List of awards and nominations received by Prince

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.

Prince awards and nominations

Awards and nominations Award Wins Nominations Academy Awards 1 1 Golden Globe Awards 1 2 Grammy Awards 7 32 MTV Video Music Awards 4 12
Totals[a]
Wins	32
Nominations	163
Note Certain award groups do not simply award one winner. They acknowledge 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.

Academy Awards

Main article: Academy Awards

Year	Nominee / work	Award	Result
1985	"Purple Rain"	Best Original Song Score	Won

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American Music Award

Year	Nominee / work	Award	Result
1984	Prince	Favorite Soul/R&B Male Artist	Nominated
	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
		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
		Achievement	Honored
1992	Prince	Favorite Soul/R&B Male Artist	Nominated
1995	Prince	Favorite Soul/R&B Male Artist	Nominated
		Merit	Honored
2004	Prince	Favorite Soul/R&B Male Artist	Nominated
	Musicology	Favorite Soul/R&B Album	Nominated
2016	Purple Rain	Favorite Soundtrack	Won

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ASCAP Pop Music Awards

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]
	"Kiss"		Won
1992	"Round and Round"		Won	[8]
1994	"The Most Beautiful Girl in the World"		Won	[9]
2004	"'03 Bonnie & Clyde"		Won	[10]

American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers

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

BET Awards

Main article: BET Awards

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

Billboard Music Award

Main article: Billboard Music Award

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
		Top Song Sales Artist	Nominated
	Purple Rain	Top Soundtrack/Cast Album	Nominated

Brit Awards

Main article: Brit Awards

Year	Nominee / work	Award	Result
1985	Purple Rain	Soundtrack/Cast Recording	Won
	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			Won
1995		International Male Solo Artist	Won
1996			Won
1997			Nominated

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Boston Society of Film Critics Awards

Year	Nominee / work	Award	Result
2016	Sign 'o' the Times	Best Rediscoveries	Won

Classic Pop Readers' Awards

Main article: Classic Pop (magazine)

Year	Nominee / work	Award	Result	Ref.
2020	1999	Reissue of the Year	Won	[14]

Edison Awards

Main article: Edison Award

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

GAFFA Awards (Denmark)

Main article: Gaffa (magazine)

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

Golden Globe Award

Main article: Golden Globe Award

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

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Golden Raspberry Awards

Main article: Golden Raspberry Awards

Year	Nominee / work	Award	Result
1985	"Sex Shooter"	Worst Original Song	Nominated
1987	Under the Cherry Moon	Worst Actor	Won
		Worst Director	Won
	"♥ or $"	Worst Original Song	Won
1990	Under the Cherry Moon	Worst Actor of the Decade	Nominated
		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

Grammy Award

Main article: Grammy Award

Year	Nominee / work	Award	Result
1984	"International Lover"	Best Male R&B Vocal Performance	Nominated
	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
		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
		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
	The Gold Experience	Best R&B Album	Nominated
2004	N·E·W·S	Best Pop Instrumental Album	Nominated
2005	"Cinnamon Girl"	Best Male Pop Vocal Performance	Nominated
	"Call My Name"	Best Male R&B Vocal Performance	Won
		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
		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
	Sign o' the Times	Hall of Fame	Inducted

MTV Europe Music Awards

Main article: MTV Europe Music Awards

Year	Nominee / work	Award	Result	Ref.
1994	Himself	Best Male	Nominated	[19]

MTV Video Music Award

Main article: MTV Video Music Award

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

Music & Media Year-End Awards

Year	Nominee / work	Award	Result	Ref.
1989	Prince	Male Artist of the Year	2nd place	[20]

Music Week Awards

Year	Nominee / work	Award	Result	Ref.
2021	Prince	Catalogue Marketing Campaign	Nominated	[21]

NAACP Image Awards

Year	Nominee / work	Award	Result
1984	Purple Rain	Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture	Won

NME Awards

The NME Awards were created by the NME magazine and was first held in 1953.^[22][23][24]

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

Music Video Production Awards

The MVPA Awards are annually presented by a Los Angeles-based music trade organization to honor the year's best music videos.^[25]

Year	Nominee / work	Award	Result
2005	"Call My Name"	Best R&B Video	Nominated

Pollstar Concert Industry Awards

The Pollstar Concert Industry Awards is an annual award ceremony to honor artists and professionals in the concert industry.^{[26][27][28][29]}

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

Premios Ondas

Main article: Premios Ondas

Year	Nominee / work	Award	Result	Ref.
2016	Prince	Special Jury Award	Won	[30]

Porin

Main article: Porin (music award)

Year	Nominee / work	Award	Result	Ref.
1994	Diamonds and Pearls Video Collection	Best International Video	Won	[31]

Rhythm and Blues Music Hall of Fame

Main article: Rhythm and Blues Music Hall of Fame

Year	Nominee / work	Award	Result
2016	Prince	Singer Songwriter	Inducted

Rober Awards Music Prize

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		Nominated	[36]

Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

Main article: Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

Year	Nominee / work	Award	Result
2004	Prince	Performer	Inducted

Songwriters Hall of Fame

Main article: Songwriters Hall of Fame

Year	Nominee / work	Award	Result	Ref.
2024	Prince	Songwriters Hall of Fame	Inducted	[37]

Soul Train Music Awards

Main article: Soul Train Music Awards

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
	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
	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
	Musicology	Best R&B/Soul Album – Male	Nominated

Smash Hits Poll Winners Party

Main article: Smash Hits Poll Winners Party

Year	Nominee / work	Award	Result	Ref.
1989	Prince	Best Male Solo Singer	Nominated	[38]
1990			Nominated	[39]
1991			Nominated	[40]
1994			Nominated	[41]

UK Music Hall of Fame

Main article: UK Music Hall of Fame

Year	Nominee / work	Award	Result
2006	Prince	Lifetime Contribution to Music	Inducted

Webby Awards

Main article: Webby Awards

Year	Nominee / work	Award	Result	Ref.
2014	3rdeyegirl	Web: Celebrity/Fan	Won
2019	Prince Discography	Websites: Music	Nominated	[42]
	"Mary Don't You Weep"	Best Music Video	Won	[43]

World Soundtrack Awards

Main article: World Soundtrack Awards

Year	Nominee / work	Award	Result
2004	Purple Rain	Major Contribution to the Art of Film Music and Sound	Honored

Žebřík Music Awards

Year	Nominee / work	Award	Result	Ref.
1996	Himself	Best International Instrumentalist	Nominated	[44]
2004		Best International Male	Nominated	[45]
		Best International Personality	Nominated
2005			Nominated
2016	Death of the Prince	Best International Průser	Nominated	[46]

Honorary degrees

• Doctor of Humane Letters awarded June 9, 2016, by the University of Minnesota^[47]

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