# List of media awards honoring women

This list of media awards honoring women is an index to articles about notable awards honoring women. The list includes general, literary and music awards for women. It excludes awards for actresses, including film awards for lead actress and television awards for Best Actress, which are covered by separate lists.

## General

| Country | Award | Sponsor | Notes |
| United States | Alliance of Women Film Journalists Award for Best Woman Director | Alliance of Women Film Journalists | Woman director |
| United States | Women's Image Network Awards | Women's Image Network |Women's Image Network Awards = Promoting outstanding media (created by both men and women), The Women's Image Awards advance the value of women and girls. Now in year 23, these awards are a production of Women's Image Network, and are also called The WIN Awards. |
| United Kingdom | Funny Women Awards | Funny Women | Women comedians |
| United States | Gracie Awards | Alliance for Women in Media | Programming created for women, by women, and about women, as well as individuals who have made exemplary contributions in electronic media and affiliates |
| Pakistan | Hum Award for Best Model Female | Hum Network | Female model who has achieved outstanding recognition within the fashion industry |
| Chile | Lenka Franulic Award | National Association of Women Journalists of Chile | Career achievement in women's journalism |
| United States | The Matrix Awards | New York Women in Communications | Exceptional women in the fields of arts, advertising, entertainment, film, television, theater, books, broadcasting, magazines, newspapers, public relations and new media. |
| United States | Women in Film & Video-DC Women of Vision Awards | Women in Film and Television International, Women in Film & Video | Women’s creative and technical achievements in media |
| United States | Women in Film Crystal + Lucy Awards | Women in Film and Television International | Women in communications and media |
| United States | Women's Caucus for Art Lifetime Achievement Award | Women's Caucus for Art | Women's achievements in the arts |
| United States | Leading Ladies of Entertainment | The Latin Recording Academy | Women's achievements in the arts and science in the Latin entertainment field |
| United States | Lumine Lifetime Achievement Award | Gaylord College of Journalism and Mass Communications, University of Oklahoma | Women media professionals who have made significant and sustained contributions to the media industry |

## Literary

| Country | Award | Sponsor | Notes |
| Canada, United States | Carol Shields Prize for Fiction | | Literature published in English (including translation) by North American women or non-binary writers. |
| United Kingdom | Rose Mary Crawshay Prize | British Academy | Female scholars |
| Australia | Barbara Jefferis Award | Australian Society of Authors | Best novel written by an Australian author that depicts women and girls in a positive way or otherwise empowers the status of women and girls in society". |
| Thailand | Chommanard Book Prize | Bangkok Bank, Praphansarn Publishing House | Female literary talent |
| Australia | Davitt Award | Sisters in Crime | Australian crime fiction, by women, for both adults and young adults |
| United States | Lulu Awards | Friends of Lulu | Women-friendly and reader- friendly work in comics |
| United States | Janet Heidinger Kafka Prize | Susan B. Anthony Institute for Gender and Women's Studies, University of Rochester | Fiction by an American woman |
| Canada | Marian Engel Award | Writers' Trust of Canada | Female Canadian novelist in mid-career for her entire body of work |
| Japan | Murasaki Shikibu Prize | City of Uji, Japan | Awarded annually to an outstanding piece of literature in Japanese by a female author |
| Australia | Nita Kibble Literary Award | Kibble Literary Awards | Works of women writers of fiction or non-fiction classified as 'life writing'. |
| Canada | Pat Lowther Award | League of Canadian Poets | Best book of poetry by a Canadian woman |
| Italy | Rapallo Carige Prize | Municipality of Rapallo, Banca Carige | New works by women writers in Italian |
| Canada | Room writing contests | Room (magazine) | Writers who identify as women or genderqueer |
| Germany | Roswitha Prize | City of Bad Gandersheim | Prize for literature that is given solely to women |
| United Kingdom | SI Leeds Literary Prize | Soroptimist International of Leeds | Unpublished fiction written by Black and Asian women resident in the UK |
| Mexico | Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz Prize | Guadalajara International Book Fair | Book written in Spanish by a female author |
| Australia | Stella Prize | Stella Prize | Writing by Australian women in all genres |
| United States, United Kingdom | Susan Smith Blackburn Prize | Susan Smith Blackburn Prize | Women who have written works of outstanding quality for the English-speaking theatre |
| United Kingdom | Warwick Prize for Women in Translation | University of Warwick | Translated work by a female author published in English |
| United Kingdom | Women's Prize for Fiction | Women's Prize for Fiction | Best original full-length novel written in English |
| United Kingdom | Women's Prize for Non-Fiction | Women's Prize for Non-Fiction | Launching in 2023 for 2024 prize |

