# List of awards and nominations received by Westlife

This is a comprehensive list of awards which Westlife has won or was nominated for since 1998.

## BRIT Awards

The BRIT Awards are the British Phonographic Industry's annual pop music awards. Westlife has won two awards from six nominations. Westlife are the second most successful Irish act at the BRITs next to U2.
| Year | Nominee/work | Award | Result |
| 2001 | Westlife | Best International Newcomer | Nominated |
| 2001 | Westlife | Best International Group | Nominated |
| 2001 | Westlife | Best Pop Act | Won |
| 2002 | Westlife | Best Pop Act | Won |
| 2005 | Westlife | Best Pop Act | Nominated |
| 2006 | Westlife | Best Pop Act | Nominated |

## BT Digital Music Awards

| Year | Nominee/work | Award | Result |
| 2008 | Best Official Website | http://www.westlife.com | Won |

## Capital FM/Radio Awards

| Year | Nominee/work | Award | Result |
| 2000 | Best International Newcomer | Westlife | Won |
| 2001 | Best International Group | Westlife | Won |
| 2002 | Best International Group | Westlife | Won |
| 2003 | Best International Group | Westlife | Won |
| 2003 | Best Website | http://www.westlife.com | Won |

## Clear Awards

| Year | Nominee/work | Award | Result |
| 2001 | Top 10 International Hitmaker | Westlife | Won |

## Digital Awards

| Year | Nominee/work | Award | Result |
| 2002 | People's Choice Award for Best Official Website | http://www.westlife.com | Won |
| 2004 | People's Choice Award for Best Official Website | http://www.westlife.com | Won |

## Disney Kids Awards

| Year | Nominee/work | Award | Result |
| 2000 | Best Male Group | Westlife | Won |
| 2001 | Best Male Group/Artist | Westlife | Won |
| 2001 | Group of the Year | Westlife | Won |

## ECHO Awards

The ECHO Awards are a German music award show created in 1992. Each year's winner is determined by the previous year's sales. Westlife received one nomination.
| Year | Nominee/work | Award | Result |
| 2002 | Westlife | Best International Rock/Pop Group | Nominated |

## G.A.Y. Awards

| Year | Nominee/work | Award | Result |
| 2003 | Sexiest Group in Planet Pop | Westlife | Won |
| 2003 | Most Gay-Friendly Boyband | Westlife | Won |
| 2003 | Hottest Irish Group | Westlife | Won |

## Goss.ie Awards

| Year | Nominee/work | Award | Result |
| 2019 | Westlife | Best Music Act | Won |
| 2020 | Westlife | Best Music Act | Won |
| 2021 | Westlife | Best Music Act | Nominated |
| 2022 | Westlife | Best Music Act | Won |
| 2023 | Westlife | Best Music Act | Won |

## Heineken/Hot Press Awards (Ireland)

| Year | Nominee/work | Award | Result |
| 1999 | Best Newcomer | Westlife | Won |

## Hit Awards

| Year | Nominee/work | Award | Result |
| 2000 | Best International Group | Westlife | Won |

## Hot Press Irish Music Awards

| Year | Nominee/work | Award | Result |
| 2002 | Outstanding Achievement In Popular Music | Westlife | Won |

## Interactive Music Awards

| Year | Nominee/work | Award | Result |
| 2003 | Best Website | http://www.westlife.com | Won |

## IFPI (Hong Kong)

| Year | Nominee/work | Award | Result |
| 2002 | Top Sales Music Award | World of Our Own | Won |
| 2007 | Top Sales Music Award | The Love Album | Won |

## Irish Buzz WKD Awards

| Year | Nominee/work | Award | Result |
| 2002 | Best Irish Band | Westlife | Won |

