Kanye West, an American rapper, has received 92 awards out of 369 nominations, including 21 Grammy awards. West's debut album, The College Dropout (2004), spiraled him into the Best Rap Album slot at the 2005 Grammy Awards, three MOBO Awards, and Best New Artist at the BET Awards. His second album, Late Registration (2005), earned him seven Grammy nominations, two nominations at the BRIT Awards, and Best Rapper at the Vibe Music Awards. "Stronger", the second single from his third album, Graduation (2007), won Best Video at the MOBO Awards, earned a Video of the Year nomination at the MTV Video Music Awards, and a Best Video nomination at the MTV Europe Music Awards.
West has been nominated seven times at the annual American Music Awards and has won two awards.[1][2][3]
| Year |
Nominated work |
Award |
Result |
| 2004 |
Kanye West |
Favorite Breakthrough Artist |
Nominated |
| Favorite Rap/Hip-Hop Male Artist |
Nominated |
| The College Dropout |
Favorite Rap/Hip-Hop Album |
Nominated |
| 2006 |
Kanye West |
Favorite Rap/Hip-Hop Male Artist |
Nominated |
| 2008 |
Graduation |
Favorite Rap/Hip-Hop Album |
Won |
| Kanye West |
Favorite Rap/Hip-Hop Male Artist |
Won |
| 2011 |
Kanye West |
Favorite Rap/Hip-Hop Artist |
Nominated |
| Watch The Throne |
Favorite Rap/Hip-Hop Album |
Nominated |
| 2015 |
"FourFiveSeconds" (with Rihanna and Paul McCartney) |
Favorite Collaboration |
Nominated |
[4]
| Year |
Nominated work |
Award |
Result |
| 2005 |
"Slow Jamz" |
Award Winning Rap Songs |
Won |
| "Stand Up" |
Won |
|
The annual BET Awards were established in 2001 by the Black Entertainment Television network to celebrate African Americans and other minorities in music, acting, sports, and other fields of entertainment. West has received seven awards from 15 nominations.[5][6][7][8]
| Year |
Nominated work |
Award |
Result |
| 2004 |
"All Falls Down" (featuring Syleena Johnson) |
Viewer's Choice |
Nominated |
| Kanye West |
Best Male Hip-Hp Artist |
Nominated |
| Best New Artist |
Won |
| "Slow Jamz" (with Twista & Jamie Foxx) |
Best Collaboration |
Nominated |
| 2005 |
"Jesus Walks" |
Video of the Year |
Won |
| Kanye West |
Best Male Hip-Hop Artist |
Won |
| Best Gospel Artist |
Nominated |
| 2006 |
"Gold Digger" (featuring Jamie Foxx) (tied with Be Without You) |
Video of the Year |
Won |
| "Gold Digger" (featuring Jamie Foxx) |
Best Collaboration |
Won |
| Kanye West |
Best Male Hip-Hop Artist |
Nominated |
| 2008 |
Kanye West |
Best Male Hip-Hop Artist |
Won |
| Good Life (featuring T-Pain) |
Best Collaboration |
Won |
| Video of the Year |
Nominated |
| 2009 |
"Love Lockdown" |
Choice Award |
Won |
| "Heartless" |
Video of the Year |
Nominated |
| "Run This Town" (with Jay-Z & Rihanna) |
Nominated |
| 2010 |
"Forever" (with Drake, Lil Wayne & Eminem) |
Best Collaboration |
Nominated |
| 2011 |
Kanye West |
Best Male Hip-Hop Artist |
Won |
| Video Director of the Year |
Nominated |
| Runaway |
Video of the Year |
Nominated |
| "All of the Lights" (feat. Rihanna) |
Best Collaboration |
Nominated |
| 2012 |
"Otis" (with Jay-Z) |
Video of the Year |
Won |
| Best Collaboration |
Nominated |
| Viewer's Choice |
Nominated |
| Kanye West |
Video Director of the Year |
Nominated |
| Jay-Z and Kanye West |
Best Group |
Won |
| "Niggas in Paris" (with Jay-Z) |
Video of the Year |
Nominated |
| 2013 |
"Mercy" (with Big Sean, Pusha T & 2 Chainz) |
Video Of The Year |
Nominated |
| Best Collaboration |
Nominated |
