# List of awards and nominations received by Plácido Domingo

Plácido Domingo has received numerous awards and honors, including:

## Grammy Awards

* 1971: Principal Soloist for Best Opera Recording for Verdi: Aida
* 1974: Principal Soloist for Best Opera Recording for G. Puccini: La bohème
* 1983: Principal Soloist for Best Opera Recording for Verdi: La traviata
* 1984: Principal Soloist for Best Opera Recording for Bizet: Carmen
* 1984: Best Latin Pop Performance for Always in My Heart (Siempre en mi corazon)
* 1988: Principal Soloist for Best Opera Recording for Wagner: Lohengrin
* 1990: Best Classical Vocal Performance for Carreras Domingo Pavarotti in Concert
* 1992: Principal Soloist for Best Opera Recording for Strauss: Die Frau ohne Schatten
* 2000: Best Mexican-American Performance for 100 Years of Mariachi

## Latin Grammy Awards

* 2000: Best Classical Album for T. Breton: La Dolores
* 2001: Best Classical Album for I. Albéniz: Merlin
* 2008: Best Classical Album for various composers: Pasión Española
* 2010: Latin Recording Academy Person of the Year
* 2014: Best Classical Album for Verdi: Baritone Arias

## Government and organization honors
### Austria

* Austrian Cross of Honour for Science and Art, 1st class (1992)
* Kammersänger und Ehrenmitglied der Wiener Staatsoper
* Goldenes Ehrenzeichen für Verdienste um das Land Wien – 2007
* Grand Decoration of Honour in Silver for Services to the Republic of Austria (2007)

### France

* Chevalier of the Légion d'honneur
* Commandeur of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres
* Grande Médaille de la Ville de Paris
* Commandeur of the Légion d'Honneur – March 2002

### Italy

* Grand Officer of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic – 3 April 1991
* Knight Grand Cross Order of Merit of the Italian Republic – 2 April 1997

### Japan

* Praemium Imperiale - 2013

### Mexico

* Orden del Águila Azteca, (Mexico).

### Monaco

* Commander of the Order of Cultural Merit (November 1999)

### Spain

* Premio Príncipe de Asturias – 18 October 1991
* Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Civil Merit – 20 September 2002
* Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Arts and Letters of Spain – 14 January 2011
* Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Isabella the Catholic – 20 January 2011
* Knight Grand Cross of the Civil Order of Alfonso X, the Wise – 7 October 2016

### Sweden

* Birgit Nilsson Prize, inaugural recipient (20 February 2009)

### Portugal

* Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Prince Henry – 1 July 1998
* Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Public Instruction – 31 August 2018

### United Kingdom

* Honorary Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire (KBE) – October 2002

### USA

* Kennedy Center Honors – 3 December 2000
* The Presidential Medal of Freedom – 9 July 2002

### Venezuela

* Keys to the city of Caracas - September 2009

### Other countries

* Knight Grand Cross OMRI (Italy) – 2 April 1997
* Cavalliere di Malta (Malta)
* Order of the Cedars (Lebanon) (2004)
* Medal of Honour (Oman) - October 2011

### NPO

* UNICEF Socio de Honor (UNICEF)

## Honorary doctorates

* Royal Northern College of Music, England (1982)
* Philadelphia College of Performing Arts, USA (1982)
* Oklahoma City University, USA (1984)
* Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Spain (1989)
* New York University, USA (1990)
* Georgetown University, USA (1992)
* Washington College of Chestertown, USA (2000)
* Anáhuac University, Mexico (2001)
* Chopin Music Academy, Poland (2003)
* Oxford University, England (2003)
* California State University, Stanislaus, USA (2010)
* Harvard University, USA (2011)
* Universidad Europea de Madrid, Spain (2013)
* University of Murcia, Spain (2014)
* Berklee College of Music, USA (2014)
* University of Salamanca, Spain (2015)
* Manhattan School of Music, USA (2018)

## Other

* In the 1980s, a Sesame Street muppet was named in his honor: Placido Flamingo.
* A star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame – 1993 (Location: Domingo, Placido LT 7000 Hollywood Blvd)
* The Excellence Award at the 1991 Lo Nuestro Awards.
* A star on the Kunstmeile (Art Mile) in Vienna (2008)
* Sociedad General de Autores Española (Best Lyric Singer of the Year 1997) for his role in the world premiere of "Divinas Palabras" (1997)
* Association of Argentinian Music Critics (Best Male Singer in 1997) for “Samson and Dalila" (1997)
* Baltika Grand Prix for Outstanding Achievement (June 1998)
* American Latina Media Arts (ALMA) Awards (Outstanding Performances By An Individual or Act in A Variety) (1998)
* Hispanic Heritage Award for Arts (September 1999)
* Great Prize of the International Music Press (September 2000)
* The Ella Award, the Society of Singers Lifetime Achievement Award (2002)
* Opera News Award for distinguished achievement, inaugural recipient, 2005
* Classical BRIT Awards (2006) (Critics' Award for Tristan und Isolde and Lifetime Achievement Award
* Domingo was named "The King of singers" in BBC Music Magazine for April 2008 issue. He was voted as the greatest tenor in history by 16 renowned opera critics in a quest to find the world top 20 operatic tenors. The headline of the page stated: "The king of the singers – The critics number 1 choice. Domingo is that rarest vocal phenomena, a tenor who uses his voice in the service of re-creating great art, and not as a thrilling end in itself."
* BAMBI award in 1985 and 2008
* In 2009 Domingo was appointed the inaugural Washington Ambassador to the Arts by Guide for the Arts.
* Plácido Domingo is an Honorary Member of the Royal Academy of Music (Hon Ram) since 2000.
* The King of Sweden awarded Plácido Domingo with the first Birgit Nilsson Prize in October 2009. With one million dollars, it is the biggest prize in classical music.
* Also in October 2009, he received the German Echo Award for Lifetime Achievement.
* Anton Coppola Excellence in the Arts Award (2011 recipient)