# List of awards and nominations received by Prince

Prince (1958–2016) was an American singer, songwriter, record producer, dancer, actor and filmmaker. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest musicians of all-time. A multi-instrumentalist who was considered a guitar virtuoso, he was well known for his eclectic work across multiple genres, flamboyant and androgynous persona, and wide vocal range which included a far-reaching falsetto and high-pitched screams.

## Academy Awards

| Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
| 1985 | "Purple Rain" | Best Original Song Score | Won |

## American Music Award

| Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
| 1984 | Prince | Favorite Soul/R&B Male Artist | Nominated |
| 1984 | 1999 | Favorite Soul/R&B Album | Nominated |
| 1985 | Prince | Favorite Pop/Rock Male Artist | Nominated |
| 1985 | Prince | Favorite Pop/Rock Male Video Artist | Nominated |
| 1985 | Prince | Favorite Soul/R&B Male Artist | Nominated |
| 1985 | Prince | Favorite Soul/R&B Male Video Artist | Nominated |
| 1985 | "When Doves Cry" | Favorite Pop/Rock Single | Nominated |
| 1985 | "When Doves Cry" | Favorite Pop/Rock Video | Nominated |
| 1985 | "When Doves Cry" | Favorite Soul/R&B Single | Won |
| 1985 | "When Doves Cry" | Favorite Soul/R&B Video | Nominated |
| 1985 | Purple Rain | Favorite Pop/Rock Album | Won |
| 1985 | Purple Rain | Favorite Soul/R&B Album | Won |
| 1986 | Prince | Favorite Pop/Rock Male Artist | Nominated |
| 1986 | Prince | Favorite Soul/R&B Male Artist | Nominated |
| 1986 | Prince | Favorite Soul/R&B Male Video Artist | Nominated |
| 1987 | "Kiss" | Favorite Soul/R&B Single | Nominated |
| 1990 | Prince | Favorite Soul/R&B Male Artist | Nominated |
| 1990 | Prince | Achievement | Honored |
| 1992 | Prince | Favorite Soul/R&B Male Artist | Nominated |
| 1995 | Prince | Favorite Soul/R&B Male Artist | Nominated |
| 1995 | Prince | Merit | Honored |
| 2004 | Prince | Favorite Soul/R&B Male Artist | Nominated |
| 2004 | Musicology | Favorite Soul/R&B Album | Nominated |
| 2016 | Purple Rain | Favorite Soundtrack | Won |

## ASCAP Pop Music Awards

| Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
| 1986 | "Raspberry Beret" | Most Performed Songs | Won |
| 1986 | "I Feel for You" | Most Performed Songs | Won |
| 1986 | "Purple Rain" | Most Performed Songs | Won |
| 1986 | "When Doves Cry" | Most Performed Songs | Won |
| 1987 | "Kiss" | Most Performed Songs | Won |
| 1989 | "U Got the Look" | Most Performed Songs | Won |
| 1991 | "Nothing Compares 2 U" | Most Performed Songs | Won |
| 1991 | "Kiss" | Most Performed Songs | Won |
| 1992 | "Round and Round" | Most Performed Songs | Won |
| 1994 | "The Most Beautiful Girl in the World" | Most Performed Songs | Won |
| 2004 | "'03 Bonnie & Clyde" | Most Performed Songs | Won |

## American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers

| Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
| 1990 | Partyman (from Batman) | Most Performed Songs from Motion Pictures | Won |
| 1991 | Thieves in the Temple (from Graffiti Bridge) | Most Performed Songs from Motion Pictures | Won |

## BET Awards

| Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
| 2005 | Prince | Best Male R&B Artist | Nominated |
| 2006 | Prince | Best Male R&B Artist | Won |
| 2010 | Prince | Lifetime Achievement Award | Honored |