| Jay-Z & Kanye West |
Best Group |
Nominated |
| 2016 |
Kanye West |
Humanitarian Award |
Won |
The BET Hip Hop Awards were established in 2006 by the Black Entertainment Television network to celebrate hip-hop performers, producers and music video directors. West has won more awards here than anyone else.[9][10][11]
| Year |
Nominated work |
Award |
Result |
| 2006 |
Kanye West |
Producer of the Year |
Nominated |
| Best Live Performance |
Nominated |
| Late Registration |
Hip Hop CD of the Year |
Nominated |
| 2007 |
Kanye West |
Lyricist of the Year |
Nominated |
| Producer of the Year |
Nominated |
| Best Live Performance |
Won |
| "Stronger" |
Best Hip-Hop Video |
Won |
| 2008 |
"Good Life" (featuring T-Pain) |
Track of the Year |
Nominated |
| Best Hip-Hop Video |
Won |
| Best Hip-Hop Collabo |
Nominated |
| Kanye West |
Best Lyricist |
Nominated |
| MVP of the Year |
Nominated |
| Best Live Performer |
Won |
| Graduation |
CD of the Year |
Nominated |
| "Put On" (with Young Jeezy) |
People's Champ Award |
Nominated |
| 2009 |
Best Hip-Hop Collabo |
Nominated |
| Kanye West |
Best Live Performer |
Nominated |
| Lyricist of the Year |
Nominated |
| Producer of the Year |
Won |
| MVP of the Year |
Nominated |
| Best Hip Hop Style |
Nominated |
| Hustler of the Year |
Nominated |
| "Run This Town" (Jay-Z featuring Rihanna and Kanye West) |
Best Hip-Hop Video |
Nominated |
| 808s & Heartbreak |
CD of the Year |
Nominated |
| "Amazing" (featuring Young Jeezy) |
People's Champ Award |
Nominated |
| 2010 |
"All Of The Lights" (featuring Rihanna) |
Best Hip-Hop Video |
Nominated |
| Verizon People’s Champ Award (Viewers’ Choice) |
Nominated |
| Kanye West |
Best Live Performer |
Nominated |
| Made-You-Look Award (Best Hip-Hop Style) |
Won |
| Lyricist of the Year |
Nominated |
| Producer of the Year |
Nominated |
| MVP of the Year |
Nominated |
| My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy |
CD of the Year |
Won |
| "Forever" (with Drake, Lil Wayne & Eminem) |
Perfect Combo Award |
Nominated |
| Kanye West |
Made-You-Look Award (Best Hip-Hop Style) |
Nominated |
| Hustler of the Year |
Nominated |
| Video Director of the Year |
Nominated |
| 2012 |
Producer of the Year |
Won |
| Lyricist of the Year |
Nominated |
| MVP of the Year |
Nominated |
| Best Live Performer |
Nominated |
| "Mercy" (with Big Sean, Pusha T & 2 Chainz) |
Best Club Banger |
Nominated |
| Reese's Perfect Combo Award |
Won |
| "Mercy" |
People's Champ Award |
Nominated |
| Best Hip-Hop Video |
Nominated |
| Watch The Throne (with Jay-Z) |
CD of the Year |
Won |
| Kanye West |
Hustler of the Year |
Nominated |
| Made-You-Look Award |
Won |
| 2013 |
Nominated |
| Hustler of the Year |
Nominated |
| Best Live Performer |
Nominated |
| "BLKKK SKKKN HEAD" |
Impact Track |
Nominated |
| 2014 |
Kanye West |
Made-You-Look Award |
Nominated |
| Best Live Performer |
Won |
| 2015 |
Nominated |
| Producer of the Year |
Nominated |
| Made-You-Look Award |
Nominated |
| "Blessings" (Big Sean featuring Drake & Kanye West) |
Best Hip Hop Video |
Nominated |
| People's Champ Award |
Won |
| "I Don't Fuck with You" (as producer) |
Best Club Banger |
Won |
| Track of the Year |
Nominated |
| "One Man Can Change The World" (Big Sean featuring Kanye West & John Legend) |
Impact Track |
Nominated |
|
Billboard Music Awards
The Billboard Music Awards are an annual awards show for Billboard Magazine. West has won four Billboard Music Awards.
