark rendition of Stronger, then segued into a stirring tribute to his mother, Donda West, who died unexpectedly last year at age 58.

I appreciate everything and I know you are really proud of me right now, and I know you wouldn't want me to stop and you want me to be the number one artist in the world and mama all I'm going to do is keep making you proud.