List_of_awards_and_nominations_received_by_Prince

Prince awards and nominations
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Awards and nominations
Award	Wins
Totals
Wins	32
Nominations	163
	Note Certain award groups do not simply award one winner. They recognize several different recipients, have runners-up, and have third place. Since this is a specific recognition and is different from losing an award, runner-up mentions are considered wins in this award tally. For simplification and to avoid errors, each award in this list has been presumed to have had a prior nomination.;

List of awards and nominations received by Prince

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Prince (1958–2016) was an American singer, songwriter, record producer, dancer, actor and filmmaker. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest musicians of all-time.^[1] A multi-instrumentalist who was considered a guitar virtuoso, he was well known for his eclectic work across multiple genres, flamboyant and androgynous persona, and wide vocal range which included a far-reaching falsetto and high-pitched screams.

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Year	Nominee / work	Award	Result
1984	Prince	Favorite Soul/R&B Male Artist	Nominated
1984	1999	Favorite Soul/R&B Album	Nominated
1985	Prince	Favorite Pop/Rock Male Artist	Nominated
		Favorite Pop/Rock Male Video Artist	Nominated
		Favorite Soul/R&B Male Artist	Nominated
		Favorite Soul/R&B Male Video Artist	Nominated
	"When Doves Cry"	Favorite Pop/Rock Single	Nominated
		Favorite Pop/Rock Video	Nominated
		Favorite Soul/R&B Single	Won
		Favorite Soul/R&B Video	Nominated
	Purple Rain	Favorite Pop/Rock Album	Won
	Purple Rain	Favorite Soul/R&B Album	Won
1986	Prince	Favorite Pop/Rock Male Artist	Nominated
		Favorite Soul/R&B Male Artist	Nominated
		Favorite Soul/R&B Male Video Artist	Nominated
1987	"Kiss"	Favorite Soul/R&B Single	Nominated
1990	Prince	Favorite Soul/R&B Male Artist	Nominated
1990	Prince	Achievement	Honored
1992	Prince	Favorite Soul/R&B Male Artist	Nominated
1995	Prince	Favorite Soul/R&B Male Artist	Nominated
1995	Prince	Merit	Honored
2004	Prince	Favorite Soul/R&B Male Artist	Nominated
2004	Musicology	Favorite Soul/R&B Album	Nominated
2016	Purple Rain	Favorite Soundtrack	Won

Year	Nominee / work	Award	Result	Ref.
1986	"Raspberry Beret"	Most Performed Songs	Won	^[4]
	"I Feel for You"		Won
	"Purple Rain"		Won
	"When Doves Cry"		Won
1987	"Kiss"		Won	^[5]
1989	"U Got the Look"		Won	^[6]
1991	"Nothing Compares 2 U"		Won	^[7]
1991	"Kiss"		Won	^[7]
1992	"Round and Round"		Won	^[8]
1994	"The Most Beautiful Girl in the World"		Won	^[9]
2004	"'03 Bonnie & Clyde"		Won	^[10]

Year	Nominee / work	Award	Result
1990	Partyman (from Batman)	Most Performed Songs from Motion Pictures	Won
1991	Thieves in the Temple (from Graffiti Bridge)	Most Performed Songs from Motion Pictures	Won

Year	Nominee / work	Award	Result	Ref.
1994	Prince	Top R&B Singles Artist - Male	Nominated	^[11]
2013	Prince	Icon Award	Won
2017	Prince	Top Billboard 200 Artist	Nominated
	Prince	Top Song Sales Artist	Nominated
	Purple Rain	Top Soundtrack/Cast Album	Nominated

Year	Nominee / work	Award	Result
1985	Purple Rain	Soundtrack/Cast Recording	Won
1985	Prince	International Artist	Won
1989		International Male Solo Artist	Nominated
1990		International Solo Artist	Nominated
	"Batdance"	British Video of the Year	Nominated
	Batman	Soundtrack/Cast Recording	Won
1991	Prince	International Male Solo Artist	Nominated
1992		International Solo Artist	Won
1993		International Solo Artist	Won
1995		International Male Solo Artist	Won
1996			Won
1997			Nominated

