List of awards and nominations received by Donna Summer
This is a list of awards and nominations (incomplete) that American singer and songwriter Donna Summer (1948–2012) has received throughout her career.
Incomplete Overview
- NAACP Image Award
- One time Juno Award nomination for Best Selling International Single, "I Feel Love"
- Three Multi-Platinum albums in the United States
- Eleven of her albums went Gold in the United States
- Twelve Gold singles
- Six American Music Awards
- She was the first female African American to receive an MTV Video Music Awards nomination ("Best Female Video" and "Best Choreography" for "She Works Hard for the Money")
- Summer has received five Grammy Awards[1][2]
- 1978 – Best R&B Vocal Performance (Female), "Last Dance"
- 1979 – Best Rock Vocal Performance (Female), "Hot Stuff"
- 1983 – Best Inspirational Performance, "He's a Rebel"
- 1984 – Best Inspirational Performance, "Forgive Me"
- 1997 – Best Dance Recording, "Carry On"
- Thirteen other Grammy Award nominations (total of eighteen)
- 1978 – Best Pop Vocal Performance (Female), "MacArthur Park"
- 1979 – Album of the Year, Bad Girls
- 1979 – Best Pop Vocal Performance (Female), "Bad Girls"
- 1979 – Best R&B Vocal Performance (Female), "Bad Girls"
- 1979 – Best Disco Recording, "Dim All The Lights"
- 1980 – Best Pop Vocal Performance (Female), "On the Radio"
- 1981 – Best Rock Vocal Performance (Female), "Cold Love"
- 1981 – Best Inspirational Performance, "I Believe in Jesus"
- 1982 – Best Rock Vocal Performance (Female), "Protection"
- 1982 – Best R&B Vocal Performance (Female), "Love Is in Control (Finger on the Trigger)"
- 1983 – Best Pop Vocal Performance (Female), "She Works Hard for the Money"
- 1983 - Album of the Year, "Flashdance," Original Motion Picture Soundtrack - "Romeo"
- 1999 – Best Dance Recording, "I Will Go with You (Con te Partirò)"
- Summer placed a Top Forty hit on the Billboard Hot 100 in every year from 1975 ("Love to Love You Baby") to 1984 ("There Goes My Baby")
- Summer was the first artist to score three consecutive number-one double albums
- Summer was twice honored by the Dance Music Hall of Fame; once with her induction as a recording artist and again with the induction for her influential single "I Feel Love"[3]
- Summer's Billboard number-one Disco/Club Play hits spans from 1975's "Love to Love You Baby" through 2010's "To Paris with Love"
- In 2013, Summer was posthumously inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame[4]
- Summer was nominated for Best Original Song – Motion Picture of 35th Golden Globe Awards (1978) with John Barry
Grammy Awards (USA)
American Music Awards (USA)
| Year |
Nominated work |
Award |
Result |
| 1977 |
I Feel Love |
Favorite Soul/R&B Female Artist |
Nominated |
| 1979 |
Donna Summer |
Favorite Pop/Rock Female Artist |
Nominated |
| Donna Summer |
Favorite Soul/R&B Female Artist |
Nominated |
| Donna Summer |
Favorite Disco Female Artist |
Won |
| Live and More |
Favorite Disco Album |
Won |
| "Last Dance" |
Favorite Disco Single |
Won |
| 1980 |
Bad Girls |
Favorite Pop/Rock Female Artist |
Won |
| Bad Girls |
Favorite Pop/Rock Album |
Nominated |
| "Bad Girls" |
Favorite Pop/Rock Single |
Won |
| Bad Girls |
Favorite Soul/R&B Female Artist |
Won |
| 1984 |
She Works Hard for the Money |
Favorite Pop/Rock Female Artist |
Nominated |
| She Works Hard for the Money |
Favorite Soul/R&B Female Artist |
Nominated |
Dance Music Hall of Fame
| Year |
Nominated work |
Award |
Result |
| 2004 |
Donna Summer |
Recording Artist |
Won |
| "I Feel Love" |
Influential Single |
Won |
|
NAACP Image Awards
| Year |
Nominated work |
Award |
Result |
| 1980 |
Donna Summer |
Outstanding Recording Artist |
Won |
Juno Awards
| Year |
Nominated work |
Award |
Result |
| 1977 |
"I Feel Love" |
Best Selling International Single |
Nominated |
Rock & Roll Hall of Fame
| Year |
Nominated work |
Award |
Result |
| 2008 |
Donna Summer |
Performer |
Nominated |
| 2010 |
Donna Summer |
Performer |
Nominated |
| 2011 |
Donna Summer |
Performer |
Nominated |
| 2012 |
Donna Summer |
Performer |
Nominated |
| 2013 |
Donna Summer |
Performer |
Won |
MTV Video Music Awards
| Year |
Nominated work |
Award |
Result |
| 1984 |
"She Works Hard for the Money" |
Best Female Video |
Nominated |
| "She Works Hard for the Money" |
Best Choreography in a Video |
Nominated |
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