## Meteor Music Awards

The Meteor Music Awards was an accolade bestowed upon professionals in the music industry in Ireland.
| Year | Nominee/work | Award | Result |
| 2001 | Westlife | Best Irish Pop Act | Won |
| 2002 | Westlife | Best Irish Pop Act | Won |
| 2002 | World of Our Own | Best Irish Pop Album | Won |
| 2002 | Uptown Girl | Best Irish Pop Single | Won |
| 2003 | Westlife | Best Irish Pop Act | Won |
| 2004 | Westlife | Best Irish Pop Act | Won |
| 2005 | Westlife | Best Irish Pop Act | Won |
| 2006 | Westlife | Best Irish Pop Act | Won |
| 2007 | Westlife | Best Irish Pop Act | Won |
| 2008 | Westlife | Best Irish Pop Act | Won |
| 2009 | Westlife | Best Irish Pop Act | Won |
| 2010 | Westlife | Best Irish Pop Act | Won |

## Mnet Music Video Festival

An award presented annually by CJ E&M Pictures.
| Year | Nominee/work | Award | Result |
| 2001 | Westlife | Mnet Asian Music Award for Best International Artist | Nominated |

## MTV Awards

| Year | Nominee/work | Award | Result |
| 2012 | Westlife | MTV Battle of The Boyband | Won |

## MTV Asia Awards

The MTV Asia Awards is an award show established in 2002, the show gives recognition and awards to Asian and international artists in achievement, cinema, fashion, humanitarian, and music.
| Year | Nominee/work | Award | Result |
| 2002 | Westlife | Favourite Pop Act | Won |
| 2003 | Westlife | Favourite Pop Act | Nominated |
| 2006 | Westlife | Favourite Pop Act | Nominated |

## MTV Europe Music Awards

The MTV Europe Music Awards "(EMA)" were established in 1994 by MTV Networks Europe to celebrate the most popular music videos in Europe. Westlife won 1 award from 3 nominations.
| Year | Nominee/work | Award | Result |
| 1999 | Westlife | Best New Act | Nominated |
| 1999 | Westlife | Best UK & Ireland Act | Nominated |
| 2000 | Westlife | Best UK & Ireland Act | Won |

## MTV Immies Awards

| Year | Nominee/work | Award | Result |
| 2003 | Westlife | Best Male Pop Act – Solo / Duo / Group | Won |

## Online Music Awards

| Year | Nominee/work | Award | Result |
| 2001 | People's Choice | Westlife | Won |

## National Music Awards

| Year | Nominee/work | Award | Result |
| 2002 | Best UK Band | Westlife | Won |

## Nordic Music Awards

| Year | Nominee/work | Award | Result |
| 2004 | Best International Band | Westlife | Won |

## Pepsi Chart People's Choice

| Year | Nominee/work | Award | Result |
| 2001 | Westlife | Best Breakthrough Video (Uptown Girl) | Won |

## NRJ Music Awards

| Year | Nominee/work | Award | Result |
| 2002 | Best International Group | Westlife | Won |

## Radio Music Awards

The Radio Music Awards was an annual U.S. award show that honored the year's most successful songs on mainstream radio.
| Year | Nominee/work | Award | Result |
| 2001 | Westlife | Listener's Choice Best Group | Won |

## RAV Awards

| Year | Nominee/work | Award | Result |
| 2001 | Best Column Inches | Westlife | Won |
| 2001 | You Pretend to Hate Them But Know All Their Songs | Westlife | Won |

## RIA (Singapore)

| Year | Nominee/work | Award | Result |
| 2001 | Best Top Ten Selling Album | Westlife | Won |

## RTE Choice Music Prize

| Year | Nominee/work | Award | Result |
| 2019 | Song of the Year | Hello My Love | Won |