List_of_awards_and_nominations_received_by_Prince

List of awards and nominations received by Prince

Academy Awards

American Music Award

ASCAP Pop Music Awards

American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers

BET Awards

Billboard Music Award

Brit Awards

Boston Society of Film Critics Awards

Classic Pop Readers' Awards

Edison Awards

GAFFA Awards (Denmark)

Golden Globe Award

Golden Raspberry Awards

Grammy Award

MTV Europe Music Awards

MTV Video Music Award

Music & Media Year-End Awards

Music Week Awards

NAACP Image Awards

NME Awards

Music Video Production Awards

Pollstar Concert Industry Awards

Premios Ondas

Porin

Rhythm and Blues Music Hall of Fame

Rober Awards Music Prize

Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

Soul Train Music Awards

Smash Hits Poll Winners Party

UK Music Hall of Fame

Webby Awards

World Soundtrack Awards

Žebřík Music Awards

Honorary degrees

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Year	Nominee / work	Award	Result
2005	Prince	Best Male R&B Artist	Nominated
2006	Prince	Best Male R&B Artist	Won
2010	Prince	Lifetime Achievement Award	Honored

Year	Nominee / work	Award	Result	Ref.
1987	Parade	Best Pop International	Won	^[15]
1989	Lovesexy	Best Pop International	Won	^[16]

Year	Nominee / work	Award	Result	Ref.
1991	"Cream"	Best Foreign Song	Nominated	^[17]
2004	Prince	Best Foreign Male Act	Nominated	^[17]

Year	Nominee / work	Award	Result
1985	"When Doves Cry" (from Purple Rain)	Best Original Song	Nominated
2007	"The Song of the Heart" (from Happy Feet)	Best Original Song	Won

Year	Nominee / work	Award	Result
1985	"Sex Shooter"	Worst Original Song	Nominated
1987	Under the Cherry Moon	Worst Actor	Won
	Under the Cherry Moon	Worst Director	Won
	"♥ or $"	Worst Original Song	Won
1990	Under the Cherry Moon	Worst Actor of the Decade	Nominated
1990	Under the Cherry Moon	Worst New Star of the Decade	Nominated
1991	Graffiti Bridge	Worst Actor	Nominated
		Worst Director	Nominated
		Worst Screenplay	Nominated
2000	Prince	Worst Actor of the Century	Nominated

Year	Nominee / work	Award	Result
1984	"International Lover"	Best Male R&B Vocal Performance	Nominated
1984	1999	Best Male Pop Vocal Performance	Nominated
1985	Purple Rain	Album of the Year	Nominated
		Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal	Won
		Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media	Won
	"I Feel for You"	Best R&B Song	Won
	Prince & The Revolution	Producer of the Year, Non-Classical	Nominated
1986	Prince and the Revolution: Live	Best Music Film	Nominated
1987	"Kiss"	Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals	Won
1987	"Kiss"	Best R&B Song	Nominated
1988	Sign o' the Times	Album of the Year	Nominated
	"U Got the Look"	Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals	Nominated
	"U Got the Look"	Best R&B Song	Nominated
1990	Batman	Best Male Pop Vocal Performance	Nominated
	"Batdance"	Best Male R&B Vocal Performance	Nominated
	"Partyman"	Best Song Written for Visual Media	Nominated
	Prince	Producer of the Year, Non-Classical	Nominated
1991	"Nothing Compares 2 U"	Song of the Year	Nominated
1992	"Gett Off"	Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals	Nominated
1993	"Diamonds and Pearls"	Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals	Nominated
1995	"The Most Beautiful Girl in the World"	Best Male Pop Vocal Performance	Nominated
1996	"I Hate U"	Best Male R&B Vocal Performance	Nominated
1996	The Gold Experience	Best R&B Album	Nominated
2004	N·E·W·S	Best Contemporary Instrumental Album	Nominated
2005	"Cinnamon Girl"	Best Male Pop Vocal Performance	Nominated
	"Call My Name"	Best Male R&B Vocal Performance	Won
	"Call My Name"	Best R&B Song	Nominated
	"Musicology"	Best Traditional R&B Performance	Won
	Musicology	Best R&B Album	Nominated
2007	"Black Sweat"	Best Male R&B Vocal Performance	Nominated
	"Black Sweat"	Best R&B Song	Nominated
	"Beautiful, Loved and Blessed"	Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals	Nominated
	"3121"	Best Urban/Alternative Performance	Nominated
	3121	Best R&B Album	Nominated
2008	"Future Baby Mama"	Best Male R&B Vocal Performance	Won
	"The Song of the Heart" (from Happy Feet)	Best Song Written for Visual Media	Nominated
	1999	Hall of Fame	Inducted
2010	"Dreamer"	Best Solo Rock Vocal Performance	Nominated
2011	Purple Rain	Hall of Fame	Inducted
2017	Hit n Run Phase Two	Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical	Nominated
2017	Sign o' the Times	Hall of Fame	Inducted