## Billboard Music Award

| Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
| 1994 | Prince | Top R&B Singles Artist - Male | Nominated |
| 2013 | Prince | Icon Award | Won |
| 2017 | Prince | Top Billboard 200 Artist | Nominated |
| 2017 | Prince | Top Song Sales Artist | Nominated |
| 2017 | Purple Rain | Top Soundtrack/Cast Album | Nominated |

## Brit Awards

| Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
| 1985 | Purple Rain | Soundtrack/Cast Recording | Won |
| 1985 | Prince | International Artist | Won |
| 1989 | Prince | International Male Solo Artist | Nominated |
| 1990 | Prince | International Solo Artist | Nominated |
| 1990 | "Batdance" | British Video of the Year | Nominated |
| 1990 | Batman | Soundtrack/Cast Recording | Won |
| 1991 | Prince | International Male Solo Artist | Nominated |
| 1992 | Prince | International Solo Artist | Won |
| 1993 | Prince | International Solo Artist | Won |
| 1995 | Prince | International Male Solo Artist | Won |
| 1996 | Prince | International Male Solo Artist | Won |
| 1997 | Prince | International Male Solo Artist | Nominated |

## Boston Society of Film Critics Awards

| Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
| 2016 | Sign 'o' the Times | Best Rediscoveries | Won |

## Classic Pop Readers' Awards

| Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result | Ref. |
| 2020 | 1999 | Reissue of the Year | Won | |

## Edison Awards

| Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result | Ref. |
| 1987 | Parade | Best Pop International | Won | |
| 1989 | Lovesexy | Best Pop International | Won | |

## GAFFA Awards (Denmark)

| Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result | Ref. |
| 1991 | "Cream" | Best Foreign Song | Nominated | |
| 2004 | Prince | Best Foreign Male Act | Nominated | |

## Golden Globe Award

| Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
| 1985 | "When Doves Cry" (from Purple Rain) | Best Original Song | Nominated |
| 2007 | "The Song of the Heart" (from Happy Feet) | Best Original Song | Won |

## Golden Raspberry Awards

| Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
| 1985 | "Sex Shooter" | Worst Original Song | Nominated |
| 1987 | Under the Cherry Moon | Worst Actor | Won |
| 1987 | Under the Cherry Moon | Worst Director | Won |
| 1987 | "♥ or $" | Worst Original Song | Won |
| 1990 | Under the Cherry Moon | Worst Actor of the Decade | Nominated |
| 1990 | Under the Cherry Moon | Worst New Star of the Decade | Nominated |
| 1991 | Graffiti Bridge | Worst Actor | Nominated |
| 1991 | Graffiti Bridge | Worst Director | Nominated |
| 1991 | Graffiti Bridge | Worst Screenplay | Nominated |
| 2000 | Prince | Worst Actor of the Century | Nominated |