## Smash Hits

Smash Hits was a pop music magazine, aimed at teenagers and young adults and originally published in the United Kingdom by EMAP.
| Year | Nominee/work | Award | Result |
| 1998 | Westlife | Best New Tour Act | Won |
| 2000 | Coast to Coast | Best Album | Won |
| 2000 | My Love | Best Single | Won |
| 2000 | Westlife | Best Non – British Band | Won |
| 2000 | Westlife | Best Band On Planet Pop | Won |
| 2000 | Westlife | Best Boyband in the Universe | Won |
| 2001 | Westlife | Best Band On Planet Pop | Won |
| 2001 | World of Our Own | Best Album | Won |
| 2002 | Westlife | Best Pop Band | Won |
| 2002 | Westlife | Best International Act | Won |
| 2002 | Westlife | Hall of Fame | Won |
| 2002 | Westlife | Best Cover of the Year | Won |
| 2003 | Westlife | Best International Act | Won |
| 2004 | Favorite Download | Flying Without Wings | Won |
| 2005 | Best International Band | Westlife | Nominated |

## Swedish Hit Music Awards

| Year | Nominee/work | Award | Result |
| 2002 | Best International Group | Westlife | Won |

## Ticketmaster Ireland

| Year | Nominee/work | Award | Result |
| 2019 | Best Live Act | Westlife | Won |

## The Record of the Year

The Record of the Year was an award voted by the United Kingdom public.
| Year | Nominee/work | Award | Result |
| 1999 | Flying Without Wings | The Record of the Year | Won |
| 2000 | My Love | The Record of the Year | Won |
| 2003 | Mandy | The Record of the Year | Won |
| 2005 | You Raise Me Up | The Record of the Year | Won |

## TMF Awards

The TMF Awards are an annual television awards show broadcast live on TMF (The Music Factory).
| Year | Nominee/work | Award | Result |
| 1999 | Westlife | Best Breakthrough Artist/Newcomer | Won |
| 2000 | Westlife | Best International Band | Won |
| 2002 | Westlife | Best International Pop Act | Won |
| 2003 | Westlife | Best Pop Act | Won |

## Top of the Pops Awards

| Year | Nominee/work | Award | Result |
| 1999 | Best Band of the Year | Westlife | Won |
| 1999 | Best Love Song | Swear It Again | Won |
| 2001 | Best Pop Act | Westlife | Won |
| 2001 | Top Pop Act | Westlife | Won |

## TV Hits Music Awards

| Year | Nominee/work | Award | Result |
| 1999 | Best New Act | Westlife | Won |
| 2000 | Best Band | Westlife | Won |
| 2000 | Best World Artist | Westlife | Won |

### Variety Club of Great Britain Awards

| Year | Nominee/work | Award | Result |
| 2007 | Best Recording Artist | Westlife | Won |

## VIVA Comet

| Year | Nominee/work | Award | Result |
| 2001 | Zuschauer Comet | Westlife | Won |

## Weibo Starlight Awards

| Year | Nominee/work | Award | Result |
| 2019 | Most Influential Western Group | Westlife | Won |

## World Music Awards

The World Music Awards is an international awards show founded in 1989 that annually honors recording artists based on worldwide sales figures provided by the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI). Westlife earned one award.
| Year | Nominee/work | Award | Result |
| 2004 | World's Best-selling Artist/Ireland | Westlife | Won |
| 2012 | World's Best Group | Westlife | Nominated |
| 2014 | World's Best Group | Westlife | Nominated |
| 2014 | World's Best Live Act | Westlife | Nominated |

## Other honours
### Guinness World Records

The Guinness World Records honors the year's most impressive acts.
| Year | Recipient | Category | Result |
| 2000 | Westlife | First to have its first seven debut singles to reach the number one in UK Singles Chart | Won |
| 2002 | Westlife | Most public appearances by a pop band in 36 hours: The greatest number of public appearances by a pop band in 36 hours in different cities is five by Westlife from 10 to 11 November 2002. | Won |
| 2003 | Westlife | Most singles to debut at number one on the UK Chart. | Won |
| 2010 | Westlife | Top selling album music band in the 2000s decade in the United Kingdom | Won |

### Wembley Square of Fame

| Year | Recipient | Category | Result | Ref. |
| 2008 | Westlife (Kian, Mark, Nicky, and Shane) | Wembley Square of Fame Star | Won | |