| Year |
Nominated work |
Award |
Result |
| 2004 |
The College Dropout |
R&B/Hip-Hop Album of the Year |
Nominated |
| Kanye West |
R&B/Hip-Hop Singles Artist of the Year |
Nominated |
| R&B/Hip-Hop Artist of the Year |
Nominated |
| Hot 100 Songwriter of the Year |
Nominated |
| Rap Artist of the Year |
Won |
| New R&B/Hip-Hop Artist of the Year |
Won |
| Male New Artist of the Year |
Won |
| Billboard Artist Achievement Award |
Won |
| 2011 |
My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy |
Top Rap Album |
Nominated |
| 2012 |
"E.T." (with Katy Perry) |
Top Digital Songs |
Nominated |
| Top Hot 100 Song |
Nominated |
| Top Pop Song |
Nominated |
| Watch The Throne |
Top Rap Album |
Nominated |
| 2013 |
"Mercy" |
Top Rap Song |
Nominated |
The BRIT Awards were founded by the British Phonographic Industry. It is an annual pop music award ceremony held in the United Kingdom. West has won three awards from eight nominations.[12][13][14][15]
| Year |
Nominated work |
Award |
Result |
| 2005 |
Kanye West |
International Breakthrough Act |
Nominated |
| International Male Solo Artist |
Nominated |
| 2006 |
Late Registration |
International Album |
Nominated |
| Kanye West |
International Male Solo Artist |
Won |
| 2008 |
Kanye West |
International Male Solo Artist |
Won |
| 2009 |
Kanye West |
International Male Solo Artist |
Won |
| 2011 |
Kanye West |
International Male Solo Artist |
Nominated |
| 2012 |
Kanye West and Jay-Z |
International Group |
Nominated |
|
The ECHO Awards are an annual awards ceremony by the Deutsche Phono-Akademie (de) an association of recording companies of Germany to recognize outstanding achievement in the music industry. West received one award.
The Grammy Awards are awarded annually by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences. West has won twenty-one awards from fifty-seven nominations, the most by any rap artist. Kanye West is ranked 8th in the Grammy Award records for most Grammy wins and 6th for most won by a male artist. He also has the 5th most Grammy nominations, behind Quincy Jones, Chick Corea, Georg Solti and John Williams.[16][17][18][19]
The Meteor Ireland Music Awards is an awards ceremony bestowed upon professionals in the music industry in Ireland and further afield. Apart from 2011, they have been bestowed each year since 2001, replacing the IRMA Ireland Music Awards held in the 1990s. Promoted by MCD Productions, the ceremony at which these accolades are bestowed upon worthy recipients is referred to colloquially as The Meteors, though occasionally also by its full title.
The MOBO Awards (an acronym for "Music of Black Origin") were established in 1996 by Kanya King. They are held annually in the United Kingdom to recognize artists of any race or nationality performing music of black origin. West has received five awards from twelve nominations.[20][21][22][23]
| Year |
Nominated work |
Award |
Result |
| 2004 |
Kanye West |
Best Hip-Hop Artist |
Won |
| Best Producer |
Won |
| "All Falls Down" |
Best Single |
Nominated |
| Best Video |
Nominated |
| "Talk About Our Love" |
Best Collaboration |
Nominated |
| "Slow Jamz" |
Nominated |
| The College Dropout |
Best Album |
Won |
| 2006 |
Kanye West |
Best International Male |
Nominated |
| Best Hip-Hop Artist |
Won |
| 2007 |
Kanye West |
Best International Artist |
Nominated |
| Best Hip-Hop Act |
Won |
| "Stronger" |
Best Video |
Won |
| 2008 |
Kanye West |
Best International Act |
Nominated |
| 2009 |
808's & Heartbreak |
Best Album |
Nominated |
| Kanye West |
Best Hip Hop Act |
Nominated |
| Best International Act |
Nominated |
| 2012 |
Kanye West |
Best International Act |
Nominated |
|
MTV Awards
The MTV Asia Awards is the Asian equivalent of the MTV EMA. Established in 2002, the show gives recognition and awards to Asian and international icons in achievement, cinema, fashion, humanitarian, and music. Just like the EMA, most of the awards are voted for by the viewers from the Asian region.