## Grammy Award

| Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
| 1984 | "International Lover" | Best Male R&B Vocal Performance | Nominated |
| 1984 | 1999 | Best Male Pop Vocal Performance | Nominated |
| 1985 | Purple Rain | Album of the Year | Nominated |
| 1985 | Purple Rain | Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal | Won |
| 1985 | Purple Rain | Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media | Won |
| 1985 | "I Feel for You" | Best R&B Song | Won |
| 1985 | Prince & The Revolution | Producer of the Year, Non-Classical | Nominated |
| 1986 | Prince and the Revolution: Live | Best Music Film | Nominated |
| 1987 | "Kiss" | Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals | Won |
| 1987 | "Kiss" | Best R&B Song | Nominated |
| 1988 | Sign o' the Times | Album of the Year | Nominated |
| 1988 | "U Got the Look" | Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals | Nominated |
| 1988 | "U Got the Look" | Best R&B Song | Nominated |
| 1990 | Batman | Best Male Pop Vocal Performance | Nominated |
| 1990 | "Batdance" | Best Male R&B Vocal Performance | Nominated |
| 1990 | "Partyman" | Best Song Written for Visual Media | Nominated |
| 1990 | Prince | Producer of the Year, Non-Classical | Nominated |
| 1991 | "Nothing Compares 2 U" | Song of the Year | Nominated |
| 1992 | "Gett Off" | Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals | Nominated |
| 1993 | "Diamonds and Pearls" | Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals | Nominated |
| 1995 | "The Most Beautiful Girl in the World" | Best Male Pop Vocal Performance | Nominated |
| 1996 | "I Hate U" | Best Male R&B Vocal Performance | Nominated |
| 1996 | The Gold Experience | Best R&B Album | Nominated |
| 2004 | N·E·W·S | Best Pop Instrumental Album | Nominated |
| 2005 | "Cinnamon Girl" | Best Male Pop Vocal Performance | Nominated |
| 2005 | "Call My Name" | Best Male R&B Vocal Performance | Won |
| 2005 | "Call My Name" | Best R&B Song | Nominated |
| 2005 | "Musicology" | Best Traditional R&B Performance | Won |
| 2005 | Musicology | Best R&B Album | Nominated |
| 2007 | "Black Sweat" | Best Male R&B Vocal Performance | Nominated |
| 2007 | "Black Sweat" | Best R&B Song | Nominated |
| 2007 | "Beautiful, Loved and Blessed" | Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals | Nominated |
| 2007 | "3121" | Best Urban/Alternative Performance | Nominated |
| 2007 | 3121 | Best R&B Album | Nominated |
| 2008 | "Future Baby Mama" | Best Male R&B Vocal Performance | Won |
| 2008 | "The Song of the Heart" (from Happy Feet) | Best Song Written for Visual Media | Nominated |
| 2008 | 1999 | Hall of Fame | Inducted |
| 2010 | "Dreamer" | Best Solo Rock Vocal Performance | Nominated |
| 2011 | Purple Rain | Hall of Fame | Inducted |
| 2017 | Hit n Run Phase Two | Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical | Nominated |
| 2017 | Sign o' the Times | Hall of Fame | Inducted |
| 2025 | Himself | Lifetime Achievement Award | Honored |

## MTV Europe Music Awards

| Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result | Ref. |
| 1994 | Himself | Best Male | Nominated | |

## MTV Video Music Award

| Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
| 1985 | "When Doves Cry" | Best Choreography in a Video | Nominated |
| 1986 | "Raspberry Beret" | Best Choreography in a Video | Won |
| 1988 | "U Got the Look" | Best Male Video | Won |
| 1988 | "U Got the Look" | Best Stage Performance in a Video | Won |
| 1988 | "U Got the Look" | Best Choreography in a Video | Nominated |
| 1988 | "U Got the Look" | Best Editing in a Video | Nominated |
| 1989 | "I Wish U Heaven" | Best Special Effects in a Video | Nominated |
| 1990 | "Batdance" (from Batman) | Best Video from a Film | Nominated |
| 1992 | "Cream" | Best Dance Video | Won |
| 1993 | "7" | Best R&B Video | Nominated |
| 2004 | "Musicology" | Best Male Video | Nominated |
| 2006 | "Black Sweat" | Best Cinematography in a Video | Nominated |

## Music & Media Year-End Awards

| Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result | Ref. |
| 1989 | Prince | Male Artist of the Year | 2nd place | |

## Music Week Awards

| Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result | Ref. |
| 2021 | Prince | Catalogue Marketing Campaign | Nominated | |

## NAACP Image Awards

| Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
| 1984 | Purple Rain | Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture | Won |

## NME Awards

The NME Awards were created by the NME magazine and was first held in 1953.
| Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
| 1988 | "Sign o' the Times" | Best Single | Won |
| 2018 | Purple Rain | Reissue of the Year | Nominated |
| 2020 | 1999 | Reissue of the Year | Nominated |
| 2020 | The Beautiful Ones | Best Music Book | Nominated |

## Music Video Production Awards

The MVPA Awards are annually presented by a Los Angeles-based music trade organization to honor the year's best music videos.
| Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
| 2005 | "Call My Name" | Best R&B Video | Nominated |

