List of awards and nominations received by Aretha Franklin explained

Aretha Franklin
Wins:28
Nominations:32
Award1:Golden Globe Award
Award1w:0
Award1n:1
Award2:American Music Award
Award2w:3
Award2n:2
Award3:Critics' Choice Movie Award
Award3w:0
Award3n:1
Award4:Grammy Awards
Award4w:18
Award4n:26
Award5:Grammy Special awards
Award5w:3
Award5n:N/A
Award6:MTV Video Music Award
Award6w:0
Award6n:2
Award7:NAACP Image Award
Award7w:3
Award7n:0
Award8:TV Land Award
Award8w:1
Award8n:0

Singer Aretha Franklin has been honored with many awards and nominations. These include 18 Grammy Awards and an additional 26 Grammy nominations for her recordings.

Grammy Awards

Franklin was nominated for a Grammy Award 44 times and was the award winner 18 times. Eleven of her albums were nominated, winning four times.

Year Category Nominated workResult
1968Best Rhythm & Blues Solo Vocal Performance, Female"Respect"[1]
Best Rhythm & Blues Recording[2]
Best Vocal Performance, Female
Best Contemporary Female Solo Vocal Performance"(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman"
1969Best Contemporary-Pop Vocal Performance, Female"I Say a Little Prayer"
Best Rhythm & Blues Vocal Performance, Female"Chain of Fools"[3]
1970Best R&B Vocal Performance, Female"Share Your Love with Me"[4]
1971"Don't Play That Song"[5]
1972"Bridge over Troubled Water"[6]
1973Young, Gifted and Black[7] [8]
Best Soul Gospel PerformanceAmazing Grace[9]
"Precious Memories"
Best Pop Vocal Performance, Female"Day Dreaming"
1974Best R&B Vocal Performance, Female"Master of Eyes"[10]
1975"Ain't Nothing like the Real Thing"
1977"Something He Can Feel"[11]
1978"Break It to Me Gently"[12]
1979Almighty Fire[13]
1981"Can't Turn You Loose"[14]
1982"Hold On I'm Comin'"[15]
1983Jump to It[16]
1984Get It Right[17]
1986"Freeway of Love"[18]
Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal"Sisters Are Doin' It for Themselves"(with Eurythmics)
1987Best R&B Vocal Performance, Female"Jumpin' Jack Flash"[19]
1988Aretha[20]
Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal"I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me)" (with George Michael)
1989Best Soul Gospel Performance, FemaleOne Lord, One Faith, One Baptism
Best Soul Gospel Performance by a Duo, Group, Choir or Chorus"Oh Happy Day"
1990Best R&B Vocal Performance, FemaleThrough the Storm[21]
Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal"Gimme Your Love" (with James Brown)
"It Isn't, It Wasn't, It Ain't Never Gonna Be" (with Whitney Houston)
1992Best R&B Vocal Performance, FemaleWhat You See Is What You Sweat[22]
Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal"Doctor's Orders" (with Luther Vandross)
1994Best R&B Vocal Performance, Female"Someday We'll All Be Free"[23]
1995"A Deeper Love"[24]
1999Best Female R&B Vocal Performance"A Rose Is Still a Rose"[25]
Best R&B AlbumA Rose Is Still a Rose[26]
2000Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal"Don't Waste Your Time" (with Mary J. Blige)
2004Best R&B AlbumSo Damn Happy
Best Traditional R&B Vocal Performance"Wonderful"[27]
2006"A House Is Not a Home"[28]
2008Best Gospel Performance"Never Gonna Break My Faith" (with Mary J. Blige)(tied with The Clark Sisters for "Blessed & Highly Favored")[29]
2011Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals"You've Got a Friend" (with Ronald Isley)

Grammy Special Awards

YearAwardResultRef.
1991Legend Award[30]
1994Lifetime Achievement Award[31]
2008MusiCares Person of the Year[32]

American Music Awards

YearCategoryNominated workResultRef.
1973Favorite Soul/R&B AlbumJump to It
Favorite Soul/R&B Female ArtistAretha Franklin
1974
1975
1976
1977
1978
1983
1984
1986
1986Favorite Soul/R&B Female Video Artist
1987

MTV Video Music Awards

YearCategoryNominated workResultRef.
1986Best Female Video"Freeway of Love"
1987Best Video from a Film"Jumpin' Jack Flash"

NAACP Image Awards

YearCategoryNominated workResultRef.
1983Outstanding Female ArtistAretha Franklin
1997Hall of Fame Award
2008Vanguard Award[34]
2015Outstanding Album"Aretha Franklin Sings the Great Diva Classics"[35]

Other honors

Year Association Category/Award Notes
1981 Hollywood Chamber of Commerce This was postponed following the shooting of Aretha's father, Reverend C. L. Franklin
1987 The first woman to be inducted
1994 At the time, the youngest to receive the honor (Stevie Wonder passed the record five years later)
1999
2005
2005
2012
2015
2019 Pulitzer Prize Pulitzer Prize Special Citations and Awards – Arts awards "For her indelible contribution to American music and culture for more than five decades."
2020 Induction

