List of awards and nominations received by Nirvana

Nirvana awards and nominations

Cobain and Novoselic at the 1992 MTV Video Music Awards
Awards and nominations Award Wins Nominations American Music Awards 1 2 Brit Awards 1 3 Grammy Awards 1 7 MTV Video Music Awards 7 10 NME Awards 2 3
Totals
Awards won	12
Nominations	25

Nirvana was an American rock band formed by singer/guitarist Kurt Cobain and bassist Krist Novoselic in Aberdeen, Washington. The band went through a succession of drummers and eventually settled on Dave Grohl, who joined the band in 1990.^[1] They have released three studio albums: Bleach (1989), Nevermind (1991), and In Utero (1993). The first album was released on the Sub Pop record label, while the remaining albums were released by DGC Records.^[2]

The band received several awards and nominations in their debut year in 1992, including nominations for Favorite New Heavy Metal/Hard Rock Artist from the American Music Awards, Best Alternative Music Performance for Nevermind from the Grammy Awards, and Video of the Year and Viewer's Choice for "Smells Like Teen Spirit" from the MTV Video Music Awards. They received the Best Alternative Video award for "Smells Like Teen Spirit" and Best New Artist from the MTV Video Music Awards in the same year. The song "Smells Like Teen Spirit" was also nominated for Best Rock Song at the 1993 Grammy Awards, but it lost to "Layla" by Eric Clapton. Clapton's win over Nirvana would later be named one of the "10 biggest upsets" in Grammy history by Entertainment Weekly.^[3] After receiving five nominations from the Grammy Awards without winning any of them, the band finally received the Best Alternative Music Performance award for MTV Unplugged In New York in 1996. Overall, Nirvana has received twelve awards from twenty-five nominations.

American Music Awards

The American Music Awards is an annual awards ceremony created by Dick Clark in 1973. Nirvana has received one award from two nominations.^[4][5][6]

Year	Recipient/Nominated work	Award	Result
1992	Nirvana	Favorite New Heavy Metal/Hard Rock Artist	Nominated
1995	Nirvana	Favorite Heavy Metal/Hard Rock Artist	Won

BRIT Awards

The BRIT Awards are the British Phonographic Industry's annual pop music awards. Nirvana has won one award from three nominations.^[7][8]

Year	Recipient/Nominated work	Award	Result
1993	Nirvana	Best International Newcomer	Won
		Best International Group	Nominated
1994	Nirvana	Best International Group	Nominated

Grammy Awards

The Grammy Awards are awarded annually by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences of the United States. Nirvana has received 3 award from a total of seven nominations.^{[4][9][10][11][12][13]}

Year	Recipient/Nominated work	Award	Result
1992	Nevermind	Best Alternative Music Performance	Nominated
1993	"Smells Like Teen Spirit"	Best Hard Rock Performance	Nominated
		Best Rock Song	Nominated
1994	In Utero	Best Alternative Music Performance	Nominated
1995	"All Apologies"	Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal	Nominated
		Best Rock Song	Nominated
1996	MTV Unplugged in New York	Best Alternative Music Performance	Won

MTV Video Music Awards

The MTV Video Music Awards is an annual awards ceremony established in 1984 by MTV. Nirvana has received five awards from ten nominations.^{[4][14][15][16]}

Year	Recipient/Nominated work	Award	Result
1992	"Smells Like Teen Spirit"	Video of the Year	Nominated
		Best New Artist in a Video	Won
		Best Alternative Video	Won
		Viewer's Choice	Nominated
1993	"In Bloom"	Best Alternative Video	Won
1994	"Heart-Shaped Box"	Video of the Year	Nominated
		Best Alternative Video	Won
		Best Art Direction in a Video	Won
		Best Cinematography in a Video	Nominated
		Viewer's Choice	Nominated

NME Awards

Founded by the British music magazine NME, the NME Awards are awarded annually. Nirvana has won two awards from three nominations.^[17][18][19]

Year	Recipient/Nominated work	Award	Result
2005	With the Lights Out	Best Music DVD	Nominated
2008	MTV Unplugged in New York	Best Music DVD	Won
2010	Live at Reading	Best DVD	Won

References

1. Harrington, Richard; Leiby, Richard (1994-04-09). "Nirvana Singer Found Dead". The Washington Post.
2. "Main Albums". allmusic. Retrieved 2008-10-11.
3. Endelman, Michael (2007). "Grammy's 10 Biggest Upsets". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 2008-10-11.
4. "Nirvana". Rock on the Net. Retrieved 2008-10-10.
5. "19th American Music Awards". Rock on the Net. Retrieved 2008-10-11.
6. Hilburn, Robert (1995-02-01). "Pret-a-Pop Comes to the Shrine Pop music". Los Angeles Times.
7. "The Brit Awards". Everyhit.com. Retrieved 2009-04-28.
8. http://www.brits.co.uk/history/shows/2011
9. "34th Grammy Awards - 1992". Rock on the Net. Retrieved 2008-10-11.
10. "35th Grammy Awards - 1993". Rock on the Net. Retrieved 2008-10-11.
11. "36th Grammy Awards - 1994". Rock on the Net. Retrieved 2008-10-11.
12. "37th Grammy Awards - 1995". Rock on the Net. Retrieved 2008-10-11.
13. Grein, Paul; Hilburn, Robert (1996-02-25). "Grammy Carey-Over?". Los Angeles Times.
14. "1992 Video Music Awards". MTV. Retrieved 2008-10-11.
15. "1993 Video Music Awards". MTV. Retrieved 2008-10-11.
16. "1994 Video Music Awards". MTV. Retrieved 2008-10-11.
17. "NME awards winners". BBC Online. Retrieved 2009-04-28.
18. Smart, Gordon (February 28, 2008). "Who won what at NME Awards?". The Sun (London: News International). Retrieved 2009-04-28.
19. "Muse & Kasabian win big". BBC Online. February 25, 2010. Retrieved August 23, 2010.

External links

• Nirvana official website