## Pollstar Concert Industry Awards

The Pollstar Concert Industry Awards is an annual award ceremony to honor artists and professionals in the concert industry.
| Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
| 1985 | Purple Rain Tour | Tour of the Year | Nominated |
| 1986 | Purple Rain Tour | Major Tour of the Year | Nominated |
| 1989 | Lovesexy Tour | Most Creative Stage Production | Nominated |
| 2005 | Musicology Live 2004ever | Most Creative Stage Production | Won |
| 2005 | Musicology Live 2004ever | Major Tour of the Year | Won |

## Premios Ondas

| Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result | Ref. |
| 2016 | Prince | Special Jury Award | Won | |

## Porin

| Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result | Ref. |
| 1994 | Diamonds and Pearls Video Collection | Best International Video | Won | |

## Rhythm and Blues Music Hall of Fame

| Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
| 2016 | Prince | Singer Songwriter | Inducted |

## Rober Awards Music Prize

| Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
| 2014 | Prince | Best Live Artist | Nominated |
| 2017 | Purple Rain | Best Reissue | Nominated |
| 2018 | Piano and a Microphone 1983 | Best Compilation | Won |
| 2019 | 1999 | Best Reissue | Nominated |
| 2020 | Sign o' the Times | Best Reissue | Nominated |

## Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

| Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
| 2004 | Prince | Performer | Inducted |

## Songwriters Hall of Fame

| Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result | Ref. |
| 2024 | Prince | Songwriters Hall of Fame | Inducted | |

## Soul Train Music Awards

| Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
| 1987 | "Kiss" | Best R&B/Soul Single – Male | Nominated |
| 1988 | "U Got the Look" | Best R&B/Soul Single – Male | Nominated |
| 1988 | Sign o' the Times | Best R&B/Soul Album – Male | Nominated |
| 1990 | "Batdance" | Best Video of the Year | Nominated |
| 1992 | Diamonds and Pearls | Best R&B/Soul Album – Group, Band or Duo | Nominated |
| 1992 | Prince | Heritage Award – Career Achievement | Honored |
| 1993 | Love Symbol Album | Best R&B/Soul Album – Group, Band or Duo | Nominated |
| 1994 | The Hits/The B-Sides | Best R&B/Soul Album – Male | Nominated |
| 1998 | Emancipation | Best R&B/Soul Album – Male | Nominated |
| 2000 | Prince | Artist of the Decade for Extraordinary Artistic Achievements – Male | Honored |
| 2005 | "Call My Name" | Best R&B/Soul Single – Male | Nominated |
| 2005 | Musicology | Best R&B/Soul Album – Male | Nominated |

## Smash Hits Poll Winners Party

| Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
| 1989 | Prince | Best Male Solo Singer | Nominated |
| 1990 | Prince | Best Male Solo Singer | Nominated |
| 1991 | Prince | Best Male Solo Singer | Nominated |
| 1994 | Prince | Best Male Solo Singer | Nominated |

## UK Music Hall of Fame

| Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
| 2006 | Prince | Lifetime Contribution to Music | Inducted |

## Webby Awards

| Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
| 2014 | 3rdeyegirl | Web: Celebrity/Fan | Won |
| 2019 | Prince Discography | Websites: Music | Nominated |
| 2019 | "Mary Don't You Weep" | Best Music Video | Won |

## World Soundtrack Awards

| Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
| 2004 | Purple Rain | Major Contribution to the Art of Film Music and Sound | Honored |

## Žebřík Music Awards

| Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
| 1996 | Himself | Best International Instrumentalist | Nominated |
| 2004 | Himself | Best International Male | Nominated |
| 2004 | Himself | Best International Personality | Nominated |
| 2005 | Himself | Best International Personality | Nominated |
| 2016 | Death of the Prince | Best International Průser | Nominated |

## Honorary degrees

* Doctor of Humane Letters awarded June 9, 2016, by the University of Minnesota