The MTV Australia Awards is the Australian version of the MTV VMA established in 2005 by MTV Australia.
The MTV Europe Music Awards were established in 1994 by MTV Europe to celebrate the most popular music videos in Europe. West has won two awards from seven nominations.[24][25][26][27]
| Year |
Nominated work |
Award |
Result |
| 2004 |
Kanye West |
Best Hip-Hop Act |
Nominated |
| 2005 |
Kanye West |
Best Hip-Hop Act |
Nominated |
| 2006 |
Kanye West |
Best Hip-Hop Act |
Won |
| Best Male Artist |
Nominated |
| "Touch the Sky" |
Best Video |
Nominated |
| 2007 |
Kanye West |
Ultimate Urban |
Nominated |
| "Stronger" |
Video Star |
Nominated |
| 2008 |
Kanye West |
Ultimate Urban |
Won |
| 2009 |
Kanye West |
Best Urban |
Nominated |
| 2010 |
Kanye West |
Best Male |
Nominated |
| Best Hip-Hop |
Nominated |
| 2011 |
Kanye West |
Best Male |
Nominated |
| Kanye West and Jay-Z |
Best Hip-Hop |
Nominated |
| 2012 |
Kanye West |
Best Male |
Nominated |
| Kanye West and Jay-Z |
Best Hip-Hop |
Nominated |
| Best Live |
Nominated |
| 2013 |
Kanye West |
Best Hip-Hop |
Nominated |
|
West will receive the Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award at the 2015 ceremony.[28]
| Year |
Nominated work |
Award |
Result |
| 2004 |
"All Falls Down" |
Best Male Video |
Nominated |
| Best New Artist in a Video |
Nominated |
| Best Hip-Hop Video |
Nominated |
| Breakthrough Video |
Nominated |
| 2005 |
"Jesus Walks" |
Video of the Year |
Nominated |
| Best Male Video |
Won |
| Best Hip-Hop Video |
Nominated |
| 2006 |
"Gold Digger" |
Best Male Video |
Nominated |
| Best Hip-Hop Video |
Nominated |
| Ringtone of the Year |
Nominated |
| 2007 |
"Stronger" |
Video of the Year |
Nominated |
| Best Director |
Nominated |
| Best Editing in a Video |
Nominated |
| Kanye West |
Male Artist of the Year |
Nominated |
| Quadruple Threat of the Year |
Nominated |
| 2008 |
"Homecoming" |
Best Hip-Hop Video |
Nominated |
| "Good Life" |
Best Special Effects |
Won |
| 2009 |
"Love Lockdown" |
Video of the Year |
Nominated |
| Best Male Video |
Nominated |
| Best Hip-Hop Video |
Nominated |
| "Paranoid" |
Best Special Effects |
Nominated |
| 2011 |
"All of the Lights" |
Best Male Video |
Nominated |
| Best Collaboration |
Nominated |
| Best Hip-Hop Video |
Nominated |
| Best Editing |
Nominated |
| "Power" |
Best Special Effects |
Nominated |
| Best Art Direction |
Nominated |
| 2012 |
"Mercy" |
Best Hip-Hop Video |
Nominated |
| Best Editing |
Nominated |
| "Niggas in Paris" (with Jay-Z) |
Best Hip-Hop Video |
Nominated |
| Best Editing |
Nominated |
| "Otis" (with Jay-Z) |
Best Direction |
Nominated |
| 2014 |
"Black Skinhead" |
Best Hip-Hop Video |
Nominated |
| 2015 |
Himself |
Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award |
Won |
The MTV Video Music Awards Japan was established in 2002 by MTV Japan honoring artists from the region.
MTV Platinum Video Plays Awards
| Year |
Nominated work |
Award |
Result |
| 2012 |
E.T. with Katy Perry |
Platinum |
Won |
The MuchMusic Video Awards (also known as (the) MMVA or MMVAs) are annual awards ceremony presented by the Canadian music video channel MuchMusic to honour the year's best music videos.
mtvU Woodie Award
mtvU has its own annual awards show, the Woodie Awards, which they say recognizes "the music voted best by college students.
