# List of awards and nominations received by the Smithsonian Folkways

Below is a list of awards, accolades, and recognitions that Smithsonian Folkways and its collection of labels have won throughout their existence.

## Grammy Awards

| Year | Category | Title | Artist | Result |
| 1960 | Best Album Created for Children | Folk Songs for Young People | Pete Seeger | Nominated |
| 1960 | Best Performance—Folk | Songs of Robert Burns | Ewan MacColl | Nominated |
| 1965 | Best Folk Recording | The High Lonesome Sound | Roscoe Holcomb | Nominated |
| 1997 | Best Traditional Folk Album | There Ain't No Way Out | The New Lost City Ramblers | Nominated |
| 1997 | Best Historical Album | Anthology of American Folk Music™ | Various Artists | Won |
| 1997 | Best Album Notes | Anthology of American Folk Music™ | Various Artists | Won |
| 2001 | Best Historical Album | The Best of Broadside 1962–1988 | Various Artists | Nominated |
| 2001 | Best Liner Notes | The Best of Broadside 1962–1988 | Various Artists | Nominated |
| 2004 | Best Traditional World Music Album | Capoeira Angola 2: Brincando na Roda | Grupo de Capoeira Angola Pelourinho | Nominated |
| 2004 | Best Traditional World Music Album | Jíbaro Hasta el Hueso: Mountain Music of Puerto Rico by Ecos de Borinquen | Ecos de Borinquen | Nominated |
| 2005 | Best Musical Album for Children | Sharing Cultures with Ella Jenkins | Ella Jenkins | Nominated |
| 2005 | Best Traditional World Album | Abayudaya: Music from the Jewish People of Uganda | Various Artists | Nominated |
| 2005 | Best Traditional World Album | Si, Soy Llanero: Joropo Music from the Orinoco Plains of Colombia | Grupo Cimarrón/Various | Nominated |
| 2006 | Best Traditional World Music Album | Para Todos Ustedes | Los Pleneros de la 21 | Nominated |
| 2005 | Best Traditional Folk Album | ...and the tin pan bended and the story ended... | Dave Van Ronk | Nominated |
| 2005 | Best Musical Album for Children | cELLAbration | Various Artists | Won |
| 2006 | Best Traditional World Album | Music of Central Asia vol. 2: Invisible Face of the Beloved | Academy of Maqam | Nominated |
| 2006 | Best Mexican/Mexican-American Album | ¡Llegaron Los Camperos!: Nati Cano's Mariachi Los Camperos | Nati Cano | Nominated |
| 2007 | Best Traditional World Music Album | When the Soul is Settled: Music of Iraq | Rahim Alhaj with Souhail Kaspar | Nominated |
| 2007 | Best Traditional World Music Album | Singing for Life: Songs of Hope, Healing, and HIV/AIDS in Uganda | Various Artists | Nominated |
| 2008 | Best Zydeco Or Cajun Music Album | From Now On | Michael Doucet | Nominated |
| 2008 | Best Regional Mexican Album | Amor, Dolor y Lagrimas: Música Ranchera | Nati Cano's Mariachi Los Camperos | Won |
| 2009 | Best Tejano Album | Borders y Bailes | Los Texmaniacs | Won |
| 2012 | Best Album Notes | Banjo Diary: Lessons from Tradition | Stephen Wade | Nominated |
| 2012 | Best Children's Album | Little Seed: Songs for Children by Woody Guthrie | Elizabeth Mitchell | Nominated |
| 2012 | Best Historical Album | Woody at 100: The Woody Guthrie Centennial Collection | Woody Guthrie | Nominated |
| 2012 | Best Boxed Set or Limited Edition Package | Woody at 100: The Woody Guthrie Centennial Collection | Woody Guthrie | Won |
| 2012 | Best Latin Rock, Urban, or Alternative Album | Imaginaries | Quetzal | Won |

## Latin Grammy Awards

| Year | Category | Title | Artist | Result |
| 2004 | Best Folk Album | Jíbaro Hasta el Hueso: Mountain Music of Puerto Rico by Ecos de Borinquen | Ecos de Borinquen | Nominated |
| 2007 | Best Folk Album | Un Fuego de Sangre Pura: Los Gaiteros de San Jacinto from Colombia | Los Gaiteros de San Jacinto | Won |

## Grammy Lifetime Achievement Awards

| Year | Artist |
| 1972 | Mahalia Jackson |
| 1989 | Art Tatum |
| 1991 | Marian Anderson |
| 1993 | Pete Seeger |
| 1993 | Bill Monroe |
| 1998 | Paul Robeson |
| 2000 | Woody Guthrie |
| 2004 | Doc Watson |
| 2004 | Ella Jenkins |
| 2009 | David "Honeyboy" Edwards |