See also

Notes and References

  1. 1967 Grammy Awards Finalists . February 17, 1968 . . . 10 . 80 . 7 . 0006-2510 . July 2, 2011.
  2. Web site: GRAMMY Award Results for Aretha Franklin . . August 19, 2018.
  3. Book: The Grammys . Thomas O'Neil . 1993 . . . 0-399-52477-0 . 714 . registration .
  4. News: Blood, Sweat and Tears Tops Grammy Nominations . . Tribune Company . February 9, 1970 . C24.
  5. Grammy Award Final Nominations . Billboard . Nielsen Business Media, Inc. . 12 . 83 . 6 . 0006-2510 . February 6, 1971 . July 3, 2011.
  6. Grammy Award Final Nominations . Billboard . Nielsen Business Media, Inc. . 12 . 84 . 6 . 0006-2510 . February 5, 1972 . July 3, 2011.
  7. News: 3 Lead Nominations For Grammy Awards . https://archive.today/20130124161128/http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=pNwjAAAAIBAJ&sjid=ZSkEAAAAIBAJ&pg=2603,3555292 . dead . January 24, 2013 . . . 11 . January 22, 1973 . July 22, 2011 .
  8. News: Roberta Flack Wins Two Grammys for Her Records . . March 5, 1973 . 22 . August 20, 2018.
  9. Book: Music in the 20th Century . Dave DiMartino . Routledge . 2016 . 127 . 9781317464303 . August 20, 2018.
  10. News: Grammy Nominee List Headed by Stevie Wonder . Robert Hilburn . Robert Hilburn . . . January 18, 1974 . E1.
  11. 19th Annual Grammy Awards Final Nominations. Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. . 89 . 3 . 0006-2510 . 110 . January 22, 1977 . July 4, 2011.
  12. 20th Annual Grammy Awards Final Nominations . Billboard . Nielsen Business Media, Inc. . 90 . 3 . 0006-2510 . 17 . January 21, 1978 . July 4, 2011.
  13. 21st Annual Grammy Awards Final Nominations . Billboard . Nielsen Business Media, Inc. . 91 . 3 . 0006-2510 . 122 . January 20, 1979 . July 4, 2011.
  14. News: Here's complete list of the Grammy nominees . . Guard Publishing Co. . 38 . February 21, 1981 . August 30, 2011.
  15. 24th Annual Grammy Awards Final Nominations . Billboard . Nielsen Business Media, Inc. . January 23, 1982 . 94 . 3 . 0006-2510 . 90 . August 30, 2011.
  16. 25th Annual Grammy Awards Final Nominations . Billboard . Nielsen Business Media, Inc. . January 22, 1983 . 95 . p3 . 0006-2510 . 67 . August 30, 2011.
  17. News: Complete List of the Nominees for 26th Annual Grammy Music Awards . . The Daily Gazette Company . January 9, 1984 . 12 . October 18, 2011.
  18. 27th Annual Grammy Awards Final Nominations . Billboard . Nielsen Business Media, Inc. . 98 . 4 . 78 . 0006-2510 . January 26, 1986 . October 18, 2011.
  19. News: Grammy Nominations: Highs and Lows: Winwood, Gabriel and Simon Garner Most Nominations . Dennis Hunt . . . 2 . January 9, 1987 . October 18, 2011.
  20. News: U2, Jackson Top Grammy Nominees: Simon, Winwood Seek Reprise of '87 Wins . Dennis Hunt . . . 2 . January 15, 1988 . October 18, 2011.
  21. News: Grammy Nominations Break With Tradition . David Silverman . . . January 12, 1990 . October 18, 2011.
  22. News: Grammy Nominations 1992 . . . 2 . January 9, 1992 . October 18, 2011.
  23. 36th Annual Grammy Awards Final Nominations . Billboard . Nielsen Business Media, Inc. . 106 . 3 . 66 . 0006-2510 . January 15, 1994 . October 18, 2011.
  24. 37th Annual Grammy Awards: Final Nominations . Billboard . Nielsen Business Media, Inc. . 107. 2. 66 . 0006-2510 . January 14, 1995 . October 18, 2011.
  25. Final Nominations for the 41st Annual Grammy Awards . Billboard . Nielsen Business Media, Inc. . 111 . 3 . 80 . 0006-2510 . January 16, 1999 . October 18, 2011.
  26. News: 10 Nominations Put Lauryn Hill Atop Grammy Heap . Greg Kot . Greg Kot . . January 6, 1999 . 10 . May 15, 2011.
  27. Web site: Complete list of Grammy Award nominations . 3 . . Jim M. Wall . December 5, 2003 . June 20, 2011.
  28. Web site: Complete list of Grammy Award nominations. USA Today . Gannett Company . June 20, 2011 . December 8, 2005.
  29. Web site: Grammy 2008 Winners List . https://web.archive.org/web/20081216120238/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1581272/20080210/story.jhtml . dead . December 16, 2008 . February 10, 2008 . MTV . July 12, 2010.
  30. Web site: Franklin not ready to rest on another laurel. Barrera. Sandra. September 6, 2005. Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. December 31, 2009. Journal Communications. April 27, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200427090721/https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=lCcqAAAAIBAJ&sjid=LkUEAAAAIBAJ&pg=5316,4612077&dq=grammy+legend+1991+aretha-franklin&hl=en. dead.
  31. http://www.grammy.org/recording-academy/awards/lifetime-awards Lifetime Achievement Awards
  32. Web site: MusiCares honors Aretha Franklin at pre-Grammy party. Gundersen. Edna. February 10, 2008. USA Today. Gannett Company. February 11, 2010.
  33. Web site: Aretha Franklin's Globe-Nominated Performance. .
  34. Web site: Music – Music News, New Songs, Videos, Music Shows and Playlists from MTV. https://web.archive.org/web/20160328203227/http://www.mtv.com/artists/aretha-franklin/photos/2782580/. dead. March 28, 2016. www.mtv.com.
  35. Web site: 'Selma', 'Black-Ish,' 'HTGAWM' Dominate NAACP Image Awards – Complete Winners List. The Deadline. Team. 7 February 2015.
  36. Web site: Aretha Franklin, In Living Color Honored at TV Land Awards. .