Year	Nominee / work	Award	Result
1985	"When Doves Cry"	Best Choreography in a Video	Nominated
1986	"Raspberry Beret"	Best Choreography in a Video	Won
1988	"U Got the Look"	Best Male Video	Won
		Best Stage Performance in a Video	Won
		Best Choreography in a Video	Nominated
		Best Editing in a Video	Nominated
1989	"I Wish U Heaven"	Best Special Effects in a Video	Nominated
1990	"Batdance" (from Batman)	Best Video from a Film	Nominated
1992	"Cream"	Best Dance Video	Won
1993	"7"	Best R&B Video	Nominated
2004	"Musicology"	Best Male Video	Nominated
2006	"Black Sweat"	Best Cinematography in a Video	Nominated

Year	Nominee / work	Award	Result
1988	"Sign o' the Times"	Best Single	Won
2018	Purple Rain	Reissue of the Year	Nominated
2020	1999	Reissue of the Year	Nominated
2020	The Beautiful Ones	Best Music Book	Nominated

Year	Nominee / work	Award	Result
1985	Purple Rain Tour	Tour of the Year	Nominated
1986	Purple Rain Tour	Major Tour of the Year	Nominated
1989	Lovesexy Tour	Most Creative Stage Production	Nominated
2005	Musicology Live 2004ever	Most Creative Stage Production	Won
2005	Musicology Live 2004ever	Major Tour of the Year	Won

Year	Nominee / work	Award	Result	Ref.
2014	Prince	Best Live Artist	Nominated	^[32]
2017	Purple Rain	Best Reissue	Nominated	^[33]
2018	Piano and a Microphone 1983	Best Compilation	Won	^[34]
2019	1999	Best Reissue	Nominated	^[35]
2020	Sign o' the Times	Best Reissue	Nominated	^[36]

Year	Nominee / work	Award	Result
1987	"Kiss"	Best R&B/Soul Single – Male	Nominated
1988	"U Got the Look"	Best R&B/Soul Single – Male	Nominated
1988	Sign o' the Times	Best R&B/Soul Album – Male	Nominated
1990	"Batdance"	Best Video of the Year	Nominated
1992	Diamonds and Pearls	Best R&B/Soul Album – Group, Band or Duo	Nominated
1992	Prince	Heritage Award – Career Achievement	Honored
1993	Love Symbol Album	Best R&B/Soul Album – Group, Band or Duo	Nominated
1994	The Hits/The B-Sides	Best R&B/Soul Album – Male	Nominated
1998	Emancipation	Best R&B/Soul Album – Male	Nominated
2000	Prince	Artist of the Decade for Extraordinary Artistic Achievements – Male	Honored
2005	"Call My Name"	Best R&B/Soul Single – Male	Nominated
2005	Musicology	Best R&B/Soul Album – Male	Nominated

Year	Nominee / work	Award	Result	Ref.
1989	Prince	Best Male Solo Singer	Nominated	^[37]
1990			Nominated	^[38]
1991			Nominated	^[39]
1994			Nominated	^[40]

Year	Nominee / work	Award	Result	Ref.
2014	3rdeyegirl	Web: Celebrity/Fan	Won
2019	Prince Discography	Websites: Music	Nominated	^[41]
2019	"Mary Don't You Weep"	Best Music Video	Won	^[42]

Year	Nominee / work	Award	Result	Ref.
1996	Himself	Best International Instrumentalist	Nominated	^[43]
2004		Best International Male	Nominated	^[44]
2004		Best International Personality	Nominated
2005		Best International Personality	Nominated
2016	Death of the Prince	Best International Průser	Nominated	^[45]