The NAACP Image Awards were established in 1969 by the American National Association for the Advancement of Colored People to honor outstanding people of color in film, television, music, and literature. West has won one award from thirteen nominations.[29]
The NME Awards is an annual music awards show in the United Kingdom, founded by the music magazine, NME (New Musical Express). The first awards show was held in 1953 as the NME Poll Winners Concerts, shortly after the founding of the magazine.
The O Music Awards (commonly abbreviated as the OMAs) is an awards show presented by Viacom to honor music, technology and intersection between the two.[30]
The Soul Train Music Awards is an annual award show which previously aired in national television syndication, and honors the best in Black music and entertainment.
| 2006 |
Gold Digger |
Best R&B/Soul or Rap Dance Cut |
Nominated |
| Best R&B/Soul or Rap Music Video by Michael Jackson |
Won |
| 2009 |
808's & Heartbreak |
Album of the Year |
Nominated |
| Knock You Down |
Best Collaboration |
Won |
| 2011 |
All of the Lights |
Best Song of the Year |
Nominated |
| Best Hip-Hop Song of the Year |
Won |
| Otis |
Best Hip-Hop Song of the Year |
Nominated |
| "Watch the Throne" |
Album of the Year |
Nominated |
| 2012 |
Mercy |
Best Hip-Hop Song of the Year |
Won |
|
| 2004 |
Year |
Award |
Result |
| "Slow Jamz" (Kanye West featuring Twista & Jamie Foxx) |
R&B/Rap Collaboration |
Nominated |
| The College Dropout |
Album of the Year |
Won |
| "Through the Wire" |
Video of the Year |
Won |
| Kanye West |
Breakthrough Artist |
Won |
| Lyricist of the Year |
Nominated |
| Live Performer of the Year |
Nominated |
| Producer of the Year |
Nominated |
|
The Teen Choice Awards are presented annually by the Fox Broadcasting Company and Global Television Network. The program honors the year's biggest achievements in music, movies, sports, and television as voted by teenagers aged twelve to nineteen. West won his first award in 2009 for Choice Rap Artist.[31]
| Year |
Nominated work |
Award |
Result |
| 2005 |
Kanye West |
Choice Rap Artist |
Nominated |
| 2006 |
Kanye West |
Choice Rap Artist |
Nominated |
| Choice Male Artist |
Nominated |
| 2008 |
Kanye West |
Choice Rap Artist |
Nominated |
| "Homecoming" (featuring Chris Martin) |
Choice Music: R&B/Hip-Hop Track |
Nominated |
| 2009 |
Kanye West |
Choice Rap Artist |
Won |
| 2011 |
Kanye West |
Choice Music: R&B/Hip-Hop Artist |
Nominated |
| "All of the Lights" (featuring Rihanna) |
Choice Music: R&B/Hip-Hop Track |
Nominated |
| 2012 |
Kanye West |
Choice Music R&B/Hip-Hop Artist |
Nominated |
| 2013 |
Kanye West |
Choice Music Hip-Hop/Rap Artist |
Nominated |
The Vibe Awards are hosted annually by Vibe magazine. West has won two awards from ten nominations.[32][33][34]
| Year |
Nominated work |
Award |
Result |
| 2004 |
Jesus Walks |
Hottest Hook |
Nominated |
| Slow Jamz |
Coolest Collabo |
Nominated |
| All Falls Down |
Reelest Video |
Nominated |
| Kanye West |
Artist of the Year |
Nominated |
| 2005 |
Gold Digger |
Coolest Collabo |
Nominated |
| Kanye West |
Artist of the Year |
Nominated |
| Best Rapper |
Won |
| Late Registration |
Album of the Year |
Nominated |
| 2007 |
Kanye West |
VStyle |
Nominated |
| Can't Tell Me Nothing |
Mixtape of the Year |
Won |
|
The World Music Awards, founded in 1989, is an international awards show that annually honors recording artists based on their worldwide sales figures, which are provided by the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry. West has received four nominations and won two awards.[35]
| Year |
Nominated work |
Award |
Result |
| 2004 |
Kanye West |
World's Best New Male Artist |
Won |
| 2006 |
World's Best Selling Hip-Hop/Rap Artist |
Won |
| 2007 |
World's Best Selling Hip-Hop/Rap Artist |
Nominated |
| 2008 |
World's Best Selling Hip-Hop/Rap Artist |
Nominated |
|
See also
References
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