## Music

| Country | Award | Sponsor |
| United States | American Music Award for Favorite Country Female Artist | American Music Awards |
| United States | American Music Award for Favorite Pop/Rock Female Artist | American Music Awards |
| United States | American Music Award for Favorite Soul/R&B Female Artist | American Music Awards |
| Australia | ARIA Award for Best Female Artist | Australian Recording Industry Association |
| United States | BET Award for Best Female Hip-Hop Artist | BET Awards |
| United States | BET Award for Best Female R&B Artist | BET Awards |
| United Kingdom | Brit Award for British Female Solo Artist | British Phonographic Industry |
| United Kingdom | Brit Award for International Female Solo Artist | British Phonographic Industry |
| India | Filmfare Award for Best Female Playback Singer – Hindi | Filmfare magazine |
| India | Filmfare Award for Best Female Playback Singer – Kannada | Filmfare magazine |
| India | Filmfare Award for Best Female Playback Singer – Malayalam | Filmfare magazine |
| India | Filmfare Award for Best Female Playback Singer – Tamil | Filmfare magazine |
| India | Filmfare Award for Best Female Playback Singer – Telugu | Filmfare magazine |
| India | GiMA Award for Best Female Playback Singer | Global Indian Music Academy Awards |
| Taiwan | Golden Melody Award for Best Female Mandarin Singer | Golden Melody Awards |
| United States | Grammy Award for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance | The Recording Academy |
| United States | Grammy Award for Best Female Rap Solo Performance | The Recording Academy |
| United States | Grammy Award for Best Female Rock Vocal Performance | The Recording Academy |
| United States | Grammy Award for Best Gospel Vocal Performance, Female | The Recording Academy |
| United States | Grammy Award for Best Jazz Vocal Performance, Female | The Recording Academy |
| United States | Grammy Award for Best Soul Gospel Performance, Female | The Recording Academy |
| United States | IHeartRadio Music Award for Female Artist of the Year | iHeartRadio |
| India | IIFA Award for Best Female Playback Singer | International Indian Film Academy |
| India | ITFA Best Female Playback Award | International Tamil Film Awards |
| United States | Latin Grammy Award for Best Female Pop Vocal Album | The Latin Recording Academy |
| United States | Lo Nuestro Award for Pop Female Artist of the Year | Univision |
| United States | Lo Nuestro Award for Regional Mexican Female Artist of the Year | Univision |
| United States | Lo Nuestro Award for Tropical Female Artist of the Year | Univision |
| South Korea | Mnet Asian Music Award for Best Female Artist | Mnet (TV channel) |
| South Korea | Mnet Asian Music Award for Best Female Group | Mnet (TV channel) |
| United States | MTV Video Music Award for Best Female Video | MTV |
| India | Nandi Award for Best Female Dubbing Artist | Nandi Awards |
| India | Nandi Award for Best Female Playback Singer | Nandi Awards |
| India | National Film Award for Best Female Playback Singer | Directorate of Film Festivals |
| India | Producers Guild Film Award for Best Female Playback Singer | Producers Guild Film Awards |
| India | Screen Award for Best Female Playback | Screen (magazine) |
| United States | Soul Train Music Award for Best R&B/Soul Album – Female | Soul Train Music Awards |
| United States | Soul Train Music Award for Best R&B/Soul Female Artist | Soul Train Music Awards |
| United States | Soul Train Music Award for Best R&B/Soul Single – Female | Soul Train Music Awards |
| United States | Tejano Music Award for Female Entertainer of the Year | Tejano Music Awards |
| United States | Tejano Music Award for Female Vocalist of the Year | Tejano Music Awards |
| India | Zee Cine Award for Best Playback Singer – Female | Zee Cine Awards |